Lancaster High School - Lancastrian Yearbook (Lancaster, NH)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1946 volume:

QPF ' -.------The L st --1--- LANCASTER ACADEMY Year Book 1 9 4 6 N 1-'A Q6 S. 4' 1' J Lancaster, New Hampshire 1 9 4 6 The Lancastrian A STO STAN Qoys, Enamel Stuclenfs of .farzcasfel gjcacfemy, CWAO gave gdrleifz .Eves fo gkeiz Cjouniiy Jn CWM! CWM gum, CUZ: gyeoficafe 3-2115 Qfeafz Qook. y N: I946 -------- The Lancastrian --1--l LANCASTRIAN BOARD Standing CLeft to rightbz Stanley Johnson, Noel Bergeron, Jeannette McKee, Sally J. Robinson, Florence Stickney, Miss Taylor, Adviser. Sealed: Bruce Chase, Beverly Foster, Mary Kenney, Business Mglzg Polly Currier, Editorg Joan Stoughton, James Pelkey. I 9 4 6 The Lancastrian il--i THE FACULTY Standing fLeft to rightlz Sally Buzzell, Dolores Allard, Richard Wing George Jones, Gertrude R. McGoff. Seated: Mary E. Rines, Charlotte Taylor, Headmaster Carroll Stoughton Mary J. Hartwell, Rosalie McGraw, Marjory Collins. 1946 -l-i-1-Tl'1el..an ' n---- Statistics and Photographs Class ot 1946 The Lancastrian -1-- NORMAN LEWIS Luke Hail to the chief! Shyness doesn't fetter3 He's our president, For worse or better. Dramatic Club 43 Senior Play 4g Student Council President 43 Class President 4g Thespians 43 Public Speaking 4. DANIEL BROWN Dan The Navy is on his mind, Bell bottom trousers it will beg But at least there'1l be one swell sailor, When Danny goes to sea. Dramatic Club 1, 4g Class Vice-president 3, 43 Stud- ent Council 3, 43 Response for Undergraduates 33 Jun- ior Prom Committee 33 Senior Play 43 Thespians 4. ANNA BERGERON Bergy Anna has the right connections, And we know she'll have success. To our future beautician We wish the best, no less. North Stratford High School: Basketball 13 Glee Club 13 Class Secretary and Treasurer 13 Cheer Leader 1: Soft Ball 13 Hiking Group 1. Lancaster Academyr Basketball 2, 3, 43 Dramatic Club 3, 43 Thespian 43 Senior Play 43 Glee Club 3, 43 Class Secretary 3, 43 Junior Prom Committee 33 Drama Day 33 Student Coun- cil 3, 4g Lancastrian Board 4. MARY KENNEY With A's on her rank card And friends by the score, She's got everything And a little more. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Vice-president of Glee Club 33 Class Treasurer 1, 2, 3, 43 Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer of Dramatic Club 43 Senior Play Cast 4, Business Manager of Senior Play 43 National Thespian Society 3, 43 Drama Day 23 Lancastrian Board 2, 3, 4, Business Manager of Lancastrian Board 3, 43 Student Council 1, 2, 3, 43 Junior Prom Committee 33 Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, 43 Junior English Prize 33 Senior Hop Com- mittee 43 French Correspondence Club 2, 3. I946 --------- The Lancastrian RUPERT ALLISON Here's to Rupert, Fond of fun and jokes, A jolly friend- That's all, folks. Stage Manager of Senior Play 4. JEAN BAKER Though Jean is from Missouri, She doesn't need to be shown. She's bringing home the bacon Completely on her own! Glee Club 3, 45 Dramatic Club 2, 39 French Cor- respondence Club 2. BARBARA BEATON Barb Barbara is a gentle lass With charming quiet ways. 'LA permanent, a manicure? Whatever you wish! she says. PHILENA BROOKS Philena is a friend to all, Young and old, big and small. Loving fun and always gay, She is happy all the day. Dalton High School: Softball 1, 2. Lancaster Acad- cmy: Dramatic Club 33 Public Speaking 4. I946 The Lancastrian ill- EDWARD CAREY Ned Here stands Carey, quite contrary Because the truck won't run. Get him a jeep, or maybe a peep, Then ...... Gangway, everyone !! ! BRUCE CHASE Cha5ie He says he built the Empire State And played with Sammy Kaye! Brucie doesn't mean itg He only feels that way. Senior Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 2, 3g Baseball 1, 2, 3, 45 Basketball 2, 3, Basketball Manager 45 Class President 23 Student Council 25 Junior Prom Committee 3, Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4, President Dramatic Club 43 'lhespian Society 4, Senior Play Cast 43 Lancastrian Board 3, 4, Freshman Initiation Committee 43 Senior Dance Committee 4. Gorham High School: Band 1, Boys' Glee Club 1. POLLY CUIRRIER The yell, it echoed through the halls, Like a fog horn on a boat, But it was only Polly A howling for her coat! Editor-in-Chief Lancastrian 4, Lancastrian Board 2, 3, 4, Senior Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 45 National Thespian So- ciety 2, 3, 43 Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4g Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Junior Prom Committee 3, Senior Play Cast 43 Sen- ior Hop Committee 4g Freshman Initiation Committee 43 French Correspondence Club 2, 3, All-State Music 1'estival at Nashua 4. PAUL DAIGLE Drig His one-hand shot Has won him fame. His girl technique Has done the same. Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4g Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. 1946 i --- The Lancastrian FRANKLIN EVANS Bum Oh, nothing is so nice As a day in May And walking arm in arm With Peggy Kay! Football 13 Baseball 2, 3, 43 Basketball 3, 45 Class President 3, Student Council 2, 3, 4. MARGARET GALLANT Maggie How swift her understanding! How sympathetic she Will be to all who claim her friendship In the glad years to be! Glee Club 1, 45 All-State Music Festival at Nashua 43 Dramatic Club 2. WINNIFRED HAND Winnie A girl who has plenty Of fun and stuff Is good for morale, When things get tough. CAROLYN HARRIMAN Caroline Where do we go tonight, Carolyn? Where to do we roam? I don't care, any place, As long as it isn't home. Girl Reserves 1, 2, 33 Glee Club 3, 4. I946 The Lancastrian ------ KENNETH HICKEY Hickey Kenneth is our athlete- He's L. A.'s secret weapon! On gridiron, court, or diamond, He's our leading veteran. Baseball 2, 3, 45 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 43 Class President 13 Student Council 13 Football 1. MARY KORDISH A friendly glance, a warm, bright smile, A voice both quiet and low- A girl with these can make her way Wherever she may go. Stratford High 1. Dalton High 2. Lancaster Acad- emy: Dramatic Club 3g Usher Senior Play 4. EVELYN LANG Evelyn has her eyes on the blue. Is it the Navy or is it the sky? By the blush mounting into her cheek, You can guess without a try. Mclndoes Academy, Vt.: Glee Club 1. Weaver High School, Hartford, Conn.: Girls' League 2, L. A.: Dram- atic Club 3. I.0IS LYON Lokey A well-shaped blonde With a smile that entrances, Who plays basketball As well as she dances! Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4g All-State Music Festival at Nashua 4. 1946 The Lancastria ALGENIA MAILMAN Jean On and on Her good humor goes. Where it will stop Nobody knows. Dalton High School: Soft Ball team 1, 2. Lancaster Academy: Usher Senior Play 4. JEANNETTE McKEE Jeannie A quiet maid, you'd never dream She'd ask so many' questions. The matter's closed, but no, indeed, For Jeannette has a question. Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Dramatic Club 2, 35 Lancastrian Board 3, 49 Editor Literary Sec- tion Lancastrian 4, String Quartet 3, French Cor- respondence Club 2g Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3. GEORGE MERRILL Girls are not his subject, Latin doesn't fitg Speak about hunting, And you're really talking it. RACHEL MERROW Rafe With song and dance she goes through life, With never a care to confine. She likes the music sweet, And Chickery Chick's divine. Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Drama Day 33 Thespian Society 43 Senior Play 45 Cheer Leader 4, Bowling 1. I946 The Lancastrian LOREN MILLS The horn blew at midnight, Of course you know who done it! It was only Loren, Learning how to run it. Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4g Glee Club 2, 33 Dramatic Club 1 45 Senior Play 43 Thespian Society 45 Senior Dance Committee 4. LULU MITCHELL She's there when you need her And always on your sideg She may feel some sorrow, But her smile is always wide. PATRICIA MONAHAN I would walk mile after mile To call the state militia Or even call the troops on the Nile To get back my Patricia. Glee Club 2, 3 45 Senior Play Usher 4. RICHARD MORIN A twinkling eye, a friendly grin, A wit that's keen and ready- Our Richard is out front in class, A lad who's bound to win. Senior Play Cast 43 Dramatic Club 45 ety 4. I946 Pat Dick Thespian Soci ! The Lancastri MARY JOANNE OGLE Joanne Right skillful with her brush and pen, Joanne may be an artist. Yet she has art in other ways, And there, we think, her heart is. Dramatic Club 1, 2, 33 Usher Senior Play 4g Thespian Society 3, 45 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. CLAYTON PAIGE Chick' Chickie keeps us all in stitches With his chronic growing pains, Though his humor sometimes misses, And his efforts aren't all gains. Student Council 1, 35 Baseball 2, 3, 43 Basketball 3, 4g Senior Play 4g Thespian Society 4g Dramatic Club 45 Drama Day 45 Scrap Drive 1. EDWARD ROSEBROOK Eddie' The dust it rose for miles aroundg The sun it faded fastg But 'twas only smiling Eddie, A hustling to a class. - PETER TATRO Tate Peter, Peter, He's our man. If he can't do chemistry, No one can! I946 7 5 The Lancastrian 11--l SALLY ROBINSON Stately and pretty and lots of fun, Sally Jean is a lucky girl. But when she dances, she'd better watch out Lest someone snip a strawberry curl. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Dramatic Club 3, 4, Senior Play Cast 45 Thespians 43 Lancastrian Board 4g President Girl Reserves 35 Drama Day 2. BARBARA WILLEY Quiet, shy, with smiles for all, She hardly makes a sound. Although she's there, we seldom know Whenever she's around. Simonds High: Glee Club 1, 23 Soft Ball 1, 2g Dram- atic Club 1, 2. Hancock High: Glee Club 2, 33 Dram- atics 2, 35 Basketball 2. Jean Baker '46 Jeannette McKee '46 Norman Lewis '46 f :'-??' 0 ll - 5-an 1, 1946 -------- The Lancastrian - -l LILLIAN BROWN All of the student body and fac-- ulty of Lancaster Academy were shocked to hear of the death of one of the Academy seniors, Lillian Brown, on January 26, 1946. Her death. came as a complete surprise to all, since she had been at school only two days before. Lillian was born in Dummer, New Hampshire, on February 28, 1928. She came to the Academy in 1942. Previously she had attended the Guildhall Central Grammar School in Guildhall, Vermont. Lillian seemed a quiet girl, but hers was the quiet self-possession of one who knows what she wants and what she must do to get it. She went about her affairs, accomplish- ing her tasks in her own quiet way and attaining the satisfaction of a job well-done. Her ambition was to become a nurse. She had already made ar- rangements to enter the Elliott School of Nursing in Manchester. With her calm, patient manner she certainly would have been the per- fect nurse. Although Lillian seemed a re- ticent person, those who knew her well remember her for that serene personality and quiet charm which makes her absence in our class- rooms deeply felt by everyone. Joanne Ogle '46 I946 ------- The Lancastrian lil-l I I-IIRAM TWITCI-I ELL On July 27, 1941, the people of Lancaster, both young and old, were shocked to learn that fourteen- year-old Franklin Hiram Twitchell had died in the Hanover Hospital, a victim of infantile paralysis. Many had not even known that Hiram was sick, so swiftly and sud- denly had the disease struck. Hiram was born in Lancaster on August 1, 1928. As a youngster he attended private kindergartens and in 1934 entered the first grade at the Lancaster Primary School, thus becoming a member of the present graduating class. He had completed his seventh grade in school when he died. He was a com- municant of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, having been confirmed by Bishop Dallas. Hi was an outstanding boy, al- ways happy, friendly, and full of pep. He was a member of the Boy Scouts and thoroughly enjoyed all scouting activities. He loved to play football and basketball, and there was no more ardent baseball fan in the North Country than Hi. One of Hiram's chief joys was his chickens, which he raised and tended himself. As a memorial, Hiram's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Twitchell, presented a plaque to the eighth. grade. Each year at graduation there is inscribed on the plaque the name of the boy, who has, by his conduct and ex- ample, best exemplified the true spirit of sportsmanship. Sally Robinson '46 1946 L11-i The Lancastrian ------ AN EDITDRIAL With the world at peace once more, attention can be focused on the school activities that, out of necessity, were discontinued during the war years. One of the outstanding activities for which Lancaster Academy has been noted is debating. The Acad- emy has