Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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THE HARBOR BEACON Jewels I knew lmmedlately from past experl ences that thls was the exact representatlon of ANNIE CHAMBERLAIN In her hand she held the photograph of a very attractlve looklng young man and on the bottom edge was wrltten Wxth love from Skeet I have often wondered slnce who might have been the fortunate glver Soon there came another vlsxon a bxt dxlferent from the others m that the red flame whlch arose formed a large portralt of a smart energetic young fellow holdlng a vlolm One could see that he was master of thls mstrument by his attltude Nelther could one mlstake that noble brow and the well cut features for any other than those of FRED GRANT The vlolln was always h1s favorlte mstrument and well do I remember the tlme when he began taklng hls first lessons Of all the noises I ever heard I thlnk those were the most monoto nous But he never seemed to mlnd lt In fact that was one 1nd1v1dual pecularlty about Fred he was never contented wlth anythlng unless he was ln close proxlmlnlty to some nolse CNoyesJ Then there came a very excltlng pxcture of a baseball game between Harvard and Yale The grandstands were crowded wlth thousands of people anxlously 2.W3ltlI'lg the commence ment of the game Soon the Harvard team took thelr places on the field but there was some delay before the game started owmg to the pltcher taklng such a long delwery That fellow acted as though he was trymg to grlnd the ball mto powder and then he falrly tled himself mto a knot before he threw lt Two of Yale s men had come to bat wlthout success but when the thlrd came the pltcher seemed to be rattled Anyway It appeared that he had lost the knack of untymg hlmself and ln consequence the batter got a fan' h1t No sooner had xt happened than he who had caused the folly leaped mto the alr about twice hls length stuck out one hand and when he agam came IH contact wrth the earth he had the ball safely stowed away ln hls glove As he turned to acknowledge the acclamatlons whlch arose from the grandstands he removed h1s cap and ln so domg revealed the freckled face of my old classmate FREEDIE LOUNDER The last revelatlon was that of the mterlor of a hospltal There were the long rows of fold mg beds of the patlents and movlng about among them were the nurses clothed ID whlte One of them I knew to be ETHEL HODGKINS the valedlctorlan of our class I had no dlfii culty m recogmzlng her because of the fact that she wore the same sweet smile as of old COne of those genume klnd that never dls appear J On the other hand I felt certain that she would pursue some work of thls sort for durmg our school days ln Sulhvan she was always anxlous to render help to those who were ln need Thls belng the last revelatlon I peered mto the cruclble thmkmg that there mlght be some clue to my future but there was none The curclble was dry Yet I could not help but feel most S2.tlSII6d Wlth the welfare of all my classmates Let us hope that they w1ll con tmue ln the future as they have ln the past LEON M ORCU'rr 15 gy... ADDRESS T0 UNDERGRADUATES Schoolmates Havlng been glven the honor of addressmg you and speaking ln behalf of the Senlor Class I extend to you a most cordlal greetxng I cannot help but feel a tmge of re- gretas I begln to reallze that our school career IS ended For four long years We have been str1v1ng to better ourselves by obtaxnlng a more thorough tralnmg In l1fe s lessons Today we have gathered here as the class of 1915 and although we wlll meet from tlme to time yet lt will be wlth a dlfferent attltude and a dliferent meanmg After belng together so long there naturally GXISILS a bond of class fellowship among us Soon that bond wlll be broken never to be umted . . . . . . I - 9 . . 7 9 . ' ll' I !!! ' ' ' , . . - 0 0 ' Q A ' 1 , . . . I 1 ' ' . . .. . .. . . , - . . . ' 1 - . . . . . . . . . . . . , - . . , , . . . . . . . ' Q . . .. . . . . . 7 . . , - . 1.- . ' 1 . . . , . .. .. i . . .. .., . . . . r 1 - 1 . .

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THE H ARBOR BEACON PROPHEC Y The mght was dark Ram came down ln torrents and the wmd wrth lncreasmg veloclty swept round the house wlth the fierceness of a wlld beast The moments wore on Then wrth a deafemng roar the wmd rushed down the chlmney and entered the room where I was sxttmg buslly engaged wlth a dlfllcult experlment ln sc1ence whlch was then my professlon The gust of a1r after wheezlng through the chemlcal apparatus and varrous other rmplements swept past me and ln so domg extlngulshed the only lamp that was burnmg ln the labratory After a t me the storm abated and I rehghted the lamp and resumed my expermmentmg It was on such an evenmg as this that I often became lost ln thought Upon this particular evening I had been wondering much as to what my classmates had been dorng and what they had achleved slnce thexr gradna tlon from Sulhvan Hlgh School The more I thought about the matter the more determmed I became to devlse some means of throwmg hght upon the subject through sc1ence Thus I contlnued my task whlch I had prevlously started I had trled all the chemlcals whlch to my knowledge would a1d 1n th1s productlon wlth the exceptlon of one element If thxs falled I would also fall The compound was then ready to recelve the final reagent so Wlth a platmum wlre I held a small plece of strontlum over the cruclble and after a moment s reflectron let It drop Then placlng the apparatus before a dark curtaxn I sat back and walted Suddenly a red flame appeared and formed ltself lnto one of the most beautlful plctures I have ever beheld The extenor of a theater was rex ealed The doors lmmedmately opened and disclosed the mterxor whlch was filled wlth a great multltude of people On the stage were seated a large number whom I rmagmed were to take part ln the performance There was only one m the entxre group who appealed to me and that partlcular person was a gxrl She was seated ln the center of the group a httle 1n advance of the others Her whole attltude seemed to be that of posmg I rmmedxately began rackmg my braln to recall the place where I had seen th1s glrl before Surely no member