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

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s THE FOUR CORNERS ivnioniborinii- llio letters, Tlie rliyme was aceoinpaiiied by roiiiili illustrations. For a long time there were no printed aritlnneties. The j)upils wrote their prob¬ lems in books whieh they made themselves. All writing was done in j)en and ink, and was beautifully done in a flourishing style. Xo girls were edueated in schools in those days. At times in the colonies, not more than one woman in a dozen could write her name. Since early ])lantations of the South were widely scattered, it was ditflcult to gc t enough children together to organize schools. Many wealthy planters brought teachers from Kurojx as tutors. Often some neighbors got together and hired a teacher to organize a school in a poor building in a worn-out tobacco Held. George Washington attended such schools. Try to imagine what the pupils of to¬ day would think of having to l( ave home before daylight and walking seven or eight miles in a raging snowstorm to get to school at seven o ' clock. X owadays, with our modern, steam- heated, electrically lighted schools, attrac¬ tively-bound lx oks and outside activitie ' S to keej) the student intereste d. we seldom stop to think e)f the hardships those sturely Ceflemial pupils had to undergo. But such a be ' ginning, cruele and ineflicient though it was, nevertheless gave a start to the enduring principles of education in America.

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rilE FOUR CORNERS 7 THE ‘‘NEW” TOWN HALL! Oyc z! C)yc z ! Oycz ! PaiTiits, relatives, a ml friends who intend to be j)resent at the graduation exercises of tlie (7ass of w(‘ liave some very good news for yon. Ko longer will yon have to fold yourselves like a napkin into a school seat or to stretch yourself into the semblance of a giraffe in order to witness the Com¬ mencement ceremonies. This year our exercises will be held in the “new” Town Hall. Our selectmen have cooperated with the Federal Government in an FERA ])roject, with tlie result that two large wing-s have been added to the hall, and a spacious stage has been constructed, (‘quipped witli ample dressing rooms and an excellent lighting system. This stage is a great improvement over ours here at the high school. This project, besides giving several needy citizens a chance to work, has pro¬ vided the town with a long-needed andito- rinm with a seating capacity of between six and seven hundred persons. LOOKING BACKWARD “Tercentenary”—what does this mean It means the duration of three hundred years since the founding of some organiza¬ tion. This single word conveys to one the span of centuries. Let us take a long backward look to the year 163.5. At this time, only five years after the first boat load of Puritans had landed, the first secondary school in America was founded in Boston under the mastership of Philemon Pormort. Then, life was. primitive and hard. But in the face of famine, Indian fights and illness, with few if any doctors, they laid plans for their childreirs education. They had little ready money to pay for schools, and since ( ' hmientary subjects could be taught at hom(% a school was founded for the teaching of Latin and Greek known as the Boston Latin School. A few years later, writing and ciphering were added. Th( early Colonial schools were very rud( , cold, and uncomfortable log cabins with d(‘sks made of boards laid across pegs driven into the wall. The seats were the smooth side of logs sawed down the mid¬ dle. The masters desk stood on a raised platform, and in the corner nearest this platform was the dunce’s stool. White paper greased with lard served for win- dowpanes. At one end was a big fireplace. The wood was furnished by the parents of the school children. Sometimes, when a boy fail(‘d to bring his share of wood, the teacher would not allow him to stand be¬ fore the fire. In the few subjects taught, very poor methods were used. There were not enough textbooks to go around, and what there were, were unattractive. The “honi- book” was merely a piece of board with a handle, on which was tacked a sheet of paper containing the alphabet, the vowels, and the Lord’s Prayer. This hornbook could be tied about the child’s neck by means of a string on the handle. Next came the primer, which was used more than any other textbook in this country. It was in use for more than two hundred years. Each letter of the alpha¬ bet was followed by a verse to help teach morality to the children and to aid them in

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SENIOR PERISCOPE Ki IZAHETII C. or ETON 4-H Club (1, 2, 8, 4); State Camp (3); Assistant Leader (4); Athletic Association (1, 2, 3, 4); French Club (3); Dramati c Club (1); President of Class (1, 3); Vice-President (2); 1st Honor Student; Senior Drama (4); Editoiial Board (4); Physical Educa¬ tion (1, 2, 3, 4); Assembly Plays (1, 2). rvf stiidlod r(»nci n(nitlon. and Tvt trl ‘d iny host, d(»;r»;oiu ; Hnt still I can’t dn any work When somethin;: else Is i: iin;: on.” Asa DortJEAss, Jit. ' ' BiuV Class Basketball (1); Baseball (1, 2, 3, 4); 4-H Club (2, 3); County Bean Champion (4); I Athletic Association (1. 2, 3, 4); Dramatic i Club (1, 2); Physical Education (1, 2, 3, j 4); Touch Football (3); Volley Ball (3). I “Jokln;: decides great, things • Strongller and hotter, oft. I Than earnest can.” Margeky ! [ILLIKE ' Soccer Team (2); 4-H Club (1, 2, 3); State Camp (3); Athletic Association (2, 3, 4); Dramatic Club (1); Treasurer of Class (1); Senior Drama (4); Editorial Board (3, 4); Physical Education (1, 2. 3, 4); Assembly Plays (1); Prize Speaking (4). ‘‘Some folks helleve the perfect life Should be subdued and restful, While I. it seems, prefer a life More active and more zestful.” Harold Lotiirop Track (4); 4-H Club (3); Physical Education (1. 2, 3, 4); Volley Ball (3, 4); Soccer (3); Basketball (2). “That silence Is one of the greatest arts of conversa¬ tion Is allowed by Cicero himself, who says, there is not only an art, but even an eloquence In It.”