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

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1935 volume:

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From a small ?? 522. beginning with one instructor and a handful of zgg. gg students has grown the splendid service now provided 22 ii for more than 6,000,000 young Americans by 26,000 Eg E' public and private high schools. These schools are 'E E2 ' developing the most precious resource of our EE 225 nation, the latent intelligence of our young people. EE QQ It is worth noting that social progress in the EE A55 A United States is following swiftly on the heels of EE, the remarkable expansion of educational opportunity at the high school level. . U I hope that the young people of every EE- high school in the United States will celebrate 5 this three hundredth anniversary. I hope they will celebrate it in a manner which will bring vividly before parents and fellow townsmen the significance, the contribution and the goals of EE their schools. 1 E, .gganflhf Qwdeuef 5 November 20, 1934. ill -,fx V 3 X 3 - .'.di4i ut. asf sa s? fs' ' r umImumulllumnnummmmunnunmmmunmnnnunlnuulmI 113,3 3 EEEE11 muummummmnunnumlnlmunwnlm -i m g 66 1 NMMA EDITORIAL EIDAIEIO - img, Q0 Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor LEONARD EMERY AIME FOURNIER Alumni Editor Assistant Editor ROBERT BRYANT ROBERT KNOWLTON Literary Editor . Assistant Editor BEATRICE DOUGHTY ELEANOR CRAIGIN Assistant Editor EDWARD KENNIE RAYMOND TURGEON Industrial Editor Commercial Editor Assistant Editor RUTH WHEELER MADELINE BARTLETT Athletic Editor CGirlsJ Athletic Editor QBoysj MARGARET MCALONEY AXEL HANSEN Exchange Editor Music Editor CONSTANCE PETERS PHILIP LAFOND Home Economics Editor Science Editor MARY PEACHWALL THORWALD HANSEN Art Editor GRAYSON TEWKSEURY if Class Editors Senior Sophomore LAWRENCE FARR BETTY ROBINSON junior Freshman KATHERINE SULLIVAN EMERSON ANDERSON ll Business Manager THOMAS VERRILL Assistant Business Managers ERNEST SPE1Rs MARJORIE SHAW THERESA S'rRAw LEAH SMITH ANNA VERRILI. MARY JACK EVELYN HANSEN THEODORE CROWELL JAMES DALY I wf+--1----if 'fa-, TO THE MEMORY OF KING S. RAYMOND who faithfully served his city for many years as a member of the School Board, as a mem- ber of the City Council, and as our Mayor, we respectfully dedicate this edition of 'They BLUE AND WHITE r f?-A g e fcs' 4- N a g, t-m f' 1' .AN Nw we A - X X f mx -'- Q, ., ' ,-.. U.,.,-L ...ff .N ,L MILTON A. PHILBROOK, A. B. QColbyJ, CLIFFORD R. JORDAN, A. B. QBatesl, Sub-master, AUSTIN A. ALDEN fGorham Normall, G. LAWRENCE GATES fBatesJ, CHARLES BOYCE fWestbrook High Schooll, JOSEPH GIVEN fGorham Normalj, ELIZABETH VVHITTIER, A. B. fBatesl, PAULINE W. ABBOTT, A. B. fBatesl, HELEN L. WINTON QMaine School of Commercel, MABEL B. DAVIS fMaine School of Commercej, MARION CHICK, A. B. fBatesJ, MRS. NAN S. HATCH, A. B. fColhyj, MRS. CELESTE L. COLE, A. B. fBatesl, Principal Science and Mathematics Head of Industrial Department Teacher, Coach Machine Shop Manual Training Latin and French History and Civics Commercial Commercial English English and Dramatics French and English RACHEL MATTHEWS, B. S. fUniversity of Mainel, Mathematics FRANCES H. WIGHT, A. B. fBatesl, English and Public Speaking HARRIET M. ADAMS, A. B. fBoston Universityl, Latin, Mathematics and Civics EVA H. DODD QMaine School of Commercel, Commercial Music Penmanship MAE PARMENTER KNew England Conservatoryj Domestic Science MARY BYRNE fsimmons College? ANSEL B. STERLING I American Institute Normal Training! School Physician LOUIS L. HILLS, M. D. fB0wdoinj EDITORIAL BOARD Seated Qleft to rightj-Evelyn Hansen, Mary Peachwall, Marjorie Shaw, Beatrice Doughty, Katherine Sullivan, Anna Verrill, Theresa Straw, Ruth Wheeler, Mary Jack. Second row, standing Cleft to rightj-Robert Knowlton, Thorwald Hansen, Margaret McAloney, Constance Peters, Eleanor Cragin, Betty Robinson, Leah Smith. Aime Fournier, Edward Kennie, Emerson Anderson, James Daly. Third row Qleft to rightj-Theodore Crowell, Phil LaFond, Robert Bryant, Raymond Turgeon, Axel Hansen, Lawrence Farr, Thomas Verrill, Paul Smith, Ernest Speirs, Leonard Emery. Y. if ff Qizfff r Giga . ... ' S. I, . l . g::,1r.giF' non - Xl s is s s - 'E S iw 5 . 1'-I? -' .. . ff Q 1 .- . 5'-?3'2:-1 1' X 1 252 v- f' 51? 153' ..'4E1i'.i-E- fri1-1a-2'5:-f-.i- .-., 2 ' - ,'-:-5.,11gy.,,,,. Q , , -- A -:::3:.-,3.5:.5.- - A -' 1 . , 'I' TERCENTENARY OF THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL In 1635, the first American High School was dedicated in Boston. Settlers of Virginia had previously attempted the construction of such an establishment for the education of the American youth, but their efforts were brought to a standstill by the great Indian Massacre of 1662. Boston. too, had its difficulties before Boston Latin School opened its doors to the eager generation of boys and girls who sought learning. To these pioneers of American civilization this school was the realization of their dream, the fulfillment of a cherished ambition. In 1935 Boston Latin School stands as a symbol of ideals of our predecessors in the colonization era. Thousands of high schools are now spread over all our American soil. Millions ofstudents, the young generation of the twentieth century, are uniting through publications of all sorts to commemorate the tercentenary of the American high school. The BLUE AND WHITE has absorbed the spirit of the hour. This annual has collected the thoughts, the accomplishments of the high school student of today. After three hundred years of organized teaching the difficulties of learning have greatly diminished, the means and ways of procuring a good education have been made much easierg yet the progress we have made appears slight in consideration of the facilities offered. I IVe have blended our Work into one publica- tion for the people interested in our advance- ment. VVe hope it proves satisfactory and that the judgment passed on us be not too harsh. AIME FOURNIER, '35. HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL Three hundred years ago the people of Boston founded the Boston Latin School, the forerunner of our modern high school. Before long other cities followed their example and by the end of the seventeenth century about forty Latin grammar schools had been estab- lished in New England. The colonists sup- ported these public institutions by grants of land, tuition, bequests, taxation, and other means. The school itself, which stood on School Street, near King's Chapel, for 200 years, re- sembled a brick colonial dwelling house. Most of the boys, who were admitted at the age of nine, were sons of citizens wealthy enough to send them on to college. Among the early graduates were the Adams brothers and john Hancock. Benjamin Franklin also attended for a while, but did not graduate. Most of their time the students spent in learning and recit- ing Latin conjugations and declensions, and in translating and composing Latin and Greek. However, one writer says that football was often played on the Common between the Bos- ton Latin School and Dixwell's private Latin School. Judging from the form of punishment in vogue at the time, one would think that mis- behavior must have been rare. It wasn't even safe to scratch one's head in the Latin School. Although scratching the head might be indis- pensable in solving some weighty problem, the eagle-eyed master would probably misin- terpret the activities. The innocent offender would be shaking with fear, not daring to look at the piercing eyes under the bushy brows as the master briskly strode towards him. In his Westbrook High School i 'QDQ A 7 hand he would have a remedy sure to cure any itching scalp-an iron comb with a handle. If the boy were a frequent offender and the master cruel, the scalp might be bleed- ing instead of itching after he was through. Another cruel punishment was the stocks in which the boy's feet were locked while the master whipped the offender. A milder punish- ment, perhaps to be used when a boy couldn't remember a declension, was a small, flat piece of wood, sometimes wire-covered, with a handle on it. The master could make a boy's hand sting very easily with one of these. The mildest punishment was the Dunce's or Ass's Board. It had a picture of an ass on it and was hung around the neck of stupid, lazy, bored, and mischievous scholars. The course of study which these early schools offered seems today unbelievably nar- row. Their only purpose was to prepare the scholar for college, therefore, their curricula depended on the entrance requirements of the colleges. At that time the colleges demanded a thorough knowledge of not only Latin, but Greek also. Since one of the main purposes behind the founding of the school was to pro- vide Boston with an educated clergy, all of the students, whether they had any idea of being a minister or not, were well prepared for it. The only way for a boy to learn law or medicine was to serve an apprenticeship. Only a few of the largest cities boasted schools where banking, trade, commerce and industry were taught. VVhat a great difference the modern high school has made in the oppor- tunities offered young people! The early educational system is spoken of as a dual system, because the secondary school had no connection whatsoever with the elementary schools. Therefore, there was usually a large gap between what was taught in the last year of elementary school and what was taught in the first year of Latin school. In 1828, the Regents in New York State re- quired that before the pupil be admitted to the English course, he must show proficiency in the subjects usually taught in the common schools. This established a relation between secondary and elementary education' and soon all the states followed in abolishing the dual system. About 1700, the control in the communities began to shift from the clergy to the industrial and commercial men. They naturally de- manded schools broader in scope and more practical. The result was the American acad- emy. One of the finest and most progressive of the academies was the coeducational one ,founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1751, now the University of Pennsylvania. The subjects which were taught at the acad- emies included almost everything anyone could name that was known in those days. The academy was not closely connected with the college but did offer a classical course preparatory for college. The broad curriculum made secondary education seem much more desirable to the young people than it had be- fore. Since the academy was open only to those who could afford it, much bitterness and jealousy was created among the poorer people and the advocates of free secondary education. By 1850 there were 6000 academies in Amer- ica, most of them in New York and New England. Naturally all of the owners and backers of these institutions were strongly opposed to any form of free secondary educa- tion. Also, men who could afford the academy for their own sons were against paying taxes for someone else's son to attend a public school. The iight for the high school has not been an easy one, nor is it easy here today. To come back to Boston, we find that the Boston Latin School is one of the few gram- mar schools which were not forced to close during the academy movement. Incidentally, this school is still in existence today. It was then in no way connected with the common or elementary schools. There was, therefore, no school for boys who had gone to common school but could not attend either the academy or the college. In 1821 a Boston committee which had been appointed to study the situa- A IAEI The Blue Ev- VVhite 8 tion advised a new type of school to remedy the situation. The school, established in 1821, was called the English Classical School, but three years later the name was changed to English High School, as it is today. They offered a three- year course not quite as broad as that of the academy, with more emphasis placed on Eng- lish and no classics. As today, the high school studies were closely connected with grammar school studies. The building of the first high school was shared with a fire company and the town watch. In 1844 it moved to another building which it shared with Boston Latin School. Boys were admitted at the age of twelve, but no girls were allowed. Two years later a school for girls opened, but because of a lack of funds, it soon closed. The first coeduca- tional high school of America was established in 1856. The early educators believed that high school students should be taught with seven definite objectives in mind. They were health, command of fundamental processes, worthy home membership, vocation, civic education, worthy use of leisure, and ethical character. They are just as appropriate now as they were one hundred years ago. ' L. E., '35, WESTBROOK-1873-1935 The history of Westbrook High School begins in 1873. In that year two high schools were established, one located on Main Street, and the other, a branch, at Pride's Corner. The latter school, which held classes for only ten weeks during the winter months, was dis- continued during the latter part of the nine- teenth century. Classes were held from K September until January in the Main Street Building. As reg- ular attendance was not compulsory, students chose sessions most agreeable to them. The number of years to complete one's course de- pended solely on the individual. This explains why the high school produced its first grad- uating class ten years after its establishment with the presentation of three diplomas. The courses offered included the College course, the English-Latin course, and the Latin course. In 1883 the one-session plan was adopted and has continued until the present time. With this change periods were changed from five periods, forty minutes long, to four periods, one hour long. In 1886 the original four-room yellow build- ing was moved to Valentine Street,,where classes were held until the new brick building now in use was erected and dedicated in 1887. Since the advent of the new schoolhouse, the old school has been used as a grade school. The new building had the facilities to accom- modate not only the high school pupils, but also many of the students of the grades, thus relieving the congestion there. From this time on the interest increased at such a rate that to accommodate this increase of students it was necessary to build an annex, which was dedicated in 1914. A greater variety of subjects now appeared necessary. A commercial department was established, shopwork introduced, modern languages were more in evidence, and college- trained instructors were employed. VVith this upward trend in education in Westbrook, citi- zens saw fit to provide a domestic science de- partment for both grammar and high school girls. The student body has steadily increased until the building, built with a maximum ca- pacity of 250 students, now groans under the burden of providing space enough for twice that number. A faculty of two has given place to one of nineteen, and the first building of four rooms is now shadowed with a brilliant prospect, a new ?'p250,000 school. SCHOOLS OF TOMORROW SUGGESTED BY AN ARTICLE BY ARTHUR B. MOCHLLIAN IN HSCHOLASTICH Education is the means by which each gen- eration is adjusted to the environmental condi- tions under which we must live. Therefore, Westbrook High School -b', Q' 9 so long as social change continues, as it has done and always will do, public education in turn must change. Since the educational re- quirements of our country are so rapidly changing, the Government is faced with the problem of reconstructing at east 90 per cent of our schools which are inadequate for the present, much less the future. Entering the Age of Power we are faced with the need of providing a much more complicated and in- volved education for the student so that he may be fit for the scientific and complicated world of the future. Since the 25-hour week has become more than just a fantastic idea, our active adults, between 20 and 25 years old, will be wondering what to do with their leisure time. Therefore a change will be necessary in the curriculum, in methodology, and in administration in order to make provisions for the advancement of recreational and vocational knowledge of these adults. The school mustalso provide means whereby the local neighborhood groups can meet to study local and governmental problems and to enjoy themselves. The high schools of the future will have much larger sites than those of today, the aver- age being about 40 acres. One of the most essential parts of this model school will be the campus which should be taken care of by the pupils. A student will be able to point with pride at a beautiful Hower garden and boast that he and his classmates, under the super- vision of a master gardener or botanist, de- signed, planted, and took care of it. Amongst a group of stately pines there will be an out- door theatre for the neighborhood theatricals and musical concerts. In the near future at the advanced school the minute divisions of subject matter will dis- appear, to be replaced by six major divisions: health, languages, social studies, exact science, line arts, exploratory and directly vocational activity. For health education there will be gym- nasium, swimming pools, sun rooms, rest rooms, cafeterias, dental and medical clinics. For the unfortunates, crippled by disease-or accident, there will be apparatus to assist them. Every means for developing a healthy body will become a part of the school plant. Instead of sending the partially blind and hard-of-hearing to institutions, there will be specialized physical facilities for them in the community school, because as youngsters they must live with those who are free from physical defects so that in later life they will be more lit, even with their handicap, to com- pete with those with sound bodies and minds. Each pupil will be thoroughly examined by specialists for his rating physically and men- tally so that he may be placed in a classroom according to his ability, thereby setting him on the road to an occupation for which he will be most suitable. i H For social, natural, and exact sciences, there must be small but effective museums, zoos, and laboratories for studying the fundamentals of these important subjects. Fine arts will be taken up much more ex- tensively than today to promote an apprecia- tion and an ability for self-expression in mod- eling. metal Work, drawing, and painting. The auditorium will be used by adults, as well as the pupils, for social and political forums and community meetings. Political education will be studied thoroughly by all high school students. The mechanical laboratories will be fur- nished with modern equipment so that the pupils and adults will learn how to express themselves in wood and metal and will develop a hobby for their leisure time. One of the most important needs of the future high school will be the library, not just a-place to go for references, but one that a student may go to, find a book by one of the old masters, and read it in a comfortable chair before a large open fireplace for sheer enjoy- ment. VVith the thought of this wonderful high school comes the question of finances, but I believe that Mr. Mochlman solves this Prob- lem: The best solution for financing build- ings is a pay-as-you-go program. Here is an excellent point to start with Federal aid. T. l-T., '36, fj2'ff,.f ff if ii ff ' id G , if 1 CI rl T Q1 ' f' ,,,, N 'S Af N1f:x!gL?:z 'I ' F1 RX f' .' '-V IE Qigqgizeulxggg s' - 1 0 FT .....T...,Mg-gio 4. '. MISS FIVE AND TEN Miss Five and Teni' is found in every school-especially in high school. Her toi- letry consists, more or less, of articles that can be and are purchased at one of Wfoolworthls renowned Five and Ten chain stores. Her make-up is, of course, of the best known brand, even though it does come from the Five and Ten, because the leading manu- facturers. in search of more business, produce the ten-cent size box or bottle of their product. Therefore, our fair Miss does not necessarily spoil her schoolgirl complexion by using an inferior quality when she can get the high quality at the same price. Lady Esther, Ponds, and XVoodbury guarantee that her skin will always look young and healthy, while Edna XVallace Hopper will make her look ten years younger! The latter is of no interest, however, to the Miss of twenty who has a boy friend, because she doesn't want to look ten years old, even though she may act it sometimes. The old saying beauty is only skin deepi' is true in a lot of cases in high school, for were it not for the good old powder and rouge many of our young ladies would be as pale as ghosts and not at all attractive. This does not mean that if a girl is not pretty nobody will notice or like her. No, this means that the right make-up will add charm and poise and make her more attractive to other people. XVith new shades of face powder for every colored complexion, Miss Five and Ten can be assured of her mask. If she wants a sun-tan in the summer, there is the brunette face pow- der. W'hen winter comes her tastes differ and she selects either natural, flesh or rachelle to take the shine off her nose. These shades are in all the popular brands. Miss Five and Ten's hardest selection is the rouge. It is as hard to Find the right color as it is to End the good quality. That might account for the fact that some girls' faces are always red! However, if she tries all the shades and brands she may find one suitable for her particular peaches and cream com- plexion. Another item, linked with rouge and like- wise necessary to the popular Miss is the lip- stick. The ten-cent size of Kiss proof is the most popular. The more pronounced Miss Five and Ten will have her finger nails colored a bright shade of red, another product found at VVool- worth'sg but the demure Miss Five and Ten will have her finger nails polished either nat- ural or light rose, which are preferable. Another important item in her collection of dime articles is her jewelry. Of course, she never admits it's from the Five and Ten but we have eyes and we see the very thing for one tenth of a dollar at XVOOlWO1'tl'l,S. All in all, this young Miss of ours considers her face her fortune- if most of it does come from the iive and ten. H. P., '35, Westbrook High School 1.9 i ll WE HAVE NO CATS It was when I was about nine years old that I first began to notice the labels on goods that I bought at the grocery store. My mother taught me to do this by forcing me to return to the store whenever I bought the wrong article. I had always counted my change twice ever since I had been old enough to do so. One day I went to the neighborhood store and asked for some catsup, which label I had never noticed before. I expected to see the letters K-E-T-C-H-U-P, and what was my sur- prise when I saw something labeled-yes- it was C-A-T, cat, S-U-P, sup. I never was a very good speller and anyway S-U-P certainly sounded like soup. I was quite disgusted. I said I wanted catsupf' I said very timidly. XVell, here it is, was the pert reply. XYhere ? I was slowly losing my business- like voice as my courage was weakening. Right i11 front of you. That's not ca-tsup, that's mt soup, I firmly replied. Soon I began to see that I might be in the wrong. The next discovery which I must make was how to smooth it over. Soon I de- cided. due to the fact that I was always stub- bornly right, to stand by my statement. I very calmly picked up my money which I had laid on the counter and replied, IVe have no catsf' and walked out of the store. I arrived home a very indignant person and had even forgotten the bread I was supposed to bring. Ma, we'd better change stores. That was the astonishing statement with which I greeted Mother. NVel1, Wl1C1'C,S the bread and the catsup I sent for? I forgot the bread, I replied. Seeing the puzzled look on her face, I continued, and Mr. Lord, the storekeeper, doesn't seem to know what I mean by catsup. He's bound to give me ca-tis .sou-ff. He-He-He! How do you spell cat's soup P C-A-T-S-U-PF I thought so. Go back and get it and re- member always that there are two ways of spelling catsujr and that is one of them. The other way is K-E-T-C-I-I-U-P. Go back! My face was the color of a red-hot beet. I was beginning to have big salty drops fall from my eyes and I certainly did pot want to face that storekeeper again for a while. IVhy, he would probably call me dumb, igno- rant, foolish, and what not. VVe have no cats. That was what continued to flash through my mind. VVe have no cats. 75 Alas! Mother was very strict in some respects and the one of teaching me to buy was, in her mind, an important one. I crawled into my coat and started for the store. The