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

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THE HARBOR BEACON where they stayed and by Poman s excellent play1ng won the game The great game of the season was now at hand Mxddleford had 3.I'I'lV6d at Fhnt Ledge durlng the day and were walklng the streets waiting for evening to come Everyone was BXCIIZBCI That evening there was a large crowd as sembled ln the gymnasium where the great battle was to take place Both teams hned up but Poman was not seen The game started Mxddleford took the lead and held it The first half ended wlth Mlddle ford twenty points to the good The second half started but Poman played center ln Engle s place He worked wlth all his mam and gradu ally reduced the score so that Mlddleford was only one pomt ahead but there was only one mmute left He must get the ball was h1s only thought and he did He shot a basket lymg Hat on his back putting Flmt Ledge m the lead by one point He had won the game When the boys were dressing Andy Smith approached Poman with outstretched hand I guess we all owe you an apology he began You taught us basket ball and more be sides O W F 16 THE VIEW OF SULLIVAN HARBOR FROM MANOR INN As we gaze westward and southward from the lookout at Manor Inn we cannot help but realize the beauty and grandeur of the sur roundmgs of our daily lives About the Inn stretches the soft green lawn sprinkled with scarlet phlox dainty hued snap-dragons and noddmg golden glow The lawn IS enclosed by woods through which wmds a wlde path leadmg down to the mam highway In these woods the birds smg gaxly and the squirrels chatter gleefully in their unmolested solitude Along the highway are the qulet homes of the peaceful cltlzens and friendly nelghbors Back of their abodes slope the broad smooth fields to the shore of Frenchmans Bay Oli' to the northward hes Falls Polnt that ralses lts hlgh bluffs as lf 1n challenge to the malnland of Hancock Polnt that hes Just across the swift dark roarlng flood of the falls In the mellow glow of the twilight these projections cast long deep reflections IDUO the calm and peaceful waters of the bay Dlrectly across the bay a dlstance of elght miles rises before us the hills of Mount Desert Island Their stlff outllne IS softened by the hazy atmosphere of the warm autumn and then' clear dark blue IS tlnted to a qulet peace ful grey by the last ghmmermg rays of the set tlng sun Thus do they stand llke proud and mlghty sentmels guarding the lxttle Vlllage from all unwelcome vlsltors ETHEL A HODGKINS 15 A DAYS EXPERIENCE I come to school ln every gale In hand I have my book and pall Upon the shore I tie my boat For fear that she mlght go afloat At nlght I leave the school at four And make my way down to the shore I find my boat all safe and sound And start for home where I am bound But when I reach the Hancock side I haul my boat up from the tide I then walk down the railroad track And stay a whlle fore I come back F E G 5 0 , . . 1 .. . . - . 7 l 1 -. - . . . . . . - . . . . . - . . ' n . . .. . . - . . ' 1 - . - . . . ' 1 . . . . . . n ' , . . . . . 5 I . , l 1 . . . . . . . , - , - - . . . , . - . . . . . ' 1 . . .. . . . . . . , , ' 1 . . l - . ' 1 . u 77 1 . ' 1 rr - 1 . ,, . ' 1 , . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 ig-1 0 . 1 . . ' 1 . . . . . . . . , 1 1 - ' 1 , . . .,I , . . D I I ' '?Q'i1-lg . . . . . . . . . . . .

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THE HARBOR BEACON sald Pug Kern the basket ball manager Just look at the coat' growled Andy Smxth captam of the basket ball five The coat was lndeed anclent a cut away of a style long sxnce extmct and never m fashlon for boys of any age Two large cloth-covered buttons adorned the back and rldlculous tails hung to hls heels Hls sturdy figure falled to fill 1ts vast dlmenslons A head of uncllpped halr a red flannel shlrt and green tle shlny trousers and coarse boots completed the make P The boy s color rose as he glanced over the curlous gnnnmg faces but hls Jaw tlghtened as he located the door to the prmclpal s office and passed wlthln Fellows 1ts gom to be wnth us regular Thls remark came from one who had been m the prlnclpal s oflice It s name IS Poman Palmer Worse than a dead loss growled Andy Smlth I hoped we might get some basket ball materlal among the new ones At least they ought to keep up to the standard of the school Why its a dlsgrace to have that scarecrow hanglng around What dlfference wlll It make lf we do lxck Mlddleford They ll come over see that bumpkln and we ll never hear the last of It Poman Palmer appeared regularly at classes That was why he had come to Flmt Ledge He always wore the same old garments as they were all he possessed Without parents Poman had worked about the mmes and lumber camps of the Northern Pemnsula savlng money as he was able now he had come to Fllnt Ledge to take ad vantage of the offer of an aunt who was wlllmg to send hlm to school Poman llked basket ball but he was Ignored by thc regular five on account of his clothes and was not gxven a chance to try for the team At last he was gwen a chance on the second team because he was always ready to play and never tlred He played center agamst the tall and angular Call Engle who looked as though he could reach up to the ceiling of the gymnaslum At rlght forward on the second was Bradley Chase a green player but one who watched and learned One evening as the boys were dresslng Case sat down beslde Poman a thmg that rarely happened to the boy the school called The Scarecrow I thmk you know a lot about basket ball he remarked Thank you rephed Poman W1ll you coach me a bit? Why I d be glad to lf you thlnk I could Well contmued Bradley I have some baskets up down by our barn I ll be down sald Poman But look' Why can t we have the second team down there and practxce up a b1t Sure' It s a go answered Bradley So It happened that on aftemoons the second team practxced down at Cases bam They got rxght down to busmess and by Palmer s lnstructlons managed to learn some slgnals The next Saturday the last before the game wlth Mlddleford the seconds were to play the regulars xn a practice game Everyone turned out for each student was anxlous to see Just how the school five was to play IH the game on the commg Saturday Poman appeared wlth the second team He could easlly hear the murmurs about the Scarecrow bemg on the floor but hls Jaw only tlghtened as the red mounted hrs face If they let that loose on the floor next Saturday Mlddleford w1ll never let us hear the last of xt Why don t they keep hlm off He ll disgrace us sure' Such were the remarks uttered agamst hlm The game started wlth a surprlse When the ball was thrown up by the referee every man on the second team knew where It was gomg In a few mmute s lt dropped through the Second s basket makmg them m the lead . 1 ' I 7 u 11 - - - ' 1 . . . - I I 1 ' 1 , . . . . . . . . . . . . H ' 1 . . . . ,, . . . . . . H . H 1 1 ' 1 ' - u YY - U . , . 1 u - ' 71 . . . . . . . H , . . ,, , . - 1 1 u 11 - u 1 1 ' - 11 . . U ' ' 7 ' 7' u 1 11 1 u 1 ' , . . ' 1 - 1 - 1 u 1 - . . ,, ' . YI , u 1 11 u 79 ' ' ' , . . U . . ' . , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , ' 0 1 . . . , - 1 . , . . , . 1 . . 1 I7 , ' . ' . ' n . I I . u 11 1 ' I 0 u 7 s ' . . . u , . 1 e ' 7 ' . . , 1 ' 11 Q . . . . . - . . . . . ' 1 . . . . , . . . . , Y . . - - 1

