Anson Academy - Anchor Yearbook (North Anson, ME)

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SlHlllNlEHlINEIl Front row, left to right: Shirley Viles, Katherine Turcotte, Patricia Witham, Katherine Ela Phyl lis Coro, Blanche Mullin. Back row, left to right: Rebecca Briggs, Warren Bessey, Ernest Moody, Walter Ela John Young James Farley, Sadie Lightbody. The Student Council consists of thirteen niembers. four Seniors, three juniors, two Sophoinores. two Freshmen. Also one each from the seventh and eighth grades. The Student Council sponsored a play. Chee-rio illy Darwin , and had supervision of the dancing school. The officers are: VVALTIQR ELA ERNEST Bloom' RIEIEIECCA Bkitsos PHYLLIS Como K.X'l'llIililNlE ELA Prcszidcut . . Vice-Prcsidcuz' Secretary . Treasurer . . . Assisfanf TI'FCl5l17'Ff . Social Committee: .-ldirrtisiazg Cozlzzzlitfvrz Patricia XYitham llarren Bessey Rebecca Briggs Filmzzvc Cozzzuziflcc: U'vtI.l'S an Phyllis Coro Katherine lila Shirley Viles d ,llfans Cozlzuliftvt' Katherine Ela Phyllis Coro Sadie Lighthody Committees: Aflzlefif C'0n111iiffce: Katherine Ela Blanche Mullin Pl1ylllS 'Coro John Young Rebecca Briggs Rebecca Briggs Fourtcclz

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Uncle Josh Buys An Automobile IVell, now children, when your Aunt Nancy wanted a car, I says to myself, That's a purty dern poor thing to do. Anyway, she crabbed and grouched until I bought it. She was happier over that dern thing than a small boy over a whistle. One day she wanted to go for a ride. I think all of Skunk Hollow was there at the time to watch us start. I cranked and cranked on thet there animal until my eyes bulged. Still it would not start. By that time all of the onlookers were giving advice. Hank VVeav- er said maybe I ought to give it some oats and lead it around awhile 'till it got to know me. Berkinshire Bailes said, maybe I orta give it some of that there new-fangled Red Heart Dog Food . James Baile thought it needed some Flea Powderg Aunt Nancy said maybe it was threaded wrong, or the bobbin was wound too tight. and old Duncan, the fool. Wanted to offer prayer. Purty soon Obediah Peaks came along and says, Don't this thing go in somewhere? We fixed it with a few more twists to that there crank, when the thing began to jump, roar, snort and bang. I hopped aboard 'er along with the rest of Skunk Hollow, pulled on a stick that was beside Aunt Nancy and we took off. Vile ran over Cy Pettingill's beehive. tore down his picket fence. ran through a barn yard, over two flocks of hens, and then we were out on the turnpike road. Nancy was al sc1'emii. llleavephadf f his eyes shut. Duncan was a prayin' and it wouldn't be right to say what Obediah Peaks was a doin', but Aunt Nancy said it sounded as if he were a-talking to th' Lord. XYe were speeding along the highway with the old car only hitting the high spots. few and far be- tween. Then we went out of the road through two pastures, over a stone wallg we ran over Cy's dog. killed one sheep and two cows, and then ran into a haystack and blowed up. All I got from thet ride was a broken finger, two black eyes, two lawsuits, and a mortgage on the farm. Nancy says if we ever own an- other automobile we'll have a regular chauffeur 5I.1'fFllIl to run it. I ain't sayin' much but I got a lingering suspicion all my joy riding will be done in an old buckboard wagon!!! -MURIEL DUNPHY '47 A Poem ' I wish that I could zvritv ri porin As .ro 'many others 610: I wish that I could write a porin On a szrbjcrt or treo. If I could write a fvorm I might pass my Englislzg I might ezwz get an .-I In one subject I d0llyI rclislz. I 011Ij'7i'I5Il I rmrla' write a form Ou this subject and that: But I ran't 'write a poem -ind llzatls' that! -KATH ismxiz ELA '47 A Midnight Ride Johnny had been practicing basketball from the time school let out until suppertime. At the supper table he was famished. His mother had prepared hot buttered mashed potatoes. sliced ham. creamed peas. yeast rolls. and hot mince pie. Oh! how good it all looked. Johnny ate and ate, until he could hold no more. Then he sat down to do his homework. After he had finished, he decided to go with his best pal. Ioe, to the new movie now showing at the Upera House. The picture was The Men XYithout A llead and he was very sure that itawas going to be super. Upon arriving at the movie hall. they immediately purchased two boxes of popcorn apiece, and several different kinds of candy bars which they devoured throughout the thriller. After the show they proceeded to the ice-cream parlor where they consumed large quantities of ice cream and sauce, to the complete astonishment of the waiter and the customers. Leaving the ice cream parlor in good spirits. with stomachs full to overflowing, they made their way homeward, Reaching home, feeling a little empty, and liking the idea of some more food. Johnny made his way toward the ice box where he found and devoured a jar of