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

Text from Pages 1 - 178 of the 1949 volume:

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In ,,,, .f ,,I,.-4,..-f' 'rj Pj XX -. xqgf, 1 J X fs f X so 1 5 r J, M.,-as-Mm--M- Nr- X XXX ,f,4,, u j?K.,NNxft lx A,,.-f --,,,,,,f 5 --5,5 ., ' ' ',f ', f XL' ,, ',, 'A iw,-'ZZ Editor-in-chief A Assistant Editors Q -N.:- Editor for Class of 1949 1950 1951 1952 Art Editor Exchange Editor Joke Editor Literary Editor Sports Editor Business Manager Assistant Business Managers Faculty Advisors Shirley Sullivan Nola Skillings Suzanne Thomas Shirley Sullivan Morton Strom Suzanne Thomas Shirley Kreisel Morton Strom Mary Jean Wesoott Norma Blake Rachel Rines Ellen Chaplin Donald Hulit Joyce Johnson Farl Ransdell Mr. Allan Andrews Miss Jane Marshall , X, Typing, Stencilling, and Mimeograph work done by the Commercial Department. NFUFFO' s.J AVCQ ix.fJXa,,y lJ D l KECTOPQX FACULTY Rupert G. Johnson, P Allan I. Andrews Benjamin B. Bartick James Lancaster Janet J. Logan Jane Marshall SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC Chellis W. Carville SCHOOL COMMITTEE Mrs. Stanley Austin Charles M. Matson Cecil York STUDENT COUNCIL Senior Class Members Harold Ware, President Mary Jean Wescott, Sec Henry Woodbrey Norma Blake Junior Class Members Earl Ramsdell Ellen Chaplin Clarence Chute Sophomore Class Members Jean Johnson Suzanne Thomas Freshman Class Members Merton Chute rincipal a Treas 5 f 5 muuuww-,Ima-. 2 f f 3 l HCBIMSON BAMBLERH BOARD Seated: Norma Blake, Nola Skillings, Donald Hulit, Shirley Sullivan, Suzanne Thomas, Mary Jean Wescott. Standing: Shirley Kreisel, Mr. Andrews, Earl Ramsdell, Ellen Chaplin, Joyce Johnson, Morton Strom, Miss Marshall, Rachel Hines. law M STUDENT COUNCIL Seated: Norma Blake, Henry Woodbrey, Harold Ware, Mary Jean Wescott. Standing! Ellen Chaplin, Merton Chute, Clarence Chute, Earl Hamsdell, Suzanne Thomas, Jean Johnson. EDW 'fofwx LS f X ,,.........-..... I ' L, X , ' , m f 4 ,gf 1 if w'N . -NSI' kb . ' -vs-'XXX ff 'x,..X.','.l.4 1'- IF If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream-and not make dreams your master, If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two imposter just the same, If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools, If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss, If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve you turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: Hold on! If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch, neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, all men count with you, but none too much, you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty second's worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And-which is more-you'll be a Man, my son! Or If If If Rudyard Kipling CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES WITH A BIT OF ADVICE I appreciate the opportunity of congratulating the Class of l949 of the Standish High School on the successful con- clusion of your four year's work. You are arriving at commencement, that time when you may look back with satisfact- ion on a job well done and look forward to a new world to conquest. No one can know what the future holds for anyone, but if one does one's best whatever the circumstances then we know that we can look to the Ultimate Examination with confidence that we will graduate. The most unsatisfactory phase of life is that we cannot know what to learn or what to prepare for. if we could only know all the parts we were to play we could study the score. I had plans to be an engineer, yes, I planned to be the best engineer living. I studies hard, and being slow-witted it was hard work, Civil nngineering at University of Maine, Mechanical Engineering at Yale, then with a war on Uncle Sam sent me to University of Texas to study Aeronautical Engineer ing. But now by a twist of fate I am in the State Senate try- ing to help my fellow man. All that training is helpful but not conventional for one in public life. You also may have as varied a career, so learn all you can. You L9'ers will soon be out trying to make this a better world. There is much room for improvement. Remember that if you do not keep moving ahead you will fall behind as every- thing else is moving forward. ' Our Town of Standish is spending more than half of our tax money on education because we, the citizens, are still in hopes that by so doinj we will give into your hands the tools to'build this better world. You will not let us down. Take an interest in your government, local, state and national. It is the best form of government so far designed even though it is far from perfect and far from efficient. It is easy to criti- cize a man who is trying to do somethingg but if you really desire to help, don't criticize, go and do the job better your self. Show by example how it should be done. Also, don't worry when you are unjustly criticized, for they don't shoot at a dead lion. Memorize and try to live the precepts in Kipling's poem Wlfn. Poor Alexander wept that there were Uno more worlds to conquer' when all that was known were the lands around the Mediterranean. You have already learned more than he or any- one'living in his time. Now at this Commencement resolve that henceforth you will count the day lost that, when you lie down for sleep, you cannot to yourself say, WI learned one new thing today that will help me make this world a better place to live inn. Then you, if you do the best that.isiin you, can be assured that on the final report card God will give an UAW for Effort. May he help you to this end. Paul Frederick Slocum 'w1q d19q oq PQUIIOUI w9Q1 SXEU pu9 91do9d ss9adm1 oq QSWSSS GH 'w1q DSXEI UIQ M993 oqm 91d095 'u019wa9q9m 9 SE SQJEI 99 qa99q 9 qq1m K11UPMHQ gc q1q KUMEJOS 91qq11 9 111qs 99m GH s9111w9J QUGJSJJIP Jog Bu1x0oo Kq 100q0s O1 1o0q0s moag pu9 umoq oq umoq woag AEM s1q pexaom SQ 0s 'saaoqo PIOQQSUOQ 9J9M op p1n00 9q qvqq sSu1qq A1uo aqq qnoqv 'UOIQPOUPS UB H993 oq emoq J9AJ99 9qq 1591 SQ 'p10 SJBBA UQAQS 99m QSJOGQ JQQJB uoog '3u10p u99q DEQ GUS ua9qq9d QWBS aqq A1qo9x9 q1uq O1 UPSGQ pu9 s91p99u 9mos J19sm1q go? 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Upon entering this school he had to have a surname and according to the exslave custom, Carver George was transformed into George Carver. After leaving the security of Nariah Watkins home, he moved from town to town, attending school when he had enough money and working for his board and room. In the course of time he arrived in Olathe, Kansas, where he was taken in by Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Seymour. When the Seymours moved to Minneapolis, Kansas, they took George with them. It was during this time that his body began to stretch to the six feet which he was finally to attain. Although he still stammered, his power of mimicry was much appreciated as was his musical ability.q Lucy Seymour started a laundry in Minneopolis and from her George learned how to iron ruffled shirts and petticoats. From then on, wherever he went, he made his way by starting a laundry. It was while he was in the laundry business that he added the Washington to his name. Being in business, he received his first mail. There happened to be another George Carver in town, a white man. George added the Washington to his name to distinguish himself from the white man. When he had completed his high school education, George was not satisfied. He wanted to go to college to acquire more knowledge to help the negro people. He wrote to Highland Uni- versity and was accepted, but when he appeared in the fall he was turned away because he was a negro. Thus George became acquainted with race prejudice. From there he moved to the Great American Desert, settl- ed some land and tried to farmg but he was unhappy. The only consolation he had was the beautiful scenery which he loved to paint. He p oved his claim on June 25, 1888, but he did not live on the land the required five years to get it free from the government. Instead, he took out a mortgage for three hundred dollars on it. He traveled with that money and finally settled in Winter- set, Iowa, where he met Dr. and Mrs. Nilholland. Mrs. Milholland was very much interested in paintinggand in return for the help George gave her in art, she taught him how to sing. It was through her persistency that he was finally persuaded to enter Simpson College. He enrolled in the art course and proved himself a very talented and a patient student. Before George realized it, he was making friends. Because of his natural shyness, the fact that he was colored, his unnaturally high pitched voice and the impediment in his speech, he tried to avoid contact with his fellow students but was drawn to them in spite of himself, Gradually, he overcame most of hisishyness and even developed a beautiful speaking voice. Ho was known as a brilliant student who was much depended upon by his superiors. X His work is well known. As a scientist, artist, and a human being, he was ulways doing whatever he could for the negro people. Many honorary degrees were conferred upon Dr. Carver,but he is said to have appreciated the smiles of eager young students more than anything else. Upon his death on January S, l9h3, he was mourned as a great man, by the white and black alike. The colored people had a right to say,HWe are proud of our George.N Shirley Sullivan 'LQ ,ff T If X ,f'!, 1 9 y if F ,, lk Q cy -X X fliiuiflfiwlefiiks' an l 7 so ,. n P3621 e ,,-,, .nu- I , - 1 I , ,W I , I my ,, .. y ty x 1 l 'lf' if , 5' c ' i f g fd Q f f f I E N f ' ' 4 lj X I 1 i i 5 HOW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN PREPART FOR THE FUTURE What is the reason boys and girls are in high school? A secondary school is one of the first steps toward a successful future. A first year student must choose the course which will best prepare him for whatever life has-to offer upon graduation whether it be college, trade school, or immediate employment. One should choose the subjects best adapted to his needs and for which he would be most apt. He must apply himself to his studies and be willing to delve deeply into a subject and learn more than the assignment requires. Extra information may be found in research books and current magazines in school and public libraries. The student should be eager.for knowledge in many lines, that is, wide awake to advances in science and news of world affairs and reading matter which will give him a broader knowledge. Many boys and girls in school have not learned to concen- trate and obey instructions, and do not have good study habits. These three obstacles must be overcome because they hinder the progress of the student while in school and all through life. Concentration in school means paying close attention in class and in preparing assignments, the habit of concentration is invaluable to the student and to those in professions and to workers in many lines. It is a factor in good study habits and in following instructions. Study habits are more important in school days, but the ability to follow instructions has its reward at all times. Let us consider the life of a high school student outside the classroom. Does the student choose a wood balance of work and recreation? nAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boyn. A good rule to follow is to work first and play afterward. How can one go about doing this? There are many extracurri- cular activities in most high schools, such as prize speaking, debating, dramatics, student government, and various clubs. Participation in these is a pleasant change from routine class work and gives poise, self confidence, a broader outlook on life, and training in cooperation with others. The most pop-' ular recreation is sports of all kinds, which develop a spirit of team work and good fellowship as well as muscular coordin- ation. The high school student seeking diversion outside of school life, will find Scout groups, many organizations of the Church, 4-H Clubs, and various charities anxious for his coop- eration. All these in small towns, as well as the Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A. in cities, give the student opportunity to become a better citizen and develop his personality. , By the end of the junior year most students will have a definite plan for their future following graduation. For those financially able and with the mental ability to acquire a high- er education, college is very desirable. Besides training for the professions, it helps train tie mind and raises a person's ideals. For those who are unable to attend college or do not wish that type of training, vocational training schools, trade schools, nurses'training schools, and opportunities for apprenticeship may be found in manf cities. While still in secondary school, the student should make his choice bear- ing in mind that the better educated individual merits the better job, providing his knowledge makes him a better citizen. Sir Richard Livingstone, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Uni- versity has written, nUneducated people are a danger to the world, but they are not so dangerous as a less recognized menace--the half-educated, who have learned enough to express an opinion on subjects which they do not really know, but have never learned to be aware of their ignorance. Such people are familiar pests in every department of life, and a main duty of education is to diminish their number.H Nola Skillings '50 The Life of Marie Curie Those who know Marie Curie only through biographies of her life, wish that they might have known this great woman personally. They will never be able to forget the stirring story of her life---full of happiness and tragedy, sorrows and joys, victories and defeats. They wish that they might have been there to give her a helping hand when she was so badly in need of it, but no-one can help her now---it is too late, She is dead. Although her body is dead, Marie Curie's spirit still lives. It is-her spirit that encourages struggling scientists to have patience and to never give up in the fight for scien- tific knowledge. As you read this story of her life, do not think of it as one of tragedy because of her poverty and deep sorrowsg for to her, it was a life of happiness---sprinkled, only here and there, with sorrow. Manya Sklodovska, known today as Marie Curie, was born in the ancient Polish city of Warsaw in 1867. She came of a Polish stock of hardworking peasants. Her parents, however, had risen above the class of peasantry. Her father held the position of Professor of Physics at the Warsaw High School and was looked upon as being a very intelligent man as well as besides a kind and loving father. Her mother was considered an accomplished pianist. Madame Sklodovska's love for books and music came second only to the love she had for her family. Manya inherited from her father his scientific mind and his brains, from her mother, her talented hands. Early in her life, Manya displayed an avid curiosity for anything pertain- ing to science. The Sklodovskas were a very closely-knit family. There were five children, Manya, Zosia, Bronya, Helena, and one boy, Joseph. All were exceptionally intelligent. When Zosia died, of typhus, it was a sad blow to all---especially to Manya, who worshipped the very ground her older sister walked upon. But it was even a greater blow to ten year old Manya when her be- loved mother died of consumption. The nucleus of their family life was gone. Manya's father had lost his position in the high school because of his strong desire to see Poland freed from the Russian Czar. He opened a boarding school for young boys, but had little success with it. Dark days were indeed upon them When he lost all his investments, he felt as though he had nothing left---nothing but four children with superior brains and extraordinary grit. All these children were des- tined to ievement them 0 The steps of rise by hard work and serimping from poverty to ach because the strength of the Polish soil was within Sklodovska children followed in their father's foot rebellion, but of them all, little Manya was the most rebellious. Every morning on her way to school, she passed by a statue dedicated uto the Poles faithful to their Sovereign' that is, to the Poles who were faithless to their country and obeyed the czar of Russia. Manya always made it a point to snit upon this statue, and if by chance she forgot to do this, she would pect---often at have absolutely whom the statue This brave often run back to perform this act of disres the risk of being late for school. She would nothing to do with these faithless people to was dedicated. little rebel expressed her contempt for op- pression not only in the absence but also in the presence df her oppressors. governing power One of her teaehefs, representing the alien over Poland, was Mademoiselle Mayor, the superintendent over studies. This woman made life unbearable for her Polish pupils--especially for nthat Sklodovska girln who dared to answer her lashing tongue with scornful smiles. But Manya was not always content with a mere smile of silent scorn. One day her teacher attempted with a none too gentle hand, to straighten the girl's unruly curls into a German braid---in vain. Manya was a rebel from her toes right up to the top of her head and, like her spirit, her hair refused to yield to the tyrant's touch. Enraged by the girl's Con- temptuous looks, Mademoiselle Mayor shouted at the girl, Nstop staring at me like that! I forbid you to look down upon melu whereupon Manya, who was a head taller than her teacher answered, Nl can't very well do anything else, Mademoisellelu In spite of her rebellious nature and the dislike of several of her teachers, Manya was awarded the gold medal, lsymbol of the highest scholastic recordl, upon her grad- uation from high school. It had become sort of a habit with the Sklodovska family to bring home these merit awardsg there were now three in the family! when Manya graduated, her father sent her to the country to rest up, fearing that she, like her mother, would fall victim to consumption. There she roamed around in the fields and woods, enjoying nature while she could. After her year's vacation, Manya returned to Warsaw and to an uncertain future. Both she and her older sister Bronya wanted to study at the Sorbonne, a university in Paris: Manya for a doctor's degree in physicsg Bronya for a doctor's degree in medicine. There wasn't enough money to finance even one of them through the university, so how on earth could both of them go? Why, oh why, couldn't they have had plenty of money? But there was no use thinking about such impossible things. They must find a solution for their prob- lem. Manya found the solution. She decided that since her sister was the older, Bronya should go the Sorbonne first. Manya would work as a governess to sunnort her sister. When Bronya graduated, she would work to send Manya through. ' Bronya, after much scrimping and studying, obtained her medical degree and married a fellow student. She was then ready to conclude her half of the bargain. Manya was able at last to see the fulfillment of her life-long dream. At the Sorbonne she registered her name in the French manner--Marie Sklodovska. She was twenty-three at the time and very pretty. For four years she led the Hlife of a monkn. Bronya and her husband begged her to live with them but she refused to be a burden to anybody. She lived alone in an ugly sixth floor room in the Latin Quarter. The room had neither heat nor water, and the only light came through a loop-hole in the slanted ceiling. She lived on a diet of bread, butter, and tea--with an egg or fruit added to it on special occasions. ' Manya lived in a world of books and lectures. Physics, chemistry, mathematics, poetry, music, astronomy,---the entire circle of the earth and heavens had come within her reach. Of them all she was most interested in her experiments Her professors were both suprisedaauidelighted with her imagination enthusiasm, and skill. Here among them was a small, frail-looking girl who surpassed by far all her fellow students in intelligence and skill. They encouraged her to go on with any research that interested her. Heartened, she decided to try for a double master's degree in physics and mathematics. She succeeded. Manya passed with highest hon- ours in the masterfs examination in physics in 1895 and with second highest honours in mathematics in 1894. Soon after this, Marie met Pierre Curie, a French scien- test, at the home of a mutual friend. Pierre was both supp- rised and pleased to find that this pretty young woman could talk his language that of science so well, as well in fact, as he could. Marie also was very much impressed by her new acquaintance. There was something about the quiet, intelli- gent man that made her heart do cartwheels-something about the way his eyes glowed warmly when he smiled and looked so cool and precise when he talked of science-something about the quiet and gentle manner in'which he spoke and moved. Pierre Curie was one of the leading French scientists, but he made very little money. Therefore, he did not think it would be quite fair to ask Marie to marry him. However he finally got up his courage and asked her. Marie happily accepted his proposal. Marie and Pierre had a quiet little wedding ceremony and started off on their honeymoon a bicycling trip. When they returned, they commenced their laboratory work. They devoted every minute they possibly could to the work of solving scien tific mysteries. dThe Curies had two daughters. It is an object of great wonder how Marie managed to run a house, raise two children, and work with her husband in the laboratory so successfully. Pierre was killed early in their marriage, and his cour- ageous wife earried on his work. She worked for years with radium and closely connected minerals, and finally died- from over-exposure to radium rays. Pierre and Marie made many discoveries in the scientific field, but the one which made them most famous was the dis- covery of radium, a substance which is of great importance in the treatment of cancer. Although both worked on this discovery, most credit is attributed to Marie. No one will ever forget Marie Sklodovska Curie for it is her most important discovery, radium, that brings relief to thousamds of people from the terrible affliction-CANCER Suzanne Thomas '5l THE HOUSING PROBLEM Today, we in the United States face a serious crisis, the housing problem. At this time there are more families than ever before and the average family likes to be situated near work, stores, and schools. How that most of the men in the armed forces have come home and are married they find no place to live. Many of them are finishing their schooling with the help of the G.I. Training Program, but even on the campus there are not enough houses to permit them to live with their families. Not only is it just the Ex-G.I.'s that have no place to live, but also the many displaced persons who want to come here from all over Europe because