VOL. V, NO. 4
NOVEMBER 1, 1963
West Keeps Old Tradition
By Anne Morton
Back when Maine West was an unsettled frontier, a tradition was brought over on the first bus load of settlers from Maine East.
The collection of money to buy your friend a bunch of flowers with dog biscuits, sugar cubes, or lemon drops along with an animal twice her size, which comes in handy as soft padding when she runs into people in the hall, is an old birthday tradition at Maine. No one knows exactly when this tradition began, but it has been passed down through the years.
For the girls who receive these corsages and animals, it is "their day." People stare at them, wish them "happy birthday," or just run into them. Teachers often find pink, green, or purple "students" sitting on the floor in their classes. These "students" go by the names of Timmy the Tiger or Rover.
Back when Maine West was an unsettled frontier, a tradition was brought over on the first bus load of settlers from Maine East.
The collection of money to buy your friend a bunch of flowers with dog biscuits, sugar cubes, or lemon drops along with an animal twice her size, which comes in handy as soft padding when she runs into people in the hall, is an old birthday tradition at Maine. No one knows exactly when this tradition began, but it has been passed down through the years.
For the girls who receive these corsages and animals, it is "their day." People stare at them, wish them "happy birthday," or just run into them. Teachers often find pink, green, or purple "students" sitting on the floor in their classes. These "students" go by the names of Timmy the Tiger or Rover.
Why take a collection to give a friend a bunch of lemon drops? In answer to this question several girls remarked that it was an enjoyable way to make friends happy and let them know you are thinking of them.
Since the tradition is an old one and a nice one, it will probably be going on for many years at Maine West.
But what about those poor unfortunate ones who have birthdays on holidays or in the summertime? They, too, usually receive gifts during the school year.
Since the tradition is an old one and a nice one, it will probably be going on for many years at Maine West.
But what about those poor unfortunate ones who have birthdays on holidays or in the summertime? They, too, usually receive gifts during the school year.