of the class of 1915 ever had th1s attltude I had not long to awalt enhghtenment for she soon ralsed her large blue eyes and gazed xn my dlrectlon You cannot lmaglne my surprrse upon I'6C0gI1lZ1l'lg BESSIE CARLETON Bessle was always the leadlng soprano of our class and xt had been her hlghest ambltlon from lnfancy to learn to slng She had progressed very rapxdly ln th1s art but toward the end of her course we became a blt worrled on account of her dlsappoxntrnent IH love But xt seemed that she had conquered th1s lmbeclllty and won her ldeal The next plcture formed upon the screen was that of Mt Vesuv1us On the very crater of the volcano was sltuated an lmmense power plant After remammg upon the screen but a moment It transformed Itself lnto a motlon prcture of the lnterxor Here were presented to my gaze great rooms that contamed huge dynamos generatmg enough electrlclty to llght the whole world Workmen were hurrymg to and fro as though they had only a mmute to hve Soon the door of the prwate office opened and revealed the opposlte wall on which was hanglng the motto Whlle There Is Llfe There Is Hope After readlng th1s motto I knew that th1s must be the prlvate office of STANWOOD BOYNTON that well remembered mathamatlclan of our class He had won success by uslng the gases glven off by the volcano to such an advantage as to generate electnclty I am sure he must have felt qulte content wlth hnnself after accomphshmg such a dxflicult task Thls plcture was suddenly replaced by one of a most attractive looklng SplIl1St6I' She was robed ln white and her halr done ln the most becommg manner was hcauly laden wxth 16 . . . . . . . .., 1 Y . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . I .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . .. . - , . . . . . . . . .- .7 . . . . . . . - . , . , 1 . . , . . . , . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . ' . . . , . . - . - Y . . . . . .- - . - f - - . . . . . - . . . . . . . - . .. . . . . . . -, . .. . . . ! . . . . . . . , . . . . H . 7 7 . . . - . . . 1 . , . . . . . ' J . . .. - . . . . . - .- . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ' i . . . . . ' v ! 7

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THE HARBOR BEACON Junlors You are about to advance to the ranks of Semors and soon w1ll fill the place vacated by us To you I extend a hearty greetmg Upon you w1ll rest the cares and responslbllltnes of the commg year May you carry out your tasks wlth unfllnchlng wlllmgness and success Lmcoln once sald Let us have falth that rlght makes mlght and ln that falth letustothe end dare to do our dutyaswe under stand lt Let thxs quotatlon be apphed to you Put forth your best effort to uphold the honor of the school and do nothmg that wlll blemlsh your name or character Ablde by the laws and customs set for you and ln later l1fe you can look back upon your hlgh school days wlth a clear consclence knowmg that you as the Class of 1916 dld your best to do as you thought rlght Sophomores You have but half completed your hlgh school course We trust that you w1ll make the most of your tlme so that you may feel that you have wasted none of those golden mlnutes of opportumty Form a resolu tlon that you wlll do better than you have ever done before and Perseverance wlll have lts reward Your character IS formed durlng your school hfe Make a sterl1ng character your xdeal and work to attam thls w1th the best of your abxhty Whatever you undertake do It wlth a wlll and never strive for popularzty for xf you do you wlll always be dlssatlsfied As a suggestlon you m1ght take this as a motto Whatever IS worth dolng at all 1S worth domg well Hawthorne once sald It IS the Iron rule m our day to require an object and purpose m hfe Let that rule apply to yourselves Have a purpose m view and strlve wlth you utmost ablllty to attam unto lt for by so domg It w1ll rest entlrely wlth you whether or not you have made the world glad that you have lxved rn It Freshmen You have undertaken the first steps that separates youth from manhood As you have been with us but one year perhaps your burdens have seemed hard to bear yet we trust that you will keep strlvlng upward and partake of that vast field of knowledge that hes before you Do your best to lmprove the many advantages offered ln hxgh school l1fe Above all thmgs be manly and xndepen dent Do not rely upon your neighbor for support but try to develop self-confidence If you have a hard problem to solve do not waxt but go manfully at your task and you wlll be successful ln the end Garfield once sald If you expect to wear the spurs you must wln them Let th1s be an example for you all that you may put forth your best effort to make of yourselves noble men and women who wxll play an Important part ln on the world of today Undergraduates Today we leave you and go out mto the vast Unknown to make of ourselves what we wlll We feel a pleasure to know that we have lald aslde our books yet as we linger a feeling of sadness creeps mto our hearts to know that wlth some of us at least our school days are over perhaps forever Our four years of hlgh school llfe have been filled wlth pleasure and happmess carrymg thrlll of but at last we must part therefore ln the name of the Semor Class I bld you all a last farewell G 0 CLOTHES AND THE MAN Who let It ln? Who IS the goat anyway? The wmter term at Flmt Ledge Hlgh had Just begun and the returning students grouped ln the broad comdor shouted the1r amazement at the apparltlon The youth who received these remarks looked rxdlculous mdeed clothed as he was ln the garb of an elder of the past genera tlon No wonder the wealthy dressed students were amazed for Flmt Ledge High prlded ltself on belng the best dressed high school ln the country Bet he robbed a scarecrow of that get up ' . . . . . . . . . . - . . H . . , . , . ' 1 . ,, . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . H . . ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . , - u 11 . . . Y - 7 I I 0 ' 0 o . - . . 1 H . . . . . ,, . . . . . ' 1 ' 1 . . . . . . . . . , . , F. E. ., 15 . . . . . 1 .-.l. .l-. . . . . . 1 H . . . I ' !! ' Cl ' ll ' ' !7 Cl ' 77 . , . , . . . ,, . . ' 1 ' 1 . I Q 7 - . . . . . ' ll il 1 ' 1