there is no other place for them to go. Due to high cost and scarcity of building materials and fixtures, the average person cannot afford to build his own home. The housing projects and prefabricated houses have helped this problem in some places, but the average house is so expensive that were it not for the Government loans these projects would be useless. In the rural districts there are some vacant places that could be used for living quarters if they were developed, but unless a person could earn a living by farming or some other nearby occupation, the expense of traveling to and from work would be too great for anyone to benefit from living in the country. - In the cities, there are many bad slum districts where people live in surroundings that are unfit for human beings. Some landlords in large apartment houses are strict in their rulings excluding families with children. They do not allow children under certain ages due to the extra noise and damage that they cause. The only solution I see to this problem is for people to wait, if possible, until prices go down where they should be and then once more to build and own their own homes, Patricia Brown 'Sli STANDISH . As Town Clerk and Custodian of Standish Town Records, many inquiries of the early history of the Town and subsequent events through the years are frequently asked me. The early history of the Town, as you read between the lines, is full, not only of history, legends of hardships, privations and suff ferings, but show the determination of these early settlers to hew out a place to live where freedom of those ideas which they considered sacred could be carried out. Waterways have long played an important part in the settle ment of the early towns of Maine. Exploring parties would go up the rivers, like the Saco, Presumpscot, and many others, and cruise the country in search of good land, good hunting, and for the old growth white pines, which were in good de- mand for ship masts. In the early l800's, what is now called Standish Corner, was a Tavern Town, with large barns where numerous oxen were fed and sheltered. The Taverns took care of the drivers and helpers. Stores and blacksmith shops were much in evidence. In the early history of Maine, we find that many large grants of land were made to men or companies as a reward for military service. Moses Pearson had commanded a company at the siege and capture of Louisburg. He requested a grant of land be given to Captain Humphrey Hobbs and Captain Moses Pearson and Company. This petition was granted April 20, 1750 for a township six miles square, 22,640 acres, to be known as, Pearson and Hobbs Town. This soon became known as Pearson- town, until, November 50, l785, when it was incorporated and mamed,NStandishH, in honor of Captain Miles Standish, the Hero of Plymouth. It was on June 9, 1752 that a meeting, which corresponds to our present Town Meeting, was hold. They chose a Moder- ator, a Clerk, and Treasurer. A committee was chosen to sur- vey and lay out the land of this new town, giving the tracts to some who would perform much needed services, like building a saw mill, or grist mill. In April of the following year it was voted, for the encouragement of the first settlers, that there be erected, at the expense of the proprietors, a fort at what is now Standish Village. What is now called the HTown Pumpn was inside that fort. In all the droughts that have plagued the State, we find that the well dug then has al- ways furnished an abundance of water. An interesting note is found in the old records of how six men employed as guards at the fort for a period of one month received eight pounds. This gave them about six dollars and forty cents each. Ebeneger Shaw, who built the first saw mill, was given the mill privilege and two hundred acres of land. Those early years were hard and trying for the new sett- lers. Thehonly condition for building on a grant of land was a house sixteen by eighteen feet, with a seven-foot shed. In addition he was to clear five acres of land. It was not until l768 that there was an ordained minist- er. Reverend John Tompson was the first minister of the Town Reverend Jonathan Gould, the secondg and Reverend Daniel ' Marrett, the third. Small pox and dyphtheria were the dreaded diseases of those early days. Sometimes whole families would be wiped out. Members of the family, as long as they were able to do so, would attend to the burial. i Mention is made in the records of a Josiah Shaw who was ambitious enough to build a two-story house. He removed the second story when his friends persuaded him that it was dang- erous to have so high a building, as it was apt to be blown off in a high wind. That is the house where William DeLoia and family now live. It was formerly owned by the late Rufus E.. Gray, but he never occupied it himself. The first grist mill was on the farm now owned and occu- pied by Norman A. Smith. It was nearly a mile from the main road and on the brook that crosses the road near the Smith house. There were two dams and a overshot wheel that went with the mill. In the early days cattle and hogs were allowed to run at large anywhere. So-called hog and sheepnmarksn were recorded with the Town Clerk. Here are a few taken at random:HJames Moody's mark is a swallow's tail out out of the left ear. Simon Sanborn's mark is a hole in the right ear. Caleb Rowe's mark is a half-penny out of the under part of the left ear.H Families or individuals who through sickness, death of the wage earner, or other causes, became objects of charity, were often put up at auction and set off to the lowest bidder for care and board. Religion played a large part in the lives of the early settlers. A church was built in l769, probably where the old fort stood. Some of this lumber later went into a church that stood where the Hanold factory new stands. ln l806 the Unitarian Church was built. Later, HDue to differences in religious mattersu, the present Congregational Church was built. The early records of the Town would almost give the idea that the settlers considered Town Meetings a part of their social life. They were brief but frequent. It is not uncommon to find a record of a meeting and, within a week, to find another was called to undo all that had been transacted at the previous one. . Wages for men on the roads were brought up at nearly every Town Meeting. In 1738, they voted to pay men 66 cents per dayfll hourslg oxen the sameg for a plough 33 cents. Usually when it was voted to build a piece of road, it would specify going from one neighbor to another and then add, uFollow the Trail as now ian. It is no wonder that roads used to be so winding. Our present Maine Central Railroad, a branch of the Boston and Maine, was, at one time, the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad. The original survey ran up the valley, between Almon Marean's farm and Standish village, bypassing Sebago Lake and Steep Falls Villages. Standish voted to hire money and take Q20,000 in stock. At that time prominent in Town affairs from Steep Falls were Coolbroths, Tuckers, Sanborns, and Baileys. The story went, no doubt much exaggerated, that these men and others put on a banquet for the railroad paowle, witf plenty of liquid refreshments. After the change in the railroad location, nSquireH Swasey was able to have the Town relieved of its financial A obligations, as the first location was a part of the agreement whereby Standish voted to buy the amount of stock. We have a great many odd names for the different communities, such as: Pudding Hill, Oak Hill, Mount Hunger, Cooper Town, Harmonville, Paine Neighborhood, Paddy York Hill, York's Corner, Cabbage Yard, and Deer Hill, to say nothing of other Neighborhoods. The number of these little communities brings to mind the family cemeteries scattered over the Town. There are nearly forty that are listed, as having veterans of different wars buried there. This is in addition to a great many which have no veterans buried in them. No comments on the Town would be anything like complete, without mention of nPoet Thomas Shawn who lived near Sebago Lake Village. He could strike off unlimited numbers of verses on any event that took place in the Town. At one time following a day of training of soldiers, when some of the irresponsible element went on a wild spree partly demolishing a church which stood in the Square, the Poet wrote a long poem which ended with a prediction that: nFire and brimstone would come down on the Town, as the result of the wickedness.U In the matter of education we have come a long way since November 27, 1786, when the Town, at a special meeting, voted to raise 3a5,oo for a school master for at term of three months. Included in the vote, it was specified that he should be boarded around. In 1792 this was increased to about Q500.00 and no mention made of board. This was the period when School Agents hired teachers and it was not always that teaching qualifications secured the position. One young teacher when asked how she was getting along replied uPretty good. I am not much of a Grammarist, but I am a good Arithmeticker.N For the most part the boys, after getting to the age of real assistance on the farm and in the woods, attended school only through the winter. That created a real problem in the matter of discipline. Men, for the most part, were hired for teachers. It was here that physical strength had to be considered, as well as teaching qualifications. As late as 1885 or 1886 a Mr. Chapman taught at Standish Village. He was six feet, four inches and weigh- ed nearly 200 pounds. It is needless to state that he never had trouble with any boy more than once. Our first high school was established in l893, with an appropriation of 3500 from the Town andQ25O from the State. Until 1915 the school was conducted something along the lines of a traveling library. The first term was at Standish Village, and while it was voted to rotate to Sebago Lake as well as to Steep Falls Villages in those first days, it was not until the new building was completed in 1915 that it was held at Sebago Lake Village. The high school was on the second floor and Primary and Grammar grades occupied the first floor, until September 1922 In 1897 the high school faculty consisted of a Principal and Assistant, who were paid 516.25 and S10 per week respectively In 1929 the Gymnasium When we consider with an appropriation voted a total of over serious we take the m A LA- and Assembly Hall were added. how our first school started in 1786 of th5.oo and that in March of 1949 we Q53,000, we get a little idea of how tter of education for the children and youth of our Town. Fred E. Cole, Town Clerk, WGRTHY USE OF OUR LEISURE TIME I am sure that all of us at one time or another find our selves with time on our hands, we dornm know what to do with ourselves, there is no place to go, nothing to do-we are just bored. Of course, some have more leisure time than others. Often we just sit and wish away the time, wishing that the hour when we have some appointment to keep or something spec- ial to do would hurry up and come. If only we would stop and think of the short time that we are alive, I am sure we would not wish it away. Certainly all of us know through experience that when we are doing some specific thing the time flies by sometimes fast- er than we wish it would. If we would find sole means of keep- ing ourselves busy, we would certainly enjoy life more. .One of the best ways is to find some hobby terest us and will be a change from our regular her we work in some occupation or go to school. It is always profitable to have a hobby in earn some extra money. Those that are skillful with their hands and fingers should make things Many people enjoy making collections of various that will in- routine whet- which we can in working and sell them. things. The main purpose of a hobby is to amuse usg therefore we should pick something that is not tiring or tedious. If we have an occupation such as working in an office or going to school all day, we should choose a hobby that requires us to be out doors and do physical work. Sports would be a good choice. If we enjoy baseball, tennis, golf, skiing, skating, swimming, or any of the other sports we not only are happy being with others and practicing good sportsmanship but our bodies benefit physically and our minds are rested and care- free. However if our work requires phsical labor and outdoor work, we often like to rest in or, if a girl, to sew or knit. ledge and enjoyment by readinf books. I am sure all of us enjoy and if we have phonohraphs, we we like and listening to them. hobby but a very enjoyable one. enjoy collecting out spare tiie, to read books We can gain much common know- music, of one kind or anotherg the records This is a rather expensive We can enjoy this at much less an expense by listening to the radio. There are numerous programs on the radio w ich include all types of music. Many people prefer other kinds of programs on the radio which help to amuse us and keep uc occupied. Whatever activities we wish to do in our leisure time we should do so that we won't waste time. By doing this we will become happier, healthier and more prosperous people. Jean Johnson '51 STUDY YOUR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL We all agree on one thing--high school isn't a cinch. Most of us want to get through high school with better than minimum grades and we want to accomplish this with the least amount of effort. , The abilities to reason, to grasp facts, and to think objectively are necessary in studying. The degree of such abilities varies in each person. Probably some people have a lot more than they use. Your sense of value should help you to gain a more pro- fitable education. Don't shy away from a course just because you don't know anything about it and are afraid to venture into something new. Take a course of special interest to you or try an unfamiliar subject which you know will give you a broader background and will help you find out what field you will eventually want to specialize in. You should be thinking about the fields in which you are most interested and in which your chances for success are good. Take advantage of related courses. If you can1t take a subject your first year, take another subject which you know will help you when you do take the other subject later. You must choose a goal toward which to plan your work. You must also set up intermediate goals that will take place in the near future. These intermediate goals will increase your incentive to work to your definite goal. When studying, how much time should you spend? All of it? No. Mix with people. Go to shows. Bowling and all recreational activities should be enjoyed. Especially learn to get along with others. Do you study by the job or by the hour? By the job is best, because you get one subject done before you go on to the next one. The best method is to study for thirty or forty minutes, take two or three minutes out and then go back to your studying. Your rest period should not be long enough to make you lose your Nsetn yet it should be long enough to allow you to relax a bit. When relaxing, stretch your body, and look out of doors or close your eyes to rest them also as they are a vital implement in studying. During study, you should occasionally look up for a few seconds to rest your eyes. HFlash Cardsu--what are they? They are little cards which you should carry with you. On these you can put your technical names on one side and their definitions on the other Use them for learning scientific terms, formulas, dates in history, or authors and their works. Shuffle these cards and go over them during study periods and between classes or in any spare time which you happen to have. How can I learn to concentrate? Most people have that trouble. Here are some tricks of the trade. Cl! Do alll studing at one desk as far away from distraction as possible. Use this desk only for study. You'1l get the habit of associ ating-sitting before that desk with studying. Q20 Sit in a chair that you can't sink down in and donft give yourself a chance to relax completely. C33 Have the right lighting. cap Have on the desk all and only those materials which are necessary for a good job. KS? Start with all the drive you can muster. 165 Work with the thought to get the job comp- letely done as rapidly as possible. C77 Use a self-question- ing attitude in studing, C87 Make a routine for your studies and follow it. C93 Don't wait for inspiration, get right in- to your work. flOD Extensive training makes the best man-- learn as you go along--keep nflash cardsu donlt cram just before exams. A good study method to follow is - Read the whole assig- nment rapidly spotting all important points, new words, or definitions. Notice heavy type and headings especially. Write these words on your nflash cards.U Reread the assignment with the self-questioning attitude Write your questions down in your notebook on one page and right opposite them the answers. Go over these just before class to be sure you have them learned. When exam time comes, gather together your notebook and nflash eards,n you will then have a very good review of all your work. Compositions are written words which express the writer's opinion. These words should be interest catching. Writing is not magically acquired, writing is developed--by writing. We learn by doing and by overcoming our errors, Take criticism on your compositions as an advantage. You must try to correct your errors that are pointed out by the critics. When learning languages, you should observe these points flllearn punctuation. C21 Associate words and phrases with pictures in your mind. 433 Practice all you are able. CHD Use Wflash cardsn when learning vocabularies and cenjugations Note-taking is a hard job for some people because the words all, or most all, go in one ear and right out through the pencil tip. The student is not interested enough or the teacher does not make himself clear. When you make good notes, your interest is actually built up. You pay attention to the material more closely. You learn to tie in yesterdayfs notes with todayfs. You become successful in your school work. You also have enough organ- ized material about the course when the time for finals comes 1 3 i I When taking notes get f'set to do so. Sit up straight with your mind alert. Use a large notebook if available. Date every page and place the course name at the top. Write legibly and rapidly. Use abreviations if you can understand them later. Use shorthand if it is one of your accomplishments. Keep your notes in order and in ai notebook where they can not get tern or lost. Pick out the most important things, jot them downg then after class, write out your own interpretation of the lecture from your notes and from what you remember in your mind. Use these interpretations and notes when finals COYIIGQ - You den't stop taking examinations when you finish schoolg you will be taking them all through life although they will not be planned tests over specific material. While in school we have a chance to prepare for these examinations. Do not cram before exams. If, however, you feel you must study, go over your material lightly and go to sleep direct- ly aftere Yeu'll be in better shape for the test. After you have completed your test, be sure to ge ever it for errors in spelling and words. When the report card comes, you should not be toe surpris- ed at your marks because you know how much work you are doing and how well you are deing.it. If they are low, put on the pressure, do more studying and be sure to follow the rules of studying that are suggested above. These rules will help greatly in being successful in school and in the future. Betty Dyer 'SO . OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE School, college, and, in fact, everything we do is a continuous learning experience which guides us through the paths of life. For through this training that is being so liberally offered us, we are gaining constant experience which is very necessary for us to carry on in the future. The work we do in the future and the success which results from our work are at once the center of our goal. The future is dependent on the younger individuals who are undoubtedly wading through books in school throughout the country to carry on in the days awaiting. Uwhat is ahead for us?W is a question that is in the mind of many young people, but the answer to this question is simply that unlimited opportunity is awaiting us in the future and we have a chance to take advantage of these opportunities by making necessary prepar- ations. Vocational choice is another important factor to consider for it alone means our whole future. There are many things to consider when choosing a vocation. It often happens that students see the folly of selecting a vocation for which they do not have the capacity. To make a sucessful choice, the student must have a strong interest in the field he or she selects. He must have necessary preparation and use good judgement, since the field of vocational opportunities for trained men and women are broader at the present time than ever before. The need for study of science of human relations has never been greater than it is today. Industrial and commer- cial developments in other countries are important. Commer- cial relations have increased demands. Radio provides voc- ations of many kinds. Secretarial employees are in great ' demands. Professional work, is offering many more opportunities for the future. We young people need not worry for lack of opportunity for we are living in a land where opportunity is unlimited. Richard Harding 'Sl I i A FOOLOSOPHY OF EDUCATION One time the animals had a school. The curriculum consisted of running, climbing, flying, and swimming, and all the animals took all the subjects. The duck was good in swimming, better, in fact than his instructorg and he made passing grades in flying, but he was practically hopeless in running. Because he was low in this subject, he was made to stay in after school and drop his swimming class in order to practice running. He kept this up until he was only average in swimming. But average is acceptable so nobody worried about that except the duck. The eagle was considered a problem pupil and was disci- plined severely. He beat all the others to the top of the tree in climbing class, but he used his own way of getting there. The rabbit started out at the top of the class in running, but he had a nervous breakdown and had to drop out of school on account of so much make-up work in swimming. The squirrel led the climbing class, but took his fly- ing lessons from the ground up instead of top of the tree down, and he developed charley horses from over-exertion at the take-off and began getting C's and D's in running. The practical prairie dogs apprenticed their offspring to a badger when the school authorities refused to add digging to the curriculum. At the end of the year, an abnormal eel, who could swim well, run, climb, and fly a little, was made valedictorian. UFisher Flashesu The Fisher School KfTrTF5TI'X XX sf-. 