Bridgton Academy - Stranger Yearbook (Bridgton, ME)

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THE STRANGER SERIES OF IECTURES Due to the 9ffO1tS of Nlr Sampson the1e w as lnought L0 the Academx th1S 5931 a se1 16S of woxthwhlle lectu1es The first to speak ln th1S SQFIQS was Dr Tehxl Hsleh an Ame11 can Chmese who IS a great statesman economlst and autho1 He talked on the war IH Chlna Thele was a lar fe audlence to see the Show Box Theater the second lectu1e whlch was a puppet show entltled The Prlncess NIdlllLS the Page The th11cl lecture was bw Adele Hose Lee who p1esented Geolge Bernard Shaws plax The D9X1lS Dls clple The fou1th 1n th1s serles was Sx dna Whlte an ac comphshed slnger who has been to Indla to studs muslc She told of he1 1nterest1ng expellences whxle ln Ind1a and sang Ill the Indlan tongue plaung and expla1n111g thc Ind1an fl1LlIY'lS called tublars Ralston a wo1ld famous Tl'l2l0 lC1dll held an audlence spellbound with FIS maglc Ill th fmal pe1fo1mance of th1s lnterestlng group of D1 0g1dIT1S FEDERAL THEATRE PROJEC T cember tenth to present the plax Sule Flre A lalge crowd was well ente1ta1ned bx th1S comedx A Fedual c roup retu1 ned 1n May to glV6 a peppy vaudevllle 1ex ue The townspeople and students app1ec1ate M1 Sampson s mflu ence IH br1ng1ng such fme entertalnment to cur COmmLlU1tX SPRATT REUNIONS Plans are bexng made for the annual Sp1att Reunlon w h1ch IS held ex erv August These IQUHIOHS had the11 sta1t Wlth the Class of 99 and became lncreaslnglv popula1 Llfltll under fO1I'f161 Pr1nc1pal Chesman C Spratt thex lQ3Cl'lQfl thelr he1ght and became lnstltuted as an annual affau The 1eun1on was then named 1n honor of Mr Sp1 att who d1ed 111 1923 Hls wlclow IS IH charge of the COmmltt6P and expresses he1 gratltude to those who so YV1ll1IlglXf gne then suppolt to make these gatherlngs successful SPRATT MEAD MUSEUM Th1ough the generosxty of M1 G S Hast1ngs of Xlcst Nlewton Nlassachusetts who has spent mam summens 1n Ingalls GIOXQ new cablnets axe bemg lnstalled 1n the mu seum th1s x eal to hold the hne m1ne1al collectlon w hlch h IS been Stalted NI1 Hastlngs IS a most lnterestlng IYlQI'l1lJ61 of the Museum Commlttee and IS constantly add1ng to the COll6Ct10l1 of our fine museum 31 J Q 1 v 1 -L A . . v ' y . 1' v - v ' . - - Y ' . . I Y Y i . . 1 YI 1 I 'Q i . . . O . A , L . , . , Y ' . n ' U ' . f - -' 1 v . .. . . 4' ,, .1 1 V ' 1 - I l 4 7 V v U A v' 7 ' 1 x 1 .Y , 4 n ' . ,, . . . . V . K 1 l v n T. , 1 - L . . a 'w Y 9 1 T - I - ' 7 -. ' , , cc rv , , - , . , . 45 1 ' . ' V 1 The Federal Theatre was brought to the school on De- , KK 1 ' Y? I ,r . v y K v . ' v Y ' v. su K v . ' . ' ' Q - ,T I u Q 1 kr ' ' 4 1 . Y. v v o . - LA L 1 ' v 1 l V l' . . K . A K 'K V , , .1 ' . , , . K . D D - A1 .L ' I 0 ' . Q 7 1 ik'

