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

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6.........,.r,-H- -. . ...,-l,ul,q.lr,, ,W Good Times at Buxton High The social activities and interests at Buxton have been and are varied. The public look forward to and turn out for the plays, which are'presented once or twice a'year. In past times three plays, consisting of one act, would be given in an evenirg ey the senior, junior and sophomore classes. The auditorium is the accepted place, in which the plays are held, but in those iimes'they would also be given at Groveville and West Buxton. Later in the year another dramatic skit would be given, which was termed as the senior play, as the proceeds benefited the senior class. This custom has been carried on until last year. Instead of the usual play, a minstrel show was presented. The great success onabled.us to play it twice. Another form of entertainment is the annual Public Speaking Contests, of which this yearfs contest will be the 52ndQ' The winners, who are chosen from the first contest, participate in the C.Y.C.L. Contest, as Buxton is a member of the Central York County League. Buxton has competed in this competition for thirteen years, making itself winner five different times. ' The musical programs of Buxton have been few, but have bonsisted of very good'material. Such was the Concert of Christmas Carols, presented at the auditor-' ium, December ll, 1952 under the direction of Mrs Hurd. Beginning in the year 1941, the combined glee clubs and orchestras of Buxton, Hollis, and Standish gave a May Concert, which continued for the next two years under the direction of Miss Abbie Harvey. As each year finishes, Baccalaureate Services are held at the Buxton Center Baptist Church and Graduation Exercises at the Tory Hill Church. The social life at Buxton now takes in a wider scope of recreation. The Freshman Picnic of former times has now been replaced by a Freshman Reception, held at'Buxton Grange Hall. Instead of the numerous parties, we find entertainment in our many dances. The outstanding dance of the year comes in May-the Junior Prom.' This has become an cccurince of the past two years. The one event which we observe from the former days is the Christmas Party. On the afternoon before Christmas vacation all students gather in the mainroom. Each class presents some kind of a comical dialogue, and then we turn to our tree, which holds a Wjoken present for all. ' As the years roll on, everyone finds more and more pleasure within the halls of Buxton High School. Joan Eaton '47

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.....U--....l......,..-.l.u.ls.-M -.l.....n-.N, ..-..........,.lii The Church of the Graduates For the past several years the graduations of the Buxton High School seniors have been held at the Con- gregational Church at Buxton Lower Cerner. This seems an ideal place for the last meeting of a class about to start out in the world. The church, with its historical background and old traditions,would give them encourage- ment and inspiration. ' Right after the French and Indian Wars, the people of the town had their first meeting and voted that there would be preaching, so that the inhabitants of the township would not be destitute of public worship of God. The first meetinghouse was built of logs. In 1760 it was voted to build a frame building on the present site'at Lower Corner, Ministers from churches in Bidde- ford, Wells, and Popperellboro assisted the people from Buxton in forming their church. The new church was to be a regular Congregational. For some years the church was without an underpinning and pulpit. Several ministers preached for them for a few months at a time the first ten years. Then a committee was ' chosen to ask Paul Coffin, son of Colonel Joseph Coffin, of Newbury, to settle among them and carry on the work of the ministry. He accepted the position and settled here. In doing so, he gave up a good career, because ' he had been well-educated in cultivated literary society. The little town, which he accepted as his own, boasted of only about thirty families, which had not a single educated parishioner. Reverend Paul Coffin preached here sixty years until his death on June 6, l82l.' Kate Douglas Wiggin, the famous Maine writer, attended this church. It was'this church which inspired her to write her famous story, nOld'Peabody Pewn. 'The Old Tory Hill Meetinghouse, with its historic past, which has stood on the little hill about 185 years still welcomes the young and old of Buxton. Beverly Harmon '46 Q 1? 95x f I I! ik . Q -Q' . '- V Rv ' A - C iw he Ctr 1 -1 , xf.4ik-,Q Q LJ 455, n. 1453 +? .f!?L4,. K' if :Q-f fs. A s1w?rf'f ,f . . . . ...........x.. . df Q-i .'f7 W 5 W--ii'- Tr 5.eg.fdj ' - 1 6?pgQ??qglXgJ .gylxv-fx a U '-:Erma li-it-E T-f?l-xli?35'- I . ,dWw,.Jn I Ii, iivmgiigggmnipqqp. L' ?i 557 ' L' ' ......-,5,4.I.-Q.4-.L,,,,,gfl. li f'gfv'9 ' A'

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Sports Buxton has enjoyed athletics for a number of years. The sports offered are: basketball, softball, horse- shoes, and track. They joined the Central York County League in 1931. The league consists of Limerick, Limington, Cornish, Waterboro, Alfred, Hollis and Buxton. Contests are held in all the sports. A The track meet is usually held at the Cornish Fair Grounds in the spring with all schools participating in most every event. The school having the most points at the end of the meet wins the cup. Track is only played by the boys. In preceding years the girls have partic- ipated, but the state didn't approve, so softball was introduced for the girls. Softball is played by all the schools on the day of the track meet. The school win- ning the most games gets the cup. In horseshces there are preliminaries, and the winners in these have a chance to play in the finals. They are played off at one of the seven schools. ' The winter carnival is usually held in Limerick. Both boys and girls can participate. In preceding years the boys' and girls' points were counted together for the trophy,now the girls' aren't counted for it. There are several events in skiing and snowshoeing. The school having the highest score gets the trophy. Ribbons are given to the high scorers in each event at the dance held in the evening. The boy and girl getting the most points become king and queen of the dance. In basketball and baseball there are two games played with each school. The school winning the most games during the season is awarded the trophy. The town hall, known as the nwoodboxn, which is used by our basketball players for practice and games hinders their ability when they get into a large gym. lt.is hoped there will be a gym in a few years, making ' it more convenient for the players and spectators alike. lt is also hard for the baseball players to practice be- cause there isn't a centralized field. But even with these disadvantages there are many good sports, and they do their best to win. We are proud of them. Helen Carll '46 X . l 'x