3 by xi' 1, . X f Tk 'Q .AJ 'T HE Di P LQMA AT LAST! ck? 1' qv., i M VTFB 5 I N 1 Q41 Q-O IF N 1 Q' K --J ! c i 5 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS This year, with all of our varied class activities, we found many problems confronting us. To guide us through these difficulties we chose Philip Burnell to be president. With his personality and wit he was an ideal leader. He wants to be a sailor after graduation. Gene Stuart was chosen vice-president. He is the quiet, studious type and very much respected by his fellow students. He wants to be a court reporter. Joan Stuart has been our secretary and treasurer. Because she is a commercial student, she has been very efficient. The Class of 'LQ will recommend her to anyone who wants a good secretary. Shirley Sullivan was chosen Senior Class Editor. Having been chosen Assistant Editor last year, she brought much experience to us. Her ambition is to teach English and History. We have chosen Henry Woodbrey, Norma Blake, Harold Ware, and Mary Jean Wescott to be our Student Council Representatives Henry has been very active in sports as well as in school activities. His ability in music and dramatics has helped the class a great deal. Henry is going to the University of Maine next fall to take the pre-medical course. Norma is one of our outstanding commercial students. Her ability in music has been a credit to the class. She is preparing herself for secretarial work. Harold is our star athlete. Besides being very active in sports he is President of the Student Council. He has participated in many dramatic and musical presentations. He plans to play baseball for the rest of this summer and join the Navy this fall. Mary Jean is interested in nearly everything. She is our star basketball player besides being active in the Glee Club and the Girls' Club. She plans to enter Farmington State Teachers College this fall. Shirl ey Sullivan 04.9 4 X , 4 ,-ff --7 fi: ' ffx K Y 5 ',f fz::-sv X 5' fkyfi 4x1 ' .3 ' in xx isuwrg' X X A' lg! ,, fry Nr k Q rj ' A .f'A 'xy ' f X Q h , K .1' 1,. -'IJ Q X 5 N:'u'l2tvw'1 f'rX5x-ar YRXNLXQLNA r P-nl w -f.-it bhub ur A QM' S0 M-X.: rg Mltff KJAFE 'l,i'Wl V5 , r-.PNN KSA UJNQQJ4 .4 , f' X 4' W Q39 f'X'Ex.g2R?X . g, I, .h Nlff' I ,I . if j W' if 1 X xx-A, ,, I f .f- A Txxqfpfm ,i X wfJ 5-'-if ks. 5, 1 If',1P?N Q FT: N xn ' xx 5 fx X f ' ' I A , A ,-H' 'M ' W lk: I' Q: 'Q K Q K V M...4.m uw. cw. DAN. + 1.-.NYM f f7 4 ' .1 9, fr V53 AJP' xx A r lk-v -Q'-1'1 !.' 'I X . ' ' n -I Drndx A xqwkx' X 7 Qenlcv- gk-'WX S, Tiff' ,xv F' fx P1 JX if Q N l :J P' A xxx A I J Norma Arlene Blake - Red - Sebago Lake Grammar School Vice President 13 Student Council Member 235,43 Joke Editor 43 Basketball 1,2,5g Teen Canteen 2,5g Glee Club 1,2353 Senior Drama 43 Manager Magazine Campaign 43 Softfall 23 Operetta 1,23 Presentation of Gifts 4. Richard Alva Burdwood - Dickie - Sebago Lake Grammar School President 23 Secretary and Treasurer l3 Art Editor 43 Basketball 1,2,53 Baseball Manager 43 Rifle Team 2,53 Glee Club 2,5. Philip Merville Burnell - Tipper - Steep Falls Grammar School President 134: Basketball 1,25 Baseball 1,2,5,43 Rifle Team 23 Glee Club l,2,53 Senior Drama 43 Americanism Essay 53 Presentation of Gifts 4. Donald Everett Hulit - George - Steep Falls Grammar School Vice President 23 Business Manager 43 Assistant Business Manager 53 Basketball l,2,5,43 Baseball l,2,5,43 Teen Canteen23 Glee Club 1,23 Secretary 53 Senior Drama 43 Senior Class Mar- shal 53 Class Chronicles 4. William Frank Miner 5 Billy - Sebago Lake Grammar School - Basketball 23 Baseball 1,23 Teen Canteen 2,53 Glee Club 1,23 Senior Drama 43 Salutorian 4. Newbern Hoyt Miner - Nubbin - Sebago Lake Grammar School Teen Canteen 1,23 Glee Club l,2,5,4: Senior Drama 43 Operetta 2 Norma A. Blake Philip M. Burnell Donald E. Hulit Newbern H. Miner Richard A. Burdwood William F. Miner . Ax, 3- ' fwl ,hs . -- -f 1 f Y . M L, I , Ri. Washnch For V Pb Srxuuo- cS'YOY'Yv'h n c.Br'L ow? Rudman lv-vo Raw-wa. vp 2 5 R5 YQ? L X RQQQQB , XX ,, M 3? N ' XLS T . . bf 4 smwpw V2 Lf SE-abr I 4 iAs'H'x'- . L' 'U I::LmL Q-ans YN QLG I-'V 'lf Ki-QL... ,J E Ag J rf. 'asalfffb F V J ' . Oh 1 ' 1 IA X . 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J I Q ff Fred Edward Thomas - Ted - Sebago Lake Grammar School Basketball Manager L, Baseball Manager 3, Rifle Team 2, Teen Canteen 2,33 Prize Speaking, Winner, 33 Senior Drama hg Track Team 2,33 Operetta 23 Address to Undergraduates A. Harold Llewellyn Ware - Hal - Sebago Lake Grammar School Student Council 3,A3 President of Student Council A3 Business Manager 33 Basketball l,2,33 Captain Lg Baseball l,2,33 Captain Prize Speaking Winner 33 Senior Drama bg Class Will hs 2, ' Operetta l,2. Jean Evanageline Witham - Biscuit - Sebago Lake Grammar School Teen Canteen 2,3j Softball 23 Operetta 23 Glee Club l,2,3,L. Mary Jean Wescott - Mickey - Richville Grammar School Student Council h3 Secretary of Student Council bg Assistant Business Manager 23 Exchange Editor bg Class Editor 13 Basket- ball l,2,3, Captain Q3 Teen Canteen 2,33 Glee Club l,2,3,LQ Girls Club l,2,33 Cheerleader 2,3,L5 Senior Drama bg Marshal 3. Robert Reed Wescott - Bob - Little Falls High School, N. Y. At Little Falls High School - Basketball l,2,33 Football 1,25 Swimming l,2,33 President 3g Teen Canteen Committee 23 Aviation Boatswain Mate U.S.N. At Standish High - Baseball 33 Stage Manager L. Henry Kelsy Woodbrey - Hank - Sebago Lake Grammar School Student Council l,2,3,hQ Basketball 1,2,3,hQ Baseball l,2,3,L3 Rifle Team 2,35 Teen Canteen 2,33 Glee Club l,2,3,hQ Senior Drama hi Valedictory hs Operetta l,2. Fred E. Thomas Jean E. Witham Mary Jean Wescott Henry K. Woodbrey Harold L. Ware Robert R. Westcott AN OLDE, OLDE STORY Then Henry the VIII was England's king And Anne of Boleyn his wife, Rich and prosperous the kingdom was And all had a merry life. Then Henry the,VIII was England's king And Anne of Boleyn his wife With Stuarts on the Scottish Throne The kingdom was free from strife. The counties were peaceful for Stretched out in fertile plains When all at once trouble began. It never pours but it rains. Cruel bandits began to raid And pillage and burn and kill Rich Ralph was the worst of all He never did seem to keep still. Rich Ralph kept hidden in Burds woods To rob Bert vestcuteis mine. Bert Uestcute's mine on Nob-lake And many say 'tis fine. Bert Uestcute, a powerful man was he A friend of King Philip of Spain, Lord Alfred, a member of the Parliament And Captain of the Guard, Donald Bain. Donald Bain hero of hundreds of battles And also of thousands of eyes He'd catch the robbers if anyone could So the Town Harolds all cried. But Donald Bain with William the Archer Had galloped away in quest Of the lovely and wealthy Jean Iescott Who was captured from her room whilst at In hopes of a speedy and happy return Donald Bain took the Guard Leaving the city at last unprotected Right in the robber's back yard. Rich Ralph chuckled with mirthless glee When he heard of Donald Bain's leaving. Who could know he had planned the trick? Diabotical cunning and scheming! He He He He z had captured the lovely Jean wanted her for his wife. had the king and lest the conceded would take the poor King's life, miles around l 6St Donald Bain, how stupid can you get He thought to himself as he rose And let'out a rough shout for his men To hurry and get their clothes, London seemed like a ghost town As Rich Ralph and his men road in Up to the palace gates they rode On their terrible mission of sin, The quiet of the town seemed to settle down Upon the raiding band Then swiftly it came, a cry, a blow, The crisis was at hand. The palace gates were flung aside And from the palace yard, Came Donald Bain and Archer Will And all the palace guard. Back through the city gates, Ralph Cried, NWe'll meet at our usual yard.u Back to the gates the band then went To find them locked and barred. Desperate now, they throw down their arms All but the leader, who cried, uKnaves and dogs and sons of dogs I'll fight till the hour I die.H nThen fight my hearty,H cried Donald Bain' I challenge your blade to mine. QStop,n a running cry was heard. And the king marched down the lines nDisarm him, men,u the old king cried, HI will not have a duel Between my honored Captain And this Poor knavish fool.n nTell us, man, if ye can talk, Where have ye taken Jean Tell us, or by the Duke of York I'll have ye hanged this ev'en.n Needless to say, Rich Ralph became Resigned unto his fateg He told his story and made his Peace with all, before too late. With the aid of Carl, one of the band, The lovely Jean and Edith were found Next day when Donald married Jean The country rejoiced for miles around. Shirley Sullivan 'MQ You ask, l949?H judge for A is for B is for C is for D is for E is for F is for G is for H is for I is for J is for K is for L is for M is for N is for O's for P's for Q is for R is for S is for T is for U is for V is for W is for X is for Y is for Z is for With C OIT18 But let us put foolishness aside, and Henceforth, our ways shall lie apart, The THE CLASS OF 1949 nwhat will become of tho graduating class of Who knows? But read the your self, Senior Alphabet, below, and then AMBITIOUS, describing us all, BRAINS, in quantities small, CHILDREN, you hear teachers say, DIGNITY, of all Seniors, yea, EXCLLLENCE, in all that we do, FAILUHES, indeed very few, GENEROUS, GENIAL? and GRAVE, HUMOR and HELP that we crave, IDEAS and for IDLALS high, JUNIOHS who unnoticed pass by, KNOWLEDGE we Seniors posess, LUNCHES during recess, ' MIRAGLES we bring to.pass, gl .s, NOISE heard quite often in class. OBLIGING?OBIDENT boys. POPULARITY,PEP, and POISE, HQUALITY FIRSTH- that's our rule! HEEUTATION we've made in school, STUDIOUS, SERIOUS class, TOILING on notebooks tha'ts passed, USE of us everyone makes, VALUE that's priceless and great, WORK that leads to Success, QUALITIES we can't express, YEARS of our High School Days, ZEAL, that has won Seniors, A's, such a record, can anything but the very best to the members of the graduating class? be more serious, friendships and contacts we have formed must be broken, In a few weeks we shall be but memories, players who have strutted our little hour upon the stage and passed on, This is not a pleasant time, One cannot uproot the affections and associations of four years without a pang. It is not human to do so, During these four years we have been wonderfully helped along the path of life, Our teachers have tried to impress on us that we are men and women, and that on our shoulders, rests certain duties and responsibilities and not side step them, But it is not now that these things are appreciated by us most, It is in ten years, twenty years, character and in thirty years, that we shall reap in ' ability what our teachers have sown with patience and diligence, We must go on and others will take our places, It is the law of life, But we hope that somehow it does not have to be to a great degree, that Standish High will keep the memory of our class fresh and green, Before World War I, there was a popular song nThe Beautiful Story is Ended, the Wonderful Romance is Done,n Now our beautiful story is ended, our wonderful romance is done, We have fought the fight, we have run the race and now we are at the goal, As we look back, we see many ways in which we could have helped our school more, Perhaps we have failed as a class, in showing little courtesies to our teachers, perhaps we have not cooperated as we might have, perhaps we have not exhibi- ted, in the highest degree, those qualities of school citizen- ship and'of scholarship that makes a school a real place of learning, But we hope that time may dim these short comings in the memory of our school, Very soon the last period of the last sentence on the last page in the history of the class of 1949 will be written, As we leave this school and go out into life, each his own way we hope we shall not be failures, but that we shall profit by the things we have learned here, I am sure that not one of us fully realizes the task that is before us, but we do know the road will not be an easy one, Again that question, Hwhat will become of us?n ' nYou to the left and I to the right, For the ways of men must sever And it well may be for a day or a night, And it well may be forever, But whether we meet or whether we part, CFor our ways are past our knowing,D A pledge from the heart ' On the ways we are all going! Wish us luck! For we know not where we are going.n Philip Burnell '49 THE WORLD WE ENTERED Mary Jean Wescott-January 25, 1932 9 f A communist gereral strike broke out in Seville and other Spanish cities. ' V dell, Mickey, I didn t know you were a communist. You must watch out for ary mwxe of those strikes. Harold Ware-June 2h, 1932 A military revolution chinged Siam from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy. Harold, you should avoid those military revolutions. They may get the best of you, Fred Thomas-September 20, 1931 Great Britian abandoned the gold standard, as a result of continued depletion of the Eank of England's Gold reserve. No wonder I haven't seen any five dollar gold piecesany more. They must have stopped the circulation of gold in honor of you, Fred. - Norma Blake-August 23, 1931 A plebiscite ineCatalonia indicated that more than 991 of the population favored independence from the Madrid Government. What percent of you favors independence? It seems to me that it must be 1005. . Newbern Miner-August 21,1930 The twelfth report of the Wickersham Commission placed America's crime bill at more than a billion dollars. Newbern, I hope you will join the F.B.I. to help cancel this crime bill. Phillip Burnell-August 5, 1931 Germany's banks opened for full normal business after three weeks of restricted operation. What was the matter, Tipper? Whatever it was, you straightened it out and put things back to normal. Shirley Sullivan-February 28, 1932 Sir Campbell established a new automobile speed record of 253.968 miles per hour. We know that you sometimes rushed madly, Shirley, but we didn't know that you had such a record as that to keep up to. Ralph Richardson-June lk, 1931 The gold outflow from the U.S. ended after 31,500,000 had been withdrawn. Now we know where that 91,500,000 in gold went. What did you do with it, Ralph? ' ' .,Donald Hulit-April 26, 1931 Egypt and Iraq made a treaty of friendship between themselve So you were being friendly even then? You practice what you preach. , Edith Stanley-March 3,1931 A depression became pronounced in the Virgin Islands so Presidentlk wer was able to refer to them as an effective poor house. The cause of the depression?- Edith Stanley! Carl Sanborn-December 15, 1932 Liberia was forced to suspend the payment of the interest and amortization of a Firestone debt. When Carl was born it must have cast so much that Liberia was not able to pay its debts. But I didn't know that Carl came from Liberia. Eugene stuart-February 2, 1931 The U.S. Navy established a civil government for the Virgin Islands and made St. Thomas the capital. You better be civil from mpw on Gene. They formed the government a long time ago. JoaghStuart-March lu, 1932 The eck Linthicum resolution to return the liquor con- trol to the U.S. was defeated in the House. Joan, they must have known better than to give you con- trol of liquor. William Miner-December 8, 1931 About 1,500 delegates, representing the U.S., met in Chicago to discuss wage I think that they needed to discuss than the cutting of wages when Billy was Richard Burdwood-November 10, 1931 railway employees in cuts. higher wages rather born. A hurricane devastated southern Cuba, killing more than 1,000 persons. Richard, you know words ride on the your Jean Witham-March Zh, 1930 wind. The news of birth must have been too much for those poor people. Negus granted concession for a claim at Lake Toana and a dangerous revolt broke out in Ras Gugsa, Africa. Another revolt! It seems to me that there are a lot of these. I suppose you were the cause, Jean. ' ' Robert Westcott-January 30, 1928 The Chinese capital was moved from Nanking to Loyang because of threatened war with Japan. Thank you Bob, for being on the alert in protecting the Chinese fapital. Your assistance would be welcomed there now. Henry, Woodbrey-March 10, 1932 A gathering of progressives and liberals in Washington adopted a liberal political programt That explains your liberal ideas Henry, , ' r ,ft ,lf ,f Kr' if H if N' K- ,.. F . Cibwhat would happen if - Pig were graduated? Gene forgot to ring the bell? Newburn forgot the mail? Donald should get more sleep? Mary Jean forgot to smile? Bob forgot to get Norma in the morning? Richard passed a whole day without clowning? Fred did not argue? Edith were not curious? Anyone could read Billy's writing? Henry stopped using Woodbrey's soap Qto keep that school girl's complexionl? Harold did not curl his hair? Carl ever had his work done? Tipper did not go to Portland at least once a week? Jean took Physical Education? Joan had straight hair? Shirley could do even one chemistry problem? Norma did not look like a Power's model? -- -V , ' ' Y-A - ,---. Y v YY ,M Wm , ' f , , M M.l P 'Q Q , 1 Conn i tcaxv-L X , , xiuczcgxwz x xbmg X f 'f ......--.......J .1i.4-1-so-on ESCQYX X f Nc Mperwy F. 'ad K xxx-JNAW HQHJA N ,iii-, w Rsakwx i Ecxkbfxw ......................g 5sJ.rg5,K -vi Robe ri' k l l - .1--Q-1-an---no-0 1 ' HE'x'1l's.x , v ' Marg Wnkhnm Norma j Jem-. -'- ' L Pgichm-ex T 5 ..........Q ffl -, f-b . ew f ' Q 3, Q2 ' M 18 . ! , KW, w IQ' .. I W, a Y :if K ,A 'Ts '31 xi .gng I? E! an 4 E u P A 5 A W A xy ' . gi . df sl Y if I Q ..tf'L'-,wfii Y'-v ., -X ' :f'!?,' , , ,JE -S., vi gil N 'i I m L' gr - 4- ffif'-9'-ngwa Q AA A N: I4 5 H: 3 , M ii D - ef F17 Briefly we get a kick out of riding the subways and waLking across the Brooklyn Bridge...my feet still jurt, but gee! It was fun. NORMA learned lots at the Planetarium...What a place that museum is-things from toothpieks to whales. Lum and I get lost. RICHARD liked the Rockettes...Dandy elevators they have in the N.B.C. Ruilding. Eh, Maggie? PHILIP nearly froze at the baseball game...Water pistols...muscum...tired .....tirod....Let's go, George! DONALD recovered when we arrived....Statue of Liberty...Hayden Planetarium ....Huseum...HAnne of a Thousand Daysn. NEWEERN ate toe much eandy...No peace for anyone after we bought our water pistols and red hats. WILLIAM forgot to ask Nancy, our NBC guide, for her address...Mickcy,see the statue with the green hat....Uho's is it? RALPH didn't want to pay in the subway but Miss Harshall said the subway had an organization like the FEI...we sneaked in later. CARL wonder why and who complained about the commotion in our room... rainy weather...strai3ht hair...icc skaters...Chinatown. EDITH think the subway doors always close too soen...enjoyed Hayden ' H ' , ,H f Planetarium, Anne of a Thousand Days ...Gee, the Rockettes are pretty. GENE couldn't sleep...didn't want to miss anything...Planctarium... beautiful place...but oh! my neck! 'Anne of a Thousand Days.NJOAN thought Radio City Music Hall was beautiful...Erooklyn Bridge was really a thrill...those elevators...too fast for me. SHERLEY didn't lag behind on the R.C.A. tour...our guide was a very pretty girl...the broadcasting studios float on air. FRED wonder what Gene saw through his binoculars at Radio City Xusic Hall ....Thy didn't I look? Class of '50, take a compass. HAROLD met interesting people on the llth floor...Where is my hat,Pig? nAnne of a Thousand Daysn...R.C.A...Radie City Music Hall.MARY JEAN heard Norma say,nHeld onto me,Bob, before I falln..so eften.... showing the girls Grand Central Station...Macy's esealator...How Norma liked it! ROBERT wrote letters before we went to bed at 5:00 a.m.Q..What a climb to th0 StdtuG Of Liberty!...N.B.C. tour very interesting. JEAN get quite a reception in Fred's room...the porter says to put a gown on in the cerridor...Jean thought I was from Waterloo, Fuji! April 17, April ie, April 19, April 20 12 Bus at l 12 Hotel. NEW YORK TRIP 30 p.m. We boarded Arnold's Maine Central school. q H , y 00 p.m. Miss Marshall joined us in Portland. 00 midnight. We arrived at the Times Square ' 00 a.m. We went to bed after having explored 5, Times Square, the subway and a restaurant. 7550 a.m. The operator phoned us. 8:50 a.m. We went to the Statue of Liberty. 2:00 p.m. The show at the Hayden Planetarium impressed us all. ' 5:00 p.m. We spent two foot-tiring hours in the Museum of Natural History, 8:50 p.m. We saw Rex Harrison and Joyce Redman in NAnne of a Thousand Daysn. llg50 p.m. Some of the livelier ones went to a Times Square movie, nBambo, Jungle Boyn. 7:00 a.m. The operator woke us again. 9:00 a.m. Most of us toured the National Broad- casting Company, viewed the city from the top of the N.B.C. Building and visited the Museum of Science and Industry. lg00 p.m. Free Afternoon! Some of us went to Chinatown, others to Macy's3 and the rest of us saw the Yankees beat the Senators at the Yankee Stadium and a memorial service for Babe Ruth and the unveiling of plaques honoring Low Gehrig, Miller Huggins, and the owner of the Yankees. 6:50 p.m. We saw the Rockettes, the Pageant of Easter, the vaudeville acts and HA Yankee in King Arthur's Courtn at the Radio City Music Hall. 1:00 a.m. We boarded the bus again and slept most of the way home. ll:50 a.m. Completely exhausted, we arrived home, my N S3 ,pt Theodore Roosevelt On Manhood In the TheodoreRoosevelt Memorial Building of the American Museum of Natural History there are four wall plaques on which are written some of Theodore Roosevelt's words. One was particularly interesting to the Seniors who will commence their adult lives on graduating. A MAN'S USEFULNESS DEPENDS UPON HIS LIVING UP TO HIS IDEALS INSOFAR AS HE CAN. CA Letter to Dr. Sturgis Bigelow, March 29, 18932 IT IS YARD TO FAIL, BUT IT IS WORSE NEVER TO HAVE TRIED TO SUCCEED. CThe Strenuous Lifel ALL DARING AND COURAOE, ALL IRON ENDURANCE OF MISFORTUNE- MAKE FOR A FINER, NOBLER TYFE OF MANHOOD. CThe Great Adventureb ONLY THOSE ARE FIT TO IIVE WHO DO NOT FEAR TO DIEg AND NONE ARE FIT TO DIE ',I'. fFO HAVE SFRUNK FROM THE JOY OF LIFE AND THE DUTY OF LIFE. CAddress before Naval War College, June, 18973 r -fs,-1 V1 A X f X A ffl' -vc X X -4 . L L .s, f N faknj' I X ,mix .1 x , XX 5 xy, M A- -A A F V -'KX 1 , A ' x 1 ,M , 'xg ,4f'f'Q S K -,r , w, ' ' 1 ' :af ' 1 g ,X ! ya f' .ff -5 1 , .34 - fl I xv! A f X N- I A I f fi fl A X x , A fs. U XX X I I 'fl' I - i I- 1 f A+ . I, i 1 , HI j,'!A iw! J f K f.. r ,' H - ' f ..