Monson Academy - Pharetra Yearbook (Monson, ME)

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THE PH-XRLTRA DRAVIATIC CLUB Seated left to llght I kmght H Nelson Mrs 'VlacPhcrson C Stanchneld J Rlchardson Ntmdlm. left to right B Lefultt 'Nl Blckfortl f 'Nlattson l' Johnson VN Bjork R Nmlson I- RESHMAN RECEPTION On the mormng of Sept 18th 1916 xf one happened to wander down Maln Street at seen th strangest crowd of Indlans ever a sembled Some had black haxr lts true and all were dressed m the proper fashlon benttmg a brave or a squaw from war pamt moccasxns and blankets to papooses and head dresses of feathers But who ever heard tell of a red headed Indian or saw brat es hauhng two wheeled carts Certamlx not before the Class ot 50 started the rdea In three day of 1n1t1at1on the Freshmen dm very well On Frlday two of them had forfe1ts Rlchard Bessey sang a olo and Edward Slmpson told us some mterestmg reasons on Why I Like the Seniors Fnday mght at 8 00 P M manv of the townspeople gathered to watch the Fresh men p rform then flnal stunts Jerlce Rlch ard on acted as Chxeftaxn ln charge of the Pow Wow The program was as follows 1 Song to Senlors and Faculty 2 Boys war dance wlth glrls beating t1n pans for drums 3 Peanut on kmfe race Glenvs Nelson Beverly Ulman Rlchard Flnlev and M1ltOH Anderson 4 BOXIDQ match blmdfolded Robert Sargent and Edward Slmpson 5 A race to dflllli babw bottle full of mrlk Glenys Nelson held Arthur Nesberg and Rachael Jones held Robert Nelson 6 Raism relay race Beverly Ulman Dons Stanchheld Rlchard Bessew and chael Jones Robert Nelson and Arthur Nesberg 7 Sang Red Wxng Rlchard Fmlew and Mxlton Anderson 8 Pxano solo Rachael Jones 9 Fed each other crackers blmdfolded then whistled Dons Stanchfleld and Rlch ard Fmley 10 Held rxght foot behmd back wxth left hand and pxcked up a newspaper wxth teeth Arthur Nesberg and John Bjork 11 Pamted thexr toe naxls bhndfolded Dons Stanchfleld and Beverly Ulman 19 Took beans from one to the other with the use of a pencil Rxchard Bessex and John BJork 13 Trled to get apples tled to the cexlmg Robert Sargent Edward Slmp n Arthur Nesberg and Rlchard Finley 14 Balanced themselves on Jugs and wrote then' names Milton Anderson and Rxchard Fmley The program ended by sxngmg to th Semors agalr then all Jomed ln a grand march before the dance Prizes for the best costumes were gnen to Dorxs Stanchneld and Robert Nelson I - ' 17 ' V 1 l -V 7 1 - r V v ' A Q - l' A 1 1 l- v - I -' . ,, . . , ,., . , N , A A . a Jroximatel 8:15 A. M. there would be ' V ' I pl 9 y - Robert Sargent versus Glenys Nelson, Ra- . 1 7 . I ' . I Z ' : ' S . . . . H ' ' ll . 54' . , I ' ' , ' ' - ' . 1 ' . 5 e ' ' ' . ' ' - , ' . . . ' ., - , ' ' 33 , . ' v . . I . . . l l - I . . . 1 N I Y l l 8 , . l I A l . l