been represented in the Bates League and in the Univers- ity of New Hampshire Interschol- astic Debating contests. Three of our graduates won scholarships in these contests, John Smith, '34, won at scholarship to Bates, and Mary Louise Wheeler, '40, and Richard Wing, '41, won scholar- ships to the University of New Hampshire. The Academy won the .State Championship in 1934 and 1939 at Bates and in 1941 at the University of New Hampshire. The class of 1942 was the last class to take part in debating activities. After Pearl Harbor, debating was discontinued because of trans- portation diiiiculties. But now that World War II is but an unpleasant thought in the pages of history, de- bating should be revived. The ac- tivity itself has many benefits-it teaches one to analyze a subject, to modify one's own presentation to meet arguments others bring up speak persuasively and logically gives good training in thinking while speaking, as one cannot pre- pare a speech ahead of time and deliver it verbatim in a debate. Another sorely missed activity is the Colonel F. L. Town Prize Speaking Contest. The contestants were coached for many years by Mrs. David M. White, whose untir- ing efforts produced excellent per- ,to . It formances. Since 1939 Mrs. White has been unable to carry on the work. Samuel Doolan, Edward Winn, June Cordeau, Robert Hink- ley, Howard Piche, Roberta Mac- Lean, and Chauncey Hutchinson were some of the winners in the last years of prize speaking. In- terest in the activity lapsed as time Went on until this past year, when class speaking contests were intro- duced. The contests were held in the regular assembly period and were highly enjoyed by the faculty and student body. These contests have not been made public, but per- haps if greater interest is manifest, finals, with the winners of each class contest participating, can be presented to the public. Debating and prize speaking are indeed beneficial and worthwhile. But neither activity can get back on its feet without the strong sup- port of the students. It is you students who are the functioning body of this school, if you want an activity enough to work for it and support it to the utmost, you de- serve to have it. Every member of the student body of Lancaster Academy is proud to know that this school is taking part in extra- curricular functions such as music festivals, debates, dramatics, bas- ketball, baseball, hockey, winter sports, and football and coming out on top, too. If you will look back on the years when we had suc- cessful debating teams, you will see that it can be done. We stud- ents of the Academy are the ones to do it, and now. Too many years have elapsed already. Polly Currier '46. I946 1----l The Lancastrian -l-- IN MEMCIRIAM Proud as we at L. A. are of our boys who are returning each week from service, we are even more proud of a smaller group of men- those who gave their lives in the service of their country. We are proud to have know them, to have worked with them, to have played with them. Because of their sacri- fice the United States has remain- ed to us the land of the free and the home of the brave. Lieutenant Warren Bartram Warren was a member of the graduating class of 1940. After graduation he joined the Air Force and entered aviatio-n cadet train- ing. He graduated in 1943 with a rating of second lieutenant. In February, 1944, Lieut. Bartram was killed instantly when his plane and two others crashed in mid-air at Greenville, N. C. Seaman 2lc Kenneth Brisson Briss was L. A.'s first war casualty, and his death made all of us, even those who had not known h.im well, more than a little sad. He left school and enlisted January 16, 1942. He was sent to the Pa- cific and was killed in the battle of Savo, November 12-13, 1942. S I Sgt. Paul Finnegan Paul was a member of the class of 1925. When he entered the Army in 1942, he was employed by the Remington Arms Corporation, at Bridgeport, Conn. He was with Patton's 3rd Army in Luxembourg and was reported missing Decem- ber 24, 1944, at Bastogne, when an aid station to which he had been taken was bombed. Later the War Department reported him to have been killed on that date. Cpl. Charles Fitch When Charles graduated from L. A. in 1934, he entered business with his father. He enlisted short- ly after Pearl Harbor, in March, 1942, and was stationed at Langley Field. He later went to Will Rog- ers Field, Oklahoma, and was then sh.ipped to New Guinea, where he contracted an infection, and in Nov- ember, 1944, he was sent back to the states. He died in California on November 19, 1944. PF-C. Lawrence McDonough Lawrence, better known as Bar- ney, enlisted in the Marine Corps in November, 1943. After comple- tion of his training, he was sent to San Diego to ship out. It was during the performance of his duty overseas that Barney met his death -in as straight-forward a way as the Barney we used to know met his everyday problems and solved them. Ph. M. 3Ic Daniel McLeod Danny left school in 1942 and reported to Camp Devens. 'Shortly afterwards he was transferred to the Navy and received his pharma- cist's training. After one trans- Atlantic trip Danny transferred to the Marine Corps and was sent to the South Pacific, where he met his death in the battle of Iwo Jima. Seaman llc Claude Martin Claude, whom we all knew as Benny, entered the Navy in August, 1944. On one of his leaves he mar- ried Marilyn Poole, one of his classmates. On April 11, 1945, Marilyn received word that Benny had died of acute peritonitis and had been buried on a Pacific island. , Joanne Ogle '46 I946 L..---- The Lancastrian -l--- The Class of IQLL6 Happy, yet green, the mighty class of 1946 entered the Academy to become freshmen. The routine was different, but after getting ac- quainted With the new teachers and harder assignments, we found out that being freshmen wasn't so hard. The class oiiicers we chose that year were Kenneth Hickey, president, Mark 1Buxton, vice-president, Lulu Mitchell, secretaryg and Mary Ken- ney, treasurer. Th.e usual initiation was held. Large green hair ribbons on the boys and green ties on the girls emphasized our greenness. In basketball Mary Kenney and Lois Lyon were ready to start off while Kenneth Hickey, Franklin Evans, John Merrow, and Clayton Paige promised to be victors for the boys. In the spring Bruce Chase, who came from Gorham, joined our class. Our sophomore year we started oif with thirty-six students. Mable Gall and Anna Bergeron joined us this year. Bruce Chase became pesidentg Mark Buxton, vice-presi- dentg Lulu Mitchell, secretary, Mary Kenney, treasurer, Mary Jane Moore and Franklin Evans, Student Council members. Again we showed talent. We had singers in the Glee Club, actors in the Dramatic Club, and some daring athletes. In October a group of sophomores wrote a short play entitled Girl Gets Boy. Mary Jane Moore and Bruce Chase had the leading roles, while in the cast were Joanne Ogle, Polly Currier, Barbara Beaton, Sally Robinson, Jeannette McKee, Mary Kenney, Rachel Merrow, Dan Brown, Mark Buxton, Franklin Evans, Loren Mills, and Douglas Damon. This play led to a Sadie Hawkins Dance, which was both a social and a financial success. Be- sides dancing, at the social We had checkers, miniature bowling, and a costume parade. Having Physical Education class- es made our boys take a larger in- terest in basketball. Tournaments were set up. In our class Kenneth Hickey, captain, Franklin Evans, John Merrow, Fred Martin, Dan Brown, and Richard White were the champions. Again Mary Kenney, Lois Lyon and Anna Bergeron represented us in girls' basketball. Our class revived the custom of serving refreshments for the Jun- ior Prom. At the end of this year Mark Buxton left us to go to Littleton. A farewell party on Mount Prospect was given Mark. Classmates and faculty members attended the par- ty. - September soon came bringing many new faces. Many of these students were from Gilman, Dalton, and Lunenburg and have been ac- tive in our class activities. Our homeroom teacher was CoachJames J. Martin, who joined our faculty only last year. Our officers changed considerably this year. Franklin Evans became president, Dan Brown, vice-presi- dentg Anna Bergeron, secretary, and Mary Kenney, treasurer. Stud-- ent Council members elected were Lulu Mithcell and Clayton Paige. This year we presented a one- act play called A Girl in Every Port. A Christmas play, Dark Mirror, was given by a junior English class and other students, under the joint direction of Mrs. I946 -l The Lancastrian --- McGof'f and Miss Taylor. In addi- tion to these plays, the junior Eng- lish class presented an assembly based on a class reunion ten years distant. Mighty juniors, we were on the trail for more money. At Thanks- giving we raflled a turkey, while in the spring we raflled a gallon of maple syrup. During the junior year Fred Martin and Franklin Evans left us. Fred got married soon after leav- ing and later enrolled in Went- worth Institute. Franklin joined the Navy but received his discharge in August and rejoined our class in September. Dan Brown took over his position as president and deliv- ered the Response for the Under- graduates at the Class Day exer- cises. The Junior Prom was our last notable activity' of the year. In spite of ten inches of snow, much Wind, and rain, we presented one of the most successful proms that have ever been held at Lancaster Academy. The Swingsters furnish- ed music, while the chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wing, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Stoughton, Mrs. Dorothy Robinson, and Mr. James J. Martin. On Commencement night Mary Kenney was awarded the Colonel Town Junior English Prize. When we returned in September, Elliot Kenison, Carroll Ingerson and Mabel Gall had left us. John Merrow had left also to join the Army. John is now in Berlin, Ger- many, with the Army of Occupa- tion. Although Mary Jane Moore and Elizabeth Mansfield started the year with us, both girls were forced by ill health to drop out. Late in Janu- ary Lillian Brown died suddenly, having been in school two days be- fore her death. ' Our senior year we elected Nor- man Lewis, presidentg Dan Brown, vice-president, Anna Bergeron, sec- retary: and Mary Kenney, treas- urer. Mary Jane Moore and Frank- lin Evans were elected to the Stud- ent Council. This was the year we showed the freshmen our power. The fresh- men boys looked classy in pin curls and make-upg the same goes for the girls, with hair in pin curls, with- out make-up, and with their stock- ings rolled below their knees. We gave them a reception in the eve- ning at the Academy, and dancing followed stunts performed by the freshmen. We were glad to be able to have a senior play this year. We chose Spring Green -a three-act com- edy starring Loren Mills, who was supported by Anna Bergeron, Bruce Chase, Polly Currier, Dan Brown, Clayton Paige, Mary Kenney, Sally Robinson, Edward Rosebrook, Nor- man Lewis, Richard Morin, Ned Carey, Mary Jane Moore, and Rachel Merrow. A sophomore, Peggy Carr, helped us by taking the part of the kid sister. This year again our athletes among the girls were Mary Kenney, Lois Lyon, and Anna Bergeron, while Kenneth Hickey, Paul Daigle, Clayton Paige, and Franklin Evans were stars for the boys. Through the courtesy of the man- ager of the Rialto Theater, we were able to present a benefit movie to earn money for the expense of our class trip. On March 4 we had a Mid-Winter Dance at the Commun- ity House with music by the Swing- sters. The hall was illuminated with gay, colored lights. The dance added to our treasury a sizeable amount. Later in the spring we rafiled off a nine-pound ham. Five of our girls went to the All-State Music Festival in Nashua I946 -------- The La in April to sing in the chorus. They were Polly Currier, Jeannette Mc- Kee, Lois Lyon, Margaret Gallant, and Rachel Merrow. Bruce Chase also went to the Festival to play in the ba-nd. Our last weeks in Lancaster Academy saw us preparing for our graduation exercises and our Sen- The Class astrian --1--1-1 ior Hop. The Hop was held June 7 at the Community House. We seniors will always remember that colorful scene, gay with music, bright gowns, and shifting lights. Eagerly, yet wistfully, the class of 1946 closed its senior year. Anna Bergeron '46 Secretary. of 1947 With our new homeroom teacher, Miss Sally Buzzell of Newport, Vermont, we started the year by electing the class officers as follows: President ....... John Bradley Vice-president . Kenneth Aldrich Secretary ..... Marjorie Pilotte Treasurer . Mary Beth Crouch Student Council Sally White Thomas Pelkey In October Marjorie Pilotte, our secretary, moved to Whitefieldg Marjorie Amadon