Woodland High School - Jewel Yearbook (Woodland, ME)

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Poetry CLASS OF 1940 To the class of 1940, The students of St. Croix High 1Vish happiness and success And pray their goal be nigh. As this class of 1940 Goes out into this world. 'l'hey'll find not only happiness I-int disappointment furled. Success means Wood fortune I :H . But this class finds it moreg lt means at place in this world They never had before. So the students of St. Croix High 1Vill bid them fair adieu, 'l'ill we meet out yonder XYhen nothing- seems too blue. Pauline Hnnnewell '42 :lk elk 3? S? Sli SUCCESS AGE: I know where the key of success lies, ltfs a long, hard way to climb, But if you are strong and willing' Yon will reach the top in time, Deep in the Cave of Knowledge You will iind the key, All you need is Patience Admittance will be free. YOUTH: l must climb the Ilill of CZ11'C13l1lllGSS Brave and Honest, l must be But l'll get there some time, Success must be my destiny. Success comes the hard Way, As all t-hings good and true. But you must never shirk Your aim until you're through. Marguerite Aylward '40

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Y 24 THE JEVS EL ilki bridge, and that which does use this bridge, doesn't go over it, but through it. HOLD YOURSELF!! It is merely an apparatus used to measure electrical resistance. I won't go into detail because I know you would not be in the least interested. Blair Brown '40 S? SF its IK4 Stl THE MYSTE R IOUS CURTAIN Ifntouehed by human hands, made of some exclusive unknown material, hem- med with a golden thread, its magnifi- cence called upon my imagination. Its many rare colors blended togeth- er like the dangling bracelets on a gypsy's arm, As I fixed my gaze on this mysterious curtain, the colors slowly mingled and faded into solitary darknessg while from all around tl1e edge, slowly creeping. came more darkness, I am merely referring to this beau- tiful sunset as it steadily changed into night. Kay Dudley it :lk elk 'Xi fl? AN OLD COAT It had hung there ever so long. No one ever put it on now. It used to be beautiful and cost a lot of money when Dad had bought. it. Once it was hung in the hall, where people admired it, but now it was either packed away in an old box or hung in the dark cellar way, The buttons had been taken off and put on something else. It had been torn where Dad had carelessly caught it on a nail. Dad had worn it when he was court- ing Mother. He used to be a handsome and gallant young man with dark eyes, dark hair, and a dark complexion. The coat had helped to make him look well. Probably if the poor old thing could talk it would say something like this. Yea! I helped you out and made you look nice, and now you use me like this. Youill get your pay someday. There are lots of people who would love to patch me up and wear me. Poor thing! Isn't it a shame it had to wear out! Muriel Moreside SF 3? Ill: Sl: :Xi LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE The book is the story of the heroic adventures of twelve-year-old Donn Fend- ler, lost for eight days in the much fear- ed Maine wilderness. 4'LoSt on a Mountain in Maine viv- idly portray's Donn's experiences day by day, from the time he became lost in a fog on Mt. Katahdin until he was seen on the East Branch of the Penobscot, nearly dead, seven days later. Experienced woodsmen who 'fknow Mt. Katahdin say they will never be able to understand how such an undersized boy, shoeless and living for eight days on berries alone, ever survived such a har- rowing experience. A person must have something be- sides physical endurance to encounter several bears, come out of a dilirium, re- ceive hundreds of insect bites, and walk for a week on numbed feet. This young Boy Scout certainly did have that something to bring him through eight. pianful days-alive. As he said afterward, he owed everything to his Boy Scout training and to his faith in God. Foster L. Hibbard 7-12

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6 if f THE JEVVEL THOUGHTS OF A SENIOR ON GRADUATION DAY Now has come the parting of the ways And I must choose- Now fate beckons me to come, To win or lose. I must bid goodbye to sehool and school-day friends To Q0 alone ahead, To stay in one blank, dreary rut for years, Or gain success instead. Trials and temptations are in store VVaiting' at each turn for me. Dear Lord, help me to overcome each one And bring' me safe to Thee. E. Leighton '39 S6 fl? 'lk 'lf 1561 SPRING Spring is in the air Round about us everywhere Dright flowers are blooming Songs fill the air Spring' is come, what fun Soon school work will be done Then we will be free To have fun. if 4 if lk I! IF THE MEN XVORE EASTER, HONNETS By One of Them If I wore an Easter Bonnet VVith a lot of doo-dads on it I Illigilt be a real sensation on parade For a crown I'd use a skillet Turn it rig-ht side up and fill it VVith the tastiest creation ever made. Fried lamb chops and strips of bacon And I'd have my picture taken Just to aggrrevate the ladies, don't, you know. I,d go walkin' all day Sunday Maybe do the same on Monday For it's time the men were putting on a show.