Standish High School - Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Standish, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1930 volume:

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Wefeoii fir his imerext .fbown in our .felaool tbif iyme 97152 Crimson Rambler if rqbeezfulbf eiedieezteel fy' I he rimann 'iKamhIPr Published by the Students of Standish High School VOLUME XVI. JUNE, IQSO NUMBER I EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-iii-Chief ................................................................ ....... P EVERLEY PENDEXTER Assistant Editor-in-Chief ........ ................... I AMES RAND Editor Class of 1930 ............. ........... D OROTHEA COLE Editor Class of 1931 ........ VVILFORD PAINE Editor Class of IQ32 ..... BERYL HAWKES Editor Class of 1933 ..... JEAN RIORRISON Business Manager ............. Assistant Business flfaiztagw' ....... Excliaiztgos ................................. Art Editor ....... fake Editor ..... Athletics ....... ....,....-...1.,,.....1....1..-w...u......-..1...1. EDITORIAL li...-.I.-...1,.1...,1.u1...1..,....-...1...,1. ADELBERT I.IBBY EDWARD VVHITTIER PEARL RACKLIFF GERALD HARMON VVALTER LIBBY RAYMOND CLEAVES 'Q Q I sa. Therstudents of Standish High School take this opportunity to show their appreciation to the town of Standish for the wonderful new annex to their building. This annex is larger than the original building and is an attraction in itself. The basement is a gymnasium which takes care of all the physical exercise that is needed and is modern in almost every respect, lacking only shower baths, which we hope the town will see fit to install in the near future. Many games of basketball were played here during the winter term and were attended by large crowds. The upper room of this building is an assembly hall. where entertainments and recreation have been greatly enjoyed during the past winter. The senior class plans to use this hall for their Commencement Exercises this year. In behalf of the students of Standish High School we wish to extend to our esteemed principal, Mr. Rupert G. Johnson, our appreciation and thanks for all that he has done in helping to obtain the annex to our high school building. It was through his endeavors that such a building materialized and by his suggestions that the Superintendent and School Board came to realize the great need of such a building. VVe feel that he deserves a share in the credit for this institution of which we are so proud. -.......i Through the untiring efforts of Mrs. Marion Mead, a Parent-Teacher's Asso- ciation has recently been organized in our town and at present has a membership of 57. Three meetings have already been held in the Assembly Hall with a good attendance each time. Excellent speakers have been obtained and Miss Berryman's school at Standish has furnished an entertainment. The officers are as follows: President, Mr. Fred E. Coleg Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Mabel Elwell and Mr. Milton Smith: Secretary, Mrs. J. B. Morrisong Treas- urer, Mrs. Delmont Hawkes. 16 THE CRIMSON RAMBLE1? SCHOOL ACTIVITIES The preliminaries for prize speaking were held January 24 in the new assembly hall. The judges were Mrs. Harold Hanold of Standish, Mrs. Mabel Elwell of Steep Falls, and Mrs. George MacDonald of Richville. The names of those chosen for the finals, and their selections, are as follows: Norman Lindquist .................................... The Grand Advancew Edith Rich ................ ..... ' 'Guilty or Not Guilty' Dorothy Ryall ....... .............. ' 'The VVrong Train VVilford Paine ....... ......... ' 'IN hat ls Statesmanshipu Carl Bodge ............... .... ' 'Genius and Common Sense Martha Wlestcott ...... .................. ' 'The Ruling Passion Manley Smith ....... ................ ' 'The Typical American james Rand ........ ........... ' 'justice to the Whole Countryl' Beryl Hawkes ....... .......... ' 'The Returned Main Battle Flag Philip Knight ........ ...... ' 'The Arena Scene from 'Quo Vadisl U Esther Wilson ....... ................. ' 'The Green Mountain Justice Pearl Rackliff ........ ...............,.................... ' 'Kentucky Belle Robert Chick ............. ......... ,,,. . . The Soldier's Last Salute VV1nona Warren .............................................. The Fiddle Toldl' The finals were held in the assembly hall, January 30, 1930. The Judges were the teachers of Gorham junior High School. The first prize for girls, a five dollar gold piece. was awarded Pearl Rackliffg the first prize for boys was awarded ghilip Knightg and the second prize of two dollars and a half was awarded James and. By the students' getting subscriptions for magazines published by the Crowell and Curtis Publishing Companies the Athletic Association received about 34800, which is being used for athletic supplies. During the winter, Mr. Hall, the secretary of the Y. M. C. A., has brought to the school three very interesting speakers. Mr. Dodge, Mr. -lefferson Smith, and Captain Laughton, all of whom are connected with the Y. M. C. A. The senior class has held four dances in the new assembly hall. from which they have received about forty dollars, which will be used to help pay their gradua- tion expenses. On March 17, the faculty gave the students a Saint Patrick's Party in the assembly hall. and during the evening games and refreshments were enjoyed. The senior class parts were awarded the first week of the spring term. They were as follows: Yaledictory ..... ......... A delbert Libby Salutatory ........... ,.... P everley Pendexter Class History ..,...... ............... E dna Bailey Class Prophecy ...... .,............ E va Wood Class XVill ...................................... .............. E llery VVard Presentation of Gifts to Boys ....... ....... E leanor Wescott Presentation of Gifts to Girls ........ ........... ll 'Iorton Welch Oration .......................................... ................... L eon Smith School Chronicles ........ ..... R larguerette Hubbard VVesc0tt Prize Essay ....... .................. E dna Bailey Class Ode .................... .......... D orothea Cole THE CRIMSON RAMBLER lf The senior drama, Melvina's Courtshipf' was presented at Sebago Lake, May 8: at Steep Falls, May 9g and at Standish, May 12. Miss Brewster, our English and Latin teachert coached the drama. The cast of characters are as follows: Bill W alkerAa friend m need .................................................................... Leon Smith Bud XVeston-a rustic hustler ..................... ....... Peverley Pendexter Jay Crest-an easy money specialist ..................... ........... A delbert Libby Squire Belcher-the village tightwad ...................... ............ E llery Ward Melvina Perkins-the belle ot Perkins' Corners ...... ......... E leanor Wescott M rs. Vtleston--Bud's mother ..................................... ...................... E va Wood Minnie Darling-from the city ................... ...... B Targuerette Hubbard jane McCracken-in search of antiques ............... ................ D orothea Cole EXAMS Tomorrow they start And, oh, how we worry Over those final exams 'We must do in a hurry. We wait till the last To study them all, Then we cram at night Till we hear Dad call. llve are called in the morning But hate to arise, Because last night XVe werent any too wise. We should have studied Our lessons each day, Instead of waiting, and cramming, The same old way. A good nights rest ls what we need. XYhen exams are coming W'ith so great a speed. E. V. ll., Til, standiSh morton wElch peverley peNdexter eflna balley eva wfiod ellery waRd dorothea Cole adelbert Libby marguerette hulubArd leon Smith eleanor weScott Senior Class, '30. 18 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER -sig 7 -F-f limi? ln! hill Mm MM , I1-'vc' .ex..x.e.-ir,-L Tlli liIHilgTi4z1img xl y, , ff 1' ' 1 T ' f il, T' ll 1 -1.-- E W4 flllli T Zi a- ,N --ll-3 E LITERARY ARTICLES An American lloy ...................... . ............................................ .. The Influence of a Dream ....... Life .............................,........... ..... The Exile ...................... , ............................ ..... . . The Historv of the Radio ........................... ..... Origin and 'Development of Shorthand ...... An Essay in the :Xrt of Painting A XV ay Out ....................................,....... ..... The Advantage of Long Ears ...... Remember It ................................. Exams ...........,......,..................... The School by the Road ...... Nature Scenes .................... I Forgot ................................ . Believe It or Not ..................... The Dance at Rasementville ........... Home for Christmas ............. , .......... .. .... . The Ice Industry at Sebago Lake ....... Clouds ........................... Latin II ..................... The Genius ........ Poor Violet ....... 'lales of a Traveler ......................... . . Dorothea M. Cole Ellery Wlard Eva M. Wlood Peverley Pendexter .Xdelbert Libby Eleanor lliescott Ellery Wfard Eleanor Wlescotti Leon Smith Beryl Hawkes Esther NVilson Edith E. Rich Dorothea KI. Cole VVinona G. Vllarren Martha VV-estcott Helen E. Rich . Pearl IV. Rackliff . Wlilliam Lombard, . Pearl VV. Racklitf lVinona G. IVarren Carl L. Bodge Dorothea M. Cole ,lean Morrison, v y THE CRIMSON RAMBLER Perseverance ................ ........ The Fight in the Rigging ....... The Game of Games ........... f'The Haunted House .... A New Idea of Caesar ..... Then It's Spring ........ The Change ............ Friends .......................... The Spoiled Trip ......... The Hurdy Gurdy Man ...... Ode .................................... Believe It or Not ........... Morton C. Welch, Dorothy E. Ryall, Raymond Cleaves, Philip L. Knight, Carl L. Bodge, Beryl Hawkes Majorie Ryall, Alice 'Ward, Roland P. Lewis Pearl WL Rackliff Gerald S, Harmon Maine ...................,..............................................,............................... Beryl Hawkes The Gypsy Queen ... .............. .... .............................................. E 1 eanor C. Dresser Wlhy Some Roadside Stands Fail to Make Their Own Ice Crea1n...Carl L. Hodge History of the Town of Standish .............................................. Dorothea M. Cole Time ......................... ............ ........................ . ........... ............... C e r ald S. Harmon AN AMERICAN BOY Eleanor C. Dresser, v In a small town between Portland and Boston there lived a railroad engineer and his son, a boy about sixteen. The boy, Jimmy. had a small black dog. named Rex, a mongrel. but very intelli- gent. The dog and the boy had grown up together and were great friends. Une day while Jimmy was fishing in a small pond a little way out of the village, he saw two men come out of the woods. jimmy could not see much of their faces but did realize that the men were not residents of the village and that one had a slight li1np. Jimmy kept on lishing. but he watched the men. who seemed to do something to the railroad track, and then go away. jimmy stayed and fished awhile, but he seemed unable to get the thought of the two men out of his head. Finally, he thought so much about them that he decided that he would go to see what they had been doing. jimmy found that the men had loosened the rails so that a train would be wrecked. He realized that if he worked fast, he could save the train, so he hurried to a small hut where he and his friend sometimes stayed overnight. and grabbed the old red tablecloth, tore a piece from it, and started back. The dog had followed him all the way. I just before Jimmy got to the railroad track, he slipped and sprained his ankle. He lay there a moment, weak and faint, trying to collect his thoughts enough to think of some way to prevent the wreck. now that he himself was unable to reach the track. Thinking of his dog, his faithful and intelligent friend, he called him, and tied the red cloth to the dog's collar with a piece of string that he had in his pocket. Jimmy kept the dog with him until he heard the train whistle around the curve above him. jimmy then told the dog to go and sit on the rails. Rex did not want to leave his master at first, but he saw that the boy meant what he said and finally obeyed. The dog stayed on the rails and the engineer saw the red cloth and stopped the train. The dog, followed by the people from the train, went back to the boy. The engineer was the boy's father, who was taking the place of the regular engineer, who was sick. The boy felt that he was amply rewarded for his work. D. M. C., '30. 20 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER THE HISTORY OF THE RADIO The history of the radio goes back as far as the Ancient Times when campfires were used to transmit messages from the leader of the army to the leaders of the divisions in the Fall of Troy. The camphres were built on hills so that they might be seen from the distance. The camplires were smothered by a blanket made from the branches of a tree so that a cloud of smoke would rise at the required time. The meaning of the message that was sent was determined by the length of time between each cloud of smoke and the munber of these clouds that were allowed to be formed in a certain time. In South America, along the Amazon River, at an early period, the trunks of two hollow trees were used to send messages between two settlements. This was accomplished by putting one end of the hollow trunk in the river while the other hollow trunk was placed in the river about a mile distant. Iihile one trunk was used for a broadcasting station, the other one was used as a receiving station. The person who sent the message struck the hollow trunk with a stick with a rock at- tached, by which method. vibrations were set into motion. The vibrations would in turn be transmitted by the water to the other hollow trunk, where a person would receive the same sound waves or the broadcasted message. In North America. the idea of the camphres was brought back again by the Indians during the Indian Wars, The transmitting of messages in the United States Army at this time was changed from the campfires to the shouting sentinels, who were placed a short distance apart. This transmission of messages was accom- plished by giving the message to the first sentinel, and he. in turn. would shout the message to the second. who. in turn, would shout the message to the third. This was kept up until the message reached its destination. The Seniaphore Telegraph was later used by the United States Army. V The distance between the broadcasting and receiving station de Jended on the strength of the held glasses. b b T The code Hags and the wig-wag system were introduced into the United States Navy by the use of the telegraph code. This system consisted of two flags. which, according to position. represented each letter of the alphabet and the ten numerals. This was a very slow method to transmit messages, but was faster than any ot' the other methods. at a short distance. The Semaphore Telegraph, which was used for distance, was faster in transmitting messages. The submarine signals were also established by the Navy Department for use on the submarines. These signals are accomplished by sound waves being trans- mitted from one to another submarine by means of the water. The most important inventions to the advancement of communication of the civilized world were the telegraph, telephone, wireless telegraph and the wireless telephone, or. in other words. the radio. I will explain the inventions and name the inventors in the order that the inventions were put into use. The associates of the inventors, along with the men who made improvements on the invention, and the explanation of their improvements to the invention l will explain and name. The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse. Samuel Morse. with his knowl- edge of electricity and with the idea of another man's electrical machine, invented the telegraph. In order that his invention might be a success, money must be ob- tained, which was supplied to Morse by a friend. The Hrst line was put up between Philadelphia and Vtlashington. Over this line, the first message by dots and dashes was sent by Morse to an operator. The message. which was What hath God wrought FU, was received by the operator very distinctly. The men, who were watch- ing the demonstration, were astonished at the machine, which was able to send a message over a wire. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER i 21 After a number of years, the people asked why the telegraph couldn't be used to unite the countries. Samuel Morse, with the aid of Cyrus Field, again came forward to give his best to the country by laying a cable between Halifax, Nova Scotia and England. f XVhile the laying of the cable between Nova Scotia and England was going on. Alexander Graham Bell, along with his associate. Thomas A. VVatson, was working on an instrument, which was able to transmit the voice of human beings rather than dots and dashes. This instrument was called the telephone. The money was fur- nished by Charles Saunders. the father of a deaf girl whom Bell was tutoring. Alexander Graham Bell, along with Thomas A. Xlvatson, finally invented the telephone. but Saunders refused to finance Bell any more. due to the fact that Bell had taken too long to make his invention talk, However, when the invention proved successful, Saunders advanced more money which Bell used to put up a line between two rooms on different Hoors. The message was found to be very weak but it was proved that the voice could be transmitted. llell and Watson succeeded in improv- ing the instrument enough so that the telephone would perform with more satisfac- tion than it had before. The telephone was not recognized by the people until it was put on exhibit at the Chicago Exposition. Alexander Graham llell thought for a time that the tele- phone wouldnlt be recognized, but just at the close of the Exhibition Building for the night, a group of men came along and looked at the instrument which Alexander Hell explained to them. The men became interested and stayed late into the evening while Dell demonstrated the telephone to them. This demonstration made Bell's invention a complete success, in that the people as a whole were believing in the wonders that the telephone could do. Marconi. an Italian, invented the wireless. which is a machine for sending messages by dots and dashes without a wire being connected between the broad- casting and receiving apparatuses. This was brought about by the use of the ground and the atmosphere, or, in other words, the ether, to complete the circuit for sending the messages. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden gave some very valuable improvements to the wireless. VVhile people were working to improve the wireless, Dr. Lee DeForest. a scientist. invented the vacuum tube with a grid. The grid is a very delicate instru- ment within a vacuum tube which increases the clearness of the radio waves. The invention of the vacuum tube, along with Dr. Lee DeForest,s improvement to the tube, marks the beginning of the radio. This vacuum tube is used to increase the electrical current, and allows the current to flow in one direction only. The radio comes from the idea of the wireless to send messages through the ether, but the radio sends messages of human voices rather than dots and dashes, E. F. XV. Alexanderson and Edwin Armstrong of America have given very important improvements to the advancement of the radio. E. E. VV. Alexanderson invented the Alexanderson Generator, which made pos- sible the transmission of wireless and radio waves across a large expanse of land or water. Edwin Armstrong invented the Regenerated Circuit, which is the increasing of the vacuum tubes so that the radio waves would come in louder. VVhat power will be given to the telegraph, telephone, wireless and the radio in the future years, cannot be determined by what has been invented, but by, 'lwhat time will bring forthf' ADELBERT LIBBY, '30. 22 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SHORTHAND The abbreviating of words seems to have originated among the Hebrews and the Persians. several hundred years before Christ. although there is no evidence that shorthand or other symbols were employed. In 1903 archaeologists discovered a great many ancient documents on papyri. Among them was a contract with a shorthand writer. dated A. D. 137. Various forms of shorthand were used in the time of Caesar and Cicero. The shorthand was written on wax tablets with a stylus: the tablets were fastened together at the corners by wires, thus forming a book. The stylus which was used for the purpose of writing was about the size of an ordinary pencil, one end pointed, the other fiat, to smooth the wax after a record had been made, so that the tablet could be used again. Augustus Octavianus, the first of the Rome Emperors, was an expert short- hand writer. Rome was divided into seven districts and a shorthand writer was appointed for each by Pope Clement. Shorthand was adopted because it was a very fashion- able and highly prized art. After the decline and dissolution of the Roman Empire, shorthand, like all other arts, lost favor. It was no longer a fashionable art. Then came the Dark Age, of nearly a thousand years, during which the arts and sciences, among them shorthand, were banished' from the world. The people awoke from their long lethargy of the Middle Ages. Columbus sailed the seas and discovered anew world, Galileo became the father of modern science, Caxton invented the printing press: also, Dr. Timothy Blight published a new system of shorthand in 1588. Shorthand was used for the purpose of keeping a diary, as well as for other purposes. The most famous diary ever published was that of Samuel Pepys, which was written in the Skelton System. In this diary Pepys gives a vivid account of Charles II and the Great Fire of London. Pepys was an expert shorthand writer because he mentions in his diary that in April, 1680, he attended the king, by com- mand. at Newmarket and made a record of the meeting, in shorthand. There is evidence that shorthand was used in this country within a half dozen years of the landing of the Pilgrims. In the library at Springfield, Massachusetts, there is preserved the shorthand notebook of Major John Pyncheon, the dates of which were 1637-1639. John Winthrop, -lr., was an accomplished shorthand writer. He settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts. While his wife, Martha, was in Boston they corresponded in shorthand. I mention this particularly because Martha Winthrop is the first American woman shorthand writer of whom we have an account. The two standard systems of shorthand now used are the Gregg and Pitman, of the latter there are two kinds, the Ben and the Isaac Pitman. Ben Pitman, a phonographer, was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. In 1853 he came to America and established the Phonographic Institute at Cincin- nati, Ohio, of which he was president. Isaac Pitman, a brother of Ben Pitman, was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, January 4, 1813. In 1837 he published Stenographic Sound-hand, which, under the title of stenography, has become so widely used as to extinguish the earlier systems. His f'Shorthand Instructor was adopted by commercial and high schools. Pitman was knighted by Queen Victoria for his eminent services to stenography. In Great Britain, the Pitman is most used. john Robert Gregg was born in I reland in the year 1867. In 1893 he immi- grated to the United States. He was the founder of the Gregg Shorthand and the author of the textbook connected with the system. Gregg Shorthand was First pub- THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 23 lished in 1888 under the title of 'flsight Time Phonographyf' Five years later a greatly improved edition was published, under the title Gregg Shorthand, but it pas not until 1897, however, that the author was able to publish the system in book orm. Gregg and Pitmanic Systems are radically different from each other. The principal differences are first, that the consonants in Pitman Systems are expressed by straight and curved lines, some of which are shaded, and these outlines may be written in three positions. Another difference is that the vowel signs are repre- sented by dots and dashes. The Gregg consonants are represented by straight and curved lines being derived from elliptical figures, these outlines being written in only one position. There are twelve distinct vowel signs, which are expressed by circles and parts of small elliptical figures. Gregg Shorthand has been in use for thirty-five years. Today Gregg Short- hand is the standard system in America. It has been adopted in the public schools of 6,519 cities and towns. ELEANOR XN'Esco'rT, '30 A WAY OUT In the town of Standish, there lived a girl who, in her junior year of school, lost all interest and began to think about leaving school, and going to work. Her parents persuaded her to finish that year and told her that she would feel differently after summer vacation was over. That summer, Annie worked in a summer hotel waiting on table, which re- lieved her very much from the thought of books, and hard daily lessons. During that season, Annie came in contact with many girls of her own age who were trying to educate themselves. When the girls would tell about what they were planning to be, it got on Annie's nerves, and made her think what she would like to be if she could ever finish school. Could she ever finish her senior year? There seemed to be something inside her that kept saying, Go on, go on, you can finish, The more Annie thought, the more eager she was for school to begin, again. In September, Annie entered school as a senior, full of spirit and hope, with the thought of what she had experienced that summer. During the school year she had a number of hard tasks to do, but this did not bother her half as much as it had done the preceding year. Then when she received her diploma Annie felt as if she had accomplished something worthwhile. ' The following year Annie entered a school to train for a nurse, and made very good at this work. Many times Annie has encouraged the sick and those that have been discour- :Eged,dby telling them how she overcame her difficulty 'through the inference of rien s. ' E. M. W., '30. THE ADVANTAGE OF LONG EARS Oh, me! VVotta life-wotta life. just because I was born with long ears, I have to tote the master's grub, his tent, and his tools: I have to climb mountain trails all day long, pick my way around bowlders and cut my hoofs on sharp rocks. On top of that, they ask me to do the tight-rope stunt on a swaying suspension bridge. just as though I were a circus acrobat-imagine a circus acrobat with long ears. Oh, well, here goes. If the bridge breaks, they can pull me out by my ears. L. S., '30. 24 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER AN ESSAY IN THE ART OF PAINTING 1 Art is an expression of the human soul. The soul is immortal 2 therefore art is immortal. The first people to use art were the cavemen, who drew pictures in order to connect an idea with something or to convey an idea to some other person. The next people to use art were the Babylonians and the Egyptians who, when they buried their dead, put in the tomb, pictures representing the life of the person who had died. These pictures were very crude because the people who drew them did not understand how to draw the human body. They drew straight lines where there should be curves. They exaggerated some parts of the body, such as the legs or head. They did not draw pictures. except to record some historical fact. ' The first people to draw pictures representing the human body with accuracy were the Greeks. They used to decorate their pottery. They made vases and dishes and decorated them with paintings. These drawings on the vases were drawn and colored very finely. Some of the Greek artists became very good at coloring their drawings. It is said that an Athenian artist painted and colored a picture of some grapes on a wall so accurately that the birds fiew down and tried to pick them off. This art of making and coloring pottery lasted only a short time in Greece. The Romans used paintings to decorate their homes and to represent historical facts. There were hardly any great Roman painters, which fact was probably due to their military way of living. The next thousand years were barren of any great paintings and barren of any kind of art. It was the Age of Darkness in all kinds of learning, but there arose in Europe various artists whose paintings have hardly ever been excelled. Some of the chief artists of this period were Fra Angelico, who painted scenes representing the life of Christ, Angelo Giotto, who painted wonderful frescoes, and Giovanni Cimabue, who painted scenes representing the life of Christ. The painters of the next three centuries developed the art of painting to its highest point. Raphael Sanzio was born in 1483. He traveled about a great deal. His great- est painting is the Madonna. He was one of the greatest artists of this period, but before going on to discuss other artists and their paintings, we should first find out what makes up the points of a good picture, The points that a good picture should possess are Unity of Thought: that is, one idea should be conveyed to the observer: Spacing, that is, there should not be. if the picture is a study of nature, too much sky and not enough other objects. such as trees. To balance the picture there should be Unity of Geometrical lines: that is. they should all point to one object or they should converge in such a way as to produce a harmonious effect. The objects in the picture should have form: that is, if the object be a tree trunk it should appear round, not flat. The coloring effects should be balanced. There should be a central or a main color and all the other colors should be shaded to give the central color, the most prominent position in the picture. The color should be balanced. If a dark shadow is in one position, there should be another shadow opposite, to balance it. There should be also perspective. That is, if the object is represented to be in the distance, the lines should not be as distinct as if it were up close. If the painting has all these qualities, it is a good painting. But now to return to the artists of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth cen- turies. Among these artists were Leonardo Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Titian, Hans Holbein, Correggio, Veronese, Peter Rubens, V alesquez, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Claude Lorrain, Constable, Corot, Turner, and Monet. Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 and died in 1519. His greatest picture was The Last Supperf' THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 25 Michaelangelo was born in 1414 and lived eighty-nine years. One of his greatest paintings is Jeremiah, which is perfect in the artistic sense, but in form reminds us that he was a sculptor as well as a painter. Titian is considered the greatest of all artists. He was born in Cadore, 1477, and lived ninety-nine years. During his long life he painted many great pictures, among which are HThe Man with the Glove, and the Tribute Money. Titian made pictures as simple as possible and left out everything that was not necessary and produced all of his great effects with shadows. Hans Holbein the Younger was born in 1497 and lived only forty-seven years, but those years produced some great pictures, among which is his greatest, Portrait of George Gyze. He is just opposite from Titian in that he puts in a number of details which are unnecessary but add to the appearance of the picture. Correggio's pictures show that he was the master of all those who painted the atmosphere by giving it a central position in the picture. The greatest of the painters who represented Venice in the days of her greatest fame was Paul Veronese, who painted the Glory of Venice. Rubens of the seventeenth century painted pictures that were famous for their color, as well as for their almost perfect representation of the humanbody. Valesquez was famous for putting a large number of characters in his pictures without making them appear crowded. Van Dyck painted character studies and Rembrandt is famous for his etchings. Claude Lorrain was famous for his etchings and his paintings in which the atmosphere played a large part. Constable is noted for his mural paintings. Corot is noted for his color and drawing. Turner's works are noted for their grandeur, and among the later artists Monet stands out as a realist. Although America is still young it has produced some great artists, such as James Whistler, who painted pictures of home and ordinary life. One of his great- est pictures is The Artist's Picture of his Mother. john Sargent is noted for his color and the beauty of his pictures. This concludes the little essay on the most prominent artists, the purpose of which was to give an idea of the best artists and their works. --- ELLERY WARD, '3O. LIFE John and his wife, Sarah, had decided to take a two-days' trip to Clearwater, a seashore resort, ten miles from their home. Come, Sarah. hurry up or we shall miss the trainf, Yes, john. I am coming. Sarah, where are you? The car is waiting here at the door. John, please be calm a minute, until I get my hat on. After a while they started out to the car, each carrying four suitcases. They arrived at the station just in time to buy their tickets, and as they were nearly tive minutes getting their suitcases on the train, they didnlt have much time to get on themselves. When on the train, at last, Sarah scolded john for not hurrying any faster. When the brakeman called Clearwater! they both started to run with their suitcases, so they would have time to get off. While at the seashore, the couple argued all the time, over what each other did or didn't do. I Finally their two days were up and they got back home safe. That night, John said, Sarah, if I ever take another trip, I am going to leave you behindf, The next day, Sarah went to tell all her friends what a lovely, quiet trip she and her husband had had. t E. M. W., ao. 26 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER TALES OF A TRAVELER There is a very old man in our town, whose quaint manners and clothes every- one laughs at. But even though they laugh at him, they love him-especially the bdysi For he is always willing to tell them stories, and what marvelous tales he te s. lVhen he was a young man. he traveled all over the world, and has seen many queer and wonderful sights. He tells about his ocean voyages, and the time he was shipwrecked, with three other men. on a lonely South Sea island, where they lived for many days, on fruit and shell-fish which they found there, until finally, when they had almost given up hope. a ship. which had lost her way, found them. Also, he tells about his experiences as a deep-sea diver-journeys under the calm, green waters of the southern seas, hunting for pearls. One experience which always thrills his little friends. is his quest for a treasure, lost when a ship was wrecked at sea. After much searching. they located the spot where the ship went down, and sent their divers down to reconnoitre. Our old friend tells how, after walking a short distance on the ocean bottom, he found the wreck of the ship, and began to search for the treasure. After a long search, he found it under the tim- bers of what had been the storeroom of the ship. and as it was too heavy to be taken up by one man, he carefully marked the spot, and gave the signal to be pulled up. just as he started to rise, he felt himself seized, and even the strong wire cable could not free him from the strangle hold. He took out his knife, which a diver always carries as a protection against sea animals, and tried to free himself. Look- ing over his shoulder, he saw that a huge octopus had fastened its tentacles uposn him! As soon as he found himself free from one, another would seize him. Finally, after a hard fight, he freed himself, and was pulled to the top, but he never again went under the sea. After that terrible experience, he traveled through all the European countries, and, at last, married a pretty Spanish senorita, and brought her to his boyhood home to live. They were received by the neighbors into the village life, and the handsome young man and his beautiful wife were much admired. After many happy years of married life, his wife died, and he was left alone. He is now a very old man, but he is still young at heart, for he always has boys around him. He is the true friend of all the boys. P. W. R., '31, ODE Here's to dear old Standish High, The school to us all so dear, Here's to the name of Standish High! May we ever that name revere. Here's to the teachers of Standish High, Wfho have borne with our youthful fun, Their counsel will help us in later years. VVhen the race of life we run. Herels to the pupils of Standish High, May they ever have success, And no matter how high they rise, Remember dear S. H. S. P. R., '31 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 27 I FORGOT Ellen, didn't mother tell you to pick up your playthings?l' reminded her mother about ten minutes after she had told her little daughter to do so. HI fo'dot, answered Ellen. 'fDo as I said, now, please. replied her mother. Ellen went into the playroom, with a very long face, mumbling all the While to herself, and began to pick up her playthings. Ellen was a very pretty little girl three years old, with golden curls and bright blue eyes. and very pretty dimples. She was a very good little girl but had one very bad habit-that of saying, as an excuse for a duty left undone, HI forgot. Ellen went through her baby days giving the reason I forgot as an ansvver for an undone duty. Her mother sometimes corrected her, but more often said nothing about it. When Ellen went to school. she, of course, had the same bad habit. The teacher didn't say much to her. when she started in at school, about the little phrase, I forgotf' for she thought that she might outgrow this habit or else feel ashamed to keep giving it as an answer. She was very bright in her lessons and as she grew older, the teacher's prophecy began to come true. She sometimes felt ashamed when she gave as an answer the phrase, I forgotfi Ellen got through school with honors and went to Wo1'k in an office, as private secretary to the President of the firm, Bartlett K Holmes, Brokers, She did very well in her work here, was very faithful, efficient and prompt in all her duties. Now she very seldom gave as a reason for an undone duty the answer, I forgot. One day she was left alone in the office, as the President had gone to a confer- ence. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Ellen answered it and much to her amazement found there, Hr. Holmes, Mr. Bartlettls partner, who had been away on important business for several weeks and had now returned to give a report. Ellen, politely asking him in, placed a chair for him, then waited for him to tell his errand. Ile asked for Mr. Bartlett, and being told that he was not in, said that he would leave a telephone number and would have Mr. Bartlett call him when he returned. Ellen wrote the number on a card, then Mr. Holmes left. XYhen Mr. Bartlett returned, he asked for the account of happenings while he had been absent. Ellen gave him Mr. Holmes' message. but when he asked for the telephone number, she could not find it and suddenly came that horrid answer, 'fOh! Mr. Bartlett, I've forgotten where I put it. When the number was finally found, and Mr. Bartlett had telephoned, it was too late. Mr. Holmes had gone from the city, after waiting for a long time for the call. The report of Mr. Holmes was later found to be very important and by Ellen's failing to remember the telephone number a large and very important contract was lost. The next day Ellen was called to the office and was told that she was to be kept in the office, only, if after a trial of a few weeks, she had overcome her fault of forgetting. She did her best, but as to the result, we do not know. VV. G. W,, '31, CLOUDS I watched them as they danced along Across the deep blue sky 3 They seemed to me to be like thoughts Which come, then silently pass by. VV. G. VV., '31. l l l l 28 THE CRIIMSON RAMBLER THE INFLU NCE OF A DREAM When I was a teacher in a small high school up in Maine, I had a very peculiar experience which cured me of giving hard lessons. It was a pleasant day in June. I had just failed three pupils for the week for not passing in their home work and had threatened to expel another one for com- plaining of the long lessons. It was one of my spare periods and all at once the three boys I had failed came down to my desk, grabbed me, tied me to the chair, and placing their lessons for the next day in front of me, told me that I would have to stay there until I had done all their lessons. I started with Algebra and worked four hours on that, then I worked two hours on History, two hours on English. two hours on Chemistry and finished by looking up references in about ten different books. By this time I was worn out, but one of the boys told me I had to practice baseball. I marched out and practiced about one and one half hours. Wlhen I was about to eat my supper that night, I fell asleep and my face, hitting the plate, awoke me. There l was in the classroom with all the students laughing at me. I had fallen asleep and dreamed all that in about two minutes. I spoke to the three boys I had failed. Boys, I will give you one more day to make up your home work. E. W., '30. REMEMBER IT Do you ever feel mighty blue, And lots of things trouble you? Well, here's the thing that you should do- Forget it. If you find your friends aren't true, Find some friends that are new, Maybe they'll be untrue, too, But if they are-forget it! just be happy and be glad, It never did pay to be sad. Vthen things go wrong don't get mad. Just forget it! Though some folks donlt treat you fair, And they think that they're quite rare, Show them that you don't care, And forget it! Though gossips make terror reign, If youlve done your duty plain, They will find it is in vain, just forget it! Show the world how to smile, And things will come your way worthwhile, Happiness in a great big pile. Remember it ! BERYL R. HAWKES, '32, Tl-IE CRIMSON RAMBLER 29 THE EXILE One day in May, 1910. Tom Walker came trudging slowly down the long, winding road toward the schoolhouse, wishing every step he took that he was back home reading his new mystery magazine. Tom never liked to go to school anyway, but this morning he walked slower than ever, hoping that school would start before he got thereg then he wouldn't go in but would return home. llut on this certain day, of course, the teacher overslept and did not get to the schoolhouse until fifteen minutes after school should have begun: therefore, Tom, very much to his disappointment, arrived on time. Tom behaved very well for about an hour, but then, as his mind wandered back home and he wished he were there also. suddenly he picked up his ink bottle and turned the contents right down Sally llrown's neck. Naturally this made her scream and jump about. The teacher, who had a very quick temper, snatched Tom from his seat and told him that he was suspended from school for the rest of the term. Tom, delighted at this remark, happily walked out of the schoolhouse and started for home, but on the way he met his mother, who asked why he was coming home so early in the day. VVhen Tom told her of his experience, she marched him home, gave him a good spanking, and sent him to bed. For the next week or two. Tom had a lot of fun at home. But as there were no other children to play with. he soon began to long for school life, and one bright morning, putting on his hat and coat, he started for the schoolhouse. The teacher met him at the door and would not allow him to enter. Tom walked home down-hearted. When the next term came, he went to school with joy in his heart, and decided that he would never wish again not to have to go to school. P. P., '30, THE GENIUS VVhen he went to school They all called him a fool. But now they are proud And shout his name aloud. They are glad to say They knew him in an earlier day, And that in his childhood He lived in their neighborhood. D. C., '3O. NATURE SCENES I see a little thrush, With feathers like plush, Who sings a sweet song All the day long, In a nearby willow tree, Very happy is he. I see a little pool, So very clear and cool, And near a lily pad, Swimming there like mad, Is a little tadpole, Oh, bless his little soul! D. M. C., '30. 