Sedgwick High School - Comet Yearbook (Sedgwick, ME)

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THE COMET ed to grye the tyy o plays S yyrng Dad and Squarrng It W1th The Boss Both of thesc pl rys are full of QKCIIG ment and yye hope that they yy ere en yoy ed by all Sayrng Drd 18 the story of yy hat happens to Tom Walker yyho has fallen lnto the clutches of 1 money grabbrng temrle as Jerusha puts rt John Tom s son rn order to saye hrs father from an ayy ful fate plans to make loye to Mary hrmself He does and rn the process really succumbs to VI try s ch urns Later he frnds out that hrs father has been and rs rn loye yy 1th Mary s yyrdoyy ed mother Al though prrm Aunt Jerusha belreyes that thr yy orld 18 a yale of sorroyy and rntends that ey ery one else should nnd rt so she does not succeed rn con yrncrng other Th1s play was co yched by Mrss Steyens The cast IS as fol Tom yValker young at frfty Russell Butler Iohn W tlkcr hrs son D ryrd Srmmons Aunt Jerushr 'lom s srster rn layy Katharrne Hanscom liary Rogers hrs stenographer Betty Thomas Mrs Jane Rogers Marys mother Edna Grlndal Squarrng It W1th The Boss tells about a young and up to date couple yy ho haye yust returned to therr apart ment after a hollday They rece ye tel egrfrms sayrng that tyyo marden aunts rre comrng to yrsrt them Then the heros boss telephones tha he yyrll drop rn to haye drnner and to see the baby There must be a baby because rt has been used as a reason for a recent rncrease rn salary The baby rs rmpr myrsul by an mgemous scheme The fun begrns yy hen the aunts furrye ynd admrre the lrttle darlrng The day rs sued by the boss yyho turns out to be '1 much admrred and desrred frrend of both aunts Mr Magrath coached the play and chose the cast James Greemng Caleb Cole Beth hrs yyrfe Katherrne Saunders Mr Dunne Mr Greenrng s boss Cecrl Hooper Aunt Hortense Mr' Greemngs aunt Frances Hamrlton Aunt Clarrssa Beth s aunt Vrrgrnra Grrndfrl Iohnnrc Bender the baby Earl Hanscom Jr R B 7 BESTOCCA Although the yy ord Bestocca rs fam rlryr to most of us there are always some yy ho do not knoyv the exact srg mfrcynce of the term Perhaps rt Bestocca formed several years ago by the Schoolmasters Club of Han cock County for the benefrt of the ya rrous schools IS looked foryy ard to by the students of S H S as one of the greatest eyents of the school year May I call to your attentron what the letters stand for' The B stands for baseball E expressron S spellrng I' track O orchestra the tvyo C s for chorus and character and the A for achreyement The eyiamrnatrons haye already been gryen The students yyho took p ut rn the tests are Englrsh IV Cecll Hooper Englrsh III Vrrgrnra Grrndal Katherrne Saunders French II Vrr mon Englrsh II Caleb Cole and Clrf ton Pert Englrsh I Olertta Eaton and Katharrnc Saunders French II Vrr grnra Grrndal and Katharrne Hans 1, 7 ' , , , tx, as 2 ,' r C H 2 ' , sc ' ' .71 1 H 1 1' ' 11 1 1 '1 12 1 1 SL, v Ly - . - 1 - I ' ' Y - D Ll. . ' 1 1 f ' I 4' : uw v- T 2 sv 'N, L, , , A' . . 