Samuel D Hanson School - Crescent Yearbook (Buxton, ME)

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HE Nless ALONSKI r Ru PI r Z 413 A l f fl ' A4 l 1. 1'5Nq1k 1 .jlhqeq rf' 41- asa y l , t, ,i,fg,,7r,.,! arffwyy , mf rifa 5yMQ 'J , N , I Z' ll f INSPIRATIONQ In the heart of New York C1ty lryed a young artlst named Robert Lynn who was on the yery brrnk of fa1lure For some unknown reason he had lost h1s ab1l1ty to pamt and for a year h1s brushes htd remamed If e Ore day as he smt IH h1s stud1o XYOI'lCl9I'lI1g whxt he was galng to dm there came a knock at the door R luctantly he arose and opened It To h1s surpuse James Leonard an old school mate of h1s walked 1nto the room Lynn was oyeryoyed at see 1ng hlm and they clasped hands warmly It had been ten ye rrs slnce they had met How d1d you know where I w as' Lynn asked h1m I clme here on bLISlIl6SS and knowmg that you were located ln th1s cxty resoly ed to look you up It has taken me two days to find you, but It IS worth It yust to see you once more Th v talked of many th ngs and brought up happy memoues of the1r college days At last Leonard began to ask Lynn about h1s work Lynns face fell I ha e to tell you Old Chap he s I because you were always so proud of my work but lts no use rye lost all my ab1l1ty to palnt I In t ey en pa1nt a sunset 0 that any J e would know what 1t was rntend d to be There was sllence 1n the loom for at least fifteen m1nutes Then Leonard broke the s1lence Lynn he sald Youve got to get away from th1s place or youll neyer be able to palnt agaln You lack 11sp1rat1ons and youll neyer End them here Its no wonder you cant pa nt yn thls place You must get ay ay from the c1ty and get a food est then 1f you find anythmg tnat m DIFQS you go ahead and pamt t If you cant do It the first tlme t , ag n Lynn thought 1 mmute then sud But y here shtll I go? I haye a place m mlnd where you ought to renew your talent rf there IS any place on earth where you can do It My slster owns a summer home down ln Ma1ne and she w1ll be glad to take a boarder for a wh1Ie So they made the balgun then md there and the next week Lvnn stuted It was afternoon when he topped betore the long walk leadmg up to the house As he w as about to step out of the automoblle he looked up On the porch stood a beautxful glrl She was abut srxteen years old, of medlum helght and rather slender 'll I .' 2 3 1 , 1 23 0 3 . -- . K V., Y A s - ,Y . K Xu V 7 . f' I1 . . N F ' ' , A A wig . , ..A- 5, ,f . Y s X f 2 .Mft f . . , 'gif , ,V ' :ff sz 4. ra 0 I . ,set ,ff . L . 'u Y V'-17. 'V 527' I .' IU . ,:2 u, Ql.',1'i'Z1':7' -Q -123.5 film f' 'Tl . ' ' Y . 44' IQ: ' In fl' 'SSM' .qw V KW ff 1 ' ' ' 5.2.5,,fg,l'zg3,:',,!f:gm,- ,Jy..z-,'. 4 -,,. . . . avorrl' arc? films: X K -Elf I I Q C , 5:31 fat' Z -Lo' lf, ,, lil NJ' ,ov ' ye-9 Jr .gf ,fff ,Q ' ' , It yt li , V - Q V- , vi . ' ' V, 4 1, , 'a 'Lf ' 'J 'saga' N 45591 V N! ,If . 9 'fl q:,:'.I ? Y rw Y X V Y . v . I .A , 0, Q, ff 'f , ' f 932511, I 1- 1 ' . 1 m ay ,, . 14. .sg ly ff. f 4 ff. 1 1 - ,I fy Q-,vfs-3. . , W, V, , 4,01 , , Zr':'.l I y wt ll .'v I 1 M ln' ' V. f 'Q qiczf' , . 3 . ' ,P of ,f' ' 4 , 'W 5 1 - :uw E qui. ' ll f ,f 1 6, .I 4 I l o bi xi. , .ly K A N I .I 1 4, ' 0 , I' 1 .: V 4 'V I ' I I I - tm. my .f , , I' - ea, - . ' ,Q , , . Ng-43. vl '40, , , If ' 4 f ,f' fn y ' 'VERA El- ' T ffl! fl MC' , N f ' I uf ' 4.1 ' ' ry no t V5 ,yn fwfr M W7 W ' ,-I 'Hp ' -f U ' ff v at y ' l f' ,ly-.lr ' ' ' ' . Y , , Y X n o s a , . - - v AM, . , . y ' ' , 9 Y Y n . V . , 5 . . . . . . v V . Viv 1 I Y 7 . 4 Y H . . . . Q, I , K , L S . Y , c Y ' . r. f , ' ' 1 ' .,. ' c . ., . 1 I . c , ' ll . ai . , .I . 2 -' , ' Z ' , ' lt I ' . ' 2 ' ' I' A f , H 'y' . 2 in L ' . Q- H ' ' ' l, ' . L I . I ' ' , I ' 1. I 4 I 1 V I I , L , . r y q, y . y . W v Y - - Y . C . . . . , c . , c ' ' c .' c f 7 2 ' c ' ' . . 1 i .' I ' 2 , .Y C - 2 . 1 I - ' A V U v ' v y 1 Y X ' 77 . , . L, ' A C u f f . -. L. C . S H 1 . ' v . V . 2 S . . , c , c 1' y Y 1 L ' - -y . r - . , .