30 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER BELIEVE IT OR NOT One afternoon in April, I was walking through the woods trying to find some new flowers for my work in Botany. I had been wandering around for about an hour when the clouds overhead began to turn black and a rumble was heard in the distance. As I am terribly afraid of thunder storms, I started to run, not noticing where I was running. Finally I got so fatigued I stumbled on a twig and came to my senses that I was running in the wrong direction. I tried to find my way back to the right path, but my searching for the path was in vain, and I finally came in sight of a house. As it was raining very hard when I came in sight of this house I realized that if I didn't find shelter at once I would be drenched so very cautiously I went up to the front door and pounded the old door knocker that was rotten with age. There was no answer. I knocked again, and receiving no answer, I tried the door. and, finding it to be unlocked, I walked in, intending to make myself at home. But such a place inside-the dust was at least three inches thick on the different rem- nants of furniture that were scattered around the room. Out of curiosity I started to inspect the different knickknaeks that were lying around. As I was observing the different curiosities that were about me, I heard a strange moaning sound that seemed to come from the wall in back of me. Believe me, I started for the door, rain or no rain !', But as I grasped the door knob, I heagd a very weak voice say, Don't go, I won't hurt you. Will you do a favor for me. I turned quickly, just in time to see a very thin ghost-like old man, coming from a trap door in the wall, against which I had been standing only a second be- fore. He handed me a square black box, telling me that he wanted me to carry this box to his daughter, whom I personally knew, and who lived not far from my home. I promised him that I would take it to her. After I had given my promise, the old man seemed to vanish entirely. I don't believe anybody has ever been so scared as I was then. but there was the box in my hand and I had promised this being that I would deliver itg so now I couldnlt pos- sibly break my promise. I put the box under my coat and ran from that house as fast as possible toward the old gC1'1tl6111HY1yS daughter's home. When I reached my destination, the daughter welcomed me with a smiling face and wondered what brought me out-of-doors in the rain. I handed her the box and told her my story. VVhen I got through she certainly looked dumbfounded and then told me her story, which was that when she was a young girl her father had sent her from home, forbidding her ever to enter it again because she had taken something that didn't belong to her. U This old man. besides being quick-tempered, as is shown by his daughter's statement, had also been mean, as far as money is concerned. He had wealth packed away in the box which I had carried over two miles through the woods while rain was coming down in torrents. Nobody had ever heard of his great wealth, not even his only relative, his daughter. so when he had died nobody had thought it strange that he hadn't left a will. My friends at first didn't believe my story, but they had to, whenlthe box was the proof, and the only reason that I could give for the old man's coming back was that his conscience probably troubled him over leaving his daughter penmless. M. V. NV., '31, THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 31 TI-IE DANCE AT BASEMENTVILLE It was pitch dark in the basement of Standish High School, except for the glowing eyes of the waiting crowd. This was the night of the annual mid-winter dance of the Basementville mice. Ever since six-thirty, guests had been assembling and now at twelve o'clock, mice were here in abundance. The mayor was present. wearing his best suit and silver gray Sunday shirt, his hair brushed to perfection, and his whiskers curled in the very latest style. His wife. middle-aged, but still good- looking and smartly dressed, accompanied him. as well as their daughter. who had just come from Mr, johnson's office, where she had attended a select boarding school for young lady mice. Besides the mayor's family. there were many other noted people of the com- munity: Squire Papereater, llishop Longwhiskers, Judge Gnawhard, and many others. The common citizens were also in evidence, for in this yearly gathering there were always important guests. Now at the midnight hour, everyone was awaiting the event which would deter- mine the success or failure of the evening. the shining of the moon. Squire Papereater looked at his watch. 'lTwelve o'clock, he announced. The anxiety of the crowd increased. The younger members began to squeak impatiently. The wait seemed like years. Suddenly. without warning, the clouds were swept away and the moon burst forth in all her glory. A cheer arose from the waiting guests. Through the basement windows, the brilliant moonlight shone. The cobwebs were draped overhead. and looked like silver in the moonbeams. Immediately the dance began. Grandmothers, grandfathers, husbands and wives, and sweethearts, all danced merrily. The fun continued until evervone was out of breath and could dance no longer: then the guests sat down joyously, to rest and await the second great event. Presently, Judge Gnawhard looked at his watch and explained, My whiskers! It is time to eat V' There was an instant adjournment to the classrooms, where there was every- thing, I assure you, that the mouse appetite could desire. In a few minutes Squire Papereater came into the hall dragging a large box which contained the candy of the Junior Class. After they had feasted on the candy and on Mr. .lohnson's Algebra papers, Miss Ilrewster's Latin book and a few other things, what did they find, which pleased most of all, but Vllalter Libby's dinner-box, containing a doughnut and a small piece of cake! After refreshments were served they all went back into the basement, where the dance continued until dawn. Then each mouse slipped away silently and quickly, as Perley, the janitor, appeared in the basement. H. E. R., l31. POOR VIOLET The violet, whose praises poets sing, May be seen anywhere, On a day in spring, In sunny nooks and corners. But where the fields spring into flower And eager feet seek every bower, The violet, because it's small, Is trampled into nothing at all. . J. M., '33. 32 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER HOME FOR CHRISTMAS It was Christmas Eve. and the streets of the city were gay with the spirit of the season. Happy crowds surged to and fro, looking eagerly forward to the home- going of the morrow. For Christmas is the time of all the year when the heart turns toward the old home. But there was one man among this happy throng who was not going home. John Martin slouched along the street looking idly at the shop windows ablaze with Christmas lights and colors. At the same time he darted quick, sharp glances at the passing crowd. I don't suppose there is a pocket worth picking tonight, he thought. Every- one has probably spent his last cent. Most of these people will be going home tomorrowfy Going home! As he said these words. something seemed to catch in his throat, and a vision rose before his eyes-a vision of a country road, and an old homestead, set behind its row of maples. He saw his mother and father, now grown old, sitting before the fire, without doubt waiting and hoping for him to come. He heard his father's last words, as he had said good-bye. God bless you my son, we shall look for you next Christmas. He had really meant to go back, but before Christmas came, he was a thief. Tonight was the first Christmas since that time that he had been free, for prison walls had shut him in for four long years. He had disgraced his father and mother and could never go home again. Martin came to himself with a start, and glanced around. An old man passed just then, and right in front of him stopped and listened to the chime of the Christ- mas bells. John's hand reached out instinctively, but before he had robbed the man, his mother's face came before him, and he stopped. f'These bells are getting on my nerves, he exclaimed angrily, Hwhy should they make me think of home? VV hy not go home? But no. they never want to see me again. No more Christmas at home for me l just then a young man passed, walking aimlessly, and seeming absorbed in his own thoughts. John watched him. I'll bet he isn't going home either, he said. Just then he noticed a billfold protruding from the other's pocket. Quick as thought he snatched it. and hurried away through the crowd. VVhen he reached his own room, he opened the stolen pockethook. There was not much money in it, but an unopened letter addressed to Mr. Carl Ross, 26 Northrup Street. Martin opened the letter and read: t'My dear Boy: No matter what you have done, we love you and want you at home for Christmas. You have failed us once, but I know that you never will again. Be sure to come. Father and I are waiting for you. Lovmgly, Mother, john Martin clutched the paper tightly in his hand. A mist came before his eyes. Suddenly he started up. He hastened to the address written on the letter. He found the young man at home, and told his story and returned the letter and pocketbook. I had to bring itf' he said. 'fNow-you can go homefl UYes, now I can go home Y cried the other. And you-you can go with me. Martin shook his head. Not this Christmas. I have a home and.a father and mother who are waiting for me, I am sure, just as yours are. I'm going home to- morrowg then Ilm coming back, and start over again. Silently, the two men shook hands and parted, each going to catch the train for his home town-going to spend Christmas at home. PEARL VV. RACKLIFF, '31. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 33 THE ICE INDUSTRY AT SEBAGO LAKE The ice industry at Sebago Lake was first started in the year 1880, when there were only six small ice houses. All the work at that time was done by hand, except that horses were used to draw the scrapers which cleared the snow from the ice. After this the men grooved and sawed the ice by hand into small cakes, floated them to the chain and stored them away. One of the first improvements was a steam engine to run the chain which carries ice up over the run into the housesg the chain formerly had been run by horses. Each year new devices have been found to save time and labor. In the year 1926 the company started the use of saws and grooves run by gasoline motor, and in 1927 electricity was installed to run the pumps which wash away the chips. In the year 1929 the company began using motor trucks for scrap- ing the snow from the ice, and in 1930 five motor trucks are doing the work of many teams and men. There are now twelve large ice houses which are lighted by electricity. When they are filled the ice is covered with hay and paper which keeps it until summer. Then it is taken from the houses by men, with the help of a gasoline engine, and loaded into cars and shipped to Portland and various other New England cities. W. L., '31. BELIEVE IT OR NOT I cannot write a poem, Which I oughtg So here is my attempt, Believe it or not. G. S. H., '31, MAINE Maine is the best State of the Union, Though some think it's too cold, And only good for a summer resort, As often has been told. Though Maine is called back woods By more populated states, We notice that the wood we have, In the foremost lumber-market rates. Really, when you stop to think, It isn't half so bad. Maine doesn't have the hurricanes, As other states have had. Maine doesn't have rattlesnakes, Nor spiders as big as plates. It isn't Hooded by the Mississippi, As a lot of other states. Maine hasn't any deserts In which people get lost and die, Maine hasn't any Chicago, Where they shoot folks up sky high. B. H., ,32. 34 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER THE FIGHT IN THE RIGGING Charlotte Crawford, a poor man's daughter, had always lived a very dull life. She wanted to do something exciting. Finally, she decided to try the adventure of traveling as a stowaway on some vessel. So, dressed in very shabby clothes. she went down to the dock at a little past midnight. She watched her chance and crept silently in the shadows along the dock onto the deck of a vessel. She heard rough voices of men. but that did not frighten her: she went softly along the corridors and down into the hold. lt was very dark down there, but she hid in a corner, enjoying the excitement. After a while she heard a distant clock strike eight, and soonafter realized that the vessel was leaving the docks. Char- lotte, being very hungry. took some dry bread out of her pocket and ate a very little of it, realizing that her small food supply would have to last her some,time. The second day, about noon. Charlotte heard voices very near and saw -a light which was focused on her. She was discovered! On entering the vessel, she had dropped a handkerchief and hairpin. These articles made the men wonder, when they found them, so they had commenced searching the boat. The vessel was quite a way out at sea now. The crew, a rough-looking crowd, wouldn't let Charlotte stay on the drifted two or three days, with no were cracked and her eyes swollen That evening, sighting a light. and began rowing with it, toward the gleam had come, grabbed hold vessel, but sent her off in a small lifeboat. She water nor food. except her dry bread. Her lips but she still did not lose her spirit of adventure. she ripped a board from the seat of the lifeboat the light. She approached a vessel from which of the rope ladder which the men had forgotten to take in, and hoisted herself upon the deck. It was the same vessel she had been driven from a few days before. She knocked over a pail while feeling her way about. The noise caused by this brought the men to the deck. Charlotte, noticing the rigging, commenced torclimb it. The men, Ending nothing in their search, went back. Charlotte stayed in the rigging until morning. At last she was seen. All of the crew were so angry at seeing her again that they started to climb the rigging to throw her overboard. Charlotte kept her cour- age, and. with her foot, hit the first one in the face, knocking him to the deck Hoor. She grabbed a revolver from one of the others and commanded them all to do as she said. Charlotte came down from the rigging and noticing a rather timid-looking man, commanded him to get a rope and tie the other men. This done, she found out who the pilot was and commanded him to turn the ship about and head for home. After a period of three days, they landed at the dock from which they had sailed. ln the meanwhile, Charlotte had sent a message to shore by radio and told of her experience. Officers were at the dock and began questioning as soon as possible. Charlotte was summoned to the government office. There was awaiting her a check for five thousand dollars! She was very much astonished, but it was soon explained to her that she had been the means of capturing some of the worst crim- inals existing. The ofhcers had searched the ship and found many U. S. bonds and mail which had been missing for some time. Charlotte had cleared a great government mystery. She was put on the lf. S. Secret Service and her life is dull no more. D. E. R., '32. