Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-30

A rally under the auspices of the
Athletic Association of the ialloweI
High school was held in the school
room Friday night. The affair had the
enthusiastic backing OF II. w Kidder
the principal OF the school, and his
energetic laborS succeeded in getting
together the most enthusiastic crowd
that was ever known te bc in the
building, indeed there was more en-
thusiasm in Halloween last night than
has been since the great Fourth Of
July celebration of three years dgo.
,fhe idea of the rally was to bring to-
gether the friends of the school TO
snow their appreciation Of tie athletic
spirit that is aoroad among the stu
dents ana TO give the members of the
football eleven d rousing send-of as
they will go forth To meet the ConY
High Saturday afternoon and put the
Augusta boys to rout on their own
grounds The gathering last night was
Sc far out of the ordinary for this city
that il merits more than passing no
tice. Not only were the scholars ont
in full force, also the patrons and
friends Of the school. hut a large
number Of professional and business
men Were sufficiently interested 10
leave their homes to attend The
speeehmaking was not only interest
ing and encouraging but it was Of
high order The school yell was given
over and over again in almost true
college style.
Principal H w. Kidder called the
meeting 10 order at O'Clock, when
he stated the real object of the gath
ering was to give the citizens an op-
portunity TO prove their interests, If
hey had any, in the athletics of the
school and he said that he was more
than encouraged to see SO many in
terested IN the sports. Mr.. iliddet
then called Upon Mayor Emery o.
Beane to preside. This was the first
signal for veil by the boys, when
the HalowelI High. took the chair.
Mayor Btane made some practical
and witty remarks that at once cap
tured the audience and started the
bah rolling. Mr.. Beane Is & football
enthusiast having been prominent in
Goth the 3ewdeia and Harvard teams.
Other speakers were F. G.. Wads.oFth.
superintendent of the Winthrop and
Hallowell schools, Rev. H. l.. Mich
OILS, Judge Geo. \. Stafford and George
F. Morse Of the school board. KeE.
Malcolm Dana aud Judge Fred Emery
Became. Ali the speakers were full Of
optimistic nrcphesies of the game tha5
going Ia be Won b. the local team
Saturday afternoon. one would have
hought that Judges Stafford ana
2caEe Wefe still in their teens by
heir speeches last night. Judge Beans
said hc had been connected with the
schools OF Halowell for II years and
~ had never before seen the entire
school bourd III attendance at any
meeting, nor had he ever seen SO
many Of the ministers of the city out,
g say nothing Of other busy men who
ad left their homes to SHOW their in
crest in school life. He predicted il
as n good omen. This story would not
be complete without making mention
If addresses delivered by three Of the
students. Leigh Weber. manager of
he team spoke ON behalf of the
;ehool. while Capt. Maurice Sands
spoke for the boys of the school. and
asst but not least Miss Gwendclyne
Stafford, one of the bright young Ia
dies of the school spoke in behalf of
he girls, assuring the boys that their
ady friends We're with them in the
approaching struggle and that they
would honor them for their manly
playing whether they won or lost.
The probabilities are that n large
crowd of Hallowell rooters will be on
the Cony field Saturday afternoon.