nearer I got, the bigger the lump in my throat. As I rehearsed my heated re- plies to the mocking I was sure to receive, my voice grew more and more unsteady. There was the store! My lips trembled. Just as I came to the yard of the store a thought came to me. IVhy not go to the store across the street? I went. My luck seemed poor that day for the same customer was there who had been in the other store. I bravely asked for some catsup. VVould he notice it? Luck was with me! The label said K-E-T-C-I-I-U-P. VVhat's that? the boy I have referred to, slightly my senior, asked. Catsup, I replied. Sure it's not cat soup ? It says catsupf' I triumphantly replied for all his grin slightly unnerved me. VVhen I got home, Mother asked me about the spelling but I only replied that I went to the other storeg then I went out to play. At least, that is what I said I was going to doa I don't believe that anyone knew that I went outside and hid to cry it out. My self-respect had been broken and I had been proved no good as a buyer. Even today those words Hash through my mind again and again. VVe have no cats. VVe have no cats. L. K., '35. i Vlbb The Blue fa- White 12 GROWING PAINS The word pains, used in connection with growing, proved to be quite a joke in my case, for I not only have enjoyed growing but now receive a great deal of satisfaction from know- ing that at last I am taller than my brother. My desire to grow came to me three years ago when I was brought to the realization that my brother, who at that time had just come home from college, was still taller than I. This knowledge horrified me, and I began to eat viciously. The word viciously may seem to you a rather strong adverb to use in describ- ing the manner of my eating, but I can assure you that it is entirely fitting. At each meal I would eat to my fullest capacity, after which I would be forced to remain seated at the table for a considerable length of time before I could actually' walk away. VVhether this had anything to do with it or not, I soon realized that I was growing quite rapidly. It was, how- ever, several months before anyone noticed this change that was taking place in my size or at least before anyone made any comment on this fact. It was about this time that my brother came home on another vacation. I lost notirne in having our mother place a book across our heads as we stood back to back. Upon follow- ing my instructions she exclaimed that I was as tall as my brother, if not just a bit taller. I spent the remainder of that day in coining new names for him such as Shrimp and Runt. All during that vacation, whenever we had any company, I would purposely pass by my brother as near to him as possible and, of course, with my neck stretched to its fullest extent, so that our guests could see just how much I had grown. After I had arrived at this stage in our little growing contest, I had little difficulty in main- taining my lead. From then on, about five times a day, I would walk under the lights that were hanging from a chain in our living- room. When I first started this procedure I could touch the lights with my head only by standing on my tiptoes, but as time went on I was able to touch them while standing nat- urally. As would be expected, I received a great deal of enjoyment out of feeling these lights brush against my hair every time that I walked under them. One day while going through this routine I did not feel the brush of the lights through my hair. I went back and walked, this time on tiptoes, under them again. Still my head did not touch the lights. I was not only puzzled but a little worried. What had happened was a mystery to me until my father told me how he had taken a link out of the chain from which the lights were sus- pended, thus raising them two or three inches. The rest of the family, who had seen this trick successfully played on me, laughed heartily. I, however, failed to grasp the humor of the sit- uation. Now when I look back over those days of friendly competition between my brother and me, I cannot help realizing just how remote pains were from my growing, that is, as far as I was concerned. The rest of the family, how- ever, maintain that they felt them sharply. T. V., '35, BEWARE OF AMATEUR COOKS Have you ever eaten a meal that was pre- pared by someone who was trying to cook for the first time? If you haven't, let me caution you to beware. . On our camping trips, Thomas and I always have done the cooking, but one morning, while we were on our trip to the Chicago World Fair, Thomas and I had a Hat tire to iixg so we left the meal-getting to Lloyd. I naturally supposed he knew what he was doing, espe- cially when he did not ask us any questions, but I suppose he made up his mind to cook us a meal and surprise us. Well, he did. We were working on the opposite side of the road from him and the only thing we heard was an irreg- ular word now and then as the wind blew the gas-stove out or the food burnt. Tommy had just finished telling me how very hungry he was, when we heard a half-hearted yell from Westbrook High School 'b 'A 'B Lloyd, which informed us that breakfast was ready at last. W'e rushed to the table. The sight and smell of the food did not quite appeal to us, although we felt capable of eating anything. Lloyd proudly brought on the cereal and dished it out. He had mixed up some evaporated milk and water to put on the cereal, but he had made it so Weak that I could see the bottom of my pie plate through a half-inch of the mix- ture. I didn't notice this, however, until I had taken my first bite. I thought I would pass out, but I managed to gulp it down after several attempts, although I was uncertain then as to whether it would stay down or not. He had leftout the salt and burnt the cereal and, as if that were not enough, he had put the Hour in when the water was cold. which left large lumps of dry wheat to be bitten into. After I had masticated several of these lumps, I managed to dump the remainder, when Lloyd wasn't looking, into a hole in the ground, which I had dug with my heel. After having noticed that the plates of Thomas and Ernest were still full, I began telling how good it was, thinking that I could make them feel more miserable. I had no more than spoken the first sentence, when Lloyd jumped up and filled mine so full that it was running over the sides. I felt like kicking myself, but I could only grin and pray. I had to eat most of this because they had become suspicious and were watching me. My stomach had hardly finished rolling when he brought on the pancakes. But this time I had become cautious and took only a small one, whereas usually I would have grabbed for the largest. I placed it in my plate and poured some of the syrup, which he had made, on it. After the first bite, which was ten times as bad as the first of the cereal, I knew that I would certainly pass out if I ate it, for the pancake was about an inch thick and had been burnt on the outside, while the inside was just the raw dough, which ran out into my plate as I cut into it. The syrup had been made in an old frying-pan coated with rust. As he hadn't bothered to wipe it out, the boiling syrup had scalded most of it off into the syrup, giving it the flavor of sweet chemicals. As I sat there, swallowing to keep what I had already eaten down and playing with the pancake in my plate, some sort of modernized electric train passed on a nearby track. The others turned to watch it and I immediately, seeing my op- portunity, jammed thenpancake into an empty box and threw it as far as possible. You can bet that I didn't tell how good the pan- cakes were. I then tried to get the taste out of my mouth by drinking some coffee, but it was so strong and thick that one could easily mistake it for insect spray. That was the climax, and so with a mur- mured apology, I walked around the car and let nature take its course. And so may I, as one who has had the trying experience, warn you again. Beware of amateur cooks. L. D., '35. CORRESPONDENCE The most exciting of all the events that fill my day is the receiving of mail. The most dis- liked of these events is the answering of mail. Be it a library notice, a school catalogue, the regular weekly letter from the girl friend I met at camp, or the delayed letter with the out-of-town postmark-they all bring me, after hurrying home from school, at least the satisfaction that I am one individual person and somebody, somewhere, spent three cents for me. I am always a little disappointed to find that the person I had been thinking about all the way home from school hasn't written me, but when that letter does finally come, it is always twice as interesting as I have expected it to be. Once there were several letters bearing my name on the mantel. VVhat great fun it was to receive a prep school invitation to the winter carnival, to be invited to a Brunswick High Junior Prom, to hear all about how the social season is just getting under way in the South but how he wishes he were still up here with E I The Blue E-r White 14 his Northern friends - all before dinner. How good that delayed dinner tasted. Nearly every Friday afternoon I devote to the answering of what mail I have received. VVhy must one be so formal in accepting an invitation? I told Eddie during Christmas vacation I could go to that 'Wfinter Carnival. Miss Anna Verrill accepts with pleasure the kind invitation .... VV'hat hokuml It took me nearly the whole afternoon to write a proper -acceptance. Then I started to write the southbound let- ter. VVhat penmanship! I always start out well, but as my letter grows longer and as I think of more things that have happened-I must write them quickly or I shall forget- my writing becomes worse and worse. I con- soled my conscience by thinking he was lucky to get a long letter, and I guessed that he could spare a few minutes of his time from social activities to translate it if he wanted to. I had an even more drastic thirty minutes trying to think of something to Write to my Brunswick friend. Since the traveling was so uncertain, I couldn't attend the Junior Prom. Mail employs thousands of people in our post olhces, in our streets, and in the rural dis- tricts. After all, those pleasures otherwise in- volved are helping somebody somewhere and that is a satisfaction. A. V., '36. AT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS I have just had my picture taken. VVhen one is good-looking, he must have his picture taken often. I have mine taken every ten years or so. An old aunt of mine who has rheumatism and - three thousand dollars - wanted my picture to hang in her bedroom. She's such a sweet aunt! So I put on my new suit, the one I bought at the fire sale two years ago. It's a tritle too large for me now, but I expect to be a little stouter some day. I had my new shoes on, too. I mustn't forget to tell you about the new tie I sported for the occasion. It was a tie I re- ceived at Christmas from my beloved. To have your picture taken is an easy mat- ter, but to have the right photographer is another story. In the towns where there is but one photographer, the choice is simple. VVhen you live in a big city where there are two photographers, then comes the difficulty. To make a long story short, I left home with my new suit, my shoes, and the tie I received from my beloved. Oh! I adore my beloved. If she does not marry another boy, or if she does not remain single, she will become my wife as soon as my aunt-without the three thousand dollars- leaves for a better World. I entered the studio and came face to face with an old man. He had long white hair, which, I believed, he had not combed since the day he was born. Do you take pictures of people? I asked him. Yes, sir, answered he, if you will be kind enough to sit down in this chair. I-Iere's a man who talks Well, I thought. I'd have to use some snappy expressions my- self. I came to this photographer, says I, to be photographed, so I could have a photo- graph of myself. The old 'man made me sit down in another chair. I waited while he was getting his cam- era adjusted. I felt radiant. There are days when you believe you look better than others. That day I felt superb. If only my beloved could have seen me then. Do my shoes show enough? I asked. He assured me that I was an example of perfect appearance. Then hurry, said I, I am get- ting tired of this pose, it pains my neck. The old man disappeared under a black cloth. I could see only his hands caressing the sides of the camera. - VVatch for the little bird, said he, one, two, three .... Cric, crac, it was all over. I didn't see any little bird. I think he wanted to have a good laugh. I paid him fifty cents and waited about half an hour. Then he gave me my picture. I looked at it. VVestbrook High School 1 N 'QQ' W 15 That isn't my picture, said I. To be sure it's yours, said he. No. said I, this resembles more a monster than myself. Do you know what he told me? He told me, If you want to have a picture of yourself that looks good, send a friend to have his picture taken for you. It is the last time I shall have my photo- graph taken at the photographers A. F., '36, WHAT SHALL WE READ? This is a very important question when one realizes that reading is a tremendous influence on the planning and ambitions of an indi- vidual's life. VVe see this fact illustrated in the history of various nations. The people of India read extensively, but because their read- ing is practically worthless as far as material is concerned, they are a backward nation. They also have become introverts because they have confined themselves to the writings of their own countrymen instead of the works of other countries. On the other hand, our own coun- try is the most modern in the world because of its advanced reading. Reading is also a factor in molding an indi- vidual's life. It may be for good or for bad. Of course, this is centered around the nature of the books read. An example of good in- fluence is found in the reading of our president. He pays little attention to fiction, but confines himself almost entirely to biographies and books that identify him with his own historical past. He makes this part of his library the arsenal from which to arm himself for the inevitable encounters of the future. Another example of this is the theologian, jonathan Edwards. As a boy, he read books which were gradually to fit him for his life- work-the ministry. Abraham Lincoln with his few books, namely, Pilgrim's Progress and the Bible, was molded for his later life and works. Books also influence for the bad, however, allowing the reader to live vicariously in an unwholesome atmosphere, many times furnish- ing unhealthful ideas. Although books of travel and Hction are good for anyone ordinarily, many young people in reading questionable literature of escape, which describes the lives of notorious characters, may be influenced into attempting to mimic them. So much for the infiuence that reading has on a person. Now let us consider. VVhat shall we read? Reading may, to a great extent, be likened to a physical diet. VVe do not think of living en- tirely on light foods, instead we are forced to resort to foods with more strengthening value such as meats and vegetables. It is the same way in reading. VVe must he as particular in our intellectual diet as in the physical. The mind must be developed in growth through our reading and unless our intellccts are developed we hafvc utterly failed in our purposes for reading. Of course as young people, perhaps falthough not necessarilyj, we will assimilate books of a lighter nature. It can't be expected that we read philosophy or Einstein's Theory, but as we get older and our minds likewise develop, we will be able to read more difficult books. It is to be feared that the reason many fail to grow in intellect is that they read books which are of no value. They confine themselves to a certain class of fiction-true stories, love stories, western tales, or detective mysteries - which stunt their growth. XVe might wonder if books of this nature may not have influenced John Dillinger, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Books of entertaining value are not all that we needg instead, it is necessary that we read something hard once in a while, something substantial that will challenge thought. A good reader is an artist. Wlhen we realize the advantages of reading, in acquainting our- selves with the travels over the earth, the biog- raphies of men past and present, the findings of men of knowledge, the discoveries of mod- ern science, the various arts, and so many other things that could be named, we shall realize that there are vast opportunities in the field of reading. We can stand on the moun- tains, look out over the plain, and find endless lands to explore. R. B., '35. A Aqwv The Blue Er VVhite 16 A MUSICIAN IN THE MAKING For the last time, no! You cannot have a saxophone. You've been raving for days and days for one, telling me how quickly you'd learn, but I know better. It will be just like all other things, you'll give it up after you get tired of it, angrily exclaimed Horatio Hender- son, Sr., to his son Tommy, as he rose to go to his ofhce for the afternoon. The junior of the family had been teasing his father for several days to let him take les- sons on the saxophone and also to buy him one. Mr. Henderson doubted the sincerity of his offspringg but the truth was, that Tommy was absolutely serious about music. He loved it and 'intended to carve a niche for himself in the world of music. He had really made up his mind to earn his living with music. Yes, but Dad, music is different from those other things. I like it, and I swear I won't give it up. XVhy, I intend to earn my living that way. A'Very well, then, if you like it so much, go out and earn your own instrument and lessons and become an A-1 player. Then I'll believe you. More than that, when you've proved to my satisfaction that you've done all this, I'll buy you another saxophone, of different pitch from what you'll have. but remember, I have to be shown. Tommy left the house with the intention of doing just what his father had said. At first he went to all the stores about town, seeking afternoon employment, but was quite unsuc- cessful. As he turned out of the last store he had gone into, Tommy suddenly stopped short. I've got it ! he exclaimed, but paused doubtfully. Dare he try to carry out his scheme? There was not much chance, but- anything if he could take up music. He directed his steps toward the establish- ment of the city's best saxophone instructor. This man, L. Downey, repaired and polished instruments as well as taught how to play. Tommy finally arrived at the leader's office. On the door was in plain lettering, Mr. L. Downey, Teacher of Saxophone and Clarinet. He paused nervously. lfVhat was behind that door? How would he be received? These ques- tions flashed through his head, but he said to himself, VVell, it isn't begging, and he can't do more than refuse. Here goes! He opened the door with a firm hand and stepped inside a small, quietly furished room. Why, there was no one there. VVhy didn't someone come? His nerve was leaving him. At last here was someone coming. A kindly- faced, white-haired man came in from an inner room. His sharp, blue eyes smiled at Tommy. VVell, young man, what can I do for you ? Look here, sir, Tommy said, I've got something to ask you. You teach the saxo- phone, don't you? lfVell, I want to take it up. I can't pay for lessons, and I haven't even an instrument, but I've got a business proposi- tion. I'll come here every afternoon of the week and help you to repair and polish instruments. I can mount them and do other odd jobs around here. In return, all I ask is a lesson a week and the loan of an instrument to prac- tice on. Mr. Downey looked at Tommy keenly and silently. Tommy fidgeted. Well, why didn't he say something instead of looking at him in that way? Finally, Mr. Downey questioned, Do you really like the saxophone or is this a joke? Do you intend to work conscientiously on the instruments? Do you intend to practice as often as I tell you ? Before Tommy could answer this volley of questions, the teacher nodded and said, Yes, you'll do. I can tell by looking at you that you've got spirit and that you were born to be a musician. All right. You may begin now. Tommy gaped in surprise, hardly believing his ears, but when realization of his good luck penetrated his brain, he stuttered a thank you and fell to work sweeping the three rooms that made up the establishment. He worked his best that afternoon and when he went home, with the memory of a First lesson in his mind, he carried a saxophone by his side. He had been warned by the teacher to prac- tice diligently for at least two hours a day. Westbrook High School '-w Q' W VVhen Tommy arrived at home, he said noth- ing to his father, and the father said nothing to him, but patted himself on the back for having such an enterprising son, and resolved to let the boy practice as much as he wanted to, no matter how terrible the sound. Tommy continued with his work, learning now every day about playing saxophones and about repairing them. In fact, he could now take an instrument all apart and put it back together again. Tommy was Mr. Downey's most conscientious pupil, he practiced in all his spare time and a constant flood of melody seemed to be coming from the Henderson home whenever Tommy was there. Une day, after a particularly fine lesson with Tommy, Mr. Downey said to himself, That boy is going places. Although he doesn't know it, he's the best of my pupils. I think I'll enter him in the saxophone soloing con- test this year. The next day Mr. Downey 'said to Tom, How would you like to enter the contest sponsored by N. B. C. Studios this year? VVould I! exclaimed Tommy joyously. Then added dejectedly, VVhy-yes, but I can't enter. I've taken only thirty lessons. I wouldnit have a chance. Don't fool yourself. I don't say you'll win, but you stand a fair chance. And remember, live thousand dollars and a five-year contract with Rudy Vallee is well worth trying for. 'VVell, hesitated Tommy, I don't know. All right, I'll try. I can't do more than lose, anyway. I'll ask my father tonight. That night Tommy asked for his parents' permission, which, of course, was given, and once more Mr. Henderson patted himself on the back. For two weeks Tommy practiced and prac- ticed. His fingers were becoming so nimble that they resembled electric sparks leaping from key to key. Finally, after much ado, Tommy and Mr. Downey left for New York City, where the contest was to be held. Tom- my's mother did a great deal of talking about his doing his best, but Mr. Henderson's Good luck, son, meant more to him. In the great hall of The Roxy Theater' were a vast number of people, and among them were a good many of the great maestri of the radio world, whose purpose in coming was to pick out additional members for their orchestras. The program began. One after another the soloists stepped up to the microphone and did their bit. How well they played! To poor Tommy it seemed as if he could never equal their performances. Next on the program, ladies and gentle- men, is young Thomas Henderson from West- brook, Maine. As he stepped up to the mike it seemed to Tommy that he could hardly breathe, his fingers were all thumbs, and his mouth was dry. Come on, buck up, he said to himself, I've got to repay Mr. Downey and show Dad. Magically it seemed that he was normal again. He filled his lungs with airg he was off. He wasn't so bad after all. He closed his eyes and all at once he seemed to be in Mr. Downey's office doing his weekly lesson. Blow breath - Blow breath. NVhy, it was coming fine. His heart lifted with joy, his fingers slipped over the keys. His audience Was hushed, as softly, oh, so softly, his rhythm entered their souls. Finally the end-a long, quiet pause-and then-the audience was on its feet. Encorel they shouted, Encore! Unfor- tunately this was against the rules, but at the end of the program the judges announced: The winner of the first prize is Thomas Henderson of Westbrook, Maine. As Tommy started from the wings, a X'VCSt- ern Union boy passed him a telegram. Ex- citedly he read: Good work son stop There's a gold- burnished- saxophone waiting for you stop I take it all back stop L. M., '36. 