Monson Academy - Pharetra Yearbook (Monson, ME)

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10 THE PHARETRA FRESHVIAX CLASS I-rrst row left to r1g,ht D Stanchfield R Sargent R I'llll8X C Ixelson R Jones Second row Mrs MacPherson A Nasberl, R Bes'-U 'Nl Anderson R Nielson I' Clrmpson J Bjork B Ulman FRE SHMAN CLASS REPORT In the year of 1946 twelve trmld Freshmen clrmbed the SISIFS of Monson Academy The Senror Class mrtrated our class as they do every Freshman Class At our frrst class meetmg we elected the f0110W'lIlg officers President Rlchard Fmlew Vrce Presrdent Robert Sargent Secretary Rachael Jones Treas.1rer Clenys Nelson Our treasurs at the begmnmg of the year Wa S76 85 Each member of our class has pald Q03 rn dues per week Our treasury rs now S8710 We are plannmg a dance for the 29th of March Dorrs Stanchfreld was chosen from our class to be an attendant to the queen of the winter carnrval Several members of our class partrcrpated 11' the winter sports Four bovs from our class were on the second basketball team Rrchard Frnlev Rotert Sargent Arthur Nasberg and Mrlton Anders n Three members of our class were on the Honor Roll for the half sear Rrchard Frnlex Dorr Stanchfield and Rachael Jones The class as a whole frlled an American Junmr Red Cro s box to send overseas We also donated to the Amerrcan Red Cross Fund The Publrc Speakmg Prelrrnrnarres wer held March 26 at 7 30 P M The following, pc plc participated Beverley Ulman DOTIS Stanchtield Glems Nelson Rachael Jones Robert Sargent Rlchard Fmlex John Bjork and Edward Slmpson The follow mg won the prrzes frrst prlze for grrls Rachael Jones the second prrze for girls Beverles Ulman The frrst for boys went to Rrchard Frnlex the second prrze to Edward Srmpson We would lrke to express our apprecratron to Mr Vlckerg for the he'p he has grven Us durrng the past wear R J 0 THE FRESHMAN CLASS OF 1950 I'he frrst on our 11st IS John Bjork Who comes to chool with a t rrrble smrrk The nerct rn our class rs Arthur Nasberg Who never thlnks of dorng hrs home work ls third on our llst H looks like a box who has never been kissed And now conees Bessey Who alw avs feels so flervesce Edward Simpson IS the frfth 1n my story And scmetrmes he looks lrke a mornlng glorx 'lhe frrst grrl so far ls Rachael Jones Who chrlls most fellcws to their bones M rlton Anderson a fellow named Rrchard Robert Iwelson rs now comrng up He ha a head shap d Irke a cup Rrchard Fmles rs erghth rn our frles And one would thmk he had walked mam mrles The next IS Glenxs Nelson who rs nmth rn me And ters seldon doe she ha e to sas You re mme Dorrs Stanchfleld 1S the smallest rn our class Ano she was alw ass a cute lrttle lass Buerlex Ulman rs the el tenth rn nu tale And xou rlwfus see her gorng wrth 'r mal Robert Sargent IS the last of mx lrst And he has '1 rnlnd thats alwaxs rn '1 rnrst Our class aclusor rs Mr Vrckerx We usuallx know hes up to trrcl-.ery Rrchard Bessex 00 l . , v .'r . , v v V - - - f - V - .y 1. . , . .. . ,. . . ' , y ..,v ,, . . K - A -- A - - 1 1 - ' .YA .. , ,. , , ... , 3 . , . . ' . . J - 7, . . . Y K 4 , . . . , .. - ' 7 . -' . . . V - , , , , ' r - Q - .Q . ' - w S S . , or . ' l ' I' 1 fi . . ' . ' , , - . - S . ' , ... . . - . . , . y I Q ' , c . . . , . ' - A - , , . L- ' ' Q '-. h 1 V 1' . - . I ,. ' 1 - ' Q o ' ' , c .. c . ,. f v ' . U. . . .e 1 .. M , '- ' ' U , . . . . 1 Y ' 1-jj' ' , ' 'D' .. 1 S S V . .'. . p 1. . - -. . . .., . . . . . . - . . , ., , , . , e .. , , .. Q , , ' ' ' l' . 9' 4 . A - , V - , , . . . . ' .' 1 0 3 , M , , . ,, r r. . 4 .. . . .., '. . . '.. v . -- '- - . - . . Y . Q - ., , , - -. V , , . 1 . 1, r .. r ' r' - f r ' A 'v - , - - ' . Y V 1 ' - v - 1 v 'V f ' . ' ' . . V - , ,,-

