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

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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 ' '

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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 On January 29th a town meetmg was held by the students m place of the regular debate ThlS was accordlng to a suggestlon of our superlntendent Mr Gordon The meetmg was a success in every way and by electlng oflicers and ralslng approprlatlons as IS done ln the regular town meetlng the members of the school were made famlllar wlth some of the more common 3CtlVlt16S Owlng to the length of time requxred for ballotmg the meetlng was adjourned to February 4th when It was corn pleted Following IS a llst of officers elected Moderator Stanwood Boynton Town Clerk Flrst Selectman Second Selectman Thlrd Selectman Assessors Messrs Overseers of Poor Leon Orcutt Chandler Noyes Wesley Brmton Orlando Foss Webber Conners Ward Harold Hooper Leroy Tracy Angus Mxlne Treasurer Leonard Foss Road Commlssroner Arthur Urann Flre Warden Dorls Bunker Tax Collector Agnes Merchant School Committee Ethel Hodgklns Eleanor Ball Annle Chamberlam Much electxoneenng was done by the dxfferent candldates and the meetlng was much enjoyed as well as bemg mstructmve The operetta GREETING THE GYPSY QUEEN was presented at K of P Hall on Wednesday evemng Feb 3 Thls IS the first entertamment of thls sort that Sulllvan Hlgh School hw ever presented and xt proved a great success The parts were very well chosen and admlrably taken Strlkxng features were the brllllant costumes and gay attlre of those takmg part Songs ln costume preceded the operetta and furnlshed a new manner of exhxbltmg the musl cal talent of the school The costumes for the choruses were umque and attractlve The success of thls entertamment was largely due to the untxrmg efforts and very efliclent ln structlons of our muslc teacher, Mlss P1 esson Following IS the program Chorus I Want To Be In Mnchrgan Chorus by Pnmary Chlldren Doan Ye Cry Ma Honey Chorus Tmgle-mglmg Chorus by Chlldren Three Llttle Chestnuts Chorus Txpperary Operetta GREETING 'rua GYPSY QLEEN The followmg took special parts Mlss Eleanor Clark Mlss Hope Perk1ns Mnss Abbne Clark Mr Leon Orcutt Mr Orlando Foss Miss Eleanor Ball Mr Chandler Noyes The Gypsy Queen Heralds So o The Gypsy Traxl Gypsy Dancers On March 19 the Jumor Class presented the play THE ELOPEMENT OF ELLEN at the K of P Hall The parts were taken very well by all The play consisted of three acts Some fine speclaltles were glven among whlch were the followmg A solo by Leon Orcutt several selections by the quartette made up of the followmg members Leon Orcutt Fred Loun der Chandler Noyes and Stanwood Boynton The cast of characters was as follows Rxchard Ford a devoted young husband Walter Hanna Molly hrs wxfe Lura Andrews Robert Shepard Mollys brother Orlando Foss Max Ten Eyck a chum of Robert s Maunce Bragdon Dorothy March engaged to Max Lura Hooper June Haverxll Wellesley 06 Dons Lerghton John Hume rector of St Agnes Arthur Urann In addltlon to the play the laughable farce N0 MEN WANTED was glven wlth the followmg cast Ehzabeth Rawley-gurl bachelors Gertrude Joy Isabelle Granger Dons Bunker Prymella Abercrombxe their mald Gladys Rolfe After the play lce cream was on sale at the Sophomore booth Then followed a dance Wlth muslc by N05 es orchestra The evenxng s entertainment proved to be a great success both soclally and financxally a good sum bemg reahzed. . ' I. ca ' ' - n , . . r .-.. .......-..--..--.,...........- I V , . , . ........ l. .... MissDorisLeighton.., ......... : . , , 0 , . . . . I ............ : Q ...... - , - 5 ..... ..... t Y . I . ' v ' , ., , , , , ........ y ................ , ........ . . . , . f , .... , , , ........ . , . . , ............ . . , ' ' ' ' , . ........ , . . so ' u, s ' ...... .. . . . Y , , ,