Lee Academy - Crescent Yearbook (Lee, ME)

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THE CRESCENT The H1gh School Act passed 1n 1873 stated that Academ1es whlch d1d not surrender the1r property to the tow ns would recelxe no more State A1d The trustees were faced Wlth a dllemma whether they should surrender the A cademy to the town for a publ1c hlgh school or try to cont1nue as a prlyate school The Crescent pubhshed 1n August 1887 reads The leglslature at 1ts last sesslon granted to Lee Normal A cademy an appropr1at1on of S600 an nually for a perxod of ten years Th1s appropr1at1on was obta1ned through the efforts of Dexter Merrlll of Orono of utal lmportance to u1 The State ald glyen to the together wlth an lncrease of patronage has enabled the to offer lncreased adxantages to 1ts students The early trustees reallzed the and IS chool school publ1c school town students In the 50 s su h bulldmg w as constructed but w later sold because the lncome falled ty pay expenses at that tlme Howevel 111 1889 the present glrls dormltorx wa pulchased Prevlously the Dew Drop had been added to the school for elf bo irdlng students When the Academy was flrst estab l1shed there were two departments College and Teacher tra1n1ng Later when Mr Douglass became D1 llClp l he mtroduced four courses namely Preparatory Normal Engllsn al cl College Preparatory When J D Murphv became Pr1nc1 pal he lntroduced the demerlt svstem pertunlng to d1sc1pl1ne Mr Murphy bec zme one of the 0LltStdYld1I1 ch 11 zcters ln the hlstorg, of Lee Ac uh mx The school 1ecords proxe that PIIVICI pal Murphy and Trustees were ex er mlndful to malntam and contmue t'1 school on a hlgh moral plane Undu Vlr Murphys leadershlp th l l lawns were graded trees planted and water plped 1nto the Academy fron Mt Jefferson Three terms of scl ol w ele mtloduced mstead of the 1011761 o It 1 x bc of lntere I hat lt wu at th1s tlme that the rule w cnt uto ef ec' 1c4111r1ng stud rt xt church on Sunday moxnumg In 1902 through the 1n1t1at1xc Ol Superlntendent f Schools Ha1 I 1 1 schco J came a model school where the Nor mal students were requlrcd to do thelr practlce teachlng under strlct supcx xlsxon SINCE 1900 sports have aroused th lnterest of the boys at Ice Acadcmx B1scb1ll bec me ru Jpul ir afto dun no d and equ pment were vnu! fl11S was one ot the mam g'9l1Ll0l glfts that Mr Cobb madc to Iec 3 mem, The gym constructed 111 1017 filled the need of adequlte fac1l1t1e fol lndoor athletics and the b IS 'ne p1ov1ded ample room for coul 1s ll xgrlculture B lskctball has been xcxx popular at Lee Academy slnce 1000 Lee h is produced some cxcellent teams whlch hxvc brought home mlm ho ph1es In 1970 Lee Academy sQLLl1LCl the IDDIOX il ofthe New Engl md College Board LS a result ot the efcccllent grades lecelxed bv Vlolx JOdI9X md Peall 'lhompson xt Colby ilUI'lI1L thc school s p1 ob ltl0llt,lV vc :rs In 1927 fue destroyed the old A c ldemx but cl isses w cle held ln Lee Baptlst Chulch tor thc lemamdu of 1 18 Lk P 5 ' ' .2 I L'5 L. 0 J 4 . . , . M f ' , 1 , .3 sr, too 1 ' . v A l ' 9 K 7 . S - ' -3 . . 1 1,1 . . tw . I ll ay X as 1 - ': s '1 ' '1 ' . 1 1 ' x ' 1 Y ,, . . V - . . H ' . , . ,- . -f 1 .0 , e 1 :-, tc 2t1-and K . - . . J, 7 . . I - . . . .U , Y s o J, '- Old . ll-1,5K1,ll the V11 c,L' 5 . ' J l l tx- 1 ' 1 1 1 ,- . . , 2 . Y. . O A S S Y N . X . .' 0 I I .' I . J. Ax ' I t'. ' !7 I 1 ' H , 1 1-, S -. ,Z L is 1 1. 21 I F' 2 -Y u 1',01'Ll . . 2 z 11 - gg. ' , 2 ff . . '. ., .Y 1 , need for a boardmg house for out-of- posslble by a gut of Charles Coob. ' :. 's . c a ' I s ' ' j 1 ' L f' ' ' 1 vqf- I I ' ' l s 1 1 . n Cusi n . J A. - -L' S .' , 'T cf l . ' . ' 1- 1 1 1 1 ' 4 , . . . 1 , , . . -, , 1 ' -.v ' 8, 1. 2 1 ' ' ' A ' '. , ' 1 '.,' , :sen 'ni J ' ' S - A ' iv: i 2 'fs 2L' . 2s 2 '. 1 ' 1 1 1 2 1 , .2 1' s - - 1 1 1 ' s 1 , 1 . . D . 2 X r 2 .Y h h 1 .21 ' 1 ' 1 1 Ln 4 1 fl A. ' 1 . -- ' 1 1 s ax ., t 1 - , . ' , ' , '. , 1 . 2 ' '2 ' 2 2 I 1 f J I . , 2K1 1 A1 I I I 1 ' . V 1 ' ', Kr 1 K1 - ' 1 U ' 2 1 L, E 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' r 3 1 It 1 . c K ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 '1 1 . ' - . 1 2 ' f '2'f j -2 j, A 'vs ' v 2, Q 'Yf' . .- .V Q . I 4 1 . 1' .