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I- HA 'I VVINTER CARN IN AI rt to ll ht Vtorden B Olson B L lxnlght U Stanthfield llunt rmvl CQHILI 'Vi Hauelton B Stevens WINTER CARNIVAL On March 1 1947 Monson Academv held s Tenth Annual Winter Carnlval M mbcr of the team were as follows E very Adkxns Ins Kmght Beatnce Olson Jeuce Rlchardson Joyce Carlson Arlene Worden Betty Leavltt Iren Korsman Ra tlel Nelson Glorla Mattson Dorls Stanch ield Glenys N lson Rachael Jones Marvw Jackson Ho hs Nelson Frank Johnson Carl t n Stanchfleld Phxllp Gxlbert Donald Dxugge Merle Blcktord Clxfford Douglas Hr-nrv Storrr Rlchard Fmley and Robert Downs 'Ihey put ln many long hours 111 pr para tlon for th events vhlch started at 9 30 A M beh nd the Academy on the athletlc field and 1n the 'afternoon on Homer H111 Regt tratxon yyas held ln the Academys Mam loom Th folloyyxng schools accepted mvltatmons Bmgham Skowhegan Hartland Lincoln 1Mattanawcook Academy? Gre nvllle Gull ford and Dover Foxcroft They all contrlb uted to make the day a success 'Ihe final scores were Mon on 24 Hart and '70 Blngham 13 Mattanavycook Acad emy 8 Skowhegan 4 Greenvllle 3 Gull ford 'md Dover Foxcroft were unable to at tam anv score The high scorers for the dav were lst Henry Store: wlth 15 pomts and 2nd Yake mole of Hartland yyxth 10 poxnts And noyy the lxst of events and vnnners of the day Junnor Events 100 yd skx-C Brovyn Monson Crockett Monson Oyyens Bingham 100 yd snoyy hoe Wmg Bmgham Baker la yltt H Ne son I Rxchaldson R Ne son Bingham Stcxer Monson 50 yd kl C Brown Monson Clockett Monson Wm Blllohi-IIII 50 vd nowshoe Wlng Bm ham Bakex Bmgham Crckett Monson Senior Glrls Events 50 yd kr Bxgeloyy Bmgham Lloyd tanayyco k Koxsman Monson 50 yd snoyysho Mattson Mon :nn son Monson Tlbbets Blngham 100 yd kx Bgelow Bmgham Lloyd tanawcook Korsman Monson Mat Carl Mat gln Bmvham Worden and Carlson Monson 5 mor Boys Events 200 yd snovyshoe-Yakemore Hartland Gllbert Monson Wmg Bmgham 100 vd snoyxshoe Yakemore Hartland Estes Haxtlana Hensy Hartland 900 yd skx Storer ,Monson Drugve Mon on Stanchneld Monson 100 yd slr-Storer Monson Wmg Bmg ham Mullen Skoyyhegan Skx Jump--Brochu Bmgham Canney Skow heean Drugge Monson Cross country Sll Storer Monson Vlckery Greenvlle Drugge Monson Crc s country snoyyshoe Hensv Hartland Wnng Bingham E tes Hartland Downhlll YV'1nc Mattanayycook Gllnlh Mattanawtook Brochu Bmgham Monson Academy attended tyyo other car mvals thls yea1 they were at Bmgham and Island Falls We lost at Bxngham but won at Island Falls yyxth the great support that the gnls furmshed We have enjoyed all the meets that yye attended yery much Hollis Nelson 47 143 T H I I' R l-I ' R A L'f 2 2 A. ' . . , . rf , ..' I.: , .. ' --,f , .j1,- , 1. ' V' v - ' . 4' - , v, , -5 A I 4 V V U 1 L-. . , . - 5 'T - , I ' . iti ' . -f C s - c A. q -. - , 5 1 ' ' 0 ' ' v -1 - - . V , o 1 v 5 1 . ' , A , - , - v 1 Y 1 . l Y . 1 ' n - . . . . , c . f D 5 - V . , , x . . , ' , ,. . . .. -. ' 1 - A , 2 , A .. v L , Q- T - - , ' y A . - -4 'f 1 4 - 3 . , - 1 Q 1. 1 - ' - 1 , . .. . . . H . ' N - , - . v ' . ' . ' 3 . , , - 1 Y -- 100 yd. snowshoe- Mattson, Monson: Dun- . 'Q . , . E A - ' . C, 1 . . ' e '. ' : . 9 . 1 , . - - y - - ' . . ' . 's- v 3 . ' . ' ' ' 3' ' ' ' , - -' - . C e ' ' ' ' 2 - . - - , ' Z 5 . - . Q . c . v 1 V L' 7 1 ' v 9 ' ' - 'll ' ' ' . - , - . - 1 , ' . . . . , , - Z E . L - 5 I ' , - ' A . ' . . - v fi ' ' ' A , - . , . l ' -f It - 1 ' ' C . I . - ' ' - v 4 - , - - 3 ' ' - '. . Q 4 W . 4. V I I. A . 1 K ' , 1 -' ' ' g - ' ' - c : , . . y - I ' .V ' ' . v ' - 1 v V - V . , 1 ,Q - . . l - A ,