1 1. . I 1 ' I 4 , I 1 9 ' H . 'f 1 ' 7 1 1 1 . . L. 2 1 , , , I 1 1 ,, . ' , C 1 K 1 1 . ,1 aa, v K sa , L ' a .ww , 1 1 A 1 ln- , II , I , I V . xxx Y L m C ' ll !7 3 . ' A ' 1 2 gs 2 ' I- U 1 1 1 v , 1 . Q1 1 1, , . ., 3 ' 1 ' 1 Pk Pls Pk if Ulf I I 'q 1 ' 1 U vs 1 177 I' c v 7 I' I' ' L' In - ' ' 1 1 1 1 A ' - ' ' 4 , , I , I , I I 3 L K , ' ' , 1: ' kr S. . 1,1 2 L1 1 . K1' - . A1k1 1 81. 1 A1 K1 1 L1 - ' ' ,Z . S IOYW- would be well to revrew the hrstory of 1 1 y- 4 ' ' , , lt. I, I , I I . . . , , 1 1 1 , I' I , z I' ' I I' - 1 . ' ' 1 1' 1 -' - . 1 I . ' r ' A r - I 1 , I I I , . ,- , ' I 1 1' w 1 1 1 . 1 y n 4 1 v T 'v I 1 1 v 1 L t I , I I 7' , I I I . . 1 I V ,J Y nu A 1 1 4 11 7 Y V . ' - r ' 1 'Y v . f 1, , ' 11 1 1 ' ca ' ' , ,H , 1 1 ' - 4 11' 1 ' 1 ,I , I , - II , -I , r 1 ' I. 1 1 1 7 1 ' ' v 9 ' ' ' ' , I - I 3 ' '. i ' - ' ' . C A1 K11 v' ,- 1 ' .1 A 1 ' f ' L 1 2 D i v'k1. . 1 . v I kv .1 v , 'I1 1 -1 .t , .- 2 1 ' .1 .1 . I , ' I I, , I , 1 v J 7 , 0. 1 I ' 1 - . s f K r - 1 v K. .1 I L1 Q: K1 , , 1 ' 1 ' 1- 1 1 ' 1 - 1 y- ' v ' I I L , L I , I , . 1: -.L1 x V .1 1 ' ' .1 lv g ' 4 I I- X L 1 lu: y . - 3 r. Lv 1 C .1 C Q ' 1 rl l ' I 1-

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THE COMET contlnue the xx Olk We hope that the sprlng xvlll see the completlon of thls P10l6Ct a xxlde exen xxalk coxeled xx lth C1LlSl'lGd cl lm shells and the SICl6Q ot It bordeled xx lth sprlng floxx Q18 The school yald C'1lI also be lmprox ed bx belng cl aled of all debrls If all the students are C11 eful to put thell xx aste materlal III the xx astebasket thls x lll be ellmlnated to a gleat extent If we had borders of eally floxxers such as l0IIULlllS llalclssl and tIll1D'i extendlng from the steps around the sldes of the schoolhouse the result xx ould be startllng, I anl sure A coat of palnt xxould be a V918 pleaslng addltlon We can make the lntellor of the bulldlng mole attractlxe by reflaln lng from Cdlllllg and Wrltlng on the desks as seems to haxe been the cus now llotlceable can be lemoxed by sandpaperlllg Aftel thls one Ol tvxo coats of Xcl1lI1Sl'I xxlll mike the seats look llke nexx In dCld1'L10lI to the lanltol selxlce It IS the dutx of the fleshmen to keep the blackboards and seats clean the plano and the ladlo dusted and the llbraly table ln order The books III the llblary haxe been learranged re cently All the old ones not ln use xx ere leturned to Mr Llnscott and the oth els xx ele '1lI'dlIg,Cd accoldlng to thell ty pes Nexx shelx es haxe been added It has been suggested that the boxs make xxlndoxx boxes for the front vxln dovvs and that the glrls brlng plants for them These xxlll ldd much to the chalm of the schoolloom and m lke It seem lnore homellke No doubt m IIIN othel 1HIDlOX6Yl'1QHlQs could be thought of xxhlch xx ould be llll1fX both the lntellol and the ex t61l01 of oul lJLl1lCl1IIg Hoxxexer let us alxxavs 18I'lIQITlb91 that these thlngs call be blought about only by Work lng