Lee Academy - Crescent Yearbook (Lee, ME)

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THE CRESCENT 27 The following members of the senior class were assistants in the Model School during the fall and winter terms: Ruth Ames, Lena Merrill, Ethel Merrill and Mearle Maxwell. The usual crowd attended Springfield Fair in September. The time spent in going and coming passed merrily in sing- ing school songs and giving the school yells. The teachers and some of the students attended the Teachers' Convention which was held at Bangor, October 27 and 28. Two interesting debates have been held this year, between members of the Senior Class and Forest Grange. The first was at the Academy Building, February 3. The question for debate was: Resolved that cities of the U. S. should own and control all the public franchises now conferred upon corpora- tions. The debators were as follows: Affirmative, L. N. A. Seniors-Paul Coliin, Ethel 'Merrill. Negative, Forest Grange-Mrs. Grace Lowell, Mr. Hollis Mallett. The second debate was held at the Grange Hall. Question for debate: Re- solved that tl1e passage of the Canadian Reciprocity Bill as now before Congress will be for the best interests of the people of the U. S. Debators were as follows: Affirmative, L. N. A. Seniors-Lena Merrill, Ernest Delano. Negative, Forest Grange-Mrs. Belle Brean, Mr. Harold Dow. We are very glad to say that the Seniors won in both debates. The party given by Principal and Mrs. Verrill to the Seniors, january 21, holds a high place among the numerous pleasures of the winter term. The magic music was greatly appreciated by all. The students were glad as well as surprised to be released from their duties a short period November 7, to attend the Serenade of Lula Lyon Bartlett, a former L. N. A. student. A number of socials have been held during the year for the benefit of the Senior Class. One of the most enter- taining was the Coon Show held Febru- ary 27. The colored orchestra was a prominent feature of the evening. The entire program was furnished by the coons. Rev. G. S. Robinson, J. D. Murphy, G. W. Coflin and Prin. Verrill spoke in the interests of Lee Normal Academy before the Educational Committee at Augusta, March 1. The Masquerade Social, held April 7, was a very enjoyable time. Many different characters were well represent- ed. The prize was awarded to Vere Averill and Avon Flanders who were dressed as Minnehaha and Hiawatha. The Senior Class and Mr. and Mrs. Verrill were pleasantly entertained by the Misses Herrick, Young and Gilmore, at the Dormitory, April 14. The first of the evening was passed in playing games of various kinds, while the latter part was spent in doing full justice to the refreshments, which were tastily served.

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Nlmmll ,MW ,I K-234 f I ff Q If llll at f gi? sk f W P I, fl X71 'jg is Wflltf I i ' il! l it COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Commencement Program for Thursday, june 1, 1911, Elmwood Hall. Music Prayer Music Salutatory, The Mission of the Teacher MIQAIQLE ERLENE MAXWELL Class History ...........,............ RLl'1'lI RACHEL AMES Class Oration ......,,...,.......,.. , . PAUL WHIIIDEN CoIfFIN Music Address to Undergraduates ,........,. E1aNEsT ALBERT DELANO Class Motto, Know Thyself' '......... , . ETIIEL ALBERTIIA MERRILL Music Class Prophecy .....,.............. . . EDITH VVEATHERBEE Valedictory, Nothing is Lost .......,. . . LENA ALICE MERRILL Music Awarding of Prizes Presentation of Diplomas The annual corn roast was held on the shore of Silver Lake, early in the fall. After the roast a most enjoyable evening was spent in playing games and singing. The boys said they had a jolly good time. We were very fortunate in having with us last fall, two well known elo- cutionists, Miss Agnes Hersey and Miss Exerene Flood. Both entertainments were enjoyed by an appreciative audience. We were pleased to receive a call early i1I the fall term from J. VV. Taylor, State Inspector of Secondary Schools. Few of us will forget the Halloween Party, October 31. The female ghosts were sold at auction on the corner. Then all marched to the Academy Building where the evening was pleasantly spent in playing games an doing Halloween stunts. A very pleasant reception was given the teachers and students by the Christian Endeavor Society early in the fall term. The refreshments were daintily served in small birch bark canoes.

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V E. 1 1 ggAn11.En as 1 i Several good games of baseball were played during the spring term of 1910. Although the L. N. A. team was very light it showed that it contained very good material. Considering that most of the boys had never played in a team before, they should be given much credit for the games that they won against heavier teams. During the fall term of '10 the school received a challenge to a track meet from the Springfield Normal School. This was promptly accepted by tl1e boys of L. N. A. The result was as follows 1- Springfield squealed! The boys seem to take great interest in this branch of athletics considering that it has never been taken up in the school before. An- other year promises to give the school a good track team. Basketball was a failure this year on account of the schoolys being unable to obtain the hall for the games. The boys however were not to be deprived of good physical exercise by the absence of a basketball team. W'ith the beginning of the winter term boxing gloves were obtained and all the boys had a hand in the sport. Some of the bouts were very amusing to teachers as well as to scholars, and many a noon hour during the cold weather passed very pleasantly, if some- what noisily. The spring term of 1911 opened with eight of the boys present who played on last yearis baseball team. As they are heavier and have had more experience much is expected of them this year. The line-up for the first practice games was as follows:- Rollin Thurlow, c Vinal Cobb, ss Ernest Delano, p Ycrnard Cobb, lf Pearlie McLaughlin, sb Willard Houghton, tb Raleigh Boober, fb Amos Gerald, rf Avon Franders, cf 1 s in-q....+