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

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30 1115112 Crescent Miss Hutchinson who teaches French Is so fair and full of glee. How she understands that language, Is much more than I can see. Don't take this too seriously, Or be filled with sudden woe, I just did it for exercise, Which is helpful you know. L. W., '26, IN FRENCH III C'I'ranslatingl The carriage was driv- en by an old coachman in blouse fliveryjf' Mr. R. G., '26, winds his watch during spelling period. Mr. J.: Are you afraid that it won't go until school closes ? In the future when we are performing experiments in Physics, we hope that Miss Hulit will look the other way, as her glances have a bad effect on the apparatus. Miss L. W., '26, tries to ask Stevens a question about his automobile, in French. Miss H.: She's going to ask you who you had out last night. SCIENCE I Miss L.: How far will a rock go P Miss H. R., '29: Till it stops. IN PHYSICS Mr. J.: A horse knows what you mean by 'go ahead' and 'back up'. Miss IE. F., '27 Cin undertonej : Mine doesn't. ' WANTED An ear trumpet so the teachers can hear. A gravestone man-Elton Stevens has gone out of business. A dancing teacher to teach: M. C. T.. '28, L. M. H., '26: V. M. R., '293 E. C. F., '27, how to do the Charleston. A Ford so that Bob Hill can take all his girls to ride. A horse so that the Bar Mills boys can get to Buxton Center more than once a day. A boat so Bernice can take us for a Rowe. Someone to beat Miss Knox at her favorite stunt - jumping banisters or anything that's in the way. A pilot over the rough seas of Algebra. Something for T. S., '29, to laugh at. Miss L.: What isa boob? After Miss L. VV., '26, had given a definition- Miss L.: Oh. you are too dignified. Miss L. W.,X'26: Well, a dumb-bell, then. HEARD IN BIOLOGY Miss L. reads this definition of man: Man is a two-legged animal without feathers. Miss L.: Do you think that is very near right P Miss B., '28: Yes Mr. C. to Mr. J.: Is the interest in this problem reckoned twice a year or semi-annually? Mr. J.: What's the difference? .l, Miss L. Cto Biology Classl: What can you give for an illustration to show a difiference in comparison P No answer is given. Miss L.: Well, there's quite a dif- ference between a fly and an elephant.

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The Crescent 31 IN BIOLOGY Miss L.: What should be done for a severe Cut on the head, Mr. D.? Mr. D., '29: Tie a rag around your neck. How EXCITING IT WOULD BE IF:- E. Dixon, '28, didn't always take a nap in French II! The Biology Class all had their lessons for once! Buxton didn't get a high score in Bas- ketball! The Freshies forgot to be first ones at school in the morning! E. Greene forgot his Ford, so that he Couldn't take M. L. P., '28, and M. C. T., '28, to ride! Our gang wasn't always singing or dancing! Mr. johnson forgot to tell us to go right home at the close of school ! Miss Hutchinson didn't have patience in French Class! The girls forgot to powder their noses! Mildred and Viola were separated! IN FRENCH IV Miss H.: What kind of an 'S' was that ? Miss M. T., '26: A 'Z'. Miss L. VV., '26 fteaching junior Eng- lish when Miss L. was absentl: If you were writing a letter to a lady that you did not know, what form of saluta- tion would you use? Mr. K. S.: Dear Unknown. Miss N. P. is reading a part of Evan- geline in which is this sentence: Thus to the Gasperan's mouth moved on that mournful procession, which Miss P. reads like this : Thus to Gabriel's mouth moved on that mournful procession. D IN SCIENCE I Miss L.: Where are icebergs found, Mr. E. D.? Mr. E. D.: In the ocean. Miss L.: I didn't expect to find it Hoating around in a tub of water or a bathtub. Mr. J.: What is a promissory note, Miss P. P ' Miss P. : An agreement to pay some- thing. Mr. Oh! I see, a black eye. Miss P.: No, no, no! A sum of money. BooK REVIEWS The Seventh Angel -Eleanor Soule. Little VVomen - Mabel Harmon, Olive Warren, Lenora Berry. So Big -Teresa Knox. The Heavenly Twins -Yola Turner, Guila Turner. ' Happy Hawkins -Teddy Sanidon. Unknown to History - Everett Dixon. The Lengthening Shadow -Kenneth Smith. The Second Mate -Leonora Parker. The Lookout Man -Elton Stevens. Her Father's Daughter -Elsie Fogg. The Girl from Hollywood --Carrie Cookum. Ironheart -Reginald Gerrish. Young Lion Hunter -Eddie Sargent. The Man of the Desert -Robert Hill. Her Prairie Knight -Eusley Dunn. Wildfire -Edith Hutchinson. The Man of the Forest - Harry Dean. H u IN PHYSICAL EXERCISES Mr. J.: There is a bad crook in your row, Mr. Dunn. We wonder who the crook can be!

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The Crzsrent 29 If A I 1.34 Sv x if ., ff' an ,.. V ' ' ' , il- Lie, ,fn V. fir MK 6 - If 49:1 ' N l I ' r - 12 ' f .II oi4gS Miss M. T., '26 Cin History Class, giv- ing the sixth section of the Constitutionj 1 They shall in all cases be exempted from arrest except in cases of treason, felony and breach of promise fpeacejf' Miss I-I ftalking on congressional recordj : Here is your appendix. Mr. J.: Why do you lean forward when climbing a hill ? Miss L. P., '27: I don't, I stand right up straight. LATIN I Miss E. P. writes on the board a sen- tence in which she uses the word Dex- erabantur Cwhich is really no word at alll. Miss H. C after some other sentences had been readl: You may read your sentence, Miss P. Miss P. fbeginning very slowlyj: Dexera-dixe-di- Miss H. fvery suddenlyj: Well, well, Miss P.! No wonder you can't pronounce it! Mr. -I.: Are you keeping count ? Miss B. R.: No, I lose it. ENGLISH I Miss L.: Rev. may be applied to any doctor's name. ENGLISH I Miss L.: The wolf met Red Riding Hood in the woods. Mr. E. H. D., '29: I thought it was beside the road. IN FRENCH III Fogg, '27 Ctranslatingj : Loulir is eating the climbing rose bush. Miss H.: And who is Loulir? Fogg, '27: The priest fhorself' IN LATIN III Miss H.: What is an Alma Mater P G. T., '27: The college or cemetery Cseminaryj one graduates from. IN FRENCH III Fogg, '27 Ctranslatingj : Bettina was planted Cstandingj there before him. THE FACULTY Mr. Johnson is our principal, He is ever kind and true. Of those who do compare with him There can only be a few. Miss Libby who is a leader Of all straight paths and ways, Teaches each of us with kindness, To succeed in future days.