was elected sec- retary soon afterwards. The first of our freshman year Minnie Grat- tage moved to Portland. When school opened last fall, we were all glad to have her back with us. In January we welcomed Howard Mar- tin to our class, as he had recently been discharged with the Navy. At Thanksgiving our class raffled off a turkey, which was won by Cleo DeLong of Lancaster. This added thirty-eight dollars to our treasury. On December 20, the junior class sponsored their annual Christmas Dance with music by The Swingsters. The hall was pret- tily decorated with colored lights and mistletoe. The active juniors also sponsored a food sale February 9, at the Frank Smith Store, at which we made approximately eigh- teen dollars. The big event of our year, both socially and financially, was the Junior Prom, held May 10. The chairman of the Prom was Mary Beth Crouch, of decorations, Joan Stoughton. In charge of publicity were Patricia Allison and Marjorie Amadon, in charge of the flowers, Marilyn Hardyg of chaperones, Bev- erly Amadon. The chaperones were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Stoughton, Mr. and Mrs. William Aldrich, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Pel- key, and Miss Mary J. Hartwell. The music was provided by the Swingsters of Berlin. Marjorie Amadon '47 Secretary. niggas. Mid-Winter Nighl:'s Dream On winter nights I dream About the summer just pa-st: Of midnight swims, of joy Rides, and fun I Wish would last. But when I'm rudely wakened From my dream's wandering, A glance out the window shows Once again it is snowing. Thomas Pelkey '47 I946 i-ll The Lancastrian -l--ll The Class of i948 We started school September 10, 1945, with seventy pupils in our class, many of them coming from Jefferson, Dalton, Gilman, and Lun- enburg. Many have since left school, making our class smaller than it was last year. We held a Thanksgiving Dance on November 16, with Ronnie Chase to provide music. It was very suc- cessful and added 890.00 to our treasury. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Stoughton, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sherman were chaperones. Many sophomores took part in the Orchestra, Dramatic and Glee Clubs and played basketball. Our class took an active part in buying War Bonds and Stamps and also contributed to the Red Cross. The sophomore class served refresh- ments at the Junior Prom. At the close of school this June, we lost two of our most popular classmates, Jackie Beaton and Bob- by McGoldrick, who enlisted in the Navy. We all shall miss them very much. Our class officers of this year were as follows: President ..... Wayne Sherman Vice-president .... John Beaton Secretary ......... Doris Stone Treasurer ...... Phyllis Turner Student Council .. Carolyn Sears Noel Begeron Doris Stone '48 Secretary. NCIEBEY -JANE SAYS Chemistry cla.ss has been one big smell with Hickey and Lewis on the concocting end of all the experi- ments. Philena Brooks certainly didn't waste any time. My, how that dia- monk sparkles .... Bradley, asked to use corrosive in a sentence, supplied this one, She sat in the kitchen corrosive. The little Colby tots had the stud- ents of L. A. in a state of mental collapse, trudging up the fire escape, and peeping into the rooms, upset- ting the students and faculty by running over to the edge of roofs and looking down. Several students are assuring the good will between Vermont and New Hampshire. The ta-rdiness h.onor falls to the girls this year. Dodo and Peggy are seen daily rushing at 8:19 and 1:04 from the Post Office to their home rooms in their practice for the 100-yard dash. The mighty Juniors are rolling stones: They never sit twice in the same placeg and, as for the short- age of gum, it never affected them. Luke and Mary were talking about buying one ticket for the bal- -cony and one for the dance floor. We Wonder why? ? ? Marshall and Amadon are doing their farm work together. Don't overwor'k! ! l ! Brucie, Don't worry! The long- est way around is the shortest way home. If you doubt it, ask Stan... Some of the industious Seniors are knitting socks for the under- classmen. For further information, see Miss Mitchell. The students around L. A. cer- tainly aren't camera shy this year! I946 -l--l-- The Lancastrian -1----l The Class of I949 Upon graduating from the eighth grade, our class had only twenty- eight memlbersg but with additions from Jefferson, Dalton, and Gilman, the number increased to sixty. Slince the beginning of the fall term we have lost just five mem- bers. The second week of school we held our first class meeting and elected officers. They are as follows: President ..... Reginald Beaton Vice-president Donald McClintock Secretary .... Mary Jane Evans Treasurer Gloria McLaughlin Student Council .. Richard Tripp Marion Merrill The seniors soon initiated us, making us full-fiedged members of the Academy. We were told to wear green ribbons and signs say- ing, I Love the Seniors. The boys looked very charming in make- up and exhibited a lovely display of legs. The girls had to wear their hair in pin-curls all day. At night everyone wore long nightgowns and carried a toy and a bottle of milk. Most of us had to perform some stunt, and the boys were giv- en their usual paddling. With initiation over we settled down to work. Soon we were mak- ing plans for a Hallowe'en social, which was well attended. Games and dancing were enjoyed by all. The social was chaperoned by the parents of the class officers. Several of the freshmen joined the Dramatic Club and have appeared in some plays. Ours was the first class to have an assembly. A one- act play entitled, Say It With Flowers , was presented, the cast was made up of students who come on the bus or eat their lunch at school. Lorraine Corliss, Lyman Dexter, Mary Jane Evans, Donald McClin- tock and John Nadeau play in the Orchestra, and quite al few girls joined the Glee Club. Reginald Beaton, Elwin Falken- ham, Donald McClintock, Richard Tripp, Joan Lynch, Lorraine Cor- liss, and Mary Jane Evans turned out for basketball. Over 90 per cent of the class en- rolled in the Junior Red Cross this year, and we have been one of the leaders in the purchase of War Bonds and Stamps. As the school year draws to a close and we prepare to go on as sophomores, we can only hope that next year and the years until grad- uation will be as enjoyable as our freshman year. Mary Jane Evans '49 Secretary. -insane FRIENDS Acquaintances come and go like the days of a year, Here today, gone tomorrow. But friends are people who share with you Happiness and sorrow. Some are the merry type, Ligwht-hearted and gayg Others are more solemn In a thoughtful and serious way. Yes, friends are comrades, Pals true-blue, That know your good and bad points But like you for you. Florence Stickney '47 I946 ---1-i-The L anca strian -...T-.- THE CLASS Ulf? 1943 William Baker-Studying at Ok- lahoma University. Gerry Beaton-Married to Nor- man Oleson and living in Jefferson. Bernice Bennett--Training at the New England Memorial Hospital in Boston. A Elizabeth Bennett - Married and living in Worcester, Mass. Winona Brown--Working in Gil- man, Vt. Doris Canfield - Employed in Whitefield Chair Factory. David Cleasby-Taking a pre- medical course at U. N. H. Alice Cryan-.Studying at Ply- mouth Teachers College. Joan Cunningham-Training at Margaret Pillsbury Hospital lin Concord, N. H. Robert Daigle-Discharged from U. S. Marine Corps. Francis Damon - Working for Westinghouse in Limo, Ohio. Robert Dubreuil--In U. S. Navy. Herbert Fay-Discharged from A. A. F., plans to enter U. N. H. Stewart Foss-Discharged from A. A. F. Mildred Gallagher - Employed in Gilman, living at home. Eleanor Gardner-Employed by Public Service Company. George Glidden--Discharged from U. S. Navy. Elsie Gray--Married to Edward McGettrick. Jacqueline Grondin-Working in Washington, D. C. Raymond Henson - Discharged from U. S. Army. Donald James-Studying at U. N. H. Jean Johnson-Married to Rob- ert Hilliard and living in Durham, N. H. Carol Jordan-Office girl at L. A. until Easter, living in Portland. Blayne Keysar - Working in Washington, D. C. Ralph Kingsley - Discharged from Army. Bernice McDonough-Living at home. June McLain--Working in Spring- field, Vt. Mary Monahan-Working in lo- cal Tel. 8: Tel. office. John Nadeau-Living at home. Beverly Paige-Training at the Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burling- ton, Vt. Enid Parker-Studying at U. N. H. Thomas Paterson-Studying at B. U. Married to Virginia White. Beverly Piche-Training at Ad- ison Gilbert Hospital, Gloucester, Mass. Robert Porter--Employed in Con- necticut. Married to Helen Leigh- ton. Jea-n Ramsay--Employed at Radio City. Marilynne Rand--Living at home. Robert Roby -- Discharged from A. A. F. Daphne Samson - Married to George Merrow and living in Lan- caster. Hazella Smith--Married to Archie Collins and living in Hartford, Conn. Jean Sunbury-Working in local Tel. Kz Tel. ofiice. Margaret Truland-Studying at Mount Saint Mary College, Hook- sett, N. H. Paul White-Discharged from U. S. 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This year the membership was limited by tryouts so that more members would be able to take active part in plays. The member- ship is approximately 52. The num- ber of students from each class who have taken part in plays follows: freshmen, 163 sophomores, 83 jun- iors, 9g and seniors, 16. The officers for this year were as follows: President ........ Bruce Chase Vice-president .. Norman Lewis Secretary ....... Mary Kenney Treasurer ..... Joan Stoughton The Soft Hearted Ghost, a one- act play, was presented at the Hal- lowe'en Social. The cast was made up mostly of freshmen. At Christ- mas a play entitled Memories of Christmas was presented as an assembly. March 18, Tempest in the Teapot was presented to the Unity Club and later as an assem- bly. The Dramatic Club, providing its full share of assembly pro- grams, also presented two more plays to the student body- Say It with Flowers and The Missing Line. On Drama Day the stud- ents presented to the public El- mer and Junior's Moustache. vs-.Quia MY WISH Let me live on a farm, Where the wind blows free, And the sun shines down Over nature and me. Let me walk in the spring On the new green grass, And talk with the birds As they fly past. Let me live on a farm- 'Tis the place for me, Where nature and I Can both run free! Marion Trillotson '47 - I946 The Lancastrian - ----Li Our Family By the side of the Connecticut River is the house in which six Brookses live. That's us. We are the Brooks family-and though we aren't the Van Brookses or the high monkey monks of the town, we are a family of ordinary means -if not ordinary habits. The leading characters are my fatherg my step-mother: myself, my brother Reg, who is sixteen, my sister Ellie, who is eleveng and my youngest brother Billy, who is sev- en. The minor characters are one gray kitten, one old stray cat, one dog named Sailor, and ten chickens. fThey don't live in the house but have a hen apartment behind it.l Now that you have met us all, per'- haps you'll call some day. It's a good thing you didn't walk in the other day, though. Ellie and I were poring over a French book in the kitchen while Alice-that's our step-mother-was peeling pota- toes for dinner and helping us pro- nounce correctlyg she's French. I was saying, When pronouncing certain French vowels, one should grunt them out as though someone had just hit you in the abdomen. Ellie asked, What's that mean ? I explained patiently, That means to grunt like this-Ach! Oooh! Ump! like someone had hit you in the stomach! She said, Oh! Then for the rest of the day she went around grunting- Ooh! Ump. Ach! tell- ing everyone she was practicing her French! Finally we did actual- ly learn one sentenceg it was, Je suis nee au mois de juin which translated means, I was born in the month of June. We were, too: her birthday is the ninth and mine is the eleventh. But that's beside the point. All Vermonters have the natural tendency to stretch things. It isn't exactly lying, because it's all in fun usually. It happens that my broth- er Reg loves to indulge in this habit. One day he was perched on top of' the hen apartment repairing the roof. Billy kept pestering him, so Reg sent him over to Tony's store after a board-stretcher, for he said the boards weren't long enough. Young Billy marched over to Tony's store after our board-stretcher. which Tony had borrowed last week. Tony said he'd let Joe Bouch- er have it. So Billy walked way up on the next street and asked Joe for it. Joe solemnly said he'd let Mrs. Boyle at the Post Office take it the day before. So, rather tired- ly, Bill tramped up to the