The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-09


Academy fifty-nine years ago and my
coming here was the result of two
things, a storm and the advice of a
friend. | had started out on the stage
with my father to go to Bloomfield
where | was to attend school, but
severe storm came on and told faith
er that l would come to North Arson
Here l attained such proficiency, ac-
cording to my own way of thinking
and the teachers, that | was asked to
assist in hearing the classes recte.
do not agree with the last speaker in
regard to manual training, for in my
day enough of that was found out of
school with the saw and wood pile
When my daughter was studying Latin
at school she came to me for assist
ance, and when | attempted to read
the sentences she told me that | did
not pronounce the words right.
would like to know who has been over
and interviewed the dead Romans and
found out the pronunciation was
wrong. | fear that there is danger
of education being overdone in our
schools. Nowadays we see all the
boys and girls going to school wear
ing glasses. Why In my day it was
an unusual sight to see a pupil going
about with spectacles astride his nose
| should as soon expect to see the boys
coming to school all wearing wigs. T"
Judge A. Simmons. the only former
principal present, was next introduced
and said that his speech would neces-
sarily be hash" but it was a most
delectable kind of mixture, being one
of his sermontalks in which tender
recollection mingled and lent color to
the earnest convictions and conclu-
sions of the present. 1t was very
gratifying to all former students of
Arson Academy when Judge Simmons
announced that he would erect a new
stone and care for the neglected grave
Of the first teacher of Arson Academy
Seated at the tables were: Lizzie
Fletcher Emery, 80; Wallace Emery.
Geneva Allbee Hilton, so; Alice Taylor
Goodrich, 81, Bingham; May Hilton
| Lawrence 81, Waterville; Miss Law
renee, Waterville; Lila Smith Salley,
'S2, Skowhegan; George E. Paine. 'S2,
Mrs. Paine, W. L. Walker, 80, Show
hegan;/ Mae Fletcher Parsons,
Bunker, SO, Cyrus n Blanchard,
IS. Wilton Mrs. Blanchard, Wilton;
George A. Whitney, SO, Lewiston;
Marta Houlton Savage, '8S, Bingham;
Perley B. Thompson, 'SS, Norwood,
Mass; Mrs. Thompson, Helen Fletcher
Stevens SO, Oakland; Lena Savage
Davis, SO, Madison; Annie Fairbro-
Their Smith, go, Madison; Minnie Rus
sell Wheeler, 81, Skowhegan; Mabel
Marston Porter 81, G. A. Porter, Lena
T Donley, '92. Josephine A. Moulton,
so, Annie Moore Littlejohn, '93. Lew
iston, Ina Donley French, '93, w. F.
French, H. E. Marston, '95. Pittsfield;
Ethel Hilton Rowell, '95, Scion; Cora
Donley Standsh, '95, Eda T. Moore, '95,
Lewiston; Stella Brown McCabe, 90,
Somerville, Mass, L. McCabe, Nellie
F. Hapgood, go Grace Scott French,
90, Daniel NJ. Marshall, 90, Oakland
Harriet Walker Written 90, Farming
ton, j. H. Written, Daniel Steward,
81, Bingham; Mrs. Steward Bertha
Caswell, 81, Edith Davis Burgess, 81,
NJ. w. Burgess, Mary Tarbell Pratt,
81, Philadelphia, Penn; Lena Smith
Marshall, 81, Oakland; Elizabeth
Dinsmore Holley, '9S, F. H. Holley,
Bessie Spaulding Rand, '9S. Louise
Twaddelle Tapley, SO, L. E. Bailey, so,
Edith Walker. SO, Paulenah NJ. Sim
mons, co. Marion Hovey Barnaby, 90,
E. P. Barnaby, Susie B. Clark, 04,
Rachel B. Marshall, '04 Nellie Pullen,
05, Josephine GIBSON, OF, Lilly Bay;
Harry L. Savage, OF, Clarence Tarr,
OF, Edna NJ HoEey, OF, Ivy Jackson,
OF, Beatrice GIBSON, '0S, Lilly Bay;
Verna HIATT Savage, '08, Maud Hall, '08,
Stratton; Bertha NJ. Oliver, '09, Jose
phine NJ. Dutton, '09, James H. Thorne,
'09, Elmer w. Sawyer, '09, Everett r.
Sawyer, 90, Lawrence S. Beale, 10,
Alice E. Fletcher, 10, Lizzie r. Clifford,
10, Alice Cahill. ~, EVE Gray Rob
inson, w. c. Robinson, f. E. Holman,
Florence Goodwin, Ellen Caswell Gray,
Edie Mann Heath, w. c. Simmons,
Jennie Hilton Bailey, Adde Dnsmore
Brown, Harriet Palmer Ware, Ella
Smith Beale, Ada Manton Scott, Sarah
Savage French, Ella Mantor Hapgood
H. B. Merry, c. H. Clark, Madison !;
Charles S. Wilson, Portland; Mr.. and
: Mrs. A. Simmons, S. j. Walton and
daughter Ethel of Skowhegan, Mr.. and
| Mrs. w. n. Prince, Portland; Mr.. and
Mrs. F. T. Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. R. II.
WATSON, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Benjamin
At business session the following
officers were elected: President
Hon. c. N Blanchard, Wilton; Vice
President, Ina NJ. French; Secretary
Daniel Steward, Bingham; Treasurer
Mabel NJ. Porter; Elk Com, Lizzie A.
Emery, Marion S. Moore, Edna NJ. How
ey, Elmer w. Sawyer, Fred w. Bunker.