Sedgwick High School - Comet Yearbook (Sedgwick, ME)

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THE COMET app 11entth1tthe1e xx ould be 1 1eco1d C1OXKCl The cheerlng sectlon xx IS full of rootels for the txxo schools ex erx axallable gland stand seat xx 18 taken by ten o cloek Elex en o cloek f1n1llx c 1me 1nd the tl 1ck meet began xx1th the hundled yard dash Dugan recelxed a sudden etb lck here 1nd xx he1e he had count ed on 111rst lllfl 1 seeond plaee Smlth Hlllblook s hundred y 1rd sprmter b 1rely man xged to eome IH thnd Th1s va enough to dampen Hlllbrook s ar dor and they exper1enced only fa1r uccess Ho xex e1 an unexpected flrst plaec IH the h 111 m1lc lun 1nd 1 second IH the foul hundred forty yald dash brought thelr eole elose to that of Faufaze Thex st uted the 1ump1ng and throxxlng contests xx 1th stlongel Sexer1l defe1ts IH those exents agaln set them back and they came to the flnal exent of the day t1a1l1ng Flllfclii bv sw polnts SIIICC both schools h 1d unusu1lly good m1le run ners the 1n1le run had been reselx ed unt1l last Because It xxould requue both a flrst and a second place to xx1n the meet and because Ff11rf1x had three fnst cl 1ss IUHHBIS 1g 11nst H111 brook s one the outlook xx as any thmg but cheerful for H1llbrook Coach Du gan kept hopmg for the best and pray mg that they xxould be luckx enough to get txxo places lt least When thex dvexx for posltlons the pole xx as draxxn by Ted Scott a fresh man xyno had turned IH a sulprlslng performance bx xxlnnlng, the half mlle run 1nd the pole x zult Scott xx IS Du gans onlx lax of hope He xx IS de pendlng upon VVallace to xx1n fxrst place 1f Scott could onlx come IH second It xxould me 1n 1 X1Ct0lX fol H1llb1ook Scott seemed to reallze th1s too for xx hen the gun cracked for the start he shot away as lf for the hun dled xard dash The tr1ek xxas a small one whlch leqtllled four laps to the mlle After folloxxmg Scotts bllsterlng pace for one or txxo laps many of the poorer began to drop out of the race ht the beglnnlng of the thlrd lap ev except Scott and Wallace of Hnlbrook Thompson Johnson and one othel runner from Falrfax had been left so tar behlnd that they were hopelessly out These flxe contlnued lt tCll f1c speed and at the end of the th1rd lap It became apparent that the XXIHYIQI xx ould be the one xfxlth the best 91 dur ance ILIUHQI' ery one lohnson 1nd the other Falrfaxe man began to lag now lt vxas plaln that the outcome of the race depended upon Scott Wallace and Thompson Scott h1d been leadmg the others by the n111oxx margln of two or three feet noxx he d1d that whlch seemed 1m po slble after the pace that he had al ready set namely he began to speed up' He drexx sloxvly but steadlly ahead ot Wallace and Thompson As he came doxxn the home stretch he vxas so far ahead that there vxas no doubt as to h1s bemg the xx 1nner All attentlon now centered on Wal lace and 'Ihompson Unless Wallace c1me IH ahead of Thompson the day xx as lost for Hlllbrook Now Thompson forged ahead and a groan went up from the Hlllbrook cheerlng sectlon Th1s groan changed to a cheer as Wlth '1 desperate spurt Wallace agaln came 1breast Thompson W1th onlv a few vards to go they hurled themselxes forxxard seemmg to closs the lmc exactly slde by slde ' z '1 2 ' 1 ' 1 2 ' ' ' '. J - ' ' . 