- , , , f-,- 4 . QNX., - 7'7!yL'f w f ,ff y 1 ff ,SN ggy, ! N '- 1,1 Ways and Means For four years, the senior's of 'A9 have been raising money for the Senior Class Trip and graduation. Last Sept- ember we counted our pennies and realized that we had a busy year ahead of us if we wanted our trip and graduation to be as much fun as those of the older classes had been. Our work is doneg we enjoyed our tripg and we are looking forward now to a fine commencement week. Perhaps you'd be interested in knowing how we earned our class money. In October, we helped our mothers put on a bean supper at the Sebago Lake Church. The girls served and the boys did all the dishes without breaking even one. Not many people attended because there was a heavy rain. Soon after the supper, we held a Fiddlers' Contest and Dance. Chick Stuart worked hard for us on this project. He contracted all the fiddlers and brought his orchestra to play for the dancing. After the N.Y.A. basketball game we invited the students to a vic dance. All of us enjoyed this and wished we had started the custom at the beginning of the season. In January, our mothers helped us organize another bean supper. We solicited the food again and worked together as we had before. he held the affair at the Standish Town Hall. Unfortunately, the weather was against us again, this time we had an ice storm. The next supper we held at the high school for the Kiwanis Club. Mrs. Logan helped us to plan it and directed us while we prepared and served the meat loaf, potatoes, peas, salad,coffee, and pie. The hiwanians brought their wives and after ecting, they went to the gym to attend the Foul Shooting Contest and Physical Education bxhibit which Mr. Lancaster had arranged. We had a Hobo Dance at the school on March ll. The crowd was quite small but we had a gay time dancing and playing games under Mr. Lancastcr's direction. Harold went home with a torn shirt. That's what comes of being so popular in a game of winkum. In March, we sponsored hen MacKenzie at the school. After seeing the show, several of us thought of getting geetahs for ourselves. A group of us arranged the Seniorazaar on March 25. Every- one enjoyed the different things that were going on. Billy Miner made a cute HBowery Baben in the fashion show. The Barber Shop Quartet brought tears to our eyes by their rendition of nDown by the Old Mill Streamu- the tears were tears of laughter Harold auctioned off the food that was left from the sale. -I wonder what Suzie Thomas did with that peck of potatoes. For five weeks, we rehearsed for our play, UThe Antics of Andrewu. We gave two performances: at Steep Falls on April 12 and at school on April lk. Henry and Harold, as glamour girls and Donald, as the French butler kept the audience rolling in the aisles. Mr. Eartick and all the members of the cast deserve praise for the job they did. It was loads of fun for everyone. Edith's mother made some pillow slipsg Philip's mother made a teddy bearg and we bought one of Chris Andersen's blankets. We sold chances on all of these. At recess and at ' some of the games we scld candy and Nabs. We realized a great profit on stationery which was made for us. William Grueling, a Boston artist, gave us pen and ink sketches which he made of the old Red Church, the Sebago Lake Station, The Richville Library, the Memorial Library and Standish High School. John A. Marshall of the Portland Engraving Gompany gave us the engravings of the sketches, arranged with Mr. Grueling to do the art work and made it possible for us to buy our envelopes at a very low price. Frank Wagner, who used to be in business here in Standish, did the printing, and supplied the paper very reasonably. We wrapped the paper and envelopes, twenty-five of each per package, in cellpphansand sold it all. These activities gave us experience in planning and managing Such projects and, at the same time, the money we needed for our trip and graduation. 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V . ff N. -f 1 f Jwllflfi as 'JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Each year as September rolls around, the doors are opened text books are brought down from the shelves and school begins once again. Each class holds a meeting and elects officers. This year the Junior class elected Jane Smith as president, Rachel Rines as vice president, Donald Warren as treasurer,and Clarence Chute as secretary. All have proved capable of the tasks set before them. Every year one student from each class is chosen as a representative to the Student Council. Our freshman year we chose Earl Ramsdellg our sophomore year, Ellen Chaplin and this year, Clarence Chute. Esther Irish '50 THE HALLOWEEN BALL The Halloween Ball was sponsored by the Junior Class. Ellen Chaplin, Rachel Hines, Clarence Chute, and Earl Ramsdell worked as the committee chairmen. Some members of the class were elected to bring food and sell it, others took care of the decorating. There was also a door prize, cake, given away. The dance was a success, there were guests from Windham and Gorham as well as from our own school. 0 Earl Ramsdell '50 ff- ' xr' 'X ,qskx X f xl. . ? '. ' 2 jfx' 'X :.,'-,,., . Pg -.. ' , .' -' x '7 X X - 1 X4 V' , n :fix X5 ' f J Sxvfx--xl aa. X ,-- in ,X T IX X 4, X ,f , 1, , I W N . - . ' ! X, If xxx J XXX? ff V, - ' .f' X ff N R- -V--. .? ,,.! LIFE IN THE JUNIGR CLASS Alas, we Juniors are busy this year, too. We think of each other as doing the tasks which we've done most during the year. Edna, comparing ncharactersn in shorthand quizzes with her neighbors'. Any similarity, Edna? Lois, getting change for cokes and candy bars. Nola, playing the piano the first of the year for us in music class. He enjoyed it, Nola. Morton, being late per usual. Ever tried counting the times, Mort? Earl, studying biology and getting ready for chemistry class, too. lt all keeps you busy, doesn't it? Esther, writing articles for the year book on home economics and working on the Junior Class section, too. Joyce, getting around to studying chemistry at recess. Do you believe in being thorough, Joyce? Rachel, running to catch flies in our softball game with the Capers. Darn that glove! Anyway, we won, Rickey. Alberta, doing trays and dishes in the home economics department. Good experience for you, Bert. Jayne, eating chocolate bars to get energy to pitch her next game. Try a Bolster, Jayne. Donald, lugging coke up from the cellar. You'll get muscles that way, Donnie. Clarence, taking pictures. Of what, may I ask---GIRLS? Ray Thompson, helping the girls run off the year book and winning prizes in track. Is it more fun to work or to watch? Ellen, selling baseball tickets. Who makes the money, you or the school, Ellen? 1 Gwen, displaying her scars. Sorry boys, girls only. Francena, making a dress in home economics to model in the fashion show. Many alternations, Cena? John, training for track by running home every afternoon. ' Do you ever study, John? Ray Smith, studing, geography during nth period. Do you call that studying, Ray? Arnold, hunting around for a ride home. Any luck Arnold? Betty Dyer '50 WHAT'S IN A NAME? Looking over the Junior Class, we find we have a great variety of names. We decided to find out HWhat's in a namen and here is what we found. Arnold is faithful type. Ellen is bright as Clarence is bright with that stubborn Francena possesses to his honor. He seems to be the serious the dawn. We know that to be a fact. and will some day be famous, especially streak in arguing. indomitable courage and strength. With Cena, it's anything for an argument. Betty is blessed with the oath ef God. She spends her spare time working with her Sunday School Class. Alberta is noble and bright. She always finds something to busy herself. Esther is a star. Her light shines serenely down on us. Joyce is sportive and vivacious. She proves this to us continually. Gwendolyn meanswhitebrowed. Could it be because of her worrying over Kenneth? Earl is a title of it, Earl? John and Jayne are nobility. With whom will you be sharing the gracious gifts of God. We must im- press them with the solemnity of their being. ' Rachel means innocence--especially when someone just recieved a pinch and she is I189.I'. Edna stands for pleasure. Wherever there is a good time, you're sure to find Edna. Nola means white shoulders. Maybe she is so helpless because she is trying to keep her shoulders white. Ray Smith and Ray Thompson are quiet, peaceful, and offer wise protection. Is that why Miss Marshall keeps you often? Morton means great hill. I always thought you could make a mountain out of a mole hill. Lois is desirable. Donald means proud We know some people think so. chief. Proud of what? Your farm? Betty Dyer '50 PRIZE SPEAKING As most of you know, prize speaking is compulsory for every member of the Junior Class and elective for the Sopho- mores. This year there were in the preliminaries eighteen Juniors and one enthusiastic Sophomore, Alice Perry. after the semi-finals, eight contestants, all juniors, were chosen to take part in the finals, which was open to the public. The great event was held November 19 in the high school auditorium The first prize for the girls was awarded to Jayne Smith for her selection, HBrothers Take A Bow.H The first prize for the boys was awarded to Morton Strom whose selection was uLet Brotherly Love Continue.H The second prize, which is awarded to either a boy or girl, was won by Joyce Johnson for My First Ride in an 0ttymobile. Esther Irish '50 , joy., in-'44, -s ' ellie x,, 4 T X... '- ,lil , , j J 1 xaf Wu' M ,f fi QWXEX if It Xb: , ,,:3'- x 'Xf '! J, ' If x i --Rx-,,, XX X X - fwx x xo 'l T WW X 5 X 'X a ., X 21 T' 'Q ! T X :Mu T ,,f'24 JUNIOR CLASS PROJECTS COKE As most people know, each year the Junior Class takes over the management of the coke. This is quite a task, some- times the boys get rather tired of it. The boys carry the coke from the storage room up and the girls put it in the machine. We'have done a good business this year,besides selling coke we also had orange, but the orange could not be put in the whell of the machine, but could be stored in the bottom of the machine. How ever the orange presented quite a problem. We had to pay more for it even though more orange is sold, than coke. After quite a long discussion with the salesman we finally de- cided to take the orange out. If we didn't we would have to have two machines and there isn't room for two. . CANDY For the first part of the year, the Senior Class had the privilege of selling candy. The last half, however, is the time for the Juniors. We have just started selling it and I guess Clarence and Rachel are doing quite well. We hope we can make ends meet at least. CHLNCES The Juniors were also busy selling chances on two or three articles. In about the middle of the year Esther brought a doi- lie, that her mother had made. It was white with yellow and purple pansies crocheted around the edge. We sold chances on this for about a month or so and final7y get around to give it away. The numbers were drawn in assembly by two or three of the students. There were to be two numbers drawn because Jayne's mother had made a cake for second prize. The first number drawn was Rachel's and the second Jayne's. Of course they would not take the prizes. After more numbers were drawn the doilie went to Mrs. Ruth Higgins and the cake to Sherwood Libby. Nola skiiiings '50 QUOTES Ellen: ULove hangs like light about your name as music round the shellln Edna: HTO a young heart everything is fun.N Betty: HGuiety is the soul's healthg sadness is its poison.N Joyce: UHe who knows much has many cares.U Rachel: HFrom a little spark may burst a mighty f1ame.H Alberta: NHear much: speak 1ittle.H Gwen: HA little instument of mighty power.n Esther: HNoble by birth, yet nobler by great deeds.n Francena: HSilence is deep as eternity: speech is shallow as time.' Lois: nGood taste is the flower of good sense.H Nola: uhnowledge is our ultimate good.n Jayne: nThe first vice of the first woman was curiosity and it runs through the whole sex.n Arnold: nPatience and gentleness is power,n Clarence: UThat should be long considered which can be decided but once.n Donald: HMost powerful is he who has himself in his power.N Way T.: NI love sometimes to doubt, as well as know.n Ray S.: nI'll not budge an inch.u Earl: uAfter speech silence is the greatest power.M Morton: UThe scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.n John: nOne cannot know evorything.n Betty Dyer 'SO Jane Smith '50 .- ' Q . fffw-7 if yi. Q 4x A Q , , A f G .X 110 Us QU! Mu S Vx, w :XX7 5 ,J - LL! I , pf AfX w if f ' Y Ea k5 ? x KW if K Y 3 'MH A ' ! X xi , , 1 X, V ,f ,J , X xy Aff f ' 'w 'x K-f 1671! if Q, A, '- - x X' , xt ,' X X N CLASS OFFICERS President David Nason David is interested in history and geography. Basketball and baseball are his favorite sports. His school work, sports practice, the tinkering he does on the tractor and the sports stories and westerns that he reads keep him busy. He hopes to go to college to prepare himself to be'a Physical Education Director. Vice-President Richard Roberts , Richard is a good one when it comes to English and book- keepingg he is always there with the answers. Occasionally, he starts fooling with the boys in English but Miss Marshall always settles things. You can always plan to see Richard at a basketball or baseball game. If you don't ses him at first, just look for a crowd, he will be right in the middle of it. In his spare time, he is usually riding in his father's car. Richard is going to college and would like to go into engineering Secretary , Louise Sawyer . Louise does well in all her studies but her favorite sub- jects are bookkeeping,.home economics, and literature. She likes softball and baseball, when there is a good basketball game, she is chewing her finger nails. At home, Louise finds pleasure in listening to the radio and reading. Of course, when there is a good movie, Louise is there. When she leaves S.H.S. she plans to go to a business college so she can be a secretary for some one besides the Sophomores. Treasurer Robert Ware Robert Ware, whom we all call Bobby is very much interested in science, chemistry and biology. When Bobby gets tired of basketball, volley ball or studies,he enjoys a good game of base- ball. In the last baseball game he played, he was walked three or four times. It's a good way to get there isn't it,Bobby? I asked him what he did after schocl. He said that he read a good western and ate along with it. Bobby is planning to join the Navy Air Reserves when he graduates from Standish High. Jean Johnson Student Council . Jean likes biclogy and mathematics. Jean had lots of fun slicing up her frog in biology class . She is always ready for a good game of softball or basketball even though Mr. Lancaster has to tell her to leave the backboards before she starts shoot- ing. Jean doesn't like to study all the time. She likes roller- skating,dancing,movies and records.Jean is icing to college and hopes to be a laboratory technician. Student Council Suzanne Thomas Suzanne is a friend of everyone. In biology she helps the whole classg we depend on her in Latin too. When she gets home at night she has a pleasant time taking care of her little brob ther who keeps her busy all the time. She likes softball, basket- ball, and swimming. when the girls are playing softball you will find Suzanne on first base ready for anything. She wants to go to the University of North Carolina. We hope she does. WE HAVE... Robert Harmon - We have a Robert but no cop. Roger Smith - We have a Smith but no Black. Ida Smith - We have an Ida but no Lupino Suzanne Thomas - We havb'E Thomas but no Edison. Donna Thorne - We have a Thorne but no Rose. Alberta Tompson - We have an Alberta but no peach. Robert Ware - We have Ware but no silver. Richard Roberts - We have a Richard but no Contino. Patricia Roche - We have a Roach but no fleas. Virginia Sanborn - We have Sanborn but no Chase. Louise Sawyer - We have Sawyer but no Tom. Barbara Ward - We have a Ward but no hospital. Jean Johnson - We have Johnson but no baby-powder. Sherwood Libby - We have a Sherwood but no forest. Shirley Miner - We have a Miner but no coal. Margie Webb - We have a Webb but no spider. Nancy Anderson - We have tbe nsonn but no daughter. Sharon Boulier - We have a Boul'i'e'r Cbowlerj but no alley. Patricia Brown - We have a Brown but no jug. Jane Dole - We have a Dole but no pineapple. Arthur Thompson - We have an Arthur but no king. Nellie Greenwood - We have a Greenwood but no redwood. Richard Harding - We have a Harding but no Warren ffightingl William Lombard - We have a William but no Tell. Glenn Harmon - We have a Peanut but no man. Lorraine Ramsdell - We have Hrainn but no snow. David Nason - We have a Nason but no mason. Norman Martin - We have a Martin but no swallow. Frances Perkins - We have a Perkins but no Ma . Micky Fosters- We have a Micky but no mouse. Barbara Deloia - We have a Hlawyern but no doctor. Robert Potter - We have a Roberb but no jewels. Merle Usher - We have an Usber but no movie. Bessie Murch - We have a Murcb but no Harry. Suzanne Thomas '51 OUR REVENGE, THE FRESHVEN RECEPTION On September 7th, the first day of school, we sophomores began to talk of -yes, you guessed it- the Freshmen Reception. We would rub our herds with s.tisfaction and glee, for this was going to be our turn for ifJJNGE! Remembering our initia- tion, we thought of all the horrible, this-shouldnftThappen- to-a-dog things wt could, should, and must do to the freshmen. We all believed our own ideas of torture to be best, but we couldnft use them all, So, our class president, David Nason, appointed a committee to work on this problem under the direction of Mickey Foster. After we decided on the date of the reception, we also appointed a food committee to take care of the refreshments, with Pat Roche as chairman. The stunt committee had quite a job, for, in addition to a large class of freshmen, three new sophomores- Nellie Green- wood, Alice Perry, amd Fancy Anderson- and three new teachers- Mrs. Logan, Mr. Bartivk, and Mr. Andrews- had to be initiated. When THE NIGHT rolled around, the upper classmen and teachers sat back and happily watched the poor newcomers. We won't ever forget the scene as Arlene embarrassedly begged Mr. Bartick to marry her. And didn't little Harold look just too sweet for words, while being carefully bathed and shampooed by Mrs. Logan. Susanne, the nmanhuntern, was at it again! She had quite a time getting hold of Mr. Andrews, though. How come, I wonder. Do you suppose it was her-ahem-singing? Mer- ton made a charming little nmothern for his cuddlesome Hwee onou, didn't he? After the stunts were over, the refreshments were sold and the dancing started. The food committee had gathered to- gether the food, which was donated, and sold it to the upper classmen and visitors. The freshmen were given refreshments, much-needed after their grueling ordeal. We sold apples, fudge, cookies, several kinds of sandwiches, coco-cola, and punch. That punch was really delicious. Just for fun, ask Bob Ware how many cups of it he hadll Pat Roche, besides doing a wonderful job of organizing and running the food committee played the victrola and kept us supplied with dance music all evening. We couldn't possi- bly have gotten along without her. Also, we thank Miss Marshall, Mrs. Logan, and Mr. Lancaster for their part in organizing the reception, a very successful reception it was, too. Everybody had a scrumptuous time. We're glad the freshmen took it in their stride. Every single one passed with flying colors. We are proud to have them as our school-mates. Suzanne Thomas 'Sl OUR CLASS RINGS The sophomores received their olass rings this yearzand I know they treasure them. I value mine for many reasons. A class ring to some may be just a ringg but when you are out of high school, that ring will signify the study and work you did in high school and the fun you had in sports. It will remind you of good friends and companions and the fun and the trouble you shared that was so serious then but so funny later when you thought of it. Your class ring is certainly worth its value in memories. Lorraine Ramsdell '51 ...Q-.--.anew-no-o-.. .-...Q ..-Q.----u--v , - . -..---.,...... .....,...-.........-.Qn--Q-. f 4 1 , , NfivX WW ,-,., .. . ----4- 1 ,,,.-- V ' 1 hi ,,-.,,.-- o-'Y 9 I KK--Q., P ' W l i 'V w N-zrfslfy r g,Jr: - ..,NNNssNN yi? N-x....,,, w s'yALd lsxofff , - ,-,,,, ,.....,.,...-..,----,aww--H J ......-.a........--1-.-..m ..-.---r- CLASS M ETINGS Sh! Quiet! Meeting has begun, no more laughing no more fun! President David Nason calls the meeting to order. The members of the Sophomore Class cease their communications with each other and the room b6CGHC3 quiet. Louise Sawyer, Secretary, is called upon to make her report. She gives her report of the last meeting, telling when it was held and what buSiness old and new was discussed. The class accepts the facts and figures of the report. If corrections are needed, they are made and then it is accepted. Robert Ware, Treasurer, is then called upon to give his report. His report goes through-the same proced- ure as the secretaryls report. Different points of business old and new are then brought up for discussion by members of the class. Students often make suggestions, for instance, a way in which the class can increase the fund for its Senior Class Trip. When there is nothing of importance left to discuss, a motion is made for adjournment. This motion is seconded and the meeting is adjourned. The meeting just outlined was quite different from the first one the Sophomores had. Instead of being orderly, the report being given, business and suggestions brought up in the correct way and being discussed properly, it was a meeting of confusion and disorder no one knew what to do. Miss Marshall, having decided we should know how to hold a class meeting, gave us a series of stories and articles to read for English assignments on class meetings. We learned! Although at the time it seemed senseless, we are glad we know the rules so that each of us can speak his piece and be heard. That is Free Speech, a freedom we value all the more for having seen it work. Lorraine Rams dell 'Sl QUOTABLE QUOTES Louise Sawyer - nQuiet but not id1e.U Richard Roberts - HLet me rest, gentlemen.n Sherwood Libby --nExperience, my good man,--eXperience.n Roger Smith - HLittle I ask, my wants are few.n Pat Brown - 'My serious moments are few.n Pat Roche - nGenerally speaking, she's generally speaking.n David Nason - HA man of great authority.n Shirley Miner - UI will set down now, but the time will come when you will hear me. Richard Harding - HBy his work and willingness, he shall be known.H Alberta Tompson - nPopular, and full of fun, happy, with a smile for V I5 ne. Dick Lombard - 9G2egger wit hath no man.n Ida Smith - nChatter, chatter, as I go.n Micky Foster - nwomen are the least of my worries.n Jane Dole - HA woman among women, but mostly among men.H Donna Thorne - HHappy am I, from care I'm free, why aren't they all content like me?N Sharon Boulier E nNever let studies interfere with your education. Robert Harmon - HHe with wavy Blond hair and friendly smile, is lucky indeed.n Robert Ware - nEasy to look at, difficult to imitate.n Virginia Sanborn - HLaughter is my best friend--next to Donny, that is.n Frances Perkins - nHappy for herself--happy for all.n M Norman Martin - NI'm ready for anythingln Glenn Harmon - nThe power of thought, the magic of the mind.W Jean Johnson - HA winning way, a pleasant smile, dressed so - neat and quite in style.n Lorraine Ramsdell - NShe is our sunshine, a bright golden rayn Barbara Ward' - HQuiet, but always yielding a helping hand.H Arthur Thompson - HA great man is he.n Nellie Greenwood - USpeech is great, but silence is greater.n Barbara Deloia - HThe days are never long enough.H Robert Potter - nAren't sisters wonderful?n Merle Usher - UWho said I was quiet?U Margie Webb - NHer cheerful smile wins many friendsxn Nancy Anderson - HLaughter makes the world go round.H Bessie Murch - HThe best is yet to come.n Suzanne Thomas Q UJust let me sign this and l'll be done.u Suzanne Thomas '51 Ii' ff .xx jf-fu!! 