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

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4 THE HARBOR BEACONI stralnts and unpleasant I'0Sp0I1Slbll1tl9S The national mmd must be made ready to meet these duties and restralnts by domg now some sound thmking We must develop the habit of looking stubborn trylng condltlons squarely In the face The sooner the national mlnd IS adjusted to thls condltlon the better lt will be for the country Let no man underestlmate the seuousness of our duty' M W 18 DQQDDQHDDQDDC QGDDDDC Qlihnturual Bates SQQCIQQC QQQDDOHDDDQCXQDDQQEC SULLIVAN SCHOOLS By FREDERICKA GERRISH 19 The schools of this vlllage were early estab lished and have always malntalned a very hlgh standard The high school of the village for a Hall Sullivan Harbor but owlng to the In crease In attendance and the long dlstance which many of the students had to cover In order to attend the school lt was In 1909 10 declded to construct a modern bu1ld1ng In a more central location Our present buildmg was constructed on the Workman lot Sulhvan and opened In 1910 Ex Supermtendent Adelbert W Gordon who designed this bulldmg deserves unllmlted pralse for his unt1r1ng efforts Mr Gordon a bright enterprising boy from the start taught the Grammar school of thls vlllage at an early age and shortly afterward became prlnclpal of the high school When the high school came under his charge he endeavor ed to place lt on a par wlth other preparatory schools of the state It ranked as a C school when he first became prlnclpal but did not remaln so long as one day whlle vlsltmg the school Hon Payson Smlth told Principal Gordon that wlth an asslstant teacher lt could easlly become an A school Almost Imme dlately Mr Gordon secured the efiiclent ser VICGS of Mlss Florence Hamblen of Forham as assistant and from that time the school has been ranked as an A school From prmclpal of the hlgh school Mr Gordon became Supermtendent of schools of Sulhvan and later IH 1907 was elected Distrlct Superlnterdent of schools for the towns of Sulhvan Gouldsboro Wlnter Harbor and Sor rento He served In th1s capaclty from 1907 untll 1915 elght years of excellent service About the mlddle of the year of 1915 he resigned to take up his present duties as State Agent for bnorganlzed Schools w1th headquarters at Augusta Maine Upon the resignatlon of Supt AdelbeI't W Gordon IH 1915 R L Slnclalr was elected Su perlntendent of this dIstrIct He has shown much ablllty and great Interest In our schools That he may serve us for several years to come IS the slncere wish of all has also been high from an early age Wlth the erectlon of the present grammar school bulldlng the common schools of Sulhvan In 1889 took a new start Having been favored Wlth efficlent Instructors they have made rapld progress In then' respective branches of edu cation MAINE HISTORY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS By P s K 17 One of the leadlng topics discussed by the school boards and educational leaders of thls state IS that of teaching Malne history In the common schools In the publlc schools of our state at the present time we find American hlstory taught to puplls of both the Intermedlate and grammar ages They leam much of the history of our nation at large and of other natlons but llttle do they know of the state In which they lIve or even the town or clty M 1 l . . . . . I , . . . - , . ' , 7 T. I 0 I A , . . - . . , , , . , . . 7 , . y . , . . . . - . , . . . . 7 Humber of Years held its SGSSIQHS in Distflct The common school standard in this village 1 1 ' l , ' , . i . . . . , . 1 I ' 9 , , ' , 1 . r I ' -'ll - , , I I I I , , i , . , . . , , , , . . I . . , . . . P I n I ' f.

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THE l-IARBCR BEACGN SULLIVAN MAINE vol, vu JUNE l9l7 NO I OOGOOUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOQO gooooooooooooooooeooooooo Uhr Earhur Brarnn Edxtor ln Chlef PAULINE KINGSLEY 17 Asslstant Edltor MAYNARD WATSON 18 Llterary Edxtor SELENA HAVEY 17 Local Edltors RUTH LEIGHTON 17 KENNARD HASKELL 17 Athletlc Editor B MORTON HAVEY 19 Alumni Edltors RENA URANN 18 HOLLIS REED 17 Personals WESLEY BRINTON 17 Business Managers HOPE PERKINS 18 GUY DAVIS 18 5595535559954 Glflnturual OUR DUTY In these days we hear much about moblllzlng and Webster tells us that to II1Obll1Z9 IS to put ln a state of readmess for aCt1Ve servlce 1n War as an army corps We have already seen thorough and exhaustlve plans put mto opera tlon for the purpose of placlng the United States on a war basls and lt IS Wlthout doubt a revelatlon to the majority of Amerlcans to observe the readlness wlth Whlch our beloved country adapts ltself to these new and un pleasant condxtlons It IS a matter of hlstory that the Unlted States has never unfurled the Stars and Strlpes ln an unjust cause and lt IS common knowledge that when once really aroused the Amerlcan does not do th1I1gS by halves but We have been at peace so long and the horrors of modern Warfare have been so v1v1dly portrayed to us we hesltate Just a httle as a people to appreclate the serlousness of the sltuatlon now confrontlng us Von Papen an ex representative of the Imperlal German Government at Washlngton out doubt Germany lS hoplng that we Wlll not profit by the mlstakes of the Entente Allles but wlll contmue to Waste tlme and begln the War W1th a serles of blunders of whlch she wxll readlly take advantage The first thlng for us to do IS to glve more attentlon to the l'l'lOb1llZ1I1g of the natxonal mlnd We have l1ved so long and so contentedly ln our lmmedlate sphere that a false sense of securlty and an easy op tlmlsm have been very naturally unplanted ln the mlnds of our people We are now brought to the stern reallzatxon that We can no longer thlnk ln terms of the Unlted States alone but must glVE some clear headed th1nk1ng to the problems of the world The President has very aptly sald the world must be made safe for democracy That sentlment expresses our end and arm and lf we are to succeed 1n mak1ng the World a safe place for democracy we must be prepared to make S2.CI'1flC8S War always makes necessary certam re 9 Q . . . 0 . . . . 0 , 7 . . s 7 . - . I 0 Q u 1 7 ? . . , , : Y 7 . 7 , . . . . 7 . . . . f 7 . a . . , - 7 . , ' characterlzed us as 1d1ot1c Yankees, and Wlth- , r , . . . . l , . . . . 1 , . . . . . . I Q Q . , . , - , . . . . I I I I I , ' ll . ?l ' . , , . , . . . . . , . . , .

