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

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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 , .

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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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6 THE HARBOR BE ACOW SQBDQQCDDDGGDCSQCHQQQBCEDBDQIIDDEDBHDDDECDDQDBDC HISTORY OF SULLIVAN mQDDN 5595551 5QDQQQC5GDBDDCDQQQB5C7DBQQQC By FREDEPICK A GERRISH 19 The vlllage 1l1ClUd6d ln thls hlstory IS sltuated IH one of the most plcturesque sectlons of our country rl a reglon rlch IH scenery of wonderful beauty and grandeur ThlS x lllage may properly be Sald to be one of those wh ch are included ln the Frenchmans Bay reglon a name commemoratlng the early voyagers from France among whom was Champlam The wealth of natural beauty whlch lt con trlbutes spreads out before the eye a scene sur passed ln lovellness and grandeur by few places IH the country All around the bay TISS chaln on chaln of hllls and mountalns the grandest of these belng the lofty peaks of Mount Desert on whlch IS lo cated one of Amerlca s leadlng summer resorts Bar Harbor Everywhere stretch the blue waters of the bay sparkllng ln the sunshlne dotted wlth lslands and here and there shlps are seen salllng along the stream lendlng anl matlon to the scene Over all rlses the clear sky blue llke the Sk19S of Italy or Vlrglnla a blue blue sky flecked wlth fleecy clouds that blend and change at evenlng hoverlng round the rugged barren mountaln peaks whlch the shadows soften lnto blue or salllng hlgh over head exqulslte IH tlllt and wonderful harmony of color a glory of of crlmson purple and gold agalnst the amethyst sky Sulllvan IS sltuated at the upper end of Frenchnlans Bay thlrteen mlles southeast of Ellsworth and IS bounded by Franklln Planta tlon No 7 Gouldsboro and Sorrento Sorrento WhlCh takes ll,S name from Sorrento ln Italy and whlch formed a part of Sulllvan untll 1895 when lt was made a separate town IS sltuated on a broad neck of land formerly called VK aukeag Polnt stretchlng lnto the bay The orlglnal town of Sulllvan was first called Waukeag and afterwards New Brlstol It was lncorporated a town under the name of Sulllvan Feb 16 1789 Sulllvan IS noted for lf,S granlte quarrles lo cated at lNorth and West Sulllvan Most of the lnhabltants are engaged ln thls lndustry or IH farmlng All the vlllages of Sulllvan are connected by stage wlth the vlllages of Wlnter Harbor and Gouldsboro There IS ferry connectlon be tween West Sulllvan and Waukeag statlon on the Malne Central Rallroad ln Hancock Sulllvan Harbor IS connected by boat wlth Sorrento Mt Desert Ferry and the other polnts touched by steamers ln Frenchmans Bay EARLY SETTLEMENT The first settlers ln Sulllvan were the Sulll van Slmpson Preble Bean Hammond John son Blalsdell Gordon and Bragdon famllles Danlel Sulllvan for whom the town was named was born ln B6I'W1Ck Malne about 1738 Hls parents John and Marjory CBrownJ Sulllvan were the founders of the celebrated famlly of that name ln thls country John Sulllvan was born ln Llmerlck Ireland ln 1690 He came to Amerlca ln 1723 and landed at York Malne He settled ln B6I'W1Ck after wards remalnlng there untll hls death June 20 1795 Marjery Brown hls wlfe was born ln Ireland ln 1714 She marrled John Sulllvan about 1735 and dled ln BOI'WlCk ln 1801 SIX chlldren were bom to them Benlamln an officer ln the Brltlsh Navy who was lost before the Revolutlonary war Danlel John who was a Major General ln the Contlnental Army and afterwards Goverllor of New Hampshne James Gox ernor of Massachusetts Eben an . - 1 t . , , . ,A . . , . .7. v - 4 . . Y , . I o 1 , . 1 ' ' . Q . . . . . 7 7 ' . . - . . . 1 ., . , . . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' - 1 . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 ' 1 . . . 1 1 , . . .. . . . . . . 1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 . . . . 1 1 1 ' ' . .. . . 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . ' 1 1 . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 1 1 ' ' . . . . -1 ' 1 1 . . . .. , 1 1 . . . . I .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1 , . . . 7 . 1 ' 1 1 1