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E Vice-President Harold Warren If you want to know anything about farming, just ask Harold Warren! He is always clowning and is very comical. Harold wants to be a farmer when he finishes school. Secretary Ardena Jewett Ardena likes school very much. She is very quiet and studious Ardena's ambition is to be a teacher. Treasurer Barbara Walker Barbara is always full of fun. She won second prize in the foulshooting contest and wants to be a secretary when she finishes school. Student Council Member Merton Chute Merton is always cracking jokes and is full of questions. He wants to be a physical education teacher. I Name Carolyn Allen Vincent Bettany Lyle Burdwood Bevalie Boulier Bonnie Campbell Patricia Bourgeios Merton Chute Arlene Estes Vivian Hudgdon Ardena Jewett Shirley Kreisel Neal Marean Malcolm Peary Arnold Plummer Virginia Randall Doris Robbins Edith Roche Richard Simpson Erwin Smith Rodney Stanley Susanne Strom Elwin Sturgis Dwane Symbols Barbara Walker Harold Warren James Woodbrey Ambition Nurse Join Navy Join Navy Phys iotherapist Stewardess Legal Secretary Physical.Ed. Teacher Secretary Secretary Teacher Stenographer Pilot Army Teacher Secretary Marines Reporter Navy Secretary Farmer Freshman Reception One night in September 19L8, the Freshmen stood before the Sophomores at Freshmen Reception with knocking knees and chattering teeth. We were very nervous at first, but on the whole everyone had fun watching the others perform. Some of the most attractive performers were Susanne Strom who enter- tained Mr. Andrews by 'singing to him You Can't Be True Dear 3 Harold Warren who looked so much like a baby sitting in the tub being washed by Mrs. Logang a group of girls who ate worms lspaghettijg Mrs. Chute CMertonD with her baby carriage and her adorable daughter, James Woodbrey. ,J ..nix,Jnnc'm is Avo 'Kf'1LL'XAJAfV5Vi 3 131' A I I K.-V153 kNH'u3NI'W RLKQQPTW51 ft ffm ,fx I ' f'fVVaw:X xx rl Y h ' tw, N ,I 1,1 uh.. A X fi 'XX N , ' I Xxx fa' . X X Q - i'M ii: iL ' 1' 1-A 5 X- 1' -f aaasa- as-X ,I r K ww It S -X, , 4 ,f NY-n--- , X Aj lg' 3 w ! M , 3 xbf x F-if xx. f, j N' V,f'g X ' W zz, xxw! 1 W My Q jj! f X f F , 'J an I mn.. -..,. EL ii: fn. rw sXXQbX:s5, luigl v p'sQnQ5 Ta. lk F '-j- Viv. tru--. :X u' 1: U-Q x p K 1- 'f X' if' J- ---. 6 , Y ' ! X J-a .A 1 gf THE GYPSY TELLS A STORY I am looking in my crystal ball. I see Vincent Bettany five years from now, graduated from high school, studying to be a detective. He's taking covvesoondence courses and practicing on the local force at the same time. He never did believe in locking the horse after the barn is stolen, and there is every indication that he'll be a great success. I see a very graceful girl. She is Doris Robbins and is the best dancer in the state. She probably will be the great est living dancer by the time she is ninety. I see Merton Chute five years from now and hefs asking questions, as usual. He's the director of one of those quiz programs on the radio. He's a fine question maker-upper. Some of his questions, he can't answer himself. Five years from now, we shall be all turning in to hear Chute on the Three Guesses Program. Here we have a girl who was certainly a chain-talker. When the teacher had anything important to say she always sent Bonnie Campbell out in the hall, to give the class a chance to listen. As a small boy, Erwin Smith, must have been fond of stories, he told so many of them. I see him, a senior, writ- ing the class play and causing much excitmncntwhen it is giv- en, as the audience can't make up their mind who's crazy-they or the play. Bevalie Boulier has the system. Every time there was I gym, her finger hurt, every time there was basketball pract- ice, her leg bothered her. How she got through is a mystery. The year after she gets out of school she becomes-believe it or not-the school traunt officer. I see Carolyn Allen, helpless and shy. She looks like a mariner adrift. Now she is calm, composed, and self-assur- ed, if not bossy. Three years as a student in high school and now she is telling the teachers how to run things. Four years from now, Barbara Walker is the leading lady in a Broadway show. You remember she always put on a good act, especially when she hadn't done her homework and there was no time to make un an excuse. You all know Virginia Randall was-well, I won't say lazy but-never the sort to worry the teacher about getting inform- ation. She just sat in class and never opened her mouth ex- cept to yawn. Now she just sits on the front porch, and her mother dusts her off twice a week. Four years from now Lyle Burdwood is president of his class in college and if my crystal ball was larger I'd prob- ably see him as president of the U.S. I see Susanne Strom. Dear me! This is very painful! I am looking at her five years from now. Pretty? yes! Plump? Oh, not Not plumpg just plain fat! She looks very sad, instead of jolly, as people her size are supposed to look. It's yards around her. Poor thing! I can see that Richard Simpson's a go-getter. He wants what he wants when he wants it. He looks as if he'd take a lollipop from a baby and be mad at the baby because it wasn't the right flavor--the lollipop, I mean. Malcolm Peare was always famous for his sense of dir- ection. When he entered college and was asked about it, he merely smiled and said, 'That's all right. The world is round, I can always get home from any-place.H Dwayne Symbol is, I see, a mechanical genius. Three years from now and he is working as a plumber's assistant. He uses the monkey wrench and loosens all the valves. I see Elwin Sturgis having two wonderful opportunities knock at his back doorg a chance to pose for animal crackers and another to haunt a house. ' Here is Harold Warren working on a new dictionary. I see two of his new definitions: glacier-the man in the baker shop who puts icing on the cakcsg adenoids-things in a child's nose that keep him from getting thinfs in his head. The ball shows me James Woodbrey, a student in a law school. He could always crawl out of troubleg he should be able to get other people out of scrapes easily. I see a figure in a uniform. Is it a general? No, it is the head usher in the Playhouse. That should be the per- fect job for Neal Varean. We always sat through the shows at the theater till the manager sent him home. I am looking at Arlene Wstes. She makes her living by gum now. Her specialty is bubble gum. She takes her own string band with her and chews in perfect time to any se- lection the audience may name. I see a young woman talking. It is Vivian Hodgdon, the class debator, five years from now. She has given her final argument to settle a question once and for all, Hit does no good to punish a child, because when the cat's away, the mice jump over the moon because it is made of green cheese.N That gives you a general idea of her mind. I see Rodney Stanley, a representative at the Olympics. No, he isn't what you'd call an athlete. He never threw anything but his shoulder out of joint and he never jumped over anything higher than his back gate. I hear music and I see Patricia Bourgeois singing a solo at her high school graduation. Her voice is sweet and clear, and her range is bigger than the one baritones are always bellowing about being home on. She will no doubt become a , second Kate Smith. I see Ardena Jewett. She has just left high school because she got the same marks in every subject for three years and was annoyed at this sameness. I see Arnold Plummer. He's got a private zoo. I can see the girls standing around talking baby talk to the animals. nwhose 'ittle zoo is oo?n I see poetry and Edith Roche. She shows every prospect I of being famous. I see the poem she composed in the first grade I have a cat named Jennie. H He loves the little mice. She wags its tail and eats 'em. ' The mice don't think it's nice. Shirley Kreisel '52 NThe Gypsy X f quo... x x ia i KFJXQX 1 ,N as A QQ Y A J .,,f'Yl. S ,,,..f'Xj I , XE nf' f KX 1 ff X-X I .1 f V --M L.,-S ' iw Q' vfn Q ...f Ju., N.- 01 - SONGS AND WHAT THEY MEAN IN S.H.S. nI'll Be Seeing Youu - after school, says Mr. Bartic NI Can't Begin to Tell Youn - how I passed that test UHOW Soonn - will summer be here? HGive Me Five Minutes Moreu- on a quiz. HForever and Evern- we'll be having homework. USmoke Gets in Your Eyesn- when you smoke outside of schoo with the boys. Uwhisperingu- is our favorite pastime. HPowder Your Face with Sunshinen -when S.H.S. loses a game nLet a Smile be Your Umbrellau-on a rainy S.H.S. d y nDanoe Ballerinas Danceu- in the assembly hall at lunch t WBeg Your Pardonn- we say passing from assembly hall to rooms at 8:55, HTwo Loves Have IH- Gym and Lunch! HHow Deep Is The Oceann- geography will tell you. HI Feel So Goodn- summer is here. nYou Don- like school???? UNight and Dayn- Homework!!! UAll or Nothing At Allu- say the teachers as they rank us HToo Fat Polkan- not with Physical Education classes NI Can't Say Non- Miss Marshall will know we didn't stu y uOh, What a Beautiful Morningn- get up at eight- bus arrives at quarter Dast. HThey Say It's Wonderfulu- our elders speaking of school well, we'll know someday. nHoliday for Stringsu- did someone mention holida V HGood- Good- Goodn says Mr. Andrews when all studying is done HEverybody's Saying Hello Againu- September here so soo 9 nln the Middle of Nowhereu- Freshmen reading Hlvanhoe HIS You ls Or Is You Ain'tH- going to make up your work after school? HMamm H . y - can you recall anything about Latin? HLet's Start the New Year Right'- well it was a good idea, wasn't it? UMaybe You'll be Thereu- in gym class. USO Dear to My Heartn- are basketball and baseball ames HThat Certain Partyn- Freshman deception. UIt's a Most Unusual Dayn- every Tuesday. UIt's the Talk of the Townn- Senior Trip. Bonnie Campbell '52 Shirley Kreisel '52 Louise Sawyer '51 - ss Us J T HE P 55555 ,xX ,X X X N L,-'tr F159 ' sl E' MOVE to ic . he VCR? og JCM E Bus I ,1 1 A Day On The Steep Falls Bus At 6:55 Gwen arrives at my house and there is a mad scramble for books and papers and-I almost forget-something to eat at recess. Jitk that morning-after-the-night-before look, we start out of ine dror y.ri and about half-way we meet Donald, hesc down, no tours, and dragging his feet as though he had lead is his :Leash Sens mornings we get into the fill- ing aiatkwu lcrcf thc sivvet before the bus cones but usaalfy w, tinw , iurt :ight and arrive just as Harold comes over Yrs railed Q tricks, We stumble on and I mean stumble. Che morning, Harold started up and then stopped quickly to show Jlarencc how peed his brakes were. My brakes weren't as gin? as FcrJ3G's, 1 sat flat, right in the aisle. Gwenny and Dfn alerg with the rest of the bus gang, laughed for all they were worth and I donft blame them. I must have looked like Q foal. It is pretty quiet in the morning except for Aberta's bubble gum and Harold Warren's wise cracks which never stop from morning until night. When we reach Roche's, or Roche- ville to evervune on the bus, we are a little more awake and the grunts for 1Gocd Morningn begin to flourish. Bob, Pat's young brother, loves to sing and he serenades us with nJingle Bellsn or HLavender Bluen. We have to go up the Ossipee Trail a way to pick up a little boy. He wears glasses and looks very studious, so we call him Professor. At Standish Corner, we pick up the usual five or six. Pat Brown manages to land first and Lois and Alberta pile on top. Poor Edith Stanley! The boys pester herg and by the time we reach school, she is ready to kill us all. Harold usually arrives between h and h:3O in the after- noon and we make a mad scramble to get a seat near the front. The Roche kids usually occupy the front seats. The boys take over the rear of the bus and we all wait for the basket- ball boys or girls. From the school to Standish Corner we hear UDonny, say, have you get anything to eat in your dinner pail?n UHarold, will you leave me alone?n After the Standish Corner gang gets off, Donald Hulit and Tipper start to exer- cise their vocal cords with HDewn by the Old Mill Streamu and uSomeone Like You.n We all enjoy the performance even more when Donny Warren manages to cram paper down their throats, and, at the same time, Harold Warren manages to pinch Donny and sends him yelping to the roof. One night when Tinper and Donny Tarren were fooling, Tipper pushed Donny's head out the window while Donny pulled Tipfs hair with a free hand. At the next stop we leave Alberta Harmon and the Smiths. In the village, Gwen is the first to get eff and we all say good-night as though we meant it. Don is next and then it's my turn. Donny Warren manages somehow to get his head out the window nearly every time to say good-night. Even though it is a Iong day, it is fun. 'rn -.. n1----1 -- .HA ON THE STANDISH-NECK BUS After we leave the Harding Grammar School, the bus is emptied of grammar school pupils. Now the last high school pupils board the bus and we also find out how a certain young lady keeps so slim. 0 The high school students are left alone for a few minutes of peace and quiet. Such bliss is short-lived, however, for now the children bound for Sebago Lake Grammar School are climbing aboard. Now we have the melodious crooning of our young songsters, their stories of how they can beat one another at a game of marbles, and perhaps even the monotone of one studious being trying to prepare his reading lesson. At last these energetic pupils reach their destination and we know that in a few minutes we will arrive at ours. The homeward-bound ride is much the same except that it is a trifle noisier and along with our crooners we have several young, romantic-minded grammar school lovers in the back seats, Hey, take it easy as you go over those bumps! I'm doing my algebra! someone yells. ' ' When we arrive back at our homes after a noisy and bumpy ride, we think we've had a hard ride. What about the poor bus-driver who has twice as long and hard a ride and who is very patient through it all. Ardena Jewett '52 A RIDE ON THE GREEN HORNET Let's have a brief glance at a day on the Green Hornet. I warn you, we're really in for it! We find that the morning ride is not too livelyg the boys furnish most of the con- versation while the girls study the subjects they left the evening before. Could it be that the boys always do their studying when they should? We do find however that when we stand up the skirt that we so carefully pressed that morning has the peculiar marks of those Hcomfortable seatsn. The ride home really starts off with a bangl Perhaps we realize there are no tests waiting for us when we ride this direction. There are no seats so we stand. That in would not be so bad if little dogs didn't run in front of the bus and make us stop suddenly. What happened? We landed on the floor! Then when we get situated we find tha: Ida is again puzzling over what her Mother asked her to get at the store. Hwas it bread? No. Waxed paper.u We hear the boys talking about the day and it always seems that it was eventful-that.is, if you can judge by Ray's and Buddy's laughs. Glancing at another corner, we see Vivian and Bonnie in huddles-who is Bonnie's secret heart throb? Vivian certainly is a faithful friend to Bonnie! We find in front of them an argument between Barbara and her sister. ls it the usual discussion, Barbara? By this time, Margie is planning how to spend the evening and do her studying too. When we finally reach the corner and some climb out, things have calmed down a littleg when Ginnie stops off, they calmed down a lot-until she gets on again. D Now we can plainly hear Virginia telling her twin to stop teasing the girls. When we have made the trip to Randall's and back to the corner those tha: stopped get back on. Things are rather calm from here on. We have brother down off leave Vincent, Robert, and Buddy and start on the trip to Limington. I believe that this is the bumpiest ride Ida. She loves to bounce from the seats the rest of us laugh at her. Anna seems in the seats quite wellg Ida should take to be able to lessons. The anyone ever had. Ask to the floor while stay boys do get disgusted when the five of us girls start laughing together and I can't say I blame them. Our trip is over and we new realize what a day on Green Hornet is like. We know the rumors are true. Louise Sawyer '51 the THE OAK HILL BUS At about seven o'clock in the morning Austin Hall, the bus driver, leaves his home in Smith's Mills and travels to Oak Hill, reaching my house about 7:15. There are only a few people on the bus then and everything is very quiet. After several stops, we reach Pudding Hill where we patiently wait for Connie Harden, one of the grammar school students. In about five minutes she pops out the door only to return for something she has forgotten. Finally she reaches the bus and after we wait another five minutes for her sister Carol, Connie exclaims, HCarol isn't goingln The quietness with which we started does not last long for by the time we reach the Albion Howe School the bus is pretty well filled with little tots who strongly believe in exercising their lungs from morning till night. After we leave the grammar school, we continue our journey and arrive at Shirley Sullivan's. Austin blows his horn half way down the hill, By the time we stop, Neal is shouting to Shirley to grab her coat and hurry. Soon Shirley appears, coat in hand and loaded down with books. Everyone is wishing that Shirley would break down and run, just once, but our hopes are in vain. At last she mounts the bus and we are on our way again, The ncxt point of-interest is the Shaw's Mill Road. During the winter we all hold our breath and cross our fingers, hoping we will get stuck and be late for school. Did I say all? Yesy all but Austin who hopes and prays that we won't get stuck for if we do, it is he who suffers. Now we reach the Sebago Lake Grammar School where most of the crowd leaves. The next stop is the high school. After having left us there, the bus journeys to the Richville Grammar School and back to the high school. This ends the journey for the morning. At three o'clock the bus begins the same routine, much to the displeasure of the driver, no doubt, as the children are twice as noisy at night. One morning late in October, we all received the 'u.1. surprise of our lives when Austin drove up in a new yellow bus. We all found this bus more comfortable on school days than Uthe Orange Craten had been and enjoyed going to the basketball games in it even though it was sometimes cold and once in awhile, we got on the wrong road or had a break down. ' Esther Irish '50 I ' f F XJ .. Dfxmczs Nj FK 5 HMA N me ia y 'f lor: wma swgafxzime sawmg 'rw samox mm 5 EN 1 C1 fa Q fmfx A Fl DDLEICS QIGNTEST ' THE CHRISTMAS PARTY Another brainstorm and the Juniors were off to give a Christmas Party! Nothing had been dtne about a party up to the week before school closed for vacation when I came up with the bright idea that the Juniors should do it if no one else was going to. We had very little money but we went right ahead with the idea. The Q1iD was to have a group stand in a semi-circle and sing Christmas carols. The group taking part included Frances Perkins, Nancy Anderson, Pat Bourgeois, Pat Roche, Lois To penn, Arlene Estes, and Doris Robbins. Pat Brown was the pianist and Doris Robbins read in the Bible of Christ's Birth. Pat Bourgeois and Pat Roche sang qSanta Claus is Coming to Townu. They put a lot of life into it. Janie Smith and her colds! That was really funny. Janie had a cold anyway and when she read one of Ogden Nash's poems, nThe Common Coldn she added the sniffs and coughs with out any trouble at all. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Logan and her Home Economics Department, we'd have had no party eats. She had a group of girls make fudge and another group was assigned to bring cookies. The fudge and cookies were wonderful. Clarence got ice cream from the store for us and everything was fine. The cheerleaders had some new cheers for the rally. Watch that ruffled skirt Lois! The Seniors got the tree and decorated it. Even though they had few store decorations it looked wonderful. They used soap suds snow and crepe papervfestoons. Everyone had a prize and the teachers all received candy. Dickie Burdwood had a pipe that bobbed up and down, it was really funny. Nola played the piano after the gifts had been given out and everyone had a good time. Ellen Chaplin '50 W Magazine Campaign The annual magazine campaign was held in Gctober. Gene Stuart was Manager for the Seniors, Jane Smith for the Juniors,sRichard Harding for the Sophmeres,-and.. ' Bevalie Boulier,gfor the Freshmen. I was the General Manager The first day, as always, brought in the most money, 5blOl.OO. We had four especially good salesmen, Carl San- born, Ardena Jewett, Larraine Ramsdell, and Shirley Sulli- van, were the four salesmen. A small elephant or a donkey was given to the highest salesman each day. The campaign is always a struggle but we never regret it. With the money we make, we can buy things for the school For the last two years we have bought a conbination radio- vic and an electric score board for the gym. This year the money went towards girls' basketball uniforms and Boys! warm up jackets. Norma Blake '49 .1f,x1':L6 , ,.