18 A MORNING ADVENTURE Slim Nason was not a very brave man, in- stead, he was known to be a rather timid sort of fellow. He worked for the City Milk Co., operating on one of their daily delivering milk routes. Slim had been delivering milk on this route for eight years. Nothing had ever hap- pened to him, nor did he ever expect anything to happen. One morning he arrived at the dairy a little earlier than usual. Loading his truck, he started out on the road. Slim Nason was not very often so early as he was this morning. The sun had not yet risen and the neighbor- hood was in darkness except for a street light here and there. He liked to get out early once in a while. The cool morning air made him feel energetic and gave him ambition to want to do things. It is probable that he didn't do this often enough, because he had been in the same old rut for eight years. One of his deliveries was in a large building occupied by stores on the first Hoor, offices on the second floor, and apartments on the third Hoor. It was to this third floor that Slim had to carry six quarts of milk. Usually when he came to this place he growled, but this morn- ing he took the milk and ran quickly up the stairs, whistling all the while. As he neared the top stair, a black tomcat came scurrying around the staircase into the pathway of Nason's feet. Up went his heels and down went the bottles of milk with a crash. Two of them broke. Picking up the glass as best he could, he walked sullenly down the stairs and out to the parked truck for more milk, wonder- ing all the while what bad luck was in store for him, for Slim was a believer in the black cat superstition. As he returned with the milk, he noticed a beam of light from under an office door. Believing it to mean nothing, he con- tinued on upstairs. Changing the milk for bottles, he started to retrace his steps. As Nason started to descend the stairs, a rough voice commanded, Stay where you are, if you know what's best for you, mister. Slim had already started down, I iiuu The Blue G- VVhite but as he peered into the muzzle of a revolver, he decided to halt. Alas! His feet would not stop. The floor was slippery because of the spilled milk. Up went his hands. The bottles left his grasp and hustled downward. His body did likewise. It plunged headlong down the stairs. There was a crash. Tenants appeared upon the scene almost instantly. They saw the mi1kman's body lying across that of the burg- lar. The two of them were stunned momen- tarily. The people took the would-be burglar in their own hands. Slim rose, brushed him- self off, and returned to his work. That evening Slim read: IVIILKMAN PROVES HERO CAPTURES DESPERATE GIINMAN SINGLE-I-IANDED Nason chuckled to himself and thought about the old proverb: Wl1at the public doesn't know doesn't hurt them. To this day he does not know whether a flying bottle or the impact of his body stunned the burglar. But he does know that the black cat must have had a white spot. R. L., '36. LAUGH HEARTILY I have been told that when 1 was a small boy my grandmother would say to- me, Laugh heartily, Bob, and I would laugh, Ha, ha, ha. I have grown quite a bit since then, but now, instead of laughing myself, I like to study the laughs of other people. If you have ever noticed the different laughs of people, you will understand what I mean. About a year ago I discovered that I could not laugh heartily Knot that I can now, but I certainly tryj, so I began watching and listen- i.ng to others. Some men laughed loud, some men bellowed, some just shook with silent mirth, some made a peculiar smile that meant they were guffawing heartily, some opened their mouths until I thought their jaws would be dislocated, and other just tittered between their teeth. There are different sounds to laughter, too, for instance, one can laugh haw, haw, haw, or ho, ho, ho, or ha, ha, ha. This may sound VVestbrook High School i 19 queer to you, but listen next time you are at a party. An old man may cackle heh, heh, heh or eh, eh, eh, and a baby will coo ga, ga, ga. Then, of course, there is that ironic sneer, eh -eh-eh -. Although it's not a hearty laugh, it sometimes is the only one that some men know, and then again there is that Popeye growl, arf, arf, arf. It sounds like a dog's bark- ing, nevertheless, it's a hearty laugh. But of all these I have never been able to choose oneg and so if any of you good readers hear a good hearty, resounding laugh, will you please send it to me by registered mail? And don't forget to insure it, for a good hearty laugh is valuable. R. K., '36. STUDENT REVERIES BILLIE JONES! FRESHMAN I am Billie Jones, a freshman. This is the second assembly that I have been to, and be- cause I was not guite sure of the meaning of the three bells, I was rather late in getting into the main room. Even so, I found a seat which had been overlooked by others. I sat down, but had not been seated long before an upperclass- man came along and said, Clear out that seat, freshman! Don't you know you're supposed to stand up? Gther upperclassmen laughed and said to the one who had made me give up my seat, That is telling them. I blushed, partly from anger and partly because of em- barrassment, and thought to myself that I had been played for a sucker. I found a place, leaning against the wall. and here I listened to the calling off of the honor cards. I did not have the least bit of hope of getting a card even though I knew I had done pretty well in my studies. Therefore, I was very much surprised when the principal read my name. Walking across the floor I took the card extended to me. Turning, I straightened my shoulders and walked proudly back to my place. The latter action I did to show 1ny superiority over some upperclass- men and especially the one who had taken my seat. R. L. MICHAEL BLAKE: S01-HOMORE I'm Mike Blake, a sophomore. Assemblies don't arouse much enthusiasm in me. In fact I skipped the first one we had this year. I was in one of the lower rooms when the assem- bly bell rang, today. After returning my books to my home room, I tried to skip out of school, to avoid attending a dry old assembly. My plan did not succeed this time because a teacher guarded the door. Slovenly I walked up the stairs. At the head of the stairs the principal stood. I-Ie motioned me to hurry up and get inside. In turn I gave him a surly look, which, could he have read the thought that went with it, would have caused him to tell me to come back for that afternoon. I joined a crowd of fel- lows who were blocking the doorway. They, as well as I, were not interested in honor cards. Therefore we made noise enough to annoy the speaker and the audience. I don't care about honor cards, and I never expect to have one. Only sissies get them, anyway. R. L. PAT MICK: THE CLASS COMEDIAN I-Iow different we are, Pat-you and I. Should I envy you? You are but a freshman, and they say that you'll change after you be- come used to high school. I wonder if you will, Pat. I don't think so, not immediately, any- way. You are different. It seems to be your nature. I-Iow indifferent you appear to be. Nothing seems to disturb your peace of mind. But is your mind at peace? What chaotic thoughts run through it? Everyone tells me that nothing can hurt- your feelings, that you take life as a joke, that you never think of the future or dwell in the past, only the present. How wrong they are! I know you too well, Pat, to believe them. You are very sensitive but you dislike to show it, therefore you have built an exterior that will conceal your true feelings and you appear to take everything as only a joke. You hate to have people know that you study, yet you like to. You would rather have them believe that you dislike to study. Everyone enjoys your humor and your 1 The Blue fu- VVhite 20 happy smile. You enjoy pleasing your friends with your patter. You consider it a pleasure to be called the class comedian. Do you lie awake nights thinking of good jokes? Do you obtain your witty remarks by listening to the radio? Your life is just one big playground, to all outward appearances, but I know you well, Pat. I know how easily you are affected, how you look into the future and plan to be a suc- cess, how you and I talk of the past, and how sober you can become. You believe in con- cealing your true feelings and emotions-so do I, but not in that fashion. How different we are, Pat. Should I envy you? I-I. M. OSCAR VVILSGN : JUNIOR I was seated on a bench outside the princi- pal's office, waiting. I was waiting for my friend, who had been caught along with myself for skipping school the day before. I was a junior and it wouldn't be long before I would get bawled out for the third time in my high school career. I was feeling pretty gloomy as I knew I would get suspended for the rest of the week. As I sat there, I looked up at the bust of George VVashington, on whose head someone had put a felt hat. I thought to myself, I'd sure like to be like you, George. You never told a lie. I haven't yet, but probably shall have before the whistle blows again. Gosh, George, but I'd sure like to be under your hat! VVell, it won't be long now .... My friend came out the door. As he headed for the coat room I knew what I would get, probably deservedly. C. T. SENIOR: AGED SEVENTEEN Once I was inspired. These very walls seemed to urge me on. They said, Young lady, where are you going? 'Tm going to college, walls, said I. Then my life lay mapped before me, brilliant with success. High school was an insignificant age through which I was passing. Bigger and better things loomed be- fore me. I was going to college! I worked hard in preparation for all that was to come, pour Ina grande education. Then came the crash, the blow that ruined everything. Today I walk the hallways, once luminous with inspiration, now barriers of despair. My books seem heavy on my arm. And I say to myself, just where are you going ? I answer me back, To work, of course. To work, where I'll earn that 'heap big moneyf I know I'm down, but I'll work my way out. If Dad did, then so can I. I'm not afraid to labor, if that's what I must do. After graduation I'll get a job. Big things then will start coming my Way. ' But will they? I review conditions as they have been for the last few years. In my imagi- nation, I can see lines of young men and wom- en at the doors of every employment agency. They're hungry. They want work. But there is no such thing. Work must be a thing of the past. Behind the headlines is news that never reaches the press: suicides, murder, robber- ies- characters of college men are broken be- cause they are hungry and cold. And they all utter the same complaint, No work. So I say to myself, Just where am I going? F. K. ALLAN BLAKE: A STRANGER IN A NEW ' ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL I always thought it would be fun to go to a new school and meet new people. Of course, I hated to leave my old friends but I expect to see them again. When new people came to our school, everyone tried to see who could be the nicest to them. NVe invited them everywhere we went. We accepted them with a welcome they never would forget. VVe had student mixers for them to get acquainted with every- one. Teachers made things easier for them by kindness and a great interest in everything they did. If a student was sick, it didn't make any difference who she was, we always sent her round robbins and cards and flowers. VVe always made certain that someone went to Westbrook High School A ....... . I 1 - - i see her if she was able to have company. The teachers went to visit her often. It didn't make any difference who she was. But it is different here. I wonder why. I ask people, but they don't seem to know. New England people are different. That's all, I guess. They're so distant. If I try to join them-well, I just can't, that's all, I feel like an imposter. Is it me? No, other new students have told me the same thing. Students don't seem to mix here. They go in groups, and when these groups get together it seems as if they have hung up a no admit- tance sign. Maybe they don't feel that way. I wonder if they don't. It's probably just their way. I go to their socials, I join their clubs that are open to everyone, but I always feel like a visitor. They speak to me, yes, but then every- body speaks to a person. I wish I were back in my own high school, where I hated to miss school because I might have to miss being in the Dramatic Club plays. And even if it were a large school I had ever so many friends. There somebody came every night to get their lessons with me or go some place or make candy and dance. VVe always had a swell time together. It didn't make any difference who came. VVhen we had school dances, which we had almost once a week, everybody mixed, and danced, and had a Swell time. Oh, why can't these people be like that? NVhy must they be so distant and certain peo- ple make you feel like they're too good for you? VVhy? Oh, how I wish I could make everybody join together, like each other, and have parties where everybody comes and joins in the games and dancing. But here, what am I trying to do? Change these cold, seemingly heartless, distant people, who have been the same through generations, and will be for many more generations? I don't believe they could have a student mixer here because half would be sitting around the side lines, quiet and probably bored, not knowing what to do with themselves while the rest talk in a group, and a very select few dance. I'm so glad I was born and reared where people have such good times. If I had been born here, I would probably be the same. E. H. ToM GRAY: ONE OF MANY I am sad. Yes, indeed, I am sad. When youth should be for me the carefree, jovial and selfish period of my life, I sit by the radio listening to a three-men debate. And what connections have these debates with my sad- ness, you may ask? VVell! I'll confide in you. It may even relieve a little of my sorrow which is slowly strangling my youth. In school, they teach me to love my Amer- ica. I am constantly reminded of men such as Vllashington, Lincoln, McKinley, who con- tributed to their utmost to make their country the land of the free, the home of the peaceful, and the anti-chamber of the heavens. They labor, in classes, to teach me the phases of the constitution, which should lead my life to the betterment of myself and my fellow citizens. They- plead, in my courses, to instill in me prin- ciples of honesty, devotion, unselhshness with matters concerning my United States. I hear of respect for my president and his associates, notwithstanding the party to which they belong. Yet on the radio I get acquainted with facts of the day. I hear of Baruch, Mellon, Dupont, who have contributed to make their country the land of the slaves, the kingdom of the am- munition manufacturers, and the most vivid resemblance to hell ever depicted. I am told of proposed amendments to add to our Consti- tution, amendments destined to terrify and clishonor our generations to come. I am con- vinced by, facts and figures of the dishonest, heathen, and selfish policies of our plutocrats. Baruch appears to be the active president of these United States I love, while the one who should be has to give way to the wishes of a corrupt cabinet of politicians. These debates I hear may be exaggerated, but they sadden me. I want my America to be what the school A The Blue fr White 22 teaches me, yet I must admit that my America is enslaved by a few. So, as many others like myself are interested in the United States of mine, I ask: America, what is your destiny P R. F. ONE DROP - - VVell, I'l1 see you later. Okay, in school tomorrow. S'long- Good-bye. After bidding his friend, Ted Vfilliams, good-bye, Bill Steward bounded up the steps and into the house. ls that you, Bill? his mother asked. Yes, it's only me, Maw, said Bill. 'Tm going down cellar until supper time. He threw off his hat and coat and went down the cel- lar stairs. Bill was an amateur chemist of no little ability. He had his lab in the cellar, out of harm's way. There he put on a rubber apron and at the same time switched on the lights. A weird glow came from one corner of the cellar. He walked over and pressed another switch and a sharp, cracking voice issued from a corner of the bench, where a blue fire leaped and danced between two electrodes. He smiled a satisfied smile as he was pleased with the performance of this strange apparatus. Eagerly he moved over to another part of his long bench, where he began conducting an experiment which he had read in a science magazine. The article had stated that one should conduct the experiment in a fireproof place as the mixture was likely to explode if handled carelessly. This fact did not bother Bill in the least. He went right ahead with his work, confident that nothing would happen. lfVhen he had mixed half of the ingredients, he jumped back suddenly. Poof! A cloud of smoke and a tinkle of glass. It had exploded. VVhat an experiment! Then Bill gave way to anger. -?! 'D -??!-, he whispered. Before long, he cooled off and decided to try again. This time he was more cautious. He tried to be careful, but in doing so he made a slight error. He added the wrong substance. VVhen he had finished the mixture, he placed some of it in a beaker, which he placed on the edge of the bench. He lighted a match and tossed it into the mixture. Silence, no ex- plosion. Some explosive, if it didn't explode ! His experiment a failure, he decided to quit the laboratory until after supper. He went up the stairs and sat down at the table. During the course of the meal he was quiet and said little. After the meal was finished, he started down the stairs once more, this time accompanied by his mother's cat. He went over to the bench and picked up the beaker and absent-mindedly began to stir the contents. Carelessly he splashed some of the liquid onto the floor. The cat, who had been under the bench, saw the liquid dropping and investigated. A drop fell on her outstretched paw and then .... oblivion. The cat was dead. Bill, glancing down, pinched himself to see if he was awake. There was no doubt about itg the cat was dead. One drop of the liquid had the power to kill. Impossible, thought Bill, and yet it was true. Bill whistled softly in amazement. Then visions began to flash before him. Visions of power and money. Just think, he said, Master of the world, ruler of all mankind, Armed with this liquid I could do anything. He sat down and tried to think what he might do. Then suddenly he jumped up. Shivering and shaking with the thought of what he might have done with such a compound, he slowly and methodically poured it down the sink. f'There, that's gone. He breathed a sigh of relief. P T. C., '36, ONE-ACT PLAY OF AN ELOPEMENT fflpologies to S hakespeare j SETTING: Prospect Park West, outskirts of New York City. TIME: Present, 19355 Night, 7.45. VVestbrook High School A 'YAAHAQ' n 23 CHARACTERS ABRAHAM ROSENBERG, a rich and miserly Wall Street broker. ' ISABEL ROSENBERG, daughter of Abraham Ros- enberg, a spoiled and rattle-headed girl, very much in love with Richard Browning. RICHARD BROVVNING, a young architect in love with Isabel. JAMES, servant to the Rosenbergs. BILL SUTHERLAND, friend to Richard Brown- ing. BOB HARRISON, a friend to Richard. SCENE I Living Room of Rosenberg Apartment. Time, 1.45. N fEnter Jlffr. Rosenberg and James, his servant. I MR. ROSENBERG grappling his cane impatientlyj : Isabel, eh? Isabel, uh? James, I hope your new master Cardoza will prove to be as lenient with you as I have been. I-Iumphl I'm Sure he will not let you sleep and doze just when you feel like it. Eh! Isabel, are you upstairs? Isabel! JAMES: I-s-a-b-e-l! Oh, Isabel! MR. ROSENBERG: Shut up! Keep still, you ill- bred numbskull, who told you to call her? JAMES Cmecklyj : But I thought I was doing my master a kind act Ctimidlyj. I Isabel e1zters.j ISABEL: Father, did you call? MR. IQOSENBERGI Yes, I am invited to a ban- quet, Isabel, but I doubt if I will go. Mr. Car- doza means nothing to me. He's only asked me because he's hoping some favors. After the way l1e's used me, too, the rat! But I guess I will go. I may make some business contacts. I feel, Isabel, as though something would happen to- night. I had a bad dream last night. I-Iumphl lVell, I guess you'll begin to think your father is foolish, worrying his little daughter with all this rot. JAMES: I'm sure my master will enjoy the banquet and the beautiful ladies, for Mr. Car- doza does expect your presence at his banquet, Sir. ISABEL: Of course, Father, please go, I am sure you'll enjoy the banquet. MR. RQSENBERG: Eh? and what will my little daughter do all alone this evening? Of course, dear, you want your old father to have a good time. But, Isabel, don't bother your pretty head about that crazy Mardi Gras and the people making fools of themselves in the street tonight. Tell Cardoza I will come, James, and get the car ready. Isabel, lock up the doors and windows and read, sew, play the piano, but do not attend the Mardi Gras, where no Self-respecting girl would be seen. JAMES Cto Isabelj: I am sure, Isabel, if you will look out the window you'll see someone you'll like. MR. ROSENBERG: Eh? Eh? What did you say? ISABEL: I-Ie just said, Good-bye, Isabel. MR. ROSENBERG: Uh! He'd better not con- verse with you, Isabel. Good night, my lovely little daughter, I will not be late. ISAREL: Good-bye, Father. fasidej and if my plans do not fail, you will have lost your lovely little daughter by nine o'clock tonight. Uixit M if. Rosenbergj ISABEL: James, how did you happen to know of my plans tonight? ' JAMES: If my mistress will permit me to say it, I overheard your telephone conversation with Master Richard this afternoon. ISABEL: Well, just as well I suppose, for there's little that gets by your eyes and ears. JAMES: Yes, ma'am. I mean-no ma'am. Can I be of help to you in any way now before I leave for my new job? ISABEL: No, just tidy up the house a bit. I am going upstairs to get ready. Uixit Isabel. 2 JAMES: The foolish, foolish girl, instead of marrying one of her own religion as her father wants her to, She is making it very difficult and Sad for her poor, old father. Foolish, foolish girl fshakes headj. fExits.j SCENE II On lawn outside of Isabel's home. Time, 8.30. fEnter two friends of Richard B1'owning's.j BILL SUTHERLAND: Yes, this is the house all right, where Dick told us to wait for him. 4999 Prospect Park VVest. I I I The Blue Er White 24 BoB HARRISON: Yes, this is the place, all right, but where's Dick? I must see him and tell him about the car, I'm having a little trouble with the engine. BILL: Usually fellows about to be married are hours before the time. What's that you have there, Bob? BOB: Oh, this is a present for Isabel. I didn't mail it for fear her father would open it, he does, you know, open all of her mail. You know, Bill. I wonder if Dick will ever regret marrying this jewish girl. Her father can make it pretty hard for Dick. BILL: Dick gets' into scrapes, but he pretty nearly always gets out. I'm beginning to think something is wrong. VV ho's that? BOB: Sh! Sh! Here comes Dick now. fE1zter Dick.j DICK: Hello, Bill, Bob. It was swell of you fellows to wait here so long. VVhenever you need my help to elope with anyone as fair as Isabel, I'll help you. You notice I say as fair, for no one could be fairer than she. Hi! Isabel, is that you in the window? ISABEL: VVho are you? ls it you, Dick, dar- ling? DICK: Yes, none other than me, dear. Are you ready? For in an hour you will be my own blushing bride. , ISABEL: Here, Dick, catch this box, for it is full of some of Father's bonds and money. I'm indeed glad it is dark, so that you can't see me dressed in this costume, for you probably would change your mind about me. Father will never recognize me if he sees me. DICK: Hurry, Isabel. Is your father still as bitter about our love, Isabel, just because we possess different religions? I remember when he first reminded me of the fact after he learned I was a Christian, and how he hates Christians. But let us be happy for tonight, dear. My road- ster is down the street a little way. At least, it is mine for tonight. I borrowed it from Bob. As for your clothes, darling, I would love you if you were dressed in overalls. ISABEL: I will lock the doors and get a little more money: we will need plenty, you know. just one minute, my dear. ' BILL: She certainly isn't very much like her father, the miserly old grouch. DICK: I love her very much. And there's one thing to my credit, I'm taking her out of her misery here. Come, Isabel, let us hurry. Iim much obliged, Bob, for the roadster. Bois: Isabel, I want to give you this little pres- ent, it isn't much, but just something to remind you and Dick of Bill and me. Well, congratula- tions, Dick. So long. BILL: So long, Dick. Come, Bob, we will be late for the Mardi Gras just as sure as anything. ISABEL: Thanks a lot -for the present, Bob, and Dick and I will always remember you as our pals and true friends. DICK: Come, Isabel, it's getting late. Take just one last look at your home, for it will be the last time you will see it while you are single and belong just to your father, for soon, very soon, you'll belong to me. ISABEL: Oh, Dick! I do hope we'll always be happy, very happy! FINIS. A SHORT CUT Heavy trucks were roaring in and out of the garage of the Williams Trucking Company in Springdale, a small town in western Maine, where the largest shipping business in that part of the country was carried on with Bos- ton wholesalers. Three great trucks traveled from Springdale to Boston every night, loaded with native goods and returned with city mer- chandise. On the night of October sixth of last year, three great machines with everything perfect- ly adjusted, stood in front of the garage of the VVilliams Company, loaded and waiting only for the drivers. Soon two of the drivers ap- peared, reported at the office, and immediately started for Boston. The driver of the largest of the three trucks was half an hour late re- porting at the oHice. Overslept, he blurted at the clerks, for he was still half asleep. He stumbled out of the office and climbed sleepily into the great ten-ton truck which was waiting for him. He turned a key, stepped on the VVestbrook High School 4'. 