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lx THE PHARI-ITRA STl DENT C01 sill 'VIILWIBERS L tto ht L tx Nl Jackson 'Nz Hous on I Ro LI I lxnlg t CHAN GE IN SCHEDLLE Instead of 1ead1ng from the Blble at openlng exercl es one of the teachers glves a short talk xxhlch mll be helpful to evervone INITRODI CTION TO 'VILSIC A racuo phonoglaph c mblnatxon and eml classlcal records have been bought The u e of these mll help the students appreclate good muslc SC HOOL LIBR AR! We vslsh to gne our slncere thanks to those who have glv n books to the Llbrarv Thx xear the Llbrau has Lo xowed boxe of stat books for the students to read Bexerl Adkins was the Llbrauan for the chool wal 'Vl A MASQ! L In 1914 M1 Stlnchneld ongfmxzed the M A Masque M mhexslnp was lmnted to flfI0l 11 ents Ins Sem IS flu Junlms tlnee 'vophomoles and tvm Freshmen Its pnlpo was to plum te good clmmx and puhlu peaklng and to foster mteleft 111 alld pax txclpatlon 111 CIIIIIIHIIC VKOIK The Charter memhels v.e1e Janette Pullen Chiton Jackson Evangelme Anderson Donald MacPherson Clay ton Jackson Norman RODIIISOH Shervs ood Larson Edythe Eastman Elsie Larson Maxme Lelghton Lxlhan Strout Thurlow Jones Omar Stanchiield Phlllp Stmchheld In 1935 the play The Smgapore Splder was the one selected for the One Act Plav Contest at Madman Monson Academv won the C1601 lon of the Judges a sxlver cup and the opportumts to enter the State Contest at Bcmdom College In 1936 the plaw Vxndlcatlon was pre erteu by Monson Academy ln the State One Act Plas Contest at Falrneld In 1037 the plas The Opemng of the contxxbutlon to the One Act Plas Contest WIIICII was held 111 Monson In 1941 the M A Masque plesented two one act plaxs ln Monson They were She W Oxlx a Farmers Daughter and Comm Round the MOUHLBIII In 1949 the plax Moon calf Mugford won the DI'6llll1lI'laI'l6S 111 the One Act Play Con test Loth m Doxer Foxcroft and Mxllinocket and the 'lme was 13199911 ed Ill the finals at Bowdoin College In 1943 the M A Masque presented H111 Llllx Sue and The Last Curtam ln Mon son 1 I,-1 rig: 1 M, Blss . . ' , .1 -. fr , 2. b-'ts, . ' ' h, , I I .Q I - l I ' . ' Q 1 Y' 1 ' ' ' ' - - c ' ' V ' - A '- ' ' ' . ', L S 1 1' 4 ' XS' ' ' V v I I I ' 7 ' Q .. . . . ,. 1 7 ' Y e , . ' ' M ' ' during the DHSY F9311 Door was chosen as Monson Academy's -S . I ' . , . - Y. . .S I .' ' - I, . 9 V I r A v ' I , xy ' I v ' 4' . S .. .I -, , . .. --1.-Q--i... as 1 'I ' u 1 1 L ' I! A ' ' A -I l I, u - I! I 1 . ' ' . ' . ' ' ' ' - - Q U I I . . . I I . I I . Sllld X L' ll '., ' ' ' 1 St 'L - . I . If . I.I I . . I, , I . I . I SP . V ' I .L I. - G I . 1 ' . I I I 1 I- 1- ' - - ' - ' .1 ' . . I . ,. I