Thomaston High School - Sea Breeze Yearbook (Thomaston, ME)

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, CO-OPERATION Co-operation is one of the most essential things in the world to a business or school, but especially so to a Senior Class. Every year there is wrangling between the members of the Senior Class as to what they will wear, whom the Sea Breeze will be dedicated to, whether or not they will go to Washington, and what the class motto will be. Of course, these subjects have to be debated and acted upon, but seldom is good co- operation given. Some don't care-they aren't interested and will do Whatever the next fellow does. These people sometimes canit even Hbotheri' to attend class meetings. Others can't take a good, clean beating standing up, so they whine, show their stubbornness, refuse to give in, and promptly show themselves as they are- poor sports. There are still others who are more interested in basketball and athletics: they will readily support anything pertaining to sports, but when it comes to something they are not fond of, they decline to give their best efforts. 'This unnecessary wrangling harms the class and its pupils. Its reputation is blackened, for the townspeople know that the trouble is caused more by self- ish personal opinion than that of the class as a wholeg and peo- ple who can't learn early to lose with a grin as well as win with a smile don't make good citi- zens. It spoils the harmony of the class: the members become dis- heartened and are hurt by the thought that some of their classmates are not doing ail they can for the benefit of the class, only fighting for them- selves. Unless there is co-operation in a general and big way, all the work is centered on several members-the willing ones- while the lazier ones lean back, agreeing with the saying, The Senior year is the easiest. For some it may beg for others it is eternal drudgery. It is not fair that classes should act this mage 121

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THE SEA BREEZE Volume 17 Th0lIlllSt0Il, Me., 1931 Number I Editor in Chief .,EA. Assistant Editor .l l, .. ., Junior Assistant Editor Business Manager ,. . Assistant Manager Exchange Editor ..,... .. . Athletic Editor fBoysJ Athletic Editor fGirlsJ Alumni Editor .l l Joke Editor ,. ,,l,l..,.,.t ., Assistant Joke Editor Local Editor l l....l,l.. Catherine Beattie ,, Leona Williams . Janice Pillsbury Clifton Felt Donald Beckett ,. . , Henry Fales Ferdinand Day M Doris Wellman Dorothy Brennan Thomas Sweeney ,. Richard Feyler , Arletta Maloney

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THE SEA BREEZE way, and they should know that the work is hard and must be distributed as equally as pos- sible throughout the class. I hope that the under classes take warning from this article and do what they can to co- operate when they are Seniors. Refrain from indifference and control your stubbornness. Be fair! Remember the quotation, The wise man profits by others' experiences, and do likewise. C. A. B. '31. SIGNS OF SPRING Every day the sun shines brighter, the air is warmer, the grass greener, and the sky bluer, And every morning when you wake up, there are more birds singing, and though it couldn't possibly be, you know it's going to be lovelier than it was the day before. And every night the water's calmer, the stars are nearer, the moon is larger, the sky is more velvety, and the night's more beautiful, until one night you hear the frogs singing, and then you know it MUST be spring. Every day in school you see more people looking dreamily out of the window. Of course they may be thinking of Latin verbs, farm relief, and algebra, but is it probable? And when you go by the school at noon, you see the boys playing ball, while the girls are standing on the steps in admiration for per- haps because Charlie won't let them in yetJ. And then one 'afternoon Styvie says, I want to see all of you boys up at the ball field right after school to- night, and then you know it MUIST be spring. When some afternoon about 3.30 you meet a boy and girl, and the boy is carrying the girl's books, you probably start won- dering what it's all about. And when a little further on you meet another boy, carrying an- other girl's books and saylflg nice things about her eyes for maybe it's her hairj, you are openly astonished. But when soon after you see another boy helping another girl f110t QX' actly the way Sir-Walter did, but just as devotedlyj across a mild puddle, you know it MUST bg Spring, E. Stevens '31. lPage 135