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THe STRANICER BRONX 'W PRIYE QPEAKING Thc 111cl1m111a11cs of the Blow ll P1116 Sneaklng, C ontest ot lllliliel wax the fllSt of Jdlll.1d.lN Path membu ot the fh1ce u1111e1 classes Cl6llX616d befole hls class a11 o1at1o11 of it le ist two Hlllllltig lll113t1Ol1 F1 om th1s 11un1l1c1 thntx thlcc students we1e selected to speak l1efo1e the student bf lx and H'16IlllJ9lQ ofthe facultx The tw elxe best s111ake1s wum then chosen fo1 the finals whlch we1e held on Nlauh KlS,l'ltlT The fllSt 131119 fO1 gnls 133101 was wo11 ln Allu Wmsc The best box speakel Rol1c1t Bell also wo11 a ten 1lolla1 151116 The ilu dollals fO1 the second l1est s11cakc1 went to CllffOlfl Ladd The othe1 speakels we1e Anmc ltnnham lllllldm Buck Calolxn DGHIQOH Fxelx Il Fogg hauha Newhouse Rlchald Hanson James Vclntosh Hugh NRI aughlm a11d James T1 le1 TRIANGULAR MEET One of the 111el1m1na11es of the T11angle P1115 b11e1k111g, Atarlcnn was 19Dl8S6Ilt6Cl bx Allce NIOIQQ Exelx I1 Io1,g Stanlu Fleeman and James Txle1 Ou1 com11et1to1s we1e I zlmouth Hlgh School and Xa1m0uth Academx The lllgll est 11umbe1 of polnts was won bx Xalmouth Academx w h1ch 1ece1xed a s1lx 61 lovlng cup and late1 competed 111 the nn 1ls held at Go1ham SOPHOMORE PUBI ICATION Xl hen the Sophomore 11ape1 I 1118111151 E01 s of B1 ldqfon was 11ubl1shed a ce1ta1n Fleshman lefllalkefl that the Ollll 5,1 od 1oke 111 the 11a11e1 was the ed1to11al t1tle Nlobodx 111 l'e1 SOI EY elx n Fogg That s no Joke s11oke u11 dll0tl'lQ1 c11t1t that ought to go down 111 lllSt01X as the t1uth Nexutheless tlllq 11a11e1 w as qu1te a success and the mem l1c1s of the So11homo1e class haxe IQCQIX ed mans L0l'lg'ldtlll3. ll0llS o11 the good wo1k thex dld CHRISTMAS QERVILE A candlehght QQIXICQ was held 111 the chapel one Sun dax LX6ll1Hg last Deceml1e1 XXl'l1Ll'l was o11e of tl1e but 1110 gl xms ex 91 held at the Academx The llllllfllllg was tffet uxclx deunated w1th candles and e1e1g1ee11s lhc w hole 11111 1am of Slllglflg' bx the 10l1ed Glee Club was both statelx and 1c111esentat11e of the t1ue Chustmas s1111 1t '30 ' 1 - . 1 . , 1 1 ' ' 1 1' 1 1 1 1 1'f K 1 ' 7' l 1 1 . 1 ' 1 1 3 I Q 1 L L L1 l v 4 v 'K 1 B I if I 1 1: K. 1 ' Ak 1 ' s 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 L1- ' X l 1 v ' 1 . ' l 1' . .... . . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 ' . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1' I . T as v.vA 1 . 1 L 1 -1 Y ' ' 1? 1 1 .HA ' 1 1 1 1 K1 . L1 K1 11 1- 1 , ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 . ' , J 1 , ' . 1 ' 1 1 4 ,. 3 ' 1 4 ' 1 1 ' 1 4 . 1 1 ' 1 1 '. 1 . 1 ,1 ' ' A 1 , , . 1 , 1 1 I f v fn 1 J , L . 1 ' ' 1 1' 1'1 .'1 1 N 1 ' y- n A C League was held m Alumlll Hall A111 1l fou1'tee11th. The .1 1 1 11 1 1 1 ' . 1 1 1 4' ,- ' 1 . ' ' 1 9 'N 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 11 1 1, ' . 1 1 ' ' 112 - 1 b 1' , I Y. ' - x 1 1 . v v 7 1 1 V ' 1 1, 1 V I 1 1 1 . 7 ' 7 1 I I I 1 A ' 2 . ' . A Y u 11 , 1 1 1 ' 1' 1 1. ' ' ' . 1 1 11 1 l I Q 1 ' 1 1 v 1 v ' 1 T: .. . , . 1. . HA .V . ,, 1 , , 11 as 1 ' 37 I , . 11 L . , 1 i. D 1 is v ' . Q v u ,, 9 ,, ' 1' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 - . 1 ., . . 1 11 1 1 1 . ' 1 1 , 1, . A - ' 1 y 1 v l 1 1 L .1 ' K 1 1' 1 1 LV ' . 1 1 3 K' - I 1 ,1 ' ' 1 - 1 ' 1 11 ' ,1 1 - 1 . , . . 1- 2 S 1 - 1 . 1. ' ' 11 L1 1 .- ' 1 1 1 1 . 11 1' 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 U. 11 ' ' 1 1 -1 1 1 1 , , . . 1 1 1 1 - 1 ' 1 1 1'1 ' 1'