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 35 THE GAME OF GAMES It was VVinton's last game for the championship on the basketball court, They were playing their rivals from Fay High, which school had always been VVinton's strongest rival in sports. The hall was packed to the ceiling to see the best game of the season. It was known all over the State that 'Winton had two of the best forwards in the State, but they were not working together so well this year because of some grouch they held toward each other. W'inton had won once from Fay and Fay had won once from VVinton, and each had lost a game from another team, making a tie between VVinton and Fay. It was common talk that Vliinton would never have lost the two games if the forwards, Dick and Joe, had been on good terms. The game was half over. with Fay leading, 18-5. The Fay High rooters were having a lot of fun with the VX'inton rooters, who were very quiet. The same trouble was showing again. Dick and Joe were not playing together. The coach did not dare to take them out. because he did not have substitutes good enough to win with, so he sat still, not saying a word and let them play it out. The whistle blew for the last half to begin. Dick got the ball on the tip-off and could have passed to joe, who was clear for a good shot, but instead of passing, he tried to carry the ball himself and was stopped by an opponent. Wlinton intercepted a pass under Fay's basket and made a very fast offensive drive for their basket for two more points. Seeing the ball go through his oppo- nents' basket again was too much for joe, who liked to win. Calling time outn he went to Dick, and asked him if he would drop the trouble between them until the game was over. Dick said he would, as he liked to win as well as joe did. From then on, Dick and joe worked together like a piece of machinery, going at top speed. When the game ended. the score being 22-22, they had to play an extra period. Dick and joe had gone at so terrific a pace to overcome the big lead Fay had got on them that it was beginning to tell on them. When the extra period started, they were slowed up considerablyg thus it was a case of even terms. iirst one scoring, then the other. Dick had the ball one half minute before the whistle blew, when. like a bullet. he shot to Joe, who was going down the other side of the hall 5 then joe stopped and pivoted. and gave the ball back to Dick, who was cutting for the basket, and who dropped it even for the winning two points. From then on, Dick and Joe decided it was best to be friendly. R. C., '32. THE CHANGE Every day in every week, Our school life seems the same, Except on every Tuesday, When we have 'alittle change. VVe put away our school-books And to singing classy wego, To tell how many sharps and flats In the staff aresupposed to go. i E. C. D., '32. 36 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER THE HAUNTED HOU SE Hello, Tom, said Dan, upon meeting one of his friends, 'fwouldn't you just like to know what's in that haunted house! I went by there last night and there was a light in one of the upstairs windows. I was looking up to see if I couldlind out what caused it, and a ghost. all in white, jumped up in front of the light and looked right at me. I turned and ran as fast as I could. 'fHonest ! said Tom. Aw, stop your kidding, you can't scare me. I'd dare to go right into the house at midnightfi HDon't cha believe me ? said Dan. All right then, you go up there tonight and you won't stay, even outside, five minutes. Aw, just wait and see, said Tom. You meet me in front of the Gladdenls at eight. All right, said Dan. 'AS'long.', At eight sharp the two boys met. It is needless to say that they were rather unnerved. 'Changed yer mind yet, Tom ? asked Dan. 'fCourse not. Think I'm afraid? VVell, it takes more'n what you say to scare me. They walked on in silence until they got to the gate, when Tom walked in and Dan waited outside. Looking up, Dan saw the light, and then-the ghost. He turned and ran down the street and, truth to tell, he made a record flight that night, leaving Tom to his own destination. Tom, who was trembling at the sound of his own footsteps, mounted the steps and tried the door. To his surprise, the door opened, with such a creak that for a second his heart stood still. Remembering how he had frogged to Dan. he went on. Leaving the door open, he went in and found the staircase. He began to walk up the stairs, and with every step he took there was a terrible creak. When at the top of the stairs, he saw, in a room at the end of the hall, a light. He tiptoed towards it. He heard a fluttering noise, and as he looked into the room, something in a white robe jumped right at him and the light went out. He was so frightened he stood still. In a second the robe disappeared and the light came back again. He was determined to see what the light was, so he walked towards it. VVhen he was within a few feet, he saw the outline of a bureau, the glass of which was reflecting the moon. This was the light Dan had seen. Regaining his courage swiftly, he walked to the place where the ghost had disappeared. He could see a window with something hanging at its side. Touching it, he found it to be a white curtain. The glass of the window being broken, the wind blew the curtain in front of the light, making the room dark and making it possible for anyone outside to see it. This was Dan's ghost. P. L. K., '32. THEN IT'S SPRING When the sun is warm outside, And the birds are bound to sing, VVhen you like to go for an auto ride, Then you'll know it's spring. It's spring, when we don't like to study, And would rather go a-fishing, But instead we have to stay in school, just wishing and a-wishing. B. H., '32. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 37 FRIENDS Frank was an orphan who lived in a back alley in the poorer section of New York City, with a woman called Mrs. Duncan. This woman was harsh and thought nothing of beating Frank whenever she felt in the mood to do so. One melting hot day in June Frank returned home from school. He was hot and hungry, but he was met at the door by Mrs. Duncan, who commanded him to get a pail of water and wash the floor, while she went to the theater. Frank asked very meekly if he might have a bite of lunch before he started to work, but the woman hit him across the face and told him to get to work or he wouldn't get any supper. A After Mrs. Duncan left, Frank set to work washing the floor. He had just finished. and sat down to rest when the door opened and in staggered Mr. Duncan. As usual, he was drunk. Seeing Frank, he said, Loafing again ? He Walked over and struck Frank on the head. Tears came to Frank's eyes, but that did not soften the tone of Mr. Duncan's voice, and he ordered Frank out into the streets to sell papers. Later, as Frank stood on the corner, waiting for someone to buy his papers, he happened to glance at the front page and saw the heading of an article which read, Boy runs away from home to escape Punishment. That gives me an idea-I will run away myself tonight, said Frank, solemnly. After patient working, Frank sold all his papers, but decided to keep the money for carfare, and to tell Mr. and Mrs. Duncan that 'he could not sell his papers, although he knew he would get a beating. He did as he had planned, and after everyone had gone to bed, he wrapped a few clothes in a little bundle and stole stealthily yet sadly out of the house, looking very weary and forlorn as he went down the alley toward the railroad station. A short time afterward he entered the station and sat down on a bench to wait for a train that would leave for-somewhere-anywhere. He did not care. As he sat thinking, a middle-aged woman, dressed' in black, came and sat down beside the solitary figure. She soon started a conversation with Frank, telling him that she had come from California to attend the funeral of her brother, her last surviiui-ng-relativeyand was now going back to her home in the VVest. Frank sadly related to the sympathetic woman how he was forced to run away from home because he was treated unjustly. The woman listened eagerly to his story and decided to take him home with her. Upon their arrival at San Diego, California, the woman hired a taxi, and she and Frank were driven to a beautiful estate, which Frank was told would be his home as long as he wished. He now was treated kindly and had everything he de- sired. He and Mrs. jones became very much devoted to each other. M. R., '32, A NEW IDEA OF CZESAR I've read stories which Cafsar wrote, About his fighting, when a warrior, But by the constructions in that book, I'd think he was a lawyer. C. L. B., '32. 38 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER THE HURDY GURDY MAN This all happened last summer, on the first Monday in july. I was sitting by the window reading a story in the American Magazine when I heard music in front of the house. Ileing curious, I went to the window and what I saw greatly astonished and amused me. There was a man. turning a crank, which disappeared into a box that stood on legs: and perched upon the man's shoulder was a little brown monkey, holding out a tin cup for some stray pennies. The little fellow was restless and jumped to the ground and ran around as far as the string which was tied to one of the legs of the box would let him. This was the first time that I had seen anything of this sort in our town, and I guess that the other people never had, either: for the man, surrounded by a large crowd of children and grown-ups. was bowing and smiling and turning the crank all the while, stopping only to shift his music. Every time that he stopped. there were some coins dropped into the cup that the monkey held. Finally. the crowd began to disperse until all of the grown-ups had gonel then the man moved on down the street, followed by the children. and I went back to my story and forgot the incident. The next day I motored over to the next town, which was Springton, and, rounding a corner, I came upon a large crowd. XYondering what the excitement was about, I pushed my way to the center of the crowd and there I saw the same man whom I had seen the day before in our town. I was very niuch interested and waiting until the crowd dispersed I approached the man. He seemed quite willing to talk and when I addressed him, he turned and said, Hliood morningf' in very good English. Upon further inquiry, he told me that his name was Carle Xipponi, and that he was a native of Italy. He said that he secured a very good living by visiting towns with his organ. IIe was planning to go back to Italy that fall. and join his wife, whom he had left there. He planned to purchase a small vineyard with the money that he had secured in America, and to sell the grapes to be made into wine. As I returned home I thought how patience and perseverance win. R. P. L., '33. PERSEVERANCE Some think that grammar school is far enough. Some think, at high school their heads they'll stuff. Some think that college texts are made to tease, But I will not stop at any of these. Some think it's hard to be a senior. Some wish once more to be a junior. Some want to start all over again, But. my way ahead, I wish to gain. Some think that life is a game of luck. Some think that they're always in the muck. Some think that life is how you take it, But I think that life is what you make it. M. C. W., '30, THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 39' THE GYPSY QUEEN Barbara Kent and Priscilla Hill were walking along the street after a very tiresome day at school. Both were a little discouraged and disgusted at the way everything was going. They had been appointed as a committee of two to find a new plan to earn money for the class, which was planning a trip to VVashington. I wish we could do something excitingll' said Barbara. XVe have done the same old things over and over again. I am sure everyone is as sick of plays and' dances as I am. ' I know it, said Priscilla, ubut. what are we going to do? I have thought of all kinds of plans, but none of them are any good. They walked along, in silence, until, suddenly, Dick Clark hailed them from a passing car. Hello, there! Vilhere are you going P he asked. i'Nowhere in particularf' said Barbara. I am going for a ride along the river-why don't you hop in F Finely replied Priscilla, and perhaps you can offer some suggestions. VVe certainly need assistance. i'Sure, said Dick. 'Tm 'lVIother's Little Helper' when it comes to anything like that. But as they rode along. they found that Dick was more interested in the coming basketball game than in their problem. They were so busy talking that they scarcely noticed a large number of wagons drawn up by the side of the road. Suddenly Barbara looked up. Oh ! she cried, what's that?,' They soon saw that it was a band of gypsies. A large group of men and women and also many small children were busy putting up tents. The young folks drove along very slowly that they might watch them at their work. One of the women called to them: K'Woulcln't the ladies like to have their fortunes told F The girls were a little afraid as the woman was not pleasing to look at, but at last they decided that it would be great fun, so they agreed. Barbara had her fortune told first. The old gypsy said that she would marry wealth and that something would happen to her that would bring her great happi- ness. Priscilla,s turn came next. She felt quite frightened as she entered the tent. The gypsy told her she possessed unusual powers of concentration and that she had only to use them in order to solve any problem that confronted her. Barbara' and Dick thought it was all a good joke. but Priscilla was still thinking of the gypsy's words as they looked around the encampment, and then drove home. Barbara's parents had gone out for the evening, so Priscilla planned to stay with her. The girls had been studying a while when Priscilla suddenly looked up. I have just thought of a plan that will be wonderful! Why can't we have a Gypsy Encampment? VVe could tell fortunes and have a bonhre, and later we could have the girls do their new dance, and have a few readings. After that if some wanted to dance they could.', Barbara was very much pleased with the plan, as were also her classmates when they were told the next day. The boys made a good many trips to the gypsy camp, getting some baskets and a few trinkets to sell. They worked hard putting up tents and getting wood for the campfires. The night of the entertainment arrived. The grounds in front of the gym looked very much like a real gypsy camp and the bright costumes of the boys and girls made it look even more real. The affair was a complete success. Everyone had a wonderful time, especially Priscilla, who was the idol of the hour. 40 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER Towards the close of the evening's fun the boys and girls gathered around her A'Three cheers for Priscilla ! they shouted. Then Dick came forward with an armful of roses. K'He Queen, he said. On to XN'ashington ! LATIN II Latin is a wonderful subject they say, It makes your mind broad and clear: But, the only time that I like Latin, Is the time when vacation is near. I guess Caesar was a pretty good warrior, Or he never would have pulled through: But when he wrote those Historical accounts, He should have thought of my translations, I see a funny little word in 'tCaesar, And guess at its meaning way down lowg Then Miss Brewster says to nie. Don't tell me you don't knowf, I stutter and stammer around for a while, And hnally find out the meaning. I'll bet she is pleased when I have my lesson, For she doesn't like to keep Hdinging and d THE SCHOOL BY THE ROAD Still sits the schoolhouse by the road, In rain and all kinds of weather, But still it sits there just the same, And the students don't grow any better The teachers, too. are fight there still, Their rule is very strict, re's to our Gypsv E. C. D too. ingingf' C. L. B But sometimes when there's a funny joke, They'll let you laugh a bit. A week ago, a winter sun Shown on the school at setting, Lit up the gym with brightest rays, VVhere the boys within were playing. Above in the Reception Room, The girls were bright and merry, Especially since lessons were o'er And they could raise the 'told Harry. May memories of that schoolhouse Linger in our minds forever, Of basketball and baseball games, And the fun we've had together. E, E. R. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 41 HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STANDISH Captain Moses Pearson was born at Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1697. In 1749 he and forty-live other men asked for a grant of land six miles square on the northwest side of a line from Sebago Pond to the head of Berwick against Gorham and M, from the Great and General Court of Massachusetts. The request was granted and Moses Pearson and Company and Humphery Hobbs and Company received the land as a reward for their services in the Cape Breton Expedition in King George's XV ar in 1745. A This land included no great hills, except in the northwest. The land is level and sandy in the north and eastern part of the town. Sebago Lake is fifty square miles, approximately. in area, and is about two hundred feet above sea level. The water is as near to absolute purity as any mass of water of large volume in the world. Sebago Lake supplies Portland and the surrounding district with water and ice. Indian Island and Fryeis Island are islands in Sebago Lake. The latter is about one thousand acres in area and is in the big bay near the northeastern shore. The former is an island of about one hundred acres in the lower bay near the eastern, shore. The early proprietors of the land called it Pearson town until 1785, when it was named Standish in honor of Miles Standish. In this same year it was incor- porated in Cumberland County. At the home of joshua Freeman in Falmouth, now Portland, it was voted 'fto build a fort eighty feet square with two flankers at opposite corners twenty feet. square. All to be built of hewn timber. Moses Pearson, joshua Freeman and james Lunt were chosen as a committee to build the fort and in May, 1754, the committee reported that the fort or blockhouse was almost finished. It was eighty feet square, a flanker on the northeast corner thirty feet square, and one on the southwest corner fourteen feet square. The fort was built and occupied in 1754-55, the first year of the French and Indian VV ar. The fort was the first structure built in Standish and stood where the town pump now is. The early inhabitants used the fort as a place of refuge when they were har- assed by the Indians and often remained in it surrounded by the savages for days. When starvation compelled them to get food from the forest, two of the bravest men would go out at the greatest peril. At one time two men went out to look for game and killed a moose and went back to the fort with one quarter to get help to bring the rest. While they were gone the Indians came and carried off the rest of the moose. The Indians of Maine were called Abenaques. The tribe on the Saco River and in Standish was called Sokokis or Saco. There were about nine hundred war- riors in the Sokokis tribe before the Indian Wars. Squando was their chief. Squando was friendly with the English until 1675, when an Englishman upset a canoe in which Squando's children were-just to see if they could swim. Squando then burned Saco and fought against the English. After the death of Squando the Sokokis tribe, which had been very brave, degenerated. The tribe hid itself on Indian Island, where stone implements have been found. In 1763, the proprietors of the town of Standish offered two hundred acres of land to the man who would settle in the town and build a saw mill. Ebenezer Shaw of Hampton, New Hampshire, accepted the offer and built a saw mill as soon as he arrived here. The mill stood near where Shaw's Mills are today. Soon after Mr. Shaw's arrival, many others came. Among them were the names Shaw, Cram, Lowell, Moulton and Bean. Most of these men brought their families with them. 42 THE CRIJSOX RAMBLER The first house in the town was built by Josiah Shaw in 1764 and was at first two stories high, but, for fear that it would blow over, it was cut down to one story. The first tavern was also kept by Josiah Shaw. This tavern was the home of each new settler in the colony. It is not known for sure who was the first white child born in the town of Standish. According to some people it was Phebe Freeman, born in 1761, and others think that it was Judith Philbrick, the daughter of Jonathan Philbrick, born in 1763. Judith later married Ephraim Jones and lived where E. VV. Dolloff now lives. D The first baptism recorded in Standish was that of Mary Freeman in 1769. The frrst blacksmith shop was opened in 1775 by James Moody, and it was at Standish Corner. The first corn mill was built by Thomas Shaw in 1782 and was run by wind. It would grind fifty bushels a day and it was used as a mill until 1788, when it was converted by the vote of the town into an ashery. The ashes were got by means of a sailboat on Sebago Lake from the settlements on the shore and were used to make potash. The first water mill was built by Timothy Higgins in 1792 on the land that Norman Smith now owns. It was more dependable than the wind mill. John Dean, Esq., performed the first marriageg Sargent Shaw and Annie Thompson were the couple united. The first post office at Standish Corner was where O. P. Dolloff now keeps store. John Lowell was the Hrst postmaster. The first physician in the town of Standish was Dr. Isaac Snow Thompson. , The first lawyer was Hr. Greenleaf. afterward professor at Harvard Law School, and also an author of some note. ' The first election was held at the meeting house in 1786. The officers elected were as follows: fence viewers. tithing men. surveyors. field drivers, pound keeper, informer of deer, sealer of leather, sealer of weights and measures. wardens, a com- mittee for examining accounts and a minister with twenty-five pounds in English money as his salary for three months. In 1788 the town of Standish had forty voters. The means of travel was mostly the stagecoach. The stage was run from Bridgton to Portland by the way of Richville. The chief taverns of the town were the present Nelson house, called 'fThe Land-Markfl and the Mabel Thompson house at Standish Corner, and the Ed Smith house at Richville. The first settler in Steep Falls was Captain Benjamin Poland, who in 1826 built a mill on the Saco River a mile below the falls. ln 1829 James Foss opened the first store and in 1836 Tobias Lord built the first grist mill. VVilliam Pierce built the first hotel. A canal was built from Sebago Lake to Saccarappa, now Westbrook. It was finished in 1830 and called the Cumberland and Oxford Canal. The canal was of great service to the town until the railroad was built. Then it declined in value and is mostly filled in now. The first steamboat on Sebago Lake was built in 1849. It was called The Fawn. The second boat was called the Oriental, A regular steamboat line was run between Bridgton and Sebago Lake. The railroad was built as far as Sebago Lake in 1870. It was called the Port- land and Ogdensburg Railroad. It was completed in 1875 to Johnson, Vermont, a distance of one hundred and ninety-three miles, going through the White Moun- tains. The observation cars were entirely open. having canvas curtains in case of necessity, and revolving chairs for turning to see the views. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 43 About sixty years ago a corn shop was run by VVilliam Davis and the father of Governor Baxter at Sebago Lake. James Emery had a coat shop at Standish Corner in 1864. Allan Cressey ran a coat shop in 1860 at Elmwood. The post office at Sebago Lake was built in 1892 and Nathaniel Lane was the first postmaster. The first rural mail carrier in the town of Standish was Gilbert Moulton, who started this work on November 23, 1896. His route was twenty- seven miles a day. Mr. Moulton now goes twenty-three miles a day in winter andi thirty-four in summer. Mr. Moulton has held the position of mail carrier longer than any man in the L'nited States. The first settlers in Richville lived on Rich's Hill. A man by the name of Wiescott first settled at Standish Neck, near Wescott Falls, in 1795. ' The Church of Christ was the first religious organization in the town. It was built on the site of the old fort, in 1769. The first minister in Standish was john Thompson. The amount of his salary is unknown, but it was to be paid in one-third cash, one-third East India Goods, and one-third produce. i John Gould was the Hrst minister ordained in the town. ' The first church was torn down in 1805 by a band of would-be soldiers. Esq. Edward Thompson, who kept a tavern on the adjoining corner, went out with his perforated lantern in one hand and the Hriot actl' in the other hand and tried to read it to the men, but no one paid him any attention. The men threw shingles at him and put out his light. A schoolhouse was finally built of the ruins of the old church. In 1806, a year after the destruction of the former church, the church now known as the Old Red Church was dedicated. The first musical instrument in the town of Standish was used in the church. It is called a seraphine and is now in the possession of Harry Cole. The second church in the town was built in 1802 at South Standish. The first schoolhouse was built in 1787 at Four Corners, near Limington Bridge. ' f The first schoolhouse in Standish Village was built in 1788. Before a school- house was built, Mrs. Williani Cummings taught at her home, while she was work- ing at her loom. The first school committee was Bryan Martin, Peter Moulton, Joseph Chase and VVilliam Cummings. An academy was established in Standish by the State Legislature in 1848. The school occupied the upper story of the Old Red Church and had for its first principal, Thomas Talbot. Standish High School was incorporated in 1893. The first graduation was in 1897, with six graduates. Edwin Moore, who was a member of the first class, is now editor of the Portlmzd Press H Wald. The largest class that ever graduated was in 1925, there being twenty-one members. A new high school building was built in 1915 at Sebago Lake. In 1929 a gym- nasium and assembly hall were added. The first selectmen of Standish were Caleb Rowe, Daniel Hasty and John Dean, Esq. The first town clerk was Theodore Mussey, who signed the Constitu- tion. The first treasurer was Josiah Shaw. The first sheriff of Cumberland County was Moses Pearson of Standish. The first telephone line was owned by H. B. Hartford in 1900. There was one line at Watchic Lake and ...le at Dow's Corner, and two lines around the village 41 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER of Standish. On April 8, 1907, these lines were incorporated under the name of Standish Telephone Company. In 1918. A. F. Wirislow took over the manage- ment. There are fifty lines now and about three hundred and eighty subscribers. Smith's Mills had at first a match factory. located on the shore of Sebago Lake and owned by the Diamond Match Company. Il, F. Smith, a manufacturer of wooden boxes. bought it later. hence its name. Mr. Smith sold his mills to-the E. I. Dupont Company, ammunition makers. During the VVorld War the place grew rapidly, having tenement houses with running water and electricity. The com- pany also had a movie and dance hall. The E. I. Dupont Company sold the mills to the Portland VVater District, who feared that the purity of the water of Sebago Lake was endangered, and destroyed the settlement. The Water District took a good industry out of the town of Standish when they destroyed Smith's Mills, as there are only five or six families at Smith's Mills now and no factories. In 1925 chemicals and fire apparatus were bought by the town of Standish. The chemicals were placed in Steep Falls, Sebago Lake and Standish Corner. In 1927 three tractor snowplows were bought to replace the old rollers, Steep: Falls, Sebago Lake and Standish Corner each having one plow. Some places of historical interest in the town are as follows: The oldest house in the town at the present time is occupied by Perly Fogg on the Gorham Road. The second oldest house is the home of the poet Shaw, which stands on the road between Sebago Lake and Standish Corner. It was built in 1774 and is back to thepresent highway, because, when the house was built, it faced the highway Which was then on the other side of it. Indian Island was formerly a rendezvous for Indians. - '1'4 F Frye's Island is noted for the images on the rocks, and for Frye's Leap. Two beautiful elm trees that were set out on the day that news was received of the battle of Lexington, one by Ephraim Jones in front of the house where- E. W. Dolloff now lives, and the other by Squire William Thompson in front of the Nelson home, are both still standing' as monuments of the battle of Lexington. An interesting bit of history was that concerned with the Marrett homestead. It is as follows: In the W ar of 1812, when it was thought that Portland would be taken by the British, the money from the banks there was transported to Standish, and kept in Parson Marrett's parlor. Six yoke of oxen were used to haul the coin, and the weight was so great that extra care was taken to stengthen the foundations of the house. The latches put on the doors at that time still remain. The house is still owned by the Marrett family. ' Although Standish is a town with a population of only seventeen hundred, it seems to me that it has had an interesting history. - ' DoRorHEA Cote, '30. GGTIMEQ9 The days have lengthened By an hour or sog Oh, my, how time does go. Out goes the winter, In comes the spring, XYith plenty of sunshine, And birds to hear sing, G. S. H., '31.. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 45 THE SPOILED TRIP Tomorrow's Saturday and it will be the deadest day of my life, said Jean, as she sat talking with VVinnie and Cynthia on the top of the porch steps. It will be quiet. wonlt it ? said XVinnie. It has been ever since the crowd went back to the city. Then, as if she had had an inspiration, she said. I know what to do. Let's get Jimmie and Ned and Bill to take us in their launch around the islands. VVe can get Madame De Vere to chaperon usf' That will be fun, cried jean and Cynthia at the same time. J f'Illl ask Madame De Vere if she can go and you girls talk to the boys, said ean. The boys and Madame De Vere quickly agreed to go. About one olclock the group started up the sound between Green Island and Radcliff. which was on the mainland. As they were passing one of the islands, they saw a small landing made of rocks. Let's tie the launch at that landing and pick some flowers. Maybe we can find something raref, remarked Jimmie. They left the boat and separated, to hunt for the Flowers. They had left Madame De Vere on the boat so that she might look after things and blow the horn if anything happened. The young folks had not hunted long when they heard the trouble signal and hurried to the boat. VVhen they were on the boat, Madame De Vere said that she hated to spoil their good time, but the sky was getting quite black in the west and she thought that there was going to be a storm. The boys quickly got the launch under way and turned it toward home. They had got within a mile of home, when Ned came rushing up on the deck where the girls and Madame De Vere were. The boat has sprung a leak, he said. It's nothing to get excited over. I thought that I ought to tell you so that you wouldn't worry or be afraid if you heard strange noises down below. It is really nothing very serious. Yet knowing all the while that it was very serious. indeed. he went down to help the other boys, and the girls, believing what he had said. kept on with their talk. Suddenly, jean. who had been leaning on the rail, said. Lookl girls! The water is up to the little cabin windows. The girls went to the side of the boat and looked down. The boat had been filling faster than the boys could pump the water out. The boys came on the deck and told the girls that they were nearly home, but that they would have to blow the horn for help. They blew the horn twice and waited for an answer, but received none: then they blew twice more. This time they got an answer. By this time the girls were getting really frightened. They stayed close to- gether and tried to assure each other that it wasn't very serious, but didn't succeed very well in making themselves think so. Seeing the rescue launch coming, they got ready to leave their own boat. VV hen they were on board the other launch, they seemed more at ease and laughed and talked. I ' VV hen at last they reached home and were in the sitting-room at Jean's house, Jean said, I was quite scared but at least I will have something to tell the folks at home when I go back to the city, and I don't think that I shall ever call Saturday a dead day again. And she never did. A. VV., '32, 46 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER WHY SOME ROADSIDE STANDS FAIL T0 MAKE THEIR OWN ICE CREAM Many people running 'froadside stands have attempted making their own ice cream. Some have been successful, others have given the business up. A persor will find that the successful people running these stands keep very clean-looking booths, and make ice cream that suits their customers. It happened last summer that I had a chance to work in such a stand, helping to freeze ice cream for a man who has made the product and sold it successfully for several years. One day while he and I were making cream I asked him why he thought other people in the same business as himself hadn't made good. He answered, One reason is that it takes money and hard work before you can find a cream that will suit the customers. Another reason is that after a person running a roadside stand has built up a good name, he is usually influenced by the desire of more profit. Therefore. he reduces the quality of the cream. It doesn't take customers long to find this out. and the dealer loses trade and eventually has to go out of business. HNOW we will figure the work a man has to do before he can ut ice cream on b - - 1 . . . v the market. He must build his ice house. zut in his ice and haul sawdust to cover 1t. . . . 1 . He must buy his freezer and engine: dishes. such as fruit press for the strawberry cream, a sifter, to mix the chocolate and sugar. and cans and coolers in which to pack the cream. Then he must make and freeze the cream. after all this is done. After this man had mentioned these things I began to make a summary of the proceedings of the day. I had come to work at eight o'clock that morning. The man's son and I had got twelve cakes of ice from the ice house, while the man him- self had obtained forty quarts of cream from Portland and about twice that amount of milk. He then mixed the cream, after which we put it into a six-gallon freezer and started the gasoline engine. It took the engine about half an hour to freeze the cream, during which period we shoveled chopped ice and salt into the freezer. XVe repeated this process eight times that day, which was one of the longest of the season of three short months. After thinking all this over, I decided that a man in this business had to work for all he got. C. L. B., '32. WE EE THE CRIMSON KAMBLER 47 in 543 W U5 YV ii i! ft -jclgh Miss B.: What can you tell about the city of Venice ? Burnham: It is all wet. A Democrat? ? ? Miss B.: Name one significant thing about VVhitman. R. Lombard: He was never married. Miss B.: 'iDo you remember what Mr. Rudiman called those who merely got by in their studies F Burnham: 'tHe called them cheats. Suddenly Burnham raises his hand and says: VVhat do they call those who don't pass at all ? fLaugh from all.j Miss Elwell Ctalking to American History Class about Columbus discovering Americaj 1 HHe didnlt know he had discovered it until after his death. Miss E.: Name a charitable association of this townfl W. Lombard tafter thinkingj : Ladies' Aid. Miss E.: What is the purpose of this society ? J. Rand: To gossip. From off in the corner: A'Stitch and chatter. Miss B.: Now, Mr. VVhitte1', I would appreciate it, and I think Miss W'est- cott would, if you would stop whispering Sweet Nothings' in her earf' Miss E.: How does a fish breathe P Burnham : 'Through his fins. 48 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER E. Ward: Sh! quiet, my foot has gone to sleep. Miss B.: Miss Bailey, did he do any good for his country or himself while he was there F E. Bailey: Yes, he died there. Pev. Pendexter Qtranslating Frenchj: Poor father, what a pain he gives himself. QShould be trouble,'.j E. Ward ftranslating in Frenchj: The guard awaits you with the ferry boat. CShould be, Iron-shod poles for climbing glaciers .j Adelbert Libby: The Turkeys revoltedf' fMeaning, UThe Turks revolted. j E. Ward says: 4'The Eskimos in Alaska sell milk in bricks instead of bottles. D. Cole says: A rhinoceros is only a hippopotamus with a radiator cap. Sounds more like Football. A'The official name of the Country we call Russia is Sayus Sovetsikh Satsialishchekikh Republik, a rather long name to sew on a basketball suit. -Detroit News. E. Wilson Qtranslating in Shorthandj : 'AThe sign of the cross was made on his back, The word was Mow, I. Rand ftranslating in Shorthandj: t'You must fall on your 'neck' before Christ. . The word was k11vcs. ' Mr. Johnson: VVhat should one do in case of drowning, when the person's lungs are filled with water P M. Ettinger: Put your fingers on his ribs. Mr. Johnson: VVhat are you going to do, tickle him ? Mr. Johnson Q to the clock. when the alarm suddenly goes off during schoolj : Getting playful now it's spring. Miss B.: 'AMr. Hanscome, what verb does not take objects? Hanscome: The object of the verb be. Mrs. Onthego: They say Mrs. Teawhiiiie plays just like a man. Mrs. Clubber: VVouldn't you think she would be ashamed to use such lan- guage. -Patl1ji11dc'r. You're a dear, good girl, sighed the despondent suitor. God bless you and keep you. I wish I could afford to. W. L., '32. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER ,I 4 Q9 Eiziiffffie BASEBALL, 1929 The baseball team of 15129 lived up to its past reputation by winning the cup in the Triple C League, and losing only to a strong Alumni team, by the score of 12-10. ' The names of those winning their letters, together with a statement of their batting average are as follows: .-X, Shaw, 29 E. DolloH, '29 R. Cleaves. l32 Al. Rand, '31 ....... ..... XY. Libby, '32 Summary of games: S. H. S. .Xpril 26 ....................,. 'kApril 26 ..... 1 B I ay ..... B l ay 11 .... . M ay 8 .... , R lay 1 1 ..... May 2 2 .. May 2 5 .... . June 1 ..... .I une +1 ...,. June 1 1 ..... june 1 1 ..... ,l une 1 7 ..... .1 une 2 0 ..... june 23 ..... ' Forieited. 129 392 365 353 338 9 9 fl 'T 6 L1 'F 11 17 18 12 24- 2 10 10 155 W . Lombard, '32 .............. A. Libby, '30 .......... CI. Harmon, '31 .. .... C. Hodge. '32 .......... ....... N. Lindquist, 732 ............ fJ1'PONENT llollls .......................... Hollis ...... Corni sh ...... lluxton ........... , ........ NX' mdham ................... Gorham Normal ....... . Cape Elizabeth ....... Greely Institute ..... Qormsh ................... Pennell Institute ........ lluxton .......... . ..... Fryeburg Academy ........... lliram .................. . ..... . Yarmouth ................ Alumni ....... 319 298 261 245 207 4 0 -1 0 5 3 G 2 5 -1 2 O 1 8 12 56 50 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER BASKETBALL, 1930 The basketball season of 1930 proved a bit disappointing. 1Ve were third in the league but were strong favorites to win the championship. VVe were trimmed by Gorham by 3 points and we later beat them by 41 points, VVindham won by 5 points and we later licked them by 7 points. VV e trimmed Scarboro by 7 points and they later won by 2 points. Those were the only league games we lost. The team was captained by Raymond Cleaves, a sophomore, and veteran of last year. VVe are looking for a team next year that will have a big chance for winning the cup as by graduation we only lost two from nine letter men. Many spectators came out to see the games this year on account of the ne gymnasium. XYhen the boys were not practicing basketball the gym was occupied with boys and girls playing volley ball and quotennis. INDIVIDUAL SLTORING R. Cleaves, F, '32 ...... Ll Smith, G, '30 ........... W. Lombard, C, 332 ..... N. Lindquist, F. '32 ..... I. Rand, G, '31 .......... A. Libby, F, ,30 .......... VV. Libby, F. 232 ........ XV. Austin, G, '32 ...... C. Chaplin, C. '31 ...... Summary of games: S. H. S. Nov. 20 ..................... ..... 2 6 b lYov. 27 .................. ..... 1 5 Dec. 3 ..... ..... 2 5 Dec. 10 ..... ..... 2 6 9fDec. 13 ..... ..... 3 4 :'1Dec. 17 ..... ..... 2 8 Dec. 31 ..... ..... 2 6 Um. 10 ..... ..... 3 7 jan. 17 ..... ..... 2 2 Han. 22 ..... ..... 2 8 jan. 26 ..... ..... 1 3 Yjan. 28 ..... ..... 1 7 tkFeb. 7 ..... ..... 3 2 'Feb. 12 ..... ..... 4 5 Feb. 14 ..... ..... 3 2 1Feb. 21 ..... ..... 2 2 'l'Feb. 24 ..... ........ 5 5 523 'I' League games. W Games Goals Fouls Points 17 94 38 226' 18 46 11 103 17 28 7 63 Il 20 9 49 IS 17 5 39 15 G 14 26 12 S 5 21 15 5 3 13 12 1 1 3 OPPONENT Buxton ..... ....... ........... . VVll1Cll13111 ....... Buxton .............. Porter ................... Greely Institute ....... VVindham .......... Alumni .............................. Freeport ............................. Gorham Normal Scarboro ............ ................ Gorham Normal f2j Gorham High .................... Greely Institute ................. Freeport ............................. Parsonsneld Seminary Scarboro ............................. Gorham High .................... THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 51 After the end of regular schedule of basketball, several class games were played. The Sophomores overcame all opposition easily. Summary of games : Won Lost Sophomores ..... ..... 3 0 Seniors .......... ..... 1 1 Freshmen ...,.. ........................... ..... 1 1 Juniors ...... ............................ Q ,.... ..... 0 3 BASEBALL, 1930 This season of baseball has started with eight letter men reporting for practice. VV e have won the first four games easily. The team is captained by James Rand, a junior and veteran of last year. Coach Rupert Johnson, who has brought out such good baseball teams in the past, is out to keep up the good work again this year. The school would like to express the feeling of thanks to the town for the new Gym. It has been a great pleasure to take part in indoor athletic and physical education under such splendid conditions as the new building offers. TENNIS, 1930 Considerable interest is being taken in tennis this year. The one court is well occupied all the time, many not being able to play. Since this is a new sport, and only one court to play on, Standish does not intend to take part in any competition with other schools this year but hope to in the future. SWIMMING MEET, 1930 On February 8, 1930, the Cumberland County Y. M. C. A. held a swimming meet in Portland, in which the following boys took part: R. Chaplin, G. Harmon, L. Smith, C. Libby, and M. W7elch. L. Smith was the only one to win a ribbon by swimming first place in the breast stroke. XX lllllllflll , E , ' ie.. . , if 52 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 09915 uf O 49 4, , 4. , w, L 4 we 1 . 34 Nl J N , A- :Dui i 'I' 'IIT TA ,- . , 1 :'fn f f T .rf z 2,1 FE 'E T, l lix, H ' 'N v' , ,l 5 - 4 g . . U ul A , 1 9 3 G li T ' gi .F . it ' C -, A3 Q3 Af- I I 1 5b2Zii-1-' r J E T A M .c. W. JUNIOR CLASS ii ii XVe are now Juniors at S. H. S. There are hfteen of us. James Rand l.eRoy Lombard Russell Chaplin Edith Rich William Lombard Martha NVestcott Gerald Harmon Edward Whittier Manley Smith Albert Libby Esther Nlfilson Pearl Rackliff VVilford Paine XYinona XN'arren llelen Rich Those of the class chosen for prize speaking Finals arc: Manley Smith XYinona XYarren Pearl Rackliff James Rand Esther Vllilson Martha Wlestcott Wilford Paine Edith Rich Class colors are Old Rose and Gray. The class motto is Excelsior Class flower is Pink Carnation. The class officers are as follows: President ............,.................. ..,...... N Winona Wlarren Vice-President ......... ........ 1 lartha VVestcott Secretary ........................... .............. E dith Rich Treasurer ........................................,... .,... E sther XVilson Those on Athletic Council are: James Rand l.eRoy Lombard Vvllllillll Lombard NV. P., '31. