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

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Spending of Leisure Time a Most Serious Subject During our daily life we find it necessary to find some- thing to draw our attention from problems of school and home work. One of the most profitable ways of amusing oneself is to become occupied with some work, such as, shall we say, hobbies? Most hobbies prove very interesting, at least for the time being, and may even prepare one for his future life. But, let us not confuse hobbies with pastimes,. Sir Frank- Guy Armitage, impersonator of characters of Dkpkens, in his talk at one of our assembly programs, stressed the fact that there is a great deal of difference between these two. He gave as an example of a hobby, the snapping of a camera and the developing of the picture by the one who snaps itg and a pastime, the snapping of the photo and having someone else develop it. Mr, Armitage certainly has made great use of his impersonations, which he considers as his hobby, for he has worked his way through many colleges by means of them. But, let us come nearer home and interview our principal, Rupert G. Johnson, whose hobby is the making of baseball bats. Mr. Johnson has nad the idea of making baseball bats since he studied manual training in Fryeburg Academy. He became so interested in the work that, after selling bats for another manufacturer for two years, seeing there was such a good market for them, he decided to set up some machinery at his parents' home in Brownfield, Maine, and become a manufacturer himself. He cuts the ash trees in the late fall, and then during the spring vacation he saws them out into squares the proper size. Following this process they are rounded down into billets. They are then allowed to season from twelve to eighteen months. Next, they are hand turned into various models, sanded, branded, oiled, finished, usually with shel- lac, trim ed, and the length stamped on. He has sold tgqng mostly to schools in the neighboring vicinity but he has sent a few to Springfield, Massachusetts. He is now experimenting with a lighter wood in order to obtain lighter weight bats, And by the way, folks, here's a tip, even the mighty bats of the UTyH Cobb, HBabe Ruth and MAIN Simmons' names have no- thing on R. G. Johnson's. If you doubt me, try them. KTry them anyway!! he might add a few more hobbies of some other members of our school. miss Hazel Ingalls, our English and Latin teach- er, has a very interesting hobby. During the summer she operates a tea room at her residence in Denmark, maine, and entertains week-end guests in her home. We think that this must be a fascinating way of occupying ene's time. fhat say, golksd why not visit the ULog Cabin Tea noomu and the Nlngalls' ome. Or there is Charlotte Dolloff, a junior, who informs us that her hobby is purchasing and trying to play popular music on her piano, but I am sure we all know that Charlotte is quite capable of playing nearly anything she wishes.