Post Of- fice. Mrs. Boyle could see that Bill looked rather tired, so she explain- ed that theee wasn't any such thing as a board-stretcher. Mrs. Boyle said afterwards, He looked so dis- appointei-reminded me of a wilt- ed flower with all his hope in life gone ! So you see what I meant when I said our habits aren't quite nor- mal! Our temper isn't normal either-we get red-hot mad, but quick! Then there is the stage when steam and fire burst from our seams, then we all forgive and for- get. Immediate is the danger when our French-Irish temper piles on fuel for a fight. For instance, the other night Ellie came prancing in dangling my wool gloves in her hands. I'd just lost my mittens, so I demanded my gloves. She wouldn't give, so I got angry fmad, in my - I946 --i The Lancastrian -- languagel and chased her all over the house--I getting madder every second and she laughing harder! I couldn't catch her before I played out, or I would have batted her good and hard, I was so mad! The next day I laughed about it, and she passed over the gloves. How- somever, some incidents happen when we don't forgive and forget. Reg wouldn't take me bowling Tuesday night, so I wouldn't press his pants for him last night-show- ing up our mean streak! . We are Catholics, we Brookses, and go to church every Sundayg but we never used to say grace be- fore meals. Not us-we just dish- ed in. But times will change, and so do my friends. I had a new friend, a swell girl Whom I shall call Marie, though that isn't her real name. Anyway she was the minister's daughter, I stayed with her one week end and found that some people do say grace at every meal. I enjoyed it, seems when you thank God for the food first, it tastes better. So I resolved to get my family into the habit. It was rather embarrassing at first. I an- nounced my intentions firmly but couldn't think of any grace to say, except the one I'd heard in the movies, which was In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. He who eats the fastest gets the most! But finally Ellie came to my rescue, saying the one she'd learned at Catechism Class. So We were oil' to a bumpy start. When Marie ca.me down the next Week end, we Brookses said grace before meals. And that wasn't all, when Marie and I ate supper with my friends the next night, I was asked to say grace. I knew they had never said it before, but I said it just the same. And if I do say so, it was one of the best habits we ever got into. So you can see, all in all we are a pretty normal family, always laughing, arguing, talking, teasing, or just plain living. But even if we aren't the Van Brookses, I must say there's never a dull moment, and you'll never get bored in a crazy house like ours-with a fam- ily in. it like ours. So I say, why not drop in sometime? Philena Brooks '46 A NIGHT IN JUNE What is so rare as a night in June Beautifully equipped with a silver moon? ' Then you recline on the soft cool grass, To watch the drifting clouds that passg All serious thoughts are left behind, As you face the world with a care- free mind. Little is the thought of the toil and strife, While you dream and think, What a wonderful life ! CThis attempt to be poetic, I fear has turned out most path- etic.J Stanley Johnson '47 vsnxnx- WATE R Over the rolling mountains, Over the rocks and hills, Down the sides so mighty, The cool clear water spills. Down the sides so rocky, It comes with splash and roar, Down the wild rapid it goes, On its endless journey to the salty shore. George Merrill '46 1946 -1----- The Lancastrian ---1-- I Like Porcupines I. had never given much thought to the animal commonly called por- cupine, or sometimes hedgehog, un- til a little while back, but I won't stop to tell you about that but will go on to some of the habits of Mr. Porcupine. Porcupines have lots of queer habits. Probably the very funniest is their appetite. Any porcupine will pass up a nice tender piece of deer meat just to get his teeth into an ax handle. Now I can't figure how an ax handle is very nourish- ing, or a shovel handle either. Once a man up here built a hunt- ing campy and during the deer hunting season he was very care- less and slopped grease over the floors, shelves and walls and care- lessly strewed salt around. Well, sir, that next summer the porcu- pines sure had fun at that camp. One must have come along and smelled bacon drippings and then sent out a wireless to every porcu- pine in the world. I was passing by along in partridge season and stopped to see how the camp was getting along. What a mess! And all there was left of the door was the hinges and clasp. Inside, the porcupines had held a reunion which was the grandfather of all reunions. They must have smelled the can of bacon grease on the table, 'cause they chewed a table leg off and then they tipped the table over. Then they ate the grease off the Hoor where it spilled, and then just polished it off by eating the floor for dessert. They ate up most of the table top. Some of 'em must have climbed up onto the cup.- board ledge, because the cupboard doors were almost consumed and most of the shelving had been chew- ed off. To kind of make the job complete, they chewed some holes through the wall wherever there was grease or soap splashed. One time while we were on a fishing trip with two friends, we stayed in a camp near the brook that we were fishing. That night we had built up a hot fire, and in the small cabin it became very hot, so we opened the door. Well, it got pretty cool by morning, so I got up real quiet-like and closed the door and had breakfast all ready when my companions woke up. My place was at one end of the tableg the other fellows' places, one at the other end, the other on a nail keg about midway on the back side. The fellow opposite sat down to eat and I followed, but the one whose place was on the back sidled in and dropped ker-thump on his keg, as was his habit, spilling the coffee. But he jumped right back up. Ker wow-w-ow! he howled, like a ban- shee caught by a lobster. He knock- ed the table over, spilled the break- fast on the floor, and made ar num- ber of flying circles about the cabin. Boy, how he yelled! It seems that sometime during the night a porcupine had been passing by our camp and seeing the door open, had walked in, prob- ably expecting to find a nice ax handle to eat. I noticed later he nibbled at the wash stand, ate the top off one of my old shoes, and sampled the door jamb. Then, it seems, he had crawled up on the nail keg to kind of sleep it oif. He sure picked the right spot to put a fellow out of the way for awhile. About the fifth time the boy went I946 -----l- The La past us yellin' his head off, we grabbed him, and While he was held on the floor, I went to work with a pair of pliers. I felt sorry for that old porcupine. He must have lost about two dozen quills, and it takes a long time to regrow two dozen quills. Poor-old porky! To really understand porcupines, you have to know something about them. Now porcupines don't shoot quills at people, but they do have some bad habits, as you have prob- ably learned by now. The porcu- pine, however, does not chew wood for a living all the time but eats grass, especially green, and can of- ten be seen at the edge of fields just astrian --- before dark or in the early after- noon. It also eats a variety of bark, roots, and plants. In many states bounties are placed on these animals because of their increase in number and destructiveness to trees and other property. The porcupine has little fear of other animals. Its greatest enemy is man, who often shoots them. If you, by chance, ever do any hunt- ing and ever shoot a porcupine, al- ways hang it up in the fork of a tree, because if it is left on the ground, dogs or other animals eat- ing its flesh may die from quills lodged in their throats. George Merrill '46 Timmy Timmy is short for General Tim- othy Tillotson, the man in my life. Or should I say--the dog in my life! I fell in love with him the first time I saw him, and altlhough he does things occasionally which do not improve the condition of the furni- ture, I still think he's the best pup- py in the world. After all, puppies must play, even though they do get rather rough. Try to tell mother that! Timothy was given to us by an old family friend who was moving to another town and knew we were looking for a dog for my younger brother. Although Timmy is of mixed breed, he carries himself with the air of a thoroughbred- that's why we call him the general. He is white with black around his eyes, and his ears are black. There is also a spot of black on his back and tail. Timmy has a few tastes which annoy the members of the house- hold occasionally. One is for the lining of bed slippers. He cares nothing for chewing on the outside, but the lining holds much attrac- tion for him. Consequently my mother and I are both minus the lining in one of our bed slippers! Curtains also are a temptation to him. On two different nights we have come home to find a curtain torn to shreds. Of course he only does these things when left alone. As motlher teaches in the town gra.de school, it is necessary to leave Timmy in the house. Since his last rendezvous, he has stayed in the cellar during the day. Timmy has an intense dislike for cats. We have two-a black one and a white one. They are both quite old but never too old to climb the nearest pole when the General comes tfheir way. With all of Timmy's faults he is still the best puppy in the World- or don't you think so? ?? Marion Tillotson '47 I946 --- -- The Lancastrian ------l- Gram As I sat in the big overstuffed chair in my grandfather's house, I realized how lonely Granddad was on this night, as he had been for the few months since my grand- mother's death. I knew how sad he felt. During their fifty-five years of married life, they had been apart only two days. This was my first visit in Little- ton since the tragic occurrence. 'Ilhe spirit of peace and happiness which always marked her presence was now gone. Glancing at a centerpiece on the shelf, I thought of the huge dinners we had here every Christmas and Thanksgiving. All the relatives would be present. Mother always told us not to lunch or touch Gram's presents until after dinner. Gram understood us well, though, and secretly we ate candy, nuts, and other treats that looked so tempt- ing. Th.en into her bedroom we went. The presents on the bed could so easily be peeked at and wrapped againg Gram helped us. Then there ' was the time my Aunt was very ill. Gram watched over her son and took meals up to them. Whenever she made some- thing special, she would share it with her children and their fam- ilies. When Gram made doughnuts, we were always on time. We knew that we would be given several to sample, the minute they were made. It was not a cause for alarm if her neighbor's gardens failed. Grand- dad's never failed, and there were plenty of vegetables for all. Gram led a quiet life and a very happy one. She just wanted to spend the long evenings at home, resting, talking with Gramp, or listening to the radio. They cared nothing for outside entertainment and clubs. Occasionally ai friend would stop in for a visit, and more often, relatives would join them for the evening. In the summer Granddad would be seen working in his prize garden, and Gram, in her flower gardens. The early part of cool summer nights were usually spent this way. I guess there is something special about all grandparents. Usually there are one or two desires that are fulfilled when visiting them. l used to be allowed to stay up late and have a late lunch with them. Spending money was abundant, and I tried to attend every change of the movies. Each time I paid Gram a visit. she would find a gift for me. One gift was a beautiful dresser set, another, a lovely pin. I always cherished these things and was very careful never to lose them. I had always loved my grandmother dear- ly, as did everyone who knew her. Until after she was gone, I never realized she was so good. A nun said that Gram was an angel on earth, always looking for the good. Grampa received many beautiful letters from those Gram had help- ed and from devoted friends. To me, Gram always lived in a kind of separate world, shared by her husband, children, and grand- children. On the radio, a very old melody was playing. I could see tears in my grandfather's eyes, but there was a smile on his face. Memories, happy ones, were coming back to him, too. Patricia Allison '47 1946 The Lancastri THE CLASS CIF '46 THE CLASS DF '49 1946 all The Lancastrian THE CLASS DF '47 THE CLASS CIF '48 1946 -il--i The Lancastrian -1-il Meditation on Education Daily we receive the benefits of a public school