Sedgwick High School - Comet Yearbook (Sedgwick, ME)

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THE COMET' .25 Narration is the form of composi- tion that relates incadisions in order. fMeant for 'incidentslj if Sli Ill' A transitional paragraph is used to transpose the meaning of one para-- graph to another paragraph. if if if From English Themes: I set my alarm o'clock at 3.30 sharp, and turned in early. On his return to the U. S., he fLindbergl1Q received a large recep- tion. if 3 if From a geometry paper: Two triangles which have their sides respectfully parallel or respectfully perpendicular are similar. PX: if 'li Leather Stocking Tails were written by Bryant. all SF if Hagerthy Creading the letters on the staffj : E-F-G-H-- PK: if if Janitor fmeeting the principal on a rainy morningj : Oh, Mr. Flye, the piano leaked last night! As a mat- ter of fact, the roof leaked, and the water dripped down on the piano. if elk 4? From an American literature paper: She CMrs. Stowej was a precocious child, and at the age of fourteen was teaching anatomy in her sister's school. fButler's Analogyj if ll ll Mr. Elye fin English ID : Mon- seigneur was a sister to Darnay's mother. 1 W 11' Compare 'little '. Anderson: Little, more little, most little. Algebra I: 'WVhat is a quadratic equation? K. Pert: An equation with the first term missing. ik' as if Mr. Flye fin English IV, : What is the gender of Hecate? Miss Sargent: Oh, he is fem- inine. l I O English III and IV: Tut - tut - tut, said the old man. . Miss Clapp Creadingj : Toot - toot -toot, said the old man. in if if I WVanted-To know why Patty Sim- mons brought a second-grade reader on her second day at high school. ......+.0.l-- EXCHANGES. t VVe have at hand only five school papers. As usual, some have been lost or mislaid during vacation. The Gathererf' Deer Isle-A very good paper, with stories and poetry above the average in interest. The pictures add much to the appearance of the paper. The Breeze, '? Brooksville-f ' The Breeze grows better every year. Poetic talent seems to be plentiful. . The T'attler, Brooklin-An all- round good paper. The Pemetic,'.' Southwest Harbor -One of our best papers, with a most attractive make-up. The jokes are really funny, and the literary fea- tures interesting. The Breeze, ' ' Stonington-Am other interesting paper, with some good stories. The amount of local ad- vertising shows a generousapprecia- tion on the part of the communityai PL. M. O., '28. I.. .

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ear 3ohee Recent Discoveries in Science To test for hydrogen, bring a light- ed splinter to the mouth of a tube of gas: If it makes a noise like a plop, it is hydrogen. The earth turning on its axis causes day and night. The earth revolving around the sun causes a year. In an ordinary climate the water wares away the surface gmgually. Sand dunes are banks of sand. The wind moves the banks along by blow- ing one end over the other. Miss Ford treading in chemistryj : The soda water is mixed in solution with some fruit salad. tFruit acid.J if 18 Pl? Mr. Flye tin English IJ: How will you punctuate the salutation, 'Dear John'? Heath: There should be a comma at the end of J ohn. fl? PK: 'lf K. Brown ttranslating Frenchj : The dress that you have are too beautiful for this countryfr' K 11 R F Miss Maker treciting in Englishj: An abstract noun is the name of a person, place or thing that does not occupy space. -X4 39 Sk Heard in geometry: ' Hagerthy, how did you construct the line A B? Hagerthy: I put my ruler on and drawed it ! I I I From The Merchant of Venice : Take no doit of usance for my monkeys. tmoneysj A sentence from English IV: ln the middle of the yard stood a man which had been empty a few minutes before. a. :lt :Ks Milton was born in 1706 and died in 1674? SS it if -- Forget thyself to marble means t'Do not stand there like a statue. if 'Ii 13 Come and contribute as you go On the light fantastic toe. tCome and trip it, etc.j :lk SF PX: Notes on L'Allegro and Il Penseroso. The cheerful man was going on a picnic, and he wanted gay music. The pensive man wanted sad things, and he was going to be a her- mit when he was old. 'KC fl? :li Maud Clapp treading the Scrip- turej : Make a noyful joise unto the Lord. as .Str 'Xi Mr. Flye: What is a hermit? Anderson: A man who lives alone. Mr. Flye: Well, I've lived alone considerably, but I don 't consider my- self a hermit. Anderson: Oh, a hermit is re- ligiousf' if Pl? if Heath treading from Treasure Is- land j : The doctor was smoking away with his wig on his lap, and that, I knew, was a sign that he was irrigateclf' tagitatedj

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26 THE COMET ur Ellumni 1917. Ralph Harding, proprietor of Sargentville Garage. Gertrude Hooper CMrs. Seth Blodgettl is living at Sargentville. Theodore Smith is still with the Union Trust Co., at Ellsworth. Mary Nevells fMrs. Herbert Hutchinsj, South Brooksville. Cornelius Hagerthy is a dentist, located at Arlington, Mass. Della Gray is teaching at Danforth, Maine. Irene Prescott iMrs. Frank Alexanderl, New York City. 1918. Catherine Sargent fMrs. Frederick Marstonl ' is living in New Yor where her husband is employed by the V erican Tel. and Tel. Co. , Florence Bracy tMrs. Harvey Meaderj, Ells- worth. Alice Grinddal is still cashier with the Ele- vated Railway Co., Boston. Kathleen Gray CMrs. Eugene Youngl, at home, Sedgwick. Lawrence I-Iagerthy is attending a dental school in Baltimore. Charles Kane is studying law in Boston. Elsie Chatto tMrs. Chester Deckerl, Dark Harbor, Me. Arthur Cousins is in the poultry business at Sedgwick. Olney Grindal is at home, Sargentville. Paul Byard is at home, Sedgwick. 1919. Florence Young lMrs. Carlisle Whitten! at home, Sedgwick. Alice Lymburner is a registered nurse at Rockland. Roswell Harding is assistant manager with the Bird Machine Co., Walpole, Mass. Roy Keefe, chauffeur, Philadelphia. Earl Dority is employed in the woolen mills, Camden. 1920. Sadie Cousins QMrs. Harold Kellarl, at home Sedgwick. Bernice Allen, deceased. Lucy Gray iMrs. Wynes Haskellj, Sargent- ville. Marion Orcutt fMrs. R. Howard Davisl is liv- ing in Newfield, Me. 1921. Cora Carter CMrs. Nathan Woodl, Sargent- ville. Paul Smith is still with the Lymburner Electric Co., Bar Harbor. ' Everett Pert is employed by the Whitman Sa Lee Co., Massachusetts. 1922. Catherine McCarthy is teaching at West Pownal, Marne. Josephine Pert is teaching in Auburn. Llewellyn Beedle is teaching in New York. Reginald Dority is principal of the grammar school, Bridgewater, Me. Albert Gray is still in Florida. Barbara Lymburner is teaching in Phillips, Maine. 1923. Gladys Cousins QMrs. Earl Carterj, Sedg- Wick. Maude Friend, at home, West Brooklin. Horace Means is a junior at the U. of M. Doris Bell fMrs. Leroy Carterl, Seal Harbor, Maine. Lawrence Ferguson is salesman with the Long, Libby 8a Hanson Co., Portland. Charles Young is still clerking for R. M. Buckminster, Sedgwick. Lee Bridges is in Everett, Mass. He has re- cently married. . l.