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

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fvmfsromfs OF Bux TON 1-HGH E 4 SCHOOL ED l'T C35 f 7 . xzw FQX ' ,xxx X 218538 V4 1 5, I I' Il S I fxnyos I 1 l 1 51913 HAWN 1 I ir, QL? lq4e ' 'sifhirtl' 4 I I 5 . Q3 4'QQ 3,867 M2'?af322if-9' The Progress of the Samuel D. Hanson High School The first plans for a new high school in Buxton were made in 1887 when the people voted to establish a Free High School. Nothing was done, however, until the next year, when they raised a sum of money to start the school. The high school was made by raising the roof of the Buxton Center Grammar School building, and using the up- stairs for the high school. Mr. I.V.Smith, supervisor at the time, went around visiting the families and inquiring whether or not the boys and girls of high school-age would be interested. Finding enough interested, they opened the first high school, September 5,l8881 On opening day there were fifty-seven pupils, which was more than they could accomodate, so they brought in settees, until new desks could be provided. The first teacher was Mr. George Larrabee. The first year, instead of a graduation, they held a public examination at the school. The first gradu- ' ation Buxton High School ever had was in 1890, with only two pupils graduating, Everett Harmon and Will Cressey. In 1912 it was voted to build a better equipped school. They bought a piece of land, containing four acres, which was located on top of the hill, and started the building of it. In 1913 it was finished and ready for use. This new high school was considerably better than the old.

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JL. has the the -------v A -.-...---......--. .......-. .--.--Y - The first and greatest gift which Buxton High School received was made by Dr. Zenas Hanson, when he gave sum of five thousand dollars on the condition that high school be named after his brother, Samuel D. Hanson. This is the name by which it is known today. T The money was used for hiring teachers, furnishing ' school supplies, equipping a very modern laboratory, putting in electricity and furnishing the water supply. March 19,1950 disaster struck, when a fire broke out in the early morning. Having been discovered too late, everything was burned. Fifty thousand dollars was estim- ated to be the loss. The articles we lost can never be replaced. We lost the library, which was the finest of its size in Maine. Many reference and fiction books, the two cups won by the school in speaking contests, and the wonderfully equipped laboratory also were burned in the the fire. ' Since that fire, a new building has been built on same site, and is still called the Samuel D. Hanson High School. The cost of this building was 325,000. Our new building is a two story structure consisting of a cement basement in which are the laboratory and cafe- teria combined, and the boys' and girls' basements. The first floor has two classrooms, with large closets in ' each room, an office, and the trophy cabinet given by Mr. Isaac A. Clough, which contains many trophies. We have a wonderful movie projector and a large supply room. The second floor has the main assembly hall which seats sixty pupils. A stage is built into'the front of this room, which,when not used as a stage, ia a classroom.. There is also a library, containing many helpful and in- teresting books, and also we have upstairs a boys' cloak- room and a girls' cloakroom. The Alum i of our high school have been both faith- ful and generous in making it possible for tho school to be equipped with electric clocks.and boys' and girls' lockers and a pianos Recently an Agricultural Building has been added to the school. There is now an agricultural course for the boys. This building is located in the Bradbury Block. This new course has greatly benefited the citizens of B'L1.XtOI'1 o ' 4 We are proud of our school, and we know that it will prosper in the future as it has in the past. Gloria Fogg '48