Vinalhaven High School - Exile Yearbook (Vinalhaven, ME)

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JOHNNY IS A BRAT Yes 1ts the truth Johnny IS a brat Our son IS the terror of the thlrd grade Chlldren hate h1m teach ers hate h1m even dogs and cats hate h1m And baby sltters why when I called a g1rl and asked her 1f she would take care of our l1ttle boy she mformed me she would rather take care of Frankenstems nephew than my son John So last Saturday nlght when My rona and I wanted to go to the movles I couldnt find anyone to baby s1t Myrona had phoned elghteen glrls and no one wanted to come But one of the glrls sald there was a new glrl ln the freshman class who hadnt heard about the adventures of John and mlght be dumb enough to come Well I called th1S glrl a MISS Judy Dodge and she Sald Sure Be there at 8 00 and Goodbye and even though I was glad to find a baby s1t ter I suddenly felt a surge of p1tv for thls poor unfortunate At elght o clock Myrona and I were ready and at elght ten Judy came Judy was wearmg a palr of horn rlmmed glasses and peerlng from be tween two large stacks of books a couple of record albums and an enor mous bag of popcorn I sa1d Good evenlng Judy started to say some thlng hesltated a mmute dropplng everJth1ng to the floor and openlng a French book and then Sald Bon so1r' Comment allez vous I Just love French dont you? Its such a ro mantle language Hold mv pop corn please Wh1le I was trvlng to figure out what she had Just sald she thrust the popcorn and French book 1nto mv arms grabbed up a record album and ran to the phonograph In a few minutes the room filled Wlth the VOICG of Marlo Lanza and Judy had landed on the couch and was volcmg crles of MHPIO Marlo Mvrona and I stared at each other then prepared to leave for the movles but Just then Marlo stopped wa1l1ng Judv came out of her trance and Johnnv entered the room Mx rona THE EXILE lo sald Johnny thls IS Judy Youll llke Judy No Sald John Now vou be good to Judy No sald John Myrona went over to the bookcase and brought out a book wh1ch she gave to Judy Now you read thlS book and you ll know Just how to cope wlth h1m Honestly I d be absolutely lost wlthout It Its called Chlldren Are People Too and 1tS Just got everythmg ln It Now you be good to h1m Judy Myrona finlshed and we left Johnny Judy Marlo and Chlld ren Are People Too All the way to the movles Myrona was marvelllng about Johnny s 1nd1 vldual personallty She wondered how th1s Dodge k1d would handle poor John and hls lndlvldual personality I dont thlnk she understands h1m the way we do Myrona exclalmed All the tlme I was th1nk1ng about poor poor Judy who was probably now ly1ng 1n a heap at the bottom of the cellar stalrs Flnally 1n the mlddle of the mov Myrona was so worrled about John that we had to go home We walked through the front door and found that Marlo had been replaced by Johnny Ray Judv was ln the mlddle of the John was nowhere to be found Wheres Johnny? Myrona crled Judy stacklng up her books sald In bed In bed? we chorused whv he never goes to bed thxs earlv He crles and screams and never lets us put h1m to bed t1ll at least nme o clock Then Myrona saw the chlld psycho logv book on the floor Dldnt thls help Vou to cope w1th our chlld s per sonal1tv'7 Mx rona sald as she waved the book ln Judv s face Judv sald It sure d1d' I used It a lot' I told you thls book would be use ful Myrona was now wavlng the book IH mv face I have to go and saw oodnlght to llttle Johnnv Mvrona left and I turned to Judy to q1ve her the monev She was now all loaded up and closely resembled a ' u ' - 1 Y , ' ' 77 ' Y ' u , ' K6 Y, ' . , . ' il ,Y - V ' ' 7 CK 7, ' . , ' Y . - . - 7 . , ' . Cl ' ' L , L 9 , 1 ' . . , ' 2 . , . . , , . . , . , . - 7 7 ' 17 ' 7 - ' 1 1 J . . H . ' y y a ' 77 . , . . . , - Y 1 CK Y ' ' ' LK Y 7 ' 73 ' , n cc as , . . , , . . . ' s v 1 L ' ' . , . . , - r - ' y . , - . . ' K6 ' c . ,, ' ' popcorn, and Amerlcan Hlstory, but I . 4 1 K Q - L Q , , ll I 77 ' Y 0 . n . ' K4 7 K 7 K 9 - , , as .aa , - - , cc xv cc 7 Y ' 3 L, 9 , ' K q L ,, - ' L L L L .... ' Y ' ' 9 as 0 Q K ' ' ' as ' r - a V , - . . , lu ,, n v v 1 . I L , L L, ' 2 . 1 . ' ' . H . . f L , L . 77 Y n If ' , L If L K - u - - n ,, . ' v ' . L , ' if 1. K Y . ' . . . ,, L, L ' g' , . . . . 7 v . L , 9 . , - n Y Y

