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

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THE FOUR CORNERS Voii. VI III May, 1925 No. 1 iEintnriala DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Tourist: “What time is it?” Farmer (taking out watch): “Well, Sni it’s quarter to two, standard time; it’s quarter after two, school time; it’s quarter to three, straight daylight saving time; take your choice.” Why can’t the people of one state agree as to where the sun shall be when the clock dial shows a certain hour? Well, it’s just here everybody is obstinate and hates to give up their own way. Daylight saving time is fireside talk, town talk, state talk and legislative talk, in fact, too much talk and too little com¬ mon sense. Whoever invented a change in the time ought to live on a farm, and hang on his own gallows. Since Maine is chiefly an agricultural state, this inter¬ est should be considered first. Another thing against it is the fact that it has died out and become unpopular everywhere else and the conflicts thus brought in hinder travel, mail service, and confuse outsiders. It is true that it may have its virtues.

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Elwood G. EesskYj A.B., Principal Science and Mathematics Frances V. Libbey, A.B. Florence W. Boyle, A.B. Latin, English French, Histon Helen Fendersox, ’25 Clyde Harmon, ’25 Ten a McKinney, ’26 Frf.d Skillings, ’25 Walter Nielsen, ’25 ]ra Milliken, ' 27 bttimal Boarb Editor-in-Chief Myrtle Hanscom, ’25 Assistant Editor Elinor Lary, ’26 Literary Editors Lois Pillsbury, 26 Mary Pedersen, ’27 Joke Editor Amy Willman, ’25 Assistant Joke Editors Max Emmons. 25 Gertrude Soule, 27 Chester Scamman, ’28 Exchange Editor Dorothy Shaw, ’25 Athletic Editors Elizabeth Knigiit, 26 Artistic Editor Emma Olesen, ’26 Local Editor Elinor Lary, ’26 Alumni Editor Maurice Plowman, ’25 Business Manager Walter Sargent, ’25 Assistant Business Managers Ada Wentworth, ' 26 Gertrude Soule, ' 27 Amy Willman, ' 25 (Class ©fficcrs Class of 1925 President. Walter Sargent Vice President , Amy Willman Secretary-Treasurer, Myrtle Hanscom Class of 1926 Treasurer, Lois Pillsbury Class of 1927 Vice President , Ira Milliken Treasurer, Lucretia Mitchell Class of 1928 Vice President, Dorothea Libby Treasuer. Frances Bowley President, Elinor Lary President, Gertrude Soule Secretary, Mary Pedersen President, Chester Scamman Secretary, Ethel Small

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THE FOUR CORNERS 4 There is never a loss but it reaps some small gain. Of course for factory work¬ ers it gives more time for recreation. Vet is it the factory workers who take advan¬ tage of it t Is it not rather some of the Big Bugs who have all the time they need for idleness and sport now ? This time is very inconvenient for the farmer and rural population, for who wants to get up before daylight or who can get up and get much mowing done before sunrise ? All thrifty farmers get out and get their work done early before the heat of the day. Also farmers don’t like to go to supper at six o ' clock with their work done, as it usually is, before supper on a farm, and know that there are to be three more hours of wasted daylight. There are also things that can’t be done on a farm till the dew is off, such as handling beans, and who wants to wait till nine or ten o’clock to go to work. It is also inconvenient for those working in daylight saving time towns, who live in standard time towns. Of course we all have a right to our opin¬ ions but let’s get the right opinions and “let well enough alone. ’ CLUB WORK The year of 1924- has put Scarboro “on the map” as regards club work. We are always glad when we can look back over a year of work well done. The registration in the two girls’ clubs under the leadership of Mrs. Ralph Libbey numbered seventeen, while Mr. Heald, the oldest club leader in the state in point of service, bad thirteen in bis club. All these clubs arc standard clubs, have won their second seals of i.chic omeut, and two have finished their year’s work with one hundred per cent membership. The club meetings have been interesting, regular, and well at¬ tended. Margaret Urquhart and Mary L’illslmrv were selected to represent western Maine in ilie bread-making contest at the Eastern States ' Exposition at Springfield, where they made a fine showing. They have also given their demonstration at various other places. if any prizes were won by our club mem¬ bers at Xortli Scarboro Fair, and when our annual local exhibition was held, each club put on a demonstration. At the county contest two Scarlx ro teams demonstrated, while championships were won by Amy Willman. Walter Sar¬ gent. Walter Nielsen, and Elinor Lary. At the state meet at the University of Maine, the two club leaders, four cham¬ pions, and our bread-making demonstra¬ tors. were in attendance. Amy Willman won second prize in sewing, Walter Sar¬ gent and Walter Nielsen won third prizes in the sweet corn and pig clubs respective¬ ly, and Elinor Lary won the championship in the cooking and housekeeping project. All in all, 1924 has been a year of achievement and we feel sure that few, if any, high schools in the state can equal our successful record. With our excellent club leaders, increased interest, and far heav¬ ier registration in club work than last year, we feel sure that good fortune will attend us.