Anson Academy - Anchor Yearbook (North Anson, ME)

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20 'THE ANCHOR In French. A Senior translating, J'avais les os des cuisses et des reins comme rom- pus, a forc d'avoir marche dans la vase. I had a bone and a sirloin steak from the kitchen, because I had marched in the mud. For the benefit of the Zoology class Mr. Williams had secured some live lobsters. At the noon hour he was holding one up for some of the pupils to examine. This particular s.pecimen had evidently been engaged in a se- rious combat with his fellows as one of his chelipeds was missing. Pack- ard, who was absent at the explana- tion, rushed in and seeing the lobster, immediately exclaimed, Where's his other hoof? Conversation overheard in the Lab- oratory after school hours. Mrs. M.- Well, I must wash my boards. fLooks of consternation on the faces of the girls.J A brilliant Junior-- Going to wash your bones? I should go home if I were going to do that. . Miss Clark-fTaking Miss. Smith by the handi I want to take your tem- peraturef' Miss Marshall- I guess my mother won't care. Miss Berry- Your 'papa may. Miss Marshall-- I guess my papa won't care half so much as somebody e1se'.s papa will. A is for Anson Academy, where eve- . ry good scholar goes. B is for Bulger, who everything knows. C is for Carroll, afreshman so fresh. D is for Doris C., who is just like the rest. E is for Ethel with big brown eyes. F is for French, who for Alta still sighs. G is for Gordon, a boy so bright. H is for Hackett, who always is right. I is for ink spattered over the iioor. J is for Jack, who will flunk no moref K is for Knox, a hard working scholar. L is for Latin, that makes us all lroller. M is for Mitchell, who faithfully works. N is for Norma, who never shirks. 0 is for Orison from a far off place. P is for Paine all dolled up in lace. is for Quintus in history we find. is for Raymond, so handsome and Q R kind. S is for Sunday at which we all shudder. T is for Thelma and Dan is her lover. U is for usefulness we each possess. V is for vim which brings us suc- cess. E W is for Walter, a Junior profound. our school is not found. . John Pratt, '21 XYZin Do you know How much water twenty elephants can drink in one day? A Holbrook. QA whole brookj What the latest fad at A. A. is? A Brastow. CA brass toej The name of Alta's dog? A French poodle. What the Freshman class have that no other class has? A friend. What fruit is most popular at A. A.? Berries. If Thelma. Knox what Hooper can do? Carrol. What is Packard's favorite color? Brown. If a Berry can on a Myrtle grow, what a Mullen can do? Produce a Pearl. What kind of music is most famil- iar to the students of A. A.? Martial fMarshal1j music. That Anson Academy might run a bus this summer? At least she has a Stetson and a Packard. There was a young' fellow named Booker, VVho tbot that he sure was a lookerg On the girls he is sweet. So in drawing he's neat. And we wonder he isn't a cooker.