4'A'- 'A ' 25 heavy pedals, and away roared the truck, hum- ming like a dynamo. There was just enough chill in the air this season to make the warmth of the cab com- fortable. joe rather enjoyed his long ride through the night, while the rest of the world was sleeping. Past darkened farmhouses, through deserted villages they sped. To Joe the loneliness of the dark hours seemed to im- bue the truck with a personality which fur- nished him companionship on the journey. To- night the smooth regularity of the motor seemed to urge him to close his eyes and finish that nap. Don't worry, I'll be all right-all right-all right it said. The farther joe drove, the sleepier he became, until finally, after nar- rowly missing a couple of telephone poles, the great load of cargo, now almost completely out of control, plunged from the highway. Fortunately, for both joe and the merchan- dise, the land was on a level with the road at the place where the truck leaped. For miles across this level stretch there was nothing growing but corn. Joe continued to doze! The big truck crashed along at its same terrific pace, mowing down cor.nstalks six feet high. As it plunged, it leaped through that unlucky crop of corn, but Joe slept on, lulled by con- fidence in his big truck. Finally, the bumps in the field became rougher and rougher as the giant wheels crashed again and again. joe awoke with a start. He looked at the speedometer. Fifty miles an hour! I-Ie glanced ahead of the great radiator. and to his surprise, he found the highway to be full of what appeared to him to be trees. Still halfway between the land of dreams and reality, he decided to investigate this strange terrain. He climbed to the top of the load to get his bearings and lo and behold! he was only about ten yards from the direct road to Boston. I-Ie had, unbeknown to him, crashed through tive miles of cornstalks, thus cutting off a large number of miles. joe was the first of the three truckmen to reach his goal. NVhen the other drivers ar- rived with their shipment, joe was questioned concerning his speedy delivery. Ohl it was nothing, 'we' only took a little short cut, he chuckled. . ' A. F., '36. THIS GENERATION Each year on the first Monday of music camp, all of its members Walk the historical paths of Castine to the rock-bound seacoast for a marshmallow toast. A half hour after supper the one hundred boys and girls began the two-mile hike through the grounds of a country club, the backyard of a pretentious summer home, and up an old tote road. Finally, after following a long wind- ing path, we Went down the side of a steep the seashore. Soon all were grouped various fires laughing, talking and singing 'while eating their marshmallows. After we had eaten as much as we could, Harry and I decided to take a walk down the shore and see the new swimming pool. just as we were to go out of sight of the party, I looked back and to my surprise saw that they had left the shore. Harry thought that we should start in the direction of the camp from where we were. This will be a short cut, and probably we'll get back about the same time as the rest, he remarked. ' I hope so, because if we are not back when they check up, I'm likely to be campused for a week, I answered. Here the ledge was steeper and more diffi- cult to climb than the one we had come down. VVe managed to make it. There was no path to follow, so we were forced to hurry through the underbrush as bert we could. Finally we came to an opening. VVhat a beautiful spot! It was smaller than the average house and was surrounded by tall, even pine trees. How odd that there should l:e such a clearing as this in these wild woods! Harry was saying something about his lik- ing to have, later on, a little log cabin there for just him and me, when suddenly some- thing startling caught my eye at the opposite end of the opening. Harry stiffened and I knew he'd seen it, too. lfVith great curiosity cliff to around 26 we approached it. I thought, Evidently some- one else has been here, too. The sign read: HERE LIE THE BODIES or FIFTEEN RESIDENTS or CASTINE WHo HEROICALLY DIED DURING THE SIEGE or CASTINE AUG. 9, 1735 My first impulse was to run but Harry said, That happened two hundred years ago today. What a coincidence! Let's look around here and perhaps we may find something very in- terestingf' I felt very guilty walking on that soft, thick, green grass under which now lay the bodies of fifteen heroes. They died for America, for lib- erty, and for the happiness of their followers. How much they must have loved our Maine and our Country! Are they pleased with the result of the sacrifice of themselves and thou- sands of others? Do we appreciate them? Is our government as they would have had it? VVill our now care free youths sometime have to defend this country as they did? ' Suddenly I heard a muflied clicking sound. I looked about me. Harry was nowhere to be seen. What should I do? Desperately I ran in the direction of that noise. There were fal- len trees in the way. I tripped and fell hard to the ground. PF all Pk lk Pk wk I was in a room with crude furnishings. There were fifteen weather-beaten men in fron- tier clothing staring at me coldly. One stepped forward and with a heavy bass voice said: Two hundred years ago we fell near where you have just fallen. lVe fell dead. Killed with the bullets and bayonets of people who wanted to make this their land. Why, when we heard that we were outnumbered, did we not retreat inland? W'e loved this land. VVe came here for freedom. No other country was going to rule us while we lived. You, the youth of America, do not appre- ciate this. You have religious freedom. You rarely go to church more than once a week. l I The Blue fr VVhite You have opportunities for splendid educa- tions. You feel abused to be made to go to school. You even throw books around, de- stroying them. You will have a part in the government. Wliat will you do with it? Will your generation respect your country, improve it and defend it ? The room was shaking with the thunder of his voice. The light went out. lkakvkvlfvkvk Are you all right? Gosh! that tumble knocked you right out. You had me some frightened for a minute. Quick, Harry, let's get black to the school. I've got to practice my cello and start studying my history for next year. A. V., '36. CLASSIC MOVING PICTURES For a number of years the moving pictures have not been overseriousg they have lacked in charm and honest .natural expression. Al- though they have satisfied some movie goers, there is a class of movie fans who have been waiting and hoping to see the day when the producers of moving pictures would direct and produce classicsg stories in which lovers of good books have found real depth and mean- ing. Most good books contain in their plot all the pathos of life in a balanced and blended formg that is the reason for a reader's becom- ing so interested in a good story that he ac- tually lives in its environment. We like to feel that we are a part of the storyg sometimes we become so completely engrossed in the book that we see ourselves in the written character of hero or heroine. A book which produces these emotions in the reader is rare- ly ever forgotteng it becomes a part of us and makes a never-to-be-forgotten impression. The same, therefore, can be said of a good classic moving picture. A picture which expresses horror or mystery, or that departs from real- ism, may be enjoyable and still show great skill and ingenuity to produce it. VVestbrook High School . 4 , 27 At last, our hope and dream of seeing long- desired classic movies seems to' be nearing reality, never before in the history of the mov- ing picture colony have the directors been exerting their utmost energy in producing the great historical and literary stories which all educated people have come to know and love. just imagine your delight, if you like the sto- ries of Robert Louis Stevenson, when you see Long john Silver come to life on the silver screen in the person of the great character actor, Wfally Beeryg or that brave little lad, jim Hawkins, portrayed by Jackie Cooper, whose fame has become a byword among the American children! It would not surprise me in the least if after seeing this picture you were tempted to sit up half the night and dis- cuss the tales of old John Silver and review the incidents of the story, chapter by chapter. The beauty of the Hispaniola, with its sails spread to the wind, is a spectacle never to be forgotten. If you liked the story as you stud- ied it during freshman lligll school days, you cannot help but like Treasure Island, brought to you on the movie screen by those masters of movie kingdom, the M. G. M. studios. After we have seen these great actors and actresses perform such stupendousiroles in the great classics, it will be difficult not to asso- ciate them in years to come with the charac- ters of these wonderful books. Thus Norma Shearer will always be Elizabeth Barrett Browning. To those who are acquainted with the life history of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, the magnificence of the picture was remarkable. It is a perfect conception in all details of a classic moving picture, in which one feels that he is living over again the story of an ideal love between two very talented people. Robert Browning, portrayed by Fred- eric March, is all that one could wish him to beg when he offers his hand in marriage to the invalid sweetheart and says, Take my hand, dear, I have more strength than one man needsg let me share it with you, one realizes then the real quality of his character. If you were impressed by the ideal romance of the Brownings in biographies, you will be more than impressed when you see their love on the screen. This is also an M. G. M. master- piece. May they continue giving us such works of art, for these pictures are appreciated. VVith the cry for historical and literary mov- ing pictures constantly ringing in their ears, the Paramount producers gave us one of the most outstanding masterpieces of the year, Cleopatra How our hearts beat when we saw this picture on the screen! For years in our study of ancient history we tried, but in vain, to picture the beautiful queen of the Nile as her character was revealed to us in the writ- ten word, but not until the spectacle of C. B. DeMille reached our eyes did we fully realize the influence of her beauty. The triumph of a Caesar entering Rome, the beauty of moonlight on the Nile, the battles of Alexandria and Actium spurred 011 by the love of Anthony for the Egyptian queen-all these incidents made history again on the movie screen against a magnificent and lavish background. The captivating Queen of the Nile portrayed by Claudette Colbert, however, renewed our interest sufficiently for some of us to dig out our history books and review many worthwhile facts. Numerous other classics have been success- ful on the screeng such as, Louisa Alcott's Little Womei1, which won the hearts of all who had opportunity of seeing itg the dra- matic interpretation of George Arliss's per- formance in the House of Rothschild and Charles Laughton's role in The Private Life of Henry VIII. VVe appreciate these recent undertakings and look forward to their future efforts. L. W., '35. The snarling, raging breakers pour Their wrath upon the senseless shoreg The slimy rocks and grey-scarred cliffs With seaweed springing from their rifts, Foretell the doom of coming ships. E. I., '35, LETTERS I never do get time to write Letters to the friends I like, Until their letters sent to me For weeks have kept me company. VVhen they at last my late replies perceive, The answers back which I receive Chide me because I plastered o'er Reasons why I did not write before. B. D., '35. SPRING Spring this year, like other Springs of years ago, Is whispering secrets from its cover Of clinging mud and melting snow. And sun and birds in pleasant show, In the sky, together, hover. The trees are creaking in the breeze And grasses rise along the way, Orchards everywhere, and in the trees Taps and bores, the wood-pecker, grey, And men at chores are all so gay, And children do not cry or tease. Spring this year, like other Springs of years ago, Is losing troubles with its cover Of clinging mud and melting snow. B. D., '35. SCHOOL TIME Bells ring- ' Books swing, Children run- All for fun, School time- Bells chime. Now in class- Do each task, Never waste- Make hasteg Learn each day- It will pay. Tho days be dreary- Never weary, Sun will shine- In due time. Your fist grip- Never slip. 1 .. The Blue G- White BEAUTY AND BRAINS She tripped across the study hall on her ridicu- lous French heels- All eyes were turned upon her, the room was hushed and still- She knew she was the object- Of a hundred students' stares- So higher rose That turned-up nose As she showed off her little airs. Her silken skirts swirled gracefully around her shapely limbs, Her brunette locks were cut and curled in the season's latest whim. Lipstick had been just applied, And smiling into her mascared eyes Some dozen boys Thought of the joys If she would only smile at them. Such poise! Such chic! Such feminine grace! But sad to relate, - Let's blame it on fate- Her achievements all lay in her face. N. C., '35, . i. GRADUATION Well, clear the stage, classmates, the show is over, We've said our lines and now the curtains close. The past four years fade into darkness with the foot- lights. Wipe off your paint-no need to longer pose. just four short acts and then the final curtain. The play, that seemed to us would last, is gone, For everyone should know that footlights fade, And the stage grows dark long before the dawn. B. D., '35. Seat, pedal, to wheels and away, Get to the seashore before the hot day Melts me like butter with its hot ray. Seat, pedal, to wheels and away. Ride right through Portland, twenty miles away, Many's the friend there will see us and say, I wish I could go with them to the bay. Seat, pedal, to wheels and away. R. P., 30. D .J J. ., '3 . Westbrook High School I ' 'q I I 29 YELLS Um-italian of The Bellsuj Hear the children's many yells, joyous yells! VVhat a happy time they foretell! How loud they sound, sound, sound, In the sunny days of May! While the children all around, Yelling, can easily be found Everywhere the livelong day, Always yelling, yelling, yelling, In their ways of telling That they are care free and gay By their yells, yells, yells, yells, yells, yells, yells, By the joyfulness and shrillness of their yells. R. P., 'a5. WHY-SNOOKY VV here have you been all day long, Little Pussy of mine? You seem content, for you're purring a song. Is that a happy sign? VVhy is your tail so full of burrs? Explain yourself, my dearg And the Lord forgive, just look at your fur- It's badly soiled, I fear. VVhy did you come home at all, my pet? CI needn't Hatter myselfj WVas it because your paws were wet- Or the cream upon the shelf? XVhy do you look with such pleading eyes, Moanful little Snook? Ah, but to your tricks I've grown quite wise, And the meaning of this look. Why did I ever claim you as mine, Disobedient cat? Now stop your whining until I find Some meat to make you fat. Why on earth don't you ever come home, Vlfandering vagabond? You're away all day and at night you roam Across the neighl:or's lawn. Why are you rubbing against my leg, Crafty little kitten? No, I'll not forgive, even though you beg So prettily to be forgiven. Why can't you remember to be a good boy? And stop these escapades- And I'll buy you a catnip mouse for a toy To keep you from nightly raids. N. C., '35. THE THEATRE The theatre seems a land of dreams VV here some just go to see a show, To others it's a picture book At which they merely look. To her it is a winclowpane Through which she looks and not in vain, The lives of people, great and small, Are there before her on the wall. J. P.. um. QQ? 2AkUlIKN4D'lfVlLlIEllD1flMlEN'lfS In behalf of the Senior Class of '35. we, the Editorial Board of this BLUE AND VVHITE, wish to take this space to extend our sincere thanks to the following for faithfully support- ing us in this year of depression as in former years: To the S. D. Warren Co., who very kindly donated the paper for this yearbook. To the advertisers and subscribers. To Mr. Henry S. Cobb, whose cooperation is such a necessary factor to the success of our journal. To members of the faculty and Mr. Phil- brook, who have given many hours of their time in hard Work to make our yearbook a success. To all who have helped in any way in the publication of this BLUE AND WHITE. 30 The Blue fu- White S llli N lll 'ID lilo S ll? A ll ll S lil lll 'IU S 9 HAZEL MARION BCYD-GENERAL Hasty She looks a queen. How shall we ever get along without that wonderful smile of Hazel's? Pastime: Smiling. Ambition: To marry Dickfensj. General Appearance: The Blond Venus of the class. ROBERT L. BRY'ANT-GENERAL Rev Alumni Editor of BLUE AND W'HITE, News Editor of Spotlight. God's in H-is lzeavcng all's right with the world. Robert was elected the Class Minister. He certainly would make a good one. Pastime: Using the dictionary. Ambition: To be a minister. Failing: Biographies. FREDA MAE BURROWS-COLLEGI: B. Freed One day in the country is worth a month in town. Although Freda is very quiet, she has made many friends in and around school. Pastime: Walking. Ambition: To live in the city. Failing: Paul. EARL MARTIN CHRISTENSEN-INDUSTRIAL Chris Basketball C4, 33. The pleasing ffunislmzcnt that 'women bear. Keeps your heads, girls, and don't let our class heartbreaker mislead you. Pastime: Breaking hearts. Ambition: To get into a basketball game. Failing: Getting scratched. FREDERICK EDWARD CLARKE-GENERAL Fred Vice-President of Class 125, Senior Reception Committee CBJ, Basketball C4, 3, 2, lj. This is the short and the long of it. We thought Freddy learned his alphabet in grammar school, but we find that he didn't get further than D. E. ' Pastime: Going to the D. E.'s. General Appearance: Tall, dark, and handsome. Failing: Staying conscious an entire basket- ball game. ARTHUR S. CLARKE-GENERAL Art Football flj. I judge people by what they might be-not are, nor will bc. Arthur is a popular member, especially with the girls. Oh, well, we can't all be handsome. Failing: Finding his way out of a museum. Ambition: To throw Bull Martin. General Appearance: Noisy. Westbrook High School ELEAN OR M. CRAGIN-COLLEGE El Operetta 131, Glee Club 131, Assistant Literary Editor of BLUE AND WHITE 111. V M y library was dukedom large enough. Eleanor is our class author and she has won several honors already with her talent. Don't lose it, EL Failing: Blanchard Club???????? Ambition: To be a red head. Favorite Expression: I don't believe it. NINA CURTIS-COMMERCIAL Nina New Broom .rweepeth cleenef' Nini is one of the latest arrivals, but she seems to get ac- quainted quickly. We're glad you came, Nina. Pastime: Riding with Honey. Ambition: To be somebody's stenographer. Favorite Expression: He's the answer to a maid- en's prayer. JAMES MELVIN DALY-GENERAL Jimmy Freshman Reception Committee 111, Assembly Program Com- mittee 111, Assembly Entertainment Committee 111, Class Color Committee 121, BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board 111. The will of tr-ue 'wit is truth itself. jimmy was elected the wit oi the class. Between that and his smile he's one person we're always glad to have around. Failing: Gold shoes. General Appearance: Good-natured. Favorite Expression: I'm looking for an angel. BEATRICE M. DOUGHTY-COLLEGE-COMMERCIAL Bee Senior Reception Committee 121, Freshman Reception Commit- tee 111, Assembly Program Committee 12, 11, Assembly Enter- tainment 12, 11, Decoration Committee for Senior Reception 121, Literary Editor for Spotlight 12, 11, Property Manager of Oper- etta 121, Prize Speaking 111, Usher at Baccalaureate 121, BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board 111. Pools are all who love, who feel great truths, and toll them. If you see a young lady dashing around in red trousers held by white suspenders, don't be alarmed, it's our class poetess. Pastime: Sorority. Failing: Suspenders. Ambition: To be able to play the trombone. LINWOOD E. DOUGHTY-COLLEGE-COL!MERCIAL Lin Vice-President of Assembly 111, Freshman Reception Commit- tee 111, Assembly Program 111, Assembly Entertainment 111, Usher at Prize Speaking 111, Basketball 111. A friend and a brother. Lin has been going to church a lot lately. Let's hope Bee keeps taking him there. Pastime: Chasing Bee1s1. Failing: Neckties. General Appear- ance: On Riverton Road. GRACE MAY DOUGLASS-GENERAL Sonny Assembly Program 121, Assembly Entertainment 12, 11, Prop- erty Manager of Operetta 121, Usher at Prize Speaking 12, 11. A friend is never knoune till a man have net-de. For quite a while Gracie has shown an interest in our feath- ered frlends, especially in Chickens They seem to be quite friendly, 'cause Gracie's always smiling. Ambition: To own a Chicken farm. Failing: Vegetable soup. General Appearance: Happy. ALBERT DAVID DYER-GENERAL Al A good reputation Lv more valuable than. money. Albert likes the Scenic Theatre very much. It must be the educational pictures 1??????1. What else could it be? Pastime: Going to the Scenic. Failing: Educational pictures 1????1. Ambition: To work in S. D. Warren's. The Bluee-White CHARLES H. DYER-COMMERCIAL Hunlcy ' Treasurer of Assembly 115, Vice-President 115, Senior Recep- tion Committee 125, Freshman Reception Committee 115, Senior Finance Committee 115, Assembly Program 135, Assembly Enter- tainment 135, Letterman of Football 12, 15, Basketball 125, Man- ager of Basketball 125, Captain of Football 115. They are never alone that are accomfranivd with- nolglc thoughts. I-iunky has helped to make people realize that some of West- brook High's boys can play football. Much obliged, Charlie. Pastime: Waiting for the gang at Vallee's. Ambition: To be a football hero. General Appearance: On NValtham Street. LEONARD HAYDEN EMERY-COLLEGE Len Secretary of Class 145, Senior Reception Committee 125, Ring Committee 125, High School Play 125, BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board 145, Assistant Editor-in-Chief 125, Editor-in-Chief 115, Editor of Spotlight 115. Wearing all that weight of learning lightly like a flower. We all appreciate the hard work Leonard has put into our BLUE AND WHITE and the Spotlight. Thanks a lot, Leonard. Pastime: Ebossos Club. Ambition: To keep out of the pen 1nal5. Failing: Sudden illness during school. LILLIAN MARIE EXCHANGE-COLLEGE Lil Of .rurfwassing bcanly and in the bloom of youth. Lil is one of our quiet girls, but look out, folks! Remember the old saying about red hair and a quick temper. Ambition: To have every curl in place. Pastime: Primping. Failing: Bunny. LAWRENCE FREEMAN FARR-GENERAL loc Vice-President of Class 125. Letterman in Baseball 125, BLUE AND XVIITE Editorial Board 115. I Jzetvcr found the companion that -was so co-mfvaniona-ble as so.'ifndc'. - This boy is the kind that stands out in a crowd. Being tall has its advantages: we certainly won't look down on you, Joe , Ambition: To make that ball team Twilight League Champions. Failing: Women? ? ? ? ? General Appearance: Lanky. ANITA R. FLINT-COLLEGE B. Assembly Entertainment Committee 125, Usher at Prize Speak- ing 125. A true frivnd is forctfcr a friend. If you see Nete coming, look again and you'1l probably find either Ed or Lil. ' Favorite Expression: Isn't that just ducky? Ambitfon: To settle in Boston. Pastime: Writing letters to-? P ? ? MARGARET GAIL GILMAN-GENERAL Class Color Committee 125. How .rad and bad and mad if was! Bu! then, how if was .rwcct. ' Gail is one of the tiny members of our class, but what she lacks in size she makes up for in popularity. Failing: Deering Oaks. Ambition: To grow tall. General Appearance: VV ith a Case1y5. STANLEY EUGENE GOFF, JR.