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

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THE HARBOR BEACON well for the class as a unit But the student who attains the prrvr lege of grxrng such a farewell address should not consider thrs prrxrlege as a final goal he should go onward rn a nex er endmg search rf he IS to make hrs life a success Success IS the chief ob ject for which each of us IS strrvrng It rs wanting for those who set themselx es strongly and steadfastly toward a chosen goa Man rs now lrxrng rn a golden age of opportunrty whrch carrres with 1t a logr cal accomplishment of respons1b1l1t1es Each succeeding generatron has felt the urge to reach out to greater attarnments thereby lrftmg mankind from lower to higher lex els of achrex ement In sprte of apparent rexersron on the part of some to prrmrtrxe ways crxrlrzatron has adxanced more rapidly durrng the last century than during any prexrous period Th1s adx ancement IS due largely to edu catron Students of science haxe estab lished standards rn their chosen fields Wrth these as guiding prrncrples th1s generitron has accomplrshed much for the welfare of children makmg rt pos srble for them to attain 1 higher physical perfectron and greater educatronal pro ficrency There are many methods used rn strrxmg for success The rolling stone method has clused three fourths of the past generation to spend from fixe to txx enty flxe years of their l1x es ln the xx orld s Try out shop before they lccrdentally drscox ered the krnd of work they were best qualrfred to do Many not carlng to change from one thrng to another kept right on dorng the work they first attempted exen though they xx ere utterly unfitted for rt Mediocre success crowned their efforts If on the other hand they had been doing the work therr hearts craved to do they and the xx orld would haxe been rrcher and happrer An rndrvrdual must ex er keep rn mind the actrvrty to whlch he rs best adapted because of hrs natural ab1l1ty he must determine to be prompt rn decrsrons and to be steadfast rn hrs determrnatron If these factors are con sidered a hrgh degree of success may be obtained Superintendent and Members of the School Commlttee You have proxrded us with the means necessary for secon dary educatron Your co operatron has enabled us to enyoy the adxantages xxhrch xxe now possess XVe want to thank you for the rnterest and consrdera tron you haxe shown durrng our hrgh school career laculty XX'e greatly appreciate the krndly efforts and gurdance xxhrch you haxe extended us We the class of 1956 feel that xxe haxe been especially fortu nate to haxe had Mr Wfrxson wrth us during the entrre four years of our course Mrs Keyes has been wrth us during our freshman and senror years May the future years brrng you happr ness and may you krndly remember those xxho now pass from under your tutelage Parents Hou haxe grx en us greatest support and your wlse counsel has helped us throughout our high school struggle XVe owe the success xxe haxe gained to your unceasrng help and en couragement Our most srncere thanks and appreciatron are noxv extended to ou Classmates A xx the class f 1916 as a unrt noxx pass from school fCont1nued on page 24 1 A1 ' 1 . , , 7 V 7 1 V , . I . . . . . , , . . 1 , . . ' . . . . ' , V - - - . Q. . I . 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' 1' ' ' , K . 1 1 - . ' . 1 1' , -- ,' . , 1 1 f 1 1 '- 1 1 1 7 1 ' 1 D 1 . ' ' - ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 - -1 1 . 1 - 1 - . 1 l '. - . I .Q 1 - . , - . - 1 1 1 ' . - 1 1 2 1 1 , - 1 - , . - , 1 K . .' , 1 . 1 1 . . 11 - 1 - . . . 7 . c 7 7 11 Q h , 4 ' - , 1 , 1 1 , c 1 , - 1 1 1 11 11 ' - 1 1 - . 4 , 2- . . V L . - L 1 , 1 . 1 . s e, 0 , . 1 ' 'W 1 . - , 4. . Q V - D

