Anson Academy - Anchor Yearbook (North Anson, ME)

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Sophomore Closs Front row, left to right: Alverna Livingston, Chrystelle Berry, Beverly Paine, JoAnn Anderson, Lillian Young, Violet Price, Shirley Viles, Edith Spencer. Second row, left to right: Garry Spencer, Warren Bessey, Fred Coro, Wilma Hartwell, Ruth Buzzell, Miriam Skillings, Herbert Lynds, Lester Stapleford, Erwin Brown. We held our first class meeting Sep- tember 5, 1946, to elect the class officers. They are as follows: President, Miriam Skillingsg Vice-President, Shirley Vilesg Secretary, Chrystelle Berry. The Student Council members are Garry Spencer, and Violet Price. The Freshman Initiation was held Friday September 13, 1946, from 7:30 until 11:00 P. M. Games were played and refreshments were served, followed by a dance. On Ocober 18, 1946, our annual Soph- omore Dance was held. Music was fur- nished by Ted King's Orchestra. The hall was attractively decorated with orange and black crepe paper, autumn leaves, corn stalks, and jack-o-lanterns that smiled at us from the corners. Re- freshments were sold. The committees for this very successful social affair were: Chester Newell, Erwin Brown, Wilma Hartwell, and Chrystelle Berry on the decorating committee, Erwin Page Fourteen Brown, Lillian Young. Fred Coro and Ldith Spencer on the refreshment com- mittee, Violet Price and Alverna Livinfr- stone for the ticket committee, Miriam Skillings and Wilma Hartwell for the advertising committee. We have had a few class meetings this year, and many of the class members have taken part in the various school ac- livities. Those who have played on the basket- ball teams from our class are: Chrystelle Berry, Alverna Livingston, Wilma Hartwell, Garry Spencer, Erwin Brown, Fred Coro, Warren Bessey, Herbert Lynds, Sherman Manzer, and Chester Newell. Garry Spencer and Beverly Paine had parts in the school play, Gajlopingf Ghosts, while in the One-Act Play, Wil- ma Hartwell took the part of Grandma. and in the Senior Play, Chrystelle Berry took the part of Lottie Hartigan.

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Junior Class ef' c.. ., .,., -s i 31-T Front row: Left to rightg Iva Moulton, Christie Mullin, Hilda Walker, Barbara Jud- kins, Mary Jacques, Eleanor Ketchum, Jessie Sabin. Second row: Left to rightg Richard Whitaker, Henry Viles, Eldon McLean, Ruth Newell, Frances Lynds, Lucille Berry, James Farley, Ralph Manzer, Merle Skillings. At the beginning of the year our class of sixteen members, held a meeting and elected the following officers: Pres- ident, Richard Whitakerg Vice-Presi- dent, James Farleyg Secretary, Ruth Newell. Ralph Manzer, Mary Jacques and Jessie Sabin were chosen members of the Student Council of which Mary is secre- tary and Jessie assistant treasurer. The girls who went out for basketball were Barbara Judkins and Frances Lynds. Ruth Newell was manager of the team. Ralph Manzer and Merle Skillings played on the boys' team. Eldon Mc- Lean was manager. At the end of the season Ralph was chosen by his team-mates the most val- uable player of the team, and captain for the coming year 1947-1948. Five members of our class are in the glee club. They are Eleanor Ketchum, Frances Lynds, Mary Jacques, Barbara Judkins and Sadie Lightbody. luleanor Ketchum plays the trumpet in the band. Our class has also shown much inter- est in dramatics this year. Ralph Manzer, Merle Skillings, James Farley, Jessie Sabin and Mary Jacques had parts in the school play Galloping Ghosts. James Farley and Barbara Judkins were in the One-Act Play, No Greater Love, and Ralph Manzer played the part of Curt Little in the senior play Hen-Pecked Henry . Members of our class who took part in the Junior Prize Speaking Contest that was held May 2nd, are as follows: Bar- bara Judkins, Ruth Newell, Frances Lynds, Iva Moulton, Eleanor Ketchum, Hilda Walker, Eldon McLean, James Farley and Sadie Lightbody. Page Thirteen

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Freshmen Class mwwwww-H ' ' . 557 1 M, , . ,-.L x .W ....,.,N. . ,'.Q . Z3 Front row, left to right: Patricia Witham, Doris Viles, Carmen Whitaker, Frances Edgerly, Glenys Watson, Shirley McLean, Evangeline Manzer, Rose Bessey. Second row, left to right: Colby Hilton, Robert Cummings, Robert Burns, Vaughn Bessey, Nancy Fish, Priscilla Whiting, William Paine, Eugene Norton, Leslie Watson. VVhen school opened in September the Freshman Class numbered twenty. Two new members, Patricia Hall and John Farley, had joined us. At a class meeting held early in the fall the following officers were elected: President, John Farleyg Vice-President, Vaughn Besseyg Secretary, Shirley Mc- Lean. In accordance with an old custom we were initiated into the mysteries of High School by a reception given us by the Sophomore Class. This was held in the Academy Hall and the various stunts we were made to do furnished fun for both classes. Athletics has interested a good num- ber of our class. Those who went out for basketball were Robert Nault, Vaughn Bessey, Robert Cummings, Robert Burns, and Eugene Norton for boys and Evan- geline Manzer, Nancy Fish, Patricia Witham, Priscilla Whiting, Carmen Whitaker and Rose Bessey for girls. Robert Burns had a part in the school play, Galloping Ghosts , Wilma Hart- well and Patricia Witham had parts in the One-Act Play, No Greater Love . We were sorry to lose two of our classmates, Robert Nault who went to Madison and Patricia Hall who left to attend Central High. We were, how- ever, very glad to welcome Doris Viles from Princeton, New Jersey. Page Fifteen