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

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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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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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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.