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

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lllllllllll X : 11, P ps.. W 'Wil 5 ' Utopia ....................... LITERARY ARTICLES Eddie Wlhittier .-X Merry k,l11'lStl1l1lS ........................... . v Ro. 1313 ................................................. The Complaint of an Empty Purse ........ The Dance of the Dolls .X Real Cihost ......................... .'Xnita's Plan ..... .... pk German Uniform .. .... . A Firm Friendship A Mysterious Murder The Hermit .................. -H er Reward .................... The lleauty of Nature ..... .TX Midnight Frolic ......... lleing Thankful .......... The llronze Idol ................ The Senior Class of '31 ....... u ' ' 'Ihe Little If ............. Classified ................... Independence Day ....... R adio ........................ Y outh .................... W'inter ............. Be Happy ........ Our Spring ............ The Outlaw ............... The Fatal YVords ........ lnventions ................. llouses ................... Truth ? ................ lily the Radio ........ Standish High ...... Martha NVescott .. Winona NYarren Edith Rich Pearl Rackliff Esther Wfilson .. Eleanor Dresser Dorothy Ryall Norman Lindquist . Laurel llurnham Marjorie Ryall lleryl Hawkes .. .... Roland Lewis. . ...... . Jean Morrison, llarhara Higgins, Fred Vendexter Esther Wlilson Martha VVescott Gerald Harmon .. Richard Higgins lleryl Hawkes . Wfilfred Paine, LeRoy Lombard, Edith Rich Gerald Harmon Eddie VV'hittier Pearl Rackliff llarhara Higgins Beryl Hawkes Rufus Dow, .. NVinona XVarren Bertha Frost 9 v v 1 1

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12 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER The finals were held in the assemblyhall january 278. The judges were from Gorham Normal School. The first prize for boys, a five dollar gold piece, was awarded to Carl llodgeg the first prize for girls was awarded to Phyllis Pendexterg and the second prize of two dollars and a half was awarded to Jean Morrison. The students got subscriptions for magazines published by the Crowell Pub- lishing Company. The proceeds are being used for athletic purposes. The school has enjoyed many interesting speakers, among whom were, Mr. Marion Emery, master of the lloy Scouts 3 a representative of the University of Maineg and the Reverend L. C. Harnish. Recently a History of Religion Class has been organized under the direction of the Reverend L. C. Harnish of Standish. The class is composed of members of the Junior and Senior classes, and meets each Wednesday. The Senior drama Fin er mrintsn is bein f coached b our English and Latin K I is Y teacher, Miss Brewster. The characters are as follows: Hose Hawks, a fin er rint detective , ......................... Y S P Ned T horndyke. part owner of the Thorndyke Ranch jimmy Lee, his partner ..................................................... ..... Roger Whitney, Jr., a rich city Aleck ........... Pamina Thorndyke. daughter of Ned ............................................... Paulette Whitney, sister of Roger .................................................... Mrs. Roger Whitney. Sr., mother of the Younger Whitneys ............ Pearl Rackliff Mrs. Amelia Thorndyke, Ned's sister, very precise ........................ Gerald Harmon James Rand Edward Whittier Wilford Paine Edith Rich Martha Wescott VVinona Warren Mignon Mocare, the French maid ............................................ ............ It Ielen Rich Porcelin Purdy, a colored cook ................................. The Senior Class parts were awarded the last week of the were as follows : Valedictory ........ Salutatory ............. Class Prophecy ......................... Class Will ..................................... Esther Wilson W. P., '31. winter term. They Pearl Rackliff Wilfred Paine Martha Wescott .. Eddie VV hittier Presentation of Gifts to lioys ...... ....... W inona VVarren Presentation of Gifts to Girls ...... ............ J ames Rand School Chronicles ....................... ....................... ......... E d ith Rich ja1neS rand e Eddie Whittier heleN rich edlth rich win0na warren maRtha Wescott pearl raCkliff wiLford paine gerAld harmon manley Smith . eSther wilson SENIOR CLASS, '31,

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14 THE CRIMSON RAMBLER UTOPIA The sun was just setting over the distant hills as a lone rider topped one of the little hillocks. What wonderful scenery: a perfect picture, an ideal place for a little town or a ranchg a dam to stop that beautiful river which flows below. These thoughts were running through the mind of jim Stark, the lone rider. Stark was of Western type and with his sun-tanned face, blue eyes that looked from under dark eyebrows, and a well-built body, he looked like a young man of strong abilities. He had been classed by his folks and neighbors as a thriftless, lazy, good-for-nothing young man. jim didn't really like to settle down, he liked to roam around by himself. He had had many jobs dur- ing the cattle roundups but never had stayed on one longer than necessary. He was on his way to the Concho Rodeo when the thought came to his mind that he would like to settle down and be somebody instead of wandering aroundg therefore he put these things out of his mind and proceeded to the rodeo. It seemed at this rodeo that luck found him. First, he had taken many parts in the rodeo and won a considerable amount of money. Next, when on his way from the fields, he came face to face with a stylish, elderly gentleman. The man kept his sharp eyes on jim, and jim, in turn, stared at the stranger. Do you in any way happen to know john McDyke ? was the unexpected question. Yes, was the curt reply he got from Stark. Why do you ask, stranger P went on the cowboy. Well, replied the man slowly, 'fyou look something like john McDyke and I was kinda curious. john McDyke is my uncle, jim said, looking sharply at the stranger to see if it had any effect on him. Well, I'll be darned, was the excited answer, you're just the young man I'm looking for. Come with me-l heard you followed up these rodeos. Have much luck today, hombre? was the rapid talk of the stranger. I'll introduce myself, he went on, as they proceeded down the street. I'm Lawyer Burns of Argon City. I'm james Stark of Orin City, replied the cowboy, still wondering what the lawyer was going to do and why he was interested in his Uncle john. By this time they had reached the office of the lawyer. Sit down, Stark, said the lawyer, gently motioning to a chair, while he took another. You told me you were john McDyke's nephew, he said slowly. Did you ever see your uncle ? Only once, replied Stark. That was when I was a youngster and he visited our ranch at Orin City, he kept on, still wondering why he answered the lawyer's questions so freely. -xr i Did you know he was dead, young man ? asked the lawyer with a great deal of emphasis. No, was the quick reply. VVell, john McDyke died at Dead1nan's Bluff two months ago, leaving a will. ' Stark began to sit up and take notice, because he had been Uncle john's pet when he had made the one and only visit at the Stark Ranch.