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

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THE BIC GRUDGE It was a warm September morning and Ted Newton was on his way to school feeling proud as a peacock. This was the day for the first football practice and the boys had chosen him as captain of the team. Soon as Ted reached the steps of the school he saw a new boy standing on the porch. The boy was tall, of heavy build and very friendly. So Ted, as he usually did, went up to make friends with himg but Ted did not talk football. The boy, an all-star, knew more about football than Ted, so Ted said that he was a quarter-back and the captain. When the boy said he was a quarter-back, too, Ted's heart went to his toes. The boys went through with their classes that day and that afternoon, football practice got under way. The coach tried Ted in quarter the situation worse, The coach put Ted on After two weeks back and then the new boy, and to make the bov out-shone Ted in many ways. the second string. practice the Amherst High's eleven was ready to play their first game, but Ted had not forgotten that new boy. So in and blamed it on the English class he threw a paper plane new boy. The new bov had to stay two hours after school and miss the first game. When Ted was going down the steps of the school he slipped on a banana peel and sprained his ankle. Ted thought he would die, his ankle hurt so badly. So he decided the best thing he could do was to clear the new boy and stay in himself. Ted told the teacher what he had done and stay- ed in for the other boy. It was two o'clock when Ted looked out on the field and saw the new boy make 'a brilliant run that won the game. Ted was haopy that his school had won and the big grudge was forgotten. Shirley Lane '52

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Cemetery By the Sea One dark night, as we were going home, we climbed the first part of the hill in silence. As wo reached the middle we began to talk and make jokes. We were all beginning to feel a little depressed, The cemetery was very close to the road at this point. I remember, one, more daring than the others, began to walk on the wall wiich separated the road from the tombs and graves. Then, someone began to wonder what the others would do if we should see something, ghostly, frightening, or supernatural Of course, we didn't believe in ghosts or anything like ' that! It was merely the foolishness of a group of young people. Besides, this graveyard had a ghost which made regular appear- ances and, of course, we had to make comments about that. Soon, someone began to talk about blue lights floating around. Suddenly with a screeoh the fellow walking on the wall pitched into the road. Hysterically, he told us to look over the wall. There we saw a faint blue light. It was coming towards us from the other side of the cemetery.' Of course we knew it was a ghost. What else could it be, when, on that side, Ehere was only the ocean. The boys grabbed us girls by the hands and we ran screaming up the hill. Immediately the light changed its course to come directly after us. The faster we ran the faster it came. We ran and ran until we could run no more. The light came more quickly toward us as we stood shaking and trembling. Finally it was beside us, as we stood petrified with fear. Our dog, Butch, put down the body of the phosphorus covered sea gull he was carrying in his mouth and whined happily. Barbara Ward '51 Attendant: nsorry, sir, but smoking is not permitted here,U Merle Usher: HI'm not smoking.n 'l Attendant: HBut you have a pipe in your mouth.N Merle: HYes, and I also have shoes on my feet, but I'm not walking.H Mr. Bartick: HMorton, why havenft you got your American Government done?N Morton: UNO book, no pencil, no paper, no ambitionln

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Dorcus Dorcus was a very pretty little girl. When she was six years old she started school. She was very sweet and was loved by all her classmat One day when the chi room was quiet they hoard a loud explosion. The got panicky and all start teacher stopped them at the door and got them in that they could march out est ' ldren were studying and the children ed to rush for the door at once. The line so when they get outside they discovered that one of the children was missing. Do house to rescue her. Dorcus searched all find her. She rushed up the smoke-filled rooms. She took her by the arms A burning Stick fell and rcus rushed into the flaming school- over the first floor and could not the flaming stairway and into one of There she found the unconscious girl. and tried to drag her to the window. struck Dorcus in the eyes. She screamed with pain. Then everything went black. When Dorcus woke up she tried to open her eyes, but could not. Everything was black. Her head ached and her eyes hurt. She called out and soon she heard her mother's soothing voice telling her that everything was going to be all right. Then Dorcus remembered the fire and she asked if her little friend had been hurt. Her mother told her that she was fine and that they why she could ages over her in a hospital going to take eyes. Her her home. had both been rescued by firemen. Dorcus asked not see and her mother told her that she had band parents explained to her that she was and that as soon as she was well enough they were Weeks passed and every day her parents came to see her. Many friends came to see when they were going to t day the doctor would repl patience, Dorcus.W One day Dorcus was t her, too. Every day she asked ake the bandages off her eyes and every y,WSoong You must have courage and old that the bandages were going to be taken off. Her mother and father and several doctors were present. The doctor cut the bandages and asked her if she could see anything. 'She buried her head in the pillow and began to cry. It was then that they knew she would be blind for the rest of her life. The next day her parents took her home. Her mother brought her meals to her of the day. Life went on in this on a tray and read to her most manner for a few weeks until she began to learn how to walk around the house by hanging on to the furniture.