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

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6 THE CRESCENT Interesting Places of Buxton The Saco, a river rising in New Hampshire, flows through many towns which are noted for their beautiful scenery. At Salmon Falls on the Saco are two of these works of nature. The river itself flows between two roads, one being in Buxton and the other in Hollis. The quaint little settlements at Salmon Falls are mostly old and Historical Homes, one of course being the home of the late Kate Douglass Wiggin. Salmon Falls one of the noted places for summer residence as well as a place for sight-seers. If one should go there, two places of interest would be looked upon as beautiful sceneryg these are Pleasant Point and Indian Gellar. Indian Cellar is a canyon of rugged and smooth rocks. This is located on the left hand side of the road just as you cross the bridge from Buxton. One must go through a shady woodland path down the side of the river, where one may look from dizzy heightsg see the water playing catch with itself, hear the rumble and thunder as the water lashes the rocks,--with angerg and feel the vast power of nature. After a walk of about a quarter of a mile a person is amazed by the small shrubs and trees growing out from the rocks of the canyon. A person also can see the beautiful Saco wind its way in and out of the rocks in the bottom of the pit. People coming and going from this place also adds to the environment of the canyon. Many men, women, and children who visit this canyon also visit the other place of interest which is Pleasant Point, it is located on the banks ef the Saco which is known now as the Woodman Reservation. At the entrance marked by two stone posts the home of Capt- ain Joseph Woodman once stood. The first tannery, the first brick-yard, and the first tavern were built here. A fort was also built here for the protection of the people from the Indians. To-day one can see people swimming in the river and others play- ing and lounging on the sandy beach. This is surrounded by a high rocky hill. Upon this hill is an old cemetery where many old settlers were laid at rest many years ago. The grounds which descends to the southwest overlooks a beautiful grave and the Saco River beyond at the foot of one of the wildest and most romantic gorges along its course. Pleasant Point is visit- ed by hundreds of people Sundays as well as during the week. We people of this town look upon this place as being barren in the winter, but in the summer Salmon Falls is one of the most beautiful settlements on the banks of the Saco. Linwood Wallace '40 h , ,, le '----1i4--

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EDITORIALS fly. ,,, U, :L .fn . Jgtbcf-GN fu. QV , :-:- -5 6020 X JL - t l of Ag, c 51: J! sf Q' Nfl' j :K fu '11'J' this X x 0 '7 lv -4 'Y I - M F 4, XQXH .111 -- Af- NC U L,E.W- l To-day when we want to get the latest in news - of war or divorce, music or foods, we merely give the dial a turn and get the wanted information direct from Walter Winchell, Marjorie Mills or Sammy Kay. Or if we miss an appointment we pacify ourselves by listening to Father Bar- bour dictate to his family or Jack Benny maneuver his jaloppy. However, at the present, the trend is to select programs not merely for entertainment but also those with cultural values. If you have never listened to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, listen for the music may appeal to you or you may visualize the work necessary to conduct an orchestra of over one hundred and fifty pieces and you will find yourself ap- preciating tho classical music of Beethoven and Mozart. A great many programs have been dedicated to some direct cause. The majority of these are to fight crime. Concerning the growth of our nation, historical dramas play their part admirable with a cast of well fitted actors. Almost any evening you may enjoy a choir accompanied by an organ and what is more beautiful than such a combination? We must not forget the World of Sports for they play a prominent part in life to-day. The football games, horseraces and fights hold us in our homes nearly as spellbound as they do the spectators in the stadium. Many people are not rightly radio-conscious to-day - that is they do not listen to the programs which are most beneficial. The value of radio can only bu determined by the lis- teners thus cultural progress by this radio depends on the individual. Winifrcd Carll '40 ,

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THE CRESCENT Sound Films 7 The importance of sound films should not be under-estimat- ed when planning the curricula of high schools in 1940. In this modern age, these should play a very prominent part in the classrooms of all up-to-date schools Pictures are used for teaching very young children to a great advantage therefore, why not continue thru the entire educational period? At the age of five years or the more mature age of twenty-one, most minds are objects visualized make a more vivid and on then, while paragraph after paragraph are read, are but mere words. It would be a distinct advantage to various classroom work. writings of Dickens, and would be very impressive this literature could be classes. and instructive produced on the so sensitive that permanent impression of description which have movies in of Shakespeare, the The great books many other familiar authors' works te'the students, if screen in the English In the General Science room, examples of friction, inertia and gravity could be expressed in movies in the most striking manner so that everyone would know the definitions when asked in an examination. The experiments in Physics and Chemistry could be explained so clearly and concisely in pictures, that all students could work then out after class. Sound films are a great advantage over the silent ones because we learn , through hearing as well as through seeing. Films on farming and soil conservation would be very beneficial to the boys taking the agricultural course. History often times creates no enthusiasm for the student when he must study events such as the settling of the West, the laying of the Atlantic cable, the founding of the colonies and many other high points in the heritage of our country. However, when the student secs a picture depicting these events he is able to remember them longer because he sees and hears them living at the time of the event. Edna Moulton '41 'lC--36'3I k4i-9i Bi'-X-5i'-X-s'i 2l li li'61-5i'-,f ii-ll-'1HP.K-45-3645-'N-'35 H' At this time again we wish to take an opportunity to express our appreciation for the Hanson Fund. This was left to the school by the late Samuel D. Hanson. The interest from this fund is to be used for the purpose of obtaining things g which would be considered luxuries. We have recently purchased a newBell-Howell sound film machine. We were able to obtain this by using the interest' from the Hanson Fund, proceeds from school activities and J with a liberal trade-in allowance from our old machine, thus making sound pictures possible without additional cost to the taxpayers.