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THE STRAN GER BANQUETS A banquct xxas glx en ID Ingalls Hall d1n1 mg loom ln llflli cllllSlfllcl.S Ill honol ot the football team Jokc glfts cans mg much mLll1m6Ht vxele exchanged amon the boxs and facultx Coach Jackle Flshex xxas pnesented xxlth a In ldgtom sxxcate1 and Captam Robelt Bell xxas plesented xx1th ln xa1s1tx 1e1 sex We shall mlss Numbel 31 next xeal Attel the dlnnel Adam Walsh Coach of Football at Boxx dom Colle e and a folmex All Ameucan plax Bl at Notle Dame talked and shoxx ed p1ctu1es of Football at Boxx ClOlH Mal molm NIo111ll Gladuate Managel of Athletlcs at Boxxdoln asslsted Mr W alsh Anothex lnterestlng speakel of the exe n as W xltex Haxx kms of Budgton M1 and M1s Sampson gave a banquet ln honor of the fh-wmpwon t1ack team and Coach Jackle Flshex xxlth lns basketball champlons were guests of honor at the d11ne1 Thex xx e1e also guests at a theatle pal tv after the d1nne1 'Nh F1she1 gaxe a paltx at Ox erlook Falm 1n Casco fo1 lns basketball team eallx th1s sprlng Captam W1ll1am Mul lax p1esented Coach F1she1 wlth a clgaxette llghter from the box s After d1nner the program was xarled xxlth sonqs and speeches f1om all vxho xx ere present Mrs Sampson rep resented M1 Sampson who for busmess 16 sons could not be p1 esent PICNIC SUPPER One Sundax ex enlng late ln Septembel all of the do1 'nl to1x students en1ox ed a supper 1n the open cooked at the camp glound at Woods Pond At th1 ee oclock buses took the box s ox 91 to the lake xx here thex enjox ed the aftel noon The school chef Alden DBVIS and Ernest Paxsons the huntel vx1th membels of the facultx plepal ed the suppel All had a most enjoy able t1me SLIENCE CLASS GOES FOR A RIDE The Sclence class undel the SUDQIXISIOII of lVI1 and Nils Bosxxolth had a legulal celeblatlon one Sundax exe mng last Janualx xx hen they substltuted a tllltk fol a slelgh and aftel a llflf' tlnouszh the VV3t9lfO1flS emded up at hc school camp on Llttle Moose Pond Thele tbex found a hot lunch axxaltlng them xxh1ch had been DI epax ed bx txxo mem 32 ' A' , 1 K ' 1 ' 1 A 1 ' 'Y - , . , ' 1' 1 1 ' - ' . ,1 3 ' .1 -Q ' , , . 1' 1 1 1 1 11- 11 1, s 5. -, Luk C L- 1 ,1 1 ' 1 v A - 7' 'S ., . ' 1 ' . v T ' H , - 73 v , . K A 1 ' n ' K LA Q A ' 7 gs 1 1 - 1. V 1 1 Y , ' , ss , Y - ry I - 1 ' 1 1. 1 1 . I V l 1 H-y uk' A1 1' ' r ' -' . , n . ,, . . . State plep-school champlons. Coach Ollle Borden xvlth hls I 1 . ' g . v x A . .x Q' v v 1 I 1 1 1 v Q 1 ' 1 1 - v y Q ' - . . c N 1 v 1 ' 1 . ' 1 . V . Y . 7. x x 4 7 V H . A L 1 ' . 1 v . Y I 1 A , 1 1 . 7 7 ' 1 1 , . I . . Q U Y 9 V 7 1 77 1' 1 y 1 1 1 , D y , . . L Y - V 66 79 4. A I 1 1 V' . I 4 , . . 1 V 1 Q 1 1 ' v v A 1 . , K ' ' . v y 1 ' . . . ' . . ' . . . I . . . , T . at , . A . ' .. t' I v ' ' v ' 1 s v Y -