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

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20 intt-ntly prayt-tl nn tht- I'USIll'j' i11 spite nt -lanc's cttrst-s, tht-1' prulnalmly nt-vt-1' wnnltl have ht-t-11 alrlu In nntwit tht- tlevil nn that trip. XYht-n crnssiiig tht- St. l.IlWl'l'llL'C on a lorry, tlant- attuinptetl tn jtnnp intn the angry watt-rs. hut wristhaiitls claspctl tn t-ach wrist hy two powt-rfttl pnlict-incn ht-ltl lll'l' in plact-. Slit- was hrnnglit tirst tn thc Clllll'Cll. llll'll ltr thc shrint-. lt was tht-rc that hlant- tirst attt-niptt-tl tn licliavt- ltt'1'st-li. Still, slit- l'l'lllSL'Cl tn listt-11 tn tht- holy pt-t1plt- who t1'it-tl tn talk to ht-1': sht- wnnlrl lnnlt at ahsnltitt-ly nnthing. 'l'ht-rt- wt-rc Sistvrs nf nt-arly t-vt-ry nrgaiiiza- tinn visiting St. .Xnnt-'s. Nu niattt-r wht-rc nnt- lnnltt-tl ht- Cllllltl st-t- tht-st- nuns, whnst- vt-ry fact-s cxprt-sst-tl swt-t-t CHlllL'lll1lll'lll. Tltt-ru wt-rc tht- W'llltC-l'llllCKl Sistt-1's: thnst- guwnt-tl in cninplt-tc lmlaclt: thnst- wht: wort- lmrnwn garint-nts antl lmlaclt vt-ils: thtmst- whost- gowns wt-1't- hlaclt with whitt- vt-ils, antl thnst- whnsc clear, lrlnt- gnwns inatlt- a pt-1'lt't't st-tting fm' thsit' whitt--picltt-tl llL'1lKl-lll'K'Ss. lt was a vivitl I3lL'llll'L' that hlant- rt-lust-tl to nh- st-rvt-. Wht-n tht- grntip it-aclit-tl tht- hnttnin nt' St. .Xnnt-'s hill. tht-y patist-tl. hlant- tlitln't lnnlt tip at the splentlnr nf tht- totittltini' Statinns nl tht- Vrnss, Slit- tlitln't st-t- thnst- lit-antifnl gartlt-ns in fnrins nf crnsst-s that cahnly paintt-tl tht- hillsitlc. 'l'ht-yt-a1nt- to tht- stairs. Sistt-1' Klary antl Sistt-1' Xnnt- lt-tl ht-r tn tht- Iirst stt-p. 1lht-tlit-ntlysht-ltnt-lt. a nnn nn citht-r siflt-, 'Ilht-y saitl tht- prnpt-r lll'Il3'l'l'i. l'p tn tht- nt-xt stt-p. l'iZl.lllK'l' xlttintnix antl f4istt'1' -lnseph remaint-tl nn tht- stairs nt-xt tn tht- hnly tint-s. watching, waiting, limping. plant- shnwt-tl nn l't'slSlIlllCl' as vt-t. Wnnlfl sht--W? 'I'ht- lntn'th stt-p V -hlth -sixth, l atht-r, whispt-rt-rl tht- nnn, sht-'s lbl'llYlllQ'. ht-t'st-lf. nnw. l.nnk, ht-t' lips Zll'k' 111-wi11g'l 'l'ht-rt- wt-rc tt-a1's in tht- prit-st's t-yt-s. 'l'ht- st-vt-nth stt-p, t-ighth. ninth. llnly a lt-w 1nt11't- tn gn, This was tht- stairs nf lllll'IlClt'S. ll'nnltl Alant- lit- t'111't-tl? XX-L'l't' thnst- hnly pt-nplt-'s llI'Ilyft'l'S t-ntmttglir If sht- rt-aclit-tl tht- tnp stt-p: it sht- only cnnltl rt-at'h tht- tnp stt-p withnnt any tlt-vilish pranks. Un t'at'h stt-p tht-v pravt-fl. tht-n kin-t-lt-tl tn tht- nt-xt, ttn' nn tnnt hatl t-vt-1' stt-ppt-tl XYllt'l'i' tmnh' pt-nitt-nt ltnt-t-s hatl p1't-sst-tl. .Xt the tnp tht-1't- was a llllllllllllll' ttinilu til' thc Christ who lay in it tlnitc rt-alistically. Sistt-1' .ltnseph antl tht' prit-st wt-rc stantling hy tht- tnnih, hrcatlilt-ssly waiting'-a prayer in tht-it' ht-arts. .lane was nn thu nt-xt tn tht- last stt-p. She hc-sitatt-tl, lnnltctl at lfatht-r hltnnnttx. llt- sinilt-tl t-ncntiragiiigly. lt was nnly fl ft-w st-t-niitls that hatl passt-tl, lint it st-t-nit-tl likt- ct-nt111'it-s. Vlant- was on tht- last stt-p. Qnitt- sntltlt-nly :intl natttralli' sht- was stantling ln' tht- tnnih with tht- p1'it-st. 