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THE CRESCENT HISTORY OF LEE ACADEMY Let us now pralse famous men And our fathers that begat us The Lord hath wlought great glory by them through h1s great power from the beg1nn1ng tSuch as d1d bear rule 1n thelr k1ng dom J Men ff nowned for thelr power g1v1ng counsel by the1r understandlng and declarmg plophesles leaders of the people by thelr coun se s And by then knowledge of leunmg Meet for the people VVISG and eloquent 1n the1r lnstructlons All these were honored 1n thelr gen erat1ons and yy ere the glory of thelr tlmes We gather today to commemorate the f0UlldlI'lf:, of ou1 Alma Mater and we are not forgetful of those noble teachels and generous benefactors who haye made Lee Academy what It 18 today One hundled yeals ago ln the sp11ng of 184: ACld1SOIl Prentlss re turned flom the leglslature yvlth the Act of Inco1porat1on of Le Normal Academy The founders were Joseph 'Vlallett John Gott James Merrlll Arthur Prentlss Ley1 Moulton Wil ham Douglass Llberty Bacon Shep ard Bean and Ab1al Cushman from Lee Wlllldm Lee from Howland and B1al Scubner flom Sprmgfleld Shep ard Bean was a man noted for the breadth of h1s phllosophv lnstead of the length of lt He was a member of the Board of Trustees or over forty years and Secretalv of the Board for the greater pa1t of that t1me Manly Townsend Presldent of the Malne Senate slgned the b1ll enactlng the Incorporat1on of Lee Academy We may Judge that Mr Townsend ald ed our progect because he was man an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of Lee Academy In 1845 there were over 300 com mon school chlldren IH Lee and nme dlstrlct schools ln operatlon A state wlde teacher shortage prey alled and sey eral Lee men lnterested Ill 1lley11 tlng the shortage took the necessaly steps to establlsh a Normal Academy The State gaye a grant of land fol the beneht and support of Lee Nolmal Academy proylded that the Ac xdc would be lll operatlon befole May 1846 Thls challenge was met and through subscrlptlons of labol mon ev and blllldlllg supplles the Academy yy as IH operatlon ID Septembel 1849 many months befole the plescubed t1me The o11g1nal charter SlL1GSS6Cl the fact that the Academy was founder fol the pI'OITl0t10ll of educatlon ind tht preparatlon of teachers for the p11ma ry schools of thls d1str1ct F01 many years Lee Normal graduates taught ln the surroundlng towns Aya Lhaf' boulne a Lee graduate d1St1llg'LllSl'l6C herself IH Educatlon at the Un1ye1s1ty of Malne Lee Academy opened 1ts doors for the f1rst t1me 1n September 1840 to IQCGIXG students who des11ed to seek a hlgher educatlon The Prmclpal en deay ored constantly to make the coul ses as thorough as posslble and to lll duce the student to study for the loyc of lt A Wlde yar1ety of subyects was offered rangmg from phllosophy to as tronomy ' 7 ' I' 4 4 4 , 4 4 ' 1 4 , . Y. . . Y . ' Y 11W 4, P4 - I A y '- V . . 