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

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THE HARBOR BEACON Vtirrarg OUR SENIORS Tl'lClL th y stand the Semors Wltll ChlllS h1gh 111 the a1r We came we saw we conquered they say Hello way down there' Now dont they th1nk they re wonderful' The under classmen say We do11t C316 we ll sp1te them Well be there some day Ha' Ha' my dear by the tlme here Well be at the helght of fame He1e and there and everywhe1e You l1ttle tots w1ll see our names you 1e L1sten to the braggarts G1v1ng us the a1r Callmg us kldS l1ttle tots Thats somethmg I cant bear '1lllS may be the way Wlth SEHIOTS When they re ready for the1r d1ps But as to those at S H S I really thlnk they re DIDS H Noyes lk Ik ik THE SCHOOLHOUSE SPEAKS Here I have stood through the many years And borne my burdens w1th qu1et speech N01 spoke a word of ha1sh reproach For I have other goals to reach My age 111 years t1s true qu1te g1eat But st1ll for me l1fe does not pall As young as the sunrlse today am I For I ve stood w1th youth through It all How manv faces have been Wlth me And how I hated to see them go But each nevs year brought new ones to me Whom I resolved that I must know At first they see me W1th an eye gone cold But soon not lo11g they conf1de 1n me 'I1ll all the1r l1lmOSt thoughts Im told And all the1r hlghESt hopes I see Im s1lently told then' troubles When theres no one who cares but me Then I cheer them up and extend my hand Unseen 1n sympathy And oft 111110 somebodys heart A new Joy has found 1tS way And then I Sllllle and am glad W1th h1m Though there l.S l1OthlI1g I can say In the autumn they all assemble here W1th skms grown brown from summe1 sun And I tell myself to see them through T111 the work of another year LS done I Shleld them through the drlven snows Through wlnter Wlth ltS cold and storm Vvlthlll my bosom of fr1endsh1p dear Untll the wlnter at last 1S gone In the sprmg the1r thoughts oft stray From books to commg summer fun But the teachers urge them to study more And flmsh what they ve well begun Oft have I seen young Romeo Sl1p notes Wlthlll h1s faxr one s hand And she turn back Wlth rosy blush Ah th1s old schoolhouse understands Helen F Noyes 36 Q 1. q . .1 1 ., A ' .. l N' 1 1 , . 1 . . . . . 1 -- . 1 11 1 C ' 1 1 1 , . 1 11 11 1 - . ' , . 1 ,- - - 1 1 11 1 A 1 , 11 1. V 1 . 1 - . , , 1 1 N y 1 11 Y 1 11 . 1. - . . , , . 1 ' . - 1 . . ,, . . . ' 1 1 . . . Y y 1 . - U - 11 ' ' ' 1 1 ' 1 . 1 , . , 1 . 1 1 . . ., . , . y , 1 1 1 ' 1 - 1 , . - . , . . Q- . . . . . ,i 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 , . . , 1 . , .

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THE HARBOR BEACON BESTOCCA Bestocca ach1evement tests were g1ven May 11 under the supervlslon of Mr Clalr E Wood of W1nter Harbor The students who took part m these tests are as fol lows Engllsh I G Johnson F Robertson Englrsh II H Noyes W Urann Enghsh III W Havey E Whlte Engl1sh IV E Hammond R Sprlnger Sclence G Johnson G Robertson Geometry J Robertson W Havey BlO1Ogy M Fenton E Whlte French I H Noyes P Robertson French II-J Robertson W Havey Latm I E Whlte N Bunker Latln II P Robertson H Physlcs J Robertson W Hlstory I G Johnson N At the Bestocca contests May 21 Harvey Ober and W111 Havey were Noyes Havey Bunker at Blueh111 entered ln the spelllng and Glenna John son and Myles Fenton 1n the Speaklng Harvey Ober was chosen among the ten best spellers 1n the county for the evenmg exh1b1t1on Glenna Johnson won first place 1n the group of dramatlc readlngs ln the evenlng and was awarded a rlbbon On May 24 Dean Hart and Professor Jones from the Unlverslty of Mame were vLs1tors at Sull1van Hlgh School Jones gave a very xnterestlng talk on the d1fferent courses that are offered boys and gnls at the un1vers1ty Last fall a lecture 1llustrated by natural color slldes on the flora and fauna of Acadxa Natlonal Park was glven at the Alhambra theatre for all school ch1ldren by the ranger naturahst Mr Stupka S Sk 41 Durmg the summer vacat1on the fol lowmg boys showed prxde ln the looks of the school by gxvrng the1r servlces 1n the 1eIin1sh1ng of the seats ln the maln room Alvah Butler Buddy Havey Norman Hlcks Harvey Ober Rolllns Ober Johnny Robert son Ph11 Robertson Ralph Sprlnger On June 8 the Senlor class play L1s t n to Leon was given 1n the K of P Hall Wlth the fo1low1ng cast Arch1bald Darby a frend of Leons Myles Fenton Anne Cushman Carolyns fr1end Nathahe Bunker Carolyn Jamlson Col Bryans Ward Helen Noyes Leon Bryan hlmself Ph1l1p Robertson Gulseppe h1s man Francls Preble Colonel Bryan Leons uncle Harvey Ober Babe Leons step daughter Hope Butler Nell1e Babes ma1d Glenna Johnson In vxew of the fact that the old stand ard type of graduatlon exercises has been rapldly loslng favor also ln vlew of the fact that the class thls year IS unusually small 1n numbers there wlll be a change th1s year ln the graduatlon program The baccalaureate sermon wxll be preached ln the North Sulllvan church by Rev Ken neth Cook on Sunday evenlng June 24 On Thursday evenlng June 28 the graduatlon BXGYCISES W111 be held at the K of P Hall A one act play D 298 w1ll be presented by the members of the graduatlng class B1lly Ralph Sprxnger Mae Harrlet Smlth Mlss Pratt Edna Hammond Mr Ebbs Alvah Butler Muslc and chorus Slllglllg w1l1 also be on the program The regular graduatwn ball W111 be held at SOFOSIS Hall on Frlday evenmg June 29 I r v - ' . , l . ax v s I v 1 - I x J ' ' 1 . , . . ' ax '- Q 1 1 . , . . Q n ' ' I. , . . - . , . . ' ' . . -- . , . l . - x l 1 y -- . , . . L . ' . . - u ' . . ' ' 1- . , . . ' ' . , . . w ' x , 1 - x . , . . .. . , . I . .. , .... 1 . , . . y 1 v 1 . , . . 1 - , .. 1 . , . ' , ...... y . . GRADUATION Y . . . , . . . . , x ' ' . . lk Y 'P , . . . . 1 ' .. . . 1 1 . Mr. Q . . . su yn . . . . ' , ' , 4: wr as , I , 7 . . 1 y . . . . , . . ' - y .

