Lee Academy - Crescent Yearbook (Lee, ME)

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213 THE CRESCENT Freshies in General Science Rohert XX'l1itte11-- L'z1rl14an dioxide is used for the growing' of plants and tire extinguishers. 'I'r:1t'ton llascom- 'l'here are some high mountains that are called l,ar.nn- eters. and are used lu tell whether it is going lu rain or not. Zona Klcl.ean-'EX foot pound is the numher ul. feet a man can do an amount of work in. Ormand Lowell- If you pilt your tongue ln the wfre, Il small tink'e is felt. Robert llcliay- 'l'he magnetic needle is magnified and always points north. Answers Found in U. S. History Exams. - Georgia Smitli- Cortez was a French- man. lle settled l'rince Iidward Island. lieatrice killlillll--UDIZIIIICS flgletlizlrpe settled Georgia hecause nl. the fertile land for raising tolzacco and cotton. 'Clifton Stevens- XX'illi:un l.loyd Clar- rison was commander in the Mexican Xyillln Rose Xlurchieson- 'l'he Ustend Mani- festo was a newspaper. In junior English Cflifton SlL'X'L'llS'--lullllt' period from lfititl lu 1175 was called the Critical l'eriod he- cause there were so many critics in the I1t'I'im,-l.U iiilklilliklll llaskell- P lieowulf is a p lem written in hroken lines that do not rhyme. 'l-llt'l'k' are Illnrlll. three thousand lines in the poem and they are illiterate. Answers Founzl in Ancient History felia Klcwlauuus e t'h:unpollion was a l'lI'k'SlllllIlll. lle wrote :1 dictionary and a Qfilllllllllf. Sl.1:1rt-lones 'l'In- S lcratic niethofl of ll'Ilt'lllllQlSIlhliIlll1lQk'l.U .Xflell ert t'ol-uru- -Hl'.illllllS was :1 Roman who teased the Cartheginiansf' Charlotte Lowell- A strategus went around and taught school. Ruth McKay- The pentathon were jumps the Athenian hoys had. .-Xrgie Chulzhuck- March 15, -l-L B. C., was the death of Caesar and it is called the Eyes of March. john Smith- A maniple is the top of a house. Harry Richardson- Alexander mar- ried a Persian king. Elsie Blake-- Ishtus was a Persian Bihlef' Wanted By Georgia Smithha Taylor. Ruth Mel.ean-another hox of powder. Gordon llood-a cure for swell head. lilsie Blake-a partner. The Freshmen-inore work and less play. Charles XYhitten-a permanent wave for his hair. Ruth McKay-a rattle. Mr. Scammon-a whistle. Klae llanscom-a cohh'er. Mamie I,ovett-sympathy. Une of the merriest girls in school, her happy giggle sounds ahoye all the rest. Leola lhompson. I think of hfm hy day and dream of him hy night-Iiuth llcl,ean. ' Thus the stings of my paper are ended, I'n1 sorry if any one's Stungg' Overlook it and show your goatl nature, lfor it all has heen said in good fun. In the many long years that are coming: XX'l't--1 w'-'ve parted and each gone his way, XXI-'ll look hack w.th a smile, and well tlnnk all the wllile U1 the days spent at dear old I,. A.