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THE PHARI-ITRA 9 SOPHOMORE CLASS Inst row left to 111,,ht VN BJork R Nelson 1 Wlattson R Daws Second lou C Douglas C Nlalshall Vt Robmson 'Vlr Houston R Ixunlu L lxtllev SOPHOMORE CLASS REPORT Nxne students entered Monson Academy thls yeal as S phomores At our flrst class meetlnff we elected the following officers Presxdfnt Rachel Nelson Vlce Plesldent Wlllxam Bjork Secretary Glorla Mattson Trea urer Rlta Dawes Around mld year Charles Marshall left us 'Ihree members of our class partlcxpated m the 10th Annual Wmter Carmval Rachel Nelson was cho en from our class to be an attendant to the Queen At the Public Speakrng Prellmmarles the fo'low1ng were chosen to speak at the Roger Kurkl Cl1HOI'd Douglas Wllllam Bjork and Wxlham Robmson At he fmals the flrst prlze for glrls went to Rachel Nelson and the flrst prlze for boys went to Wlllldm Robmson The second prlze for glrls went to Glo la Mattson and second prlze for boys to Wlllxam Bjork We have had two dances this year whrch have brought our treasury up to 5180 Our class gave me dollars to the Red Cross and d nated a box for the JUDIOI' Red Cross Glo111 Mxttson and Rachel Nelson are membex ol the Hllnng Club Rachel Nelson Wllham Bjork and Wllllam Robmson are on the Edltorlal Board Rachel Nelson Glorxa Mattson and Wxll lam Blork are members of the Dramatl Club Our t1 easuler Rxta Dawes has left ug and we have elected W1ll1am Robmson as our new treisurel We as S phomores wlsh to thank Mr Houston for his helpful guldance throughout the year Wm Robmson 49 THF SOPHOMORF CLASS OF 1949 Two years ln Hlgh weve y t to go A future ahead whlch we do not know We are th smallest class ln school But this doesnt harm our art to fool Now theres Clltford the shortest of all Who represents us ln basketball Next theres one who studles l1ke SID None other than Robmson wlth his own grm Oh Yes there s Bjork wlth all tho e blushes Wlth pleadmg eyes from class he rushes Wno could It be wlth all those grms Of course ltS Glorxa and those boy frxends Now theres Kelley who lS also shy But knows how to blush when guls pass by Here IS one who IS our mus1c1an It s Roger of couz se with thls great ambltxon Of course there IS I who matters not much Im Just an extra uttle such and such We would never advance to our future goal If Mr Houston dxdnt plat lns role All our gratltude to him we extend Who wlll be our fxdvlsor unto the end RN49 . .. , .' r 1 v' - 1 . . A , ' ' 'G 1' ' ': '. ' , '. - , '. ' ' ,. . ' , . ' - , 'G ', I . my ' I . Q 'P ' 3 . '. , 3 y ' . l. . . . . ' U , V , , I 1 ' - v Q . , . . ' , A . . . v ' at - n 1 ,XD , . . V , ,. S ' ' . 9 . . ' ' D A ' . V church: Rachel Nelson, Gloria Mattson. v . 5 V . Y ' ' - y . ft' . . . . ' . v - - R ' t . f I : . ,. , . Y Y- ' K ' ' ' 4, ' .' .. ' Y R '- , - W ' . ' . ' ' Ig 'N . - V - 'V I. ' V D ' . 'f 3 , , v ' Al , vy .'. r ' V ' I 9 ' ' . . ' 1 I cv ' I . ! 1 - ' ' ,

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2 Edxttlrlal 2 WHY WE NEED A C0'VI'VIUNITY HALL The gxxls of Monson Academy d dnt haw a basketball team thxs seal Thex could hate had one xf ther had had a place to practxce The town hall IS 'zlwaxs used fox practlce but as 1 few wmd ws axe out 'xxxd xt IS a rather draftw place lllXXK'lX they felt It was lmposslble to have a gxrls t am If only they had a place to plactxce A Communxtv Hall' Wxtlx 1 gymnasxum Wouldnt that be wonderful lox the students of Monson Academy Just thxnk what It would mean a place fox bask tball practxce and games a place fox vocatlonal txaxmnv and school dances fx place fox plays and other dramatxcs There would ls be shower and locker rooms We already have enouvh money to start the constructxon of the Communxty Hall Yet xs anythxng bexng done to start the actual buxldmg of xt If the town needs more money t buxld the hall xt certaxnly wouldnt co t the people more than three dollars per person ll'l taxes to ralse the amount It would actually pay the people to mvest thexr monev xn the bulldxng Who knows' Maybe