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 53 NJ 'S f l V ' T ,Q J L A J P V 2 ,Q T , f ' 2 ag L f T X t X-Q ELL, ,exif fi- ...fit y kit :TE jlfef d f qf fii -f H Srzf - fO7z - Yviokviinafw-Q-T SOPHOMORE CLASS The members of the Sophomore Class are: Stanley Austin Raymond Cleavcs Philip Knight llenry Martin XYillard .Xustin Eleanor Dresser Norman Linclquist Phyllis Pendexter Carl llodqc llcryl llawkcs Clihford l.ibby Dorothy Ryall Mark lfailcy Xlilbcrt llayes lYalter Libby Marjorie Ryall Elizabeth Cole George llanscomc l.cRoy Lomlxard lfunice Thomes Alice XYard Roland Wlarren The class officers for the year of 15330 are as follows: President .....,....,................................................. Norman Lindquist Vice-T'residcnt .......,...................................................... Carl Bodge Secretary and Treasurer ..... .................................... B lark Bailey Class Editor ..,...,............................,.......................... Beryl Hawkes Members of the Athletic Council: Raymond Cleavcs and Carl Bodge. Those chosen from the Sophomore Class for the animal prize speaking contest were: Carl llodge, l7eryl Hawkes, l'hilip lillifflit,NCI'l'l11Ul l-indquist,Dorothy Ryall Philip Knight won hrst prize for the boys. The boys of the Sophomore Class out for basketball this Winter were: Wlillard Austin Carl Hodge XYilbert Hayes , Walter Libby Stanley Austin Raymond Cleaves Norman Lindquist lNe had a very good class team, which won the championship in the interclass games. The boys out for baseball this spring are: Stanley Austin Carl llodge Philip Knight lllalter Libby VVillard Austin Raymond Cleaves Norman Lindquist Roland VVarren B. H., ,32. W 0-L THE CRIMSON RAMBLER g fs I efqff? Li ng VESW MA N Af FRESHMAN CLASS The lnenllmers of the lfreshinan Class are: Pauline Fernald Laurel Burnham Mildred Ettinger .lean Morrison The class officers are: Rufus Dow Roland Lewis Rohert Chick l'aul XValker President .......... Yice-President ..............,,.. Secretary and Treasurer Class Editor ..............................,... Class Motto-''llerseverance overcoin Class Colors-Purple and Gold. Class Flower-Yellow Carnation. Myron Xlescott Henry Kenney Jesse Sanborn 'lean Morrison . Pauline liernald . Laurel Burnham Jean Morrison es everythingu lf Labor omnia vincit THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 55- SENIOR STATISTICS EDNA BAILEY 'Edna Frances COLLEGE COURSE Treasurer 12, 3, 45, Secretary 135, Prize Speaking 12, 35, Class History 145, Wescott Prize 145. She was fair, and fairer, than that word of wondrous virtues. DOROTHEA COLE Dot COLLEGE COURSE Prize Speaking 172, 35, CRIMSON RAMBLER Board 13, 45, Class Ode 145, Senior Drama 145. A friend who bears her friends' iniirmities. MARGCERETTE H CUBARD B0bby COLLEGE COURSE CRIMSON RAMBLER 115, Prize Speaking 12, 35, Drama 145, School Chronicles 145. Fair is she to behold, that maiden of seventeen sum- mers. 56 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER SENIOR STATISTICS ADELIZERT L. LIIEBY DclIic ENGLISH COURSE Class Vice-President 11, 2, 3, 45, Prize Speaking 12, 35, Baseball 12, 3, 45, Basketball 12, 3, 45, Manager Of Basketball 135, Athletic Council 13, 45, Business Manager of CRIMSON RAMRLER 145, Hi-Y Club 145, Drama 145, Valedictory 145. Rich in lore Of sports and books. PEN ERLEY PENDEXTER Pew COLLEGE COURSE Class President 11, 2, 3, 45, Business Manager Of CRIMSON RAMIXLER 135, Editor-in-Chief 145, Prize Speaking 12, 35, Silutatory 145, Drama 145. Large is his body :md his soul sincere. LEON H. SINIITH HS7llifl1j'H GENERAL COURSE Basehall Squad 11, 25, Basketball 11, 2, 3, 45, Athletic Coun- cil 12, 3, 45, Secretary and Treasurer of Athletic Association 145, Swimming Meet 13, 45, Prize Speaking 12, 35, First Prize 135, Drama 1-15, Hi-Y Club 145, Oration 145. If I could have my clearest wish, I'd fish and fish and ish and fish. THE CRIMSON RAMBLEK 5'7- SENIOR STATISTICS ELLERY H. VVARD Rick ENGLISH COURSE Prize Speaking 12, 35, Drama 145, Class Will 145. A prodigy of learning. MORTON WELCH Toni GENERAL COURSE Prize Speaking 11, 25, First Prize 125, Baseball 11, 2, 3, 45, Hi-Y Club 13, 45, President Of Hi-Y Club 145, Senior Drama 125, Gifts to Girls 145, Athletic Council 11, 2, 3, 45. A noticeable man with large brown eyes. ELEANOR M. WESCGTT Marty GENERAL COURSE Prize Speaking 135, Class Secretary 145, Chorus 11, 25, Athletic Council 145, Presentation of Gifts to Boys 145, Drama 145. Bright is her face with smiles. and words Of glaclness and welcome fall from her lips. 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Favorite Pastime Favorite Place Ambition Future Occupation ia Bailey Being nursemaid Steep Falls To be a teacher Teaching music rothea Cole Reading Richville To be a dietitian Teaching arguerette Hubbard Dancing Sebago Lake To be a nurse Playing in the follies N Ecli Do . M UD Sl .... L.. cu an E .... UD C as ... cv 0 ..- 3-1 4-4 u Q.: .-. ll-l 3-4 as cv .E on Cl an ... EU U .... sq 4-3 Q cv .-. cu C IU 12 3 0 E-4 .ac 3-1 0 74 3 cu Z .23 .fr m OJ E M E CD C5 KU F s. .0 .0 .-l 4-I L- CD .2 E sd 4C M E E E F To be a farmer OH gt min 5 DA .E .s: on I3 m .-I L-4 GJ 4-F N OJ -cs Q U L. xv. .2 M 0 b cu lla 2 U M-53 is-. 120 Egw? 7,U'.E'54 e353 Esta .1 ug: 5 R54-'IG 0m.::0 FDDI' .Ez 3.0.5 seg 532: .QSO Bdsm 3233 OOOO Fl-'E-'E-1 E .Lf Fix 5.65 .c'iw..:: 115' -ca E352 GS 3023 I5 E '- 3 O :- b-4 -- Aga Lf,-K4-I wig E533 Tvsbtv... EQSE ,., ... amim E -:io U :ET3 -ages L77 S25 ZOC :Q-1: Housekeeping CI' 5 cd U 46 :ws U .0 0 E-4 .E 3 'o ... cd D3 4-F U1 fs LT-l 11. '30 Z E ru E-f 'U 8 5 C6 0.2053 3m2m5 60 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER O 0 ,fl if X Q VWVG E 'Z, I1 Q. way School to which we hare sent the Cumisox RAMBLER: YVindham High School, Xxwillilllillll, Maine. Potter Academy. Sebago. Maine. Mexico High School, Mexico, Maine. Limerick High School. l-inierick, Maine. Alfred High School. Alfred. Maine. Bliss College. Lewiston. Maine, Porter High School. lfezar Falls, Maine. Scarboro High School. Scarlzoro. Maine. Greely Institute. Cumberland Center, Maine. Bristol High School, llristol, Vermont, Hanson High School, linxton Center, Maine. Bridgton High School. l?ridgton, Maine. Bridgton Academy, North llriclgton. Maine. School papers on our exchange list: The Wiizfloizifzfl, XYinclham High School. You have a very good paper all the through. The F0111' C0l'lIUI'S, Scarhoro High School. You have a very interesting paper. The Corona, llridgton High School. We like your paper very much. The Sokoleir, Linierick High School. Your literary department is good. The Pep, lllexico Iligh School. The Sf-l'll7Ig0l', llridgton Academy. Q PEARL IQACKLIFF, '31, E.rcha1zgc Editor. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER -1-P-AQe-gmf-if-fa?-6:f1?J:+ I ALUMNI NOTES I P' P' P' PLZ' P' 'mi L Hazel Rand CVVescottj, keeping house, Standish Neck. Evelyn Shaw QMeadj, keeping house, Standish, Maine. Earle VVood, piano tuner, Lynn, Mass. Guy Coolbroth, selling insurance, Portland, Maine. Clayton Grace, Limington, Maine. 1922 Erma Manchester, Portland, Maine. Elizabeth Emery, St. Barnabas Hospital, Woodfords, Maine Alice Meserve QDouglasj, keeping house, Sebago, Maine. Georgia Smith, doing housework, Portland, Maine. Georgia Tibbitts QWadej, Norridgewock, Maine. Beulah Waterman, teaching school, Buxton, Maine. Florence Usher CCressyj. keeping house, Gorham, Maine. Vyra Usher C Richardsonj, keeping house, Gorham, Maine. Adelaide Hodgkins, working, Hanold's, Standish, Maine. Atwood Hodgkins, working on road, Standish, Maine. Ellis Weeman, raising poultry, East Limington, Maine. Bertha Sanborn Qjewettj, keeping house, Fryeburg, Maine. Mary Meserve, keeping house, Cumberland Mills, Maine. Gwen VValker, Sanford, Maine. ' Leon Sanborn, teaching school, New Gloucester, Maine. Raymond Wood, Long Island, N. Y. Chester Pendexter, Smith's Mills, Maine. Harold Rich, Xvoodfords, Maine. Harvey Rand, Portland, Maine. 1923 Ralph Rich, Woodfords, Maine. Georgia M. Libby fFlintj, So Paris. Maine. Mildred Harmon, Portland, Maine. Corinne Boulet, Chicago, Ill. VVeston Ramsdell, Sebago Lake, Maine. Almon Marean, farming, Standish, Maine. Maud Marean, beauty parlor, Standish, Maine. Doris Blake C Libbyj, keeping house, Richville, Maine. Helen Boothby, Standish, Maine. Marcia Norton CCottonj, keeping house. Hiram, Maine. Elsie Gay QLOwej, Lowell, Maine. Marion Grey QBaconj, VVindham, Maine. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER 1924 Robie Rich, Richville, Maine. Wlalter Irish, Portland, Maine. Josephine Berry, teaching school. Jennie Ridlon, Steep Falls. Maine. Clifton Boulter. working. S. D. VYarren Mills. Cumberland Mills, Maine Gladys Thorne Cliurdwoodj, keeping house, Sebago Lake, Maine. Henry Robbins, Portland, Maine. Levi VVescott. Lf. of M.. Orono, Maine. Doris YVood CSurettij. Cliftondale, Mass. . Margaret Harmon l'Smithj. keeping house. Sebago Lake, Maine. Aubrey Kenney, working in C. ll. Meeks' Store, Sebago Lake, Maine, 1925 Miarren Rand, working. S. D. XYarren Mills. Cumberland Mills, Maine. Raiford Vkledge, telegraph operator. Kenneth Chaplin, working, Sanborn's Mill. Steep Falls, Maine. Owen Sanborn, Boston, Mass. Charlie Brown, working in a garage, Standish, Maine, Henry Libby, U. of M., Orono, Maine. Howard Bauchman. Steep Falls, Maine. Eva Gallant QPlymptonj, Steep Falls, Maine. Charles VVatson, working. Sebago Lake Ice Co., Sebago Lake, Maine. Eva Butterfield, teaching school. Edna Butterfield, Standish, Maine. Ruth Libby, Standish, Maine. Evelyn Cole, Maine School of Commerce, Portland, Maine. Leona Graffam, Scarboro. Maine. Pansy Mushran CThompsonj, keeping house, Standish, Maine. Mayola Marean fPillsburyj, keeping house, Limington, Maine. Perry Graffam, working, Standard Oil Co.. Portland, Maine. Kenneth Moore, working. Sanborn's Mill, Steep Falls, Maine. Olin Moulton, C. of M., Orono, Maine. William Hubbard, working at Maine General Hospital, Portland, Maine 1926 Ogilvie Allen, Boston, Mass. Alfred Dolloff, Gorham Normal School, Gorham. Maine. Dorothy Grafifam, nurse, Maine General Hospital, Portland, Maine. Alfred Libby, working on a farm at Standish Neck. Edna Rackliff, nurse. Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston, Mass. Frances Ramsdell, Sebago Lake, Maine. Marion Varney, Smith's Mills, Standish, Maine. Susie Sanborn, Gorham, Maine. Helen Usher, Maine General Hospital, Portland, Maine. Beulah Storah, teaching school, Richville, Maine. 1927 Ruth Clark fChaplinj, keeping house, Steep Falls, Maine. Marion Clark, nurse, Maine General Hospital, Portland, Maine. Eleanor Christie, teaching school. Barbara Mead. Portland. Maine. Mlilson Hawkes. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER Gerald VVood, working at VVood's Mills, East Baldwin, Maine. VVilbur Jackson, Vlloodfords, Maine. Clara Lombard CBurnhamj, keeping house, Sebago Lake, Maine. Hartley VX-lard, working at Grain lllill, Sebago Lake, Maine. Harold Brown, Standish, Maine. Mary Libby, training for nurse, New York. Lawrence Rand, working at Richville. Maine. Bernice Dolloti, Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine. 1928 Georgia Brown, working in Portland, Maine. Clyde Dolloff, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. Charles Graffam, working at Steep Falls, Maine. Beatrice Hoyt, business college, Portland, Maine. Earle Howard, Maine School of Commerce, Portland, Maine. Elmer Lindquist, Steep Falls. Maine. Edna Libby, teaching school, Standish Neck. Kenneth Marean, Oak Hill, Standish, Maine. Catherine Rand QBrownj, Standish, Maine. Louise Rich, Gorham Normal School. Gorham, Maine. Fred Sanborn, U. of M., Orono, Maine. Raymond Thompson, Standish, Maine. ' 1929 Doris Boulter, Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine. Harold Dolloff, Standish, Maine. Mary Swasey, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. Albert Green, Bridgton Academy, Bridgton, Maine. Dorothy Gallant C Blakej, keeping house, Limington, Maine. Arnold Gifford, attending night school, Massachusetts. Joseph Ramsdell, Sebago Lake, Maine, Marion Thombs, Shaw's Business College. Portland, Maine. Edgar Bodge, Cumberland County Power and Light Co., Portland, Maine Ruth Marean, Oak Hill, Standish, Maine. Linwood Hoyt, East Baldwin, Maine. Agnes Cannell, Shawys Business College, Portland, Maine. Violet Libby, Standish Neck, Standish, Maine. ' Alden Shaw, Bridgton Academy, Bridgton, Maine. 'I li . WWHESS :J I Th THE CRIMSON RAMBLER Compliments of Portland tove Foundry Co. ATLANTIC RANGES AND ATLANTIC WARM AIR FURNACES SINCE 1877 PORTLAND, MAINE J. H. RICH Ki SON fSod dh fI C mor b fCndy We also car y Patent Medicines School Supplies, P nts, Oils, Fi h g T kle C meta Supplies, Cg Tob and Magazine Sebago Lake, Maine pl to d p f r a cool drink Compliments of . . . J. T. Swasey Ybinfing and Home Decorating Standish, Maine THE CRIMSON RAMBLER A. H. Butterfield Merchant Buy Your Merchandise from the Independent Merchant Boost Your Neighborhood I T P A Y S Telephone 29-2 STANDISH, MAINE F' B' Pendexter Linwood Pendexter Phgtggraphy Dealer in Live Stock Picture Copying STEEP FALLS, MAINE Picture Frames Made to Order 1 Telephone Standish 24-5 BROWNFIELD, MAINE THE CRIMSON RAMBLER LYMAN B. Cl-IIPMAN Department Food Store, Wholesale and Retail 574 Congress Street, Portland, Maine Phone Forest 384 W. L Humphrey ICE CREAM, SODA, CONFECTIONERY, CIGARS, BREAD, PASTRY, LUNCHES 'Y' 3 Sebago Lake, Maine HIGGlN'S GARAGE E. R. Higgins, Prop. Automobile Repairing and Supplies Ford Sales and Service GOODYEAR TIRES THAT GOOD GULF GASOLINE Standish, Maine Telephone Standish 8-21 THE CRIMSO V RAMBLFR SEBAGO LAKE GARAGE for Economical Transportation , o fCHl?VR VLl.3lf ITS WISE TO CHOGSE A SIX TydlG dOl Tlph St dh46 Sb Lak M 1 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER Compliments of . . . C. MABLE NASON COLE Notary Public Justice of Peace LENA S. SHAW Developing and Printing SEBAGO LAKE, MAINE Visit . . . MRS. D. M. PORTER MILLINERY DRY AND FANCY GOODS Steep Falls, Maine Compliments of . . . Sunshine Beauty Parlor MAUD MAREAN Telephone Standish 4-2 Sebago Lake, Maine CORRECT POSTURE ASSURES COMFORT, STYLE AND HEALTH Spencer garments are both Dress and Surgical, individually de- signed to meet the need of every figure. AGNES B. WHITNEY Registered Corsetiere For Appointment Call Telephone 36-4 Sebago Lake, Maine THE SHAW BUSINESS COLLEGE 50715 Congress Street Portland, Maine COURSES Business :: Shorthand Secretarial Catalogue on request THE CRIMSON RAMBLER Standish Telephone Company STANDISH - MAINE VVEEKS' COUNTRY STORE BUYS EVERYTHING SELLS EVERYTHING QUALITY - SERVICE - RIGHT PRICES SEBAGO LAKE 'VILLAGE At Hay's Drug Stores PHoNE and MAIL onnnns Given PROMPT and cAREFuL ATTENTION PO RT LAND MAINE rmvs DRU ORES ' FOUNDED BY HE HAY l64l I THE CRIMSON RAMBLER Established 1870 Incorporated 1902 GRAY'S A. F. Sanborn 81 Sons Co. Portland Business College Manufacturers of 390 Congress St., Portland, Me. Coopefage Sfvvk Noah E. 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