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THF Vrss aLoxsKFF RIPPLF pe1s1sts 1n sweaung or whispermg COUIIS the g1QHll9Sl2 that can befall to a person that of soc1al outcast A person who IS addlcted to these habits has no control ox er h1s emo tlons and DHSSIOHS Passlons run r1ot and lead to acts which cannot and will not be tolerated by society By SOC1ety I do not mean the froth and scum of the metropolitan whlrl pool but the clear N1SlOl16d steady minded majority Is not thls one of the greatest traged1es that can occur? O' that lt could be 1mpressed upon young people the deadly peril in these t11x1al thlngs trivial lndeed when they hurl numbers of persons per sons capable of developing the IH domltable intellect of a Carlyle the moral ab1l1ty of a Moody 01 the so cial value of a Ruskin 1nto that most horrlble condition lmagmable a so cial oatcast This terrible menace and it must be the a1m of every one to do h1s utmost to stamp out th1s evil which IS dragging American so icty low er and low 91 Next in the scale of the lmportance of the ex 1ls IS copymg work from some other pe1son If a pupll per s1stently CODIES work he loses that qualxty so lmportant to society self zehance Thus he newer finds out what his capab1l1t1es are Also he never gets what he should from his school work When he leax es school he will find that he has a xery un pleasant experlence XV31'C1I'lg' h1m In the first place he x 1ll not hate some one to lean upon all the time Sec ondly he must make up IH some manner the deficiency in his educa t1on Thlrdly he must ox ercome the habit of leanlng upon someone else Another effect which any school sp1r1ted pup1l w1ll conslder IS on the school What would be the effect ln a school of one hundred if one person alone should do the work? Instead of the1e bemg one hundred separate pexsonahtles there would be only one Thus this school would send into the world one capable person to every nmety nlne uncapable persons The p1ogress1ve World could not last long 1f th1s contlnued for so few men cannot furnish the 1n1t1at1ve for the whole World As a third Qvll comes a matter which IS un ve sally practlsed and w h1ch in many cases IS a very great detrlment to a school It IS rank The harm 1n rank comes from the fallacy ln the common conception When a person goes to school he should have some purpose The highest purpose that a student can his school Worx thus ra1s1ng hlmself to a higher level How many pupils have such a purpose? Very few I dare say A most noble purpose in deed that eternal pursuit of the elu sive ninety nine that endless chase after the glorlous phantom and lf the goal should eve1 be reached what then a monetary satlsfactlon Ce1 tainly a Wonderful reward Thus 1ank tends to destroy purpose wh1ch qual1ty is ever lacklng in society The extreme danger 1n these ev1ls 11es ln tne fact that they all are con nected dlrectly or lndirectly W1th the social fabric of our natlon and if our soc1al fabric breaks one of two th1ngs w1ll happen Elther our country w1ll fall as Rome did or lt will undergo the horrors of a Fre1ch Rex olutlon RALPH KEIRSTEAD 20 22 , 4 L. . .1 , , 1 . , K V . , , .. , v , . . ., , y , - y - 4 . . . . Y. . . . . , . . 7 A. Y. . - . v. , . , V 7 . . A iv T . - - V . . y . Y a I ' . I D . . .l must be brought to light more fully have is to get all that is possible from . . . , , , . . L C' 4 v v n' ' K , - , - V. . V. Y L. . - .4 Q 1 x . ' - - ' Q ' .I . Y 4 , . . . - L - .N . ,- Q l n A v . ' Q y - ' 9 u N 1 Y . 7 A . V. 1' Y , I ' 1 - . . . . g Y . . . , . v ' - . , . ' I 7 I I . . V. 0 . 7 9 ' v 9 ' . ' : f ' 1 3 Q Q '

