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

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6IlfQl'1ctl3 xv J ts-2 N 1 -' it? . . .:. :' , ' , , .::.1,.5.?1' V x . . ,I ce.- . i.-'-'1f5f:ii1- 1::?:.f +?.E:1 3 'i'-Z! 3-:ff ' -I lfzs. - i H' L i ' ' , X 5 , VA' H' ' 3.3.1245 I7 i A ?,E2f'.g:::.21i::E1 f:5j'I:.?1 I I A ,ii T - '- 1 f MANNERS VVith his hat in his hand, man can journey the entire land. Vlfhen Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh stepped from his little plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, after his non-stop flight from San Diego to New York, reports all stated that he won the hearts of everyone by his modest, manly bearing. In France, following his New York to Paris non- stop llight in thirty-three and a half hours, he had the same experience. In VVashington and New York he was similarly loved. XVhy? Because people recognized the kind of a young man he was from the way he acted. We use the Word .tl'IU1IlIf?l'.Y to describe a man's behavior. VVhenever a person meets another in business, whenever he applies for a position, whenever he forms social contacts, he is quickly rated. To the one who knows how to act modest- ly and courteously there come advantages. To the one who does not know how to act, there come disadvantages. Many people act in different ways. Some are pleasant 5 others, grouchy. Some are quiet 3 some, noisy. Some are modestg some, swaggering. They all show us what sort of persons they are by their manners. Good manners cannot be put on like new shoes, for they are habits. They are, therefore, outward expressions of our inner selves. C. K., '35. TO THE LIBRARIANS Librarians of the VV:-:stbook Memorial Library, we salute you with honor! How many times you have helped us, the stu- dents of XV. H. S., half an hour for a mere thank you. Even this small reward is sometimes over- looked by the careless student. It is. of course, your duty to serve the public, but we feel that many times you have put the school first. The school library is not sufficient for our needs, and of late we have come to rely more and more upon the Memorial Library. Be- sides helping us in our regular school work, you are now aiding some of our students in cataloging the school library. I-Ve are glad to be able, in a small way, to ex- press our appreciation of your valuable assistance and advice which has been so willingly given us at all times. D. B., '33g I. N., '33. ATHLETICS OF WESTBROOK I-HGH TWENTY YEARS AGO lVhile rummaging around the house recently, I ran across a scrapbook that the Old Man kept during his high school days. Looking through the pages, I caught sight of some big print: Record Score, lVestbrook High Buried Bidde- ford High, 78-O. Some score! I soon became interested and looked further in the book. Here are some announcements that I saw: South Portland Defeated by Vllestbrook, 32-0 g lVest- brook High Defeated Gardiner High, 12-0 g HIV. H. S. Buried Gorham High, 42-O. These were not easy victoriesg they were won by hard, clean. honest playing. Those victories were all in foot- ball. The men in those days had no coach. The manager and captain directed the team. The cap- tain acted as coach and the manager arranged schedules, bought suits and athletic equipment, saw that tickets were printed, and handled all the money. The manager was chosen by a general

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EDITORIAL BOARD Back row-Dana W. Babb, Edward L. Mayo, Thomas S. Hey, Philip W. Nelson, Clifton Straw, Robert S. LaFond, Petro Peters. Third Row-Philip L. Leighton, Herbert C. Lowell, Jr., Henry Cote, Rosa B. Jensen, Margaret C. Knight, Forrest W. King, Leslie Ross, Carl Hansen. Second Row-Edna A. Skillins, Zella B. Gray, Josie V. Naylor, Albertina L. Heward, Louisa F. Fredette, Barbara R. Chick, Janet P. Goodridge, Pauline H. Raymond. Front Row-Shirley McCormack, Alma Libby, Nedra F. Chaplin, Pauline M. Bennett, Jane Woodman.

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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