education, that great American institution we take for granted. Some we may even feel are imposed upon us. I be- lieve an honest analysis and a bet- ter understanding of the purpose of education are necessary in this case. In many parts of the world edu- cational facilities are very limited. Even in our colonial times children had a very difficult time securing an education. But the importance of education has become more pro- nounced as the country has advanc- ed. Highly specialized trades and arts now make a higher degree of education necessary. -The United States is one of the leading coun- tries in the development of indus- try and science. Where a primary school education, if one got that much, was probably sufiicient years ago, a high. school education is hardly sufficient today. No matter what walks of life we choose, we have to have a fair education to keep up with America-n enterprise. A business head surely has to be learned to be really successful. And it is the trend to hire em- ployees on a basis of three import- ant thingsg namely, experience, references from previous employ- ers, and education. The first two factors are practically eliminated for the young person starting out in life. But we can get the benefits of an education and be much farth- er ahead for the time spent in doing so. The best time in a person's life for acquiring an education is nat- urally his youth. It is the only time it is possible in most people's lives. If they cannot take advantage of educational opportunities when they are young, usually they never do. What makes this school and other s-chools like it possible is the great American spirit and enterprise. We should be deeply grateful to the leaders who have made it possible for us to obtain better education and improve ourselves as citizens. Not only does this schooling give us a way to carry on in industry, but it is the means by which we can learn how to cope with many of our civil and political problems. When we know what we want and how to get it, that knowledge, coupled with American ingenuity, will make many a dark situation look light and help us to form a stronger, more peaeful and united world. Lancaster Academy is playing its part faithfully, and if manycould look into the future today, it would probably be able to play even a larger part. Howard Martin '47 6 SPRING As her fingers struck the nice black keys, She thought of John, Paul, or was it Jones? And she continued this way For the rest of the day Until it was time to go home. Beverly Foss '47 I946 The Lancastrian - A Summer Day Q Have you ever had the experience of waking up about six in the morn- ing toi start off haying? If you haven't, you've missed a great deal. Let's take for example a typical day in August. The men. folks are milking when you get up, but you know that in a few minutes they will be ready for breakfast. After helping as much as possible with the breakfast, you take a stroll out onto the lawn or perhaps to the garden. The dew-covered grass feels cool and refreshing, and the sky promises a good hay day. A call from the house assures you breakfast is ready. After the cus- tomary good mornings you sit down to a good, wholesome break- fast. Breakfast finished, you put on your boots, go up to the ba-rn to get some grain for Mike, the rake horse, grab his halter from its hook and start up the mountain. Stop- ping for a minute to get your breath, which you have been trying to catch up with ever since you started, you look up and see your dearly beloved by the sugar house, his favorite grazing spot. Having caught your breath, you start on again. Mike watches your progress with a knowing look of what's ahead for him. Finally you reach the top, give Mike his grain, put on his halter, then start the trek down the mountainside. Slowly but sure- ly you reach the bottom. There you take Mike to the barn, harness him, and wait for the order to tedder, which soon comes. Have you ever tried to back a horse into a tedder, hold down the shafts, and keep your hat on at the same time? lt's just impossible to keep your hat on. Finally the horse is secure, and you start teddering, tossing the hay up into the air so the breeze and the sun can get at it. Over in the opposite field the mowing machine is going full speed with the help of two boys, one who pitches the backswath and another who picks outaround the rocks and 'outside edges, where a mowing machine can't go, with a hand scythe. By ten-thirty, the teddered field is ready to be raked, so you unhitch Mike from the tedder, hitch him in- to the rake, and start off. The field partly raked, you hustle up to the barn with the horse, unharness him, grab your pitch fork and start down to the field again, to tumble the hay, which will be pitched onto the wagon by hand. Soon the mowing machine stops: and the boys come over and help tumble, while Uncle Earl hitches the horses onto the wagon. The tumbling finished, you go up to the house to see if there is anything you can do toward dinner. Not long after that, the men come up with the load of hay, but you don't unload until after dinner. Dinner over, and what a dinner! you rest for a few minutes, then start working again. To unload, you use a horse to pull the rope that carries the fork up into the barn. A yank of the rope drops the hay into the bay, where the men pitch it level with the beams of the barn. When the wagon is unloaded, the men start down to the field for another load, which you hope will be tumbled and waiting. After working steadily all after- noon to get in as much hay as pos- sible, it isn't hard to sit down to supper with a good hungry feeling. So far I have just presented the work of haying. There is more to 1946 -l--l The La haying than just the work. There is laughter-easy laughter that comes from within, laughter that can't help from coming when you are so 'happy doing the work you love, and when the people working with you are the laughing kind. It is not silly laughter but laughter filled with happiness and a feeling of well-being. And too, there are tears-tears of anger, when you are told to hurry up with the sun beating down upon you so hot that you can hardly move. astrian ---ll But above all is the satisfaction of knowing you have done God's will. You feel nearer to him be- cause of that satisfaction. At sunset when you take a stroll through the fields and see the grass that is cut and waiting to be taken in tomorrow with God's help, a feeling of contentment comes over you. You think to yourself, This is living my life the way it should be, nearer, and dearer, my God, to thee. Florence Sticlmey '47 A Wittle Boy Smart at times, rather the op- posite at others, is a. description which could have quite readily been applied to two-year-old David. One night Mother sat by the table darning stockings by the light of a kerosene lamp. The shadow of her at work was cast across the room and upon the opposite wall. David raced from one end of the room to another, giving numerous yells or squeals, whichever the oc- casion demanded. Tiring of this persistent 'work- ing, his speed finally slowed up considerably and he with it. Slow- ly, or quite so, he wandered about. appearing to make actual observa- tions. Apparently he was doing just that, for suddenly he stopped and looking intently at the wall be- fore him, he yelled, Hey, you, stop hitten that wittle boy. Don't hit him, he's wittleig he's just a wittle boy. He again protested in an angry yet softer voice, You big pig, don't hit the wittle boy. Ignoring the outbursts, entirely, of an angry David, the shadow of an arm on the wall continued to cofme down upon the shadow of a little boy-appearing to give the little fellow a terbal bang on the punkin. Without warning little fists began to fiy at the arm as it again de- scended for another blow on the moving shadow of the little fellow. An extra hard wallop brought out a surprised yell, followed closely by a burst of tears. The little fel- low was crying: not the one David had tried his hardest to defend, but little Davy himself. Even after he had sent his fist flying into the hard surface of the wall, he was unable to understand the situation intelligently. Your finger-nail was sticking out, you ole pig. Then with another good look at the wall he added in the most triumphant of voices, Giss I fixed you anyway. Marjorie Pilotte '47 - I946 ---l-l-- The Lancastrian 1-1- , Once Again You Start i It's a cold morning in January, about forty degrees below zero. There has just been a snowfall of three feet. Luckily the driveway has been shoveled out, because you are ready to do the shopping. You gaily trot out to the garage, thanking your lucky stars that you have a car-a thought strikes you. Wrhat if it doesn't start? You get seated in a comfortable position, see that the mirror is at the right angle so you can see what you are backing into, if the car should start. The gear is in neut- ralg you hold the clutch down and put your foot on the starter. All you hear is a churning sound. Well, on second thought, it may start better if you throw the switch on. Upon making this discovery, you happily start all over again. Ah! There she goes. But alas! You didn't get your foot back on the accelerator quite quickly enough. You try again and are much more successful. You start to warm her up, and now you're go- ing. Or are you? No! You've let the clutch back too quickly. You try again only to find that you have flooded the carburetor. For the next fifteen minutes you sit and wait, thinking of the ad- vantages of the old Fords with their cranks or better still, the horse and buggy days. Once again you try to start the car, and-she goes! You start to back out and realize that your mother has hitched the dog, and Bonnie is directly in your path. You make sure that the motor is still running, and counting to ten, you get out and twist the rope around the porch post so that Bonnie will keep out of the way. You get into the car, back out, and now you must untangle Bonnie and close the garage. The motor is still running, believe it or not, and you back out the rest of the way only to get stuck where the snowplow has shoved the snow into your drive- way. After you have dug out the rear wheels, you are ready to start, agam. Although she coughs and sput- ters, everything goes well until you are nearing the thriving business section of Lancaster. To your dis- may, you find that the sides of the road are banked with snow and cars are parked nearly in the mid- dle of the street, so there isn't enough room for one car to pass through., to say nothing about two. Look out there! That fellow in front of you is stopping. You jam on your brakes, then slue and slide for what seems eternity, finally coming to a stop. Although the person ahead is probably asking the way to the next town, you grudg- ingly suppose that he and the pol- iceman are exchanging the latest. You would pass, only that the per- son who did received a very dirty look from the policemang so you politely wait, even if your thoughts aren't so polite. The car in front of you has gone, so now you can go. Or can you? You can't hear the motor running. You shift into neutral, put your foot on the starter, which definite- ly shows that you are going by the sound. Now, you're ready to start off. You apply the gas and ease up on the clutch. The car just doesn't move. You wonder if it could be the fact that you are in neutral in- I946 ----l The Lancastrian ----i stead of low. Once again you start off and fin- ally find a parking place. You do your shopping and return to that dread demon, the car. You find it in a somewhat better condition and start up the street, preparing to turn around near the Noyes Drug Store. There is no car coming, and as you turn, you decide that at last luck is with you when you realize that the snow banks are packed so that the street is too narrow, and you cannot turn around. You go into the empty parking space, and just as you are to back out, along comes another car, preparing to turn at the same place. You wait for him to turn, then realize that he is in the same predicament you were. You pre- pare to back out while he is wait- ing, patiently, you rhope. You shift into low and are just to start down Main Street when you stall her. You start her again, and finally reach home and shut her up for the night. My advice on a cold winter's day -WALK! ! Beverly Amadon '47. Mr. Csgood, An Expert on Seaplanes Q A friend of mine who had just been discharged from the Air Corps entered the office of the Riverview Airpark and stood waiting for the manager to look up. In a few minutes Mr. Osgood put down the letter he had been reading and swung around in his chair. Yes, he said