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THE HARBOR BE ACON 5 Th1s IS not as lt should be Malne has played a part in the stlrrlng hlstory of om' country Her sons have been among the honor men of our natlon and her children should know more of their deeds Some course should be arranged whlch would give pupils from the first grade to the senior year of Hlgh School leadlng facts about Malne not only her past but present and future as well They should know what rlght she has to her motto Dlrlgo Principal Havey IS greatly lnterested ln thls movement and has arranged a course ln CIVICS Wh1Ch not only gives detalled lnformatlon con cernmg the government of our nation but pays speclal attention to our state The students feel very grateful to Mr Havey for thls course for nothing of this sort has before been lntro duced MILITARY TRAINING Mllltafy tralnlng in the secondary schools IS a subject that has been much dlscussed and at the present tlme IS recelvlng lncreased atten t1on due no doubt to the wave of patrlotlsm that IS sweeping over our country As upon all questlons of lmportance there has been a d1v1s1on of op1n1on but we belleve there IS a general demand that a certain kind of m1l1tary trammg should be made a part of the regular work of boys ln thls class of schools although there IS much opposltlon to the idea of maklng such tralnlng compulsory New York has enacted laws provldlng for physical instruction for all boys and girls above eight years of age 1n the elementary and second ary grades and providing mllltary instruction for boys between sixteen and nineteen The Wyommg System so called lntro duced mto the schools of Wyommg by Lleu tenant Steever has proved to be a popular one, and has been adopted by many other states Under this system training is not compulsory but voluntary on the part of the student yet ln Wyommg It was found that nlnety per cent of the puplls of the state were enrolled This tralnlng among other things offers the much needed GXQFCISQ to those who are not athletlcally lncllned It stlmulates patrlotlsm It has the tendency to correct physical defects it teaches the student to be orderly and neat ln person alert in h1S mental and physlcal attltude steady ln his appllcatlon to a glven task and prompt in his obedlence to orders This phase of military tralmng could be lntroduced lnto all our secondary schools wlth great mental moral and physical benefits to the students It is also one step ln the prepara tion of thls country against future cr1s1s For when all IS said and done the fact stlll remains that no treaties no love of peace nor BXCQSSIVQ armaments can guard agamst the llghtnlng bolt of war One of the great prob lems faclng the country today IS to decide upon a ratlonal plan of preparedness that will either Slnce the final protection of a natlon hes ln the cltlzenry tralned ln arms th1s tI'3.lI1lI'lg must begln with youth Why not glVe the hlgh school student an opportunlty to mould the great ldea of national defense lnto hls mmd along W1th academic studles? COMMENCEMENT WEEK Commencement week beglns Sunday June 3rd wlth the Baccalaureate Sermon at the Church of Our Father Sulllvan Harbor with Rev George P Sparks pastor speaker Thursday evening June 7th Graduation EXQTCISQS at the K of P Hall West Sulllvan Frlday evemng Receptlon and Ball MUSIC furmshed by Frlends Orchestra We deslre to call the attention of our many friends to the advertlsements 1n thls ISSUE of The Harbor Beacon Y Y 4. A ' 7 , , , . . . , . , ' 1 . . . , I I ' 7 I Y KC ' ' If ' ' ' 7 ' '. . . . . . - , v . r ' ' ' . : 7 . . Y , ' 7 9 ' Y BY C- E- B- '19 deter invasion or resist it successfully. , I u o I , u u c s 1 , .ii . . 5 . , ! ! ' Y ! . . , , . 7 ! - 1 n , 0 , . ll ' 77 . ' . r ' 1 Y , .