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THE HARBOR BEACOY lurals On account of pubhshmg the paper earller ln the year the department of LOCALS has less than usual to offer m xts columns Early ln the fall term the Semor Class gave a socxable ln D1StFlCt Hall Sulllvan Harbor The followmg program was presented Song Leon Orcutt Vlohn Solo Fred Grant Reading Mxss Perkms Song Ethel Hodgklns Readlng Gladys Rolfe Readlng Mlss Perklns Song H Stanwood Boynton Readmg Mxss P6Fk1HS After the program cake and cocoa were on sale and games and dancmg were enjoyed The most brllllant play ever staged by the students of Sulllvan Hlgh School was presented at K of P Hall on Frlday evenmv December 11th Th1s was a thr1ll1ng western melodrama of three acts entxtled LITTLE BUCKSHOT In presentmg thlS play the school wlshed to depart from the estabhshed custom of glvmg rural plays whlch mevltably present some of the crude features of country llfe and show the publlc that they were capable of somethlng whlch requlred mo e dramatlc ab1l1ty The parts were admirably chosen and acted ln a manner whlch went far beyond the remotest expectatlon of the school The success of the play was due m great measure to the very efficlent help from Mlss Perklns by Whose constant efforts the partlclpants were drllled Followlng 1S the cast of characters Danny Mack a government co1.t Stanvwood Boynton Mr B onn a Mormon Salnt Leon Orcutt Slmon Slade his henchman Angus Mllne Hon Ira Barton a wealthy Bo tonlan Fred Grant Young Mr Weed hxs nephew Ch ndler Noyes Patnck Phelan, Barton s handy man Fred Lounder Zeb Tucker a Wells-Fargo man Vxrgxl Blaxsdell Elsie Barton a plucky Amencan girl Annxe Chamberlaln Kxt her sxster Ethel Hodgkms Nora a mald servant Gladys Rolfe Wlld Flower a half breed Indlan gxrl Bessie Carleton The speclaltxes of the play were very success ful and showed to the publlc that the school has not deterloated ln muslcal talent and are stlll makmg the most of thelr advantages ln thls department The features of thls part of the evenmg s entertamment were Solo-Adoration Mr Moon Selectlon Glrls Quartette Selectlon The Bullfrog Male Quartette S8l6Ct1OH Old Joe Male Quartette Upon the completlon of the performance very excellent muslc was furnlshed by Noyes orchestra of four pleces and a very successful dance was enJoyed The play was flnanclally a success owmg to the generous patronage of the public who showed thelr mterest by glvlng us a crowded house The play was presented at Wmter Harbor on January 8th and afforded those taklng part and also those who went Wxth them some novel experlences A large hayrack was hlred from Mr Wheeler and was well provlded wlth straw and robes Those who went were ex cused at 1 00 p m and the party started at about 2 OO on the long rlde of 14 mlles On arrlvmg the stage was arranged and a lunch served ln the basement of the hall The play was as much of a success as It had prevlously been at West Sull1van The same speclaltles were used and ln addltxon a few very excellent selectlons were rendered by Miss Perkms After the play Morrxson s orchestra furnxshed excellent muslc for the danc1ng The play was agam financlally a success a conslderable sum bemg cleared Owxng to the great distance and the bad condltxon of the roads the party dld not arrlve home untll about 6 00 a m the followlng mornmg. 1 21 YY an o I .....- , , ..,.................... . ,, , , .................... , . . n u 9 . . 7 i 1 , ' o , I 0 . .I u.an.u-n.......... . n 1 u ' ' I Song.,....................M1ssPresson . . . . . , ! . . . . ' ' or . . . . . v I . . : . A U . ' - . ' I , S IM v . . -H . ,,, H 'n , . . . A ., . ..,.... .. 1 s . . , c ...... ,..... . , ' .. s .... , , , . ,' , .... , .... a . 7 ' '