'l't'a1's rnsltt-tl tn ht'r cyt-s. llK'l' lips lllllYl'l'C'1l antl trt-inhling slit- lnnltt-tl Ilftllllltl ht-r. lint' tht- tirst tinit- sht- saw tht- ht-atity nt St. .XllIll' tlt- lit-anprt-. Sht- saw t'1'ipplt-tl littlt- hnys at tht- fnnt nl tht- shrint- nvt-1' ynntlt-1': sht- saw a wninan lt-avt- ht-r t'1't1tcht-s at tht- ttvp nf tht- stairs antl walk away. .X strangt- lK'ZlL't'l.lllllL'SN st-ttlt-tl in ht-1' tirt-tl llllllll antl put lli'l' snnl tn 1't'st, Illllflllllg' tn tht- th1-t-t- Sistt-rs :tntl tht- prit-st, slit- saitl qtiit-tly: HIL lfatht-r, l'lJllllt I', ht- is guilt-. llt- is gt 1nt'. llt111't t-vt-1' lt-t him Cthlllt' l1at'k. l'lt-:tst- rlt1n't lt-t hint twnttt- l1at'lt. 'liht- l'L'!lllZZlllUll pn111't-tl :wt-1' llCl' that sht' was nnt't- innrt- frt-t- tn :lo with ht-r snnl antl hnth' as sht- plt-ast-tl. llt-1' fatht-1 s t'111'st- was lranisht-tl tt11't'1't'1'. 4- A1 -li -k wk plant- llt't't' is Zlll nltl lath' nnw, a lnvt-ly nltl latly. Slit- gut-s tn tht- Klaytnwii f'lllll'Cll fnr Snntlay st-1'vit't-s t-vt-ry' wt't-lt. Klany tintt-s pt-nplc lintl lll'l' sitting nn a parlt ht-nt-h sayiiig ht-r rnsary. Yt-ars agp tht- lantl not-11pit-tl hy tht- villagt- parlt was t-allt-tl hlZlf'lUWll l-'n1't-st. lYht-n tht- Hlfl-llIlll'l'S nl' Xlaytnwti st-t- Miss llt't't'u tht-1't- tin ht-1' park lvt-nt-h, tht-1' s:1j'Z -l1t1lt'l11ls slippt-tl ntl tn tht- tort-st again lu pray. NIY DUG Nly :lug t'11IlIt-s thi sttfl parltltwl ft't't. llt- sits lnnkiiig lntn iny snnl 'l'-1 rt-atl niy lt11't- .Xntl lllR'll lit-s tlnwn. X ll., '3:

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22 Le?lUlll'I'II SHALL WE LIKE TELEVISION? Scientists tell us that television set at a price that we can all afford will he on sale in a few years. Even toclay, there are hroatleasting sets :mtl a few lninilrerl receiving sets in use. NVe know that television sets will sell fast as soon as the price is lowererl. hecanse everyone is anxions to have one hefore the other fellow. The rapicl sale of rarlios is a gootl preeeflent for stating this. lint after we all get our sets. shall we enjoy them as mnch as we now enjoy the rarlio that will then he out of clate anrl ohsolete? There is one group of people who are not a hit anxious to see the raclio hroarlcasting companies go out of hnsiness anfl the television companies take their places, lly this, l tlon't mean the offieials or the workmen ot the rarlio companies. I mean the hlincl people. The thonsanrls of un- Iortunates who have always heen nnahle to see have founel in the rarlio a lasting source of pleas- ure. Un the r:ulio everything' is explainecl so that sight is not necessary, antl the hlintl person can unclerstanzl a raclio play as well as can the person with sight. Right now it seems as though their lasting pleasure is going to he taken away from them. Un the other hanrl, the cleat' people have proh- ahly haterl the raflio. XYhen they wonlcl try to get anyone to play checkers with them. they wnulrl tintl that