-...,,., W f A,, -,...f,jfQ L.':a3- .aff I f-'fr 'egae56 'S J g'..3' 5':B '- .1 If E ,.,,4gf'v,,,, -9- ab sa---.Xa at to K Y .M A , , lf STUDENT COUNCIL This is the third consecutive year that we have attended the Conference of the Maine Association of Student Councils of Secondary Schools. This meeting was held at Edward Little High School, Auburn, Maine. All but two members, Norma Blake and Henry Woodbrey, were able to go. Mr. Andrews was our chaperone. Registration was at 8:50 A. M. The Edward Little High School Band gave a concert at 9:50 which was very good--so was the candy Miss Begert gave us. Next we held a Morning Assembly during which Mayor Rosaire Halle and Superintendent Jeayo welcomed us to Auburn. After the business meeting, we had lunch. We were all hungry and couldn't understand why Harold and Earl wanted hot dogs. All of us enjoyed Earl's Italian sandwich. I'm sure no one wanted any more peanuts after Harold bought and tried to get rid of his. That afternoon there were four discussions groups where we considered topics of interest to all schools: HThe responsi bility of councils for making students aware of the influence their personal conduct and particiaption in school activities on their futuregNHShould the council sponsor only courses likely to be popular with the student?HuHow closely should a council work with the administration?HnShould extra-curricular activities be linked with class activities in order to draw more students into active school life?H Members told of the problems in their school and other members tried to find some way by which they could be solved. We want to thank Mr. Andrews for spending his time to take this trip with us. We had a good time and hope that Standish will be at the head of the roll call next year at the Student Council Meeting which will be at Cony High School. Mary Jean Wescott '49 PHYSICAL EDUCATION The 'MQ physical education classes instructed by James J. e Lancaster held four days a week include all the boys and girls in two forty minute classes each week. The students are required to attend classes for four years. , The classes consist of volley ball, tumbling, soccer, foot- ball, badminton, and softball. Five to seven minutes are allowed to take showers, dress, and return to classes. We had no intramural basketball games this yearg but under the supervision of our instructor, we held evening physical education classes which were optional for all students. In March, we held a demonstration and a foul shooting contest to which the public was invited. Ronald Foster, shoot- ing 17 out of 25 took first prize for the boys, Shirley Kreisal, shooting 13 out of 25 was the winning girl. We had only one slight accident during the tumbling. We gave, in my opinion, a better exhibition this year than last, .The Senior Class challenged the Kiwanis Club in a game of volley ball which was both humorous and thrilling on the part of the men few of whom had played the game before. Norman Martin 150 ,fgjhf yy? l O'fV fw T? XX X f-2 if -. 'V ' 'qi 63 ,atibfmfiiffwpix , '37 .t :iii cg, we at we if if e-a is ffl ' Q, K -' x C 13'Xl,46x' 'Q I Xgzifnw f lb- A ,WF Nd W 1- is if 'SSP' 1 ,JX' 'I . I 15. 4 fe R, KFYFE1. Q e if GLEE CLUB, We started our music a little late this year because the School Board was unable to find a teacher. In January, Mrs. Johnson came over to help out. She took up with us some songs like WLet Me Call Yoh Sweetheartn and Nwhile Golden Hours Are Flyingn. She sent for fBecauseU but it did not come until after she had left. She was with us for five lessons. Then we had a new teacher, Mr. Carville,vhotDok over where Mrs. Johnson left off. He is very fond of folk songs. ' Nola Skillings, Lorraine Ramsdell, and I take turns playing the piano. It is surprising to find out that some of the boys don't know whether they sing soprano, tenor, alto, or bass. Most of them want to sing soprano instead of singing the alto, which needs a little help. I'm sure everything will work Out. We have decided what songs we will sing at graduation and we will spend the rest of our class time practicing those selections. Patricia Brown '50 HAPPY DAYS IN THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The work in the Com ercial Department consists of many different activities. Our commercial teacher, Mr. Andrews, very efficiently teaches shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, junior business and general mathematics. He supervises the production of the Crimson Rambler. We students of the commercial course find the tasks of publishing the yearbook many and varied. We type the articles for correctiong and after correction, we type the stencils. After proof-reading, we run off the stencils. The pages must be.kept'in order ready for binding. All stencils for the school and superintendent are done by the commercial students. ' Norma Blake, who types the attendance slips every morn- ing, keeps our attendance record up to date. When Norma is absent, Edith Stanley does this important task. Those who take the commercial subjects will someday enter the world of business with some experience and a good under- standing of the work. Esther Irish '50 .I U , LF' f' f s-' t c -U ,Q X .'4E,EEQIQS. fJg53yp?qX IX!! wkZLAKi3 ? A I 2. x Xf' -- A - ' I X! I my H- Lffe' .muck At 'X ' ' ,,,,.f 'Ks K I R 4 I U -,jf . . -S.- wx I A E Q I '3 K M25 NJ ' .X ,, . I .X A J .- g Q5 I, N ,. u , HOME ECONOMICS DTPARTMENT We, the girls of Standish High School, are very proud of the Home Economics Laboratory which we are lucky to have. It is well equipped with three kitchen cabinets, each full of dishes for coching and table setting, three modern electric stoves, one wood stove, and two modern sinks. With all this fine equipment and Mrs. Logan's management, some of us are bound to be good cooks. But this is not all. We have one electric sewing machine and two treadle machines to take care of us when we study clothing. Some of the girls did so well with the garments they entered them in the Betty Mitchell Sewing Contest sponsored by Porteous Mitchell and Braun Company. We have not yet heard the results. We are planning to have a style show in which all sopho- more,junior and senior girls will model the garments they made in class this year and the accessories they chose to complete their costumes. They will include slacks, housecoats, suits, skirts, blouses, and dresses for sport,date, and evening wear. The freshman girls will serve refreshments. At the end of the three year course offered here, the stu- dent will have received a complete study of personal and social living, good grooming, home mechanics, food,and nutrltion,con- sumer buying, child care and developement, and first aid. The school lunch program is carried on in the Home Econ- omics Laboratory. Mrs. Foster is cooking for us this year. Esther Irish '50 Our Library Last fall, under Miss Marshall's direction, we Librarians and a few other students installed the Dewey Decimal Classification in our library. Under this system, the field of knowledge is divided into nine main classes. Encyclopedias and dictionaries ale listed under 0005 philosphy,l00g religion,200, social sciences,300g philology Klanguagel, A005 science, 5003 useful arts Cmedicine, engineering, agriculture, businessl, 600, fine arts, 7003 literature, 8003 and history, 900. Each class is divided into ten divisions and each division into ten sections. Thus, 5l2 means class 5, science, division l, mathematics, division 2, algebra. Every algebra book is numbered 512. A class number, giving class, division, and section, is applied to every book and pamphlet in the library. The books are arranged in numerical order on the shelves. All books on any subject stand together. All fiction and auto-biography is arranged alphabetically in seperate sections under the first letter of author's last name. The biographies stand together and are all marked WBn. Under the HBH is placed the first letter of the last name of the person about whom the story is written. This will give you some idea of our system. We also have another bookcase which holds books too tall for the shelves, school year books, vocational pamphlets, school and college catalogs and bulletins, and the old National Geographics.. Our magazine rack contains many of the popular magazines of today. All of this new system we owe to Miss Marshall and all the time she spent on it. . Ellen Chaplin '50 X ff' ' 1, xjjgfa'e1f ilj W g Y, S Q-. , -x Eifff Es . K 5 W - 11. S, ' x g, iv ,Q-..!'. X 'Qs I S+ 5' 99 N u i Q ,f as 4-I A H ' --f in 'N as W. CHEMISTRY CLASS When school opened last fall, there were twenty-eight in the chemistry class. Mr. Johnson informed us that we were the largest class that he had had for a long time and that he was worried about our being crowded in thelaboratory. Finally he decided to have three of us work together at each bench. I worked with Norman Martin and Morton Strom. Mort managed to singe the top of his hair off the first day. That was one haircut he get free. Nola and I spilled concentrated acid on our clothes, my skirt and her blouse looked as though they had struck an army of moths. Bob Westcott enjoys the smell of ammonia sooo much. Donft you, Bob? Mr. Johnson de- cided Donald Hulit wasn't lively enough in basket-ball so he gave Donald a whiff of the ammonia. You should have seen him jump. It's a wonder there is any ceiling left in the labora- tory. K When we came to the experiment on sulfur, everyone in the school building was ready to commit suicide. The HeS lHydrogen sulfidel smells like rotten eggs. We had every window and the door open the day Clarence did his experiment, but somehow, he couldn't manage to keep that odor confined to the hood. Phew! After mid-years, we began to worry a little more about how we were going to come out in the final exams. Ray Thompson would greet me with this encouraging phrase once in a while, uwell kid, how about a good chem quiz to-day?H Joyce has a pass word to chemistry class, WEl1en, have you studied your chemistry?n You can guess what the answer is. We have been,a very lucky class as far as accidents are concerned. Mr. Johnson cautions us nearly every day to be careful, but like everyone else we can and do get careless, While Ralph Richardson and Billy Miner were making car wax, they had a direct flame under some naptha Qwhite gasb, turpentine, and wax. Mr. Johnson had just told them to take the flame away from the can when the mixture caught on fire. Billy was the nearest and was burned the worst. Everyone had sense enough to move and some of the boys grabbed Billy and rolled him on the floor. Ralph beat the fire out on himself and was only slightly burned. The fire was out as quickly as it startedg we were very lucky. Bill burned his face a little and his right arm more seriously. Altegether we have been a wonderful class and have had good times that we shall never forget. Ellen Chaplin '50 Morton: Joyce: Merle: Richard: Patricia Betty: Rachel: Alberta: Jayne S: Jane D: Ray S: Lois: Barbara Donald: Henry: Sharon: BIOLOGY CLASS WAnybody seen this jerk's head?W lHe's got one, so Miss Marshall said.J WPlease observe this dissection Between yours and mine I see no connectionln HGangwayI Stop me? -don't you dare! 1 Quick, Donnie, throw up the window, I need some fresh airit Wlt stings my throat, it stings my nose. It makes me shiver right down to my toes.W NThis drawing is quite accidental: Any resemblance to a frog, iliving or deadl, Is purely coincidental.H NOh, Miss Marshall! Him I did slit Right down through the whatcha-ma-collit.W NWhat's wrong with this frog? He just won't behave If he only would co-operate, I would not thus rave! WA three-chambered heart, my frog has he, But where it is, is far beyond mein NI gotcha pal-don't move an inch: This class in dissection's going to be a cinch!N Wkatl Sharon! Come and see! This fresh frog just winked at mein WMy poor old half-dissected 'Jake' Looks somewhat like a p-38!N NThe theories of Koch, Pasteur and Lister Are enough to give anybody corns and blistersln Uwhen the bell rings, Barbara rushes to the sink to wash off that horrid formaldehyde stink.n WI seriously believe that studying about these run away cells is a mistake, For now I don't know whether I've got cancer or just a plain tummy-ache!N NHenry is headed for fits of deliria Before he is sure betwixt yeasts and bacteria.W WI have threatened often to skin a HIM, but never thought a frog would be my first victim.n Nellie: Jean: .w S Norman: Frances Q X., ,r WThis3poor frog: I slit his tongue, I twisted his knee. Oh woe! Do you suppose he'll come back to haunt little me '? HI suppose you're okay for a laboratory playmate, But I d sure hate to have you for a Saturday- night dateln HSome prefer chicken, roast beef or ham, But I'd settle any day for a fresh raw clamln WBooks, tests, drawing, all Why did that urge to take Biology, call?H i Earl: WAfter taking this course in biology I predict I 9 9 That I'll never again wonder what makes people tick Suzanne Thomas '51 ,1 A - 'uv T P-.U vf'--1 I 'iff 'H Ex 1. x. ,I ' xl., X rf4 X xf X est- ,ffl 110 - rx 3 V-t Xl-5' V- ..f'15um:. N' W 1 Eff!! 'H- ' INQX X FXLbG-'+G l 5 ? 5 -we Pei- ? zrata xp No.3 i X x x If . s ,J-fa, s ' .,s...,f-fm -'N' LT: 'W x if 12-T iff- Xxrzil J e 11,253 Lx NQ+ Q7i?f klvf-,.55,L l xxiff I? -n S11 'A Nh' Uurmih X lx X F 'f N lf 5 Nvrmfin jf I ' N4 i Q, fx, l LLAUG. r--'-fi X,iL.....l Nev- -'I AUGUSTA TRIP Early in May, Mr. Bartick made arrangements for a visit to the Maine Vocational Technical Institute at Augusta. 1 The party, which was for boys only, included Richard Roberts, Ray Smith, Erwin Smith, Rodney Stanley, Elwin Sturgis, Malcolm Peare, Norman Martin, Lyle Burdwood, Ralph Richardson, Richard Burdwood, Arthur Tompson, and Fred Thomas. They left school at noon and traveled to Augusta in John's truck and Ralph's car. The When Institute spoken to tour through the Institute. boys in the back of the truck were pretty cold. they reached Augusta, they went directly to the . There they were met by H. Porter Perkins who had them at school and who helped to guide them on a While they were inspecting a photo-electric cell, Malcolm stood right in the range of light, and made the sparks jump. They'd pull him out of the way but he somehow would get back there again. Finally, he realized he was the cause of all the commotion. The photo-electric cell was in the radio department. They showed us books in which there were diagrams of all the radios made and to which radio repairmen refer. They had a generator with which they could generate their own electricity. They also have their own radio station, WFROY. In the automotive department they have several engines, including one diesel. The engines are set in special compart- ments so that you can see how they work. They actually build cars there, too. They learn to work with sheet metal. Any metal less than Q inch thick is considered sheet metal. While in Augusta, some of the boys went to see the Senate Chamber and the House of Representatives while the rest of the party went to see the Kennebec River Bridge. They all went to a resturant, had something to eat and started home. John got lost somewhere and came home by way of Mechanic Falls. Altogether, they had a very interesting and educational trip. Our thanks to Mr. Bartick for arranging it. Shirley Sullivan '49 Q1igf73P O R T5 EI -- --N.N.-N, Q , N PQ I ,. fp ., .f NVW2 fx j ff 411, V If C' L 'f --ix Y. X A I., Q I U3 X -.1 -A X Y UQ 13 I Pl IXQHPII all ' filxg Dr JSDALL f.,,,,f , Mf.,- BA SKF. T BALL SOFTBA.LL T RAC ii December 3 December 10 December lh December 17 December 23 January 7 January 11 January 1h January7 18 January 21 January 25 February 1 February 8 February 11 February 16 a Non-league games December 3 December lh December 23 January 7 January 18 January 21 February 1 February 10 Boy's Basketball Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish 33 ae in 26 27 M5 50 so is 35 so 58 L8 53 35 Gir1's Basketball Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish Standish 20 18 17 27 L2 30 28 27 Pennell Greely Potter N. Y. A. Alumni Freeport Windham Pennell Limington Greely Windham Potter N. Y. A. Freeport Scarboro Windham Potter Alumni Pennell Limington Windham Potter Pennell GIRLS' BASKETBALL December 5, A brave lot we were that December day when we were to play one of our toughest games of the season. Windham has beaten us three or four straight years by a score that would frighten anyone, but this year we were determined to win or stay close behind. We lost a good fast game and Jane Smith saw to it that we didn't lose by much. The score was 5l-20. December l4, The next game that we played was on our floor with Potter. This seemed to be about evenly matched. Jane Dole kept their center forward in her place and we Won o December 25, During our Christmas Vacation the girls and boys played the alumni and that was a good game. The alumnaehad a wonderful team. They proved that by a win of 55-17. Although they won,Janet Logan and Audrey Ware were breathing pretty hard January 7, Our next game was with Pennell at home and we really went to town with a score of 27-25. This was Joyce's first game as a guard and she certainly proved her ability. She made just one foul. January 18, Limington became our next opponent. We won by a wide margin with a score of 42-22. January 21, Pat Adams, NCupcakeN and her height have really helped put Windham's good team out front.- They finished this game with a winning score of 44-50, February l, Again we challenged Potter Acadamy, This time we played up there, It wasn't too exciting with such a score although it was a thrill to know that we were still in the win with Pat on the pivot and the 4 guards in ZOHS. We won 50-17 February 10, We played our last game of the season with Pennell on their floor. We went in with all the fight we had and nlayed a wonderful game but they won 44-5' We played the best season we have in years. We won four games out of eight Ellen Chaplin '50 Q BOYS' BASKETBALL ' December 3, The buzzer sounds, the refcrce'S whistle blows. We are off again on another Triple C season. We opened our 'MS-'LQ season with a winning game against Pennell. The game was at home and the gym was packed. Our cheer- leaders were all tuned up for a night of exiting and ex- hausting work, and everyone in the bleachers was waiting anxiously to see what this year's team had to offer. They found out in a hurry. Our boys tripped down the floor to keep a good lead on Pennell. Clarence started the season by fouling out: but every foul he made showed that - he was playing.basketball. Everyone makes mistakes. Harold kept the basket burning with his lay-ups. Every player played his part with energy and effort and gave us the winning score, 33-18. December lO, All this energy and effort was put into the game with Greely, but like every game, someone had to lose. That's right, we lost in a good fight, 59-26, A against a team that deserves credit. Our boys played - with every muscle they had and they also deserve credit for a good fight. December lh, We played Potter in a non-league game and showed our ability. We won L7-21. December 17, Our next game was with North Yarmouth Academy in our gym. It was a wonderful game. The score was tied nearly all the way through and in the last few seconds of the game, both sides were getting baskets, one after another. We lost in an over time, 27-26. December 23, During Christmas vacation, our boys played the alumni. There were quite a few of the alumni members there and they beat us L3-27. It was fun watching our boys play those from other years. A few of the older boys really got tuckered out. January 7, We played Freeport over there. They have a huge gym and our boys had to do a lot of long passing and dribbling which they don't have much chance for on their own floor. We kept the score close all the way but lost L5-Sl. January ll,. Our next non-league game was with windham on our floor. It wasn't too exciting although Harold did make some good long shots. We won EO-29. January lh, We layed Pennell. Pennell lost most of their team in '57 and so we beat them by even a larger margin than that of the Windham game, 50-zu. January 18, again we played a non-league game, this time with Limington. Our second team played their first team. Our boys really gave them a run for their baskets. One Limington fellow said he had never played such a fast game in his life. We lost Sh-MS. January 21, Oh, gee! What a score there was when we played Greely at home! That school certainly had the passes and lay ups right down pat. Our boys again put n up a good fight,and played their utmost but l5stp67-35. January 25, Our last non-league game was with Windham on our floor. The game was jwst but we kept them be- hind most of the time. We won 50-30. February 1, We played Potter Academy up there aid came out on top with a score of 58-35. February 8, Originally scheduled for the hth, this game was postponed because of stormy weather. This North Yarmouth game was over there and what a game it wasl The score was close all the way through and we won M8-hh. February ll, This date meant a lot to Standish. Why? Because,'it was the last game of the season, and if we won it, we would participate in the Triple C Tournament without any preliminary play-offs. Both teams started out with plenty of fight and Clarence and Morton really got those Freeport fellows by making them foul on the under hand shots. Harold thrrw in some good long ones and when Clarence fouled out, Donald kept that quick and light-footed Freeport No. M in place. We won 53-HQ. So ended our League and Non-league games . for' 'LS-h9'. We won eight games out of fourteen. Four of our wins were league games. All in all we did well. February 16, At 2:30 in the Expo Building, we played one of the most exciting basketball games 1 have ever wit-. nessed-Standish versus Scarboro. All the fans thought the game would be so one-sided in favor of Scarboro that when it began they sat back and relaxed. What a surprise they got when, after the foul-shot, we start- ed climbing up: Clarence made Lilley foul him three times in a row with that under hand shot of his. Poor Davidl He really hit the raw side of the deal. In the firstqparter, he fouled out. That didn't discourage our gangg they kept right on pushing. We made Scarboro breath a little fasterg after the half, we were trail- ing by just one point 18-17. Something happened in that first half that may never happen again. Clarence, famous for fouls, made not one single foul. Instead, he made someone foul him. How he did it, no one knows. What do you think? All good things must come to an- end so did this one. He made all five fouls in the third and fourth quarters. Harold sank two or three long shots and the rest of the boys really went to town. Perhaps you think this build up should lead to a winning score but it does not. We ended a swell game with plengy of fight and a surprising but losing, score of 39-3 - L Q .R , 6.lQ'-JL XL. x fi 6 f' ff' fx-ff f iff' SY!-!,.-,TX , X A 'XM' f XRS x xl QM0, A A Q4 sl Xxx Q, xx 261 -ff f X LJ WW by Q, l , -4 Q9 I I f A f - A - 2 1: -1: -zv ffif.. fm . 1: GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Seated: Jane Smith, Jean Johnson, Rachel Hines, Captain Mary Jean Wescott, Jane Dole, Joyce Johnson. Standing: Coach Lancaster, Suzanne Strom, Shirley Sullivan, Patricia Brown, Lorraine Bamsdell, Manager Edith Stanley. BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM Seated: Robert Ware, Henry Woodbrey, Captain Harold Ware, David Nason, Donald Hulit. Standing: Coach Johnson, Morton Strom, Clarence Chute, Earl Ramsdell, Mgr. Fred Thomas. GIRLS' SOFTBALL We looked forward to the 1948 season with high hopes though it was only our second season of softball. We started the season with a loss to Windham. They certainly could slug them! We played one game with Cape Elizabeth and won. After that we lost again to Windham. These were the only high schools that we played. The schools in the Triple C did not vote to have an organized softball league this year. However most of the schools will have softball as an intramural sport. There are enough interested Standish girls to organize an intramural league so that will be our main object for present. Ellen Chaplin '50 CW' 'fi 1 AZ Y, 23.5431 ,J 0 ' ' ffl XXX , ' X, Z n Q X 1 -- 1 .' QWJ1 ' sf. 5 x , Xl' J LX l-1.9 f V X K . .5 X L : Nfl N .5 sw wc- N RJ.