Lee Academy - Crescent Yearbook (Lee, ME)

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THE CRI bCLNT of ml ch that IS new Ill lldtlllill lxlstcm 111 1914 Roosevelt, um the leadex of an Lxplm lllg panty 111 South AIIIGTILLI, xxhuc he 1119 LOVQIGC1 m IIVGI xxhul named Reo lheodoxe 111 IHS 1101101 1410111 the 1211116 that hoosexelt 5144111 ated fxom college he had been xexty 13101111 nent 111 DO11t1LS At that tlnu LXLINUIIC was tcmllmlg about polltlcs, and, JG the edumted men wele the ones most duplx mtexested, Roosevelt entuul lhuc had been somethmg vexy p6Lll1ldl .xbout pulltlw and people thought tlmttlley had littlc QM 111 the gm Gllllllbllt, that they had lust mn- tml of it and would IIC-N91 Ftgnlbill It l ml1 r Rooseveltas leadelshlp, lmwuu, thu' hc.- 1 to feel that they 11 ld ruoxuul ' og pmxel He 131911111811 the lmigllu ig. fO1 both the nation .md thu imliviclunlf and although many dimgleed mth him very few ever came to the pointot al .xllon,,- in him. e Vil'vllQS wlicl 1 'as 1 the Um Q 1 lllllLllt eager to preach with fairness, lmncstfy und sincerity were the ones which were nccdoml along political lines. mu of pulltu nl questions than they did 119.11 the und uf Rmwgwlta s preeldeney and une u Ins gxmtut ckuls was that e dmngul the llllllll of the purple lll re ard to pulltlu ll hugrlnt of hm Ldreel he N 8 mmm ui un zxllltllidll than .mg othel man tlu mum 3 In unrx part of the world s mum xx ls know 1 .md looked up toas IQ mmt pleasing ln 'lhc energy, hablts, x us uf llXlll .mdu lll 5,1 ulllull Roosevelt h ad 'hmvul lla nt lu, ww an American n tu hisl IY aftlu wmlal wc would se om inml 1 nn nn with -1 llltlltdl mural and pn 1 ' nt w ulel mum up wlt-hd. umhnr. ul ill 1 Llll x urn ' w I xr his vuiu is nu lnugvrhe ' ml nlv mn muxxtrx th xt mourns .s vu i is 1 vuv n utiuu nn the wo , ' x nsuult slr ulcl bv hnnured for 118 .uluml .xml lhuzuter, as lt' was tl quallitim-.' whim-In vntitle him to be thou ht 4 'ua ax man with ax fullness rarely fuun in an wurd. Brxsu: Emmsox, 1919. Roosevelt was elected Vice-l'x'0si1lol1t in1901 and aft-el' the ussussinutimu of Mc- Kinley he bGUZLlllQ President, to wlxivlx ullivo he was re-elected 21tt1llG end of tho LL-rm. As President, Roosevelt was very l'uitInl'ul to principal. When he plum-cl Ll new sub- ject before the people he would stale it carefully, plainly and forcibly, su that everyone might know and llIl4l0l'Stlllll1 it. It was during his presiclvncy t'-hut t3ll0l'U was laid the fOlll'ld2ltiUll for ililYllllk'Qllll'llt- which all other natirms look up to now. lt was Roosevelt who iLlltllOl'iZ0il tlw vm1slwl'1u-t iun of the Pilllillllib Uzxnzll and nw-ugnizq-41 Panannzm as an Hepulmlic. Ilo svttlm-cl ilu. strqggles between m'guniz1-cl lulmm- and capltul ab the time of thu Antlmwite Umnl Sbrikeg and IIILHIC peace lwlwovn lius:-:in NNI Jflllillll and he lllllillfvllilllxll tlw Nu JJOCt1'lllQ .NNfh0ll Europe lmuvulm- ilxllm-lvstwl 11119119 11HU1l'S Oi' Vonozuvlu. Al' nu timm- llilfl DGUDIG lookod lll0l'l' l'UW1ll'll llw -nppq ul A t . .- lll'Ul' 0:12155 3Q1'11plyrrg uf 1919. Uno hut Jllllt' axftvrunnn Ilftlff I had lwvn stmlyingnny English llistoryfoig' timv, ilu- hunk slippvd frmn IIIX pin-kwl it up and lwgam tn think deeply what I haul lvzuwu-d from it. Looking I saw, muvh lu my ammzvnwnt. u large, pnrtfy mann wlmm I rm-ugruizcd as H Ylll. llrzuimns. think uf nwvtling hi mam wlm um-upia-ml pages and pages of t40l'l'illl0 llistnry, lh- 0Villl'llIlX had ll fllIlIUllS vmuliclvm-v with him fur he ml that he prm-divx, fm' my hl'lll3fit'w futurv ui' my vlussumtvs. Nu luugor did l shrink from him. quitv tho 4-1mtr:u'y. l will-rw! him the vmu1'm'tulwlv vlmir mul svttwlml lnysvlf for vm-lmnling hull' huur. As sw-:nu-ml pm-rfvvtly natural, In' -- ..- , H ve Sr di wa ha da ad H: ch: he all dal pel I u ing pat exe gm she solc dum the: he I tool mug the ravi com kno Wag this fl istf pmt num ture and , that rfxgiq State rid in