4 . . V , 4 A x , L l Lv 0 n - ' Q v. Y. I w 6 Y . I 4 . 4 4 4 ' ' 4 4 ' ' 4 -'4 - J 4 V - 4 4, c 1 4' l.', 4' ' f j ' 4 v 2 4 ' ,4 K L4 L 4 'K4 4 44 tv' 4 ' 4 J' 4 4 v 4 4 - y c . . . w . 4 ' v 1 . 4 . 4 . . . K J 4 - U' ' c , . N v I . V ' . 'Q I Y 4,, l D .1 I V I 1 4 . 4 4 4 4 4 4 ' ' 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 , Y . . . i v 4 4 H 'v 4 . . . . - T . 4 4 4 ,4. r v 4 v 4 1 4 4' A t 4 4 4' ' T 4 ' 4' . 4 4 v 4 4 4 . ' 4' r' 4 1 Sk 4 . ' 4 4 . 4 1 v 4 iw . 1 . . I . 4 '- 9 C 4 .' :' '4 '44 4 4 ' 4 4 4' .- 4 e , 4 44 ' 4 4 ' ' y 4 '4 ' 4 4 Y 4 K 4 4 4 4 . , 4 4 9 tr K S - . . 4 , , , 4 4 Y . s K L A ' 1 , n . . .W - v 4 A 1 1 a ' ' 448, 7 , ' V S 4, . vu . 7 1 ' ' , 4 4 . .' . . .- a r 1 . 1. Q . Q . Y . Q , - 4 4, 4 v . I . . . - K 7 K '- ' 1 ' ' ' , . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 r x 4 4 H K 4 4 ' ' v ' 4 ' 44 4 U7 , ,X ' I . 4 . 4 4 I 1 , ' ' . . 1 uv u K1- 4 4 4 4' 7. 4 ' y '

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THE CRESCENT the 1e11 In beptember 1928 the 11eW ALddLmW 11 ls eompleted 1nd dedlca ted to J D lVIu1ph1 The IIQVS Acad em1 11as mlde poss1ble by cont11bu l10l1N t1on1 U1 A1e11ll Chules Cobb D lxlurphx lo1 al alumm and irlends of the school 'Ihe lNormal 1011156 11 as abandoned 111 1939 afte1 11611 teachels ISQLIIIE me11ts 11 ent lI1t0 effect X7OCEitl0I1dl 6dLlC1t10I1 has pla1 ed an lmpoltant palt 111 Lee Academw The agucultural course v1as 1nt1odueed 1n 1919 a11d alms to place befole the bo1s some of the poss1b1l1t1es 111 farm lllg' and to g11e them an ODD01tLll1ltX COURSE O14 STLDY AND TEXT P00119 C ene1al Enerhsh Depaltment lhe P1ble POILCI s RhQtfJ11Cdl Read Gleen s C 1 1mn1a1 Smlth eo gl illhh Snnth s A11thn1et1e Cood rlehs HISLOIX ot the Ullltefi 9t1tes Vloc e111 H1NtO1X P lk9l s A1de 1 I'ngl1sh COIUDUNIUOII H1gh Fllffllkh Dep11tn1ent Smlth s and P11le1 s Aleebl IS C eo me IX D 111es egendlel ID 111e l'F1LI0l1Ol'119t1X IJ 1111 s SUIXQX 11151 N11 1g'1t10l1 Book Keeplng N111 man s Rhetouc Hedge s Iog1e C11t1e1l ex 1m1n1t1o11s 111 Plose 1nd Poet11 C on1 stock s lNatural Ph1losoph1 Com toek s C hem1st11 Olmeted s Astrono m1 RL1SCl'lLl1bLIg't1 s Elemtnts of A Il 1tom1 ind Ph1s1olog1 B0tc1llX ind Geolog1 Kames Iflements of Qlltl e1sm Lpham s I1lt6.ll9CtLl il Ph1loso ph1 VVa1 land s Moral Sclenee I mguages I 1611Cl'1 Iongtello11 s Clammal Bolma1 s 13911111 s Fables HlQt011P to choose wlsely IH thelr field ot oeeu p mon The Home Economlcs LOUISE h 18 been offered s111ce 1937 and th1S deputment Dro11des a chanee to ills cuss and actually 11ork out p1oble1n connected YW1th the home Physlcal Educat1on and the Com me1c1al course 11 ere added to the cu1 1lCLllllYl1 ln the fill of 1940 Ph1s1cal Educat1on has 13101611 1e11 successful Ill p1o11d1ng dCt1X1t1eS fo1 the students 11ho do not pa1t1c1pate 111 xthletlcs Th1s 1n brlef IS the h1stor1 of Lee Academy We hope the futu1e 11111 do cred1t to the past Ruth