Vinalhaven High School - Exile Yearbook (Vinalhaven, ME)

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EDITORIAL BOAFQD Back Row, left to right: Joseph White, Alfred Osgood, Charles Dyer, Arthur Philip. Middle row, left to right: Carl Philbrook, Sharon Healey, Rosemary Peacock, Georgianna Hansen, Kirk Hansen, Mr. Sennett, Advisor. Front Row, left to right, Albert Osgood, Kenneth Conway, Janice Wadleigh, Minnie Ann White. Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Senior Editor Junior Editor Sophomore Editor Freshman Editor Activity Editor Assistant Activity Editor Literary Editor Alumni Editor Business Managers Personnel Editor Faculty Advisor Kenneth Conway Janice Wadleigh Minnie Ann White Kirk Hansen Carl Philbrook Joseph White Arthur Philip Charles Dyer Rosemary Peacock Sharon Healey Albert Osgood Alfred Osgood Georgianna Hansen Raymond Sennett

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THE EXILE DEDICATION RAYMOND SENNETT We, the Students of Vinalhaven High School, respectfully and affectionately dedicate this 1959 edition of our year book, the Exile, to our principal, Raymond Sennett, who, during the two years that he has been in Vinalhaven, has come to be regarded as a fine teacher and a highly valued friend. 1 -

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THE EXILE We realize that life is dependent upon air, water and heat. Living forms of vast numbers have been named and recorded. Scientists are sure that ages ago the earth's surface was too hot for plants or animals to exist. The origin of the earth is still a mystery to us. Revolving cooling matter or dust cast off from a cooling sun may have developed our solar system, but we can use either hypothesis. Many guesses have been made throughout the years concerning how the continents were formed. Some scientists believe that when the moon separated from what is now the earth, it left a great hole which is now the Pacific Ocean. Some guesses have it that North and South America separated first, part- ing from Greenland, Asia, Europe and Africa. If one were to fit them together they would fit much like a picture puzzle. The earth may be divided into four parts, namely: the centrosphere, or nucleus, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, or oceans, and the litrosphere, or crust. It's possible that the earth is gradually cooling off and will be run down, so to speak, in a few million years. The exact opposite might be true. In many fields we are well informed, while in others we are still just scratching the surface. It may take as much as a million years more before we can be thoroughly satisfied that some of our beliefs and theories are facts. It may be that we shall never know. Every new bit of information only leads to an ever expanding array of seemingly unanswerable puzzles. It sometimes appears that we are lost in time and space, yet somewhere there are answers. Our own lives lead us to the convictions that in spite of all the mystery surrounding our origins and our destiny that there is a purpose to it all. To live is to know that life is precious and that it cannot be in vain. Senior Editor - V H S - CROSS COUNTRY Cross Country running is an entirely new sport for high schools in the State of Maine. It was introduced to most secondary schools not more than fifteen years ago. The University of Maine has ranked very high Cross Country running. The standard course is two and a half miles, but 'in college meets it varies from eight miles, five miles, three miles to two and a half miles. The Uni- versity of Maine is in the Yankee Conference with the other New England States and its team usually places on the top. Throughout recent years, the University of Maine has won the Yankee Conference, the New England Meets, the State Series, and has placed in the top ten several times in the N. C. A. A. Cross Country is one of the hardest sports there is. Like all other sports it requires skill, practice and most of all endurance. When starting the season, the first couple of weeks are spent doing calisthenics and wind sprints to get the body in condition. After the body muscles are quite well in shape, each run- ner tries to develop his own stride and running pace. The pace that the run- ner sets is vital in Cross Country for throughout the race he tries to keep his pace until the final sprint to the finish. If he breaks stride or pace it can cost him valuable time. The diet and training rules for all sports applies particul- arly to a runner.