Waterville High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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EVITIJRIAL HE Waterville High School Nautilus was founded by Herbert Carlye Libby, '98, now professor of Public Speaking and Jour- nalism at Colby College. Looking over the editorial in the first Nautilus, I find that there is now a problem identical to one mentioned in that article. This problem was and is, as Dr. Libby put it, the need to keep up a constant clamor for students to help contribute to its columns and take a deeper interest in its work. There was some disappointment among a few of the pupils after last year's Nautilus was published, because of the lack of literature in the book. Of course, some failed to realize that with the establishment of the weekly Panther News, last year, the Nautilus became a year-book, with the express purpose of being a souvenir, for the students, of its year's works and achievements. However, Worth While literary material is always de- sired for publication, and this year an appeal has been made to the pupils for some articles. If the pupils had wanted certain articles published, they should have written some. In looking over the old issues of the Nautilus, the need of a larger building was apparent. Our present school was erected in 1912 but owing to difliculties in finding a solid foundation the building operations were de- layed. Large posts were erected in the gymnasium in order to reinforce the structure and since that time the students have been without a suitable auditorium or gymnasium. These sorely needed rooms seem to be only day-dreams. In 1931 the auditorium and chemistry laboratory were divided to provide for the much needed class-rooms. In 1936 a wing was added to the building to provide for class-rooms. At the time when the left wing was built, hopes were high for having another wing in which would be a gymnasium and an auditorium. The high school could not seem to raise enough money for the other wing, but everyone hopes for this addition for the future students. Since the starting of this paper, there have been many changes in its form. The paper used to be published four times a year having a fall, win- ter, spring, and commencement issue each year. This practice was stopped when the paper ran into financial difliculty. In its present form, We be- lieve the Nautilus is living up to its emblem of growth, and with this in mind the Board presents to you the Nautilus of 1938. THE NAMING OF THE NAUTILUSH The poet pictures the nautilus as the ship of pearl, the venturous bark that flings on the sweet summer winds its purpled wings. Its delicate and perfect development has always been an example of growth. It was the thought of this that suggested to me the name of Nautilus for the Water- ville High School paper. The vision I had for the paper many years ago is being realized as, like the nautilus, Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coilg Still as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new. O Nautilus, in future years, Build thee more stately mansions. FRANCES E. MORRILL.

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WATERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY MR. NORMAN L. MATHEWS, Principal MR. ERNEST SIMPSON, Submaster, Vocational Civics, General Mathematics MRS. GRACE MITCHELL, Stenography, English MISS ALICE CLARKIN, History MRS. GLADYS S. PERRY, French MISS MARY E. WARREN, Latin, English MR. ARTHUR C. LOWE, Drawing MR. ARTHUR SPRAGUE, Bookkeeping, Business Organization MISS HELEN M. FREEMAN, English MISS EVELYN FOSTER, English MR. NORMAN' J. KELLEY, Science MISS ISABELLE CLARK, Plane Geometry, Biology MISS IMOGENE HACKETT, Commercial Law 8: Economics, Typewriting MR. FORREST TAYLOR, Mathematics MISS LIANE RANCOURT, French MISS HELEN MADSEN, Home Economics MR, JOHN EAGAN, Industrial Arts MISS ELIZABETI-IMILLER, English MISS MAXINE HOPKINSON, Typewriting MR. LESLIE BROWN, History, Industrial Geography MRS. LILA ATHERTON, Music MR. I-IERMAN E. ROWE, Instrumental Music MR. RAOUL VIOLETTE, Athletics MR. WALLACE DONOVAN, Athletics 7

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Wate1'ville, May 15, 1938. Dear Miss Editor, An invitation came to me a few days ago from a member of the staff of the Nau- tilus to contribute a short article to the last issue of the current year. The invitation was couched in 'terms that startled me for the moment: This, you know, is the fortieth anniversary of the Nautilus. ' , ' i The fortieth year of the Nautilus, and I its first editor! The Nautilus my brain- child! Hang the almanac's cheat and the catalogue's spite! Old Time is a liar! We're twenty to-night! The poet may sing his lays and the philosopher may philosophize, and calendars may be turned to the wall-and tell-tale catalogues may be dest1'oyed--but the years, rolling relentlessly on, will tell no untrue tales. My memory is, and my old scrap-book of high school days supports it, that in 1897 the students of the high school gave their unqualified approval of a proposed school paper, then un-named. The teachers of the school, especially Miss Frances Morrill and Minnie Smith, joined wholeheartedly with the class in an undertaking which, in those far-off days, was of very great concern. I think I do not mistake the fact that the idea first occurred to me that the school could support such a venture. While we made our plans in the junior year the paper was not issued until the calendar year 1897-1898 which was then our senior year. I recall that we held a meeting of all the students of the school and there were warm arguments about the undertaking. The result of these deliberations was that the school would support it, and forthwith a board was named to edit and manage it. My scrap-book gives the board as follows: Editor-in-chief, Herbert C. Libby, '98g assistant editors, Nellie M. Lovering, '98, Lois Hoxie, '99, literary work, Gertrude I. Mathews, '98g personals and athletics, E. E. Gallert, '98, locals, Grace A. Balentine, '98g business manager, L. Eugene Thayer, '98g assistant business manager, Merle F. Varney, '98g treasurer, Arthur G. Vose, '99g secretary, Elmer Allen, '99. The clipping in question goes on to state: The paper will first issue February 9. The matter of naming the paper was left to the judgment of Miss Morrill, one of the teachers in the school. After the business was transacted, Superintendent Waters made an address that was very much appreciated. Of those mentioned in the above clipping, Miss Lovering became the wife of Wil- lard H. Rockwood, and is now living in this cityg Miss Hoxie became the wife of Rev. William A. Smith, who himself was a former teacher in the high school, and is now living in Augustag Miss Mathews became the wife of Charles R. Flood, and is now liv- ing on the Pacific coastg Mr. Gallert is now a merchant in New York Cityg Miss Balen- tine is deceased, Mr. Thayer, who became mayor of Waterville, is now deceasedg Mr. Varney now lives in Augusta and is connected with the Internal Revenue Office, Mr. Vose, who became, I think, the second editor of the paper, is now a resident of Caribou and holds a responsible position with the telephone company there, Mr. Allen, is a resi- dent of Watervilleg Miss Morrill, after a long service in the high school, retired and is now living on Winter street, Supt. Waters is now living in Fullerton, California. Time has certainly been most kind to those who, forty years ago, played a part in founding our school paper. The work of editing the Nautilus was thrilling in the extreme. In the years since, I have edited a number of weekly and daily papers, but never have I experi- enced the thrill that I did when the first copies of the Nautilus were delivered into our hands. For was I not actually now seeing with my own eyes my fellow-students reading what I regarded, p1'oba'bly somewhat selfishly, as the product of my own brain? As I remember it, material did not come fiooding in upon the board of editors. It never does. I soon discovered that if the paper was to issue, pretty much of the ma- terial must drip from my own feeble pen. I have not before me a copy of that first issue. I know it is somewhere hidden 9