Sedgwick High School - Comet Yearbook (Sedgwick, ME)

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10 THE' comm' seemed unusual to the timid fish, they would move toward deeper water. Another moose waded out into the lake from the opposite shore and stood there with his head up. It was a bull with a large set of antlers. A shot was heard somewhere on the ridge, and the moose waded ashore and started in the opposite direction from which the shot came. A hunter came down to the shore with a deer on his shoulders. He had shot the deer on the ridge. He hauled a canoe from under the thicket on the shore, put the deer in, and started off across the lake toward the trail. There are no people living here in the woods, and the only roads are the rivers, lakes and trails. As the sun went down behind the hill, darkness came on swiftly. A loon on the lake started his mournful song, and a flock of geese flew over on their way to the Southland. -E. IV.. l33. ,.....,...,.,T 0. .1.,. CLIMBING M CUNT CADILLAC Cn one of those warm, mid-summer afternoons last year, Don and I climbed Mount Cadillac. We went down through Bar Harbor and out to Jordan pond, leaving our car near the pond, which is at the foot of the mountain. From there we began fol- lowing the trail up the mountain. The side of the mountain was so steep and rocky that the trail was far from straight. We cut some stout sticks to help us along, and slowly ascended. After we had climbed the stone steps for nearly an hour, we sat down to rest. As we looked back over the way we had come, we could see our car almost directly below us, looking like a toy car. As we turned our gaze toward the top of the moun- tain, the summit seemed quite as far away as did the car. Again we began our climb. Nlfe got above the taller timber and came to a region where only short, scrubby pines and bushes grew. This time we kept going until we reached the top of the mountain. There we found two sign-boards, one directing to the Scouts' trail, the other the Sheriffs, trail. We sat on a ledge and ate our lunch, which made us feel much better. Af- ter we had rested, we looked around over the top of the mountain, and gazed at the scene below. The view was wonderful. To the south and east lay the shores of Mount Desert and beyond the broad Atlantic. To the north and west the main land of the Pine Tree State stretched away to the horizon. But the afternoon was passing and it was time to move towards home. Going down, we did not follow the trail but went straight down over the side. We pushed over one or two of the big rocks and let them crash to the bottom. We found later that this sport was forbidden by the rules of the park. We fell down several times. but we went down in a much shorter time than we went up. We reached our car about dark. We had spent an afternoon in vigorous exercise but we felt well paid for our exertions.

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THE eoME'r 9 the boys down to the car for my suit cases? Certainly, says Mr. Flye, I think Bridges and Hooper are the strongest, so they are elected. After the suit cases arrive, the nurse putters around for a few min- utes and then announces that she is ready. Mr. Flye looks us all over and finally says, I think' we'll start with you, Pert. My turn comes sixth, and, as one could easily guess, it comes during recess. Take off your sweater and shoes, she greets me, as I enter the labora- tory, which is serving as her ofiice. Now she gets me on the scales and jots down my official weight as 185. Then she takes my height. Seventy-one and one-half inches, says she. My, what tall boys I I have been called about everything, but this is the first time I have been called tall, so I feel pretty pleased. Next she breaks a mustard paddle in two and introduces the large end of it into my throat. O, such beautiful teeth! Every- one I have examined, so far, has had wonderful teeth. ' Now she asks me, Do you sleep with your mouth open? Do you snore'? You might ask Mr. Flye, I reply. He seems to think I am asleep most of the time. Perhaps he can tell you. Now she looks at my finger nails and says they 're wonderful. Then she says: Heels together and chin drawn in! And to emphasize this she hits me a whack on my chin that nearly knocks me over. There, says she, that's a perfect position. Try to keep it. After this she makes me read some rows of letters, first with one eye cove ered, then the other. Then she tests my hearing. I cover one ear a11d she stands off a little distance and whis- pers, Do you like apple pie? If she had ever whispered as loud as that when she went to school, and had had Mr. Flye for a teacher, she would have had her seat changed be- fore night. She finishes her labors about four o'clock, and departs with her dog for parts unknown. --R. M. '30. 1.- 0 . IN THE NORTH IVOODS The sun slowly rose over the hard- wood ridge, lighting up the spruce valley below and tinting the ripples of the little lake. A partridge flew sud- denly from the birch thicket on one side of the ridge. A squirrel was busy gathering beechnuts which lay on the ground. It was the month of October, and all the woods were full of wild animals making preparations for the coming winter. A moose which had been feeding o11 the saplings of the ridge walks slowly down towards the lake for his morning drink of lake water. The dry leaves, which had fallen from the birch and beech trees, rustled as he walked through them. The day was now growing warmer as the sun came up higher. The waters of the lake were growing warmer and the fish were sunning themselves in the warm waters that lapped the sandy beach. At every sound that

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THE coM.E'r' 11. LOCALS Sept. 9, 1929-The first day of school. Twelve bashful Freshmen ap- peared. Sept. 10-All the Freshman boys got a ducking in the brook. Sept. 13-Abbie Sargent visited school a11d found some frogs in her car. Sept. 20-Freshman Day! The Freshmen were very amusing. Oct. 1-Juniors and Seniors get two periods off this afternoon to get sup- per for the Royal Arch Chapter. They paid us 339. Oct. 2-No school! Convention at Bucksport. Oct. 7--John McCarthy visited us. Oct. 9-First basketball practice of the year. Oct. 23, 24, 25-No school! Conven- tion at Portland. Oct. 31-Byard had his seat changed. Nov. 4-Junior class rings came to- day. Nov. 7-8-Exams! Exams! Nov. 15-Two basketball teams went to Stonington. We had a won- derful time, but we are not broadcast-1 ing the scores. Nov. 18-Magazine contest began. Homer and Gertrude are captains. Nov. 22-Everybody stayed in at recess for whispering. Nov. 25-Marian Hooper visited school. Nov. 26-Heath sent back to the main room from the European history class. Dec. 13-Leo Bridges, Hilda Allen a11d Rose Billings visited us. Dec. 13-30-Christmas vacation! Dec. 30-Mark Clapp visited us. Dec. 31-Maud Clapp and Abbie Sargent visited us. Abbie, was rc- quested to take a front seat for whis- pering during the music period. It must have seemed like old times. Jan. 1-New regulations regarding whispering went i11to effect. School play chosen. Jan. 20-Byard had his seat changed permanently. Feb. 4-Editorial board of The Comet appointed. Feb. 5-Miss Robinson entertained the girls' basketball team and its guests. A good time for everybody, but a sleepy crowd next morning. Feb. 6-Byard absent on account of sore eyes. Mr. Flye was kind- hearted enough to let us all go out at recess. Feb. 7-Homer Bridges absent on account of illness. Economics class had a lively argument on It pays to advertise . Discussion will be continued Monday. Feb. 14-M. Simmons and G. Orcutt had their seats changed for whisper- ing. Parts assigned for the school play. Feb. 17-School did not begin une til ten o'clock. Mr. Flye was snowed in at Brooklin, Miss Robinson at Ston- ington. Homer Bridges returned to school after a Week's absence. Feb. 18-Miss Robinson returned from her Stonington trip this morn- ing, just before recess. Chemistry III and IV had a session after school. Feb. 20-Practiced the play for the first time. Feb. 25-The music teacher came