-COLLEGE Pow Eat, drink and be merry. Can you imagine Pete'l without candy at recess? Never mind, Pete, eating is lots of fun. Failing: Food. Favorite Expression: What's it to ya ? Ambition: To be thin. Westbrook High School RICHARD ALCORN GOODRIDGE-COLLEGE B. Dicky The more we argued the question the more we didrft agree. Dicky should be wealthy soon. He's very good at two things, arguing and money lending. Call us up, f'Dick, when you're a millionaire. Pastime: Telling people where to get off. Ambition: To be a millionaire. General Appearance: In an argument. AXEL C. HANSEN-COLLEGE-COMMERCIAL Array Senior Reception Committee f2J, Assembly Program Committee 111, Assembly Entertainment Committee CU, Football Letterman CU, Basketball 12, 11, BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board C2, 11. Truth is the highest thing that man may keep. Axel is well known as an excellent newspaper carrier and a Boy Scout. He's lots of fun and has many friends. We all wish you the best of luck for the future, Axel. Pastime: Going to Boy Scout meetings. Ambition: To be a business manager. Failing: Crawling out of bed at 5.00 A. M. THORWALD ALFRED HANSEN-COLLEGE Toody Senior Reception Committee 125, Freshman Reception Commit- tee CD, Sports Editor of Spotlight CU, Basketball Q4, 3, lj, BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board CU. Better late than never. Toody hails from Irish Hill and never seems to leave it in time mornings. Is it hard to leave bed, Toody ? Pastime: Doing math. Ambition: To be a farmer and have an automatic milking machine. Failing: Getting in at 9.30. General Appearance: Blushing. Favorite Expression: That's a ring- tailed snorter. M. DOROTHY HARNOIS-COLIMERCIAL Dotty Basketball C4, 3, 2, 13. Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle. Dot is what you might call way down thar when it comes to size, but they say that it's the good things that come in small packages. Pastime: Playing Basketball. Failing: Typing. General Appearance: Gigantic? RALPH N. HAWKINS-GENERAL Rufus Truth is within oursel'ves.', Here is another boy who has to make use of the school bus. Well, it's a short ride when you have pleasant company. Pastime: Doing geometry. Failing: Studying. Ambition: To have the first mortgage on the third floor. BENJAMIN ELLSWORTH HEBERT-GENERAL Ben His smile is sweetened by his gravity. Ben must have been a keen rival for the title of the best dressed boy. There should be a vote for the boy with the most winning smile. That certainly would be Ben. Pastime: Visiting a hospital fwhen he's not sickj. Failing: Being quiet. General Appearance: Well dressed. LOIS M. HERBERT-COMMERCIAL B. Lo It is easy for men to talk one thin-g and think another. Boy! Oh Boyl You ought to hear Lois talk. She's faster than these streamline cars. Failing: Bridges. Pastime: Gallopfingj along. Favorite Ex- pression: Shoot The Blue Gr white MURIEL KATHLEEN HERBERT--COMMERCIAL Mu Ring Committee CSD, Usher at Graduation CZJ. Laugh and the world laughs with you. ' Muriel .must have been a strong rival for the honor of the best dressed girl. She always looks immaculate. 4 Ambition: To rival Pauline as the best dressed girl. Failing: Velvets. General Appearance: With a smile. MARGUERITE L. HUNTER-GENERAL Chubby Basketball C3, 23, High School Play C3J. I dote on his wry absence. Chubby simply can't see beyond Freddy. Never mind, Chubby, we all envy Freddy. Pastime: Going to the Star, Ambition: To work in a beauty parlor. General Appearance: With Freddy. DAPHNE LOUISE JAQUES-COLLEGE Daffy No one knows what he can do till he tries. Well, Daffy, we hear you're going to be a school teacher. Here's luck to you, but don't make it an old maid. Failing: fSpiderJ Webbs. Pastime: Playing cards. Favorite Expression: Oh Lord. CHARLES EDWARD JARRETT-INDUSTRIAL Eddie W e are young and we are friemls of time. Eddie is late for everything except his dates. Well, we'll always be glad to see you. Pastime: Going to sorority. Failing: His girl friend. General Appearance: Half an hour after the bell rings. ESTHER CECILIA JENSEN-CONIMERCIAL Ginny Keep the gold mean between saying too much and too little. Esther's long walk from Cumberland Mills to the high school keeps her healthy. Perhaps that's what keeps her such a good friend and so good-natured. We'll certainly miss you, Esther. Ambition: To walkas fast as Eleanor. Failing: Gossip. Gen- eral Apperance: Taking her time. EDWARD O. JESS-COLLEGE Eddie Ring Committee C2J, Assembly Program Committee Clj, As- sembly Entertainment Committee C 13, Class Colors Committee C2J, Science Editor of BLUE AND WHITE C2j, Associate Editor of Spotlight CU, Business Manager of Magazine Subscription Drive CU. ,. And gladly would he lerne, and gladly teelzef' Eddie was elected our class teacher and he's not only a good teacher but good company, too. Pastime: Doing other people's lessons. Failing: Girls? ? ? ? ? Ambition: To know everything. EDWARD EUGENE KENNIE-INDUSTRIAL Eddie Senior Reception Committee f2j, Assistant Industrial Editor of BLUE AND WHITE f2j, Industrial Editor of BLUE AND WHITE CU. ' The shallow murmur.r but the deep are dumb. Eddie was elected the most bashful boy, but I guess they don't know you, eh, Eddie ? Pastime: Giving oral topics? ? ? ? ? Failing: Blushing. Ambition: To own a machine shop. Westbrook High School RUTH ALMENA KIMBALL-COINILIERCIAL Sunny Assembly Program Committee AKD, Assembly Entertainment Committee CD. , As merry as the day is long. A This girl has only been with us the first and last years of high school, but her time and personality and jolly nature have made her unlimited friends. Failing: Basketball heroes. Pastime: Going to Vendome Club. Ambition: To be a radio comedian. CLYDE EDWIN KNIGHT-GENERAL Skelly Tail is the true knight? 1nasti11'ie. Clyde pretends he's bashful, but perhaps a little investigating around South Windham would reveal the reason why. Failing: Louise. Ambition: To run a trolley between South Windham and Westbrook. General Appearance: Bashful? ? ? ? HELEN HORTENSE KNIGHT-COLILIERCIAL Nitty Not by years but by dislrosition is wisdom acquired. Helen hails from the distant regions of Rocky Hill. With those looks and that smile you ought to go places, Helen. Failing: Catching the bus on time. General Appearance: Smil- ing. Favorite Expression: Skip it. LOIS RUTH KNOWLTON-GENERAL Lo Every why hath a wherefore. Lois walks a long way to school and when she gets here she's all ready for an argument. Anyway, it provides fun for the rest of the class. Pastime: Arguing. Ambition: To get the last word in a dispute with Dicky. Favorite Expression: Is that right? EDWARD JAMES KNOX, JR.f-INDUSTRIAL Eddie Am I my broflzerkv keeper? Eddie doesn't have much to say, but we guess he's pretty busy keeping track of his little f PJ brother. Pastime: Working at S. D. Ambition: To keep up with Dale. General Appearance: Going back for shop. FLORENCE LACHANCE Nessie Small maketh a grille. Here is a sweet little girl that has just come to us recently. Con- sidering her popularity now we wonder what it would be if she'd been here four years. Pastime: Helping Miss Whittier teach French. Failing: Keep- ing too quiet. Favorite Expression: No kiddin'? MARGARET I. LARRIVEE-COMMERCIAL Jlla1'ge Basketball C4, 3, 25, Manager of Basketball Team CU. Is it a world Io hide virtues in? Meet the most bashful girl of- the class, but don't let her fool you, for behind those perfect curls her eyes twinkle merrily. Pastime: Delivering papers. Failing: Keeping every curl in place. Ambition: To be a Huntress. The Blue fr White GRACE JEANNETTE LECLAIR-COMMERCIAL Tools Make the coming hour o'erflow with joy and pleasures drown the brim. If you see a good-looking girl with a sweet smile running around you'll know it's our Gracie. Pastime: Looking for Herman. Ambition: To liye on Mentor Street. Failing: Violetfte5s? ? ? ? P ? HELEN PATRICIA LECLAIR-GENERAL Curley Be careful of the type she seems so careless of the single life. Helen is the envy of all the girls with her head of natural curly hair. Well, it's what's under it that counts, remember, Helen. Pastime: Chiseling. Failing: Keeping her mind on her studies. General Appearance: A perfect figure. PHILIP S. LEIGHTON-COLLEGE Chicken Senior Reception Committee C25, Assembly Program Committee K4, 3, 2, 15, Assembly Entertainment C4, 3, 2, 15, Manager of Footlzall 115, Manager of Basketball C15, High School .Play C3, 2, 15, Editor of Class History for BLUE AND WHITE 135, News Editor for Spotlight C 15. The finest edge is made with the blunt whelstonef' Chicken, so they say, is a good manager, but somehow- he never manages to get his French done. What's the matter, Ph1l ? Ambition: To be as tall as I-Iunkief' Failing: Buji. General Appearance: With his French unprepared. DORIS EDNA LEWIS-CoMMERc1AL Dot Usher at Baccalaureate C25, Usher at Graduation C35, Typist for Spotlight. The entlmsiasiic and pleasing illusions of youth. Smiles must grow on bushes where Doris comes from. Pastime: Hunting for news for the paper. Failing: johnny, Ambition: To be a carpenter and Sawlyerj wood. M. ELEANOR LITTLEFIELD-COLLEGE EI Usher for Baccalaureate C25. A daughter of thc gods, divinely fall. Those long legs should take Eleanor places. They've had plenty of use in carrying notices, haven't they, Eleanor? Pastime: Getting every lesson perfect. Ambition: To learn to dance. General Appearance: With her dimples. MARIE LORRAINE MACALONEY-COLLEGE Mac Silence is sweeter than speech. So you won't talk, eh? Well, we've heard of some of the good times Bridge Street has figured in. Pastime: Walking. Failing: Latin. General Appearance: Well dressed. MARGARET LORETTE MACALONEY-COLIMERCIAL Mac Basketball C3, 25, Captain f15, BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board C15, Usher at Baccalaureate 125. 'Simplieiiy of fharacfer is no hindrance to subtlety of 'inftellectii' It's these long legs that keep the opponent's singing I never had a chance in the basketball games. Pastime: Basketball. Failing: Dollies Ambition: To ride a motorcycle. Westbrook High School STANLEY MILTON-GENERAL Osie Football 145. Is as true as steel. We hear that North Windham is quite an interesting place. What do you say, Met ? Pastime: Hiking to North Windham. General Appearance: Without his hair combed. Failing: Dancing. - EVELYN PATREA NADEAU-COLIMERCIAL Duchess Typist for BLUE AND WHITE C15, Typist for Spotlight C15, Ring Committee 125. Queen rose of the rosebud garden of girls. This is the prettiest girl in the Senior Class, and we might include, the best natured. Ambition: To be a rich man's stenographer. Failing: Cute. General Appearance: With the gang. EVELYN ALMIRA NASON-COLLEGE Ev I'll speak in a monstrous little voice. Evelyn always seems to be in a hurry. We'll hope you always get where you want to go. Pastime: Taking care of children. Failing: Hurrying. Ambi- tion: To control her laugh. GEORGE ALFRED NELSON-GENERAL 'TFreddy Though last, not least in love. No girl but Chubby has a chance with this curly-headed boy. Pastime: Ushering at the Stan Failing: Curly hair. General Appearance: With Chubby. FRANCES WINTHER NIELSON-COMNXERCIAL Fran Senior Reception Committee 125. The tongue is a dangerous fwealronf' Frances is a talkative little girl who hails from the Haskell Street region. General Appearance: With iron clamps on her shoes. Failing: Boys. Ambition: To own a gum factory. CHESTER IRVING PALMER-COMMERCIAL Chet Football 12, 15. Secret and self-contained and solitary as an oyster. Here is a rugged football man who simply adores olives, espe- cially those from the Irish Hill region. General Appearance: Quiet. Failing: Olivefs5. Ambition: To be a football star. EVERETT W. PARSONS-GENERAL Doctor Once he saw a youth blushing and he addressed hi-rn, 'Courage, my boy'. Q Here's a boy with a blush for every occasion. Well, it's becom- ing to him anyway. Failing: Camps. Ambition: West Point. General Appearance: Blushing. X M The Bluef:-White MARY L. PEACHWALL-COMMERCIAL Mary BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board CU, Typist for Spotlight CU. Lette me stande to the maine chance. Mary's typing is the envy of the class. We wish you success and hope you'l1 get along well in life. Ambition: To be a private secretary. Pastime: Going to the library. Favorite Expression: For the love of Mike. Q JANICE I. PEN NELL-COLLEGE lip Ring Committee 123, Usher at Baccalaureate C3J, BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board 625. A witty woman -is a treasure, a 'witty beauty -is a power. Janice is the most popular girl in the class. She's what you might call at the bottom of everything or else In the middle. Pastime: Ebossos Club. Ambition: To own a balcony. Favor- ite Expression: Don't rush me. CONSTANCE PETERS-COMMERCIAL Connie Usher at Graduation CBJ, BLUE AND WHITE Editorial Board CU, Editor of Spotlight CU. It hereteth not the tongue to give faire words. Constance is a great help to everyone. She always has a smile and is ever ready to help. We all recognize her as the most clever girl of the class. We wish you luck in whatever you attempt in the future, Connie Pastime: Meeting the photographer. Failing: Keeping store. Favorite Expression: So what ? DONALD G. PETERSON-COLLEGE Pete Assembly Program Committee CID. With unfrronounceable, awful names. Here's one boy who can take slams and gain. Believe us, he receives plenty. Never mind, Donald, you've proved that you can take it. Pastime: Going to Nason's Corner. Failing: Dancing. Ambi- tion: To be married before he's twenty. HELEN ANN POITRAS-COMMERCIAL Han Little deeds of kirzdness, little words of love. help to make earth happy like the lneaven abo'vc. This is the young lady with the perfect disposition. How we'll miss it! ' Pastime: Keeping uCO11I'll6'S,, store. Failing: Giggling. Favor- ite Expression: Oh, Sugar. PAULINE DARLYNE PRATT--COLLEGE A. Polly Style is the dress of thoughts. How does it seem to be the best dressed girl, Pauline? We all agree that you deserve the title. General Appearance: With a new dress. Pastime: Correcting other peop1e's English. Failing: Tall men. ROBERT MASSON PRATT-GENERAL Bob President of Assembly C3J, Football 13, ZD, Basketball C3, 2, U. The fashion weareth out mo-rc apparel than the man. Pratt received the title of best dressed senior boy because of his abIl1ty to look like a Paris fashion plate for men. Failing: 20 Gray Street. Ambition: To rival Gates in coaching. General Appearance: Well dressed. Westbrook High School RALPH WILLIS PRIDE-COLLEGE Bull Football C2, D. A bnlrl. bad man. . Perhaps Bull was elected class grouch because of his ambi- tion to wrestle everybody and everything. But don't be mislead, he just does it to keep in training. 1 Ambition: To conquer the gorillas in Harvard Museum. Fail- ing: Being grouchy? ? ? ? General Appearance: In a scuffle. ELMER L. RIGGS-GENERAL Riggzy When the 'iron is hot, strike. ' Here is an accomplished man who can do everything from smil- ing at pretty girls to winning every prize in the snow carnival. Pastiine: Going to Scout meetings. Failing: Eleanor. Ambi- tion: To be a life saver. WILLIAM, K. ROBIE-COLLEGE Bill Freshman Reception Committee K 11, Football C3, 2, 17. I propose to fight it out on this line. Bi1l's another boy who has made good in sports, but he didn't take the coach's advice about holding onto the gold football. Pastime: Whispering to .Pauline in study period. Failing: A certain blonde. General Appearance: On Rochester Street. MARJORIE MORTON SHAW-COLLEGE Ma1'jie Assistant Business Manager of BLUE. AND WHITE C2, lj. Better is halfe a laje than no bread. Marjorie seems to be the college professors' greatest worry these days. She keeps the college boys so busy that they can't study. Failing: Harvard and Dartmouth College boys. Ambition: To teach-? Favorite Expression: How's my hair look ? BARBARA LOUISE SMALL-COLLEGE Balm Treasurer of Class KSU, High School Play C3, 2, lj, Usher at Graduation CBJ, Usher at Operetta C2J'. All the worId's a stage. Barbara is our class actress. We suspect she has her leading man chosen already. ' Failingz' Acting. Ambition: To run a Lafulndry. General Appearance: In a hurry. ELEANOR MAE SMITH-COBIMERCIAL , Smitt-ie Silence is the frcrfectest herald of joy. Eleanor is one of the quietest members of our class, but she has been a great help to her class and the orchestra with her talents. Ambition: To be a hair dresser. Failing: A certain Deerfingj. General Appearance: With Ottalie. JEANETTE MARY SIYIITH-COLLEGE B. Smitty Local Prize Speaking CU. Di'vinuly fair. Jeanette hails from the region of Rocky Hill, so you see she's covered a lot of territory Cin more ways than onej. Ambition: To catch the bus on time. Failing: Freckles. Favor- ite Expression: It just shows to go ya. The Blue G- White PAUL JORDAN SMITH-GENERAL Smitty Senior Reception Committee 125, Football 14, 11, Publicity Manager of High School Play 125, Assistant Business Manager of BLUE AND WHITE 12, 13, Art Editor of Spotlight 115. A proper man as one shall see in a summcrlv day. Polly sounds feminine, but the only thing that's feminine about him is the way he makes them fall for that school-girl complexion. Pastime: Playing basketball in the garage. Failing: Drawing diagrams in everyone's chemistry notebook. Favorite Expression: Miss who P ERNEST LINCOLN SPEIRS-COLLEGE Chief Secretary of Class 12, 15, Senior Reception Committee 125, Freshman Reception Committee 111, Assistant Business Manager of BLUE AND VVHITE 111. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. Meet our most promising boy. There is no limit to his popu- larity and talents. Ambition: To be a great lawyer. General Appearance: With Tommie, Favorite Expression: Got a nickel? LLOYD RAYMOND SPILLER-COLLEGE .S'pilIer President of Class 12, lj, Secretary of Class 135, Senior Recep- tion Committee 123, Ring Committee 125, Freshman Reception Committee 115, Assembly Program Committee 113, Basketball 115, Baseball 14, 3, 2, lj. The noblest mind the best t'0llf01lf111L'Ilf.,, Lloyd is our most popular boy and anyone who knows him can- not deny the fact. He always has a smile for everyone. Pastime: Playing basketball with the Rookies. Failing: Fresh- man girls. General Appearance: In an Essex. MADALINE CORA STROUT-COLIMERCIAL Tillie Assembly Entertainment Committee 14, 3, 2, lj. Music hath charm to soothe. Madaline is a merry fiddler who hails from the nearby country. Pastime: Roller-skating. Failing: A mechanic1alJ man. Gen- eral Appearance: With her violin. JOHN CLIFFORD TOWNSEND-INDIISTRIAL Cliff One smile is 'worth a thousand frownsf' Here is a pleasant boy who has a good word for everyone. Pastime: Going to Stroudwater. General Appearance: Good- natured. Ambition: To be a six-footer. BETTY TURNER-COLLEGE Bet When the sun' shiiieth ma-kc hay. The title of the most promising girl couldn't have gone to any- one but Betty with her fine scholastic record. Pastime: Ebossos Club. Ambition: To get A from Mrs. VVight. Failing: A certain Perrin. THOMAS D. VERRILL-COLLEGE B. Goan President of Class 141, Treasurer of Class 115, Senior Recep- tion Committee 125, Freshman Reception Committee 115, Assem- bly Program Committee 125, Football 115, Assistant Business Manager of BLUE AND XIVHITE 12, 15. Joy comes, grief goes. Our tall, lanky, class clown seems to like Brown Street quite well. Maybe it's just bells or else La Belle. Pastime: Hunting for lost books. Ambition: To enter Barnum and Bailey Circus. Failing: Beans. . Westbrook High School VIRGINIA D. VERRILL-GENERAL Ginny Senior Reception Committee 125, Freshman Reception Commit- tee 115, President of Glee Club 115, Mistress of Wardrobe for High School Play 115, Assistant Mistress for Operetta 125, Usher at Graduation 135. The true pleasure of life is to li-ve. Ginny is the petite member of our class who shows a great interest in painters and Dyer1s5. Ambition: To be in society. Pastime: Lecturin' her interiors. Failing: Hoarding gold 1footballs5. RALPH LEO WAITE-GENERAL Leo Senior Reception Committee 125, Freshman Reception Commit- tee 115, Assembly Program Committee 14, 3, 2, 15, Assembly Entertainment Committee 14, 3, 2, 15, High School Play 14, 3, 2, 15, Local Prize Speaking 145, Head Usher at Graduation 135. Batter to g-iw than to take. Leo was elected our class actor. He's a talented dancer also. Ambition: To grow a mustache. Pastime: Dancing. General Appearance: Perfectly dressed. ' - RUTH ESTELLE WHEELER-C0h'IhfERCIAL Toots Usher at Baccalaureate 125, Usher at Graduation 135, Assistant Commercial Editor of BLUE AND WHITE 125, Commercial Editor of BLUE AND WHITE 115, Typist for Spotlight 115. Good to be mor-ie and wire. Ruth is our best girl student. We know that she is on her way to great successes and we certainly wish her luck. Pastime: Debating Club. Ambition: To entertain the Ebossos Club. General Appearance: With a smile. CLARENCE DANA WIDBER-GENERAL Widd1v Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. Dana is practically our only six-footer who is at all quiet. He certainly is well liked. Pastime: Arthur. General Appearance: Six feet. Failing: Bashfulness. EUNA MARIA WINTHER-COLLEGE Euni ' Freshman Reception Committee 115. Prom-isa is most given when the least is saidf' Euna is one of the pretty members of our class with a most deceiving blush. Pastime: Riding around in a Ford. Failing: Blushing. Ambi- tion: To own a Mill1er5. Ticture Qrames THE ALBERT STUDIO 'Portraits of Malay PORTLAND, MAINE L P P The Blue G- VVhite 42 5 lllill lll S ill ax FRESHMAN '31-'32 CLASS OFFICERS Seated, front: ADRIEN COTE, President SHIRLEY LOWELL, Secretary FREEMAN HUNTER, Vice-President Standing: JAMES GOLDEN, Treasurer Sept. 17-We entered NfVestbrook High a bit green, but did not mind that. 127 Fresh- men entered. Sept. 25-Donald Peterson was the first mem- ber of the Freshman class to be kicked out of an English class. Sept. 29-At the first class meeting Thomas Verrill was elected presidentg Lloyd Spil- ler, vice-presidentg Leonard Emery, secre- taryg and Gladys Kinmond, treasurerp Oct. 2-What ho! Our first assembly! We timid Freshmen gave our seats to the up- perclassmen, who sang very sweetly to us, Wake, Freshmen, Wake. Oct. 10-The present Senior class is trying to make a public speaker out of Chicken Leighton. They had him speaking before part of the school during recess. ip in il ie s 5 2 K Oct. 18-The Freshman Reception. We had a tough time but all in all the reception was not as bad as painted In fact, it could have been much better if there had not been so many would-be painters in the Senior class. Nov. 4-VVe received our class pins with great - joy and firmly maintain that they are the best looking pins ever worn by a Freshman class. Dec. 10-Arnold Spiller took the inside of a drinking fountain out, and did a certain teacher get a drink! Jan. 5-Dorothy Harnois was caught reading a dime novel during study period and was her face red! Mar. 15-Leo Waite was awarded the cup for Prize Speaking. May 17-In the school play, The Prince Chap, we were represented by Milford Flint and Leo Wfaite. They may be green Freshmen but they can show a lot of Sen- iors how acting should be do.ne. June 6-The baseball team wasiquite a dis- appointment this year, especially so be- cause great things were expected of it. SOPHOMORE '32-'33 Sept. 18-September arrived in clue time and back to school again and also the chance we have been looking for, to kid the Freshmen. Sept. 19-VVe opened the year with a new crop of German hair cuts. Bull Pride looked like a wrestler with his. Oct. 3-At our class election we chose Robert Pratt, presidentg Frederick Clark, vice- presidentg Lloyd Spiller, treasurerg and Leonard Emery, secretary. Westbrook High School U ' 43 CLASS OFFICERS Front row, seated, left to right: HELEN REECE, Treasurer DOROTHY FULLER, Vice-President Back row, standing, left to right : Pmup LAFOND, President HERMAN VIOLETTE, Secretary Oct. 26- Kippy', Jordan needs some artist to follow him around to his classes. Kippy again met his XVaterloo when he tried to draw a circle on the board. Ian. 23- Ginger Fraser organized a chair brigade. It looks and sounds as though they need a little practice and discipline, especially Jessie Smith. Mar. 3- Red Wfelch has become quite an expert at playing drum pieces on his study hall desk with the aid of his fellow stu- dents' pencils. Apr. 10-Again our class is represented in the annual school play, Believe It or Not, with Barbara Small, Marguerite Hunter, Leo VVaite and Philip Leighton taking part. CLASS OFFICERS Seated, left to right: Treasurer, ELVA ROBIE Secretary, ANNA VERKILL Standing, left to right: Vice-President, Am!