MacDonald 40 des Etats Ln1s P1o1 61 bs Dramatnlues I 1 Henrlade 130161 s D1ct1ona11 Bol n1 1 s Ph1dQ6S I a lfl V1 eld s Lcltlll Lesso11s 151116116115 and btoddaxd s Ldtlll Q 1an1 n1 ll Al1C1l61NS Lcltlll Efcerclses Le1e1 ett s Ldtlll Lexlcon Rameho1n s Ldtlll C oopnl s V11g1l And1e11 s Sallust Cneek Sophocles C1eek C1 ammfu ind Fxel C1S8s C leek Readel Donne 51 Ill s Iemcon Greek Testament VVeekl1 EXGICISCQ 1n COUIIJOSIUOII I'l0CLlt10l1 and Declamatlon 111 v1h1eh all ue ILQLIIILC1 to Ddlt1C1Ddt6 OI-1IGIN In 111 act ot the Leg1slature of M 111e 111 the yeal 0119 thous 1nd elght l'll!1dlLd and folty 1119 th1s ALddQH1X 11 s 1neo1porated and half of a to11 I1 hlp of la11d 11 as granted and 1 ested 111 the Tlustees of sud Academ1 101 the suppo1t of the same the proceeds of 11 h1ch 11111 be suff1c1ent to meet 111 1ts nc cessar1 expendltures -Xn 1lt1Cl6 1n the B1e La11s ot thls 14 I 1 1 . 1 W 1 ', ' ' ' 1- ,K ' 1 , , , . K, A .. , 1 ,' 'as ' 1 2 ' - 2 ' . ' 1' ' 'S . . 1 ' 1 ' - as 1 1' , ' 1' 1 I' -1 A1 if , ss' . .' - 3 2 1 1' S 1 1, 'S- S . .' , I 2 . L. W y . . , . , ' f ' . v 1 v ' - ' lx 1 1 11' 1 ' , . 1 . 1 , - 1 1 ' 1 1 .. , , . . ,- '. . , . .- . ' 1 1 v 11, 1 .1 u. . 1 f vw- 1 I -4 1 ' C . tn 1 1 ' , 1 ' r 1 1 - - 1y 1 1 I 1 1 l 1 1 v . n 7- l 1 . v. ' 1 'Q 1 1 1 N 1 1 1 ' - 1 y 1 1 ' 1 v r 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 2 ' 1 1 1' 11 v1 1 ' 1 .J ' '1 ' 'A '. 'w v 1 ' . 1 1 Y 1 1, v' . I . v 4 1 ' v I , -r 1 ' ' 1 4 1 I '1. 1 v 1 1 1 1 ' 1. ,. 1 1, 1 1, ' 1 ' ' . m . .M ' ' A . 1 J 1 JZ ' , A 1 ' DI, - Y' 1 .1 4' v 4 1l1 an w I K 1 , ci 1 1 1. Pi ' , 1 ' ,. . . , . . . - I . , ,Q 1 . N 1, J , - 1 t .- . ., - .. 1 '. ' .1 1 .. ' V. ' - , ,s w , 7 - s . 61, 1 I c , h CI 'K - 3 - I - - r'- ' ' 1' - .. . ma , ' 's .. . . 1 . v 1 r 7 2 , 1 1 1 1 , - ' 7, ',, ,, ' ' . ,. 1 1 1 1 A K .7 K C A , X 'S . Q 1 A 1 9.1 1 W 1 1 J. 3 1 1 f ', . 41 Y ' v , ' ,, 01C6htQ1 s Elements o Ancn 11t and Ummm meh, Clcews Select Olduom, 1 ll' 1' 'jg a' ' A 2 11 3 1-'5 - 3 - 5 - L- D 4 'f 1' ' ' . .Y 1 1 . . J ' 1 - ?i -1 1 I I 2 - ' .1 1 ' ' 1 1 '. ,. N . .1 J ls - I 1 z 1, 1 ., 1 1 f , 2- ' ' '. 1 ' '. 1. 1. ' - 1 1 ' Jr Q' 1 T 1 1 , I 1 - rg 'A' I H 3 Q ' u .xt Mtv, Q 2 1 JL' IA 1 1 1 1 2 ' AL' , x y 7 Q . V . '. . ' ' ... . .' . ' . . v' .. Y 1 . , - . . , , 1 -. 1 3 1,1 z - 1 , . . . , , . . v y J T 7 ' ' 11 ' I ' . . . 2 , H , 1 I 1 2 .1 ., ., . . . . 1' ' ' ,. 1' ' 1 2 , 1 .' 1 , 'z 1 - 3 . . . I g , -, z 2 1' z 1 j, , A . 1, Y. . ' . ,. 1 1 1 - . ' '- - 1 1 1 1 1 , ' ' , C ' 1: - 1 1 1 u - za' 1' S2 ' v 1, , 1 , ' - '. 1. 7 ,. , , ,. ,., , . 1 A 1 , , K . , . . . . . 2 v 2 rs. Y, F I 'vs 2 ,atc ' 1 1 1 , 1 ' . 1 F ,,, I 1' 1 , - 1,' ' I ' 1 11 1 1 1 . ' 1. 9 A - 4 x ' ' i' ' ' Us 3 v K as X 2 ' A, - - , 1 K1 K. sz ' . -7 1 ,1 ,g I , , , ak, , ' , H 3, 1 L11 3 A. 12 ' 1 ' ' -' 2 -' 1 ' 3, , , ,. 11 ' 1 4 - - , - 1, 1 ' , e 1. 1 ,vs 5 1- ya I XS: L , I L 2 1 Lv - . vs K1