Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-14
FAIRFIELD,
Parents Day Program To-
day al Grammar Building.
Rev. F. {. Barton Resigns Go
ing 10 ROckpOTt, Mass.
high School Teachers Re elected
Great Ball Game Saturday.

Parents day will be observed at =
o'clock Wednesday afternoon BY tie
sehelars in the Grammar seHoolo build
ing. The exercises Viii be held IN the
Grammar school room and ON account
Of tie lack OF seating capacity only the
parents of scholars in Grades ". vi
VII and u are invited Tie entel4
tainment will be repeated at 2. NJ.
Thursday to which the parents OF tie
scholars ia all the smaller grades are
invited. The following is the program:
Flag salute; Flag song song. @MA 0"n
Eni,ed States; recitation, The Mer-
eha,t of Venice" Herm0n Brooks;
sons. TO tie Liunet,A Miss Freeiand .
school; The Little Dustnan." Miss
FreeIanA's school; piano solo, Gene
Vene ellis; song. Woodland Voices,
Miss Abkett,s school; Song, LIT
Thine Eyes, Miss Abbotts school;
Back the Composer Ruth Hatch;
song. THE Young Musician, Miss Os-
born's school; song, Rooster and
Hen" Miss Osborns school; song.
Lullihy." Miss Osborns school; Train
song Miss Osborns school; piano solo,
Mary A. Lowe; song, All Things
Well" Miss Freeland's school; song,
santa Lucia, &" Miss Freeland' 5
school; song. aSwanee River, Miss
Abbott,s and Miss Freelands schools;
Birds VIM L. Burgess; song. lis
Spriagtime." Miss Taylor's school;
song, May Time Miss Taylor 5
school; song, Rag Man. Miss Tay-
lorls school; song, Soldier Boys" Miss
Taglofs school; piano solo Marjorie
f.. smith. song. Tho oars Are splash
ing" Miss Abbotts school; song.
Fairies Dance. Miss Abbott's school.
song, THE Pines of Maine" Miss Alb
bott's and Miss Freeland's schools.
Fha Portland Packing Co. tried out
a new Nagel engine Tuesday morning
at the local corn shops. EYtrS ttinG
was found to be in first-elass shape.
Rev. F. f. Barton. for the past five
years pastor of the Universalist church
rendered his resignation to take effect
;ha first of August. Mr.. Barton has
accepted a call to the pastorate of the
First IIaiversalist church at Raekport.
Mass. He will go there Immediately ON
completing his pastorate here. Dur
ing the years that MIR. Barton and his
family have resided here they have
made many friends. Mr.. Barton has
been very popular as a pastor and as
exceedingly popular as citizen Of the
town. He has always been active in the
welfare Of the toHn and he will De
missed very greatly Mr.. Barton does
not intend Ia take his family with him
in August and they will remain here
another season. No one as yet has been
found to fill the vacancy caused by his
| resignation.
All the teachers in the High school
have been reelected for another year.
Another assistant will be secured. as
next fall new course in elementary
science will lac introduced. Other
studies that have fallen out in the past
| few wears will also be renewed. The
school contains only three classes and
there are no Seniors this years, on ac-
count of Grade TX being introduced
| four years ago and all scholars grad
uating from, the school then had to
| take an extra year in that grade before
entering the High school. Fifty-four
punils have taken the entrance ex-
aminations To the High school this
week. Next fall the common schools at
! the south end of the town will be
! smaller. as alb the Catholic scholars
that are old enough are planning To
fenter the paroncial school. The old
| white schoolhouse on Main street will
be CLOSED, rs it is certain that all the
scholars can he accommodated in the
lold High school building
A social dance viii be given Friday
| evening, June l6 al Palmers hail. Ben
ton Falls,