Lee Academy - Crescent Yearbook (Lee, ME)

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1 L- ..,. ,,,..- .-L... . 4-..--.RIN-.VV-s.f THE CRESCENT Q. life for you will soon reach the goal which we have just reached and if you have worked hard, you will feel well repaid for all that you have done. C10-SS77IUfCS.' ' We are now together for the last time in our school life. Tomorrow we embark sage, I hue chosen these xxords, 'lhe Vleaning of Success, thinking it only fit- Academy xx knoxx xx hat success is and how to attain it. W ebster defines success as the favor- ll L , , u 1 1 77 7 ' ting and proper that as we leave Lee 'S 7 7 sg X on our journey into Life's School. This voyage may be long and arduous but to the end let us always be loyal to Lee Academy and be always 'joined to each other in spirit even though our paths lie in different courses. The four years have passed so quickly that all seems as a dream but it is true that: Our school-life is but a shadow So soon passeth it away, And we are gone,- ' So soon,-so soon. SALUTATORY HONOR Parents, T64QCl107'S, Alizmmi and Frievzds: This afternoon it is my great privilege and pleasure, in behalf of the graduating class of 1923, to bi-tl you all a very cordial welcome to our Commencement exercises. W'e are very glad to have you with us our last day as'Seniors of Lee Academy. After four short years of work and play the goal for which we have been striving is at hand, and we are now about to find out how well or how poorly we are fitted to enter upon the sea of life, but not with- out realizing that whatever success we shall attain in the future we will owe a large part of it to you who have made many sacrifices in order to give us these four happy school years. Thus it is with a heartfelt gladness and sincere gratitude that I can again say to you VVelcome. The Meaning of Success VVishing to leave with you all a mes- able or prosperous termination of any- thing attempted. There is no doubt but what all of us aspire to be successful, but are we willing to work for that success? Are we willing to keep our eyes on the goal, to be patient and to endure the hard- ships and deprivations that may be neces- sary to reach that goal? Abraham Lincoln was a man who was nwilling. He endured great hardships to secure an edu- cation, which is the first stepping-stone to success. His first attempt to become elected to Congress met with defeat,5 but he would not be discouraged and was later elected to Congress and to the presidency. All of us cannot expect to attain that degree of success which Lincoln attained, but we may by perseverance and industry make a place for ourselves in our chosen work and thereby gain a certain degree of success. Already we have been given a common school education and a second- ary education without much effort on our part. Realizing of how much greater value we would be to the world with, a higher education and how muchiimorie successful in life we could be, why canst we by our own efforts attain a higher education which is today within easy reach of anyone who wishes it. Every man measures, his success by his own standards. One man may apply every talent that he possesses to the ac- cumulation of great wealth. Such a main

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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

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12 THE CRESCENT was Andrew Carnegie, an American capi- talist and philanthropist. born in Scotland in 18337 and came to :Xmerica in 1848. His family settled in Pittsburg and An- drew Carnegie began life as a telegraph messenger. XYhen a young man Carne- gie had a great passion for reading, but L A being very poor was unable to obtain books. Une day he made up his mind that he would accumulate wealth and es- tablish public libraries, thereby giving to millions of people an advantage which he himself had never had and which he al- ways desired. fl Ie succeeded in his deter- mination far beyond his wildest dreams, rising from telegraph operator to the head of the Carnegie Steel Company. the largest single steel interest of the United States Steel Corporation in 1901. Another man may spend his life in med- ical research work as did Cen. 1Yilliam C. tiiorgas. whom our government put in charge of sanitation in the Panama Canal Zone. XYhen he got through with his work there. yellow fever and malaria ha-'l disappeared, and today the zone is as safe as a health resort. llis achievement at l'anama won for him recognition as the world's most successful epidemic hghter. I might mention an innumerable num- ber of men and women who have attained success in their chosen professions, but time and space are limited. llowever. I wish to say a few words about a woman whom you already know but who can- 1101 be mentioned too often. That woman is jane .-Xddams, the great settle- ment worker. who out of her great love for humanity founded llull llouse. in the poorest district of tbicago. to llrlp the outcast and the ignorant to a hfgher plane of living. Her energy and ability and her sane sympathy with the dwellers in the slums soon brought the settlement to prominence and made it the leading institution of its kind in the United States. She has made an intimate study of the problems of the slums, and she is uni- versally recognized as one of the foremost authorities on such social questions as tenements and child labor. She has as- sumed many duties of a semi-public na- ture and has written many books on social and political reform, records of the great work for which she will always be remembered. All these examples which I have cited have been illustrations of successful sue- cess, but let us remember that there is such a thing as unsuccessful success, illus- trations of which are the lives of Alex- ander the Great, the world's greatest conqueror, Napoleon, the greatest soldier of the modern world and Cicero the 7 7 greatest orator of Rome, whose life was spoiled because he did not have courage to resist the depraved spirit of the times, who was suspected, charged with public crime and banished. As we go out into the world let us take as our model the life of Christ, our Savior, who was born in a stable, who spent his life among the poor and humble working people, and who was the greatest teacher the world has ever known and still is the greatest. ' XYith this thought in mind, let us remember that 'I he glory of our lives below Comes not from wlat we do or know Hut dwells forever m what we are. 4 A We. W half Chili Altief- 'i ' . highff- il attire? il hrs! fffii 'i 'E to W 1' the 651173 mites irhf- menceffff' eompleze: - to tilliili i ggme coli: that az lezs . ' .L , Ont Ui we ot lite. 1: high. lijfif' btiltltt' iii which is 51 ideal ee er ferent sig- ei the his than bl' lik or reaeh Q kg hiv the ,QS In