Anson Academy - Anchor Yearbook (North Anson, ME)

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by all those present and paid a ntting tribute to the members of the basketball teams. The students and faculty of the school are appre- ciative to all of those who contributed to the success of the occasion. Women :Ill 'Zt'0llIt'H are fuuiihv, All it-amen are strauge. Hut dou't hurt their feelings Although the-i re to blame. They dress like the bo-vs, They tomb out their eurlsi lVhy shoulelu't tue wonder If they are girls? They lilre to tell jokes, They like to have fun, But they seem to like boys, Every darn one. They wear their slacks Right under their dresses. .-Ina' .llam starts saying, Oh my, what 1uesses. ' But, .lI0llI,H fries the girls, Other girls do it, too, Do you 'zuaut to eatrh fold ll'alkiug to selioolfu .lust ask the boys. If you Quant advice, And they'll all tell you, It doesift look uiee. Put on thiek stoekiugs. Or just wear plain, slaeksg --lud bring your dress folded Up 'neatly in fvaeks. Then ehange in tlze girls room And printf up, real uiee, Hut d0l1 f rome with both only It daesu't look right. Nou' girls, lllllllf get till-Q'l'j'. Though you all are to lilauzej 'Cause in all other filaee lt's always the same. -ERNEST Mt JUDY '46 Such Silly Boys Une hot stnnmer day. Dick XYhitaker sat on his front porch. thinking of what a good time the girls must be having on their camp- ing trip, and wondering why he couldn't get a bunch of boys together and go on a camping trip, too. He thought and thought about it, and suddenly he had a bright idea. That afternoon he went to Eldon's house and asked him to go on a camping trip with him. Eldon said, Boy, would I like to go. That's the brightest idea you've had for a long time, Then Eldon and Dick went to Leroy's, Jim my's. 1lerle's. and Ralplrs houses. and they all said they would like to go, too. They de- cided that Monday would be a good day to start. Monday morning came, and the boys started to pack. Merle said. Don't pack up too much stuff. because it will be too heavy to carry. Dick said. 'fThe girls took so much that they had to have a car to go in. XVill we show those girls that they aren't the only ones who can go on a camping trip, added Merle. Monday afternoon the boys started out. .limmy had several blankets tied on his back, and tive or six frying pans tied to his belt, so that every time he stepped the pans made a sound like several cowbells. The boys wanted to be sure not to lose him. Dick had a big mattress fastened to his back. fl-le said he wasn't going to sleep on the cold, hard ground, and catch another cold. Eldon had two baskets each one full of food, and his pockets were full of eggs. He claimed he wasn't going to go hungry. Since ten or eleven boards weren't very heavy, Ralph and Leroy could carry them all right. The boards were to go under the mattress. As far as the work goes. Herle did the heavy looking on. They finally came to a place on the bank of a brook which they thought would be as good a place as any to set up their camp. The brook was rather wide and deep. and led into the Kennebec. They fried some eggs and bacon for supper. and went to bed. Somehow, the boys all managed to get on the mattress with the boards under it. During the night there was a heavy rain. but the boys had worked so hard getting their supper that they slept right through it. Tuesday morning, the people living along the Y 'tueuty' Five

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Basketball Banquet The members of the Anson Academy basket- ball teams were honored Friday night, March 15, at the second annual basketball banquet. A delicious baked ham dinner was served by the girls of the home economics classes under the able direction of Miss Elsie l-light, home economics instructor. Mark L. Pullen. presi- dent of the Board of Trustees of the Academy. acted as toastmaster. Included at the head table were Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pullen, Mr. and Mrs. VVilliam Mansfield, Rev. T. Albert Lawrence. Principal and Mrs. Robert B. Merrill, Miss Frances jackson, Dwight Gould. Ernest Moody, and Miss Katherine Ela. The program opened with a prayer by Rev. T. Albert Lawrence of the North Anson Con- gregational Church followed by the singing of the first verse of America , Between the serv- ing of the courses, group singing was enjoyed under the direction of Miss Alice Richardson. music supervisor, with Mrs. E. O. judkins at the piano. Rev. Lawrence also contributed a vocal selection to the singing. Following the banquet, the captain of the girls' team, Katherine Ela. was introduced, who made a few remarks about her team. In clos- ing, Miss Ela presented a gift, in behalf of the members of the basketball teams, to Miss Hight and then called upon Muriel Dunphy, a teammate, who presented a gift to Miss jack- son. coach of the girls' team. Ernest Moody. captain of the boys' team. spoke next. making a few remarks concerning the boys' team and thanking the townspeople for their support of the school's basketball teams. ln closing, he presented a gift to Mr. Merrill from the mem- bers of the boys' team. Miss Frances jackson, coach of the girls' basketball team. presented varsity basketball letters to the following girls: Katherine Ela, Blanche Mullin, Muriel Dunphy. Rebecca Briggs. Lelia Newell, Mary hludkins. Dorris Skillings. Muriel Moody, and Ruth Newell. Miss jackson also introduced next year's cap- tain-elect. Muriel Dunphy. Muriel was also elected most valuable player of the current season by the popular vote of the members of Tiuvlzfy-Folzl' the girls' team and was presented a gold bas- ketball as a token of this honor. Mr. Merrill. coach of the boys' team. stated that he felt that the town's support of the school athletic program was far above average of the other towns of equal size. He then pre- sented varsity basketball letters to the follow- ing boys: XValter Ela, Chester Briggs, Ernest Moody, XYarren Bessey, Ralph Manzer. Merle Skillings, John Young, and Bruce Paine. Fol- lowing the presentation of the letters, Mr. Mer- rill announced Chester Briggs as captain-elect for the 1947 season and that XValter Ela was elected by the boys' team as its most valuable player for the 1946 season, who received a gold basketball as a token of this honor. Following a few remarks by Mr. Pnllen, the toastmaster, he then introduced Col. Bill Mansfield, retired Army oliicer and former coach at XVinslow High School, who turned out several state championship teams while at the lYinslow institution. Col. Mansfield told several interesting stories regarding his experi- ences while on combat duty in the South Paci- tic as well as giving some highlights of his coaching career. The banquet was then adjourned by Mr. Pullen and a dance was enjoyed by all present with music by Ted King and his orchestra. The tables were decorated in maroon and white, the school colors, with candles, tiowers. and all the accessories. lYaitresses wore white aprons decorated in maroon. Place cards were in the form of paper basketballs. The appear- ance of the hall and the whole affair suggested a great deal of hard work on the parts of all concerned. Assisting in the preparing and serving of the banquet, in addition to Miss Hight. Miss Pul- len, and the members of the teams, were the following students of the school: Phyllis Coro. Florence Coro. Betty Petty, Eleanor Ketchum, Mary jacques, Sadie Ligbtbody, Shirley Yiles. Ruth Buzzell, Carmen XYhitaker. Rose Bessey. Evangeline Manzer, Lillian Young, Lucile Ber- ry. Edith Spencer. XYilma Hartwell. Dorothy Allen, and Katherine Turcotte. The banquet was adjudged highly successful