rather unin- terestedly. Good morning, sir, said the pilot. I'd like to rent one of your seaplanesf' He proceeded to put a leather folder on Mr. Osgood's desk and opened it. Mr. Osgood examined the case and contents saying, Army pilot, huh? What's your name? Oh! yes, I say, Mandrake, about how much time you got? About two thousand hours. In B-24's, 29's, P-40's and 47's. Hm, have to check you out in a float plane. You guys who fly land planes form habits that don't exact- ly mix w-ith these float jobs. I'll check you out now. Mr. Osgood went down to the dock, got aboard the plane and motioned to Mandrake to follow. Mr. Osgood nodded at the mechan- ic, who gave the prop a quick, snap- py pull. When Osgood snapped on the switch, the engine began sput- tering, and they taxied out a wayg then Osgood took her up very care- fully. After a couple thousand feet, Os- good announced, All yours. You think this is silly, but when you fiy a seaplane you've got to remember what's underneath you. Okay, he said, now take her in for a land- ing. Mandrake was not too successful in his attempts to land. After six times, he cut the engine at a dis- tance from the wharf, and- the breeze pushed them to within reach of the waiting mchanic. Osgood, putting his hand on the door, turned to Mandrake saying, You see, when you're fiying a float job, you've got to remember every minute what's underneath you. Turning back, he opened the door and stepped smartly into nineteen feet of blue-green river water. Caroline Bedell '47 1946 ---1 The Lancastrian l---l SA M Q Sam, my grandfather, was born in 1868 in Lancaster, New Hamp- shire, in an apartment above the store he now owns. Gramp's school- ing ended with the eighth grade. In those days, further education was considered unnecessary for most people. When he was a boy, Gramp liked to fish and hunt, like anyone else. While out rabbit hunting one day and going under a fence, he caught the trigger of his gun. The shot went into the upper arm just below the shoulder. Blood poisoning and gangrene set in, and the arm had to come off. This event changed the whole character of the man more than anything else. Gramp became independent. He won't let you help him, to this day. With the handicap of one arm, he began to use his head more than his hand. He does most of his fig- uring in his head, he had been right-handed, you see, and it was his right hand he lost. When he first started to use just the one hand, he thought people were watching him and pitying him. Hbwever, Gramp soon got over this feeling, and now there is nothing he can't do. He has a special sys- tem of tying his shoes, his hardest feat. By the time he was eighteen years old, he had learned to man- age withr just one arm and began to go around with the boys. At the age of nineteen he opened a restaurant in the basement of his father's store, located in the same block he is in now. When the res- taurant had run two years, Gramp's father died, and Gramp moved up- stairs. In this small store he opened one of Lancaster's oldest businesses. He was first to have many things. For one, he had the first soda fountain in the town of Lancaster. That fountain wasn't very much, and people nowadays would never buy a drink of soda over it. It consist- ed of a wooden bar with two draft arms and three icecream holes. The soda water was made by a tank in a rocker. This was nothing but a barrel on rockers. The water was put into the barrel and the barrel sealed. Through an air valve, car- bon dioxide was let into the barrel. When the right amount of pressure was reached, the gas was discon- nected and the barrel rocked by hand, mixing the gas and water to- gether. This barrel was piped to one of the draft arms. The other was for water. The icecream was all handmade. Gramp used to stay up nights and turn the crank on the icecream freezer to have ice- cream the next day. The first pop- corn machine in town was his. He carried the first large supply of cigarettes. Much of this old equip- ment is ,still out in the shed, and you often wonder how it produced the products. Years ago, Gramp did not work so hard as he does now but used to have more time to himself. Gramp used to like to go camping down at a camp called the boathouse, built and owned by some of the most re- spectable citizens of this town. They used. to start off Saturday after- noon with all kinds of food and a keg of beer. Probably the keg of beer explains why you never heard of the boathouse. They used to stay down there until Sunday afternoon, and then they came home to rest up for a week. In the nineteen twenties almost I946 --i-1--- The Lancastrian -il--ii every store ran a bit afoul of the law. So did Sam. The contraband was on a shelf that was suspended by rope over a very deep hole. Of course, all this was in the cellar. When an inspector came in, it was an easy matter to release the rope and let the goods fall down the pit to break on rocks at the bottom. Gramp was always stern and out- spoken. He doesn't mean anything by it and starts being nice to you after he learns you are not afraid of him. At heart he is very kind, but if he doesn't like something, he tells you about it. This gruffness came with the loss of his arm. Gramp is now seventy-eight years old and has been in business fifty-three years plus three years in the basement under the restaurant. He is getting older very fast now. He has many funny ideas, but most of them are good. He knows a lit- tle about everything and is not afraid to tell you so. He has pick- ed his knowledge up as he has gone along. He can tell you the prin- ciples governing the operation of motors and compressors and also gives legal advice-free. He has many set ideasg once' he sets his mind to anything, nothing can change it. He never drove a car in his life, but he can tell you how to drive one. I don't understand where he gets all his knowledge. I ranklin Evans '46 Thespian Society - I946 -l- T- The Lancastrian i---l Boys' Basketball Q Although. the record for the boys' basketball team this year is not ex- traordinary, the nine victories and ten defeats is much better than that of last year. Under the able coach- ing of Mr. Stoughton, vast im- provement was made not only in individual playing but also in the development of teamwork. The games were much better played, and many of those lost were lost by small margins. The result of this improvement was not only a better record but also a much better inter- est on the part of the spectators and a greatly increased attendance. In spite of this improvement the play- ing was somewhat inconsistent: that is, a-t times the team couldn't seem to click , while at other times it seemed to function as one man. At graduation this year we will lose Kenneth Hickey, Paul Daigle, Clayton Paige, and Franklin Evans. Hickey was captain, and although he played guard the latter part of the season, he was also high scorer, while Daigle was second in the number of points scored. Paige and Evans, handicapped by illness, were unable to play the complete season. Despite the loss of these players, prospects appear bright for next year with Aldrich, Bradley, and Damon, all capable veterans of this year, expected back. Bradley and Damon also played on th.e 1945 team. These boys plus the large number of substitutes and mem- bers of this year's J . V. team should present a formidable team. In the 1944 Lancastrian Richard Gallant predicted, I repeat with full confidence that L. A. will again be champs when the present fresh- man boys become seniorsff One thousand nineteen hundred and forty-seven is the year the fulfill- ment of that prediction is due. We earnestly hope that next year's team will fulfill this prophecy and carry on the brilliant record of Mr. Stoughton's past teams. The lineup, though variable, was as follows: Forwards: Doug Da- mon, Paul Daigle, Chick Paige: Center: Ken Aldrichg Guards: Ken Hickey, John Bradley, Franklin Evans, Stanley Johnson: Substi- tutes: M. Bacon, G. Falkenham, A. Corrigan. The scores of the ames follow 2' Island Pond 12 n Q L. A 28 Bethlehem 19 L. A. 22 Gorham 30 L. A 18 Colebrook 22 L. A 18 Pittsburg 19 L. A 46 Groveton 45 L. A 38 Littleton 33 L A 20 Berlin 51 L. A 18 Whitefield 19 L. A 23 Colebrook 19 L. A 18 Gorham 34 L. A. 15 Littleton 51 L. A. 30 St. Johnsbury Academy 22 L. A. 24 Groveton 23 L. A 41 Stratford 30 L. A 26 Bethlehem 22 L. A 36 Stratford 35 L. A. 29 Whitefield 21 L. A. 23 St. Johnsbury Vocational 27 F' IP 4' . 42 Stanley Johnson '47 There was a girl named Kate, Who liked a guy named Tate, When she went to his house, He had a pet mouseg Therefore she broke her date. Jimmie Hicks '48 1946 -1---l-l- The Lancastrian ---l Girls' Basketball Q A large group of girls turned out for the first basketball practice call- ed by Coach Jones, including the six first-stringers left from last year. Coach Jones spent many practices in teaching the girls new plays and better teamwork. These plays proved effective, for the L. A. girls came out on top with twelve wins and four losses. The most outstanding game, in the minds of both the girls on the squad and of Coach Jones, is the game played at Stratford. The L. A. girls were victorious by only one point, but this was the first time in quite a number of years that Lan- caster had been able to Win from Stratford. Our first loss was at Groveton. Lacking only one point in the last few seconds, the L. A. girls were unable to score, and Groveton won. Our second defeat came at Little- ton. Littleton, having lost to us on our own fioor and needing this game to get back in the lead of North Country teams, played hard and emerged victorious by four points. On their own floor the Ber- lin girls defeated us by more points than had anyone else. Our final defeat was from Bethlehem, who won most of her games. Our girls won all their home games and made a new record for L. A., not only in percentage of games won but also in points scor- ed. Next year we will be without three outstanding players: Lois Lyon, Mary Kenney, and Captain Anna Bergeron, who will graduate. Coach Jones regrets losing them but says that L. A. has several promising girls coming up from the lower grades. The following are the scores of the games played this year: Island Pond 8 L. A. 30 Bethlehem 7 L. A. 11 Colebrook 5 L. A. 23 Pittsburg 2 L. A. 30 Groveton 27 L. A. 26 Littleton 17 L. A. 23 Berlin 3 L. A. 19 Whitefield 5 L. A. 20 Colebrook 7 L. A. 21 Bethlehem 11 L. A. 8 Littleton 17 L. A. 13 Groveton 10 L. A. 33 Stratford 16 L. A. 17 Berlin 31 L. A. 25 Stratford 22 L. A. 35 Whitefield 9 L. A. 24 Beverly Foster '47 0 ANNOYANCE There you stand! I dislike you sog There are too many like you. I'll just have to go around you, Much to my dislike, You dirty little puddle. Betty Kenney '47 I946 ---i The Lancastrian l-l The Student Council Back row: fLeft to rightiz Reginald Beaton, Richard Tripp, Donald Mc- Clintock, Noel Bergeron, Wayne Sherman, Phyllis Turner, Doris Stone, Carolyn Sears. Middle Row: Gloria McLaughlin, Mary Jane Evans, Marion Merrill. Front Row: Anna Bergeron, Norman Lewis, Franklin Evans, Mary Kenney, Dan Brown, Thomas Pelkey, Kenneth Aldrich, Mary Beth Crouch, Sally White. The Student Council is a group of students, four class oiiicers and two representatives from each class, whose duty is to make the laws around the school, select vari- ous committees, and regulate school activities. The officers of the coun- cil selected for the year were Nor- man Lewis, president,- and Anna Bergeron, secretary. Mr. Stoughton is the adviser for the Council. At its second meet- ing the Council selected three girls, Rachel Merrow, Betty Glidden, and Patricia Allison, for cheerleaders at the basketball games. The Assembly Committee, which has always been chosen by the Stud- ent Council, was discontinued this year because the classes were un- willing to cooperate, as has been proven in previous years. Because many of the committees have been discontinued, the Coun- cil had an inactive year. Dan Brown '46 - I946 i-i----- The Lancastrian -----1- The Owl Back Row fLeft to rightjz Betty Kenney, Dorothy Reny, Beverly Amadon, Thomas Pelkey, ,Mary Beth Crouch, Beverly Foster. Front row QLeft to rightlz Joan Stoughton, Marjorie Hillier, Beverly Foss, Miss McGraw, Eleanor Piche, Sally White, Marilyn Hardy. On October 12 the industrious juniors, under the excellent guid- ance of Miss McGraw, published the first issue of The Owl. The Owl, after its introduction last year, had gained popularity, and many subscriptions were sold. Every two weeks The Owl contained such items as the gossip column, editorial column, a short story, and current happenings and announce- ments of coming events. The gos- sip column, it is claimed, was what