5 A S '2 l' 1 1 ., 1 -1 1 4 1 v 1 v ' - . , . . , H . , . yr . A 1: A1 1 kv V? L' c l K' . lf J , ' . 1 2 i 7 K1 K I v 1 4 - 1 1 2 tr 2 2 x . , . , 5 I ,k Y ,' 4 v- r 1 vs 'L ' 7' c ll . T' l V xv ' 4 9 El W 2 '? 2 , ' ' x c ' ' 5 T , 1 1 1 1 4 '- Q ' ' ' 1 2 4 2 2 . , , 1' , - ' 1 lk- x 42 ,1 ' V. , I Ay . x 4 '4 4 4 4 4 fy- s ' ' 1 ' 1 C L 4 - , K , . , , - ' 71 ' x' ls C W - ' L 4 v v X S 't ' Y S Y,1A1. X' V x ' ' gb' Avi y I K1 1 ' 'z 1 z 2 ' z z S1 2 - -1 g ' 4 v y4 4 4 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 4 4 S . 4 1 A. ,' ,A I v 7' . T' ll . v' - ,L1 1 1' K1 1 , 4 1 I . Q n C . . hearts. ,. . , . - , . . - , . 4 7-4 ' 1 A 4 4 y 4 A , e , , . . ' 4 v 4 v 1. ' ' 1 ' 6 V U ' ' 2 ' ' 3 .' .' z .' 1 f ' 1 - ' ' - ' A- ' - 1 ' 4 1 , 1 1 W ,' '7 ' D4 . ' l ' 1 V . ' x v s c . . 4 V A l , K L. . . A. . l x , S . .4 K1 C 2 A, C , K . , .51 - . .L1 2 ,.2 h, - , x A, , , K , . 1 1. 1 4 v ,- , 1 , , , . , . , . T ' '- l ' ' r 4 4 f . . . l I I v I K 1 ' . c . . Q ' K , , 1 1 1 .' ' , v4 A1 A1 V, . . ., . . 1. 1 1 , . - . . , , rl 4 ' 1 4 '-1' 1 ' ' ' . . . . I - v vi ' T . ,V K 2 A 1 'Z . L, 'Z .' - C - -' , , v v , l 1 1 f s D j . z. - 4 -. . . ' -4 1, Y 4 ' , V ' 1 - s 7 ' , t . . - 1 . v 4 4 v. 4, y 1 1 1 v . y 1. 1' . , . 1 W ., , . .

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THE LOMILT darn sexen years of hard luck If thats the vxay she feels Id l1ke to know what she thlnks of me Im nexer put ln my proper place on the dresser but stay x1xhe1e I xx as thrown last vxhlch m1ght be Llllflel the bed 111 a shoe or out the xxmdoxx Dont th1nk Im eomplammg fonlx human bemvs do thatl but I leally dont understand how Ive managed to l1xe as long as I haxe My beautlful complex1on IS maxred xxlth n1a1ks of st1c'kv gum and d1rtx fmgers My head IS wobbly and I don t look IH the least the xx ay a m1rror should People are so thoughtless They thlnk of no one but themselx es They dont Cdl9 hoxx they use me ts long as I m handy xvhen I m wanted If I m not 1ts Where 1s that old m1rror I cant f1nd the confounded th1ng any where Hoxx would you llke to be called names l1ke that? Oh xou Wouldn t l1ke 1t'7 Well ne1the1 do Il Oh the th1ngs that these d1t1ClPS called human bemgs do' Thev make me so angry' I xv1sh that I xx ele made xx 1th teeth or feet or somethmg, Be l16N6 me Id blte a11d klck some I haxe no xx ax xx hatex er to p1Ot6Ct my self and I can not uphold my d1gn1tx Just th1nk of bemg stood on your head and bemg tossed around head oxer heels Its d1sgraceful the xxay they act W1th me' There IS yust one thmg IH mx l1fe that pleases me xxhen Helen looks 1nto my face she alvxaxs gloans and says I can t look that h1deous That old mlrror s no good anx xx ax It s on ly a cheap th1ng Well she can t expect anx thlng d1f fe1ent She nex er xx ashes mx face let lo11e g1x111 me faelal These gnls make n1e slek' K H 38 THL3 RF OPF The xx eek l1efo1e T1ack Fllddy ex e1x box md 1.,l1l 1n Hlllbrook H1gh School xx LS keyed to the h1g,hest p1tch of exc1tement On I11dax H1llbrook xxould ente1 the xnnual track meet Th1s xxas held on the 1+a1rfaxc talr mound and xx ns betxxeen H11lbrook H1g,h School ind Fanfax Academy txxo old 11X als It xx as the Ing ex ent of the vea1 and cime late 111 the sp11ng only a fexx daxs befole the Cl0S1IIg, of the school f01 the yea1 111 Oldel that