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I4 THE EXILE Outside the nlght was gloomy The ram wh1pped agalnst the tower on the point The ship was close to the dark shore and the waves screamed to take her for their own Suddenlv there was a flash and the llght was burning through the wlnd and rain The captam stralghtened his Shlp to the course Jim Bowland had done his duty V Valols Young 53 FEMININE STRATEGY The thought of what she must do rad been with her for days It had followed her 1n her waklng hours and had managed to permeate all her dreams It had been llke a sore spot on her skin constantly annoylng and rapidly growlng more painful Although she had planned her ar guments and had contemplated It from every angle she had known It would be a hazardous sltuation for she had dealt Wlth h1m before As she faced h1m she had found herself shaking w1th fright and uncertainty While he had listened to her h1s face had not betrayed the slightest bit of emotion Although she had made some attempt at humor at first he had not acknowledged lt and a she had gone on talking his expres sion had remalned unaltered her a few brlef questlons and the knowledge that he was at least slightly 1nte1ested ln what she was saving had spurred her on She had talked rapidly making nervous mo tions w1th her hands and all the tlme watching his face for some expres slon of vseakenlng Flnallv he had moved sllghtlx null mg hlmself up stralghter in his chair and she had knovsn that he was about to rex eal his decision She had stood waiting the moment of tense charg ed silence seeming more than she could bear Nou she lav quiet and peaceful under the vshlte coxellet Her face seen clearly in the shaft of moonllght whlch touched It was pale and serene and a small enigmatic smile touched the corners of her lips Yes she slept untroubled and hap pv because that very night she had achleved the lmposslble she had procured fifteen dollars from her father for a new dress Ann M Webster 53 ISI AND SEASONS It IS sprlng The lsland IS awaken ing the ice is meltmg around the shore and the water turns from a dull grey to a pale blue that reflects the sky The days are getting longer the fishermen go about their tasks w1th a new vigor after the winter storms The children take long walks through the woods smellmg the fresh salt breeze It IS summer The island IS bustling and busy with the summer trade boats skim to and fro over the blue waves ln the harbor The long warm dass and clear star filled nlghts are for picnics and beach parties people evervwhere are basking 1n the warm sun and swimmlng IH the refreshing waves that lap the shore It IS autumn The lsland IS ablaze with color the harvest moon smlles down on the st1ll dark waves The air IS getting a chill the frost IS creeping over the ground The clang of the school bell is heard the davs are get ting shorter It IS winter The lsland IS a mass of white the tall fir trees bend the1r heads ln the sharp wlnter wind The fishermen are at home mending the1r gear the water IS ICX and the storms are frequent The cheerx Christmas lights glow from house to house but outside the salt a1r beats the windows Judith Clavter 54 . h . i. . .J g I , ' ! u N y ' n 9 . g ' . It . 9 u y I J I Y 3 . . , , ' 3 . I Q . . ' II v - . ' 1 1 - 1 3 , . I Q A Y ' s , . . L . t , s - . . . . L Q 1 , - After a few minutes, he had asked III , . l . . . . . ' 9 L , -V 4 x L 1 . L . . v ' . . , 1 . ' . Y ' . IV 7 - u 1 'V . Q u I , n I . l . -I L 7 L ' . if Q I u ' V . . . , l 1 U I , ' . . . Y 7 v A ' vi ar ' - ' . D v A .' - 9 7 Y