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THE HARBOR BEACON THE KINGS GOLD HAT One summ r day the klng of Bathsheba bought hlmself a new Sunday go to meet mg hat grew so proud of th1s hat that he declded to wear 1+ every day all made of pure gold He finally There th1s hat Every now and then pop would go the kmgs hat and It would Jump cl ar off hrs head The cause of th1s was that everybody spoke very DOIIIC ly to h1m and It naturally muade him rather struck on hlmself and somewhat swell headed was only one thxng wrong w1th One day along came a fellow from Egypt and he sa1d Mr K1ng I have traveled all through the B1ble country and I havent found a better place than th1s of yours Behold' Pop' Off went the klngs hat' A few days later along came a mar' from Afrlca and he Sald Mr K1ng I because I heard that you were the hand somest man th1s s1de of the r1ver N1le Now that I have seen you you are even handsomer than that So' Pop' Off went the kxngs hat' Fmally the kmg became slck and weary of havmg hts hat pop off and so he a1d I wlll g1VE a reward of S100 000 cash money to anyone who can make my hat stay on my head People flocked from all over the kmg dom to Bathsheba trymg to w1n that re ward They were all scared to death not to say HIC thlngs to the klng No sooner d1d they get 1nto the court room where the dlamond throne was than they would start paying the klng compllments and ol course off went the kmgs hat Fmally one day a lady came to the l ng and Sald Mr K1ng lf youll marry me and make me the queen of Bathsheba Ill make your hat stay on your head The kmg sa1d All r1ght you do xt and Ill marrv you The lady Sald that he would have to marry her first or the charm would not work So the kmg married her From that day forth he never had any trouble keep l lg hls hat on Bv the time hxs wife was through telhng him what she thought of h1m h1s hat not only stayed on but It was two and a half SIZES too blg for h1m N1na Robertson 37 A CHANGE OF HEART The n xt day Magg1es blg s1.ster was to be marrled and Magg1e Lf you please was to be the flower g1rl' Mother had made he a beaut1ful fluffy whlte organdy s1ster had bought her a palr of whlt shoe and a sparkly bracelet and that nrght sh was gomg to bed wlth p1g talls all over her head so she would have nat rly curly han' for the b1g affalr Well I guess she would be beaut1ful' G ttlng ma1'11ed was surely the wonder ful thmg that could happen to any ore she told herself as she snuggled be tween the sheets that nlght The next mcrnlng he was stlll more conv1nced that th1s was true Slster was Hylng about the most house b11 glI1g contxnually as Maggxe ard preparlng every l1ttle detall for the oon to oe event And s1sters weddmg dress' And her shoes' and the d1amond necklace and cterythmg' Oh xts Just wonderful she exclalmed to her mother and Im gomg to get marr1ed Just as soon as I can Gee I wlsh I were older llke slster She 1 J 1 ,T 1 . H . . , '- v . , ' 1 . 9 ' , ' H ' - - - - ' ' 14 ' . ' ,- x y ' ' , - y v , yy ' L O V . . ' Ab H ' ' y - . 9 , . li .V A I . .M . , , , M 17 ' ! ' . 3 ' 1 1,h,,L,l a ' . H ' , . D . , . . an '- ' ' Y v y 3 T . ' ' A , dress, ', ' ' have traveled all the way from Afrxca. , 9 J , . , Q . . . - . . . . ' V ' . , , A1 LY v YY ' ' ' 77 I y I y We . . e f , . - . . G . v .J . - ' .. , , . , , . ln ' ' A , , . h S . . ,, ' - ui. . Q H . 1 - , , . ' D ' ' . . , . ' A - . l . ' ll ' 7 ' D '-' 1 , .. ' . . - yy l , .