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

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6 it ,llIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIUIlIlllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIlllllIllIlIHIlIIIlIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll HIIIIIllIUIIIIlIWIHMlllMIIIIIIIII!IIIll!HIIIIIIIlIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIlIIllllIIIIIIIIllIlllllllllllllllllllllll , 9 ' School cmcl Glass 9NQJtes The Blue fr White R rs, V x IIlIllIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIllIlllIlllIllllIllllIlIlllIlllIlIllIlIlIllllllllIllIlllllllIllIlIlIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllIlIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll j ig I i 4: During the fall term the students of the high school had the great privilege of listening to an inspiring address by the Hon. William D. Up- shaw, Congressman from the Fifth District of Georgia in the House of Representatives. Mr. Upshaw is widely known, not only as an orator and a lecturer, but also as an author. His best known book is entitled, Clarion Calls from Capitol Hill. His address was given under the auspices of the Christian Civic League and was much appreciated by the entire school. The annual prize speaking contest, held -in the Warren Church on January 29, 1925, was a de- cided success, and was greatly enjoyed by the large audience present. The prizes so generously offered by the Stephen W. Manchester Post of the American Legion were presented to Frances Richardson and Robert Bancroft, who were se- lected as the first prize winners. The judges were Miss jean Welch of the Deering High School faculty, Mr. H. H. Towle, representing the Amer- ican Legion Post, and Rev. R. A. Macdonald, both of this city. Great credit is due Miss Marion E. Lord for her efficient and successful coaching. The program follows: WEsTBRooK HIGH SCHOOL PRIZE SPEAKING CONTEST Warren Church, January 29, 1925 Selection from Tannhauser, Wagner High School Orchestra Men Who Cannot Be Bought, Samuel Smiles Linwood E. Lagerson The Mourning Veil, J. L. Harbour Margaret D. Smith Tribute to Lincoln, Ernilio Castelar George W. Freiday, Jr. March of the Heroes, Zarnenick Freshman Trio-Norwood Macdonald Elsie Goodwin, Evelyn Randall Michael Strogoff, Jules Verne Ernestine G. Hanna Abraham Lincoln, Henry lVatterson Charles A. Canning The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Frances Richardson The Black Horse and His Rider, Geo. Lippard Anthony J. Waite March from Aida, Verdi George Freiday, Jr., William Wilson, Kenneth Morse, John Hay The Little God and Dicky, Daskarn Margaret L. Titcomb Toussaint L'Ouvertuer, Wendall Phillips Robert R. Bancroft The Heart of Old Hickory, Will R. Dromgoole Doris A. Drisko Selection from Faust, Gounod High School Orchestra Decision of Judges Presentation of Prizes by Stephen W. Manchester Post, American Legion X The American Legion of Westbrook, which so loyally supports the High School activities, of: fered as a feature for National Education Week two silver medals, one to the girl and one to the boy who should write the best essay of not more than one thousand words on one of the following subjects: QU The Necessity of Schools, Q23 Illiteracy, a Menace to our Nation, Q3j America's Duty Toward the Uneducated, and QLD Religion, Morality, and Education Are Necessary for Good Government. The competition was confined to the Senior Class, and of the forty-three essays submitted a committee of teachers selected as win- ners Margaret Sutermeister and Ellis LeBeau, who were presented with the medals at an as- sembly held for that purpose. The school is indebted to Mrs. Mildred I. Chap- lin of this city for the daily copy of the Christian Science Monitor which is sent to the High School. This is a newspaper in the best sense of the word which confines itself to legitimate news items, domestic and foreign affairs of national and inter- national interest, literature and art.

