Westbrook High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Westbrook, ME)

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I0 Eb: Blue ants white more nor less than an investment. The money invested should return with interest, forthe school should be more willing to support the team. Every knock is not a boost-more material boosting would be appreciated, for if the games were well attended I am sure that the money taken at the gate would pay all expenses, including the coaching, and leave a balance on the credit sheet. It must be thoroughly understood that the salary is always carefully considered by Mr. Conant and the managers and captains of the diderent teams and the lowest pos- sible tlgures are always secured. If some do not think the coach is earning his money, they should get out and try for the team, personally, and then if they do not make it, they will have the satisfaction of saying that he does earn his money. Some people argue that the athletic re- ports of other schools do not show such deficits as ours, but in such cases, one al- most invariably Bnds a teacher, as a physical instructor, his duties being to teach some subject or subjects and, besides, to have full charge of the athletic interests. He is then paid by the city, and thus the coaching expenses are eliminated. This is something Westbrook High needs and should have and would surely appreciate. E. M. P L1 6 Q

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. Qtbe Blue ans white 9 one veteran left, plenty of good ma- terial is available. ScHooL Socisns AND ENTERTAINMENTS. 'On Saturday, February 5th, the musical comedy, Jack and the Baked Bean Stalk, was presented at Gum- berland Hall. Both performances were Well attended, and, thanks to management of Stearns, 'l6,the affair was a great financial success. Much credit is due Miss True, of the Faculty, Miss Clifford and Miss Phinney. On Friday, March 17, the Seniors and Juniors held a joint social at the Casino. Although a large crowd was present and a iine time had, the affair did not prove a lucrative one. The High School play, She Stoops to Conquer, was presented at the Scenic Theatre, May 8 and 9. It was a great success and does much credit to the school. Some students seem to think that the term school spirit applies only to athletics. To our mind, school spirit has a greater and broader mean- ingg it embraces not merely a certain group, but the student body as a whole, it stands for the welfare of the entire school! A Scnoor. SONG. Has it ever been brought to your attention that W. H. S. has no school song? True, we have the time- honored custom of singing Wake, Freshmen, Wake, to newcomers, but that is not a W. H. S. song. It is a Bowdoin fraternity song, adopted by us. We should have a school song of our own! This is a gentle hint for some of our composers to get busy and remedy this deficiency. A HIGH Scnoor. LIBRARY. We have long felt the need of a better library, one which would be supplied with some up-to-date period- icals, such as the Literary Digest, New York Independent, the Out- look, or Scientific American. These would be not only interesting during spare periods, but would be a great aid to the debating teams. It is thought that such literature would also prove valuable assets to both the chemical and literary departments. Would it not be possible for the As- sembly to subscribe to a few of the above-mentioned magazines? Although we are unable to agree with the views setforth in the follow- ing letter, we welcome it, as we de- sire to present both sides of the case. We believe that the author is quite sincere and is working for the good of the school. Westbrook, Me., April 29, 1916. 'ro the Editor of BLUE AND WHITE, Dear Sir: I have noticed, recently, that there has been considerable discussion among the non-athletic element of the school, relative to the seemingly unnecessary expenditure of the Assembly funds, for coaches for ath- letic organizations representing this school. If the pupils have any school pride Whatever, they will wish to have athletic teams which will compare with those of surrounding schools. If the boys have a. good team, they need a coach to keep things in order, and to give the finishing touches that are essential to team workg and then again, if the, material is poor, an expensive coach is still necessary. While he probably cannot develop a first- class team, he can give them the funda- mental principles, and the next year he will probably have the majority of the men back, and will be able to produce a winning team. We must look at a coach as nothing

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wha Blue ant Matte I I QQPQQPQQQQPQQPQQPQQWQPQQPQQPQQPQQPQQPQQPQQP SENIOR STATISTICS savsasssssassavsaawsavsaassvsassarsavsavsaa ANDunsoN, Buafriucin ELLA. Bee. ee, t e first on our list, is a quiet young lady from Cumberland Mills. Nothing worries Bee so long as she gets three square meals a day and a chance to go somewhere. Beatrice never has the courage to express herself in class meetings, but she has an opionion of her own, just the same. Favorite pastimes: Walking and roller-skating. Motto: Ish ka bibble. NB 77 h BANcnoF'r, HELEN ELIZABETH. 0utey. Dance committees fljg High School play C113 Costume committee C113 Girls' debating team CD g Senior statistics CD. Here we have our leading suffragette. Just mention this subject when she is around, and she will convince you-that she is a good debater. Outey is always ready for a good time, and there is usually something doing when she gets started. She is also a v-ery ardent supporter of athletics, and would go without her meals to see a game. Motto: Stand up for your ri hts. g BURKE, Luo EDWARD. Bu,ckles. Sleigh-ride committe 125, Dance committee CD3 Musical comedy fllg High School play ID. Buckles, the first member of our famous quartet, is our champion giggler. It is said that he once stopped grinning for a whole minute, but we are inclined to doubt this, as he can see a joke in everything, especially in the English class. Dwelling on Irish Hill, of course he is in favor of the Germansf?D Were you ever homesick, Leo? Favorite pastime: Giggling. BURNELL, N ELLIE MAE. Debating team Ill. Behold! The tallest girl in the class, who came all the way from West Baldwin to join our merry band. Nellie is one of our studious young ladies. Where would division B of American History be if Nellie didn't know her lesson? She does not have much to do with the opposite sex of her class, but has a soft spot in her heart for a certain young man in South Windham, who, it is rumored, keeps her well supplied with chocolates. Motto: Laugh and the world laughs with you. ' BURNELL, Rum Tnucnnn. Decorating committee C25 3 Freshman reception committee CID. Ruth is another one of our quiet and digniHedf?D demoiselles from Oum- berland Mills. She can generally be seen in company with Nora, Is Ruth fond of French? Ask her. We know she is fond of athletics, especially snow-shoeing and tennis. p We hear that Ruth has added to her list of college friends lately. Favorite expression: Oh goody!