really sold the paper. Mary Beth Crouch, our able edi- tor, was the hardest worker of the staff, many nights she stayed after school to pour over the arrange- ment of the columns to be typed. Later in the year, three sopho- mores were added to the staff: Madelyn Berry, Louie Carlisle and Peggy Carr. Louie wrote some of the most entertaining short stories, and talented Madelyn drew the splendid sketches that adorned the cover of our paper. These soph- omores and others are learning the trade, for they must publish The Owl next year, as it is a junior project. The staff is as follows: Mary Beth Crouch ...... Editor John Bradley .... Assist. Editor Beverly Foss .... Business Mgr. Reporters: Beverly Amadon, Bet- ty Kenney, Marjorie Hillier, Sally White, Dorothy Reny, Joan Stough- ton, Beverly Foster, Marilyn Har- dy, Eleanor Piche, Thomas Pelkey, Sally White '47 - 1946 i--1-li The Lancastrian l--l-i- The Orchestra The senior Orchestra this year has been composed of thirty-five members taken from the high school and the grades and has re- hearsed twice a week, except when the auditorium was too cold. The Orchestra furnished the mus- ical entertainment for the senior play this year, and small groups from the Orchestra have played for many different organizations. This year there was full resump- tion of the 'combined concerts, which feature the talent of the Lan- caster, Whitefield, Groveton, and North Stratford orchestras. As usual the Orchestra played for the the Commencement activities. A small ba-nd, formed this year in the wind section of the Orches- tra, played at several basketball games and was very favorably re- ceived. Plans are being made to enlarge this band and have it be- come a permanent part of the mus- ical program. This year the All-State Music Festival was held at Nashua. Lan- caster was well represented with one member in the All-State Con- cert Band, three in the All-State Or- chestra, and five in the All-State Chorus. The Orchestra will lose five mem- bers through graduation this year. Bruce Chase '46 I946 ------l-l The Lancastrian -l - Glee Clubs About forty girls make up the Girls' Glee Club under the direction of Miss Dolores Allard. Five senior members attended the All-State Music Festival in Nashua, New Hampshire, as mem- bers of the chorus. The Academy and the Eighth Grade glee clubs furnished the mus- ical background for the annual Christmas play given in the assem- bly hall. At the annual Spring Concert given by the Academy musical or- ganizations, the Glee Club sang Glow-Worm by Paul Lencke, Habanera from Carmen by Bizet, and Romany Life by Victor Herbert. The Eighth Grade Glee Club sang two South American folk songs, Buy My Tortillas and Marian- na , and two other numbers, The Night Will Never Stay by Hector McCarthy and The Dancers by Henry Gilbert. Ramona Noyes '48 - I946 i--l The Lancastrian -----l- Spring Green Standing flieft to rightlz Norman Lewis, Loren Mills, Edward Carey, Rachel Merrow, Dan Brown, Bruce Chase, Clayton Paige, Richard Morin, Edward Rosebrook. Seated 1Left to rightl: Polly Currier, Mary Kenney, Sally Robinson, Anna Bergeron. At 8:00 P. M. Wednesday, Nov- ember 21, 1945, the graduating class of Lancaster Academy pre- sented the annual senior play at the Opera House. The hero of Spring Green was T. Newton Todd, whose father didn't understand him at all, and the heroine was Tony Cassell, whose mother understood her only too well. T. Newton was interested only in breeding and raising a sup- er kind of worm. He brought his specimens with him, when he moved to the Cassell's home, and here the fun began. He fell in love with Eula Hotchkiss, whose return from New York was a surprise to all. This new romance complicated matters for King-of-the-Wolf-Pack Dunk. Doyle, who after her return fell for her. Other romances between Tony Cassell and Bing Hotchkiss, Pinkie Aimes, Tony's friend, and Dunk Doyle, Bing's friend, were inter- rupted by Genevieve Jones, the neighborhood nusiance, who dis- rupted the neighborhood hunting for at boy to take her to the mas- querade ball and finally annexed Billy. A serious touch to the play was the affection Major Todd had for Nina, and several times they were progressing nicely when they were rudely interrupted by either Mr. Putman, Nina's father, who delin- itely disapproved of Major Todd, or Mrs. Rumble, the maid who con- stantly charged through the room in search of Scootie, Nina's young- est daughter. The play was clim- axed when Dr. Luther Blodgett, a scientist, and Officer Ryan appear- - I946 ---l-1 The Lancastrian ---1 ed on the scene in search of the missing earthworms. Several of the parts necessitated the wearing of unusually lovely costumes. The play concluded with a cur- tain call, when the entire cast sang School Days and joined the audi- ence in singing The Star Spangled Banner. Spring Green , written by Ry- erson and Clements and directed by Mrs. Gertrude R. McGoff, was a financial as well as a social success: and the boys and girls were truly sorry when the final curtain rang down. The cast of characters were as follows: Nina Cassell .... Rachel Merrow Mrs. Rumble ..... Polly Currier Scootie Cassell ..... Peggy Carr Mr. Putman ..... Clayton Paige Tony Cassell Anna Bergeron Pinkie Aimes .... Mary Kenney Dunk Doyle ....... Bruce Chase Bing Hotchkiss .. Norman Lewis Genevieve Jones . Sally Robinson Major Todd ....... Dan Brown T. Newton Todd Loren Mills Eula Hotchkiss ..... Ma-ry Jane Moore Dr. Luther Blodgett . Ned Carey Ofiicer Ryan .... Richard Morin Billy ....... Edward Rosebrook The executive staff was composed of the following people: Stage Manager .. Rupert Allison Properties .......... Lois Lyon Business Manager Mary Kennev Make-Up .......... Alfred Hall Rachel Merrow '46 PUBLIC SPEAKING This year class speaking contests have been held in assembly. Two prizes of tive dollars each have been given in each contest by the Col- onel Town Fund, one for a serious and one for a humorous selection. The sophomores, juniors, and sen- iors participated. We hope this pro- gram will be continued. The programs have been as fol- lows: Sophomores Down with the Men , Walter Ben Hare-Betty Evans A Hero of the Furnace Room -Peggy Carr. The Havoc Wrought by Profes- sor Bell , Deems Taylor-Louie Carlisle Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture , Jerome K. Jerome-Lolita Ball Gunga Din , Rudyard Kipling- Patricia Drake The winners of this group were Lolita Ball for humorous and Pat- ricia Drake for serious. Juniors The Admiral's Ghost , Alfred Noyes-Mary Beth Crouch Casey at the Bat , Ernest L. Thayer-Beverly Amadon Sam's Letter , From Dundrea-ry -Joan Stoughton The Highwaymanu. by Alfred Noyes-Beverly Foster The winners of this group were Beverly Amadon for humorous and Beverly Foster for serious. Seniors The Congo I and III, Vachel Lindsey-Norman Lewis The Cremation of Sam McGee , Robert W. Service-Philena Brooks Patricia Drake '48 - I946 -l---l The Lancastrian --11-l My Cake A In the days before sugar ration- ing I undertook to make my first cake. I informed my mother that I knew all about cake making and assured her that I could manage quite well without her assistance. My first problem was what sort of cake should I make. Upon ex- amination of my mother's cook- book I decided on a sponge cake. This problem solved, I read my first direction. Beat 4 egg yolks and M cup cold water together for 3 minutes. Well, I thought, if water can make a cake good, why wouldn't milk make it better? Only three- fourths of a cup of it? Why, I won't have enough batter to fill the tin! And why use just the egg yolks, why not the whole egg? Goodness, I'll be tired of beating before three minutes are up ! Therefore, I proceeded to add one cup of milk to four whole eggs and beat them together for two minutes. One minute of beating wouldn't make any difference! At the end of two minutes the mixture had almost reached the top of the bowl. I was afraid that it would run over the top before I had finished, so I stirred it down with a spoon. The sugar was next and should have been added gradually, beating after each addition. However, I did not heed the warning concern- ing this in the recipe and stirred in all the sugar at one time. I turned to the book and read, UQ cups cake flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 15 teaspoon salt sifted together several times and add. Beat for 2 minutes. My mother had told me that fiour and similar ingredients must al- ways be sifted before measuring because they are liable to pack in the containers in which they are kept. The flour certainly didn't seem packed to me, and I could see no need for sifting it again. And where was the baking powder? I searched the cupboard from end to end but could not find it. Oh, well, I said, it only calls for one tea- spoonful, and that wouldn't make much difference. I'll just add an- other teaspoonful of salt. Next, the good book said, Add 1 teaspoonful of flavoring. Beat egg whites stiff and fold in last. How can anyone fold a beaten egg white? I pondered upon this question for several times. Then I remembered that I had put in the whole eggs at the beginning, and so I had nothing to worry about. In order to make the cake very tasty, I added two teaspoons of vanilla, the extra one for good mea- sure. Having mixed all the ingredients, I buttered the pan and put the bat- ter into it. I was about to put the batter in the oven when I noticed this written at the end of the re- cipe. For sponge and angel cakes, flour, do not grease, the pan. Oh, I thought, it's too late now. So, into the oven went the cake. After about forty minutes had passed, I decided I would test the cake to see if it was baked. When I opened the oven door, I had visions of seeing a lovely, tempting sponge cake, well brown- ed and just ready to be taken out. Instead, I was faced with a fiat, un- firm conglomeration, burned on one side and wholly unappealing. I946 il- The La The reasons for this failure were improper ingredients and in-correct mixing procedure. As a result, the dog had a good meal, and the fam- ily went without cake for supper. - astrian ----i--- The moral of this story is-when- ever cooking, follow the recipe and always take the advice given in the cookbook. Marilyn Hardy '47 C I ANNUAL AWARDS Each year Lancaster Academy is proud to present various honor awards to those students who have proven themselves worthy of them. The Colonel Town Fund provides a money prize of 340.00 for the Valedictorian-that senior, who, throughout his sch.ool career, has maintained the highest scholastic average. Last year this was won by Charles Hand. The Salutatory, given to the senior second in schol- astic standing, went to Clarice Mar- tin. The Baush and Lomb Scientific Award was won by Charles Hand, who had distinguished himself as the senior with the lhighest average in the science course--biology, phy- sics, aeronautics, and chemistry. Beverly Mason won the Becker Award for the best work in typing. This award is a silver medal given in various schools by the Becker Business College. The winners of the Magoon Awards are chosen by a poll of the student body. Only those seniors in the upper half of their class are eligible. Other deciding factors in the voting are character, leader- ship, willingness to serve and serv- ice to the school. Charles Hand and Joan Fontaine received the awards - engraved certificates of honor and achievement signed by the headmaster. Nancy Sullivan and William Rines received honor- able mention. The Kent Trophy was won by John Small. This is a cup which was given to the school by Maybelle and Patricia Rice Kent in memory of Harold Weeks Kent. On it is en- graved the name of that senior who throughout his' high school years has been outstanding for his hon- esty, sportsmanship, and service. Besides the senior prizes a Jun- ior English Prize is awarded each year to that member of the junior class who has been most outstand- ing in the English course. Last year the Junior English Prize was awarded to Mary Kenney. Joanne Ogle '46 - 1946 -i-l--l The Lancastrian. l-- CAMP 4 How can anyone say he's really lived, or know what life is all about, if he has not spent at least a week at some summer camp, really living in nature and seeing her at her best? There you get up at sun- rise and go to bed at sunset, sleep- ing and eating out of doors. It has been my good fortune to have the chance to go to just such a place. Here about seventy girls all lived together in mutual harm- ony, each helping the other to get their tasks done so they could go swimming or enjoy some other re- creation. This camp not only gave you a keener enjoyment of the out-of- doors but also brought together girls of different