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THE NIFssAIoNsKFF RIPP1 P Her face xx as f1amed xx 1th a mass of llght cully ha11 She xx o1e a slmple xx h1te dress xx hlch blended ha1mon1 ously xvlth the suuoundmg plants and Hoxx ers The po1ch xx as cox 61 ed xx 1th cl1mb1ng xmes and on each slde of the steps cl1mbed a 1ambl1ng rose bush completely coxeled xx 1th p1nk roses The g11l stood beneath thls canopy looklng tovxald the road un consclous of the p1ctu1e she xx as mak mg but th1s p1cture xx as stamped ln to Lynn s mmd Just then Mls Holblook came to the door and started doxxn the xx alk to meet Lynn We xxe1e excpectmg you Mr Lynn she sald Thls IS mx daugh ter IWHXIHQ Lynn acknoxxledged the mtroduc txon warmly and after talklng xx1th them for a fexx mlnutes went to hls room He sank mto a chalr and stared lnto space fo1 at least five mlnutes Vx hat a plcture that xxas' Oh lf I could only palnt It he Sdld to hlmself But I cant do It noxx I must xxalt unt1l I am sure that I xx11l be successful At supper tlme he appeared agaln fresh and rested and they engaged 1n a llvely conxersatlon duung the meal Aftel supper thex xx ent to the shole of the lake to xxatch the sun set It xx as 1ndeed worth xx at hlng The sky xxas a flamlng mass of 1ed and gold Thls flooded the lake mak mg It appeal llke a pool of molten fire It gradually faded to pmk xx 1th soft mauxe tlnts and at last the colo1s faded entlrely leaxmg only yelloxx raxs of hght and these soon dlsappealed flom slght The trees cast dfuk shadoxxs lll tne xxatel al most pelfect 111 outlme Then the txx1l1ght fell and the stals began to twlnkle IH the cleal sky aboxe The xx ords of the l1ttle quotatlon by Long fellow Sllently one b one In the lnflnlte meadows of heaven B10 som the lovely t31S The fox get me not of the angels ran through Lynn s mmd as he xx atched They had all rema1ned xe1y qulet xxhlle xx atchlng the sunset and noxx MHXIHB xx as the first to speak Wasn t that beautlful M1 Lynn she asked Indeed It xx as the most beaut1ful sunset I haxe ex er seen he 1epl1ed Wouldn t I hke a p1cture hke that she sa1d half aloud and half to herself I 1ust love sunsets You shall haxe a plcture of that sunset for I am gomg to start to paxnt It tomorrow Oh' are you an art1st'? We dldnt know It Uncle James gaxe us to understand that you came here fox your health Then he excplamed to them h1s fa1l ure IH New York and told them that he had lacked msp1rat1ons but that he felt sure he yxoud find them thele For the next fexx daxs he xx olked qu1etly 1n hls room xxhlch ox er looked the la ce and xxhe1e he could see the sunset exery n1ght Aft r dalk he xx ould take long xx alks alone beneath the stars and return xerx late and after a most refreshmg sleep he would arlse 1n the I'l101l11Hg' and go to wolk agaln At the end of the fourth dax he lnxlted the Holbrooks to h1s room to see hls sunset Thev knexx then that he had made a success but xx hen thex looked at the plcture thex held the11 2-l g , ., , ., , . ,I .C . 1 , , A L . i ' 1 , ' 4 - . ' v' ' 1- , ' Y ' , '- ,' ' . v . , . V ' 1 -1 ' fy v l . 1 . V , 1 . . . S v 3' A , 1 ' 1 ' x vs 1 . S I . . S . 3 1 1 '- - - S . . 4 , , . . y . - Y 1 y - l ' a 1 vi w ' ' . L n s . . . Y N . - 7 . 7 . v 1 - 1 f 1 , . n ' Y a , , H 1 .L ' 1 11 . . . . 1 ' - - H . 7 . cc , , ' Y Y Y 11 , ' . . . . , . 73 ' ss ' ' , an 1 ' ' ' 1 L ' . ' YY 77 ' ' Y 7 , - xc ' 11 . v . Y. U 7 . 7 ' , L bs Y ' - - - , rr ' , u ' ' 7 ' V U I ' 1 w v ' - .. . . . . v . . ,, I . 1 1 . 1 ' as 1 ' v 1! . . , . W . . 6 . . 4 . - ., . 4 V. H . - 1 1 1 y . , . . . . x v . Y . A , ' w Y - I - . 1 Q 1 1 . v - y ' Q . . .. v ' - f, ' 1 - v F- 5 . V n, . , Y -. . L, v . L - , . F . . I Q . V . . , . v ' y ., . t , . Y V Y . Y ' ' u . , . . . . V . . . , W Q v-, . ' v 4 . y . a . 1 . ' L