Sedgwick High School - Comet Yearbook (Sedgwick, ME)

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THE COMET 9 PLAY CAST 'Q February 16. It was a lot of Work but loads of run. Proceeds, 951750. ill W :W On May 2, a Health Day program was presented by the students of all the schools of Sedgwick and Brooklin at Brooklin. Each school presented one thing for the program. The stu- dents of the high school put on a calisthenic drill. A ill 'll M' The last day of school before Christmas vacation, we had a Christ- mas tree and a short entertainment. Each person received a gift, with a poem enclosed which was read before the school. Mr. Mahoney played thc piano and everybody had a good time. Ili 'H' We observed Thanksgiving Day by a short program. There were sev- eral readings and a spell-down. Ice- cream and cookies were served.

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3 'THE co1viE'i' On May 25 we plan to present the Senior class play, Take My Ad- vice, at Riverside Hall. The cast is as follows: Bob Mannion, editor of the Eureka News ............... David McCarthy Jimmy Samson, whose business is wak- ing up town .......... Richard Simmons Jud Fenton, a town character, who has scruples against working, Lloyd Buckminster John Wargrin, a power in the state who controls and dominates Eureka, Samuel Hooper Peggy Acton, who arrived in Eureka three months before ..Barbara Anderson Virgy Mannion, Bob's snappy sister, Rosalind Pert Mrs. Nelson Dodd, a would-be social power in Eureka, and the president of the Uplift Society .. Eleanor Cousins Marcia Wargrin, daughter of John Wargrin ............... Edith Mahoney Time-The present. Place-The town of Eureka. Scene-Office of the Eureka News. SF St at Un March 28, the high school de- bating teams oi' the three towns of the league, Brooklin, Bluehill and Sedgwick, met to discuss this propo- sition, Resolved: That the several states should adopt the compulsory unemployment insurance law. This debate opened up to us a new field of activity, and we feel that we have gained something from our efforts at debating for the first time. Our af- firmative team remained in Sedg- wick to debate Bluehill's negative team, while the negative went to Brooklin to debate its aliirmative. The judges at Sedgwick were Mrs. Nellie Sargent, F. L. Cole and John Quigg. Each speaker spoke twelve minutes and was allowed a iive-min- utes rebuttal. Rev. E. H. Stover was the chairman. Brooklin won in the triangular meet and went to Bates for the iinals. ell: alll at February 29, a Washington Bi- centennial program was held at Riv- erside Hall by the students of Sedg- wick high and the grammar school. The program: Prayer ................ Rev. E. H. Stover Singing, America ............... Students Reading, Life of Washington, T David McCarthy Singing ........................ Students History of the Flag ...... Eleanor Cousins Singing, Father of the Land We Love, Students Important dates in Washington's life, Students of Grammar School When Martha Returns: George Washington ...... Leon Cousins Martha .................. Erma Nevells Mr. Davis .... Richard Simmons Mrs. Davis .... ......... E va Carter fl? all :Ks A calendar social was held at the chapel January 12. The program consisted of stunts, representing each month. Pies, cookies, doughnuts and cocoa were served. SG fl? :li On January 27 the high school served the Blue lodge supper. Due to the storm and the traveling, there were only a few resent. The pro- ceeds were S25. he following night, the high school served a fifteen-cent supper, which was very successful. The proceeds were 39.90. Sl' fl? SS The students of the high school served supper for the Royal Arch on

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10 THE COMET LITER RY Uncle Elieffs Wooden Leg I had been in ill health, and the doctors had advised me to go to the seashore, so I betook myself to my uncle's home. He was a nice old man, and I liked him very much. He lived in a large, grey house on the shores of quiet, restful Duck Cove. His house, in many respects, was built like a ship. You see, Eliza had been the captain of the clipper-ship Fair NVoather, a11d this house was all he had to remind him of the good ole days, as he often told me. While I was at his place, my uncle would pass the long evenings by spin- ning yarns about his life at sea. There is one story he told me, that I shall never forget. It went something like this: I was taking a cargo down to South America, he began, filling and lighting his pipe, and, by thunder! when only two days from port, we run plump into one of them calms NVQ was in it five days before we drifted out. On about the third day, my mate and me decided we would take a bath in the warm water. Well, everything went well with us for about forty-five minutes, when one of the boys on board hollered: 'Look out for the shark! 'tMate and me made a lunge at the accommodation ladder. He was a little nearer than me, so he got up all right. But I was too slow. That old shark grabbed at my leg, and got that one there, and he pointed at the 1 wooden leg he got during the Civil war. Mate saw what a predicament I was in, so he grabs me by the arms. Well, sir, you know, that old leg of mine let go and that shark swal- lowed the blamed thing. The ship's carpenter madg one up, another one. Twan't like the first, but it had to answer the purpose. Three days later, we was in port. I looked across the water. You know what I saw? 'Twas the funniest sight! An old shark was making for us, and he acted like a hen with her head cut off. 'WVhen he came near the ship, one of the boys grabbed up a harpoon a11d harpooned him. We took the shark on deck, and began to dress him. You know what we found in- side that old devil? Well, sir, 'twas my old peg-leg. See them teeth marks there? he asked, pointing to a few scratches on his wooden leg. Themls caused by that shark. Now what do you think of that? he asked me, a twinkle in his eyes. -E. W. B., '32. LORD OF LONESOME VALLEY It was midwinter in Lonesome Valley. The snow was four feet deep on the level plain and twice as deep in the ravines. The great pines and spruce were clothed in glitter- ing ice and snow. The sun was hid- den behind lowering clouds that forc- told more snow or maybe suggested a tragedy that was to come. As far