Scarborough High School - Four Corners Yearbook (Scarborough, ME)

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8 FOUR CORNERS two hours. After coming back they went out to some high rocks and watched the tide come and go. After this they started for home, arriving there at seven-fifteen o’clock. Theresa told Marguerite it was the most delightful time she ever had. The twenty-eighth of July was Theresa’s birthday, and she had always had a birthday party, inviting all her little friends. But this year she was visiting and she could not, or supposed she could uot, have one. On the twenty-eighth Theresa received many presents from her city friends, which pleased her very much. That evening the two girls sat in the house reading. A knock on the door was heard. Mar¬ guerite asked Theresa if she would please go to the door. Opening the door, Theresa was met by a number of faces, the owners of which shouted SurpriseI” Theresa ' s country friends were instantly asked to come into the house. They removed their coats and hats, after which they played games. Soon Mrs. Maxwell asked the guests and hostess into the dining room, where refreshments of sandwiches, fruits, punch, cake, candy and ice cream awaited them. The guests went home at an early hour, wishing Theresa many happy returns of the day. Theresa enjoyed the party very much. She said she had never had a surprise party before, and it was lots better than having a real birthday party and knowing what you was going to do and have beforehand. ' G. U., ’15. (UbacR$ Miss W. has found a new proposition in geometry, namely: To divide a straight line into extreme and marine ratio. In Physics: Mr. T.—Miss J., what are the metals commonly used in forming a thermopile? Miss J.—Bismuth and alimony. Our memories are refreshed when we hear Mr. T. pronounce the words fictitious” and crocheted” during the spelling lesson. Instructor—Miss G., what is a microne? Miss G. (in amazement)—A microbe! !

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FOUR CORNERS 1 Alumni notes 1900. Scott Larrabee is proving himself a very successful physician at Washington. 1902. Clifford Libby, a graduate of Colby, is now instructor of Eng¬ lish at Portland High School. Elmer Burnham, a lawyer, has recently been elected superin¬ tendent of Kittery schools. 1908. Mary Hudson, Maude Johnson and Helena Harmon are teaching school. Ralph Johnson is teaching school at Pine Point. 1909. Kenneth Berry is an electrician in Massachusetts. 1910. Bertha Newcomb and Esther Libby are students at Gorham Normal School. The marriage of Helen Libby to William Roderick was recently announced. Edward Gilman is employed by H. H. Hay, the druggist. 1911. Stella Higgins is working for the telephone company at Oak Hill. Deresa Rill’s Uacation Theresa Hill was a girl of twelve years of age. She had always lived in the city. But this particular summer she was going to her cousin Marguerite Maxwell ' s home, to stay during her vacation. School closed on Friday, June the eighth, and on Saturday morning at nine o’clock Theresa started for the country. She arrived there at one o’clock. She spent the rest of the afternoon visiting various places on the farm. The next week was spent in gathering wild flowers of many kinds, which were in bloom at this time of year. When the Fourth of July came, all of the family, with many friends, went to the beach on a picnic. The party started at eight o’clock in the morning, arriving at their destination about ten o’clock; the children played in the sand and water until twelve-thirty o’clock, when dinner was served. In the afternoon everyone went sailing for

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FOUR CORNERS 9 A good definition of a salad is “one of those indigestible things.” Miss W. says: “In order to see a rainbow we must look at the falling rain and stand behind the sun.” Why do the Freshmen boys laugh when the word “fetched” occurs in recitation? Miss W. (translating in French)—A ce moment, Victor entra dans la cabine, port aut Mimile a son cou. “At that moment Victor entered, carrying Mimile by her neck.” Should you ask the Sophomore class if Caesar really lived, they would all answer: “Yes; and he built a bridge.” Instructor—Where is your note-book? Pupil—My head is my note-book. Instructor—Get out! That’s a blank-book. In English: “In what connection have you heard of Apollo before?” Ans.: “In connection with chocolates.” Mr. D. (in Physics)—If there were a lump of gold here too heavy to carry, what would you judge? Miss H.—I’d judge to find some way to get it home. Will some one kindly tell Miss Sargent whether pirates live on the water or in it? Instructor—Decline hasta. Pupil—Hast—a, hast—is, hast- (long pause between endings). Instructor—Hast— what? Pupil—Hasta, hastis, hastwhat. Principal—How I wish I were down at the beach, bathing. Wise Pupil—How I wish you were! Extracts from examination papers: “The Aqueducts were a body of men who worked for the Romans. . . . Once four aqueducts built a wall and it was fifty miles long.” — From a Freshman History paper.