Lee Academy - Crescent Yearbook (Lee, ME)

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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

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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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THE CR ESCENT I3 of the possibilities of a great nation, they did not even know of the boundless re- sources of this country and the glorious future of their descendants. Among these determined people who first settled this wild land, were the fathers and grandfathers of some of the greatest authors and statesmen the world has ever known. Look at our long list of poets: Longfellow, Wllittier, Poe, Holmes, Lowell and Bryant, men who are read by all nations, men to whom the world turns for examples of beauty, ex- pressions of sympathy, and appreciation of nature. This country has also produced some of the greatest statesmen of the world. Every country has its heroes, our list is lVashington, Franklin, Patrick Henry, Webster, Clay, Lincoln, Garfield and Mc- Kinley, men who have come forward when the need was greatest and by whose courage and foresight our country has rapidly progressed. These men saw the possibilities of our nation and planned for its advancement. What nation of tl1e earth can show a better record than America in the up- building of secondary schools, colleges and universities? Our forefathers real- ized that no nation could progress when in ignorance, and so they laid the founda- tions for the great institutions of our land. Harvard University, founded about four hundred years after Cambridge or OX- ford, yet ranks with them as one of the foremost colleges of the world. At one time we thought our boys and girls must got to Europe to complete their education, but since conditions have changed and the countries of Europe are now sending a large number of students to the United States. Each year this country is receiving more and more stu- dens from the countries of the East. Our educational system is one of the best in the world. Even Germany who claims to be hrst in kindergarten work is sending men to this country to study our methods. VVhcn this government was first found- ed it was looked upon with contempt by European rulers. They said that it would last but a few years. Look at it today! It is one of the foremost nations of the' earth. Do the leading world powers now regard this nation with con- tempt? No! they hold it in reverence and look at it with respect. A hundred years ago, we were paying tribute to the Pirate States of Northern Africa that our trading ships might go in peace. VVhat country at the present time dares mention tribute! No country of the globe has surpassed America in the development of great industries. More miles of railroad ex- tend throughout the United States than through all the countries of Europe com- bined. The beautiful streams of New England which were scarcely used by our forefathers now turn thousands of n1ill wheels. New York City furnishes us a striking