It m1ght proxe 1 spec11l att1act1on the cl1 max: 15 It xx e1e to a yea1 full ofsports The vxlnner of th1s tl ack meet xx ould the 111d1x1dua1 h1gh score1s would be heroes IH the school f01QX er H1llb1 ook H1g,h had not done so well as usual IH othe1 81101118 consequentlx the boxs xx e1e dete1m111ed to make up fo1 It 111 the tl xek meet 'lhe1e vxere sexe1al lette1 men left f1om the pre eedmg, xea1 so Coach Dugan had hopes of xxmnmg a good share of the honors on F11d1x Out of the fifteen exents and a total of 130 po1nts he expected dCCO1d1Hg to h1s n1ental score book to haxe h1s men secure 70 O1 75 of these 1701l'1tS Smce 68 po1nts xx ere 1equ11ed to xx1n the meet 70 or 71 pillllts xx ould lc axe onlx a xery nar noxx n111g,1n of szfetx The1e xxere hopes though of belng, xble to plCk up a fexx pl Lees md 1JO1HtS 1n ddd1t10H to these Ex BIXOHQ hoped so' Fr1day daxx ned cle 11 md xx a1m a11 excellent dax f0l the meet Long befo1e the ap DO1llt6d t1n1e of elex e11 o clock It was 1 1 20 1 1 - a Q 1 2 21 . 1' , 1 1 . . ' 77 1 , 1 Y ' ' 1' ' . 7 1 rg rg: 2: 41 :g Y , ' . ' , Y 41 77 1 J 11 1 1 v fx vf 1 l sr A , ' A 3 .,1 I 1 1. 1 1 y '- ' ' 1 1 . . . - L V A , uv v 2 y 1 4 , K- v I Zh 1 1 r X . . , . . 1 ' 1 , , ' ' ,- 1 H' ' ? , 4 ' 1' - , . . , ' 1 ' 1 z ' ' . C V '1 1. 1 '1 ' 1 1 ' 7 7 1 1 . 1 , 7 L 1 1 7 S, i lr H - -. . ,- . . f z z ' ', , . . . 1 1' 11 1 L, 1 K 'V no Y ' . 1 , . 1 1 vt nl X YA 6 A 4 A 7 , ' 1 1. 7 , . z ' 1 2 1 , vs 1' 1, 51. r 3 L. , , . t ' . U , , , ,. . . ,. . 1, . . , . . .. , 1 Q 1 1 , c ' ' 1 1' 21 Y , . . , , ., . , . . 1 1 Y y 5 I , . , r 1 , 1 1 . 5 1 . 1 6 1 , .. , . , , . . . 1 ' 1 - - , , . . stand supreme unt1l the next sprmg, 11 ' , ' 1 - I l 1 4 Y 1 . V 1 1 . - 1 . . ' . W , . . . A r . , . , . . . . ,. , . ,. Y., , , , 1 1 . 1 , 1 , , 1 ' ' -- 1. 1 ,., , 1 ' . ' - . I L ' U 1 3 12 1 3 . X 1 y '1 1 1 11 1 ' ' A' ' '- 1 1' .1 .1 ' - v. . Y - . - - 1 , ,,. . A, 3 . u n Q , 1 Y Y 1 1 7 L 1 f 1 , , 1 , , . ,- A . , . 2 Y . . 7 ' . ' 1 , , . . 1 . . , - 1 K , nw 4 Y C 1 l .1 up 11 1 v .1 ' 1 v 1 1 . 7 1. 1 1 7 1 1, 1 1 . 1 1, '1, 1' , ' 9 , ' L if f A1 1 3. 1, 1. 1 ,- A K' 11,T 1 K1 . 2 1 r' A12 , 1' 1 1 1 I rr 11 1 1 1 , ' ' , ' , 1 V1 , AA, 1' Y A r 2 , Il 1 , - . . . . ' 1 - - ' l c i. c 1 ' . , 1 7 1 1 1 ,1 - 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' !! - c c , . 7 1 , ' ' . 1 1 ,f 1 - , 1 A V - t . 4 V vp 1 1 v 1 D l I L ' , l I 1

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THE COMET A hu111ed COI1SUltHt10I'1 xx ent on IH the luo es stand vxhlle the croxxd xx axted cspectantly A t1e or a defeat fol Vx al l c xx ould g1xe the meet to Falrfax 1 x ctoly fo1 Wallace xx ould glxe It to IlllllJ100k Plesently the dI1lWOLlHCQl 1ose to h1s feet He made the announcement xx hlle ex ery body xxalted tenselv Qeott cf H1llb100k xxas glxen flrst pl xef Charles Wallace second plaee A cheel xxent up' A x1cto1y fol hlll blO0kl Hurrahl L P A NEW' CAPTAHN Dodge Qlty had a good basket ball te im They had alreadx Won flfteen out of the Q1 hteen games whlch they had plax ed Now they xx ere competmng stances seemed to be agalnet them though Ted Brovxn the captam and the1r best player had to undergo 'IH operat1on Then too the1r flnances xx ere xe1x loxx and they xx ere s1nk1nf deeper IU debt all the tlme The membels of the team