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THE HARBOR BEACON of hrs spare trme rn a seat that rs h 1rd and uncomfortable Therefore Don Im grxrng you thrs large easy chur rn the hope that you txx o may srt together xxrth more comfort rn the future PRESENT ATION Ol GII TS It h IS been customary rn the prst to grxe to erch member of the gr rduatrng clrss some lrttle grft vxhrch shall rn fu ture years remrnd the recrprent of the pleasant days spent at Sullrxan Hrgh School In accord 1nce xxrth thrs custom the duty has been conferred upon me to present grfts to certarn members of our class Each grft rs srgnrhcant for rts con nectron xxrth some lrttle rncrdent rn our hrgh school lrfe My one hope rs that the grft xxrll be recerx ed rn the sprrrt xxrth xxhrch rt rs grxen and that rt xxrll be a remrnder of the pleasure 1nd sor roxxs that xxe h rxe experrenced It Sul lrx 1n Hrgh School One grrl rn our class lrlces xery much to attract attentron Her laugh rs qurte Noyesy but ofterrtrmes her xorce rs a lrttle vrealc Betty that you may at tract attentron at all trmes I present you xxrth thrs megaphone ust stand on your toes and spealc through thrs and Im sure you xxrll rn the future compel ex eryone to pay attentron to you There rs one of our members who for the first three years at thrs school rppeared to haxe 1 drslrlce for those of the m rsculrne sex All that has changed rn the prst yerr 'Ieedre as you 1puc1r to lrlce the Austrn so xx ell I present xou xxrth thrs nexx llld driierent Brbv Aus trn I hope thrt through the future years rt xxrll rcmrnd xou of Sullrxan I-Irgh and the class of 19a6 Next on my lrst rs 1 young man xxho rs xerx ambrtrous 1nd fond of crty lrfe He rnforms LS th 1t brrght lrghts rttract hrm and that rn the near future he xxrll hnd hrs xx av to Nexx Xorlc Hrs class mrtes hoxx ex er drsagree xxrth hrm They feel th rt rt xxrll not be consrstent xxrth hrs nrturrl trstes for hrm to lerxe Sullrx an HIFXCY rt rs xx ell lcnoxx n th 1t you are trrrnrng sex eral steers at your home and hope th rt some day you may haxe a prrze ox team to take to East broolc Farr For thrs reason I belrexe your natural tendencres wrll cause you to become a farmer I therefore pre sent you xxrth thrs lrttle cart Each trme yo11 use thrs xxrth your oxen Im sure you xxrll thrnlc of the class of 19v6 I xxas puzzled for some trme as to xx hat I should choose for Rae Frnally I proprrate as 1 remrnder of her happy young lrfe I belrexe that you are xery fond of gorng to Mol 1sses Pond Rae so I present you xxrth thrs lrttle jug of George s best molasses Im sure that rn the future thrs grft xxrll rnstantly turn your thoughts to the class of 1936 VALEDICTORY The xaledrctory rs a frrexx ell address The xxord rs derrxed from Latrn Vale meanrng M ry you be strong and well rn expressrxe term used by the Romans brddrng therr frrends farexx ell 1nd drcere memrng to spc rlc or say The x rledrctorrrn endeaxors to express for hrs class approprr1te sentrments to all xxho are rnterestecl 1nd brd them frre . Q 1 L 2 , V A ,Y ' ,I -- . ' ., -1 ' 3 7 , . ' Af ' , - , s 2' ' Y . . I L 47 S . ' 1 z z ' t 7 I I :rf if :rf ' ' f ' ' V ' - . J . - . , . 2 ' 1 l 2 1 1 1' 2 ' ' L - - D , 2 , Q , . , 1 . 4 L V . , . . , 2 1 ' 1 I , 1 V 1 A r r , , . . , Y I . ' hh 1 I I Q I , ' v 1 ' . ' Y' - ' ,, . Y . . Y ' ' I Y ' V l Y- ' , 1, - - -, , , A ,- decrded on a grft that I feel rs very ap- . Y I 7 v I v , v r ' I ' 1 4 . , a ' L . . Y' ' ' - I f 1 9 C ' . . . . 'L v I- ' 'f Y ' 1. v V y , , , , ' , - f . , - F ' 7 1 ar as ar 7 3 7 I A ' 1 'f - ' , , y C n I Y Y . 'V . 7 7 4 H a 1 1 2 ' my 2 ' ' 2 ' ' ' ' , ' ' f . ll 's ' 4 4 . , 7 4 I 1 2 k 'Z 7 , ', ' Q 1 - y V, '- ', . 1 - - ' 1. 1 - ' ' , 2 ' . 1 k ' ' . 1 z -

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