Fryeburg Academy - Academy Bell Yearbook (Fryeburg, ME)

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' . '1' HE' A 11.4 IIICM Y ' B 15 1, 1, g M-W7 When Daniel -Weblster was the only teacher in Frye- burg Academy it was at small wo den building, located near Pixie Hill, with about twenty stugents. Today it is a large brick building, located in the northeastern section of the village, with nine teachers and over one hundred students. lt is an up-to-date modern school which the teachers and students strive to keepas such. Q Daniel Webster would certainly be amazed at our prog- ress, but I think that he would be glad that we have prospered. 4 3 - Daniel Webster was not much of a success at teaching, but became a realiborator and statesman. He had rather peculiar ideas in regard to education and often closed school in order to go fishing. He believed that one could study any time, but one had to Iish when the spirit moved. We are fortunate in having several pictures of Daniel Webster in school, but generally they are of a serious coun- tenance, scowling down, upon our numerous pranks. , ' ' E. A. H., '28. sv. Ti,, ..- 'l'Yl'EWlll'I'lNG AWARDS During this last year we have'had many in the Com- mercial department who have received awards for speed tests in typewriting. There is a great deal of credit due to these students, because winning an award requires concen- tration as well as accuracy and, speed. To receive these merits the tests are given for fifteen minutes. They are reckoned by the number of strokes divided by five to give the number of words, then the number of mistakes multi- plied by ten and subtracted, which gives the gross number of words, this is then divided by fifteen to give the rate per minute. The Royal people do not allow more than live mis- takes. The following have received awards this year: Rate per minute Rate per minute UNDERWOOD for fifteen min. ROYAL for fifteen min. Doryce Ingalls 53 Phyllis Marston 47 Esther Charles 47 Helen Eastman 40 Helen Eastman 44 Esther Charles 36 Phyllis Marston 4? Lillian Smith 32 Doryce Ingalls 4 Ruth Eastman ' 36 Esther Charles 34 Evelyn Baker 34 Ruth Pratt 31 This year several of our students are entering the County Shorthand and Typewriting Contest, and we expect good results from them. Last year's contestants came down with German measles just at the time of the contest, so we did not enter. O O

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6 my, m'I'llE .4r:AnEMv 51414,-up yhitnrizrls U AN APPRECIATION OF COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH One feels instinctively that issue of the BELL should not go to press without a few words of praise and appreciation given to the outstanding man of the year, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. He has performed, in the course of his flying, some great outstanding scientific achievements which have bene- lited the whole human race. The fine example that his life has been to the youth of the land can hardly be paralleled in history. From the day in May, 1927, that he made his great flight from New York to Paris until the present time, the plaudits of the nations have been his. And his great mod- esty and sweetness of character have made him loved by all peoples in all lands. Long may he live, to enjoy to the full, this life's measure of happiness! RUTH WILEY, '29. SCHOOL ATHLETICS Every school has to have athletics. They are not only needed for exercise but also to keep school spirit at its height. At F. A. we have athletics for every season of the year. In the fall we have football for the boys and field hockey for the girls. In the winter there is basketball for both: and in the spring the boys have baseball and track, while the girls have a choice of tennis, field hockey, or track. It takes a large sum of money to put these teams on the field. It has been done, however, and this spring we are giving a minstrel show to keep baseball out of the hole. You see that it is necessary that everyone who possibly can attend the games. Fryeburg Academy's teams almost al- ways have been winners. Let us keep them so in the future. AsA O. PIKE, JR., '30, WHAT WOULD DANIEL WEBSTER THINK? What if Daniel Webster, the great statesman and also a teacher of Fryeburg Academy in 1803, should come back and visit the scene of his early endeavors. Would he find the standards and ideals the same as in his day? No. As the world has progressed so has our school.

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lm V Y I Fi W p L Fryeburg Academy, on September 13, 1927, started its one hundred thirty-sixth year of work. There was an enroll- ment of 107 pupils. The teaching staff remained the same as last year with one exception: Miss Ruth Piper taking Miss Winifred Lowe's place in the French department. IVRESHMAN SUCIAL On Friday evening, November 11th, the Juniors con- ducted the annual Freshman Social. The infant class added to their already verdant coloring by a splendid showing of green neckties, and by the presentation of a few simple acts at the direction of their superiors. y The remainder of the evening was spent in playing games and dancing, after which refreshments were served.