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,., ,Y .., . .. V-VV -..... , . . .,. - -. .... . .....H. . -- , .,.,, , --. , ,, , ,W -r ,,f,, . . ,. ,, ,,.,.,Y .. .. .. Aw --h-4,---v---+----,--- --e --- THE CRESCENT Formal Invitation to a Minstrel Show by a Sophomore M155 Howe regrets the pleasure f Miss Smiths company at 1 Mmgtfel Show on Thursday ex ening March tu en ty-second at eight o clock. Sam Thompson Gordon H0od Mamie Lox ett CharlEs Xl hitten Beatrice Cofhn A Ruth McLean HArold Crocker 23 IIE, . A I AM ' ' ' Ufmlb C . C i V A '. . O I i I . ' lb 1 ' ' 7 . . H c Hue. I , - ' 1 C y A c X - c ., ill on 9 l pizxl, wh.- '.l. ' . v-xi. 'C L re ' E Z- 1 Ellie -. ..-Q whi- I 1 '25 .5 Y 33 nfl! . i a -Qing' '1 1 Q :I - 'i fV' A I March 20,1923 A Words Used in Sentences by Sophomores ' tHe was a mien man. They had an audible dance. ' He is solicitude lately. VVe will sublime the flag. They are very hospitality. The boys monarched the old man. He sat on the affray. i In Ivanhoe ' Miss Jordan- Should Cedric have drank to the health of his son Pi' I A Sophomore- No, Cedric shouldn't have drank to the health of his son. He should have drank of his own wine. Argie Chubbuck-- One of the alle- gories of the-Idyls of the King is Sense at war with the sole. 1 Can You Imagine A Ruth McKay being quiet. Christine without Chuckie The Freshmen minding their own business. Etta not trying to kid the boys. Ruth McLean not being true to Charlie. The Seniors studying. Zona not wanting to go to East VVinn. Celia not writing her daily letters to Elgin. 6 Edna MorSe Leola ThompSon .iii Sophomore Pledges I will not whisper in school -Worth Noyes. I will study Algebra all my spare time +Lloyd Rideout. I will study hard' to get my French - Nellie Benson. I will do my best to get 'A' in Alge- bra -Maurice Shaw. , . I won't wear my dresses so short when I become a Iuniori'-Georgia King. I will always be true to 'Chuckie' - Christine Snow. I won't plague anybody anymore when I become a Iuniorff-Harlan Knights. I will always be good to the Fresh- menl'-Argie Chubbuck. I will be very sedate when I become a junior -Phyllis Shaw. A .Ruthie had a little light, She had it trained, no doubt, 'Cause every time that Charlie called, That light, itrwent right out. Miss Jordan- VVhich character in Ivanhoe added the most fun to the story ? Georgia King- Ivanhoe added the most funf'

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L ,, , , v Y .-, - .,.f,-. ,. ,,, THE i ' , ....' V l-' ' 'L. ,1l,.,,. - , L.--, .. .1' f V f -ii! U3---Sw 7 ' ..1. ESQENT LEE ACADEMY ACROSTIC stands for L ola the belle of her class stands for Elsie a sweet smiling lass stands for Etta, who takes Latin IH stands for Alice we all gre t w th 0 stands for Clay ton and Clifton so dear stands for Argie who tries all to cheer stands for Dot with cooties so big stands for Edna, who acts like a prig M stands for Mamie a good movie star stands far youngsters which all of us are I iotessoi in Phy s olovx XX hat yy Ould you do in case of s mme me droxx lllll0'P Iireshman Luiy hun XVhv is 'Xlmerxa called the Goddess ot Wisdoiii P Huh that s easy She new er ni riied Hg G R' it S x- Em lem J' ' 'N -' ,-.. , V L L 4 A or I L , ' I f r V I H N E N . , , , O' i 1 s C in 3 Q Y ' In b 1, y s . - . B -1 E , -EI. .Q A , ' A ' ' e i 'le . an C i . D 6 ..- l A ' , ' - . . . in -.I 7 ' ' 5 . H ' L ' .. c S :Ula D - , , . -J H E ' ' . - - - - cz 7 7 , ,, .' U m . ' , ' , , c Y . L- . Ar Y , ' - -Ex. U.: - A i '. C1 :Zan - wwier. ea-i aid lm I ZYKYC cgi, if he Sift. Tafifii. 7 . . . an fri f 4 'nf' li A JUNIOR, 24 Jokes From Exchanges Teacher- Only fools ask questions. wise men can't answer. Senior- No wonder I drew a zero. , ,- -EJ . Boast- I had eight dates last week. Toast- Masculine or dromedary ? -Ex. Are jimmy's Hunks clue to lack of brains? Yes, alack and alas ! ' -Ex. He- My l3rother's living the simple life. She-- I-Iowzat? , . n He- He's in an insane asylum- !! -Ex. They sat on the porch at midnight, And their lips were tightly pressedg The old man gave the signal- And the bull-dogj did the rest. -E 1' SENIOR AcRosT1c S is for Sammie, the brains of our class, E is for energy, which we have en masse. N is for noise, wh-ich the Freshmen all make, I is for innocence, which our class Tll take. O is for 'Ope, as the Englislman says, R is for Ruth, who her Math never has. S is for Seniors, the best class of all, Only the Juniors think we are so smil. CHARLES WHIITLN, '23, In Agriculture Class Mr. Scammon- It you had some fer- tilizer and wanted to know what it con- tained, what would you do with it? Mr. Knights-f'l'd send it away and have it organized. Some of the Seniors were very much moved by a noise, which sounded like an earthquake. Later they learn it's some of the Freshmen tumbling downstairs. ., . E A ,---g....... V,YYV , , ,.,..-..,.--,s.....,.-.,,- , ,. . -.