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

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W The Blue f-r VVhite 8 The result of their labor was a fifty-six page magazine, 'YM inches by 994, inches, which was named THE BLUE AND WHITE. It contained a number of short editorials, a very interesting cal- endar of events, some statistics of the Senior Class, the histories of the other classes, a literary department and an athletic review. Every year since that time there has been an issue published and each has enjoyed considerable success from a financial as well as from a literary standpoint. D. B., '33, THE LITTLE THEATER CLUB Irleigh Ho, everybody. Oh, no, this is not Rudy Vallee. You see. I just couldn't be Rudy. the principal reason being, that I am no crooner. So just to be honest with you, I am an announcer, attempting to bring to you the inside news of The Little Theater Club, an organization recently formed in Vlfestbrook I-Iigh School for the pur- pose of studying public speaking, dramatics. and kindred subjects, as well as for the furtherance of any project for the betterment of the school. VVhat fun we have! If you don't believe me. just happen around some Monday afternoon and watch the procedure of the make-up and costum- ing groups. And, girls, if you want your faces lifted. just consult The Little Theater Club make-up commit- tee, for they certainly can work wonders. VVhy. in a very short time, one can quickly be trans- formed from an American to an English. a Dutch, a Chinese, a japanese, or a Parisian maid. with costumes to match, supplied by our fashion- able seamstresses. Y et, perhaps you have a failing for arguing. Come, just the same, for we have a group in which you can voice your opinions on the latest topics of the day. By the way, just watch for announcements of coming attractions-entertainments where many members will be able to show their great dramatic ability. VVe expect, too, fair-sized proceeds which will help to swell the treasury balance. Oh, yes, I almost forgot our occasional lunch counters. Never mind that last hurried mouthful of your rushed breakfast. VVait until recess and patronize our cafeteria, where you will find goodies, tempting to anyone's appetite. Now my time is up. But for any further in- formation regarding The Little Theater Club, just write to the Information Bureau of the Club, XV. H. S., in care of the station to which you are listening, and it will be forwarded to you with pleasure. Station L. T. C. at VVestbrook is now signing off. Good-bye, everybody, until next Monday af- ternoon. R. S., '34, JUST A DESK Although I'm just a desk I, nevertheless, still have thoughts-opinions-and feelings. It is prac- tically useless to express them to human beings, particularly students, because the members of the student body don't understand my language and would not hear me if I should appeal. Otherwise, my pleas would have been attended to long ago. In brief, we, the desks of the VVestbrook High School, have united in a common cause to benefit our health, happiness and faces. We have named our organization the Anti-Scratch Society. lVe feel that our faces boards long enough. tend to get it. have been used for black- We want action and we in- causes for carving into our There are many profiles-among the chief being spring fever and desire for recognition. Spring fever is that force of nature that influences the imaginative and spir- itual powers of youth. The effect of this power is shown by the number of hearts drawn or carved on us. The hearts, though of proper meaning, are not of any particular beauty or artistic taste. They, in fact, corrupt our features, making us hardly recognizable. Desire for recognition, as we see it, is that force of human nature that tends to elevate self. This is illustrated in our case by the initials of a person and the date of his prob- able graduation being written upon each of us.

