Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-04
At kENT'S HILL.
Hall Of Literat Society is 6eine Hand
some!y RemcdeIed.

Kent'S Hill, Me. Jan. Specially
The winter term ut Kent'S Hill opened
last week. after 10 days vacation
with an attendance Approximately the
same as during the fall tenn, ut which
time there was the largest attendance
for Il number of years There have
been 4 small number OF students VINO
have not returned this Wi:,trr. but
the number has been offset by an equal
number Of new students There are
no faculty changes this term.
The four ittrary societies of the
school held their regular term elections
the latter part of the week. The officers
of the different societies FOR the winter
are as follows:
President Richard Mans
field A!l,n, Columbia Fails; vice presi
dent. Francis Benj;rmin Squirting.
Northeast I2rbor; secretary. Perley
Morrel Lawrence. South Gardiner:
treasurer. George Warren Phelan, Dam
forth.
Litcrati-Presdent. Floyd Cndding-
ton. Mombaccus. y. Y: vice president.
William Frazier Quincy. Dorchester.
.'i.'N>- FN'' i'ts'i 4iN4 49, i'ttiN-
New Sharon: treasurer, Willis Alphon-
20 Cole, East I.iHermore.
AItl,hian --PregilAnt. Jessie Frances
Hayden South Thomaston vice presI-
dent. Mary Augusta Fitzpatrick. North
east I!Hrbor; secretary. Hannah Ma
belle <im5Hll. Northeast Iiarbor;
treasurer. Nar.h i;eIh Stevens. Ches-
tervilln.
ADMINISTRATIONS Alice F,s-
tellA simmons. Searsmont: vice pres-
dent. Bertha Mae Wentworth. VIM
thr"q: secretary. Bertha Angie Bryant.
BoWdoinham: treasurer, Agnes Belle
Ruunels Dunforth.
Among the changes that are being
made about the school is a complete
re!nndelinG of LiteraU Hall. the room
in Bearre Hall where the Literati so
ci"ty holds its meeting. Through the
efforts OF members of the student body
who aJn members of the society, n large
sum of money has been raised among
the student members and alumni who
We're members when students. for the
purpos" of making the change and
during the vacation vorkmrn from
Boston and elsewhere have been en-
gagged in retiiting and remodeling the
hall. y mex steel ceiling has been put
in position and at present workmen,
painters and decorators are at work
putting in the finishing touches on this
part Of the improvements.
In addition to this. the walls will be
refinisied and similar improvements
made. new green BRUSSELS carpet
will be placed on the floor and new
furniture that VIII match the new col
"rs will be secured When finished the
hall will bear comparison with rooms
Of its kind To he found anywhere
Tie ACCESSIBILITY of holding de1ica-
tory exercises when the hail is finished
is being considered. If such II step 10
taken, alumni of the school who were
ms mharS of the society will be invited
To he present and a program aprroprl-
ate to the occasion carried out IT 10
not known definitely when the work
viii he finished. but il seems probable
mat il will take several weeks vet.
which would probably bring the for
NAL opening of the hall some time i'm
the first of February.
Several alumni have been on the H;Il
during the past few days among whom
Were Ray. Fl. Randall. 80 Boston J-ui-
versity Medical School. '06: George +.
kimbail. 90. Harvard Law School: 7
Murray Carroll. 'O4. superintendent of
schools. Washington. Me: Miss Louise
Chase, o.. teacher i'm the High Schoo,
alta Gr"vetnn. n. H.; Miss Veniessa
Brown. 80, also teacher in tn, High
school ut GroNeton. and Miss Florence
Cobb of Gardiner