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ornial activities. ls not a matter Io those who shape fur atl':iirs. ll is a -ssful working out xv. part. Let each - full extent of his ies in developing .1-osperity. ln that my will America f their measure of rt A. t'rmur:. 19.19. lurp. 1 Ihig, our Uolll- T account of The class be presented his class. in com- likewise inexperi- d Lee Academy. llltelltillll of Strip' and sure enollflllf ir, the Arniistivfr' mer it was due to do Hot- lillfiw- but to think t-hat olll' :man year- 55 all y worth mention- looked down upoll students, and WG, ing nature, were 9 background and ity to display Um' t not ,wma during ever: I think that S, Wm-se than our y when the study ad. NVhat a time nes we were very leepaired of ever 'l' H li C R I S C F N 'I' 1 J I reaching the lluns through their lan' rilllliiv- Hur class is especially noted for its However, it-did not turn out to be so bad quietness, smarliness, and its ability in after all, and with Mr. l'lurk's help, we getting up plglyg ,tml hull SuM,m.S. succeeded in QIl'lllll!f lllmllllll Wiill one You ask what course we have Dursued year of it. Nevertheless, several ol' our llow proud we are! What other class o members were utterly discouraged and did eight members can boast of l'urnishing our not returll fel' f-lll' 'llllllel' .Vf'ill'- State with eight school-teachers? As Juniors, we began to be recognized Now you can see for yourselves yvhat a more by OUT W'U'l'1l'll ll4- Wt' llfiiilll 110 i7l'lll,Y marvelous career has been ours shine in various social functions as ushers, llndergraduates, just try to see if you can and as helpers when it was time to serve produce such an illustrious class as the refreshments. Some oi' our members did class of 1910. not finish this year, however. Stewart I'1.g,m1,EIJ, Um-I.-,N, 1919, Lord, on account of his frail constitution, decided that the swift pace ' - ' ' '- oi thc iliss xx is too nerve-racking and did not return lio I. ., 1 . the SDl'1ll8'fer1ll. Willie Kneeland also de- fcliipuhlne QUUEBHBH9 the 6931951 I a cided that he had acquired enough know edge and left us to seek his fortune else- where. Teddy Averill and Bill Novo enlisted during the spring term. We were very sorry to lose them, but how ver' 3 proud we were of them! VVQ were now the dignified Seniors Pauline Blanchard, Kenneth Ilanscom, and Hollis Jones did not return last Fall, thus leaving only eight out of a lfreshman class of nineteen. The members of our class, as a whole, possess very strong constitutions. We have almost frozen every winter, and each 0 f ' 1 ' -' s ' ' ne o us has experienced that disease, the 66 N Ll 77 u, so we think we are rugged enough to st ' ' and almost any climate or disease. The total weight of this class is 7:20 pounds. The average is 772 pounds. Our four feet to five and our tempers, from the light haired people have to th I' weight per member heights vary from seven-eighths feet, sunny tempers that . . e :ery temper that always accompanies red hair. Some of us possess happy ffol l l' -g - uc ry c ispositionsg lffftk at Blanche and Viola. Others are Quiet and sedate, as Bessie, Hallie and Hallpld. Two members of our class have a na - ' C of attracting many beaux, here I wo ' uld point out Ella and Ethel. 9 CAIIIEHEZIIT uf 4 is fag. Une of the most prominent men in public life during the last half century was Theodore Roosevelt, a man known to all as a member of the New York Legislature, Commission, Rough Riders, the Vice President and the United States. He in city affairs but in the state and nation for a obably longer than any other American. If we we1'e obliged to look upon his life in public and pick out the most noteworthy deeds, we would find it very hard. l'nited States Civil Service Lieutenant-Colonel of the explorer, orator, the President of took part not only public all'airs of very long time, pr Roosevelt helped to organize the fam- ous Kouffh Riders g , a company of miners and lighters from the West, and he became their lieutenant. They went to Cuba and fought during the Spanish-American war and it was there that he won the title of Uolonel. His desire for hunting led him to go West, and there he got the material for the Series of books, The Winning of the West. He also made a trip to Africa and brought back with him an abundance of exciting adventures which formed the basis

