Freedom Academy - Echo Yearbook (Freedom, ME)

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15 Uqlumni Freedom, Maine April 6, 1943 Dear Alumni Editor: Looking back almost a year to twenty-six members of the class of 1942, I find it'rather difficult to learn of their exact positions in our so rapidly changing world. Our three honor students were Shirley Bessey, Margaret Marden and Hazel Tyler. Shirley is working as vigorously as ever at home in Knox. Margaret, or better known as Mugs, to all the gang, attends Bangor Maine School of Commerce. Hazel has taken the name of Mrs. Stephen Cross and resides in Freedom Village. Mary Knowlton who had previously been at home in Freedom is now in Virginia. The other girls who are working at home are Beatrice Hanson, Myrtie Curtis, Marguerite Penney and Marie Clark all of Knox. Also Doris fHustusJ Abbott of Knox, and Evelyn fSteWartJ Drew of Free- dom. Of the six boys in our class Daniel Judge Raven is working on the farm in Knox, Clair Barstow who has been in the Bath Iron Works is now waiting for the bu.gle call. The other four boys are now under Uncle Sam's guidance in the Army. Carleton L. Curtis at Camp Pickettg Merton M. Keller enlisted after attending Northeastern Uni- versityg Ralph L. Overlock at Fort Devens, Mass. for a short time, and Carleton B. Flye is in Missouri waiting patiently for his transfer to Oregon. Mildred Emerson is married to Harold Abbott, and while he works for Uncle Sam she lives with her mother in Clinton. Another soldier's wife, Frances fYeatonJ Hustus has employment in Belfast. Also working there is Hilma Blenis. Muriel fNuttJ Bowerman is living in Augusta Where both she and her husband are working. Farmington State Normal School houses one of our classmates, Rebecca Ward, whose home town is Thorndike. She is taking a Gen- eral Course which includes Home Economics. The remaining four on my memory list are Phyllis Turner who works in the Augusta State Hospitalg Idella Clark now in Portlandg Hester Raven working in Knox, and Bernese Ravin residing in New Haven, Connecticut.

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14 LEST WE FORGET The stars upon the field of blue Stand out as states united, Our flag waves high over many lands, Those countries that are fighting. The ones who for their country die Their memories have not ceased, But live they shall through many years As ones that died for peace. Let's do our share, we will, we must, Today why not begin? Buy stamps and bonds and do your part To help our fighting men. -Margene Stewart '44 MY POEM What shall I write? What shall I write? With emptiness my head does ring, I guess I'1l wait until tonight, For I canlt think of anything. Everyone 'round me is laughing and V fooling But I must think of something, I musn't start any whispering For my brains a poem must bring. Shall I write about milking the cow? Or shall I make it a goat? My brain surely is empty right now, So empty I'm sure it could float. Guess I'll write a toast to Herr Hitler, No, that wouldn't sound right, Shall I write about the romantic fiddler' No, guess I'll wait 'till tonight. How can a fool like me write a poem? Now that question I ask of you, Can't write about Paris, Greece or Rome, So guess this will have to do. IN ENGLISH CLASS We all came to class today With our lessons well prepared To find our lesson had been changed To something twice as bad. Now we must try to write something Some poetry or some prose, Everybody is busy writing, But what I'll write nobody knows. The teacher said, 'Thing hard and fast, We have no time to spare, For we must have some material, Our year book to prepare. So I shall try to write something And see if it will pass, Because you don't get ranked for nothing When you're in English class. I think I'll get a D for this, I've done all within my power, The next time they want me to write a poem Please give me more than an hour. -Lila Raven '44 -Thelma Benner '43

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16 I am listed as a Freshmen of Emerson College in Boston and in terested especially in the Orotory Courses and Little Theater Work I certainly find, as I am sure all our members do that our motto No Victory Without Labor has proven true to form. No doubt they extend with me our very Best Wishes to all of you Sincerely, Ruth Barstow Bryant Freda Flye Cornelius Larrabee Mildred McDonald Burleigh Raven John Raven Virginia Stewart Spaulding Mary Todd Clayton Alexander Alfreda Clark Welch Eleanor Craig Leland Belgard Stephen Cross. Shirley Flye Bessie Hunt Pattee Myron Keller Floyd Larrabee Winnifred McCorris'on Darlene Nickless Crabbe Merle Nickless Quimby Millard Pattee Beatrice Suitor Raven Carlene Thompson Rita Tyler Cooper Gerald Ward Lois 1938 1939 Thompson '42 Portland, Maine Palermo, Maine Thorndike, Maine Portland, Maine Bath, Maine Portland, Maine Montville, Maine Address Unknown Army Service Clinton, Maine Address Unknown Army Service Freedom, Maine Oakland, Maine Freedom, Maine Army Service Navy Service Lewiston, Maine Freedom, Maine Albion, Maine Army Service Brooks, Maine. Deceased Augusta, Maine Army Service