-2 FOURNIER President, THOMAS HEY JUNIOR '33-'34 Sept. 15-Our class did their part in welcom- ing Larry Gates as a new mentor of Westbrook High School by supplying him with much good material for his team. Sept. 27-At our annual class election we chose Lloyd Spiller, presidentg Lawrence Farr, vice-presidentg Ernest Speirs, secre- taryg and Barbara Small, treasurer. Oct. 11-We selected our class rings and after a slight delay received them. Oct. 25-Legion Hall! VVhat! Yes, we had our first assembly in the Legion Hall. How nice it is to sit comfortably through an entire assembly program. Nov. 4-The Blue Spotlight was first introduced in Westbrook and was edited by the Senior Class. 44 Nov. 19-The school sympathizes over the loss of James Jimmy Roby. He not only had a wonderful personality and sense of hu- mor but was a promisi.ng athlete. Nov. 21- Tommy Verrill broke his wrist in the Rumford game. Poor boy gets all the breaks. jan. 12-Members of the Chemistry class man- ufactured a stink bomb and exploded it in the main corridor. It was quite a while before most of the students could breathe freely. Feb. 9-So cold we had no school. Hurrah! flu spite of the fact that it was so cold, not many pupils of Westbrook High stayed indoors.j Mar. 10-Leo XVaite, Barbara Small, Philip Leighton and Leo.nard Emery had parts in the school play, The Thirteenth Chair. Mar. 16-Clyde Knight, our Webb Street Flash, has just learned that a swivel chair was not made for him and Gladys Kin- mond to sit together after Miss Davis pointed out the various disadvantages. Apr. 7- Dutchy Mazerall was caught throw- ing buck shot at the study hall ceiling. May 9- Kippy Jordan had Harold Craft picking up the paper on the Main room floor although he was not the responsible culprit. June 17-Junior Prom. Juniors marched in with the Seniors, who are graduating this year-our turn next. June 18-VVe had a tough break in losing the championship game. The boys are downhearted, but most of them will have another chance. SENIOR '34-'35 Sept. 21-Our last stretch, with about 81 pu- pils left. Oct. 16-At our last class election we elected Lloyd Spiller again as presidentg Charles Dyer, vice-presidentg Ernest Speirs, secre- tary, and Thomas Verrill, treasurer. The Blue fa- VVhite CLASS OFFICERS Seated, left to right: LLoYn SPILLER, President THOMAS VERRILL, Treasurer CHARLES DYER, Vice-President Standing: ERNEST Srsms, Secretary Oct. -28-We gave the Freshmen a reception. Things are different than they used to be. Nov. 14- Eddie Jess said to Chicken Leighton today after Verrill had again for- gotten his math book, Some day Ver- rill's going flying and forget to take his airplane. Dec. 17-Muriel Herbert appeared in a flashy new jacket today. 'fl wonder who the lucky trombone player is ?j Jan. 1-Nina Curtis became a member of the Senior class and is she pretty! I'1l say! It is an interesting fact that most of the boys had sore necks for a Week or so after- wards. Jan. 11- Chet Hero Palmer came to school today bewailing the fact that his conscience had bothered him about hoard- ing his gold football and so he had put it in circulation. Ian. 26-Thelma Bassett won the VVestbrook High School Beauty Contest in spite of much stiii' opposition. Feb. 8- The Little Theater Club put on a swell Snow Carnival. Congratulations, Mrs. VVight! Westbrook High School Feb. 10-Smith's garage fell in, almost caus- ing a riot in the high school, Feb. 20-Thirty-two members Of the Senior class journeyed to Boston qwhere a good time was had by all. The highlight of the occasion was Arthur Clark's victory in wrestling with a stuffed ape, and Bull Pride'S defeat by a stuffed chimpanzee while they were visiting the museum. Mar. 1-Seniors are having their pictures tak- en for the BLUE AND VVHITE. Chet Palm- er had quite a time over the financial part with the photographer. Most Popular Girl .. H andsomest B oy ...... Prettiest Girl ................ Most Promising B oy M ost Promising Girl C l ezfercst Girl ............,.. ...... C leverest B 0 y ........ lllost Active Boy ...... Ill ost Class C lass Most Most Grouch .......... ...N sn... Actrvc Girl ...... ........ Optimist ........... Bashful Boy ....... Bashful Girl .............. Class W'1t ................... Class Class Athlete f'Girlj Class Athlete fBoyj Class Mar. 9-Cast for annual School play chosen with Leo Waite and Barbara Small having the leading parts. C lown ............... . ..... Mar. 20-Although many label it the most stupid class in history, we are justly proud of our achievement. Heartbreaker ...... C lass A ctor ................ Class A ctress .......... Class Class M inistar ........ B est Dressed B oy ......... Mar. 22-BLUE AND WHITE will go to press soon. Teaclwr ........ SENIOR CLASS BALLOT LEONARD EMERY Best Girl Student ..... ....... R UTH VV HEELER Most Popular Boy ........ Best Dressed Girl ......... Best Boy Student ...................... Class Poetcss .......... Class Poet ........ LLOYD SPILLER Class Author --...............-n. 45 FREDERICK CLARKE EVELYN NADEAU ERNEST SPEIRS BETTY TURNER CONSTANCE PETERS EVERETT PARSONS WILLIAM ROBIE VIRGINIA VERRILL RALPH PRIDE PHILIP LEIGHTON EDWARD KENNIE MARGARET LARRIVEE JANICE PENNELL .............. . JAMES DALY THOMAS VERRILL MARGARET MACAI.0NEY CHARLES DYER EARL CHRISTENSEN LEO WAITE BARBARA SMALL EDWARD JESS ROBERT BRYANT ROBERT PRATT PAULINE PRATT BEATRICE DOUGHTY STANLEY MILTON ELEANOR CRAGIN Ciibrougb Service qtlle Qrow l' 86 B. DRUG COMPANY 870 MAIN STREET B. Trescription., ,Specia lists Your prescription will be given careful attention and filled with the best and eqlways on the job purest of drugs COMPLIMENTS OF A DOCTOR FRIEND 46 CBLUE AND WHITE NETWORK? The Blue Er VVhite Er WlIHl S E XW1liS1fllBlIQ4D UD K S Qin 11519 l N SERIES A-MARCH 10-8.00 P. M. Ladies and Gentlemen, Station VVHS pre- sents a Sports Review of 1934-35 with Graham MacCracker, guest announcer, at the mike. XV e give you Graham MacCrackerl Good evening, everybody. This is Graham MacCracker with an interesting resume of Wfestbrook High's brilliant 1934 baseball sea- son. Westb1'o0l:'s 1934 baseball squad was of the caliber usually found in Nvestbrook High School. Although it did not win the 1934 crown, it went into a tie with South Portland High School and in the play-off was unsuc- cessful in staving off South Portland's attack. The season ended with a record of eight vic- tories-three defeats. Two games went into extra inningsg one a defeat at Portland, and the other a victory over Cheverus. The sea- son's record stands as follows: Westbrook Cheverus ..... ..... 9 NVestbrook Cheverus ..... ..... 6 Westbrook Deering ....,.. ..... 3 Westbrook Deering ....... ..... 3 Westbrook Sanford ....... ..... 1 VVestbrook Sanford ....... ..... 0 VVestbrook Portland ........... ..... 7 VVestbrook .Portland .............. ..... 6 Westbrook South Portland ........... 10 Westbrook South Portland ........... 4 Westbrook South Portland fplay- offj ........................,... 6 Three members of the squad made the All- Telegram team, Lloyd Spiller, Henry Cote and Captain Tetrault. Harold Craft deserves credit for his fine pitching and Robichaud for his receiving behind the bat. Although it was Robichaud's first year behind the bat, he paired with Craft to make a good combination. Cote performed brilliantly in the outfield and his batting was equal to his fielding ability. ELJGXLJG Spiller at second and at the bat performed in his usual and able manner. Captain Tetrault performed well as the hot corner guardian. Those receiving letters were Captain Tet- rault, Henry Cote, Robert Robichaud, Harold Craft, Armand Danielcl. Roland Boissoneau, Lloyd Spiller, Roland Tetrault, jack Foster, Jack Harmon, Harold Stultz, Lawrence Farr and Edmund W'ater1nan. NV HS SER1Es B-NIARCH 24-8.00 P. M. The Sports Parade marches on and Graham MacCracker comes to the mike with more up-to-the-minute sports flashes. So the 1934- 35 Sports Review hour of Station VVHS again takes pleasure in giving you Graham Mac- Cracker. Good evening, sports fans. This is Graham MacCracker continuing some of his enthusias- tic Paper City flashes. The 1934 season ended with the Blue Blazes eleven having an even record of 4 wins-4 defeats. Much credit must be given this Vlfestbrook team for all oppo- nents encountered have outweighed them and have had greater re-enforcement strength. The present record stands: Wfcsfbrook Opfvomrnts Morse at Vlfestbrook, 13 0 Biddeford at Westbrook, 'T 0 Edward Little at Edward Little, 2 7 South Portland at South Portland, 13 29 Thornton at Thornton, 0 33 Sanford at Westbrook, 13 0 Deering at Westbrook, 0 13 Cheverus at Westbrook, 8 'T In all games played the fine line play of Capt. Dyer and NVm. Robie has featured. In the backfield much credit should go to Swisko Westbrook High School 'A .' A 47 at halfback and Boissoneau at quarterback. The loss of Stultz at end was noticed greatly for he played sterling football before injuries caused his retirement from play. Bad luck seemed to follow Stultz throughout the season for in the Biddeford game he received a broken hand and then to climax things he broke his jaw in the Sanford game. But praise should go to all the players for great team spirit and for their do or die attitude while on the grid- iron. This was displayed well in the South Portland game. Here XVestbrook completely swept a surprised South Portland team off its feet and within a few minutes of play had scored a touchdown. Vlfestbrook, with eleven men bearing the heavy burden while South Portland substituted freely, held for three quarters. The third quarter ended with the score 13 to 9 in favor of Westbrook, Fatigue caused by frequent use of fresh men by South Portland caused the splurge i.n the final quar- ter with the result that South Portland won 29 to 13. Those receiving letters this year are Cap- tain Dyer, VVilliam Robie, Albert Lebreque, Aime Fournier, Albert Rioppel, Thomas Ver- rill, Harold Stultz, Roland Boissoneau, Michael Swisko, Rene Delcourt, Chester Palm- er, Stanley Milton. Robert Robichaud, Axel Hansen, Adrian Cote, Winfield Fernald. VVes- ley Blais, Philip Stone, Ralph Pride and Louis Peters. Dyer and Robie were elected to the all-conference team. Coach Gates will have several lettermen re- turn to form the nucleus of next year's team. At the head of this team will be Aime Red Fournier, whose line play has been one of the outstanding highlights of the 1934 football season. XVI-IS SERIES C-APRIL 2-8.00 P. M. At this hour, Station VVHS presents a young lady upon their Sports Review program who calls herself the All-American Girl. It is with pleasure that the BLUE AND WHITE network brings her to the microphone and she will dis- cuss the 1934-35 basketball season of the Blue Blazettes of Wfestbrook High. So take it away, All-American Girl. Good evening, sports fans. This is the All- American Girl announcing the Sports Review hour through the courtesy of Station VVHS. As you have already been told, my topic for the night is concerning the VVestbrook High girls' basketball team. Athough the season was not wholly successful as far as wins are concerned. we should give credit to the girls for their fighting spirit. As a whole the team was short in stature in comparison to their opponents and this proved to be an overwhelm- ing aid to the other teams. Captain Margaret MacAloney was the only girl of considerable height and she played a steady, dependable game at the center position. Madeline Bartlett proved to be the backbone of the defensive positions at guard. Elsie Nielsen and Dotty Harnois did some sharpshooting at the for- ward berths which deserves commendation. I might add that Miss Nielsen played the season with an iniured knee which constantly both- ered her. The rest of the team also displayed basketball talents worthy of praise. But now let us turn to the season schedule. Seven games were played and of these two were won. The scores are as follows: Westbrook ................... S Deering ............. ....... 3 4 Westbrook ................... 9 Deering ........................ 37 Westbrook ........ ....... 2 0 South Portland ........... 28 Westbrook ........ ....... 2 3 South Portland ........... 13 Westbrook .... ....... 9 Portland ....................... 31 Westbrook ................... 13 Y. M. C. A. ................ 28 Westbrook ................... 10 Alumnae ........................ 5 As there are only three players who will be lost by graduation. it is believed that the Blue Blazettes should be heading for a successful 1935-36 season. Twelve girls were presented their letters: Captain MacAloney, Elsie Niel- sen, Dorothy Harnois, Fernande Baillergeon, Madeline Bartlett, Harriet Cutter, Anna Ver- rill, Simonne Belanger, Florence Haley. Melba VVinslow, Marguerite Luthe and Esther Good- win. I wish to mention that out of this group three were freshmen and they should provide good material for future teams. 48 The Blue E-r VVhiIe GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Seated,front row, left to right -Fernande Baillargeou, Elsie Nielsen, Margaret McAloney, Anna Verrill, Dorothy Harnois. Middle row, left to right-Harriet Cutter, Marguerite Luthe, Melba Winslow, Florence Haley, Esther Goodwin, Mr. Jordan. Back row, left to right-Edna McFarland, Simmone Belanger. But now the time is up, so a cheery farewell from the All-American Girl. and I wish the Blue Blazettes a. victorious season for 1935-36. VVHS SERIES D-APRIL 11-8.00 P. M. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. At this time we continue the series of 1934-35 Sports Reviews of Station XVI-IS with Graham MacCracker, ace sports announcer, at the mike. The mike is yours, Graham! Hello, hello, everybody! Boy! VVhat a sports year this has beeng but first I want to speak of a scrappy team that came out on the losing end. Against expectations the VVest- brookites had one of the most disastrous sea- sons in years. XVith plenty of veterans back it looked like a sure-fire championship live, but something seemed lacking and everyone still wonders what it was. Nevertheless, the team brought forth some consolations. Larry Gates unearthed some good material for future teams. Among these were the two outstanding freshman players, Ken VVright and Adrian Buck Cote. Their steady per- formances throughout the season were worthy of credit. Fred Clark, lanky center, who was playing his last year for lfVestbrook, came out on top of the scoring heap in the Big Ten Con- ference. Captain Pratt is worthy of mention for fine play at a forward berth and he could be counted upon to sink his share of baskets. Thorvald Hansen was forced out of play early Westbrook High School 4 b 49 BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM ' Front row, left to right-Lloyd Spiller, Fred Clarke, Bob Pratt, Axel Hansen, Linwood Doughty. Second row, left to right-Coach Gates, Adrien Cote, Kenneth Wright, Roland Bois- sonneau, Thorwald Hansen. Last row, left to right-Philip Stone, Wilbur Merrill, Dana Wiclber, Shirley Richard- son, Wesley Plaisted. in the season because of injury and should be merited for his aid to the team. However, praise should go to the entire team for the fighting spirit they displayed and which is so characteristic of the VVestbro0k teams. But I now go briefly over the schedule and scores of the past season. They are as follows: Westbrook Thornton ........ Westbrook Alumni ........ Westbrook Sanford ....... Westbrook Sanford ........... Westbrook ................... 31 Alumni .......................... Westbrook ..... ...... 2 7 Lincoln ....... VVestbrook ..... ...... 1 6 Deering .......... Westbrook ..... ...... 2 8 Thornton ...................... Westbrook ..... ...... 2 7 Edward Little Westbrook ..... ...... 3 7 Cape Elizabeth W'estbrook ......... ...... 1 1 South Portland Westbrook ......... ...... 1 1 Deering ........................ Westbrook ......... ...... 2 4 Lincoln ............... ....... Westbrook ..... ...... 1 7 Edward Little Westbrook ......... ...... 2 3 South Portland Westbrook Biddeford ........ Westbrook ...... ......... 1 8 Biddeford ..................... 27 Westbrook ................... 42 Cape Elizabeth ........... 37 Those receiving letters for the 1934-35 sea- son were: Captain Pratt, Kenneth Wright, Fred Clark, Adrian Cote, Roland Boissoneau, Lloyd Spiller, Earl Christensen, Axel Hansen, Thorvald Hansen, and Managers Philip Leighton and Charles Dyer. But time's up, folks! And so until the next Sports Review hour, I bid everyone a sport- ing good-bye. Your announcer has been Graham MacCracker, coming through the courtesy of Station WVHS. 50 l :r' cv E r: ev fl I 5' 91' TQ!!! 'U llL IIU IIB S l7Q9'ff! LITTLE THEATRE CLUB Seated on floor, left to right-Angela Morin, Eleanor Jordan, Emerson Anderson, Kenneth Stone. Seated in front row-Anita Flint, Marjorie Shaw, Virginia Verrill, Marguerite Luthe, Rosa Lamontagne, Phyllis McKinney, Constance Peters, Frances Prince, Shirley Lowell, Marjorie Littlefield, Norma Staby, Beatrice Doughty. Middle row, standing-Martha Knight, Sarah Hamilton, Anna Verrill, Leah Smith, Georgia Smith, Theresa Straw, Thelma Bassett, Jane Loring, Alfreda Hackett, Betty Robinson, Eleanor Cragin, Marjorie Eldridge, Ethelyn Smith, Lillian Exchange, Dorothy St. Pierre, Alice Turgeon, Mrs.Wight. Back row, standing-Harold Mockler, Lawrence McLean, Thomas Hey, Milton Chaplin, Wesley Plaisted, Linwood Doughty, Henry Webber, George Sullivan, James Daly, Keith Libby, Wesley Blais, Richard Goodridge, Katherine Sullivan. THE LITTLE THEATER CLUB In 1932, members of the Speech Class, inter- ested in dramatics. costuming, debating and make-up, organized the Little Theater Club with Mrs. Frances VVight as the faculty ad- viser. The meetings are held regularly every other VVednesday afternoon, and following the business meeting, entertainment is provided through a play or by a speaker. The first social activity of the year was a I-Iallowe'en Party given in October, in the domestic science department. The members and guests came in costumes which were both HD- :'5 :Tim :.'.:: m -DQHG 'D ':5'm rn 53 as f'4e-532' '-1404332 220.-IQ. 'SD'-.U-1 O 'f'Df'ff,rb 33. 53' :L :f'Q U25'p3 EH' f-+-- r'n 3 -1UQ:I -'EL AJ:-Q4 S. FP 2'mmZ3 w l 302.0 53 35-...QUQO a'O'n-nm: 7225522 2, mi 522-':'-a ' 1-rc,-1042! 5- E00 GDS -15 mp fb BIIWSD U' 1-gf'-nag E'4O,Euz ,... ago' 9 :f-M45 Qwsfga rn'T .-'1.r'o The crowning feature of the year was the VVinter Carnival, sponsored by the Little Theater Club on February '2'th. Students inter- ested in winter sports were able to display their ability in contests held at Whitehouse Hill in the afternoon. In the evening the crowning of the Snow Queen, Miss Theresa Westbrook High School Sl SCHOLASTIC CLUB Seated in front row, left to right-Louisa Rousseau, Norma Staby, Milton Chaplin, Zane Loring, Philip LaFond, Thelma Bassett, Paul Woodman, Patricia Dyer, Dolores Delcourt, Marguerite Luthe. Middle row, standing-Sheldon Cushing, Lois Pratt, Sarah Hamilton, Beverly Conners, Virginia Cragin, Betty Robinson, Leah Smith, Helen Reece, Madeline Noble, Mrs. Nan Hatch. Third row, left to right-George Knowlton, Francis St. Clair, Yoland Boulanger, Keith Libby, Edgar Bettez, Lloyd Foster, Everett Hawkes, Vernon Libby, Wesley Blais. Straw, took place at the Dm-:Clinton Skating Rink. Races and general skating were enjoyed. Again the Little Theater Club demonstrated its ability for acting when they presented three one-act plays held in the high school audito- rium. A majority of' the members took part and some unusual talent was discovered in this finished performance. OFFICERS President, THOMAS HEY Vice-President, RICHARD GOODRICH Secretary, MARTHA KNIGHT Treasurer, ANNA VERRILL THE SCHOLASTIC CLUB A The Scholastic Club is an activity of the college preparatory division of sophomore English, organized in 1933, under the super- vision of Mrs. Nan S. Hatch. Using the Scholastic Magazine as a background, the club has as its purpose the creation of ideas, dis- covery of talent, and development of ability. This year the officers are: Philip Lafond, presidentg Milton Chapman, vice-presidentg Thelma Bassett, secretary, and Paul Wood- man, treasurer. As its first activity this year, the club con- ducted a beauty contest in order that electric clocks might be purchased and placed in rooms 12 and 14 - the sophomore rooms. Candy bars were sold by the members and each buyer received 5 ballots with which he could vote for Miss Westbrook High. At the Christmas assembly a compact with Miss Westbrook High engraved on it was pre- sented to Thelma Bassett, the winner of the contest, and the clocks were presented to the school. On January eighteenth, two plays were presented by the club in the assembly room of the high school. The club has purchased a new play, Hugo in a Hurry, which will be presented early in 1 ' The Blue 6- White 52 SENIOR STENOGRAPHIC CLUB Front row, seated, left to right--Helen Knight, Virginia Verrill, Gail Gilman, Nina Curtis, Evelyn Nadeau, Helen Poitras, Eleanor Smith. Middle row, left to right-Mary Peachwall, Hazel Boyd, Esther Jensen, Ruth Wheeler, Dorothy Har- nois, Helen Winton. Back row, left to right-Gertrude McFarland, Muriel Hebert, Margaret McAloney, Doris Lewis, Madeline Strout. May along with CablJages, and a Freshman College English Class play. Because of the need for screens, the club is purchasing tive. They are being made at the shop under the supervision of Mr. Alden. STENOGRAPHIC CLUB The Stenographic Club, under the super- vision of Mrs. Helen L. Vifinton, an instructor of commercial subjects, was organized in Sep- tember with seventeen charter members. The club is composed of students in the senior shorthand class. The aim of the Stenographic Club is to increase the interest in Stenography and Type- writing by giving to the various pupils certifi- cates of achievement in the above-mentioned subjectsg also to add any new equipment to the commercial department that would be beneficial. In former years, a student had to buy each award as he won it, but now, because of this club, he has no expense whatsoever. These awards are in the form of certificates showing the progress and achievements of the student, and membership in the Grder of Gregg Artists and Order of Artistic Typists. Much work is represented in each certificate. An Interval Time Clock has been purchased by this club for the Typewriting room. The clock is of great help to both teacher and stu- dent. They have also presented the department Westbrook High School .'q'4 'V'- I 53 HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Front row, left to right-Phyllis McKenney, Barbara Spiller, Zane Loring, Warren Eldridge, Frank Smith, Harold Cloudman, Frederick Hudson, Louis Hutchinson, Eleanor Smith, Marjorie Little- field, Marjorie Eldridge. Second row, left to right-Shirley Lowell, Florence Haley, Betty Robinson, Leah Smith, David Gordon, Thomas F oye, Wesley Plaisted, Douglas Knowlton, Imelda Perry, Ethelyn Smith, Dorothy St.Pierre. Back row, left to right-Irene Newcomb, Anna Verrill, Robert Knowlton, Philip 'LaFond,' Kenneth Wright, Thomas Verrill, Thomas Hey, Norman Tucker, Thelma Bassett, Madeline Strout, Beatrice Doughty. with brief form and phrase charts for use in the beginners' shorthand classes. has been of great beneiit to the The club commercial department in that it has created a desire on the part of the members to work standards in Stenography and for higher Typevvriting. XVe hope that it will accomplish more and more each year. PAUL AT THE LABORATORY A few days ago Paul followed 1ne to the Laboratory. He had asked me many questions concerning chemistry and its field, so I thought I would make him judge for himself. VVhy the rubber apron ? he asked me. Is this the first step in Chemistry? It looks rather sissified to mc. So I had to point out to him the danger of spoiling clothes with acids. He couldn't quite grasp the idea and said so. VVhy! Spots can be removed easily. And removing spots is better than going about the laboratory dressed up like a girl at a cooking class. Actions speak louder than words I had heard somewhere, and this I proved. First, I asked for his handkerchief and spilled a few drops of acid on it. Almost instantly three or four holes on the handkerchief proved to him the necessity of a rubber apron for chemistry work. . Then I prepared a burner and showed him how to blow glass. I3oy! This is good. NVear an apron, blow glass, what a subject! I guess I'd better take this next year, said he. I didn't tell him that glass blowing was not allowed, but that we practiced it only when Mr. jordan was looking up some new tests in his books and could not see very well what we were up tO. I paraded him before some shelves lined with bottles of all sizes and colors, with in- i A The Blue fu- VVhite 54 scriptions like these: H2SO., PBSOi, K2Crol. If I had made a touchdown for the varsity eleven he wouldn't have been more pleased. He thought I knew the meanings of these, but that's another thing I wouldn't tell. These inscriptions are still Chinese to me. Next came the flame test. VVas he mysti- lied! He couldn't understand how one could get so many colors by heating a bead and dipping it in calcium, potassium or an infinity of other powders. For a few minutes I was Chandu the Magician. There are many other things I wanted to fool him with, but filled with curiosity, he had opened the hood and a wave of ammonium sulphide Cstink bomb preparationj invaded the laboratory. I judged that the smell would endanger his favorable ideas on Chemistry, so we both took the nearest exit. R. F., '35. AS BOY TO BOY A week ago a new fellow moved into the house next door. After two or three days of side glancing and back-over-the-shoulder looks, we broke the ice with a simple and friendly Hi. The next day he beat me to the draw with a cheery Good morning. CAS I remember, it was raining at the time., That afternoon I was formally introduced to my new friend, whose name was Pendleton. After the usual preliminaries, we stole off to a cor- ner to discuss the merits of our fair city and the people that lived in it. In due time, con- versation shifted to the high school and its studies. It seems that Pendy had an un- canny ability to get his lessons done in a hurry and, what's more, correctly Ca quality that would have to be uncanny to be truej, so he wanted to know what extra subjects he could, Ol' might take. Oh, there are plenty of 'em, I told him, such as art, orchestra, public speaking, glee club, sewing, cooking, and a half-dozen more. Now, you take art, for instance. 