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Westbrook High School assembly of the school and the captain by pre- vious letter men. The scores ran high in all sports. In the year 1912 VVestbrook won the state championship in basketball. I have the telegram that announced this to Westbrook High. The old school had some snappy basketball in those days, but the rules were different. Twenty years ago, it was possible for a player to jump on the back of an opponent and hold his arms while the two teams fought for the ball. Football, too, was a rough and tumble game. Baseball was played in a big way. I have a clipping announcing a twelve- inning, no-hit, no-run game with South Portland, ending 1-0 in NVestbrook's favor. Some game! Hot excitement on both sides! Here's another clipping: Portland High School loses opening game of year. to Paper City Schoolboys, 7-3. Hurrah for 1912! But let's not allow the old boys to beat us. Let's make West- brook High the champion in all sports from 1933 to 2000. Is it O.K. with the rest? Yes? All right then, let's go! R. K., '36. MORE AND BETTER READING Use your libraryg it is maintained for your ben- efit. It seems that some of the Westbrook High School students are utterly unaware of the exist- ence of the Memorial Library and its advantages. Many visit it only to borrow a book on which to give a report and then forget about it until two or three days before the next report is due. The librarians are always courteous and eager to help one in finding material for debates, essays, oral reports, or for almost any form of school work. VV hy don't you go there tomorrow or next week and let one of them assist you to find more material for the essay that you are about to write? An uneducated person has a far smaller oppor- tunity in life today than his rival who has taken advantage of his chance to learn. Perhaps you cannot go to advanced schools. You are not less fortunate than many others who are in the same 1,1 Y position. In fact you have a priceless opportunity to educate yourself in good literature, in history, and in a score of other subjects. Your library is the golden gate through which you may pass into the paradise of culture and refinement that is knowledge. Do you want to find a way to spend a pleasant afternoon or evening? Go to the library and return laden with books. Books are great friends which will never fail to entertain you. XN'on't you turn over a new leaf and adopt as your slogan more and better books from now on ? J. G., '33. THE BLUE AND WHITE Probably there are very few of us or of our readers who are acquainted with the history of THE BLUE AND VVHITE. Therefore, in order to satisfy our own curiosity and at the same time to revive pleasant memories of those who were in school at the time of the first publication, we have prepared this short article. In looking over the back copies of THE BLUE AND NNI-IITE, we found that the first number was missing from our files, but we finally obtained one copy. The first issue was published in 1904, twenty-nine years ago, by the Junior Class. The following made up the first Editorial Board: Editor-in-Chief, PHILBUR N. CRAGIN .4s.vixfant Editor, NVAt:rsR Loweu. Business Manager, ROY M. STEVENS As.vi.ttant BllSfll0.YS rllanagcr, AMOS S'rAPLEs .-1.v.wriah' Editors, H1-:Nav H. Hawes. ESTHER LIBBY, XVILLARD PHILLIPS, MARION DANA The suggestion for establishing a school paper was made to the junior Class by Miss Grace L. Dolley, a teacher in XV. H. S. at the time and at present an instructor at Portland High School. It seems that the class was sadly in need of funds for their treasury and having been forbidden to run a dance, they looked around for other means of raising money. Miss Dolley's suggestion for establishing a school paper was enthusiastically received and the whole class worked diligently to make it a success. Q

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VVestbrook High School 'FH 9 The pupils having their initials inscribed in such a manner do not create the desired impression: yet we have to suffer. In ending may I say to you. If you should disregard my view, May expulsion be your due. E. J., 'aa TRIBUTE TO LIBRARY I am glad, said one book to another, that we are now able to have places of our own and not be thrown and banged around as before. XVe really ought to thank all who have made this pos- sible for us. This probably is how the book feels, just the same as we students feel now and always shall. Never before have we had such a wonderful sys- tem in our library, a system similar to that of the VVestbrook Memorial Library. By this plan, books are no longer destroyed and allowed to re- main all over the room on one desk or another. Neatness and order have sprung into place. We should all join in extending thanks to the school librarians and all who have helped to make this system possible. L . F., 'aa THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW CENTURY The class of 1900 felt its importance in being the first to graduate from W'estbrook High in the new century. The ending of the old and the be- ginning of the new, with the many changes just starting. gave added impressiveness to that last year. As I look back and compare our class with the classes of the present, I feel that we must have been a rather stolid, sober group-hard-working, considerate, loyal to our classmates and to our school, willing to do to the best of our ability what was expected of us, and earning the reputation of being a comfortable group with which to live. No member of the class, to my knowledge, has won great fame but all have won standing as hon- est, substantial citizens who could be depended upon to carry on through peace time and war time, through good times and bad. Of the twenty- three, live became teachers, all but seven married, and at least five have been called to their eternal home. VVhen we were students there was no annex, no industrial building, no electric lighting in any of the rooms, no telephone in the building or in the majority of Westbrook homes, no commercial, art or home economics department, no gymnasium at Cumberland Hall, no athletic activity for girls, and no dancing was allowed at any school func- tion. IN'e had no school play each year, neither did we publish any BLUE AND VVHITE. However, we did have Public speaking contests. Automobiles were not of that day and the bi- cycle and trolley were the usual means of trans- portation. Hiking was not at all popular, doubt- less due to the fact that the clothing of girls was entirely unsuited to such activity. Sororities, Campfire Girls, and Girl Scouts were quite unknown to us and we had few, if any, social clubs. Moving pictures were in their in- fancy and we seldom saw them. Talking pictures, wireless telegraphy and the radio had not been invented. Good old days ! Yes, because we knew noth- ing better and were happy with what we had. It hardly seems possible that such radical changes could have taken place in the short space of a quarter of a century. And as for a school nurse and school doctor, one who suggested such things would have been considered queer! The century is still far from middle-aged and long before that fiftieth year is here I hope to hear the old school called Junior High School and see Westbrook the proud possessor of a building modern in every way, adequate for future needs, and filled with pupils upholding the traditions of good old Westlirook I-Iigh. Here's to the good izcrw days! M. S. B., 1900. Wie of Wfestbrook High School owe much to Miss Carrie B. Phinney, who is a former music supervisor of Vilestbrook, for it is due to her efforts that We now have the privileges of an orchestra, a Glee Club, and a chorus.