-1 N , ,5 D' h X 1 'z 5 XN 4' f' ?,Jf 1 f x L, ML -'-z -iff, f ' ,J - 1 5 ' ., P, fr 27. Ava J! V 7 t 1 my Q '. fl--as 7A fvrxl fqj 5- aqij Q, xx 49 Ifxf'-as N ,X i lx ,www X 1 'ix X 4 1 fplxxif P' kifgisg. , AK, .- I XXV!!!-N X 1 1-x y xc y X K if we Tv .X-'N F 'J 17:17 Vi V525 ' Baseball H48H This year we approached the baseball season with some hesitation, Except for Harold Ware, Kimmy'Rinesy Raymond Webb, and Henry Woodbrey, the championshtplteam ef last year had all left us via graduation. Our Pitching staff had been badly de- pleted by the loss of HDelH Burnell and Vickie Woodbrey. The only member of this year's squad with any pitching experience at all, was nLumn Burnell. This defect was quickly remedied, however, by Mr. Johnson, who converted shortstop Earnie Rines and substitute 3rd sacker Ronald Foster into first string pit- chers. The other positions were ably filled by eager recruits, who turned in a superb job during the season. This year's line-up was as follows: pitchers, Kimmy Rines, Lum Burnell, and Ronald Foster, catcher, David Nason, lst. baseg Lum Burnell and Clarence Chute, 2nd, baseg Robert Ware and Henry Woodbrey, Shortstopg Harold Ware, Brd. base, Mickie Foster, left field, Earl Ramsdell, Center field, Donald Hulit, Right fieldg Ray Webb. The season started out at a rapid clip with our nine winning, its first two games. Bain interfered with our prac- tice periods and postponed a good portion of our games. The last of the season found us rushed with delayed fumes which had to be played. Consequently, the team was tired and'run down, especially the pitchers. This resulted in the loss of several games which we would have won if we had been rested. The games this year were exiting and close. Even though we didn't win the championship, we sure threw a scare into the league leaders. By far the most exiting game of the season was our first game with N.Y.A. which we won by one run. The game was close throughoutg great pressure was exerted on both teams. The game was tied at the end of the Qth. inning . The ton of the lOth. produced one run for N.Y.A. Now it was do or die! With two out, David Nason belted a hard infield drive which the N.Y.A. S.S. bobbled long enough to allow him to reach first. He stole 2nd, and raced home on Rines' single to center. The game was tied! Rines stole second and raced home on Harold Ware's line single to right center. The game was ours! The boys played hard and fair throughout the season- this is a compliment to both the school and the boys them- selves. Batting averages are as follows: David Nason .547 Harold Ware .328 Wrnost Rines .291 Clarenwe Chute .290 Donald Hulit .256 Raymond Webb .214 Ronald Foster .202 Earl Ramsdell .192 Henry Woodtrey .181 Robert Ware .155 Harold Ware '49 CHEERLEADERS The cheerleaders were chosen by the Student Council,vhich has been the custom for many years, but this year, the system was different. All students, boys and girls, were invited to go out for cheerleading. Try-outs were held at a series of afternoon rallies under the direction of Jane Smith and mickey Wescott. The cheerleaders that were elected by the Student Council were: Joan Stuart, Senior, Lois Tompson, Junior, Alberta Tompson, Sophomore, Jane Smith, Junior, and Hickey Wescott, Senior, as head cheerleader. This year, we thoqhm we would try to get something different to wear and finally decided on garnet peddle-pushers white sweaters with letters, white socks, and moccasins. This was a colorful and practical costume. he used all our old cheers and added a few new ones.. We had some new motions which Jane worked hard to originate. he were always practically exhausted after watching her go through a new cheer. One of our most popular cheers was HFight for Famen. f Fight! Fight! Fight for fame! Win! Win! Min this game! Beat! Beat! Beat our foe! Come on Standish! Let's go! Our most professional cheer offered some acrobatics along with the noise. with an S, with an S, with an STA! Mith an N, with an N, with an NDI! With an I, with an I, with an ISH! Standish! Standish! Yea! Alberta was used as the sewhorse while Joan, Jane, and Mickey turned somersaults over her. Lois, when she worked up courage, turned a cartwheel. I wonder why so many people liked that cheer, especially nPeanutH Harmon. Although we made a few mistakes, we had lots of fun attending the games and cheering for the teams. Mary Jean Wescott 'LQ THE FALL OF 'AB TRACK MEET It is a beautiful day for the races! This could have been said with every word true on October 21, 19MB at Cape Elizabeth when the Triple C met for the semi-annual track meet. It was a warm day with a cool breeze, just right for strenuous activities. The Cape track was in wonderful con- dition and every one was in good spirits. Mr. Lancaster had worked hard to train the boys for the meet. Clarence Chute, Paul White, Ralph Richardson, Morton Strom, John Randall, - Fred Thomas, David Nason, and Dwayne Symbol were in the group. Even though this was only our second year in the meet since some time in the twenties, we let the other schools . know we were there. When the hundred yard dash came up, .' Clarence entered with a will and came in fourth. Paul White and nPign Richardson came in third and fourth in the HMO dash. nPign got spiked badly and was eliminated from the rest of the activities but that didn't discourage any of the rest of our gang. They went to town, Morton Strom, John Randall and Fred Thomas came in fourth, fifth, and sixth in the mile. Although we participated in nearly all of the jumps, the only one we made a name in was the broad jump in which Dave placed fourth. Clarence and Paul entered in the 880 and that was exitement. They started out with Paul way in the rear and Clarence up quite near the front. Clarence held his position all the way but Paul was way behind as they started around the second time. In fact, he was next to last. All of a sudden, he started to gain speed and in nothing flat was right behind Clarence. Clarence came in third and Paul fourth. Paul must haveexhaustedknmwelf in catching up so quickly because he fell to the ground when he crossed the line. Dave worked hard and came in third in the 220 and fourth in javelin which he had never tried before. Even though we didn't come in first, we made third place and have more courage for another season. Track Meet Cape Elizabeth october 21, 19MB C ' Clarence Chute h lOO yard M Paul White Rho H 3 Ralph Richardson MMO N H Morton Strom l mile 5 John Randall 1 mile S Fred Thomas l mile 6 David Nason broad jump L Clarence Chute 880 Paul White 880 David Nason 220 David Nason javlin Ellen chepiin V A 1948 BASEBALL TEAM Kneeling: Donald Hulit, Ronald Foster, Captain Ernest Hines, Harold Ware, Henry Woodbrey Standing: Manager Fred Thomas, Earl Ramsdell, Philip Burnell, Clarence Chute, David Nason Raymond Webb, Coach Johnson. x 1-rs. 4 K K Aa. ,S-u . , q'MWww, CHEERLEADERS Jane Smith, Lois Tompson, Mary Jean Wescott, Alberta Tompson, Joan Stuart. PH Y 5, E DUCf-XTJCDN i QNX xx-1.--U-'-xf'-xgx,--.fx x U.. -....,.X KW ,fXf ' 9 - f' X 7 4u:--- I X V' ,fl-Nf iff? K. ,X u l . 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'f.,q, 9' if ff! f 'Il L V' -ushnihwn gf X I '! dxf -.,,-1 f XJ ' ' NEWS OF THF CLASSES 1948 Frank Brown---Working at Roger's Fiber Co. Lester Chute Jr.---Working at Locust Dairy, East Limington Stanley Dyer---Working in woods around Standish Wilfred Foster---Going to Gorham State Teachers College Florence Luce---Working in Maine General Philip Martim---Going to Gorham State Teachers College Sylvia Martin---Living at home, East Baldwin Ruth Moulton---Going to University of Maine Marion Perkins---Working for Carl Weeman Earnest Rines---Army Phyllis Shaw Doucette---Housewife, Gorham Lorraine Smith---Going to North Eastern Business College Russell Smith---Working in Standish' Ethelyn Sturgis---Working for Dr, Wallace in Hollis Center Patricia Sturgis---Working for Supt, of Nurses of Saco Hoppital Richard Tompson---Florida Warren Tompson---Working at Deckers Audrey Ware---Living at home Evelyn Waterman---Housewife, Standish Raymond Webb---Working for State Road Commission Robert Weeman---Runs chicken farm at home Janet Willard---Working at Owen Moore's, Portland Gerald Wilkins---Going to Portland Junior College Gilbert Woodbrey---Army 1947 Gordon Brown---Raising Chickens at home Paul Burnell---Worker at Jack Gunters Guy Coolbroth---Working at Cumming Brothers, Portland Grace Emery Mains---Housewife, Windham Richard Gaisford---Going to Portland Junior College Corrine Gallant---Working at Sears Roebuck k Co. Kathleen Meserve Spaulding---Housewife, Gorham Glenna Miner---Office of New York Life Insurance, Portland Carl Norton---Army Fort Dix New Jersey Sylvia Potter---Teaching at Hollis Arthur Rines---Working at American Can Co., Portland Hubert Strom---Working at A, R P, Baker's Shop, Portland Olive Thorne---Part time at Decker's Butcher Shop Rodney Warren---Farming at home ' Ruth Weeman Lowe---Housewife, Sebago Lake Victor Woodbrey Jr,---Going to University of Maine 1946 Betty Alley Irish---Housewife, Sebago Lake Mary Huard--- Corrine Meserve---Works in office at Woolworth's in Portland Muriel Burdwood--Aworking at Owen Moore's Portland Lora Moulton---Going to University of Maine .' Leah Moulton-m-Going to Uiivorsity of Maine V Riehari Richardson HLWorkf5g for father Neal Shaw--mArmy Fort Lint New Jersey Barbara Smith Ridley---Housewife, Westbrook Irving VarneywnmMarines Hamlin Wescott---Radio School in Boston Ernestine Wilkins--JWork1rg at Mutual Life Insurance A Joyce Wood Warren---Housemife. Sebago Lake , Carolyn Woodbrey Libbyn-vhousewife, Standish , . 4341 r Herbert Woodbrey---Working at Woodbrey's Garage, Sebago Lake 1945 ' . - - ' Mildred Blake Walker---Housewife, Sebago-Lake Jack Barnes---Physical Education instructor Y,M.C.A. Denver Kathleen Coolbroth Plympton---Housewife, Steep Falls Jean Cousins Chojnowski--4Housewife, South Standishd Lucille Douglas Libby---Housewife, Portland I P v Lorna Foster---Working in Westbrook Star Laundry Vaneta Furman Burnell---Working at Steep Fallfs Post Office Jean Heggeman Swazsey---Assis. Post Master at Standish Leopold Irish---Navy, Hawii '- V 1,mq , I Q Janette Marean---Working at Grants, Portland ' L Clifford Mayberry---Refrigeration school in Boston Roger Mead---Going to Portland Junior College Mary Smith---Working at Maine Banking'k Casualty Co. Philip Smith---Working at Du Pont's 1 VU' ' Shirley Thorne Jackson---Housewife ,-, Y I A Bertha Tompson---working at Westbrook Star Laundry Gordon Warren---Working at Jack Gunter's Mill ' Madeline Wescott---Working at Hanolds, Standish Sylvia Wilson Armantino---Housewife, Gorham Joanne Marean Waltz---Working at Hanolds, Standish 1944 . Lila Bradeen Berry---Living at home South Standish Jeanette Chaplin Belanger---Housewife, Westbrookd John Emery---Working in West Buxton Wallace Gallant---Atheletic instructor at YMCA Helen Harrington Eastmen---Housewife, Baldwin ' Eugene Irish---Working in Biddeford - Janet Johnson Ldgan---Teaching Home Sconomics at Standish High Carlton Martin---Working-in Saco A. by Gloria Hosmer Pratt---Works for Associated Hospital Service of . Maine at Portlandt Grace Shaw Wood---Housewife, East Baldwin Mabel Thompson---Maine General Hospital, nurse Clayton Wentworth---Gorham State Teacher's College Caroline Wescott---Teaching at South Berwick Edward Woodbrey---Going to University of Maine Eva Thorne Dugan---Housewife, Reading, Mass, Realizing that few oeople remember the things that are said to them at their own commencement excerises, we, the class of 1949, dedicate these pages to the Class of 1948 that they may remember a bit of their commencement. COMMENCEMENT WEEK PROGRAMJ June 6 Baccalaureate Sermon 10:00 a.m. Standish Congregational Church June 9 Commencement Exercises 8:00 p.m. High School Auditorium June 10 Senior Reception 8:15 p.m. Wildwood Pavilion PROGRAMME Theme: Maine-Our State Class Will . Gilbert Woodbrey Processional Music Invocation Reverend Albert Gaisford Salutatory and Essay Philip Martin nMa1ne's Growth to Statehoodn Class Chronicles Audrey Ware Ernest Rines Muslc Wescott Prize Essay Ethelyn Sturgis NCompetitive Sportsn Address to Undergraduates Wilfred Foster ' Presentation of Gifts Patricia Sturgis Raymond Webb Valedictory and Essay Ethelyn Sturgis NMaine, a Staten Awarding of Prizes 4 Dr. Clement P. Wescott Conferring of Diplomas Supt. George E. Jack Standish High School Song Benediction Reverend Albert Gaisford Recessional ORDER OF BACCALAUREATE SERVICE Processional - Coronation March Prelude - Improvisation and Melody Doxology Call to Worship Invocation and Lord's Prayer Hymn Psalm V Anthem - The Lord is my Shepherd Scripture Lesson Prayer t Response - Saviour, Hear us, We Pray Offertory - Silvery Echoes Hymn Sermon - Rev. Archibald A. MacLeod Hymn Benediction Recessional - Coronation AMarch Summary of Baccalaureate Sermon or failure in the world depends A person's success upon himself to a greater extent than most unsuccessful people will admit. While still a minor, an individual, is dependent on his family for physical and moral support. It is excusable for a child to say, nMy family never let me take any responsibility or take care of myselfg there- fore, I can not be depended upon.n However, at the time a person has reached the point of high school graduation, 1 assumed that he has become dependable and trustworthy and adult. t i ' 48 Senior Reception The '48 Senior Re-ooption held at Wildwood, Juno 10, was managed by the Junior Class, which had some diffi- culty making arrangements. The boys had charge of transporting the chairs to the hall and while doing this their truck broke down. When they arrived the key was not to be found so they unloaded the chairs outside the building. Later, Miss Marshall arrived with the key and the chairs were loaded onto the truck again and then unloaded into the hall. I guess those boys know how to load and unload chairs now. The reception began at 8:00 and as luck would have it, it rained. The juniors acted as hosts and hostesses and introduced the guests to the receiving line, consist- ing of the school board, faculty, and seniors. Richard Burdwood gave everyone a dance programme. The Grand march was led by Mr. and Mrs. William Lombard. The first dance was dedicated to and led by the principal, Mr.Johnson, and his wife. A song was dedicated to Miss Amy Begert and Mrs. Mary Cruise. Refreshments were sold by the juniors. Alumni Banquet The Alumni of Standish High School met at Pre- scumpscot Grange Hall at Riverton, June 7, for their annual banquet. About 150 members were present, three of whom, were members of the first graduating class. Baked ham, potatoes, peas, rolls, coffee, pie, and cheese were served. Leroy Lombard of Dowe's Greenhouse in Westbrook, donated 200 red and white carnations, which made attractive centerpieces. Following the banquet, Laura Pendexter, president of the Alumni Association, presided over the business meeting. Edwin A. Moore, retired State Editor of the Portland Press Herald, was guest speaker. A dance was held after the meeting. 5 n Maine's Growth to Statehood Very little is known of the very earliest natives of Maine, but these people are now referred to as the WMysterious Red Paint People.n This name is given to the natives because of the strange red clay paint found smeared on the graves of the Ind- ' ians. Geologists tell us that this clay can now be found only on the sides of distant Mt. Katahdin. These people were comp- letely wiped out during the same great uprising of the land which formed the Bay of Fundy. The first English claims to New England territory were based upon the explorations of John Cabot and his three sons who came here in lL96 at the request of Henry VII. Cabot's first explorations were not immediately followed up, and French claims were placed by men in search of a route to the fabul- ously rich Indies and Spice Islands. The first real accomplishments on the part of the French, were the travels of Samuel Champlain and the De Monts family. This small band sailed up the Penobscot River and thoroughly explored the territory in the vicinity of what is now Bangor. Although there were no women or children in this band, the men were the first people to celebrate Christmas in the New World. After solemn services in the newly-built chapel, the older men told stories while the younger people went rabbit hunting or skating. Afterwards, all enjoyed a feast of venison and rabbit Stew. One of the chief attractions of the entertainment was the reading of selections from a hand-penned book called WMaster hi liam.H Before long, the English made their great mistake in in- curring the wrath of many Indian tribes in the region. It was Captain George Waymouth who started it all when he kidnapped five of the friendly Indians, took them aboard his ship, and returned with them to England. Although these five Indians were well-treated, the remaining Indians were, from this time on, bitter enemies of all English settlers. In 1607, the first real attempt at colonization by the English was begun, and the Popham Colony, called St. George, was set up at the mouth of the Kennebec where the village of Popham now stands. Behind this colony stood Sir John Popham, who led the settlers. This colony was a complete failure, but it had its significance as the first English colony to be founded on the Northern Atlantic coast of America. It was Captain John Smith who first used the term,WNew England.W He also drew a map of the region and made arrange- ments for a Royal Charter. It was from this original charter, composed of about a million acres of land, that the Pilgrims later obtained their charter. Many stories are told of the Pilgrims, one that is but little known is that of the payment of their debt to the Merchant Adventurers, who leased to them their ship, the Mayflower. During a period of ten years, the small band of Pilgrims did enough trad- ing with the lndians at one trading post to completely .settle their enormous debtl This trading post, located at Augusta, obtained furs from the Indians in exchange for corn and other produce. Q ',lt was only after the arrival of the Pilgrims in America that real English interest in America was aroused. Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason obtained a grant of all the land lying between the Merrimac and the Kennebec. They call- ed their land uThe Province of Maine.V Permanent settle- ments were begun at Monhegan, Saco, and York, and due to the convenient locations, these settlements prospered and grew rapidly.. Later, Maine, as we might say, lost this territory. Mason and Gorges divided their territory with the Piscataqua River as the middle boundary. Mason's land-was called New Hampshire, Gorges' was called New Somersetshire, Several years later the King of England decreed what was to be called the Province and Countie of Maine, stating that this name was never to be changed. For a time, this territory was managed under a strict feudal system, but when Ferdinando ,Gorges was superseded as governor by his nephew, William Gorges, a judicial court was established in which all the settlers were represented. 'Four years later, a legisla- tive council met at Saco to represent the entire lbOO white men west of the Penobscot River. The settlement of Waldoboro at this time is of historic importance in that it was settled and built largely by Ger- man immigrants brought here by Samuel Waldo.2 When the four New England Colonies formed a mutual de- fense pact, the Gorges settlements were excluded, after the death of Gorges, the seven settlements, including Portland, formed a union and experimented with self-government, but, realizing the need of a strong and settled government, they later became freemen of Massachusetts although they retained a completely Democratic form of government. In 1660, the grandsonof Ferdinando Gorges claimed all of the Maine territory as his property and after a struggle last ing four years, he obtained a clear deed to the territory. After four years of complete control, he failed to protect his deed and Massachusetts obtained a clear title to the property --------- this time there was no question as to legal ownership of the land, and Maine became part of Massachusetts During this period of extensive colonization by the English, the French were still struggling for a foothold on the land. The French wanted the trading concessions rather than land for permanent settlement, When the French tried to encroach on land belonging to Governor Andros, they were rout- ed, the result was a rapid decline in their influence in Maine. The French, however, had made lasting friends of nearly all the Indians. They were able to do this in face of the fail- ure of the English simply because they had no desire to dis- possess the Indians of their land. . According to legend, it was at this.time that the English lost their one faithful friend among the Indians. From the very beginnings of the early settlements, the Indian chief- tain,5quanto, had been on very friendly terms with the colo- nists. According to many sources, a party of white strangers, in the region, threw dquanto's baby son into the Saco River to confirm a supposition that Indian children could swim from instinct. This baby died of exposure, and Squanto thew a curse onto the dnglish to the effect that three men should die each ' year in the Saco. oo greatly did this curse impress people, that until quite recently, mothers have forbidden their children to swim in the Saco until after the third person had drowned. Regcrdless of the truth or untruth of this legend, the most important result of this cruel treatment of the Indians was Squanto's hatred. de alloted the Indian King Philip to begin his ruthless attacks upon the settlements of Jaco, Scarborough, and Portland. These three settlements were wiped out and many others suffered greatly during Kina Philip's Wal . After the end of this war, Massachusetts provided us with a governing body consisting of a President, Gounoilors, and deputies. All went smoothly until actions of President Andros threw the settlers into the midst of King William's War. As a result of this war, more settlements were destroyed. Our next charter from Massachusetts gave us even fewer privileges than we charter was one It had formerly enjoyed. Our first leader under the new was Sir William Phipps. A Maine man himself, Phipps of America's first prominent self-made men. was not long before poor Judgment on the part of the Maine colonists brought on another war. This was Queen Anne's War, a ten-year stretch of hardship and butchery for people in Southern Maine. All told, CUBIC were five of these bloody Indian wars. It was but a short time after the establishment of Cumber land County that our peaceful government was disrupted by another war, the American Revolution. During the American Revolution, Maine suffered more than any other part of New England. Caught between Indians on the interior and by Brit- ish ships all along the coast, Maine suffered greatly from lack of food and supplies. So complete was the isolation that communication with Boston was at all times difficult and often impossible. f Most of the Maine colonists were of fighting stock, but many others were willing from the very first to submit to neutrality or even to surrender to the enemy. Maine's part in the war was of vital importance, the enemy was staved off at all times and the land served as a highway in the invasion of Canada, Over one thousand Maine men were at Valley Forge alone. In the skirmish with tne pirates of Tripoli which followed closely upon the Revolution, it was a Maine man who outdid all others in his daring encounters with the pirates. Commodore Edward Preble of Portland became one of America's most capable naval leaders, never since surpassed for his characteristic calmness in face of the greatest emergency. Often called HFather of the American Navy,U Preble is accred- ited with being the first person to fly the Union Colors east of the Cape of Good Hope. After the devolution and the War of 1812, Maine was submitted to great difficulties arising from the question of property ownership. Massachusetts had issued deeds to men of wealth who came to Maine and attempted to expel the colonists who had already settled the land. Still, Maine continued its steady advance, building up the war- torn towns with amazing rapidity. The embargo Act also tended to restrict Maine's growth, but the colonists made every possible attempt to evade the law. Eastport became notorious as a center for svuagling traffic across the Canrdian aorder. iresident Monroe visited Laine at this time to inspect the fortifications along the Can-dien border, but never since have fortifications been considered necessary. In the early l8CC's the que tion of Faine's separation from Massachusetts was frequently brought before the people. Maine's first newspaper, WThe Falmouth Gazette,H favored the separation cause. Some of the arguments for the separ- ation were: divergent interests of Kaine and Massachusetts, the unbalanced tax system, geographic division by New Hampshire, the great distance between the seats of government, and haine's desire to :void payment of the state debt. However, the people were not yet ready for action, and the matter was constantly postponed until after the Hartford Convention when the people, protest ng against Lassachusetts,failure to protect Maine during the devolution, seperated from Massachusetts in 1819. The first seat of jover ment was placed at Portland when Paine was admitted as a State of the Union in 1820. ,R nqafhh F . 