the basketball team would Wln the state champxonshxp or at least there would be a basketball te 1m for both boys and glrls MONSON ACADEMY Reprmt from the Pharetra March 1895 Monson Academy owes xts blrth to prlvate enterprlse The petltlon fox lts lncoxpoxatlon dated June 14 1841 was slgned bv a com mxttee COI'l51St1 lg of John H Rxce Alpheus Dawson and Ephraxm Flxnt ln behalf f fifty four persons afterwards named as cor 'Joxators who as the petxtlon set forth had subscrlbed the um of S1000 for the purpose of establxshmg an academv for the educatxon and lmpxovement of youth The act of ln corporatxon approved July 26 1847 wxll be found rn Chapter 62 of the Acts of that year The corpoxate name was Stockholders of Monson Academy each subscrxber holdxng a. number of shares colrespondlng to hls sub crlptlon Of the flfty four corporators ten stxll sur vxve The persons who wexe lctxve ln pro motmg the xnterests of the mstxtutxon xn xts earlxest wears were John I-I RICE Ephraxm Flxnt Dr Alpheus Davxson Zennas Scales Dx S A Patten Aretas Chapm Rev Hor atlo Illslev Rev Lucxus Bradford Horac Pullen J H Pullen P H Rice Solomon Cushman Samuel Pxllsburw Hxxam Folsom Judge James Bell Wxllxam D Hoar Wllllam Tenney Roland Taylor Isaac Phxllxps Hor ace Flanders A G Houston P S Merrlll Dr Joslah Jordan James Tarr Charles W Gower Ozlas Blanchard Leonard Howard Abner Brown Rev D P Baxley John Hem mengwaw Atwood Barrows and Morrxll Prescott Mot of tnem hate passed fxwax but the Academy stxll llV6s as the best monument to thexr memory The corporators met fox oxganxzatlon at tho Centre School House xn Monson on September 4 1847 at whxch Dr A'pheus Davx on fathex of Rev Charles Dawson of Greenville was chos n chaxrman and Ephraxm Flmt clerk A permanent crganx zatxon was effected September 18th by th cholce of Rev Luclus Bradford pastor of the Baptlst church as Presxdent Zenna Scales Vlce Presxdent Ephraxm Fllnt clerk and Aretas Chapxn Treasurex w1th fxfteen trustees Of the first board of Trustees J H Pullen xs the sole survlvox Steps were taken to provxde a buxldlng whlch was sub at a cost of S935 51 The bufdlllg of a wo fl house and the cost of heatxng apparatus brought the total esp nse up to 3101487 Tre buxldxng COmmltt66 consxsted of Aretas Chlpxn Zennas Scales Lucxus Bradford Al pheus Davlson and Hxram Fol om The bulldlne was Iinlshed ln the summer of 18-18 and was dedxcated Au ust 28th xn that year John H Rxce Ozlas Blanchard and Ephraxm Fllnt bexng the commxttee of arrangements The Leglslature by an act passed ln 1848 and modified IH 1849 granted to the mstxtutlon a half townshxp of land whxch was sold December 2 1852 for S3 000 wh1cl1 constxtuted for several 3 ars lts en txre xnvested fund The orxgxnal buxldxng measured on the ground 37 by 40 feet and was two storles hxgh the mam school room bexng on the ground floor and the hall above being used for a recltatlon room also for concerts lectures and other publxc pur po es The lnstltutlon was provided wlth an excellent chemxcal and phllosophlcal appar atus md a small though well selected lx brarv It IS to be reg etted that no pxcture of the old Academv IS known to be xn exlstence The first sessxon of chool opened ln the fall of 1848 Wlth Wllllam Seavey as Pre ceptor Or the thxrty fxrst day of March 1860 the Academy owxng to defectxx flue caught fire xn the attlc out of reach of the xmper feet means for extmguxshmg fxres then pos sessed bv Monson vxllage and ln 'x few hours was burned to the ground the appar atu: and some of the other contents bem saved xn a damaged condltxon The frlencls of the xnstltutlon lmmedlately set about erectxrtg a new bulldlng some contrxbutlnff money some labor some lumber Wxthxn a T ll I P l . i I ' R A ll V 1 V ' v A 1 . . . , . - ' . , v 3 , 'Q , . . . , ' ' . e , r 'I y v ' ' I M - 1 - S l , . . . 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