tOgGtlIG1 I5 dolng thls xxe should haxe a school of xxhlch vxe may be lustlv IJIOLILI H KFEPIINK FHF IN AVY DP TO DATF One of the gleatest problems of a g,ox ernment to day IS the malntenance of ln adequate naxy The questlon xx hlch most people lSk1S Is the money spent ln thls manner wasted Thls QLIQSAEIOII arlses from the fact that a hlp 18 hardly completed before It IQ out of date and only a small percen tage of the shlps bullt take part ln act ual xx allare I thlnk a naxy IS most essentlal One reason for the formatlon of a govern ment IS self protectlon It would be a poor g'0X91H1'lI9Ht that could not pro tect ltself We haxe oul almles state mllltlas md pollce forces for protec tlon on land so vxhy not haxe a naxy I01 protectlon on the seas? As long as thele IS 1 llousy betvxeen natlons an up to date naxy 18 necessary A natlon should nex 61 alloxx lts naxy to become outofdate If It ls fO1C9d lnto xxar at such a tlme It IS easlly oxercome bx a natlon xxlth superlor nghtlng shlps Untll IH lnternatlonal agreement can be b1OLlgl1t tbout to reduce arma ments lalge sums of money must be spent elch V681 to malntaln a modeln II lxv H ff :le is 'IVVO ONE ACT PLAYS Alttel much dellberatlon and dls cu slon the comlnlttee on plaxs decld ' 1 1 1 1' 1 a ' ' T , V . , . , 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' '1 . - 1 1 1 . 1 ' 1 . V. V Yr 1 4 1 J . l - v ' 1 r ' ' .1 1 1 ' 1'- ' T ' ' 1 ' 1 2 . , . 1 K '. J' . ' 1 ' 1 '1 7 8 .4 e .. K. E. ., 3 1 1 1 .1 , . 1 ' 1 :gf :g pg sk v I' I uf Il , 1' YN v v 1 ' A I J 4 ' ' ,J xl ' ' ' . ,.. 1 A. . . . . ,. . , A . . . . . f '1 - - f 4' 1 ' - l l Z . . . ,i K. A y 1 21 1 1 1 1 13 Y Y y ' A X , 1 1 1 YI 1 1 , ,, ,. . , . . . U ' . . , 1 1 - - 7 - ' I' 1 1 1 1 1 1 I r A K - . , .K - A 7 in I D 1 1' v .N ' . ,. Y ,- , . . . - tom ln the past. The seals xxfhlch are . . .. 1 A m, ' 1 1. 1 ' 1 '1 A 1 v A . 1 I C A A 1 11 1 1 . .,z .' - , ' ' 1 1 v f 1 1 Q . . 1 . 1 7' ' Y ' ' . . 1 N L N 1 1 131 1 7 1 . .Lf . ., ' ' ' - - ' ' 'Y S . ' ' ' . 1 x . ' 9 Y ' ' Y 7 . . 'Y . ' . . . . . . - - , . , 3 ' 1 .v 1 v 1 . h , . , I I I . , . . 7 . 1 . 1 . U ' L Y I V 1 T . 1 ' - ' . 1 T , . 2 - V , .., , , , , 1 1 V K L1 x 7 - 1 1 1 1 1 A ,, 1 C an 1 ,I 1 ,- .. 1 . . - C. ., 31 n K . 5: . pk . v . W ag' ' ' ' s , 1 ,- Z V' ,Y Q 1' 'c ,'- S.'. I ' :ff . -

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THE COMET com French I Edna Grmdal and Cllf ton Pert Latm III Katharlne Hans com Latln II Caleb Cole and Cllfton Pert Latm I Edna Grlndal Physlcs Cecll Hooper and Daxld Slmmons Hlstory RussellButlerand Cec1l Hoop er Algebra I Caleb Cole and Cllft0I1 Pert Plane Geometry Katharlne Hanscom and Lawrence Torrey Last year we won txxo places 1n these tests The field day m connectlon wlth th1s IS at Castme on May 14 The e xents ln track the baseball games a test 1n wrltten spelllng and the var1 ous speakmg contests are held durlng the day and IH the evemng Bestocca 1s brought to a close by the avx ardlng of cups and