Washington Academy - Record Yearbook (East Machias, ME)

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THF 11ASHlNGTONI RI' CORD WHY' loe t10l1L1ltt1lOXK Ill the death l1ke tox hole The snoxx Clllltlllg a1ound h1m xx as 1 sh1m to all the blood that had bee11 shed 011 thlN elI1C0llqLl91dblG h1ll 'llllllli ot 111 the 11x es h lt had been lost to g 1111 1 toothold lll th1s 111s1gn1t1e111t l'll0Lllltl 1 1111 x lo1 thxt matte1 xx x x 1etn1x 1 1 lt 111' What xx s the1e to 1111 A useless xx a1 that lLtLl:ll x xx as no xx 11 bueh xxe1e the thoughts that e1ept 11110 los s mlllfl thoee and the ebsen tl 11s ot stllxlx 11 The eontmual sllenee hunf lllxe an Ol'Y11llOl.lS cloud OX61 the legllllellt '1h1s Vxdltlllg the '1gon1A1111, suspense xx as xx O1 se than the actual tight buddenlx the Vkdltlllg, vxas oVe1 as the enemy ope11ed up xxlth a hall of lead ho tlme 101 thoughts novx 1 Just concent1a 11011 and the 1espons1ve hung of guns The l11:ht LOIIUIHIEL1 Wltll heaxx losses 101 the Y 111ks More blood to quench the tl111 st ot th1s 1mp1egnable mdgel Must 1t tontxnue TOIQXQI 1 Must these youths t1esh fltlm h1gh sthool 1dd to the 11 ltclt1x Illtltlllt l1ll0Lls l1St ot f1tal1t1esf A p1e1e111g 81161111 e11mo1ed ox bl the oxx ll He s1xx h1s buddy st1gge1111e toxx 11d h1n1 h1s bodx 1 lumbled m 1ss ot blood fle h llltl bo11es Hu111edly Joe shox ed h1m 1lltOtl'18l0Xl'1Ol8 Atte1 t1 dll tn 11lx 111speet1nff the sold1e1 he d1scox e1ed he xx as lJl6dtl'111lL, He xx as mutte1 lll 111cohe1e11t ph1 tses is Joe held h1n1 111 h1s llllls P1ee tount1V church U1 po1tu111t1es udx C11 itllldlly the lmodx lumped 110111 Ioes u1gent g1asp 111011161 name IO1 the c1sualtx 11st 1,1op1n1flx Joe tlled to complehend the Illbcllllllf ot xxh1t Johnnx had bee11 111umb1111f Pe1h1ps the ansxxe1 115 lll these de 1th sentences 1 1e1 count ,x Hoxx eould AI1lL11Ll 161111111 iree1f Commumsm xx e1e alloxx ed to spread unchecked 7 Oppo1tun1t1es Would the1e be lll 1bundance of opportunltles 1t the demo e1at1e sx stem of gox ernment vxe1e ox Ll tll10W11 P Chu1ch Would people be alloxxed 1168110111 ot wo1sh1p 1t 1 dlet ltOlSlllID xx 61 e 1llSt1tUt6C1 1 luux What xx ould h xppen to 111 lllxe Judx 11 xxe xx e1e oppressed bx 1 111 11 hat xxould be the 16511112 1t h1ll bx h1ll xxe su11ende1'ed to these lllXdK181 ot democ1acx ' Thev must be stopped beto1e thex 1eaeh out to ox SIDOVX 61 the Ln1ted States' H1l1s toxx ns pemnsulas 111d ex e11 C0llIlt116b must ll0t Stdllfl 111 the xx ax ot haltmg such pe11ls Flhe1e xx 1s a reason T01 f11,ht111e lhe1e xx e1e many 1easons' Sloxxlx efuetullx Joe c1avxled t1on1 the sheltel of h1s toxhole 1nd xx1th h1 16 l!l19llt pushed onxx 11d to the top ot the 11npass1ble h1ll DOTTIE lf ARI PX Qlass oi J? HIP RI! KN SARDIlNIa LORI OR X FION l'aeke1s ot 101111111101 11 llltl x1llIl9 S111 ll s Xl 1eh1 1spo1t NIAIIIC Y '1 I 1 v J be A J 1D . . . . . s . , . ' ' 1 - ' ' '- , . . .' ' ' . . . ' v. . C x C . ' V ,t L . . . -1' . I n L C A C 1 1 L C . ' - v 1 'P ' . . 