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

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12 The Blue E-r VVhite Class of 1930 The Fidelity .Trust Company Wishes You Success Civil . -NN Ag,- M 3. 45? , gs- 1. ,W HJ--1 L .-g, f',4L'f',L,f 1 Q-lj VAN-5 'i..4 V' i-1 ki'- WQ, .,,,,, ' fees: Lee X ' WW 1 eg -...-,.T y A M. P -PM 4,i1r J'1lll.fl, 9' l M, , A -QE -A l lr l' ,jl '!llgail.l..g .3 lll' ,P TMP l 1' M lt gr in l I ,J v ,W l, 2 l, '7 N .lQ ff , ' so M 'i iT W Yqlil l z IQ ,. L, --I fl , E - T :Jen vifl 1 ' 5 ,3 an ' WM' A - ,M ,E , - ff: ,34 fs Westbrook Oflice FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY Main Office - PORTLAND - Monument Sq. OTHER OFFICES: 87 Exchange Street, Portland, South Portland, Harrison Fryehurg, Cumberland Mills, South Windham, Yarmouth

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Westbrook High School ll Several times, unnecessary remarks 'and noises are made by those who do not stop to think of how much disturbance they are caus- ing. It is not school spirit to try to distract everyone's attention from the speaker of the moment by our own foolish actions. It doesn't seem as though it is necessary for our principal to have to caution us as to our behaviour whenever We have a distinguished speaker in our midst. We are old enough to be in high school: surely, we are old enough to practice the best manners that we have at hand. Perhaps this is one reason for our useless entreaty for a new high school. VVe do not seem to appreciate what we haveg therefore, we would doubtless feel the same towards an- other and better auditorium. Assemblies need the help and cooperation of everyone, so let us do our best the next time we are called together as a body. C. P., 'ISL APPRECIATION For the success of this 1930 edition of THE BLUE AND WHITE, we must offer our apprecia- tion and heartfelt thanks to the following per- sons for their splendid cooperation: The members of the entire Editorial Board for the fine, prompt service they have rendered. The members of the assembly who have pro- duced articles for consideration. The SJ D. VVarren Company for the kind gift of the required paper. Mr. Henry S. Cobb for his careful attention given the printing of the publication. The faculty advisers, especially Principal Philbrook, who have indispensably aided the editors in choosing and preparing the material. Our financial backers, the various interested advertisers and purchasers. Any person who has, in any Way, contributed to the production of this edition. D. W. L., '30. MgG? xQ,k Ill E ! ME? aaa , . I gi gg! JC -g A, ha, ., -. I WA! rf' 3 a '

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,f vga, - I f V' ' f ff y , , ' y I ,E if 126, I SI ?2 ! ef is U Qi . . is ' U g ' fi s l,. ,fi i A , , 544 F pg.,-5 K . XKVVV g,2,f L4 . I .ffl ,K F -5 Q .. , WINDOWS They think they are more important than any I am just a window brush, but how many different homes I have visited and what differ- ent kinds of windows I have washed! It is very interesting work because they don't see many people to whom they can talk. so they tell me all their troubles. They have a great many of them, too. You see. the windows al- ways know all the family affairs, or the hap- penings in a store, or all the sermons in churchg it depends, of course. where they live. Perhaps you have never realized before how human windows really are. Did you ever notice how much a dirty win- dow locks like a little child with a dirty face? Then, after it has been washed and is all bright and shiny, it seems to sit upright and shout to all the world, Fee how nice I look! There is nothing more aggravating than a dirty window. Yet, even after it has been washed, it will not stay clean. Neither can a little child keep its face clean. After all. per- haps the dirt on the windows is none other than bits of sand hunting for their old friends and ancestors that were made into glass. A broken window is like a broken spirit. It was new and shiny once. the house to which it gave light was bright with paint. But no one cares about it now. The windows are stuffed with old papers and rags, the house needs paintfng and everyone is downhearted. Per- haps the downheartedness is partly the win- dow's fault, for some of them get discouraged quickly. If they are just a little cracked, they get very impatient before they are fixed again. other window, but think of the store windows and the valuable goods they are protecting. It has taken a great deal of work and care to make the plate glass windows and to bring them to the stores without breaking them. I am always very careful when I wash them. so as not to break them. These windows tell very interesting stories of the people that go by. They are very proud of their responsibilities and they like to show off the goods displayed if they are arranged attractively. Others are ashamed of themselves and of the slipshod way in which the storekeeper has put the things in the window. Sometimes I give these windows a little extra scrub to try to brighten up their spirits. After awhile some of them get as careless as their owners and do not m'nd if the cobwebs and dust do show. Some of the dirt, however. are marks of which they are far from ashamed. Last week I was washing the window of a candy store, and in one corner was the print of two little hands. Of course I started scrubbing them off, but the window protested and then told me the story. Two little girls had stopped to look in the window at the candy and had put their dirty hands on the window. One had said, I'd buy that big lollypop if I was rich. The other one answered, I wouldn't, I'd buy some animal crackers so I could give my Mumsy some. The window was proud to have that thought- ful little girl's handprint left there to remind him that all the world was not cold. Then some people consider windows merely glass.