religions, nation- alities, customs, classes, and treated them all one as the other. In the morning reveille was blown at 7:00g and you were on your own until 7:45 to get dressed, washed and make your bed. At 7:45 all had to be present in front of the mess hall, ready for the morning exercises. After this, your appetite was really enormous: and you proceeded to eat everything in front of you, even if previously you had not like it. One great advan- tage of camp life is that you do what you are told or eat what is given you and learn to like it. After breakfast, you returned to the cabin to sweep, straighten up the trunks and all personal belong- ings or clean the johns, if that hap- pened to be your task that week and then finally clean your finger- nails for inspection. If' your cabin won first place for cleanliness and order, you received recognition at the dinner table. This was a second great advantage of camp life. It taught personal cleanliness and co- operation in doing a task. After the dirty work was over, you then had an hour of play. This could be spent in either baseball, volley ball, tennis, badminton or some other sport. The baseball girls formed teams and had a great spirit of rivalry between them. Many girls went out for this, part- ly because they liked it or wanted to wear off their breakfast and partly because the field wa-s a won- derful place for acquiring a deep tan. Meanwhile, the younger children were having Arts and Crafts, which everyone loved, for it was not only pleasant but also educational. The girls made useful articles: napkin holders, bracelets, necklaces, belts, change purses and all types of handicraft. The younger girls next went swimming for an hour, while the older girls took over Arts and Crafts. For an hour, the children had instructions in swimming and diving. Children who could not swim soon learned how, and more advanced pupils were working hard to pass their minnow tests. The water was divided off so that non- swimmers would not go over their heads. As the smaller children crawled out of the water to get dried and start their game period, the older girls dived in. They, also, were working hard to pass their life- saving tests and first-class tests. When the bugle call for dinner was blown, no one lagged behind. Tlhere was never anything left on the plates. Not only was dinner important for the food, but it was also mail call time. Everyone paid I946 --il The Lancastrian -----l- close attention to see if her name would be called, and usually more than one girl was blue the rest of the day. After dinner was rest period. Everyone was confined to her cabin and had to remain there for an hour. During this time, you could write letters, sleep, or if you were lucky enough to get magazines or letters from home, you could read. At 2:00 there was a free-swim- ming period in which everyone went swimming and practiced what she had been taught that morning. After that, your time was your own until supper. At supper the evening plans were announced, af- ter which everyone went to the out- of-door chapel. Everyone sang hymns and felt the peacefulness and serenity of the evening. Every- one also witnessed the beautiful sunset and then the softly falling darkness which no words can de- scribe. For the evening entertainment, there might be a variety of things. Sometimes there was group sing- ing, or stunt nigiht, or amateur night, or square dancing. Finally taps was blown. After such a full day, you gladly welcomed taps and fully realized the significance of its meaning: Day is done, gone the sun From the hills, from the lakes, from the skies. All is wellg safely rest, God is nigh. J oan Stoughton '47 l A SNCIW STORM - As I was talking to one of the old timers in town last night, he told me it Was going to snow. I really didn't believe him because the sky was clear, and it was too cold to snow, in my estimation. But sure enough, as I was getting ready to go to bed, I looked out, and the snow had already started to fall. Since my father was Working on the snowplow for the highway de- partment, I was not surprised to hear him answer the phone about three o'clock and tell his employer that he would go to work as soon as possible. When I got up the next morning, the snow was still falling steadily, the ground was covered, and all the trees were bent to the ground with the weigfht of the snow. It was lucky that the day was Satur- day, because school wouldn't have been able to keep anyway. I thought I would earn some money shoveling snow. Of course I started on my own driveway. To my surprise there was a good two feet of snow, and it was still falling fast. I real- ly feel sorry for a family that has a big driveway, for I know how the boy has to work in the winter. It took me the bigger part of the fore- noon to get a road from the steps to the main road, but the worst of it was after I had shoveled it out once, there was about six inches more snow which had fallen in the meantime. Along about sunset it stopped snowing, and there was a good three feet of snow on the level. By that time I had caught up with the snow in the driveway, and the snowplows had got the roads nearly clean. What money I earned that Satur- day didn't burn much of a hole in my pocket. Kenneth Aldrich '47 - I946 --i--- The Lancastrian l--l-1 The Shotgun Incident fThe plot of this story is based on a true incident as recorded in Canadian Medical Jurisprudence in a chapter warning against circum- stantial evidence.J Good morning, Joe. Nice wea- ther we've been having, greeted Bill Green, meeting his neighbor, Joe Brown, on the street. Yes, rejoined Joe. 'Most time for the hunting season to begin. Should be good this year, re- marked Bill. Some of the summer people have seen deer in the roads at night, and the constable saw a bear at his camp last Sunday. How do you like that double barreled shotgun I let you have? It's a good one all right, replied Joe. The only trouble with it is that it has a bad kick. I guess I can handle it, though. It's certain- ly better than those old-fashioned ones we used to have. Do you re- member them? I'll say I do, he replied. Wait a minuteg before I forget it, you never did pay me for my gun. You've had it now for over three weeks, and I could use that money. How about it? Why, I paid your wife for it last Saturday, Joe answered. This is Wednesday, so surely you must have it by this time. Didn't she give you the money? Oh, come now, exclaimed Bill. That's a likely excuse. What hap- pened to the money? Why haven't you paid me? Really, Bill, Joe remonstrated, ask her yourself. But I certainly paid her. You aren't going to call me a liar, are you ? Yes, I am. My wife hasn't said a thing to me about the money, he contradicted, beginning to get angry. I should have had it by this time. You better give me the gun, seeing how it's rightly mine. I'm sorry, Bill, retorted Joe, but I paid for this gun and it's mine now. You can ask your wife for the money. I'll do no such thing. You never in your life paid for it. Stealing my gun! I'll get even with you for that l Then turning on his heel, he strode angrily down the street. As Joe walked toward his car, he met Constable Jackson. Hello, Joe, said Jackson. What's the matter with Bill? Did you two have a row ? Oh, hello, Jackson, he answer- ed. No, just a friendly argument about a shotgun. Ill lk if Ill On Sunday, Joe Brown was found on a deserted country road, with a gunshot wound in his back. His double barreled shotgun was found about fifteen feet behind him, with both barrels fired. The farmer who found him rushed him to a hos- pital and then notified the Sheriff. lk 'F i li What do you think of this shoot- ing case, Jackson? asked the Sher- iff. The fact that both barrels were fired is the only clue. There were no fingerprints on the gun. Joe was only hit by one shell. It will be a tough case to solve, es- pecially if Joe doesn't recover. Yes, it certainly will, answer- ed Jackson, looking 'thoughtfully down the street. Wait a minute! he exclaimed. Did I tell you that I heard a row between Joe and Bill Green on Wednesday? Seems to me they were discussing ai shotgun, too. Do you think we ought to question him? Why not? he responded. Per- haps he could throw some light on 1946 ll- The Lancastrian -- the situation. Why don't you go down and talk to him? Better try his house. I'll wait here. 4' lk Ill Ik Jackson took his hat and went out the door. He arrived at Bill Green's house just as he was leav- ing for work. Would you like a ride, Bill? inquired Jackson. I've got to take you down to the office for question- in . gMe'? asked Bill. What have I done? Joe Brown was found last night full of buckshot, he replied. We just want to clear up a few little details. Ill lk Ill ll' Hello, Green, greeted the Sher- iff. You heard about the shoot- ing? What's this I hear about that argument you and Joe had last Wednesday about a gun ? We did have an argument, he replied. But it didn't mean any- thing. I'm just naturally hothead- ed, and I was angry over that gun. What about the gun? the sher- iff demanded. 'Ifhere's really nothing much, he answered. I let Joe have a gun two or three weeks ago, and if he liked it, he was to pay me within a week. It rather slipped my mind until I met him on the street, and when he said he liked it, I wondered where my money was. He said he paid my wife, but she hadn't said anything to me about it, so I didn't believe him. I threatened him, and I haven't thought anything about it since. He had paid my wife, I discovered when I got home, so it really didn't matter. Where were you on Sunday? inquired the Sheriff. Let me see, he answered. My wife was away, and I stayed home and worked in my garden. Have you seen Joe since Wed- nesday'? he asked. No, I haven't, replied Green. Did anyone see you working in your garden on Sunday? inquired the Sheriff. No, not that I know of, said Green. My garden is beyond my orchard, and no one could see me from either the road or the fields. l I'm sorry, Bill, but I'm going to have to lock you up on suspicion of shooting Joe Brown. You are known to have quarreled with him, and no one saw you on Sunday. You'll have to hold him, Jackson, he ordered. When Jackson returned from the jail, he and the Sheriff discussed the case. I'm sorry I had to lock him up, remarked the Sheriff. But there was no alternative. He had every- thing pointing against him, a quar- rel with Joe, no one saw him on Sunday, and he did threaten him. What do you think about it? I don't know, replied the con- stable. I don't think you have such a good case. However, it's just as well to keep him locked up until we see what happens to Joe. By the way, how is he? Have you heard ? No, I haven't, he replied. Let's go down to the hospital and see how things are going. He might have re- gained consciousness by this time. They arrived at the hospital just as Joe's doctor was leaving. In answer to their questions he said, He has just regained con- sciousness, but I'm afraid you won't be able to see him until this after- noon at least. Why don't you come back about three? They retraced their steps, and said good-bye at the office. I'll meet you there at three, Sheriff 3 good-bye. lk Ik Ik lk At quarter past three, Joe Brown was telling the Sheriff and the con- stable about his accident. - I946 --l-l--- The La I was walking along a country road, he narrated, with my shot- gun under my arm. I sneezed, and the trigger caught in my sleeve, fir- ing the first barrel. All I remem- ber is that the kick tore the gun out of my arm. I guess it set off the other barrel when it hit the ground. That's all I remember. What about that quarrel with Bill Green? asked the Sheriff. Was it the gun you were discussing that you carried ? Yes, it was, answered Joe, We did have an argument over the own- ership of it and whether or not I had paid for it. I paid his wife, and I told him so. He got angry and threatened me, but I never gave it a second thought. I hope there are no hard feelings between us. astrian ------ That puts me in an embarras- sing situationf' said the Sheriff. I had better go and release him from jail. It's better to be safe than sorry. I locked him up on sus- picion of shooting you. So long, Joe, I hope you're up and around soon. Ik lk HF ill He hurried down the street and into his office, snatched the keys from his desk and unlocked Bill's door. The Sheriff retold Joe's story. I'm very sorry that this had to happen, he remarked. I hope there are no hard feelings? That's perfectly all right, Sher- iff, Bill returned. I've learned a very valuable lesson by going to jail. Hereafter, I'll think first and speak afterwards. 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