their prospective opponent was too en- grossefl in a razlio program that they themselves conlcl not even tell was in progress. The tele- vision set will he ol a little more use to them. .Xt least they can tell what it is iloing, ancl perhaps they will get a little enjoyment out of watching a person sing or watching' two people tell jokes. Nevertheless, it is the mass oi people. the people who have normal sight. hearing anrl intelligence. that the raclio anfl television people mnst consirler. Perhaps there will he one station that will con- tinue with the olcl-fashionecl ratlios anrl perhaps there will he one television station that will have written worfls thrown on the screen for the rleaf people. The normal person is now anxious for tele- vision, hut will he he when he learns that the arl- veitivers ol' .Xlka-Seltzer tahlets will he ahle to show you just how their tahlets tizz when they are pnt into water? .Xt the present time, most of us hate to have to spentl two or three minutes listen- ing to the tixz. ln the same way. we, who now hate to hear over anal over again the chng-chng- cling of the show hoat :mtl the same theme song. will now have to watch the hoat slowly wintl its way up the river just as it has rlone every night for years. .Xlso. we shall he hamperetl hy an an- nouncer showing ns how to open the can of cheese or how to use his type of razor: or hy some woman announcer who has to show ns how to wash wintlows with her wintlow WIISIII or another woman showing us how to test her cleaning procl- uct to pri-ve that it cloesnit scratch. .Xll these will heeome very tiresome hecause. if we turn our heacls away. we shall still hear worrls, antl wortls of the announcer won't mean a thing to ns when we eanuot see what he is tloing. .Xt the present time. orchestras antl singers are favorite programs for many. ln the clays of tele- vision that are coming. what shall we :lo when the orchestra starts to play? lironi experience in the movies. we know that there is nothing so horing as to watch the orchestra leacler heat his haton for piece after piece, antl from the movies, also. we know that there is nothing worse than watch- ing the eontortions that many of the singers have to perform to make the sonnils we like to hear. XYhat are we going to tlo? .Xre we going to look away into space while the song is going on antl then look hack again when the new singer hegins? We can't go away hecanse we shall never know when the new artist will he introflueerl, antl it we have gone away we may have lost our seats hefore the set. 'lihat hrings np another clifhculty-the seating plan. Yes, we shall have to have a seating plan. Unr parlors are now tlesignetl so that the ratlio is in one eorner antl the chairs are spreatl aroinul the room in tlitiferent places where we can hear anil still he in a goofl reatling light. Vvhen television comes. most of us won't he ahle to attortl to have a new room huilt where all the seats are arr:mgeil in theater fashion, To make the hest of what we have, we shall group all the chairs arounrl the set. which will, iuulonhtetlly, he a eumhersome thing,