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we if NNY S lit as Wanted V By Mrs. Manson-A few more days to go fto court.J By Ethel Stetson-A private tutor to teach dusting. By Hazel Huggins.-A little more wisdom. By Norma Berry-A place to put her feet when practicing B. B. By Marjorie French-A tonic to in- crease her appetite. By Anson Academy-A cradle to put its little ones in. By Arthur Andrews--A choice of seats in the French class. By Muriel Fenlison and.Ercell Gor- don-A little more rice. By Alfred Holbrook-Someone to press his pants. By Students of A. A.-To know if Andrews visited the State's, pri- son while at Boston? ? ? ? ? ? Clippings Ifrom The Class Room In Household Management: Miss H- What is ahouse built on? Miss W-- A foundation. In Junior and Senior Eng. Mrs. M.- What was the 'Dunciad'? A Senior-- It was an ode to the dunces by Pope. Junior KStage Whisperl- I'm glad I didn't live then. Mr. W. 1Senior and Junior Algehraj - Of what is axes the pural? Miss S.- Ax. In American History. Miss H.- What was the iirst book printed by the Colonies, Miss War- ren? Miss W.- Was it Uncle Torn's Cab- in? In Biology. Mr..W.-Do grasshoppers bite? Majority of class-UNO. H.-iVery positivelyj Yes Mr. W.- What makes you think so? H.- Because one bit me once, and the book says so. Mr. W.- Yes, Hodgdon, grasshop- pers will bite, and now Hodgdon, tell us what grasshoppers will attack? H.- Anything that is green. In Household Management. Miss H.- Would you like a house made of f,'xi1:g'les, Miss Tilly? n Miss T.- No, I wouldn't because they are naughty. fKnottyAJ In English 2. K. W.- If murder and kill mean the same, why isn't a butcher a. mur- derer? ' In Current Iivents. Mrs. M.- Do you think you de- s.cended from a monkey, Williams? K. W.-fVery decidedlyj I should hate to think so. In Cooking. I Miss H.- How vain some girls are. Miss P.-CLooking in a paul Yes, I am very vain when a pan will serve for a mirror. In Latin 2. Mrs. M.- What is the meanihg of mulieresque, Miss Mitchell? Miss M.- Mules, Pratt- It means women, but it's all the same. Mrs. M.- Sh! Sh! I'll put you out the window, Pratt if you don't keep still. In Household Arts. Miss H.- Stand on both feet when you are washing dishes, Miss Paine, or you'll never get a man.

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AL 1881 Alice Goodrich, nee Taylor, Bingham. H. Mae Lawrence, nee Hilton, Water- ville. Emma P. Heald, 114 13th St., N. E. Washington, D. C. 'George E. Abbott, 3826 Elmwood Ave. Chicago. Five members deceased. 1882 Dr. Lee Salley, Skowhegan. Rev. Geo. E. Paine, Supt. of Schools, Vassalboro. Fred A. Dinsmore, Anson. Lottie Lovejoy, nee Sampson, 200 Bos- ton Block, Seattle, Wash. Hon. W. L. Walker, State Senator, Skowhegan. Mellen A. Whitney, address unknown. One member deceased. 1883 ' Clarence Mantor, Skowhegan. J. Frank Whitney, Winter Hill, Mass. Mae Parsons, nee Fletcher, No. Anson. R. Baxter Hutchins, R. F. D. 4, Phil- lips. 1884 ' Carrie Brown, nee Atkinson, Pasa- dena, Cal. Minnie Bunker, 2700 Channing Way, Berkeley, Cal. Eugene Danforth, Madison. Wallace Jones, Madison. Eugene Sampson, Foxcroft. Rev. E. V. Stevens, Herkimer, N. Y. One member deceased. 1885 A. L. Salford, Supt. of Schools, Bev- erly, Mass. A Hon. F. W. Bunker, North Anson. Lizzie Kelley, nee Cleveland, Hills- boro, No. Dakota. Emma E. Walker, Newton, Mass. One member deceased. 1886 Ernest G. Walker, 1406 G St., Wash- ington, D. C. ' Charles L. Williams, Longmont, Col. Lenora Williams, nee Thompson, Longmont, Col. Caddie Sherman, nee Foss, Randolph. Emogene Varney, nee Fredencs, Fair- field. 1887 Dr. W. B. Cutts, Providence, R. I. W. B. Clark, No. New Portland. W. H. Bodfish, Bismark, No. Dakota. Katherine Foster, nee Spaulding, El Paso, Texas. Belle Jacobs, nee Clark, Nashua, N. H. Mary Blanchard, Sansidro, Argen- tine Rep. Lionella Howland, nee Irvin, Solon. Gertrude Smith, No. Anson. Grace Smith, No. Anson. Gertrude Heminger, nee Millay, Wat- erville. u 1888 Hon. C. N. Blanchard, Att'y at Law, Wilton. L. E. Moulton, A. B., Auburn. Dr. Frank Dunbar, Boston. ' M. L. Pullen, No. Anson. G. A. Whitney, Lewiston. Marita Savage, nee Houghton, Bing- ham. 1889 Rev. Frank H. Baker, address un- known. Helen Stevens, nee Fletcher, Oakland. Herbert L. Wing, Kingiield. Lena Davis, nee Savage, Madison. R. L. Boston, Portland. ia