'Whereupon he cunningly rejoined, You take it, you suggested it. A very gentleman is this new friend of mine. But seriously, he continued, as I laughed inwardly, I don't know anything about art, and I can't draw worth a cent. 'WVhat of it? I came back at him. Of course you can't expect to go to a couple of lessons and then be able to paint another 'Mona Lisa.' All during the fall we go exten- sively into the study of color, designing, object drawing, and printing, so that by spring we are able to produce such things as our Maine Flower Show Posters, Maine Publicity Post- ers, WestlJ1'ook District Nursing Association placards, and Vlfestbrook High Christmas Cards. Besides doing those, we are taught such craftwork as weaving, tooling leather, and map and textile designing. Also we keep a notebook on famous artists, paintings, statu- ary, and buildings, in order to develop better appreciation of art. Personally, I'd advise you to take this subject because, according to edu- cators, fine arts are going to play an important part in the future. Gosh, pal, you've convinced me, said the object of this chatter. I think I'll take it. Say, didn't you mention something about an orchestra? You know, I'm quite a musical sort of fellow. VVhy, back in Sanport I used to play seventh flute and understudy the drum- mer in their third symphony band. . I'll say we've an orchestra. We rehearse every Tuesday afternoon, and as a result of consistent practice we have mastered several famous and difficult pieces. Through the year we play for such events as the Prize Speak- ing Contest, High School Play, Graduation, and various clubs of the city. If you can't play an instrument, but can do gymnastics with your vocal chords, I suggest the Glee Club. This year they put on a swell cabaret down at the Legion Hall. If you enjoy the beautiful works of the old masters, or would like to, you can enter the Music Appreciation Class. They study the technique and Value of world famous compositions. That reminds me, we VVestbrook High School I x.' 55 need a drummer for the orchestra. lVhy don't you come up next Tuesday and join ? Thanks, I think I will, Pendy responded. Pardon me for getting off the subject, but there's something I'd like to find out about. Are there any fanatics up to that high school P VVhat do you mean ? I asked. lVell. the other day as I was up to see the principal, I saw the funniest goings-on this side of the Mississippi about ten o'clock in that room next to the ofhce. There were about a dozen students in there who were taking turns in going to the front of the room and waving their arms and making faces at a teacher who stood at the back of the room. Those 'fanaticsf my worthy but ignorant friend, I explained to him, are the pupils of the Public Speech Class, learning how to ex- press themselves by means of facial expression and gesticulation without talking-panto- mime to you. If anyone is bashful or is inter- ested in acting or is frequently making speecnes, Public Speaking is one 'extra' that he should be sure to take. Self-consciousness is soon overcome, and poise and self-confidence take its place. The members are taught cor- rect posture for sitting, standing, walking, and addressing an audience. They learn a great deal about the stage, the fundamentals of act- ing, and how to control their voices and feeling. Yes, maybe so, Pendy broke in, but I'm not interested in acting, and I never make speeches. Course not, you can't be interested in some- thing you don't knowcanything about. That's one of the aims of the speech class-to teach acting. First you're taught the fundamentals and in due time you're cast in a short play which is usually presented before an assembly or the Little Theater Club. Then, when you attend a play, you 'can better appreciate and understand it. As for making speeches, you probably don't do much of that now, but later on, if you happen to be somebody in your com- munity or country, you are going to be asked to make speeches. Think how nice it would be to be able to know how to hold the interest of your audience, and to be able to know the correct posture and the proper gestures to be used. Each year a member of the class with the best reading ability competes in the Prize Speaking Contest and the winner of that com- petes in the district contest from which the winner competes in the state contest. 'Dot' Fuller won the city contest this year. Thanks, that's another subject I'm going to take. But don't you think that you'd better go home now P XVhy? I asked, amazed at his genial invita- tion. 'Cause if' you stay much longer I won't have any time left for my necessary subjects. I went. T. I-I., '36, SOCIAL SCIENCES One who understands the -youth of today and their problems through observation, teaching, or actual experience among them, realizes the value, as well as the pleasure, de- rived from the study of Home Economics, Commerce and Industry, Debating, Civics, and History. First, let us consider the Home Economics course, which includes not only sewing and cooking, but also dietetics, child care and training, home nursing. home decorating, cos- tume designing, and budgeting the family in- come to its best advantages. In short, the girls are taught the fundamentals of successful home-making, This may sound very unimpor- tant, yet, in reality, a good deal of skill is necessary for any girl who expects to run a home of harmony and contentment. Lack of this type of knowledge may very likely affect the happiness of her later life. Let us now give thought to the Commerce and Industry classes. The study of industrial life and the understanding of trade and other business interests are important not only to pupils who intend to follow a business career but to the pupil who needs a wider cultural background. In order to promote interest and add variety to the monotony of a daily class. Q IIII The Blue f-r White 56 the pupils were enabled to visit the Maine State Pier in Portland and Pier No. 4 in South Portland. Here they enjoyed examining the cargoes, methods of shipping, and the vessels themselves. Of course, these actual experi- ences made the Work more colorful and broad- ened the prospective of the pupils. Debating is an activity which deserves care- ful consideration. The junior and senior classes, especially, have greatly enjoyed week- ly debates on subjects of present-day interest, such as, Old Age Pensions, Federal Aid for Secondary Schools, State Tax Revision, and Federal Control for Shipment of Arms and Munitions. After each debate an open forum is held, in which the pupils fully discuss the arguments presented by both teams. These debates give the pupils poise and a knowledge of speaking before an audience as well as a clearer conception of the nationis problems. It is through these debates that the attitudes and ideas of the students are brought out. In turning our attention to the study of Civics, We find that the pupil gains much de- sirable knowledge of national, state, and city government. For example, the sophomore class held an experimental election which took place on the same day as the last city election. The instructor arranged for a supply of speci- men ballots provided by the city and the class- room became the polls. The live aisles in the room became the five wards with two ward clerks in each. Desks were used as ballot boxes. The resulting vote of the class was Democratic. As the School VVent, So VVent the City. It is activities of this nature that help to enlighten our citizens in the ways of governing and serve to increase community spirit. Only through knowledge of govern- mental systems may the people themselves be- come a part of state and national government. A knowledge of history is also necessary to teach us to recognize and profit by earlier ex- periences and mistakes. - All these subjects. sketched but brieiiy, ex- ert a great influence upon the everyday life of any person and go to develop the intelligent citizens so necessary to city, state, nation, and World. I. P., '35. COURSES IN OUR SCHOOL VVestbrook High School offers a choice of three courses to entering freshmen: College, Commercial, and Industrial. The College course is designed for those who plan to continue their education in other schools or for those who desire a cultural edu- cation. This course includes a study of Eng- lish. languages, social and pure sciences. Among the social sciences offered are civics and several history courses. Mathematics, physics and chemistry are included in the pure sciences. Shorthand and typewriting are important subjects of the Commercial course. During the year pins and certificates are awarded in these studies in order to create more interest for the pupils. Transcription tests are given for sixty, eighty, and one hundred words a minute. These tests are transcribed in the typewriting class. Speed and accuracy are stressed in both subjects. At the end of the year the juniors have an average speed of thirty words per minute in typewriting, while the seniors should average fifty words a min- ute. The senior students who had received awards this year in both shorthand and type- writing up to April are as follows: SHORTHAND TYPENVRITING 60 80 100 40-50 50-G0 wordswords words words words Hazel Boyd ' if Gail Gilman ' Dorothy Harnois ' f ' Muriel Herbert ' tk if Esther Jensen 'f ' Helen Knight 4' Doris Lewis 4' ' Margaret MacAloney ' ' 3 'l' Gertrude McFarland ' Evelyn Nadeau 'll ' ' Mary Peachwall 'f ' 4: Constance Peters 4' Helen Poitras ' it 'l' ff Madeline Strout ' ' 'F Virginia Verrill ' ' - Ruth Wheeler 4' it 4' 'l' ' Westbrook High School I 57 During the first year of Bookkeeping the student learns the fundamentals of the subject and then is given a practice set. An ordinary business set is used the first yearg the sec- ond year, the partnership sets are employedg and during the third year, the business of a corporation is carried on. Qffice Practice is studied during the senior year. The rotation method is used in order that each student may have an opportunity to spend an allotted time on each adding and cal- culating machine. The class is conducted like a business office on a small scale, each member being occupied with some form of office work. After completing this course, the students are familiar with practically every type of office work. Vtfestbrook has an Industrial department as complete as that of any school of its size. The curriculum consists of General IVoodworking, Pattern Shop, Mechanical Drawing and Ma- chine Shop. In the General Vlfoodworking department the students learn to set glass, repair belts, and do electrical work. Later, after more ex- perience, they are able to make furniture. The Machine Shop is the most important department in this course. The students make machinery, such as lathes, buzz planers, vices, jacks, bench grinders, drill presses and tools. These articles are designed by third and fourth year students of the mechanical drawing class. The production method is employed, each stu- dent contributing a certain part to each machine. LETTERS FROM ALUMNI fPresent-day students may be interested to read these letters received by the Alumni Editor.b EDWARD BROOKS, of the U. S. Steel Corp., grad- uate of 1913, recalls: that I was editor of the BLUE AND VVHITE and Robert Knowlton's father was business manager. VVe had a debating team in these days and with Parson Saunders and Ralph Pride we endeavored to hold up VV. H. S. in debates with other school teams. Among the teachers, I remember the great help that the Principal. Mr. Andrews, was to me in mathe- matics. I remember asking him a question in class about logarithms, I believe, and of his coming down to me where I sat as monitor at the outside door during one period and giving me a full explanation of the question I had asked, Miss Mabel Bartlett and Mr. Beebe, our Science teachers, both left vivid impres- sions. A. VVOODSIDE, a graduate of 1912, says: My outstanding memory of teacher is the manner in which Mr. VV. B. Andrews Cwho was principalj was able to put over the sub- jects of solid geometry and trig. I have often marvelled at it in later years as I have run across a good many teachers, but they didn't have the ability to put it across. H. L. HAWES, of 1905, and also the valedictorian of that year says that during season: the football we went thru the season without defeat. VVill Poole, who was killed in the Wforld VVar, Compliments oi BERSON'S SPECIALTY SHOPPE Suits, Coats, Dresses, Underwear, Hosiery Blouses, Skirts, etc. 58 The Blue ff white was center on that teamg George Jordan was quarterbackg and Dr. VValter Lowell was one of the halfbacksg Fat Lord was one of the guards and probably more responsible than anyone else for the team's success. Mr. F. W. Freeman was Principal of the High School. Miss Lord taught English, Miss Dudley taught Ancient History and French, and Miss Cutter, French. I remember Mr. Freeman threw Fatty Hooper down the front stairs one day for back talk. IVORY S. TUTTLE, 1915: Dear Mr. Bryant: Twenty years is a very short time, looking backwards, but it is long enough to make plenty of mistakes unless we study ourselves. The care-free days of school quickly turn into full-of-care days for ninety-live per cent. of us who assume responsibilities. VVe all rea- son and act, at some time, in a way we should- n't have reasoned and acted if we had had experience in reasoning and acting. So the sooner We make up our minds to learn how to assume responsibilities the sooner we ease our later years and profit by it in more ways than we can realize. This can be done and you can have a reason- ably good time doing it. Try yourself out, assume responsibilities! Ivoiw S. TUTTLE, 1915. in :Q L The only PRINTING a modern business can afford to use is the WBEST it can buy 1 A DISTINCTIVE I H-S-COBB ll QUALITY BETTER THAN PRINTING SERVICE X, , li You EXPECT WLI1' All lrfcme if MJ Printer of every issue of THE BLUE AND WHITE 4tOne of the reasons why this is a busy printing plant VVestbrook High School I '- 4, i 59 2 IE X 'IZ itll A N 'U IE S' Ei 5 The purpose Oi the exchange page is to derive new ideas from exchanging materials lrVe feel that we can improve our own book by reading those of other schools and exchanging ideas. Wie Wish to thank all schools whose magazines we have used in our comments and welcome other contributions. K The Altruistv, Emerson High School, Union City, New jersey. Your cover made a very good impression on our students. It looks more durable than an ordinary paper cover like ours. We liked your large assortment of pictures very.much, especially your use of the individual picture of the seniors active in sports. VVe envy you your language clubs. We do not have Spanish, German, and Italian On our curric- ulum, but we do have French. It would be very nice if we could have a French Club that would occasionally put On plays and take over an assem- blv. One of the most efficient organizations in Emerson is the Service Club. Under the able guidance of one of the members of the faculty, the club has 'succeeded in establishing quiet and order in the halls. A club of this sort would be very beneficial to VVestbrOOk High School. I am sure that one of the members of our faculty would enjoy supervising it. Many a time I have seen strangers wandering around the building looking for Mr. Philbrook's ofhce. Once there was a man on the basement floor looking Very puzzled. After staring around a while he asked me. as I entered the hall, where the office was and I was able to guide him. Now that we are conducting candy sales, the halls are in continual disorder. It is impossible to make students stop throwing candy wrappers and other paper on the floor. After some periods there is much congestion in the corridors. By having a service club we would remedy all of this trouble. We could have a stu- dent stationed at the door to direct strangers to their destination. Some of the students could see that the corridors are kept clean. Others might act as monitors in the corridors and direct traffic to avoid congestion. I think the average student would enjov a club of this sort and would enjoy acting for it. Q HUMOR FROM THE Altiruist n Mrs. Roberge: 'fGive me three collective nouns. Student: F ly paper, wastebasket, and gar- bage can. The Reflector, VVOburn, Massachusetts. Your entertaining stories and jokes were very much enjoyed by our student body. Everyone was impressed by your large assortment of mate- rial and the fact that you must have reporters on the job taking down all the happenings to be able to have them in your magazine. HUMOR FROM The Reflector OUR PRAYER Now I lay me down to rest Before I take tomorrow's test, If I should die before I wake, Thank heaven, I'1l have no test to take. 1S07ll,6'7 UllIg? Radiator. .Miss Salmon Cto pupil who was yawning widelyj : Robert, were you Out again last night ? R. Kee: NO, ma'am, I was conscious for a little while. Miss Donherty: VV hat does 'Del.' stand for ? E. Hamburg: I guess it can't find a place to sit. K Teacher Cseeing pupil who isn't paying atten- tionj : Betty, if you don't watch me, you won't know what a hippopotamus looks like. Miss Salmon: VValter, what is the matter? VV. Cullivan: I have a splinter in my finger. Miss Salmon: You shouldn't hit your head so hard with your finger. Higgins giving Miss Bascom a note with mother's signature on it. Miss Bascomz Did you write this note, Hig- gins ? Higgins: Of course not, my father did. Miss Canty: Tell me something about Dick- ens. P. Giancopolus: He wasn't a very good author. He wrote all of a twist. 60 Jig .uh xlllll . A EEI' The Blue fr VVhite 1 all 41. if Wy? ROMANCE WITH OUR NAMES The lovers Nielson and Robie met daily f Daly',j by the peach wall Q Peacl1wall j. Sweetheart, he said, let's take a chance C LaChance j and Hy to some far land UMC- Farlanduj. You wait f W'aite j for me in the little field f LittleHeld j tomorrow night f Knight j. Come, exchange Q Exchange j with me your word of pledge. The night C Knight j was dark when sev- eral knocks C Knox j were heard on the peach wall Q Peachwall j gate. Everything is jake f Jaques j, he whis- pered, we'll both run far C Farr j away. But sudden pride C'Pride j had changed her mind and he knew a ton f Know1ton j of reasons would not turn her C Turner j. He burrowed C'Burrows j his hands in his hand- some C Hanson j hair and cried out in de- spair, Come on and tell me your objection- spill her Q Spiller j li' She calmly said, Wl1y, you are jes' C jess j a common blacksmith Q Smith j with no career ahead. I'll exchange f Exchange j my love and marry a nason C Nason j instead. VVith doughty f Doughty j spirit he de- clared, I'll meet him on yon good ridge C Goodridge j and We'll tight it out with spears C Speirs,'j. Flint f Flint j and steel flew miles around but the blacksmith's C Smith j craft C Craft j was stronger. As victor, he wheeled her f lVl1eeler j down to Lewiston Q Lewis j and as a penalty C Pennell j for unfaithful love, married her. ,He called their son, Peter C'Peters j, to him some years later, saying, Peter, son C Peterson j, we've reared you as a Chris- tian's son C Christensen j should be. Now don't waste knocks f Knox j on peach wall f Peachwall j gates, for that's what ruined me. B. M. D., '35. History Teacher: VVho was the greatest tenor? Daly: Robinson Crusoe. Kippy : VVhat do you call finding the angles of triangles? Williain: Angling. Miss Abbott: What do we mean by woman suffrage P Peterson: That a woman has as much right to sutfer as a man. History Teacher: Name three kinds of government. Pupil: Of the people, by the people, and for people. Miss Byrne: Wl1at do starches do for the body P Pupil: They stiffen it. Mrs. Wiglit: Use the word 'shoal' in a sentence. T. Verrillz The old lady wore a shoalf' Westbrook High School V W ' i 6' Teacher: Name four races of men. Haskell: Foot race, boat race, horse race, and auto race. Miss Chick fin Englishj: VVhat is meant by the white man's burden P Miss Pedneau: His wife. Miss Abbott: You're not doing your les- sons, VVelch. Pm going to call your father. lVhere can I get hold of him ? VVelch: Nowhere, he's ticklishf' Eleanor Littlefield was posing for her pic- tures. The photographer politely asked her to put her tongue in. VVhere'll I put it? she asked, innocently. Mrs. Cole: Give me a definition for the word 'island'. Bright Frosh: An island is a place you can't leave without a boat. Mr. Philbrook: lVhat causes rain ? Pupil: The sun heats the clouds and the perspiration falls to the earth. Teacher: Wl1at is an interloper? Emerson Anderson: An interloper is the word you use when you can't spell the other word. Mrs. Adams: VVhat does 'generous' mean P Anderson: lt means a ladv eneralf' . S' Mr. Jordan: Name two products of corn. Knox: Acorns and corned beef. Mrs. Hatch: VVhat is a suburb P Leighton: An outskirtf' P7 Mrs. Hatch: Give a sentence using the word 'suburb'. Leighton: The lady had on her suburb. Mr. jordan: XN7hat is an architect ? Peterson: A man who shoots with a bow and arrow. Mr. Philbrook: YVhat is a whirlpool ? Knowlton: A merry-go-round for ish. Mrs. VVight: A transparent thing is one you can see through. Give me an example. Leighton: A doughnut. Miss Chick: How did Columbus feel when he made his voya 'e to America ? . 