5 sa c -J fl ij . - r-'fl' j f! y M115 Essfn THE VALUES GAINED FROM COMPETITIVE SPORTS Of the many values gained from competitive sports, the most outstanding, I think, is one called Sportsmanship. Sportsmanship, because of its fairness, dignity, cooperation and trustworthiness, always wins the esteem of one's fellow men, whether they are your allies or your opponents. Sports- manship comprises all of those lesser values which are im- portant in the big Game of Life. When one participates in a game he must play by rules set up for that particular game. For every rule broken, there is a penalty. Just so in life--there is a set of rules and if we break one of them, we must pay the penalty. Competitive sports give you these values which go to make up sportsmanship: fairness, dignity, cooperation, and trust- worthiness. You don't just get them with no effort on your part though, you have to acquire them over a long period of time---and sometimes the hard way. ,Sadly enough, some never acquire them at all. From sports you learn the great value of teamwork. You learn that there is no such thing as a one-man team, that you will have to work together. The one who gets the honors could not have gotten them without the help of every other man on the team. Success in a game, as in life, depends upon certain fac- tors, among which are the acquisition of a number of skills and the ability to carry them out under conditions which re- quire the utmost in physical vigor, endurance, and vitality. You play to win but if you lose---do you really lose--- or do you win one of those qualities which go to make up Sportsmanship? You should not think of a game merely in terms of win or lose but interms of the experience that will help you to win the greatest game of all. The law of sportsmanship is the code of a good American. The good American plays fair, clean play increases and trains one's strength and courage, and helps one to be more useful to one's country. Sportsmanship helps one to be a gentleman, a lady. . Therefore: ' l. I will not cheat, nor will I play for keeps or for money. If I should not play fair, the loser would lose the fun of the game, the winner would lose his self respectgthe game itself would become a mean and cruel business. 2. I will treat my opponents with courtesy and trust them if they deserve it. I will be friendly. 3. If I play in a group game,jLwill play not for my own glory, but for the success of my team, and for the fun of the game. A. I will be a good loser and a generous winner, and in my work as well as in my play I will be sportsmanlike--- generous, fair, and honorable. Sportsmanship gives you a sense of right and wrong which will make it easier for you to resist the temptation to commit a crime for you can't win that kind of game. Not only will you lose, but those who hold you dear will as well. Taking part in competitive sports gives objective in! terests and outlooks. It takes the individual's mind from himself and focuses it on outside, interesting objects and combats his tendencies to become moody and disgusted with life in general. Participation in sports, just as any other hobby, is a means of providing the individual with enjoyment and relaxation---in a word, with recreation. No one is able to work efficiently without some relaxation and few can enter as wholeheartedly into any hobby project rs the one who is spurred on by the spirit of competition. Competitive sports offer the individual a never-ending source of pleasure, for throughout his life he will con- tinue to be interested in them :nd through listening to the radio, reading newspapers, and attending games, he will con- tinue to add to his enjoyment. Anyone can achieve a healthy and graceful body vpainlesslyv by means of competitive sports. What girl, particularly, does not strive for grace? Even in ancient times, the value of sports was recognized in obtaining HA sound mind in a sound bodyn as advocated by Juvenal, the Roman. The very competition one meets in team sports gives the student a chance to meet others of his own age. Thus he learns to cooperate with others and especially to be loyal to many who, perhaps, would not enjoy that loyalty in any other situation. Thus sportsmanship affects tolerance. I The player learns tenacity and perseverance because he forces himself to carry on although he is tired and his body says, HQuit.U These same qualities will help to carry him through life. During the course of a game, the player is called upon to make many decisions. These have to be presented under great pressure and often in an instant's time. Nearly always the re- sult of his decision is known at once. Many times, his decision will be wrong, many times throughout his life his decisions will be wrongg but he will be constantly acquiring that experience which will enable him to make the right decisions. Anticipation, quick thinking and timing are developed through the rapid action of the game--values which are useful throughout one's lifetime. Loyalty and self-denial are both learned through team play, both are very important in the outcome of the game. Self-denial of the chance to Nstarn for the good of the team is necessary and is developed by strict maintenance of position. These values will teach you self- denial in life and help you to maintain your position there. Competitive sports give you confidence in yourself which will enable you to do many things which you never thought you were capable of doing. It gives you a chance to show others your skill and ability. Sports have enabled many boys and girls to make a name for themselves and for their schools. People who otherwise would have been failures have been able to excel in some sport, become famous, and provide enter' tainment for millions of people the world over. However, competitive sports merely give the individual the o ortunit to acquire these many values. They must be proper y directed and supervised and the individual himself must make every effort within his ability, otherwise, his gain will not be great. The world of sports is a vast and glittering one and will always hold a special place in the heart of every true American and sportsman whether or not he takes part directly in sports. The following is the prayer of a true sportsman taken from the WChaplain Digestnz A GAME GUY'S PRAYER WDear God: Help me to be a sport in this little game of life. I don't ask for any place in the lineup: play me where you need me. I only ask for the stuff to give you a hundred per cent of what I've got. If all the hard breaks come my way I thank you for the compliment. Help me to remember that you won't let anything come that you and I can't handle. And help me to take the bad breaks as a part of the game. Help make me thankful And what the see that for them. God, help me always to play on the square, no matter other players do. Help me to come clean. Help me to often the best part of the game is helping the other guys. .Help me to be a Hregular fellown with the other players Finally. God, if fate seems to uopercut me with both hands and T m laid upon the shelf in sickness or old age, help fr up nike that as a part of :be game also. Help me not Eu urJpe.r or squeal that the game was a frameup or A that I L51 a raw deal. :hen in the dusk I get the final bell, 1 asa for no lying complimentary stones. I'd only like to know that you feel I have been a good guy.N 'E'H1eI3yQ 3'fu,r3'a s Maine --- A State As one Maine author said, UMaine is too big to learn more than just a little about in oncshort lifetime.N And, as my lifetime has been very short indeed, this has seemed a fitting way in which to begin to relate the little I have learned. Maine, until 1820, was a part of Massachusetts, and that year it became the twenty-third state in the Union with Wm. King as its first governor. Lith its agricultural and seafaring population, it was naturally a Democratic state and its growth was rapid. Even today it is said among those who have traveled widely in the state that you are not really in Maine and know what it ought to look like until you have crossed the Kennebec. hone the less, nestling here and there among the billboards and other man-made atrocities with which the principal thoroughfares are so richly strewn can still be found traces of the old, original Maine, and upon our rock-bound coast the waves still wage their end- less battle as they have since the beginning of time. The state of Maine has a rugged face towards the Atlan- tic. Being all mountains, woods, and deep bays, it has high cheek bones, shaggy eyebrows and a prominent chin. On the map it looks gaunt, but gauntness is 2 good old New England custom in faces. Rugged faces look good outdoors and in the weather. Maine, with the broad Atlantic pounding at its shores, had its share of men who went down to the sea in ships. While Maine in l8A9 led all the New England states in ship building, none of the crafts were real clippers, but a few years later no less than twenty-eight had been launched. Many of these ranked high among the most famous the world over not only for their sailing qualities but for their spic and span appearance. A captain of a clipper ship was a much more important personage then the commander of an ocean liner today, however, the year 1860 saw the end of the golden era of the Yankee clipper. Maine has four old and important colleges. ill Bowdoin College, incorporated in l79u, is one of the oldest and most prominent of the country's smaller liberal arts colleges. It is believed that under professor Henry Longfellow Bowdoin was the first of New England colle es to give prominence to the study of modern languages. 12? The University of Maine was founded as an agricultural school in 1865. C35 Colby College, at Waterville, was one of the first institutions in the country to experiment with manual training. Chl Bates College, at Lewiston, is an outgrowth of the Maine State Seminary, founded by Free Baptists. The old New England art of making hooked rugs originated in Maine and Nova Scotia. The earliest and best rugs repre- sent truly native craftsmanship for the designs were original and the material was of wool grown, carded and spun at home and dyed with home-made colors. During the civil war, Maine furnished the army and navy with more men proportionately than did any other state. If it hadn't been for the efforts of one Maine regiment and its commander, General Howard, the Union Army would have lost the battle of Gettysburg and, in all probability, the war. So many of the fleeing slaves found their way to Maine on their way to Canada that it became necessary to establish. an underground station in Portland. That city became the center of several hidden routes to the North. Among those who have helped to make Maine's history and caused our state to be known and honored far beyond its bound aries, may be placed first the name of Hannibal Hamlin who was vice-president of the United States during President Lincoln's first term. In every position he occupied, he was the same loyal, reliable, honorable gentleman. Of all the mythical and legendary heros of Maine's pic- turesque past, none was ever so wonderously great as Paul Bunyon, the most noted timber operator of all time. He is the best known of all American giants-a lumberjack so skillful that he could jump on a log floating down river and spin it so fast the bark would come off. Then he would run ashore on the bubbles. Paul didn't stay in Maine. The trees got too few and far between for him. He ended up cutting Douglas fir, which was never a tree to mention in the same breath with a State Maine White Pine. That was the way with Maine. She never could keep a lot of her smartest young ones home. They went out and founded the Middle and Southern states. Many of the towns of our state have taken the names of European countries. One which took not only its name but its population from Europe is New Sweden. In 1870, a 4 company of fifty-one men, women, and children arrived in the strange land that was to be their home. Only those who were able to give the most satisfactory credentials for uprighteous ness of character as well as for industry and skill in manual labor were admitted to this colony. So well pleased were these people that they wrote to their friends in Sweden and urged them to join the emigrants in their adopted country. The first time Henry Wardworth Longfellow traveled from Portland to Bridgton over the water route through Sebago, the Songo, and Long Lake, he was so impressed by the Songo River that he wrote a poem, part of which reads: WNowhere such a devious stream, lSave in fancy or in dream, Winding slow through bush and brake, Links together lake and lake.n On this same trip, he passed a point on the shore of Sebago Lake where there are strange figures which were painted on the rocks by the Indians and a cliff over hanging the water irom, which a Captain Frye leaped to safety when pursued by 'ndians. . The Kotachmar Memorial Organ, in Portland City Hall, is the largest in the U. S. and one of the largest and finest in the world. It has nearly six thousand pipes and six separate organs-all under the control of the single performer. It was the gift of the famous Portland-born publisher, Cyrus H. K. Curti5,in honor of his music teacher, Herman Kotzchmar. In l82O, the same year that Maine became a state, our legislature adopted a seal of the State of Maine designed by Dr. Benjamin Vaughan of Hallowell. ln the center of the seal is a pine tree in front of which there is a Moose deer recumbentg on the right side is a Husbandman or farmer rest- ing on a scytheg on the left side is a Seaman leaning on an anchor. The word MAINE is written below the seal, and above it, is the North Star resting on the mottoUDirigoH, which means, WI Direct.N The various parts of the design symbolize the most Northern state in the union where there are large tracts of virgin forests and where the people are employed primarily in agriculture, lumbering, commerce, fisheries, industry, and entertaining the summer residents who have nicknamed oursWVacationland.n Kennebunkport's Kenneth Roberts, the author of many his- torical novels, particularly likes the way Maine's citizens have cast their votes for lost causes which they knew to be right and have only smiled a wintry smile at the jibes of the misguided millions on the bandwagon. He also likes the way they refuse to admit that to be in the minority is to be wrong. f Maine is not so much a state as a state of mind. ,It is the live-and let-live philosophy of living with your neigh- bor without trying too hard to improve him. . Naturally, we have our sins and our share of skeletons in the closet. If they do not bulk so large as the crooked- ness in some states, maybe it is our size that saves us. Even our sins do not make the front page but we are satisfied. A Efkglgh Sturgis ,..,4-.-...ov 45 airy aisles g 2 WTWUX We, the Standish High School Class of l9L8, Town of, Standish and State of Transition, mindful that we are about to pass from the carefree life of students to a well ground- ed and grave existence beyond, in total disregard of any trouble the contents hereof may cause the faculty, and re- gardless of the undue influence of our leaders do hereby, more or less solemnly, declare this to be our last will and testament. ' First -- we nominate and appoint Mr. Johnson as a sole executor of this our last will. If anybody can make it work, he can -- he made us work for four years -- it ought to be easy for him. Second -- to our dearly beloved but too lenient creditors, we leave our debts and expenses forever. We, as a class, leave our many possessions thus. Ruth Moulton leaves her numerous friends from Kezar Falls and Gorham to Joyce Johnson. We hope you make out as well as Ruth did. His athletic ability is left by Kimmy Rines to David Nason. Wilfred Foster leaves his ability to argue in American Government Class to William Miner. They should have a good debating team next year. Sylvia Martin's ability in Home Economics is left to Marjorie Webb. You will have to get busy Marjorie to keep up with Sylvia. A special blanket permission to the library is left by Keith Waterman to anyone who can make it as much as Keith has without being caught. Raymond Webb leaves his hearty laugh to Norma Blake. His with what Norma already has should blow the roof of the school house off. Our ten o'clock scholar, Warren Tompson, leaves his ability to be tardy to Morton Strom. Morton will be late every day next year. Janet Willard leaves the morning march, Semper Paratus, to Patricia Hrown. We hope you learn it as well as Janet did, Patricia. That means you'll always be looking over your shoulder when you play. That ngood things come in small packages,W has been proven to us by Ethelyn Sturgis. I'm sure Glen Harmon will carry on the tradition. Phyllis Shaw, as our super salesman, leaves her ability to sell candy, poppies, and tickets to Mary Wescott. Mary will have to start selling now to catch up with Phyllis. Her shyness and blushing, Patricia Sturgis bequeatha to Jane Smith-but don't try blushing at Raymond, Jane. Richard Tompson leaves his English and American History books to Norman Martin. We hope Norman will take them home and study them as much as Richard has. Rachel Rines will take over Florence Luce's duties in I helping others do their work--and with Florence's blessing. We hope Rachel helps the boys to get all Afs as Florence has. Brains and academic ability are bequeathed to Suzanne Thomas by Philip Martin. If she gets as good ranks as Philip has she will have no worries. Frank Brown leaves his car to Donald Hulit. We hope Donald does not hook one of those Wsparkersn on his car as Frank did. Stanley Dyer, the pacer on the mile run, leaves the Physical Education field to Ralph Richardson. If Ralph cuts the turf up the way Stanley did, we will have a very speedy boy on the track team next year. Russell Smith leaves his curiosity to Arthur Tompson. Don't be curious about the Oak Hill Road Arthur. Gerald Wilkens leaves the Class Presidency and the ability to keep order in Class Meetings to anyone who thinks that he can do it. We've talked Evelyn Waterman into leaving her dimples to John Randall. She doesn't need them anymore -- she has enough feminine pulchritude. 7 Audrey Ware leaves her cheering ability to Ellen Chaplin and her friends from South Portland to Joanne Rodzen. Joanne could show Audrey where they live. Ona poet, Robert Weeman, leaves his ability as a poet to Ronald Graffam. To write as many poems as Robert did, you need to do little studying. ' Marion Perkins wills her special seat on the NGreen Hornetn bus to Ida Smith. Lorraine Smith leaves her quietness to Edith Stanley. If you want to know something, just ask Edith, she will tell you all. Lester Chute wills his back seat in the assembly hall to Bob Westcott. If he puts it to as good use as Lester did, there will be some hot times in the back of the room next year. The entire class leaves its peculiar characteristics, of which it has many, to the Freshman -- or do they need any more? We leave our bright ideas, and those that are not so bright, to the Sophmores. To the Juniors, we leave the deserted Sth period library. We hope they make as good use of it as we did. And to the school, we leave our best wishes that their four years will be as pleasant as ours. We leave to Mr. Johnson, and to the rest of the faculty our most sincere appreciation for their interest in our welfare. In witness whereof we, the Class of Forty-eight, sub- scribed our names the 9th day of June,in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and forty-eight. vw, , fifxlpg E XC H A N G E 5 A 6 ,K I N J CQQX, k'fN , ,,.-f'---N ,ii ' 775 f Q' FN fEf37 i1 Q XX if t 'I fx 3 ,..-. f N ' 9 'A ggf Qj- ,:fi'?-in, W f xg! J! RK w :., 4 ' x.. u,,,.1 dy' ,K-A R -'fl Q Mi jj 7 ...ff X N ' 'XX ff w ff N fx.-N ff' X ' f .MJ X S-.., ' 4 ,- ak , xfvlffg x U N W f EXE I 'A lm 'X-f' .J xfmjidnj EXCHANGES HThe Nautilusn - Cape Elizabeth High School ' Why not have a section for exchanges in your very neat and interesting book? uThe Windoniann- Windham High School Congratulations on your nicely arranged yearbook. We enjoy it very much. uThe Islandern - South Bristol High School We enjoy your yearbook. The advertising section is neatly arranged. NThe Creseentu - Samuel D. 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