1 1 - v :XI11 xhat. ' 1 , h, l V ' ' A 1 . v 'A 1 xe 1 3 tghtn 51 1 . . ' ' a. ga ' 'Z .' ', ' 1 ' ' - I- V. . 1. .1 - s C n . 1. 31' - ' - - '.n 1 l 1 2 '. 'I 1 . I v. 1 1 s 1 C 1 s. ,1 l r 4 . w v v D . u . D ,F . C Kr xl Ll Ll vi 1' v 'pl ' Q W Y 1, ' ' - 7. 1 1 -, 2 ' ' ' 'S Vx., , ,X 1 X v V. ' . v 1 1 L ' ' s 1 Y U . ' ' 7' Q ,b 1 . - l 2 ' . - 1 1' ' 1' ff . . ' ' 1 ' ' 1 e. c 1 ' - r ' 1 ' v' yv ,1k. ... '.A1ys y ,,.x ,,.- h u r v 1 1 v i C n . , ' -L1 ' 'Lv ' 1 - 1 ' . K1 U -1 1' 3 . 1 L . . . 1 ., 1 . 1 , ' ,z -2- '. n , v 1 . 1 'W ' '4 1 ' D . K T v,l , v .' , 1 , 1 . . 4 S. '. U -- ' 2 g fs 1 ' .,' ,-,...2 1? - v,- '-I Uv v v,-, xx., ty Q.,- . I - 1 fu .r ' 1 . 4 vu 1 uit 110180 ot the guns. Joe 1eal1Aed It was hls g1eedy 1ule1s? . A ' ' ., . ' ' . v? 2 1 1 ' - t ' .4 V . v c , , I . .1 , A A . 5 . fs z ' -- V' 1 1 1 ,' V .Y . A ' H - ' - v 1 1 V. y 1 v - . ct ' 1 1 . 1, ., . . , l ' x 1 KK it 1 1 . 1 .. X V1 Z ' . -2 . . . ' . ' ,, ' rv v 1 ' .1 vw 1 If 1 . 5 e . . . . V Y .I I Y 1 in V u - , ' f . 1 . y ' , I cf 9 5 in c - - . . . . . 11. ' v .' . . ' ' f 5 1 -- g 1 1 ' . . 1.5. C A A C 1 w at 1' . 51 , 1. ,H Y . , -' .2 . sk, ' s 1, 7 1 7 1 w y r I.. A -L A L I ' 1 . 3 ., ' 1, ' ', . ' . 5 I c A c n c 1 le., . 1 ' as ' '

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THE WASHINGTON RFCORD E RAHY 3M X SPRING lt xx LS sp1111g, As I walked 110111, the l1ttle Xxllldlllg path th xt led to the xx ell I xx o11de1ed xbout sp11ng, 1 ll ls bt zutx Hoxx could lt be so bedlltlflll 1nd so pe 1eetul ' No sound xnx xx he1e exeept the tl ltlxllllg of the l1ttle b1 ook the txx It lbllll ot the 10b111s hu11y111g, ind NCLH IXIII uound t1V1lIg to f111d 1 site pl xee to blllld 1 nest tor then l1ttle 01168 111d tlexx ot the enxoy able NOUlHlS that sp1111g, lt the xx onderful xx o1ks ot mothe1 111 lLLllL It xx as 1 D1 ettx Sight the blanket ot ILLII 1 1ss xx 1th the llttle floxx e1s peep lllg, out IIOIH undel the d uk efuth and llltlll the11 sm1le l1ke faces to the xx dl m Nllllihllll-E A sllght breeze would b1e1k the st1llness now and then bllllg 1111, the sweet odo1s oi sprmg to my 1IOSt1Ilb Phe pul made a splash as It h1t the tle11 xx.1te1 1n the xxell A fmghtened lOb11l t1exx to the h1ghest l1mb of the xx ell Llllb He sat there l00k1llg curlously xt me 1nd I had to chuckle to myself I Vx01Id616Cl what the robm was th1nk111e 11 1Ob1llb do thmkl He looked at me 1351111 Locked h1s head to the Nlfll 1nd llexx off dlsfxppeulns, 1mo11g,, the t1ees I 11oxx stfuted toxxfud homt xx1th the p ul ol xx lt9l Upo11 1e1eh1ng, the e11d ot tht path lJ0lLl6l1I12, the stone xx 1lk I 1d ee oil lll the CllStlllLL l 111161 l1oxx11 ploxxmg, 111 ettmg. lelflx tc nt h1s lrden H s xo1ee 1111 ou sh up 1nd clea1 Ill