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Kennebec river were startled to see a group of boys .Hoating down the river on a mattress with some boards under them. But the boys knew nothing about this perilotis journey. for they were all sleeping soundly. '4LUCILLiE' Bicnkvq '48 t Visions The earth was still, and far atuay, Two lonely soldiers knelt to pray, And, as they prayed, the dark, dim past Slid softly by, but oh, so fast. They caught a glimpse of loz'er's lane Arid moonbearns, shining bright, A-nd eehoes of the songs they'd sang While walking through the night. They eaught a glimpse of mother, Whose sweet, but tired face, Seemed to haunt their favorite dreams And to follow them every place. Soon these visions all had passed, And their hearts once more were calm,- The past was not an open wound, But instead, a soothing balm. -Im INiIoU1.'roN '48 Two Miracles Sue didn't quite know what to do. lier sis- ter needed to go to the hospital for an opera- tion and it would cost a lot of money. She would have to stop school to help around the house and maybe, get a small part-time job so her mother could work all day. Oh, how she hated to leave school yet. the next day. she told her mother what she would have to do to help. Oh, Sue, you mustn't, complained her in- valid sister, Bets, UI can get along without the operation. . Yes, you could, but since the doctor says there is a chance for you to walk again, we must try it, even though it would cost a lot. Anyway, I donlt mind working to earn more money. I can go to school later. Sue an- swered, encouragingly. All right, but isn't there something I could do ? inquired Bets. ' Her mother was the one to reply, Yes, there is, Bets. You could make things to sell, TTC't'lIf,X'-Sl.l' like pins, embroidery. stuffed dolls and many other novelties. f'Oh, mother, that is a wonderful idea,', exclaimed Sue. f'XN'e could buy the things we need for making and sell them for more. 'XYe could get quite a lot of money, after all. Then, that is what I'll do. Wlhen shall I start? Now ? asked Bets. Yes, Sue, run down street and get the ne- cessary materials so Bets can startf' After the meal was over, and the dishes washed and dried, Sue went downstreet to get the things Bets would need for her sewing. On her way sheapproched a sign which read: YoUNG GIRL XY.-XNTED TO KEEP COMPANY WITH ELDERLY L,xDx'. APPLY .rr REDWOOD BIANSION. Goon PAY. At this Sue's heart jumped. She proceeded on to the Redwood Mansion. At the door, Sue was a bit scared. Maybe she wouldnt want-- the sentence wasn't finished. I mustn't think that, thought Sue. At that moment the door opened and there stood a small, kind faced lady in a tidy black dress. Her hair was of silver gray. H-h-hello. stammered Sue. I-I came to see about the job. You know. the one down street on the poster. The lady smiled. Yes XYon't you come in F This is heavenly. thought Sue as she en- tered. I should like very much to live in a huge house like this. Her thoughts were interrupted by the lady saying, You would like the job? But don't you attend school F Oh, yes, but I wanted the job for my sister, if you would take an invalid. She has a wheel chair and is very entertaining. Oh, I just know you would like her l' Sue exclaimed. feel- ing more at home. f'Does she go to school, inquired the lady. No, she has books of arithmetic, and others I have brought her. I have taught her also other things she would have been taught at schoolfl How old is she and what is her name ? asked the lady. Betsy Wlinters. Vie call her Bets. She is