Fryeburg Academy - Academy Bell Yearbook (Fryeburg, ME)

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THE ACADEMY BELL Vol. XXXVIII Fryeburg, Maine No. 1 Editorial Board Editor-in-Cliie f ESTHER BAKER, '27 Assistant Editors BROOKS EASTMAN, '27 ROBERT LITTLEFIELD, '28 Athletics LEURA HILL, '27 PHILIP WEBB, '27 Exchanges Alumni BEATRICE THOMPSON, '27 PEARL HALEY, '27 Art AVERIL HARNDEN, '27 STANLEY QUINN, '27 Jokes ROBERT SMITH, '26 DONALD MCKEEN, '27 EMILY MULFORD, '29 RUTH MILLS, '28 ASA PIKE, JR., '30 Business Manager Assistant Business Manager JOHN WESTON, '27 ESTHER PIKE, '28 Faculty Advisers MISS LOWE MISS COBURN

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Table of Contents Dedication . . . Bell Board Editorials .... Social Notes ......... Literary Department ............... The Early History of Fryeburg .... Class of 1929 ................ An Ambition Realized .......... The Legend of a Precious Stone .... A Lesson ..................... Mr. Nutter and Mr. Sutter .... The Rainy Day ......... The American Flag .... Media Nocte ......... A Story a Cooty Told . . . . Poems ............... Alumni Notes .... Class Statistics . . . Athletics .... Jokes ....... Exchanges ..... Advertisements . . .

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6 THE ACADEMY BELL -::::::::::::::::,e:::.'0:::- Editorials -::::e::::::::::::: DEBATING This year as F. A. again joined the Bates Debating League, we see that this department has become firmly es- tablished in our curricula activities. With four experienced students in line we were in hopes of strong teams. This hope was further strength- ened by good school spirit and a proportionally large squad. Mr. LaCasce's choice of speakers, although it mystified some of us for a time, turned out for the best. The negative team was as follows: speakers---Mr. Robert S. Littlefield, Mr. John F. Weston, and alternate, Miss Marcia Berry. The afiirmative team remained practically the same with Miss Averil Harnden and Brooks Eastman as speakers and Mr. Stanley P. Quinn as alternate. Those of the candidates who were chosen worked with renewed vigor, and found that the question, Resolved that the United States should grant Independence to the Philip- pines within a period of five years, was no simple one. The negative side was put under the protection and guidance of Mr. Anketell, while Mr. LaCasce in person coached the affirmative debators. Thus managed, the two teams worked up strong and convincing arguments-strong and convincing to the minds of the coaches at least-. On the evening of March 18th the two teams-the Neg- ative at Fryeburg, and the Affirmative at N. Bridgton-met their adversaries, and in one instance-at Fryeburg-con- quered and the other was defeated. In my opinion the Affirmative deserved victory, because on the way over they were forced to give many hearty push- es to aid their cause-Mister's Truck-along. Although the Affirmative lost, we were somewhat consoled by the fact that Brooks Eastman and Miss Averil Harnden were award- ed first and second speakers respectively. The members of the teams sincerely hope that in the years to come F. A.'s team will be successful. M. B. EASTMAN. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT In the last year the Commercial Department has in- creased almost twice its size. The Department is giving a