rlbbons to the xxlnners of the dlfferent ex ents as well as to the xx lnners of the exammatlons taken ear l1er ID the esason In splte of the fact that we have not entered a team ln track th1s year Sedgwlck Hlgh School hopes to be represented bv a large number of stu dents I am closlng w1th the wlsh that we brmg home our share of the r1b bons from Castme H P T A AND ITS OBJECTS Durmg the past vear a Parent Tea cher ASSOClat1OH has been formed 1n our commumty Thls organ1zat1on has dexeloped rapldly Any person 1nter ested IH the vx elfare of the schools may 1o1n by paylng dues of 30c a year Part of th1s money goes to the state P T A The obxects of the orgamzatlon are 1 To promote the welfare of ch1l dren and youth IH the home school church and communlty 2 To ra1se the standards of home l1 e 3 To secure adequate laxxs for the care and protectlon of chlldren 4 To brlng lnto closer relatlon the home and the school that parents and teachers may cooperate mtelllgently ln the tralmng of the ch1ld o To develop between educators and the general publxc such umted ef forts as w1ll secure for ex ery ch1ld tht hlghest adx antages ln phys1cal mental SOCl3l and splrltual educat1on The Sedgwlck P T A has for 1ts speclal alm a much nccded gy mnaslum for our schools Come and 1o1n us' C WHY GO TO SCHOOL? Th1s questlon arlses frequentlx ln our llxes Why go to school? Some that beg1n hlgh school go for a short tlme go to school any more? I haxe fun T1me and agaln It has been proved that such people are the ones vxho become a burden to the town We of th1s generatlon should proflt by the mlstakes of others Parents vxho d1d not flI'llSl1 hlgh school haxe often sa1d how sorry they are that they dld not complete thelr trammg when they had the chance Opportumty usually comes but once We must be readx to take advantage of that once At the prese It t1me 1t seems though ex ery f1eld vxere crowded Thele are manx more appllcants than pos1t1ons Who Wlll be successful 1n obtalmng a Job? W1ll It not be the one who 19 best prepared? A h1gh school tl1IJl0f1'l3 may not mean much to us on graduation day but sooner or later It w1ll play 1ts part It 18 the flrst step toward a h1 her educatlon Who knows when he may haxe an oppor tumty to go to nolmal school or ex en college? 1 v ' ' ' Y 3 r ' ' K 3 9 ' 3 ! : 'K 'Y ' , , . .u H . . Y L , LL - ' 5 ' . T . . - 1 9 ' , l 4 1 1 . v V . I , , . . . 4 I w I Yu I x I 1. I I L ' K ' ' ' v 7 , , , ' 1 ' r 1 ' ' 1 1 ' I . . . D u D n K' . L' . . . - . . A y 1 ' , , , . . . . .. . . . . . , , , , - F. ., 39 ' ' PK ik PK vlf Pls , 7 ' .1 1 ' .1 1 7 ' 1 I . Y Y- . I ' ' L L L 5 5 . . . . H ,, ' s ' . - and then they get tlred and say Why ' , Q . f no , ,, . . . N . A - . A . . K ' ' L L L' L 1 K L V K' A I A kv 1 4 ' ! . - . C. ., 37 - PF Ik if Pk Pk 4 ' v 2 . . - ' ' 'l .Y l 1 1 - - -l S r ' ' .I as . Y. . . . 7 , v I L' Ll - . . 1 K , . ,l D y . 5 ' . I' ' K 1 . A 1 5 ' ' v 1 A ' , - . 5 ' ' Y . .1 D 1 v , A , a . . . . . . ' 'lr ' 1 D ' '1 ' 1 ,,