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,,.,,,., W.. W., .. .., . - ...,.,,, ............ ...- -. W- ... -.,, .i..,,,,,, ,- than ther dill presnlvlwy and was that he .-ople in regard can-or he was any other man l'I uf ilu' Wnrlll mliwl llp In gig ist pleasing in nergy. hahits, lllvll liUuSl'X'vlI' American. ln would seldom :ral and physi- up with him. o longer heard nat mourns his the world. mon-d for his it was these to he thought 'arely found in Exlmzsox, 1919. f 1919- n after l had if-tory for.-some i my lllllltlgiitifil hink deeply of . Looking up 1ent.a large, Zed as Henry ieeting him-21 pages of that 'ntly had his for he suggest- y henelit, the from him, but him the most l myself for 2111 tural, he chose THE CRESCENT. 9 Hallie for his lirst subject, and what mar- vels he portrayed! Hallie had taught in South Lincoln for a short time, but this did not satisfy her high ambition, she wanted something more exciting, so she had chosen for a profession that of a ballet dancer! She was surrounded by many admirers which was not surprising, for Hallie wa.s always noted for her great charm of personality. I was astonished to hear that she was a dancer for in spite of all our entreat-ies to join in our school dances, she had absolutely refused to be persuaded. By this time I wasiintensely interested. I was inspired with new curiosity concern- ing the rest of my classmates. I was im- patient to hear what Viola was doing. Well, he said, Viola is making excellent progress asa milliner. She has grown to be a stern old maid. Viola! Could I believe that of her, she who used to he so fond of sailors and soldiers! Alas! that she should settle down to such an unexciting life as this! My visitor said that while he was at a theatre in New York a few weeks before he had seen a beautifully dressed girl who took the leading part in one of the latest musical dramas. She had a voice that held the people spellbound. All New York was raving over this great Prima Donna. Of course it was Ella whom he saw. I always knew she had talent along this line, and I was not surprised that she had adopted this as her future vocation. Here Henry VIII paused. I hated to disturb him as I knew Ella's beauty had probably made him think of some of his numerous wives. However I at last ven- tured to ask about Bessie. Hejumped up, and, without any hesitation, explained that while making a tour through t-he region of Mattamoscontis, he saw av tall, stately girl with light hair and blue eyes, riding in a Buick automobile. I told him 7 that he need go no further for I could guess the rest. Why of course-Bessie, Verne, and a Buick-an ideal combination! My royal friend said that he had seen Harold not long before. He owned a large manufacturing establishment at Fall River where he was carrying on a rushing shoe business. When he saw him Harold was sitting at a large desk leisurely reading a book entitled, Various Ways of Oourting Girls. Now I never dreamed that of Harold! He always used to be so well in- 9 formed on that subject. It was very evi- dent that he had lost his tact acquired during his school days at L. A. Let us hope the shoe business will not suffer from this unusual side line. Where was Ethel? Any one half as smart as Henry VIII could have told -me about her. I learned from my prophetic, companion that she had taught in Skunk' Hill for a short time, but had finally de- cided it would be the better scheme to teach in Carroll where she would have a Page to ride in and a Bishop for a chauffeur. Here Henry closed his eyes and seemed to have a vision. He said he could see a fine residence near the garage on the mill stream. Here lived Pearle and Lester. Lester owned all the property on the stream and was getting rich quickly. I guess those long letters and frequent rides in that yellow wheeled car were for something more than mere amusement after all. Then my poor sleepy friend fell from his chair. I jumped up, and to my be- wilderment I found that I had been dream- ' ing. I will admit now, that Miss Utecht was right when she said our minds were far away when we studied our English History. . Alas! to all my fond hopes, I must re- main in total' ignorance of what the future holds in store for me, and be content to'