-------------·- - -- --·- ---- \Sl1elve in stacrcs . ,... ~-.1 ,,·,·r C'"'. w'uES k~U' h<.CULATE I •. • ~ .; -, --...........t ..... , .. ....I 1 ~, , ft ;-:,1r t ,,J ottc Ltf>CllfY ,,.,:.-..r..~ \ !.:Y f.\fh jl~ 1942 Vol. 51 APRIL, 1942 )[o. 4 , Published by the Students of Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine ,. Bangor Nursery Flower Shop Charles R. Gordon, Inc. ~ REAL ESTATE SERVICE Upper State Street 9 Hammond Street-Tel. 34 I 0 INSURANCE SERVICE Bangor Maine Telephone 6144 39 Hammond St. Bangor, Me. John Bergholt MELVIN'S MUSIC STORE Bryant's----- Federal Recording Radio Maine's finer store Phonograph Records1 for Diamonds, JEWELERS W atcijes and Silver · OF BANGOR for nearly 50 years NEW and USED PIANOS 46 Main St. Budget terms arranged Orders solicited for band and orchestra instruments 88 Central Street 'Phone 2-1082 You wi"ll enjoy eadng at the Louis KIRSTEIN & Sons BANGOR HOUSE Realtors Whether you dine on a complete shore din­ ner or choose one of our 55c plate luncheons, complete with dessert, you will find the finest of foods, the best of Maine cooking, careful, REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE SERVICE friendly service and most reasonable prices. We have excellent accommodations for all 44 Central Street Kirstein Bldg. sorts of entertainments, bridge parties, dinners ESTABLISHED 1894 or dances and we welcome the opportunity to show our facilities and to quote prices. -- - -· --· · - · ------- ~---- ~--- ---- ----~·- April, 1942 Page One The Oracle's Classified Business Directory The forgotten man of tomorrow is the man who failed to advertise today. Phone No. Phone No. Auto Electric Service Laundries NEW FRANKLIN LAUNDRY ........... 3303 ARVID L. EBBESON. .......... 3870 75 So. Main St., Brewer 600 Main St. Paint Beauty Salons R.H. KAVANAUGH ................... 9892 DORIS E. DUTCH. 4013 39 Park St. 151 West Broadway Printers CONNERS PRINTING CO.. 3319 179 Exchange St. Fruits & Produce H. P. SNOWMAN . 3841 C. H. SAVAGE CO.. ..... .. .... .. ..... 5661 40 Central St. 62 Pickering Sq. Radios & Pianos Funeral Directors RICE & TYLER. 3351 WHITE & HAYES..... .. ...... ...... 2-0294 98 Central St. 46 Center St. Shoe Repairing Grocers PALMER SHOE MFG. & REPAIRING CO. 5479 C. E. LEACH & SONS. 6183 266 Hammond St. 35 Central St. 0. E. MILLS & SON . 8534 168 Center St. Super Service Station CRONIN'S SE~VICE STATION . 9244 SPANGLER'S Q NOT Q FOOD SHOP 8268 8 Broad St. Corner Otis & State Sts. Page Two The Oracle STUDENTS! "The· Best Place to Eat and Drink" Pause and Refresh, before and after school, at our LUNCHEONETTE BAR For Service, Cleanliness, and Comfort, make "Post Office Pharmacy" WAITING ROOM FOR Street Cars and Buses Your Shopping and Dining Place 11 Main Street Bangor, Me. The Electrical Equipment in your home is a FOWLER DRUG CO. vital part of our National War Program. Compliments of Why not have it put in A-1 condition today­ or better still if its condition and age warrants it, replace with best ouality new ones today. T. R. SAVAGE CO. The Bangor Hydro Electric Co. Wholesale Grocers BANGOR CARIBOU • MAINE April, 1942 Page Three REGISTER CHECK We invite you to use our Register Check Service Write your own check It is not necessary to have an account INSTRUCTIONS 1. NO Check may be issued for more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. 2. Fill in DATE, AMOUNT (Figures Only), NAME OF PAYEE, and SIGN YOUR NAME on both the STUB and the CHECK. 3. Present this COMPLETE FORM at the Bank and pay the amount of the check plus a fee of 10 cents. THE CHECK then becomes YOUR PERSONAL CHECK. 4. Forms may be secured at the Bank. EASTERN TRUST AND BANKING COMPANY 2 State Street Bangor, Me. Branches at OLD TOWN and MACHIAS Published five times a year by the students of Bangor High School, Ban­ gor, Maine. Member 1941-42 l • The Oracle VOL. LI NO. 4 Apri1, 194 2 CONTENTS COVER DESIGN by JAMES POWERS FICTION CUT by JOSEPH PETTERSON Encore ........................... Page 8 Sugar Blues ....................... Page 11 by F. Allison McLeod by Cleo Patter Corner Drug ...................... Page 12 V for Vocabulary .................. Page 13 by Sonya Cohen by Edie Mae Much Ado About Murder ........... Page 18 Editorials ........................... page 14 by Punch and Judy 50 Years Ago ............. .......... page 15 All in the Family ................... Page 32 by Lloyd Shapleigh Fashions ........................... page 16 FEATURES Alumni ........................... .. page 19 Destination: London ......... ..... Page 6 Junior Exhibitionists ................. page 20 by Edith Bettelheim Hokum ............. ............. .. page 22 What! Is This Younger Generation Spinning Reel ....................... page 24 Coming Too? ......... ..... Page 10 On the Bookshelf ... ... ....... ....... page 25 by Sylvia, W. I. S. POEMS Dots and Dashes ............... ..... page 26 America! America ................ Page 5 Outside the Classroom ................ page 27 by Barbara Carr Girls' Athletics .... .... .. ... ..... .... page 30 STAFF Editor-in-Chief .. ...... .......... Leon Higgins Assistant Editor .. ........... Marydell Coolidge Business Manager . ..............Thomas Hilton Alumni . ................... Margaret Carlisle Janice Minott Girls' Athletics ................ Marion Conners Literary Editors . Faith McLeod l Boys' Athletics . .............. Harlan Goodwin Barbara Carr Philip Murdock Staff Photographer . ............. Mary Spangler Activities. j Judith Banton Lillian Howland Louise Homstead John Ballou Movies ....................... Joanne Springer Hayden Bayer Business Staff . ............ Radio ........................ Elizabeth ·Burns John Clement Book Reviews . .................. Edith Fairley Betty West Hokum . .... ... ............ ... .. Mary Farrar Richard Giles . R . ~ Doris Ayer P assing in eview . Wh"t J . f Esther Smith I ney enruson ~ Sidney Bamford Artists . ................... Fashions Editor . .......... Margaret Knowlton I William Drisko Assistant Fashions Editor . ..... Elizabeth Burns l James Powers * America I America I Barbara Carr It is a land of high ideals and aims, Of mountains steep, and long and level plains. 'Tis young, 'tis clean, 'tis free! It is a land of faith, of hope and homes, Of spired steeples high, and rounded domes. GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE! And too, it is the land of ice-cream cones, Of circuses and fairs and jangling phones. Forever may it be. 'Tis full of spring, of love and laughter gay, Of soundly sleeping nights and light of day. GOD SHED HIS GR.ACE ON THEE! It is the land of challenge and of dare, Of cities crowded and of meadows fair. To fame it is the key. It is the land of fear, of hate and pride, Where rich and poor are standing side by side. GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE! * ....... ~ Page Six The Oracle DESTINATION: LONDON Edith Bettelheim, junior in an American high school-our high school, has an intriguing accent. This, her musical Austrian inflection, is the only mark of iden­ tification by which we can distinguish her from the rest of us high schoolers. The story below, in her own words, is as fascinating as her accent. Her destination, as you have seen, was Democracy as well as I ondon. the hands of the large station clock pointed really felt lonely I stared out of the window, hardly X towards 11 o'clock, the train slowly left the noticing the country we passed, thinking of my future West station in Vienna. Just as we were home in England. How long would it be until I should leaving the large hall, which shelters the station, I sa~ see my parents again? my mother again. I had to say good-bye to her in one Hunger for lunch brought me back to the present. of the waiting-rooms, as the parents or relatives of the But I had eaten much too quickly, and I found myself one hundred and twenty-eight children, who left at the staring into emptiness again. Sleep overtook me shortly, same time as I did, were not allowed to go on the plat­ and this time my head found a more comfortable po­ form. But somehow, my mother had managed to slip sition, namely the shoulder of my neighbor. by the station guards, and there I saw her on the plat­ When I awoke, it was about three o'clock. Outside form waving her white handkerchief until the train we were passing the beautiful valley of the Rhine. It made a sudden bend, thus making it impossible for me really took one's breath away to see such a lovely view­ to see her any more. one picturesque ruin of a castle next to another and a I settled back comfortably on the wooden bank, perfect blue sky in the background. The sun itself which was going to be my table, chair, and bed for the was reflecting its golden rays on the water. Oh, how next thirty-six hours. There were seven other girls sorry we all felt that we were not allowed to take a from five to sixteen years old in the same compartment camera with us. Looking at this lovely scenery made with me. We were quiet for quite some time, each the time pass faster, and we soon found ourselves on thinking of our dear ones we had left behind. My the German-Dutch border. Passport checking, in­ father had left for Cuba just the day before; so, I had spection of our luggage, and hanging some cards with left only my mother behind. numbers on them, added to some more cards, which Soon, however, a conversation began, which made were already hanging around_ our necks, were ordeals the night pass faster We slept a little, but the knocks that we gladly passed. (Those carq.s, such as you may and jerks of the train really kept ns more awake than already have seen around the necks of refugee children, asleep. About six o'clock in the morning, one of the are for identification purposes.) overseers awoke me from a cramped position, for I had Once we had a narrow escape. Another girl in my fallen asleep with my head on my knees. compartment, who had wanted to keep her breakfast "Breakfast will be here soon,'' she said in German.