Fryeburg Academy - Academy Bell Yearbook (Fryeburg, ME)

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14 THE ACADEMY BELL ing the following officers were elected: President, Harland Ballard, Vice-President, Beatrice Thompson, Secretary and Treasurer, Mildred Hill. The idea of the club is to receive benefits from the talks given by influential business people and to raise money for equipment for Gordon Hall. The speakers we have had at our meetings are Mr. LaCasce, . who gave a talk on the value of commercial studies, and Mrs. Eastman, who spoke on the way one should appear when applying for a position. Miss Coburn spoke on the benefit of the secondary school education and responsibility. A whist party was given in March. Sixteen dollars were cleared. Next year we are looking forward to raising money for a filing set. On April 25, guest night was held, each member bring- ing a guest. Games, cards, and dancing were enjoyed. Refreshments were also served. LATIN CLUB Miss Ruth Johnson, the Latin teacher at Fryeburg Academy, has introduced into our school life the Circulus Latinas, a society for furthering the interest already being taken in the Latin course by the Freshman and Sophomore classes. Those attaining an average rank of C+ or over are eligible for membership. The meetings are held once in two weeks on Monday evenings in the Academy Hall. A regular business meet- ing occupies the first part of the evening, then a social en- tertainment follows wherein the early Roman days are kept in mind. One meeting was given up to the making of a map of Ancient Rome, and another was devoted to short talks on Roman customs. On guest night the club enter- tained the members of the Freshman and Sophomore class- es who are ineligible for membership. Each evening dif- ferent members are responsible for the refreshments at the close of the program. The officers are as follows: Consuls, QPresidentsJ Ruth Wiley, Asa O. Pike, Jr.g Scriba, fSecretaryJ Bertha Rog- ers, Quoestor, CTreasurerJ James Merrill, Aediles, CExec- utive Committeel Clyde Johnson, Luella Matheson, Farn- ham Brooksg Censor, Miss Johnson. RUTH WILEY, F. A., '29,

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THE ACADEMY BELL 13 lowed by a dance. The play this year was a three-act com- edy, Come Out of the Kitchen, written by A. E. Thomas, and through the very eflicient coaching of Miss Farris, was presented in a creditable manner. Olivia Dangeriield, alias Jane Ellen, was played by Ruth Ela. Her brogue was music that would tickle the ear of any Irishman. Stanley Quinn a.s Burton Crane, may well be complimented on his ability to act the part of a young man in love. Solon Tuck- er, Crane's attorney and guest, was impersonated by Gordon Heard. His part was comical and very well acted. Leura Hill as Mrs. Falkener, was a prim old lady, and a sister of Tucker's. Cora Falkener, her daughter, was played by Anne Tilly. Nellie Littlefield acted the part of Elizabeth Dangeriield, who was Jane Ellen's sister. Grace Bryan as Amanda, was 'Olivia's black mammy. Charles Hill, as Paul Dangerfield, alias Smithfield, made a fine butler, and Donald McKeen, who played the role of Charles Danger- field, alias Brindlebury, acted his part to the nth degree. Philip Webb, who for the evening assumed the title of Ran- dolph Weeks, agent of the Dangerfieldis, showed his skill at handling difficult situations and answering catchy ques- tions. Music for the drama and dance was furnished by Schubert's Orchestra from Portland. During the evening, Miss Farris was presented with a bouquet of carnations by the drama caste as a token of their appreciation of her ser- vices. Everyone who saw the drama agreed that it was a complete success. FRYEBURG VARSITY CLUB Fryeburg Academy formed its Hrst Varsity Club this year. John F. Weston was elected President, Dudley Per- kins, Vice President, and Theodore Anketell, Secretary and Treasurer. The qualification for this club is that a member must have received a letter in some major sport. Pins were given at the enrollment of each member. It has proved an incentive to bring forth more men to enter into sports. This club is looked up to highly by all athletic boys. It also makes the feeling of the men in school stronger than ever for they are brought together as a unit. COMMERCIAL CLUB The Commercial Club was organized by Miss Coburn the first of February. There are forty members, each tak- ing one or more subjects of her. The meetings are held every two weeks and are well attended. At the first meet-

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THE ACADEMY BELL 15 Literatu THE EARLY HISTORY OF FRYEBURG As a student of Fryeburg Academy and a native of the town of Fryeburg, I am much interested in the early his- tory of the town and Academy. It seems fitting at this time, the 150th anniversary of the incorporation of this town, to look back a little on the early history. In and around Fryeburg is the place that the Pequawket Indians made their hunting grounds. You probably have all heard of the battle at LoveWe1l's pond, so I will not go into detail concerning it. The Pequawket Indians were practi- cally annihilated in this battle. In the early days Fryeburg was called Pequawket or Pigwacket. In 1762 Col. Joseph Frye was given a grant of land six miles square, anywhere that he chose west of the Ossipee River, to the mountains. Col. Frye was given this grant by the General Court of Massachusetts in recognition of his distinguished services in the army. Col. Frye first took his view of the Saco valley from the top of Stark's Hill. It might be interesting to touch on some of the important points in Col. Frye's life. Joseph Frye was born in Andover, Mass., in 1711. Frye was an engineer, later becoming a soldier. In the army he rose rapidly from ensign to colonel. He was in many of the important battles in the early history of our country. On Nov. 14, 1775, Frye was made Brigadier Gen- eral. This is the highest office that he ever held. Col. Frye came here in March, 1762, and ran out his township. The township was organized with forty-three proprietors. It is interesting to note that one of these was Capt. John Stark, who later made himself famous in the battle of Bennington in the Revolution. While speaking of the Starks it is interesting to know that Capt. William Stark, a brother of Capt. John Stark, was also one of the original proprietors of the town. rWilliam Stark was a Tory and he remained loyal to King George 'III during the Revo- lution, fleeing to the British Provinces withother loyalists from this part of the country. His'.rights' in the itown were confiscated during the Revolution and the proceeds used in building the road through Crawford Notch. . '