Lee Academy - Crescent Yearbook (Lee, ME)

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8 THE CRESCENT THE CRESCENT Tina Cruise:-:x'r is published once a year by the students of Lee Academy. Its purpose is to arouse an interest in our readers and the school. XYe feel that a sehotl paper is a help to the student in manv xvavs: giving a business training to manager, experience to the encouragement to the stu- dents, if the townspeople take an interest in it. There is nothing more beneficial to a school than the interest and good-will of the parents and townspeople. XYe hope we have succeeded this year in interesting the business editors, and the people of Lee in our school work. B. L. C., '23, ATHLETICS During the past year Lee Academy has had the most successful season since 1919- il 51720. This is the first yearithat there has been a successful football team. Une of the chief difficulties in the school is the lack of candidates. No second team to practice against was available, and therefore it was hard to form, a good team. Also when there is no competition 5 vm. . . , ' 116 for the different positions the members of team lose interest. , S. A. T., '23, THE WINTER OF '22 AND '23 The winter of '22 and ,223 was the most severe winter that there has been since the year of 1811. The first real big storm came about the twenty-ninth of December. The snow fell so fast that a person could not see two feet from his face. - - The roads were blocked so that they were not passable until the afternoon of the next day when they were ploughed out with a snow-plough. By woodsmen and surveyors it is stated that there was about four feet of snow on a level, and it did not start to melt or show any signs of melting until about the first of April. But in spite of the snowy winter Lee Academy did not lose one day of school, and on an average it had a good attendance. Extra praise is due those boys and girls who live two and three miles from the village for missing so few days of school. L. C. T., '2f1. .Q. '

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10 THE CRESCENT has been only half built, or is weak in places, our success will be hindered. If, however, we have laid a firm foundation, we can look forward to success, for only work brings success. Another foundation which has been laid here is that of character, which our teachers have tried so hard to build, and since they have labored faithfully to do this, it is now up to us to prove that their work has not been in vain. There is a familiar motto, W7here there's a will, there's a wayf' and as I think of this motto, I realize more and more what a good one it is for us to take with us as we go from school life into l.ife's School. Think a few minutes of the Father of our Country, who, against all difficulties of lack of men, money and ammunition, made it possible for us to win our independence, and helped to lay the foundation of our great nation. Did he not Gnd a way to do the things which he felt called upon to do? If we work, can we not hnd a way to do the things in l.ife's School which are for us to do? 'l'he length of our life is three-score years and ten. Already we have passed through nearly a score of our allotted time. and what have we done for our- selves? So far our parents and teachers have cared for us in order to prepare us to I:c a lzeneiit to the race to which we belong. lluring our school life we have lpeen receivers rather than givers, but now as we enter l.ife's School, henceforth, we are to be the givers, and may we re- member the words of jesus, It ig mol-Q blessed tv give than to receive. Freely have you received. freely give. lv'1'fr1fit'1'x und l'il'I't'lItl.Y.' lo me has tallen the hardest task of all, which is that uf saving good-bve. I -in wiv., it N . , . confess that we have been looking for- 6 ward to this great day in our lives, but now that it has come, we are not so joy- ous for we realize that graduation is a time of parting. But before leaving our school-life at Lee Academy and beginning in work in Life's School, we wish to ex- tend to you our most sincere thanks for the many privileges which you have given to us and for the interest which you have taken in both our work and play. Trzfsfces and Board of Dl.7'6Cf0VS.' Your task has been to keep us from wandering from the path of knowledge. VVe realize that this task has been diffi- cult and that we have perplexed and an- noyed you many times during the past four years. However, we are grateful to you for taking such good care of us and for securing for us extra good teachers. We hope that in Life's School we may re- flect glory and honor upon you and Lee Academy. Tcachcifs: Your task has been far from an easy one. VVe know that we have caused you much trouble and that we have sometimes been very trying. You have had much patience with us and for many years to come we will all hold for you a dear place in our hearts. U11d01'grad11afes.' This is the last day that we shall be to- gether as schoolmates. Although we look into our Life's School with much anticipa- tion. we cannot help regretting that we cannot take you, who have been our friends and companions in our many ad- ventures. VVe hope that you will con- tinue in your good work in your school