the st1ll C111 L lddx up the1e Nell1e' I11 the back xfud glggllllg eould be tu1ns IJUSl'l1Ilf, each othe1 Ill the old 11011 sxx1ng, G1 xdma used to sxx111 111 xx he11 she xxfls fl gnl Thex xxe1e XQIX hdppx pldxlllf., togethe1 III the xx 11111 Nllll h111e Sxx eetheuts xx e1e xx 1lk111g, hxppllx doxx ll the load hand 111 hand xlso enxox lllg th1s beaut1tul sp1111e day but too much 111 loxe to see xerv mueh besldes efxch other As I xx ent 1nto the house and elosed the doo1 to all the beauty of nf1tu1e I xx1shed so much that everybody 111 th1s bu, xx 0lIdG1lL1l vxo1ld of 0u1s eould LIIIOQ the beauty and calmness ot sp11ne 1ust ds I had PATRICIA VOSE Class of 53 IRFNI' SMITH QTUDIO C LASS I'HOTOGhAPHEIx 1952 MdCh1dS Malne 1.1 A , .. ... 05 ' ' -ui-sl-4 --'-'-'Qa- , ' Y I i ,, 1 1 '4 l l l x I l 1. 3 1 K ,K , L , C 1. .- .- -' 1-. .- - 1 1 ' V 2 Je f 1 ' ,' ' A , V V . 1 V. . , 1' y X T t J , , , , I ,' ' ' 1 . ' ' V. A - 1 1 ' y- A ' . T .1111 21 1. f f 1 f -a ' e Q ' 2 ' 2 ' ' T ' -' '2 V .' wx' '. I ' z - eo1l su ' '1 'l2'l . ' ' - - 7 . V V' ' - - - . - 1' 1- - y V - 1 f z lt 5: 1 V j 1 Q- ' - ' 1 -- ' T2 L- -- pla 1 ge . 1.7 ' ' 1 'z g t . . . . ' ' ' al '1- . V - . . .. . ' ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' '- D Q l , v 2 nc c ' ' 4 ' 1 I e - I s .N - Y 1 ,J ' YY C n, C 7 ' 2 ' V V' I' V K. K. A. .' ,- 1 ' ' '- ' r r 1' - 1 1, -' Y- 1 1 k d - 1 ' - -' t heard from a couple of kids t-xking llllgb. oo e EIOUHK Ill .xmftzemen - f , , . . V ' . . ' ' 1 ' r - - - ' 1 ' 1 L 7 1 1- ' ' 1 -1, .' f z .' .1 g H S 2 ' r - r I - A. V. L. . ' . ' VV V . V .VV . vV gm, 55.23. V' ' V .. F 'rr r rm - 'Z' L' 5 Q ' 1- '- - 2- -- ' z . 'z 1' 2 D' l A . l 1 ' 1 i . x Y A 1 92 'l . Y' V, 1 KV K ' I ' ' 'LV ' ' 4' J. . V 1 2 ' , - , 1' V- 1 . 1 f N ' .' .1 , S .V L. C , S ,- Y. A. 1 ' 1 . s ' 2' 1 V 1 nw . ' v ' V x ' ' ' , . 2 . V. . ' V . ' fix L. ' - 'S . ' 1 V ' k ' , xy V . V . .S 1 . ' V . 1 s wr ' ' , 2 1' r 1 LS A. 1 kr, ' A. . . 2' I n 1 7 1 . . . T ei 7 . 3 fl . N . I 1 1 1 , ' T 1 J J L be N I T 6

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THE WASHINGTON RECORD WASHINGTON t1ene1 al Washlngton looked out ovel the xxell orgamved roxxs of people and slghed Planes Whlrled thlough the a1r vxhllr tanks and Jeeps went rushmg every xx here The racket xxas ter11ble hum 1n belngs 1ush1ng evelvwhere shoutlnp 1t the tops of the1r lungs As I have It flom one eye V5ltll9SS oi the battle the enemy vxasn t even n slght but nevertheless out of th1s melee name a few var1ous scenes of such sta1k horl Ol that I pause to relate them hen As mv xx ltness plcked hlmself up t1 om belng, st1 uck by 1 laclng., 1eep he looked uound and then szxsped from the ho11o1 oi the s1g,ht he beheld C enelal VN dShlHg,tOll stood 1dlv xx 1t1h lllL xxhlle txxo ot h1s men lugged 1 sue nmlng f.,1ll off and hnally threxx he1 1nto a deep