Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL This Issue ts respectfully dedicated to the memory of Major John A. Anderson the late friend and trustee of this school

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4 THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL PENNELL P stands for pride that is never lacking To prevent a Pennell students slacking. E is for earnestness, and, ‘tis true, It’s sure to be found in a Pennell crew. Nis the newcomer, scared and wild, Whom Pennell mothers like an only child. N too, is our nine of baseball fame, Whose slogan is “Win! Win every game!” E stands for endeavor to win in the race And helps put our school in a foremost place. L brings a love that will last through our life, Fraught with study and also with strife. L also adds loyalty, staunch and true, For our Alma Mater and America, too. ISABELLE SAWYER. BOOSTING MAINE In the last few years everybody has been talking about boosting Maine. There are two general purposes of this campaign. One is to instill the spirit of lovalty and co-operation in the citizens of this state and make them realize the opportunities and advantages they are enjoying. The second is to adver- tize our attractions to tourists and prospective investors. We know of no better way of attaining the first end than by interesting the pupils in our public schools in Maine Industries. This could be accomplished by encouraging business men to send representatives to speak in the different secondary schools. Another means would be to have contests similar to the Press Herald Maine Kssay Contest conducted in the schools, with trips to in- teresting places in Maine for prizes. We belieye that this would materially help our state by keeping at home high school graduates whose ambition would otherwise lead them afar. G. K., 26.

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6 THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL MAJOR JOHN D. ANDERSON Major John D. Anderson, the son of Dr. Abraham W. and Annah T. Ander- son, was born at Gray, November 7, 1836. Te prepared for college at Gor- ham Academy and Yarmouth Institute. He entered Bowdoin at the age of fifteen, remaining three years, then taught school for three vears. Ile re- turned to College and graduated in 1859. In 1860 he went to Macon, Georgia, then to LaCrosse, Wisconsin, where he was engaged as a teacher and also read Jaw. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in the First Wisconsin Bat- tery. He was promoted to first Sergeant and later to First Lieutenant. Ile resiened in October, 1862, and re-enlisted in the 23rd Maine Infantry, being severely wounded, losing the use of his left hand and arm. After the consoli- dation of the 31st and 32nd regiments, caused by their severe losses, Major Anderson was mustered out and immediately joined the 3rd Maryland Tn- fantry. His record as a soldier is enviable, having been complimented in gen- eral orders in rescuing two of his guns when surrounded by the enemy, and having lost an eve in the service of his country. We returned to Gray in 1865 where he was in the Insurance Business and practiced law. In 1886 he was appointed U.S. Pension Agent for Maine, which position he held until 1889, when he was elected Treasurer of the Sol- diers’ Home at Togus, Maine. He resigned in 1894, returning to Gray to spend the remainder of his life. He was representative from this district in 1875. He was a member of the Cumberland Lodge of New Gloucester ; Greenleaf Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Hawthorne Lodge, Knights of Pyth- ins; Loyal Legion; Union Veterans’ Union and a charter member of the Geo. I’. Shepley Post, G. A . R.: Department Commander of Maine in 1890, being the only Democrat ever holding that position. Major Anderson was also com- mander of the Loyal Legion of Maine and of the Union Veterans’ Union, being the only man to hold all three of the above positions. He was one of the four original trustees of Pennell Institute selected by Mr. Henry Pennell. We was President of that board for several years, and during all of the years that he served as a trustee, he was never absent at any trustees’ meeting, altho part of the time he lived several miles away. He worked hard for the advancement of all things pertaining to the better- ment of his fellow citizens, seeking always for the highest ideals. i eau ee