Richmond High School - Garnet Yearbook (Richmond, ME)

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A WASTED DAY One misty moisty morning, VVhen cloudy was the weather, I chanced to meet an old man, Completely dressed in leather, He began to talk to me, and I began to grin - How do you do, how do you do, and how do you do again? We carried on our conversation, We rambled on 'til noon, Before we realized how late it was -- We were looking at the moon! 'Twas then that we decided It was time to call amend, So we parted at the garden gate The very best of friends. VICTOR GoN1ER '53 PAT AND MIKE Pat and Mike O'Hara were identical twins. They were fifteen years old and in the freshman class at Central High School. When Pat wore Mike's dungarees her friends would not know who it was, so it would be quite confusing. They both loved sports, and Pat could play as well as Mike. Some days when they were playing baseball in the neighborhood and Mike could not go, she would put her hair up on her head and would play in Mike's place. No one would know the difference until Mike came along, and then there would always be an argu- ment. One day when they were having try-outs for a play at school, Mike got the leading part, but Pat did not get any. Mike was very happy that he got the lead, and every night Pat would help him with his part until she got to know it just as well as he did. It was two days before the opening of the play and Mike came down with tonsilitis. The teachers were frantic because they had to find someone else. They decided to put the play off, but Mrs. O,Hara said she thought he'd be all over it by then, so they kept it scheduled as planned. Mike went to school the day of the play and was planning to be in the play that night. The play was a success and everyone thought Mike was wonderful. The next day Mike wasn't at school, and in the paper it said that he had gone to the hospital the night before to have his tonsils out. Everyone thought the paper had made a mistake because Mike was in the play the night before. The principal of the high school called the newspaper, and the editor said they had gotten the story from Mrs. O,Hara. Then the principal called Mikeis mother, and she said that Mike's tonsilitis was worse the night before, and they decided to take him to the hospital and have his tonsils out. Pat begged her mother to let her take Mike's place, as she knew his part, and no one would find out the difference-which was true. The principal called an assembly. Pat was congratulated on her fine work in the play and, for once, Mike was glad they were identical twins. CHARLOTTE HURLEY '54 Page Fifteen

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Literary HCOMMUNISM AND GOVERNMENT Forty years ago, Communism was just a plot in the minds of very few people. Today, Communism is a world force, governing millions of the human race, and threatening to govern all of it. Our government is under attack and the enemy is Communism. If Communism were to win, there would be no United States Constitution, Supreme Court, President or Congress. The American Republic would be wiped out, and in its place there would be a system with which freedom could not live. The secret of Communism's success is its carelessness and indifference of other people. Communism is a terrible international organization of spies, wreckers of civilization, and destroyers of nations. It is directed and managed as a world army from the city of Moscow, Russia. Communists in every country are strictly dis- ciplined and closely organized Russian agents. They overturn governments and destroy nations, NOT through their own power, but through the theft of others' power. They get this power by filtering into key spots of control while the majority in any country still thinks Communism is just a crackpot idea and Communists are just another political pressure group. If the Communists should win, here's what would happen: The Constitution would go, the free American Republic would be dead, there would be no Supreme Court and no Congress. We would not have a President as we have today, and the State, County, and City Governments would be abolished. The government would be controlled by one man, the top U. S. Communist. He would take the Presidentis' place, and Congress, the Supreme Court, and everything else would be combined. Even HE would only be an office-boy for a man in Moscow- Stalin . If the Communists take over, our country would be known as Soviet America and our symbol of freedom, the Stars and Stripes, would be replaced by the Red Flag of Russia. Communism is everywhere in the U. S. A. It is mixed with Religion, Educa- tion, Labor, and Government. No Communist, no matter how many votes he should secure in a national election, could, even if he would, become President of the present government. When a Communist heads the government of the United States-and that day might come, unless immediate and positive action is taken -the government will not be a capitalistic government, but rather a Soviet gov- ernment. Behind this government will stand the Red Army to enforce the dictator- ship of the proletariat. Itis up to the people of the United States of America to force every Communist out of power, and wipe Communism from the face of the earth by-Detection, Exposure, and Prosecution!! ' PATRICIA MCDERMOTT '53 Page Fourteen

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SLIPPERY ICE Slippery ice, very thin - Page Sixteen Pretty girl tumbles in! Saw a boy on the bank- Gave a shriekg then she sank. Boy on bank heard her shout- lumped right in, helped her out- Now he's hers, very nice- But she had to break the ice! NELSON RAYNES ,51 THE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM As you know, we had quite a season, And I wish to tell you the reason. We were undefeated-that is, without a loss, And a great deal of credit goes to our coach and boss. Our basketball squad consisted of thirteen, The Seniors, Glenna and Roxie always played clean, They are quarrelsome sisters but very good sports, And they played very well on all of the courts. The two jolly Juniors are Louise and I, And as Louise fights hard, many boys sigh, She has many men - both near and far, But in basketball she's still a star. The Sophomores make up a good deal of our team, Three of the six are Anne, Pat, and Maxine, We all feel sure that without these three, Everyone would be lost-don't you agree? Gloria, Marilyn and Eva are the other three, They are all guards- and champs, you see, And them, we could not do Without, They always play well -of that there's no doubt. There are three Freshmen on the team, Charlotte, Donna and Norene, They all do well-with much scrap, And to them I'll tip my hat. Paula Adams was our manager at the start, Now Mertie Vieira is- she has a good heart, Paula is in Hawaii-she had the roving mood, So now Mert keeps the score- and is never rude. Our coach is Russ Perry as you probably know, He is one of the best-as they come and go, We all appreciate his time spent with us, And the team, as a whole, wants to thank you, Russ.', MARY SULLIVAN ,52