p1t and xxalked axx ay lau h mg wh1le she SC1Q1m6d 1nd begged lOl he p As he turned from thls ter11ble scene h1s eyes beheld anothe1 ot equally mght One of Washlngton s ovx n men had one of hls compan1ons pushed back oxe1 a stone and was chokmg h1m unt1l he xx 1s 1ed IH the face But thls wasnt all there was also an act of utter 1nsubo1d1nat1on The General sat passlx ely by wh1le sex eral of h1s men plnned flowels 1n h1s buttonhole and another brought h1S plane low over h1S head But suddenly a hush fell over the bat tlefleld The nemesls had appeared Vlr Pope tapped the bell and sald qu1etly McGu1re w1ll you please re l1eve the bust of Washlngton of some ot 1ts decorat1ons9 And Denmson would you be so k1nd as to help NIISS Bryant out of the waste basket? ROBERT HENDERSON Class of 52 SENIOR B14 YOlND THIL OA'lL June 1 month ol 5,1-:1ClL1lt1Ol1S 1nd xx edd1n s lune 1month ot beg.,1nn1ns,s lllfl t'lllllllf,N June 1917 a month ol beg,1nn1ngbs and 6llLl11l2.,S fO1 me Phe hall xxh1ch had se1ved us talth tully 101 foul 36318111 all OU1 actlx 1t1es had been g,1dd1lx decked out Ill 1ts xe1x best c1epe pape1 flnerv The o1chest1 1 had made 1ts appearance 1nd the gldlld ma1ch vxas flO11'l'1lll1:, on the outs1de W nt a mmute lt xx as 1nC1ed1ble th1s couldn t be tl ue Why It s ou1 last dance lt s ou1 G1aduat1on Ball Already the c1oWd has stalted to dl 11xe 'lhe 01 chestra f.,1V6S a 1end1t1on ol ou1 school song and xxe 19 on our vxay our last ma1ch tog,ethe1 Stop' Stop the muslcl Thls 1snt tl ue xxhy just a fexx months ago lt seems xx e xx ere F1 eshmen ll61VOLlSlV V22-lltlllg, to p1esent our first publlc ippearance We ente1 the hall 5,l1lS resplendent 1n the1r cololtul evenlng downs and boys t1X1llg, to assume '1 d1gn1f1ed manllness COMPLIMENTS OI' CLASSES OF 53 '54 55 16 N1 1 w . Q 'N 1 Y . V 1 L1 I V. 1 , 1 1 1 ' ' - 1 . 1 . V y 4' . . . 1 , 1 A. . K. K .V .U ,-2 . 1. 1 . 1 v v. 11 D v , I , 1 1 1' 11 '1 1 1 , , 11, 1 is ' . 1 1 I 11 e 1 1 1 1 . . . . ., 1 Y. N . . .- 11 U 11 1 ,-A1 - V? -. r' V c xc1 1? . 1 . 7 ' , ' ,. . I ' '1' T 1 K 1 - ' y- 1 ' 1 ks yy- 2 .1102 . K' r'1 I ' V i ' ' ' g - 1 , . . x. I a I 1 4 1 c 1 , I l I --2 ' 2 2 ' . v ' U-kv +1 ' 7' ' 3-1 1 . 1. 1 ' 5 ' Q C 1' 1 1 . ,A , i . . ,. . -. '. 1 . . . v - ' ' v -' l ' f ,-R.. rx. . l IT13.1'1Sh quahty. f . .. . , . V, . . .1 . . - K. V . , 1 l I 7 ' v h 1 1 7 Hy. sg .vi ' 1 . - . 1 1 1 1 1 S U . . . vin' . T Uv L v ., . . . . 1 .. 1 K -an n I ' 1 . . , ' 1 z 3'- , 1 K . W I . - 4 1 Us 1 ' ,- As' . 2' Q a . . . 1 . t I .1 Y W A 1 . . . . 7- 1 y'71 1 . . 1, . 1 .1 . - 1 1 1 1 1 . ', 1 4 ' ' I 1 1 wa I 4 1 I K - f . - Vw l e r' f - ' ' ' ,', 1 1 1 v 7. 1 . . L A W L 1 . . 5 r . . ' cc ' ' ' 's ' 9 . , ' , , , 1 . , . . . , - V Y I 1 11 ' Y K! ' , ' ' 1 s y ' ' y- 1 11- 1. - , U ' K L . ra . fx- ' 1 1 . 9 . 4. . V a s ' 7 1 ' v ' -' ' G L' T '1,' c 11' 1 Y 1 s 9