Lee Academy - Crescent Yearbook (Lee, ME)

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THE CR ESCENT II Iiut poor hcalth is not tht- only thing that has lt-sst-uctl tht- uumht-rs ol' our class. Cupitl's shafts workt-tl succt-sslully among us antl took blushing I,ula away. Lula, as you know, hatl always ht-t-n Iontl of naturt- stutly. Last spring, whilt- tt-achf ing at Salmon Strt-am, shc matlt- a spt-cial stutly of liHftlt'lt1Jl'2lI'SI yt-s. I think a succcsslul stutly. Slit- was marrit-tl at tht- Baptist Varsonagt-, onc tint- altcr- noon last Ot-tolmt-r. wht-11 sht-supposctl that school was in st-ssion. School was not in st-ssion howt-yt-r, autl wt- wcrt- at tht- wt-tltling, rict- antl all. Ask I,ula. Only tht- faithful ont-s younowlmt-htzltl wt-rc lt-lt in tht- class at tht- bt-ginning t,I our st-nior yt-ar. It may hc wt-ll for mt- to taltt- up somt- intliyitlual history. Mr. Collin has bt-t-n an t-xt-t-llt-nt atl- visor for tht- Sophomort-s this yt-ar, lor- gt-tting, I It-ar, his own Soplioinort- tlays. lIis fayoritt- pastimt- has lat-cn arguing with Iftht-l Mt-rrill. lYt- hayc tlt-t-mt-tl it ut-ct-ssary to kt-cp tht-m at a propt-r tlis- tanct- from cat-h otht-r lor both art- giftt-tl with somt-what llowing languagt- wht-n nt-ct-ssary. Itaul has tlistinguislit-tl himf st-ll, also, lJy tlrt-ssintg hair lor tht- Ircsh- 111611, lVt- woutlt-r what tht- poor Irt-shit-s will tlo XVllt'll ht- is ffonc. IJ Iftht-1 Mt-rrill's st-uior yt-ar has bt-cn yt-ry busy. It has lat-t-n illustrious too, in many ways. In tht- lirst plat-c sht- has matlc an cxtcnsiyt- stutly of lioylt-'s Law. XYt- t-yt-n ht-ar it whispt-rt-tl that conct-ruin--' this she is publishing a hook 4, sulajt-ct which tht- Irt-shmt-n will ust- at I,ct- Normal nt-xt yt-ar. Do you suppost- tht-y will t-yt-r liyt- to l1t-ct,mt- st-niors? St-contlly, sht- has at-tt-tl as privatt- st-c- rt-tary for Ilaroltl Ritlt-out, othcrwist- known as Dikt-, answt-ring his loyt- lt-ttt-rs, t-tc. 'llhirtlly antl lastly hut not lt-astly, sht- has inyt-ntt-tl a corn curt- which is saitl to bt- thc lmcst on tht- markt-t at tht- prt-st-nt timc. Miss Mcrrill can stantl hack of tht- guarantct- lat-causc shc has trit-tl it ht-rst-lf. I'. S, Miss VVt-atlicrlJt-t- says it is also gootl for chil- hlains. Iirut-st Dt-lauo has actt-tl as chit-I atl- visor this yt-ar for many ol' tht- girls at school, tlt-alintf mostly with mt-mbt-rs ol' thc Sophomort- Class. Ioncc ht-artl him makt- a littlt- spt-cch which I wt-ll rt-mt-mlat-r. Pt-rhaps you woultl likt- to ht-ar it. It ran somt-what likt- this, Fall in loyc witll only ont- girl from t-ach town, otht-rwisc tht-y may livt-too ut-ar t-ach otht-r and conlpart- nott-s. I havt- conqut-rt-tl Carroll, Chcstcr antl Lt-t-Q I'rt-ntiss now lit-s at my It-ct. I long for mort- towns to contlut-r. Although Mr. Ilt-lano has lat-cn a faithful, hartl working nit-mht-r of our class, ht- has caust-tl us consitlt-ralmlc t-xpcnst-. lYt- rt-ct-ntly paitl a hill at tht- Dormitory of Your tlollars antl st-yt-ntt-cn ct-nts for woin out stairs. It is not atlvisalmlt- to say any mort- in rt-gartl to tht- mattt-r in public, St-vt-ral changt-s in tt-xt books art- to ht- matlt- at tht- acatlt-my next yt-ar. tlut- to tht- t-llorts of our class. Miss lIt

