The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-08-31
CAST|Nt NORMAL ASSOCIATION.
The Thirtieth Annual Encampment .
Great Success.

>S~S SuNCCSS.
Inc Castlne Normal Alumni Associa
ton closed its annual encamnmont
aug. 10th. This is a reunion If tho
graduates Of the Eastern State Norm Al
ochool OF Castine, and the first gather
lng was held in 1875, when it was de-
Saueu 70 hoid an annual meeting dur
ing the full moon of August" It is
now corporation and owns several
acres OF valuable land at Standpoint
DoIdering on the Penobscot river and
9 tnree-story cottage, having an annie
oinlng-room and kitchen, well fur.
nlshed assembly hall and comfortable
sleeping apartments. The steady
CROWN IN number has taxed the
capacity OF the cottage and dormitory
IL ;asoSolutely necessary. This building
WI, WI pe erected before the session of
1906. 1t will be three stories high and
contain WE'VE or sixteen sleeping
rooms besides other rooms. The funds
necessary for the erection of such
uormltory will be raised by the sale of
shares OF stock to the graduates. A
correspondent OF the Ellsworth Ameri.
oah gives the following report of
THIS YEARS ENCAMPMENT.
Ihere were many enjoyable events
during the encampment of 1908 when
are deserving of mention, but | will
speak briefly of but three. The first
was the thirtieth anniversary of the en-
campment. Prof. Grenville T. Fletcher
gave anlnteresting account of the early
days, quoting from Prof. Fred Fosters
Legend in Verse;" and often abiding
to the many humorous incidents of by
gone camps.
Osmond Emery Of Bar Harbor gave
the history of the building of the
present Castine alumni camp in the
spring of 1890. 1t was a vivid picture
OF building house without funds. He
assumed the whole debt until the Open
Ing OF the encampment of 1890, when
he received the loyal support of Prof.
g. I. Fletcher, DR.. A. A. Jackson, Rev
+. l.. Payson, Lawyer J. R. Duntop,
the late Nathaniel S. French and scores
OF others. To-day there is no debt.
Other campers spoke of the days of
camp since 1890.
THE Kidnapping of Harriet Ellen
Stone" led to mock trial of unusual
interest anG unprecedented fun. 1t was
ably conducted by Lawyers L. B. Deasy
of Bar Harbor, counsel for the plaintiff.
and John R. Dunton of Belfast, counsel
for the defendants. AS the abductors
and abductee were Well-known members
of the association, Cierk-of- Courts Fred
A Pitcher had hard work to keep order
in the court room, and Judge Hewitt
G. Fletcher OF Boston experienced diff
ticulty in preserving his usual dignity.
The third occasion was a reception
rendered to the residents and summer
visitors of Standpoint by the alumni
association. Mrs. E. E. Philbrook of
Castine was the chairman of the enter
tainment committee, Mrs. Jennie S.
CARL of Portland of the refreshment
committee, Miss Ella \. Morrow of
Boston of the reception committee,
Miss Persis l.. Fowler of Brewer of the
committee on decoration. The success
of the reception is largely due to the
efforts of these committees ana their
able co-Workers. The attendance was
large and the campers purpose to hold
a like reception each year.
OFFICERS.
The officers for the ensuing year are:
President, Charles ?. DeLaittre, Ait
ken, Minnesota; vice-president, Will j.
Thompson, South China, Maine: treas
urer, Prof. Albert F. Richardson, Cas-
tine; clerk, Ella F. Jordan, Boston,
Mass. trustees, Isaac B. Clary, Liver
more Falls; Emma A. Morrow, West
Roxbury, Mass; Osmond Emery. Bar
Harbor.
The encampment is always honored
by the presence of it's two principals,
Prof. Grenville T. Fletcher, who is now
one of the State board of education in
Massachusetts,, and Prof Albert F.
Richardson, the present popular head
of the school. Among the guests were
Edward W. Schuerch, of the Bowditch
school, Boston, and Mrs. Schuerch, Mr..
and Mrs. Greenwood and family, and
Mr.. Titcomb Of Pennington, and Capt.
Bunker of Portland.
GRADUATES PRESENT.
Below is partial list of the graduates
present. thirty-one of the thirty-six
classes being represented:
II, George A. kimball.
~, Leila Aymar Smith.
IS, DR.. E. E. Philbrook.
ia, Nancy NJ. Hopkins.
II, Or. A. a. Jackson, Hattie Oliver
Philbrook, Susie Haynes DeLaittre
'19, Charles 2 DeLaittre, Ida Snow
Perkins.
10, Emma A. Morrow, Osmond EN-
cry.
so, Martha Pendleton Jackson, Helen
c. Laughlin, Lillian Eaton Chilcott,