2 C. Peters: Sad Miss Chick: lVhy do you think he was sad P C. Peters: Because it says in a poem, 'Co- lumbus sailed the ocean blue'. Kippy : That mixture is deadly poison. Wlhat steps would you take if it should escape? Delcourt: Long ones. I-lere. boy, said the wealthy motorist. l want some gasoline, and get a move on. You'll never get anywhere in this world unless you push. Push is necessary. I pushed to get where I am. W'ell. sir. said Dyer, coolly, we ain't got a drop of gas in the place so I reckon you'll have to push again. Wfaitez Pm afraid the mountain air will disagree with mef' Helen: My dea1', it Wouldn't dare. Miss Abbott: XVhat courts do you know of besides federal courts, state courts, and su- preme court ? A Robie: Tennis courts. .U Mrs. Vlfightx W'hat is a novel? Hanson: A novel is used on the end of a hose to sprinkle with. I I The Blue f-r VVhite 62 Mr. Philbrook: Name a place and tell for what it is noted. Pride: School, noted for Work. Mrs. Adams: VVhat does Holmes mean by the 'Eagle of the Sea' in his poem, 'Old Iron- sides'? Pupil: He means Lindbergh. Leah: How do you know 'Toody' is going to be a farmer ? Betty: I-Ie's studying pharmacy. Miss Abbott: VVhat was the 'MayfloWer'? Smith: A flower that blooms in May. Mr. Philbrook: lVhat's the difference be- tween a polar expedition in the Arctic and one in the Antarctic? Pratt: A world of differencef' Clarke: VVhat is the difference between a penny and a new dime ? Pride: Don't know. Clarke: Nine cents. Mrs. Vtlightz If Minnie in Indian means water, what does Minnesota mean PM Foye: Soda water. Verrill: INhen I bought this motorcycle you said you would replace anything that broke in the lirst six months. Dealer: Just so, what can I do for you ? Verrill: I want a new thumb, a new collar- bone, and six front teeth. I-Iigh School Graduate: VVhat would you advise me to read after I completed my course and graduated, Mrs. Wlight ? Mrs. Wiglit: I would suggest the 'Help VVanted' page. Visitor: Does the water always come thru the roof like that F Mr. Philbrook: Uh, no, only when it rains. VVhy do they call it a shipment when it goes in a car and a cargo when it goes in a ship? The human brain is like a freight car- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty. Miss Abbott: VVhere is the capital of the United States P I-Ianson: All over the world. Vtlaite Cat the dentist'sD : Doctor, why does a small cavity feel so large to the tongue P Dentist: The natural tendency of your tongue to exaggerate, I suppose. News Photographer Clining up boys and girls for a picturej : I-Iere, boy, now smile at that pretty girl over there. Pratt: Aw, heck, I can't. She's only my sister. Mrs. Cole: Wliat is a palisade, I-Iudson? Hudson: A palisade is a murderer. Lois: She told me that you told her the secret that I told you not to tell her. Muriel: The mean thing. I told her not to tell you that I told her. Lois: YVell, don't tell her that I told you that she told me. Fat Peters: A thief entered the store last night and took everything but a box of soap. wif: The dirty crook 1 Peterson Cin restaurant while on trip to Bostonj: Waiter, will the griddle cakes be long? IVaiter: No, they'll be round. Miss Chick: Name another kind of vege- table, Robie. Robie: Er, ah, wait a minute. Oh, it's that stuff Popeye eats. Westbrook High School ' 63 Miss Chick: Kelley, what are camels used P!! for besides beasts of burden. Kelley: Cigarettes Miss Davis claims that she can kick any young fellow from the top to the bottom of the stairs. That's what I call the peak of a teacher's success. Miss Chick: VVhy don't you take some paper to do that examination ? Miss Baillergeon: I don't want to waste the paper. Aunt: XN'hat is INIiss Matthews teaching you in mathematics ? George: Grapl1ing. Auntie: XVhat a shame to teach school children to graft l Robie: Look at the elephant. Daly: That's not an elephant, it's a Gop. I've seen them in the papers a hundred times with 'G. O. P.' on them. Kimball: I almost drowned last night. Mother: How ? Kimball: The pillow slipped, the covers spread, and I fell into the spring. Health Teacher: If you are not true to P!! your teeth, what will become of them . Pupil: They will become false. Mrs. Hatch: VVhat's the plural of seven ? Jarrett: Fourteen Teacher: XK7hat is a barbecue? Hey: It's a Chinese haircut. Miss Abbott Cin I-Iistoryj: Wlien did the VVar of 1812 take place ? Pratt: I don't know. Esther Jensen: Edward was born when he was three years old. There was a young man named Crowell, Of his car, one occasion, lost control: He found in the place Of his girl friend's face A monstrous telegraph pole. . The W'eather Bureau was first under the Fire Department and later under the Water Department. The Wfeather Bureau began in 1870 in the Xvorld War. The Indians put their ears to the ground to hear the dear's hoofs. A STUDENTS LUCK Oh dear, school again today. In this bed how I'd like to stay. C Looks out the windowj It's raining! Perhaps the whistle will blowl 7.10, those clock hands turn so slow. 7.16, my waiting in bed was in vain, Now comes running to school in the rain. R. M., '38, Charlie: Your argument with 'Buji' last night was most amusing, Chicken. Chicken: 'WVasn't it, though? And when she threw the axe at me I thought I'd split. Miss VVhittier: Mercury was one of the gods that lived years ago. W'hat was he the god of? Emery: I-Ie was the god of the thermom- -E eter. Mrs. Cole: VVhat is a rumor P I Palmer: It's a person who rents a place Mrs. Cole: What does cl1Cl1'CSS,11'1C2111?,, ,, 4 as to live in. Boissoneau: 'Female rabbit. 64 A FRESHMAN'S IMPRESSION OF THE RECEPTION I'm a poor little freshman boy, Going to the movies was my only joy Until I entered VVestbrook High: Now I'm so sad that I could cry Because my home-work is so hard. My heartless teachers have no regard For a boy who wants to go with Pa To see Tean Harlow at the Star, Only one night have I been out, And then I went in fear and doubt, For older boys, full of deception, Told me what happens at Freshman Reception: How some rode goats without a saddle: And some got warmed up with a paddle: How the hall was filled with groans and grunts While the poor freshmen did their stunts. e I did my best to calm my fears, Then methodically scrubbed my ears. On October fifth, nineteen thirty-four, I fearfully entered the Legion Hall doorg Then I saw a wonderful sight, There all the lights were shining bright: The walls were decked with red and gold- The colors of the seniors bold. . The freshman boys were little shrimpsg The senior boys were grinning imps. But, oh! What lovely freshman girls- Each one's hair was all in curls. Each looked the daughter of an earl, Handsome as a precious pearl. Some wore heels four inches high, Each had a sparkle in her eye: They wore gowns that touched the floorg As they came proudly through the door They didn't look like the little lasses VVho sit so demurely in our classes: Instead, each looked like a grand dame, Right out of a story-book of fame. But the demon seniors from their lair Had tied green ribbon in each girl's hair. Then the orchestra began to play, And everything was 'so grand and gay. I got me a girl and began to dance: Around the hall we did gayly prance For two long, happy hours or more: XV e danced each dance and asked for more. Vtfhen it came time to go home, I finally got it through my dome- That senior boys are like all others: In fact, they treated us like brothers. The Blue if-r VVhite When I went home, I must own up, I felt as if I had grown up: Now I'll never mourn to go VVith dad to see the picture show, 'Cause if I do my home-work well, And believe all my teachers tell, Sometime I'1l be a senior. too, And initiate a Frosh or two: E. A., '38, Teacher: W'hat is a geyser? Pupil: A waterfall in reverse. Mrs. Dodd: Is your name Charles or VVillian1 F Charlie Dyer: I've always been called Charles. Teacher: Distinguish 'optimist' from 'pcs- SlllllS'lC,.,, johnny: An 'optimist' is the doughnut and the 'pessnnist' is the hole. Boy Friend Cto skinnv lianceej: Do you ever drink tomato juice ? Fiancee: No, why? Boy Friend: VVell, I Wouldn't if I were you. People would mistake you for a ther- mometerf' n Honey was visiting' Nina and as the clock struck midnight her father came to the head of the stairs and said impressively: Young man, is that self-starter out of order Q!! tonight. It doesn't matter, replied Honey, as long as there's a crank in the house. Tommy Verrill was driving on the way to the VVorld's Fair when a traliic cop hauled alongside. Traffic Cop: Show me your license. Verrill: Car, driver's, campfire, fishing, or hunting? Open the license bag, Doughty. Frances, Frances, whispered Ida Libby, excitedly, there's a mouse in the bedroom. Frances sat up in bed and looked sleepily at her sister. XVhat of it? she murinured. I can hear him squeakingf' Ida quavered. NVell, do you want me to get up and oil it or what P snapped Frances. Westbrook High School E To the Graduates of 1935: The faculty of your school wish you the most enduring satisfactions that life can offer. You will meet difficulties arising from an economic situation without parallel in our national history. You will strive and fail, strive again and win,-your own place. And as the shadows lengthen, may the dis- sonances of the struggle resolve themselves into one great major chord which shall contain a note of patience, a note of courage, a note of strength, a note of faith, a note of peace, whose harmony shall add to the glory of sun- set ancl shall echo deep into the twilight. Most sincerely yours, . W1 H. S. FACULTY. El i li ii T' '-:'- -Slilamlllg-fs lf- 65955, Jl 'A 1.11--...w.,.. .lllvl mu E W '-W , , 31:21 L ivslgi iqlyg 152, ai ' Q E 3 gi If Glens: . Ea li rtzgggwsssl' tiaiafmssasthtufe..East...'zessswf,a-,a:e.t us- 66 N ID IQ III IIHII IIE A S III IIE IQ N IU N III W IIE IIIQ, S III If Y N FE z 1511 n YI' 1? ,f I I XR, , ' X I JI li, 2 Qi, 'K'3I I A 44- - VI W QWIIJHFEV 'X '1s...f , X, , SAC ug DAY DIVISION . SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Co-operating with engineering firms , offers curricula leading to the Bach- elor of Science degree in the follow ing branches of engineering: Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Co-operating with business firms, offers courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in the follow- ing fields of business : Accounting Banking and Finance Business Management The Co-operati-ve Plan qf training enable: with the equi-vuleut U' I-'wo year: qf practical cxperiznre, and make: it posfihlefbr him fo earn hiJ tuilion and a part qfhi: other .rchool expenxex. th: .rludml to tombinr lerhniral theory N IDIIQIFIHIIIIZASFIIIIERN UN IVEIIQSITY MILTON J. SCHLAGENHAUF, Director of Admissions BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS I The Blue E-r White VVestbrook High School Cgrraternity, Gollegef and Glass jewelry Commencement Announcements, Invitations Diplomas . 'EQUE- jeweler to the Senior Glass of Westbrook 'G-Eigh School 'SUE'- L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY Manujhgurzhg ffewelers ana' Stationers ATTLEBORO, MASS. The Blue ff white Gompliments of CARR'S SHOE STORE Rtailer of Shoes Compliments of Puritan Candy Shop 570 Congress Street, Portland Compliments of Elsie's Beauty Shoppe 6 Fitch Street, Westbrook EAT MORE OF MORIN'S CANDIESH 9 Home Made Ice CANDDQS Cream TRY OUR DATE NUT MORIN'S CANDY SHOP 877 Main Street, Westbrook WHITMAN'S AND sAMosET CHOCOLATES Baseball Goods Fishing Tackle Miller's Pharmacy 3 Cumberland Street Cumberland Mills glofwerrhr All Occfzriorzr A. M. ANDERSON Choice Confectionery, Soda and Ice Cream Tobacco and Cigars WYER'S GREENHOUSES 108 LONGFELLOW STREET TELEPHONE 116 ALL THE LEADING MAGAZINES 1-A- AND DAILY PAPERS SPECIAL PRICES ON . YOUR GRADUATION BOUQUETS Telephone Connection 843 Main Street VVestbrook High School BLUE CHEVIOT SUITS fir GRADUATION IN THE NEW PREP MODELS Choice of one Blue and one White Flannel ,. . A or two Blue Trousers - J p -Z I E i I 519.50 S2500 Z if L4 5 WESTBROOK ROCHELEAU'S CLOTHES SHOP TH1S IS WEARING APPAREL EOR YOUNG MEN Y W Sport Clothes and I UI 7 Graduation Outfits D 0 L S iii - 861 Main Street, Westbrook Porello's Lunch DRINK oUR SPECIALTY A ITALIAN SANDWICHES IN BOTTLES 1 19 Bridge Street Also Casco Beverages Telephone 8644 80 Bell Street, Portland Telephone 2-0746 Telephone 708-M NEW YORK BEAUTY SHOPPE ROSE M. CASEY 874 Main Street Rudy Vallee Square Westbrook, Maine C0 MPLIMENTS OF DOW'S GREENHOUSES Q zz cz f 1' I y N 011 Qzzafztzly 152 Mechanic Street, Westbrook Telephone 505 70 The Blue ef White Music AND Musical Instruments Of All Kinds CRESSEY E99 ALLEN PORTLAND MARKSON BROS. CLOTHIERS TO MEN AND WOMEN 500 CONGRESS STREET PORTLAND, MAINE McLAUGHLIN'S 'rExAco SERVICE STATION Firestone Tires GOLDEN OIL and HAVOLINE MOTOR OILS . -- Batteries - 897 Main Street Westbrook WESTBROOK HARDWARE COMPANY U Hardware, Paints, Oils Sporting Goods, Kitchenware VICTOR RECORDS TOYS ELECTRICAL GOODS RADIOS Telephone 17 827-829 Main Street JOSEPH H. GRAHAM PLUMBING AND HEATING Speczblzkirzg 172 Reszdenfzbl Heatzkzg OIL BURNERS TELEPHONE 798 ALBERT R. DECORMIER sHEE'r METAL woRK Heating and Plumbing STEEL CEILINGS A WATER SYSTEMS 244 Forest Street, Cumberland Mills 196 Bridge Street Telephone, Westbrook 868 Westbrook EUGENE TANGUAY Fancy Groceries Full line of DEERING ICE CREAM Fruits in Season Confectionery and 'rebeeee 331 Brown Street- Westbrook Telephone 549 HARRY B. CHASE CONTRACTOR FOR Heating - Plumbing - Metal Work VAPOR HEATING A SPECIALTY J obbing Attended to Promptly 20 Pine Street, Westbrook Phone Connection Westbrook High School 7 IF you use the same good judgment in choosing your Druggist as you do your Doctor- THIS NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE LABEL The West End Drug Store JOHN L. O'GARA, Proprietor C. W. KELSON Groceries - Meats - Provisions MEMBER STORES 106 Brown Street Telephone 294 Cressey EG? Graffam 400 MAIN STREET Groceries, Meats, Provisions and Fresh Fish LOWE BROTHERS' ' PAINTS AND vARN1sHEs E. W. GOFF COMPANY COAL 27 CUMBERLAND STREET CUMBERLAND MILLS. MAINE COMPLIMENTS OF THE A Real Good Place to Eat ROYAL LUNCH MARSHALL Tables for Ladies Quick Service WESTBROOK We Make Our Own Pastry THOMAS KALPERIS, Proprietor Caterer COMPLI MENTS OF cRA1G1E's GARAGE CO MPLIMENTS OF STROUT'S BARBER SHOP CUMBERLAND MILLS 72 The Blue Gr VVh1te I L. C. ANDREW L U M B E R BUILDING MATERIALS LOG CABINS CEMENT, BRICK, PLASTER, DOORS, WINDOWS, FLOORING, ROOFING MATERIALS, HARDWARE. PAINTS OFFICE AND FACTORY, SOUTH WINDI-IAM, MAINE EAST END MARKET T E X A C 0 Groceries, Meats and Provisions A Modern Goods Delivered V Y u u 1GASf0'e Ffee Manchester's Service Station EXPERT GREASING 533 MAIN STREET' WESTBROOK FIRESTONE TIRES, TUBES AND ACCESSORIES Telephone 242 FIRESTONE BATTERIES I Cumberland Mills, Maine g,sERVIc,-0 i All Kinds of Insurance 5 6, Fire - Liability - Life or Accident I INTELLIGENT ADVICE RELIABLE SERVICE ONCE - ALWAYS H G AL C ORN HERBERT C. LOWELL, st. DISTRIBUTOR I 111 Mechanic Street 62 High street Telephone 666-W I Westbmok' Mme Stationers and Book Sellers AGENTS - EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY for they School Supplies of Any Description Gmdwfef LORING, SHORT E HARMCN PORTLAND, MAINE VVestbrook High School S Home Made Candies Xp I Made Daily IQ ' ..'f,,,g5n,f:1. +j . . . IP-:Q :gifs-7: Largest Display of Fruits --- Magazines I QL7 v :Q 6 I gaufiiigzsfy 5 Cggiggkgi EQ? r 1, r E ' - - . 's?'64iO.e5'x'S Z 1 Y Y iJ,s,s,oS5's'A .rw 'f,e ,, XMI. ' The Lumber and Building Material came from Corner Main and Church Streets Westbrook N. T. Inc. COMPLIMENTS OF JOHN C. NICHOLS soUTH WINDHAM HARMON C. CROCKER LINOTYPE COMPOSITION Make Up ' ALSO ELROD AND LUDLow PRODUCTS Thompson Caster 394 Fore Street QFoot of Exchange Streetj Portland, Maine Telephone, Dial 4-4157 COMPLIMENTS OF ROWE MOTORS, Inc. 609-61 1 Main Street Westbrook KEATING'S STORES Telephone 3 1 0 The wality and cyflccumcy Best that Drug Stores Keep or Do THE VALLEE PHARMACY In Rudy JOHN C. MOORE, Proprietor Q Vallee Square Westbrook, Maine 74 The Blue ff white Compliments of GEORGE A. SMITH Milk and Cream Stroudwater Street, WCSlh1'00k, Maine STONE'S FISH MARKET JOHN STONE, Proprietor Fresh Fish, Oysters, Clams and Lobsters 384 MAIN STREET Telephone 277 ANNA THERIAULT i Permanent Wfaving a Specialty 20 VALENTINE STREET TELEPHONE 824-M WESTBROOK, MAINE AMERICAN OIL CO. Goodrich Tires, Tubes and Batteries EXPERT LUBRICATING SERVICE Let Us Summer Service Your Cnr Then Try AMOCO Gas Always Great-Now Greater Than Ever H. CLAYTON LAVERTY - Dealer 615 MAIN STREET Compliments of the ESTABLISHED 1349 ANTI-CRIME SOCIETY OF Stationery Greeting Cards AMERICA 4-97 CONGRESS STREET PORTLAND, MAINE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT SAMMY PORELLO Telephone 8644- Westbrook, Maine Compliments of THE HANSON STUDIO PORTLAND, MAINE Compliments of MRS. MARY A. FOYE Beauty Shop 7 Spring Street Telephone 543-M Westbrook High School 75 DANA WARP MILLS J. LEE MORRELL ifefweler FINE WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING STONE SETTING Reliable Jewelry, Silverware and Diamonds CLASS RINGS AND PINS 821 Main Street HOUSE FURNISHERS FOR THREE GENERATION S ROBERT G. FORTIN FURNITURE - RANGES FLOOR COVERINGS 15 BRIDGE STREET WESTBROOK Westbroook R. K. JORDAN IRON FOUN DER PORTLAND, MAINE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE LENA K. SARGENT, Director P07'lltIl1d,5 Select Private Sfrretarial Srlzaol fbr Beginner: and ffdvanfed Studemtf Shorthand, Typewriling Business Administration Civil Service Journalism Summer School opens July 8 76 The Blue fa- VVh1te Compliments of The Cotton Dept. Store Noella's Hair Dressing Parlor PERMANENT WAVING and HOT OIL SHAMPOOS Compliments of Warren Furniture Company a Specialty 69 Brackett Street Telephone 504-M Compliments of FOSt61'-.AVCl?y,S - The System Co. Where Young Men's Clothes Are Just Right . You buy insurance to protect what you have. You need dependable insurance. We sell it. Let's get together. . . A. G. Wilson INSURANCE AGENCY get Cilmest Glecmmg Our service oH'ers quality and responsibility that you demand for valuable apparel. Be careful of your day to day cleanin re uirements. Don? risk in erior 'work S q Ladies' and Gentlemen's Plain Garments CLEANED AND PRESSED 75C WESTBROOK CLEANERS omce, szs Main street Residence, 64 High street BY PERYS 'ht THHO' and U- C- HACKETT Telephone 288 Telephone 225.M 823 Main Street - We Call and Deliver -- Telephone 807-M Cobb's Restaurant We Specialize in CHICKEN PIES A Try One Compliments of Saunders Brothers MANUFACTURERS OF Dowels Westbrook High School l STEVE'S LUNCH, Inc. Steve's Famous I-Iamburgs STEAKS - CHOPS - SALADS PRIVATE PARTIES ACCOMMODATED AT ALL HOURS STEVE ' THE SPORTING GOODS STORE fi Base Ball Goods and Track gl Equipment, Sweaters, Slacks, W 5 3 Tennis Supplies, Sweat Shirts , Sport Hose, Golf Equipment Jerseys, Sport Blouses WMMMB A 1 L E Y ' s eeeee 264-266 MIDDLE STREET, PORTLAND, MAINE -I+? -3-3+ Qompliments of WESTBROOK GAS c:oMPANY . . .THE'BETTER. FUEL Wm S 78 The Blue fr VVh1te Eborft .Quy in Circles -- Cgake a Straight .fine to GURNEY 86 HIGGINS NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE Fancy Groceries and Meats GREEN TRUCK IN ITS SEASON 6 Pine St., Cumberland Mills - Telephone 660 SAVE MONEY BY FILLING YOUR COAL BIN IN THE SPRING SHELL BLUE FUEL OIL 47.u5'2' COAL GULF GASOLINE B. G. PRIDE COMPANY 543 Main Street 922 Main Street Telephone 109 Telephone x6o Compliments of Scenic Theatre y C5he .fittle gfouse 'with the fBig Time Spolicy Over 55,000 in Dividends Will be paid back to INSURERS in Westbrook this year, who in- sured in our Mutual Companies. WHY NOT GET IN LINE FOR YOURS? John O.. Winship 86 Company Westbrook Farmers' Union, Inc. DEALERS IN GRAIN, ROOFING AND CEMENT PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Telephone 314 Deliveries Made Daily Compliments of Star Theatre ogfome of 'Paramount 'Pictures THE BEST SOUND HOUSE IN MAINE PA R K G A R A G E ALBERT E. MAREAN, Proprietor HUDSON AND TERRAPLANE SALES AND senvxce GOODYEAR TIRES PREST-O-LITE BATTERIES Opp. Riverbank Park, Westbrook Phone 222 Compliments of PRATT 86 BLACK 426 Main Street Cumberland Mills HARDWARE and PAINTS RADIO SUPPLIES GAS AND OIL Westbrook High School 79 Compliments and west CZQJisbes P K. Owwb ' EVERYTHING Y IN PHOTOGRAPHY PORTLAND' MAINE 74-78 Portland Street Portland, Maine Telephone 3-7221 Phone 3-8973 ESTABLISHED 1884 H. A. LaFOND, Proprietor 7 LaFOND 86 COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORE 854-856 MAIN STREET wEsTBRooK, MAINE We are Specialists in Outfitting Young Men for Graduation White 'fliillii-for sefs M 9115 Shop Q Black and White Shoes f G White Broadcloth I l ' are kr n afldcf Dys Shirts .4 ' Q At Reasonable Prices l , M ' 'The 'Ualue First Store of Wextbrnolzu 874 MAIN STREET, WESTBROOK netmara OBINSON ssxvics O. G. AK. ROBINSON, Contractor and Builder EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR HOUSE FINISI-I, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES CLAPBOARD SIDING, PINE SI-IEATI-IING, CABINET WORK Telephone 391 Mill and Office, I4 Fitch Street Westbrook, Maine so The Blue e wma 1 WESTBROOK A I STANI-JEY7S 1 Carpenter Street Telephone, Westbrook 45 4 SUPPLY SERVICE ON I CUMBERLAND MILLS COATS - APRO NS - TOWELS - UNIFORMS Daily Service in Weslbrook, Portland, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth I Ladies' and Chilclren's Hair Cutting DAMP WASH THRIFT SERVICE ROUGH DRY . PREST FINISH ALL PREST 4 3 SPCCHIIFY DE LUxE FINISH l l THE SHAW l Qlacliolus and 'Dahlia Gardens BUSINESS COLLEGE 5075 Congress Street Portland, Maine and G I RAISED AND ON SALE BY ourses : BUSINESS Joi-IN P. BURKE SHORTHAND I 69 Cottage Place Cumberland Mills SECRETARIAL Call, write or telephone 4-I546 for Catalog Qgality Qonsiclerecl Our prices are as low as any --- and we deliver I promptly I-IASKELL 66 ANDERSON GROCERIES AND MEATS l l I PRIDE BROTHERS S. S. PIERCE CO. DISTRIBUTORS 694 MAIN STREET 573 MAIN STREET WESTBROOK, MAINE u ' C 'Pl'memS of A BURNELL BRQT1-IERS' CO-OPERATIVE MARKET I CLOVER FARM STORE Cumberland Co-operative 424 MAIN STREET Association 4 PHONE 167 VVestbrook High School 8 Dial 2-2774 FRANKLIN GRANT STUDIOS, INC. - - PHOTOGRAPHS 601 Madison Avenue I5 Arlington Street New York City PORTLAND, MAINE Q0 to FOR INTERIOR DECORATING Draperies and Fittings Compliments of IVIACS CAFE The I-Iome of Real Food 5 Bridge Street Westbrook PAUL 86 AL'S GARAGE Ford Service General Repairing BRAKE RE-LINING f All Kinds 0 Body and Fender Work WINDOW SHADES VUALL PAPERS GREETING CARDS 822 MAIN STREET, WESTBROOK Next to Library Main Street Tires and Batteries h Westbrook Tubes Pennzoil S. F. LeCLAIR'S - SHOE REPAIRING SHOP We keep the kids 'well soled cf-Ynd save the parents lots of gold 410 Main Street Cumberland Nlills, Nlaine e7b'Cary Home Lifrettej eyffillinery I 847 Main Street Westbrook, Nlaine Full Line of Blue Serge Suits for Graduation 518 to 525 EMILE BEGIN MEN'S CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS 842 Main St., Westbrook, Maine Telephone 807-W DI BIASE si-IOE REPAIRING COMPANY HAT CLEANING SHOE SI-IINING Fine Shoe Repairing 86oA MAIN STREET WESTBROOK The Blue fu- VVh1te far-gk JPN' ig' 5-5 Eskf? 173-15 - 2 J-- L 'L x. '3 ,',-'Q'-- Ti? 2 -1 - l , , 55155 5 mf W IQ 'i ' me 'f1'1'L.'f -I .I 1 ff ii!! fd, i Q ng: ff 19, IP-'w mv I 2 3 if is .' 1.4 rd .HAR fly It AT fl-'25 Tr' ' 'll' QL If 4 TH ' v 5,7773 i I.-L-1 l! 1--1 ru 5 -5 Z , L 1 L -f I 1,9 1 Liz l P' -' -xr wgl . H ,lg V . W 'gif' ,M -- A ,. ,,,.,..m..- Ye-G? ,1,,....Q M - f -2 f.-ga, o WESTBROOK TRUST COMPANY A DEPos1ToRs' BANK '- Y' 5 SHILEV-CD, I Compliments of Porteous, Mitchell 89 Braun Company Portland, Maine f tbrook H gh S h I ' e7Kic'rophonically I R U DY VA L L E E The Blue ff vvhne ESTABLISHED YEARS IN PORTLAND Gihfurdock Qompany OPTOMETRISTS OPTICIANS Evlas EXAMINED CONGRESS SQUARE GLASSES MADE DIAL 3-6946 Qfnnqalimenis nf the Qglplgzt Sigma Snruriig 'mlqeia mamhha fllnnqaliments nf the Sigma filipsilnn glfraierniig Glnmplimenis nf the yakfna jliluh Qlnuqalinxcnis uf H12 igelizt 1511i Snrnriig Qlplyzx Glhzzpinr Uumplimenfs nf the Hgerthnme Qlluh PASTIINUERS Westbrook High School I N 85 Compliments of D Compliments of i J. B. VVINSLOVV, .D. S. IDR. L. C. LEMIEUX DENT1sT I OST!-:OPATI-uc PHYSICIAN l Compliments of Compliments of W. D. CRESSEY, D. M. D. CHEEVER S. SMITH, D. M l i , Compliments of Compliments of RALPH M. WHITNEY, D. D.S. DR' G' C' SHIBLES OsTEoPATH1c PHYSICIAN i Compliments of DR. CHARLES J. BOUFFARD DENTIST Compliments of H. K. RICE, D.M. D. 86 The Blue E-r VVl'nte Compliments of FRANK A. SMITH, M. 'D. A. D'ARCHE, M. D. LOUIS L. HILLS, M. D. Or-'Fics Houss to 3.30 P. M., 7 to 8 P. M. Sundays,1to 2 P.M. When possible, leave calls before 9 A. M. Compliments of GEORGE M. WOODMAN, M. D Compliments of LIONS CLUB OF WVESTBROOK if P I X- 'INAnO'f Compliments of . A ii-F'-ggi, ROTARY CLUB ' WESTBRUUK 4 n.. vX,puE'nf4 filf,5!AE1 'iv-91.9 QI Yo.: -1, .,,4iy3J.-ge I, Ang.. .. el GAIII1. rc.z9,1sv Compliments of HARRY F. G. HAY AND JOHN W. HAY Compliments of THOR MILLER, M. D. Westbrook High School f 1 lQ'x N R l.. l Mfiif' 'we i'Build Compliments of WADE L. BRIDGHAM A1'roRNEY-AT-LAW .Sincerely yours WILLIAM LYONS AMMONCONGIN LITERA Compliments of RY CLUB Compliments of G R O V E R W E L C H A'FTORNEY-AT-LANX' FRANK P. PRIDE W I Compliments of ESTBROOK VVOMAN'S CLUB l l l Compliments of ARMAND O. LEBLANC ATTORNEY-A'r-LAW as The Blue ff Wim GRADUATION SPECIAL PLAISTED jf ,Q we 7. VERRILL Graduation Suit Graduation Shirt BMSSONNEAU Black and VVhite Shoes Graduation Tie SWISK0 White Flannels CHRISTENSEN You can buy all five at one price PRATT A 3327.50 ROBICHAUD TURGEON AND SAVE TETRAULT GOLDEN ' SPILLER ROBIE HOGAN BROTHERS Dggggum CONGRESS AT BROWN PORTLAND GENUINE CG. FRIGIDAIRE SOLD AT THE Westbrook Remnant Store PLUMBING - HEATING SHEET METAL WORK TELEPHONE 267 35 PASSENGER BUS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES Local and Long Distance i Goods Insured in Transit E. R. HINKLEY Apollo Chocolates WATERMAN'S FOUNTAIN PENS Chilton Pencils and Pens ,WE , R-Iii:0aI,m, igigli , Piano and Furniture Mover , it 3 A m1dPacker L. K. PAINE - Druggist ,- ' li. Telephone 511 97 Rochester St.. Westbrook l Warren Block Cumberland Mills In sunshine or i fwe 7I10'U6j.Il.ff, the .fame - Telephone 662 Cash and Carry PITT'S LELAND W. KNIGHT FISHING TACKLE AND BICYCLES SANITARY MARKET Quality Meats and Poultry at Attractive Prices 857 Main Street Westbrook, Maine Westbrook High School ollutographs The Blue fr VVhite cflutographs A Westbrook High School :Autographs The Blue Er white ollutographs 4 4346 ,, 4 3 x .x il 1 x I I gi V 1 ,VI V A? if W7 I L r 2