xx ele doxx nc ist One day much to thelr sur 111186 bam Smlth a neweomel came to the fxmnaslum for plactlce Before tlllS tlme he had shown no lnterest IH blbket ball I 19 father xx as a xx ealthv factorx owner the members of the team xx e1e xx onderlng xx hy he should end me son to the school 1n Dodge C1ty anyvxay The coach told the boy to put h1s u1t on and to go out on the floor All xxatehfd h1m seemed to be eo ich xx 18 so folmance that he called the boys to gethel I01 a scrlmmage He d1d not stalt 'ixm but put h1m Ill the cente1 s IH mazement for he 1 natulal pl xyel The pleased xx 1th hls per place late1 Th1s meant that the e pt un muat come out Sam prox ed to b a good captaln he was a fast man and behexed ln teamxxork xxhlch IS neee a1y IH any game The membexs ef the squad came to hke hlm he be e me xery populu 1n school I n S rturd xv mght they played xx xth h fn t pl lce teams In thls g ima Sam hoxxed hx 1b111ty as a good steady l y er Dodge C1tx Won Wlth the sco1e er 28 Ab In the meantime Same fa he1 had shown an mterest IH the cnoml pa1d thelr debts and bought n xx Nllt for them Ted Blown had 1 cmxelcd from hm operatlon and was bln to go xx1th them to the champlon hlp g m Sam and Ted became 1nt1 mate frlenda Ted was able to glxe hnn lnformatlon about then' oppon ents Th1s proved to be of spec1al bene l1l to hxm There was a large crovxd at the ame When thex Went out on the floor 1 cheer gleeted them They xx ent through the regular vxarm up llflgldm 1nd fmally the game began It xx 1 ln excltmg game the score at the end of the h Llf xx as 19 19 Betxx een h xlx es Te 1 xxe them a short pep talk 1n dflhltlilll to the coaeh s lecture They began the second half much CN,0l11'1 eo The game ended Wlth a ue score Thle of courae meant an cm a play1n0 perlod A foul xx as call ed on bam s opponent It gax e Sam the opp JI'tll111tV to shoot txvlce The flrst hot he mlssed Exerybody xxas stlll md 111 that one could hear was the xx 1sh of the ball as It vx ent through the net Dodge flty had vxon the cham p1onsh1p game by one pomt The score xx as 40 '39 ACM 22 D 11. V ' Vx . ' I n N uw . Q s , ' 1 ' ' 1,1 p . f A. 1' ' - V - rx 1 l . . e, , 2: 3 v ' y ' , C 1 Y A Y V . -1 f , L . r A X . - , I L. , . , ' Ll A ' 5 A c . . 1 x 1 f f R ' 2 z ' 1 . , v , , , K. . K , N . L f, -3 1 . A1 Ls Z 1 I 2 ' f' s ' s z 'eg . . . , Y . . ' A 4 . . t . , . ,. q Y . 7 . W Q . . aa . . , , . f . T - P 1 - ' ' vp nf ' ' . 7 1 - . . , Q x 4 S my f C. . . , . . . i . . . . t , ., ac if :a wk fx: A N- N 1 .L 7 . 1 A . Y . . Y' , . u A 7 ' - ' -2 1 u' ' - yt Y 4 1 1 y I X ' I ' ' 1 . . at .z e. ' ' ' - cr V - g 1 , ' -' . ' V C' 1 x. K ' for the county champlonshlp. Clrcum- - 'Y - - W l 1 w . w xl 0 , Q C 7 v- y . . 6 C , 111 J 7 . . . N g . M . . , c . I as - 1, Y , , . , .. Z2 , 7 I 1 Q X. .. . . . 1 C , Q . 25. c A. 7 , L f e f s - . , . 1 Q z T' s - . L , v w v M . . . . xc ga f ' A ' , , .. . .. gy . . . I . A I ,1 A Q .f Z . A 1 Y 'J' ' T' A z ' . 1. f ' ., Y , , 1 - 1 lr ' 1- v 1 - A fc, - v 7 ,. Q , 4 Y ' v Y A, n L, L , 1 . . A ye ' ' rf Y , g . . -- ea . . ,J N , f v r rf ' ' ' l ,- K 'iv Y YI 1 v . - - 1 . 2 ' . v. a 1 21 1 v .- w . 1 ' v x sl 2 f 1. 2 , 1. A ' ' . . x r ' f ' - 1 Z 12 51 kv fx- v K1 J - s - I f ' K - r 1 1 f . ' ' ' ' - . . v . ' ' J '9 , ' ,XZ 3 ,' . 1. v .