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THE EXILE camel leavmg on a safarl to cross the Sahara Desert Judy thanked me for the monev I sald Bon Solr She sa1d Bon Solr I Just love French dont you It s so romantlc llke and left Then Mvrona came into the room w1th a puzzled expresslon on her face She was amazed because Johnny was asleep I warned her that It wouldn t last and tomorrow we would wake up to find the same lovable brat But the next mormng we were greeted by a new Johnnv a Johnnv who sald Please and Thank Vou a Johnny who dldn t klck the dog pull the cat s tall and scare the teacher We were amazed especlally when th1S new Johnny stayed So Thursday nlght we called up Judy I sald Bon Solr Judy sald Bon Solr I just love French etc and finallv I asked her what had caused the change 1n Johnnvs personallty She dldn t seem to know I asked her what had happened whlle we were at the movles She explalned Rlght af ter vou left you know what he d1d'7 Johnnv b1t me Thls was common among hlS baby sltters I assured her and asked her mst what she dld She replled I b1t hlm back naturally and then I used the s chologv book Vou read 1t'7 I asked No' I hlt h1m wlth It Then flnallv I sent hlm off to bed Wlth a final word of 2dVl e Ch1ldren should be seen and not heard and lf thev blte and kwk they get thelr teeth knocked out He went to bed of course I vc as amazed I had alwavs wanted to do thls mvself but had alwavs feared the results but now an 1dl0t 're naves between Marlo Lanza and Tohnn Ras had done what I thought lmnosslble I told Judx that she had a stead mb to babx s1t lf she wanted It Qhe sald Sure Whx not? Bon Qovr Monsleur I sald Bon Solr Mademolselle I hung un and turned to Ms rona To what does she attrlbute h1s change IH personalltx '7 she asked She used the chlld psychology book dear She turned and walked to the book case and held up Chlldren Are Peo ple Too As she thumbed through the pages she remarked I always told you thlS book would do Johnny good I sald It certainly did She dropped the book and left I reached for the phone and called the florlst Send two dozen red roses to Mlss Judy Dodge at 12 Jerome Place Yes Wlth the followlng card Mercl Mademoxselle You made me reahze that Chlldren Are People Too but verv l1ttle people No thre IS no slg nature Shell know who sent them Thank vou I fimshed my phone call and plcked up Chlldren Are People Too where Mvrona had left lt I took It out to the lnclnerator As It went up 1n flames I muttered Bon Solr Warren H Loveless 54 THE VISIT She opened the door and he wel comed her wlth open arms Th1S woman was loaded wlth money and she would be worth a lot He 1nv1ted her to slt down and as she d1d she looked nervously around the room The room was very clean and evervthlng was ln 1ts place He told her to make herself comfortable whlle he raced back and forth He came where the woman was Slttlllg and bent down As he d1d so he look ed 1nto her eves and sa1d Not afrald are Vou? No 0 she murmured but there was a look of frlght ln her eves Hls llps were verv close to hers and he looked lntently at her red lms She could feel h1s hot breath on her cheek He reached up and took some thmg from a hook and she let out a lxttle scream He la1d hls hand on her shoulder gently pushed her back and told her to relax for he wasn t gomg to hurt her He talked wlth her for a few mlnutes and calmed her nerves and then asked Alreadv to start? . . U . n . , . ' as - va V . , . . H . . ax - - , , , , . v , , - . . ,, cc . x ' , - as , U , ' as ' ' va L . 7 ' K . - v ' ' cc 1 . . ' 0 o . 6 a Y ' 7 . . - as n 4.6 'vs , V . , . . Y , . V I , - 9 v 9 ' 1 . L s n . . , . . - cc ' u ' cc ' ' yy - cs' , . I , . , . . . . ' ' n . s - as - n v Y ' ' . , . 9 . , . , . . H . ,, v - - ar - . . . , - . . H . A L 9 , . , . . . . , , Y, ,, u ' , . . . , a n ' rr . I . - H . . . . ' ' ' c K l . rf .. A . . . , . . D , . I . . . I . ' 9 ' H . . H . ,. . . y 9 ' n r , . . . ' . - sc n V . , . ' v - 9 p , , . , . . D - . . . . . L U , ' V 7 . . I . . . 7 , . . . . , . I., , 7-A . . - - S ' ll l u 9 L f - . sr . .Y . , , . ' ' H l, . . . , , ' U ' ' n 1 ' 1 1 A I L 4 1 L 7 . l H . . . Y L L L L L - - Y yy I u n . . ., , . . . , . .