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10 V THE CRESCENT the bond which unites teacher and pupil. Unless his faith is shaken in her, she ranks next to his parents in his estima- tion. But children are quick to dis- tinguish the false teacher from the true and for this reason she needs to be sincere in her woik. It is important that the teacher should be well trained, prepared for her work and with the ability to present the subject in an interesting manner, but the power of a high moral purpose is the strongest factorinherinstruction. If she has a high moral purpose she will consider it her duty to be earnest, patient and persevering. She will realize that the parents have entrusted the children to her care at an early age and that it is of great im- portance that they be started aright because the influences of our childhood days are those that have the most to do with the formation of our character through life. How great, then, is the work of the teacher! How great her mission! If the teacher fails to impart and practice the truth, who will? Upon her stand for truth in the community depends the future of the race. The mission of the teacher, in brief, is to manufacture manhood of the best quality, to lead the pupil into the occupa- tion that will make him of the greatest usefulness to himself, his parents, his nation and his God. MEARL12 E. MAXWELL, '11, HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1911 Historians have related many strange adventures, but stranger than all their tales is the history of the class of 1911. Qur class did not have any organization during our early academy days. To use the words of Topsy, we just grew. Five of our members: Ethel Merrill, Lena Merrill, Mearle Maxwell, Ernest Delano and 1 entered, Lee Normal in the spring of 1906. We were there greeted with that detestable, insignificant title, Freshmen. But we all agree now that it was well suited to the nature of each one of us. The next fall Edith Weather- bee and Herbert Laskey entered our class from the Model School. Paul Cofhn had attended the academy several terms before we entered, but hnding the previous classes not suited to his nature, he wisely decided to unite with the brilliant class of 1911. Others, 1 ani sorry to say, have taken adifferentview of our class, for example, Mr. Laskey, the poor dear. He left us in the spring of 1910 never to return. We miss him, particularly in the laboratory where he always made our work very enjoyable, although he broke up so much glassware that our laboratory fees were greatly increased. Mr. Laskey returned from the Boys' Convention at Augusta broken in health and somewhat the worse for wear and tear. The Dr. recommended a change of climate so he entered Coburn Qlassicalllnstitute last fall.

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I2 THECR ESCENT informs inc that lYt-athcrhcc ancl Mc- l.aughliu's .-Xritlunctic will hc usccl in hcr work. ,ln this hook will hc Illlllly practical cxaniplcs. llcrc is onc as an illustration: ll it takcs Miss X'l'catlicrhcc tcn niinutcs to wall: up Sancl Hill alonc at night, how niany llll1ltl'tQS will it takc hcr if thc wastc twaistj placcs are sup- pliccl? For thc answcr, consult thc conf tracting partics. W'hat is the shortcst tinic in which it can possihly hc clonc? Ask Mr. Ycrrill. Miss XVcathcrhcc in- tcncls to takc a post gracluatc coursc at thc acaclcniy ncxt ycar, Shc will study Sociology and act as guardian angcl for thc Sophoniorcs. Physical Gcography has bccn il popular stucly at thc acaclcniy tluiing thc last two ycars. Ifrcsluncn, Sophoinorcs, juniors and Scniors hayc won honors in this suhjcct hut all how in rcycrcncc to our fair, llaxcn-hairccl Mcarlc. lYl1y eycn Mr. Ycrrill gaspctl and lor oncc coultl not offer a corrcction whcn Mcarlc cx- plainccl thc subjcct ol liclclics. XYc wcrc having a littlc discussion thc othcr clay about lilc's prohlcins and I askcrl hcr which shc dcsirccl, wcalth or lanic. Shc pausccl notanioincnt hut rcpliccl, ' ' Ncithcr, Ruth, ncithcr, giyc nic just a Mann. only a Mann. VVQ hayc all 'hccn husy this ycar, of coursc wc havc, Bliss Maxwcll in particular. .Xll hcr sparc tiinc has hccn spcnt in Htting up a studio at XYinn whcrc shc soon cxpccts to giyc and to rcccivc lcssons on thc sliclc tronihonc. XYorcls almost fail nic in incntioning l,cna. thc poor soul. Hcr pasthistory is sail, ycry sad. Iivcr sincc shc rcturncd from tcaching at Ltlllltlllltj shc has bccn a mystcry to us ancl wc have hccn lcd to lmclicyc that shc was losing hcr inincl. We lailccl to unclcrstanrl thc rcason lor all this until a lcw tlays ago whcn we louncl hcr chasing thc doycs along thc strccts with a Nlallctt, anclcxclaiming, Thc Sca Gulls, O thc Sca Gulls, all incn are liars, all incn are liars. This gayc us a clcw and on inquiry wc louncl that 21 young llSl1Cl'lllCLIl ol' Lainoinc had madc lalsc proiniscs on thc moonlit shorcs ol' thc Atlantic, cycn as thcy wcrc inaflc carlicr in thc spring in thc shady nooks of Dwinal l'oncl. Thus cnclcth thc history ol' thc class ol llll l. With anxious hcarts wc await its prophccy. Rivrn Annes, 'l l. . ,,,,,+,.+ ,,,,,, . CLASS ORATION AlVIERICA'S PROGRESS Do you supposc that our lorclatlicrs, whcn they wcrc ringing thc l,ihcrty licll' in 1776, kncw thcy wcrc bringing into cxistcncc onc of thc grcatcst nations thc worlcl has cycr known? Thcy thought thcy wcrc lighting lor a Chancc to liyc in pcacc and lihcrty, to cscapc thc opprcssion of thc uiothcr-country aucl to ohtain lantl cnough to nicct thcir own siniplc ncccls, Thcsc nicn clicl not clrcani