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Westbrook High School that freshmen present French rather than Spanish for entrance. The Spanish language and literature have nothing that the French does not possess in still greater degree in cultural value and human interest. In fact, Spanish literature is singularly poor compared to French. Neither does Spanish history present any of the great liberal move- ments which have been a characteristic of the French, and which at times have lighted the spark of freedom all over the world. Of late years the study of Spanish has been stimulated by a more active trade relationship between the United States of North America and the states of Central and South America, where Spanish and Portuguese are the tongues chieliy spoken. The use of Spanish by Westbrook High students, except to secure points toward graduation is so remote as to make it practically nil. On the contrary the situation here is such that the study of French is of the greatest importance. It not only meets the demands of the college requirement in modern language, but it also has an important commercial value, for many of the stores in Westbrook find it desirable to have at least one clerk who is able to speak French as well as English. It hardly seems wise to continue to educate boys and girls in the 5 intricacies of a foreign language that they must go at least a thousand miles to hear when there is a very present opportunity to speak another for- eign language right in our own city and with our own friends and neighbors, not only for purposes of business but also of ordinary intercourse. This, it should be remembered, is the language to which our colleges give most attention and accept most freely. Latin and French are firmly rooted. Spanish has yet to prove -itself. In Westbrook its omission from the curriculum makes for econ- omy and sound scholarship. APPRECIATION The Editorial Board and the students of W. H. S. wish to express their heartfelt appreciation to the many who have kindly aided them in pre- paring this issue of the BLUE AND WIIITE. We are especially desirous of extending our thanks to the S. D. Warren Co. for the gift of the paper on which the BLUE AND WHITE is printed: to the many friends who so generously have given us advertisements, thus making our magazine a financial success, and to Mr. Cobb, whose interest and diligence have gone far toward the success of the BLUE AND WHITE. l QW 42? . s S ' s. -.EE if - Qiw 'TI' 60 ,Yi -- :el 1 E 'f I 3. - - ' F: . 4 as T Y 4 . . ,I :- f gy X -. , I gg 1 -se l --2--tr YZ kg , fl 4 -S? ni , Q -25 2 if 2- r? ,-fa. -4' u 'ri ei , ...N V v -lu , ' I A. X 1 M

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Westbrook High School The improved blackboards in rooms 14 and 16 are very much appreciated by both teachers and pupils. The new lights in the main room, the library, the coat rooms and the stairway are also a great improvement, and make us wonder how we ever got along without them. The Principal's ofiice has also been lighted. The bookroom which has been assigned to Mr. Stirling for an office has also had a light installed. Some lof the units in the commercial rooms have been changed to make the illumination more satisfactory. The Ladies' Home Journal subscription contest held in December resulted in securing a total of 155 subscriptions. The school was divided into two teams, the boys competing against the girls to see which group would obtain the greatest number of subscribers. The contest lasted only a week, and the girls early in the race secured a lead which the boys were too gallant to overcome. The amount of money taken in was one hundred and fifty-five dollars : of this amount one-half was sent to the Curtis Publishing Company, and the re- mainder was retained by the school. After deduct- ing the expense of conducting the contest about forty dollars clear profit was left, and according to the original purpose of the contest this sum was applied to the purchase of books for the high school library. The following books were bought and make a valuable addition to our meagre collection : The Romance of Astronomy. The Romance of Electricity. The Romance of Scientific Discovery. The Romance of Modern Invention. The Romance of Manufacture. The Romance of the Spanish Main. The Romance of War Inventions. The Romance of the Mighty Deep. The Romance of Modern Exploration. The Romance of Coal. 7 For the most part these books are on scientific subjects and written in a popular style so that they may be read and appreciated by readers with- out scientific knowledge. They are of value not only in the science classes but also in the English classes, as they furnish many subjects for essays. In addition to the above there were purchased the four volumes of Senator Albert J. Beveridge's Life of john Marshall, a monumental contri- bution to American history and politics. There were no schools in session on Friday, February 6th, because of the joint convention of the Cumberland and York County Teachers' Association, held in Portland High School. At this convention Principal Lewis was elected vice- president of the Cumberland County Association for the ensuing year. The occasional odor of sewer gas in room No. 1 of the commercial department, which has been such a mystery for several years, and which has successfully eluded all attempts to discover its source, was finally located bythe janitor, Mr. Booth, with the aid of Mr. Huston, who was em- ployed in putting in the foundations at the time the new wing was added to the building. The cause of the leakage of sewer gas into the building was a pipe intended to serve as a vent for the dead air under the building and which was located in a remote and inaccessible part of the building be- tween the basement floor and the concrete float on which the new wing rests. This pipe, intended as a vent, was acting as an inlet for the sewer gas, after finally being discovered was plugged up and there has been no odor since. It was always more noticeable in winter than at any other time, although it was never present in sufiicient strength to cause any alarm. Nevertheless, it is a relief to know that the source has been found and the leakage stopped.