The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-22

lMortally antagonlsuc)i Marjorie
Byrd, Ruth Lander; Bob Rudd. Wade
Baker; Mrs. j. John Carroll. widow
and Colonel Rudds sister-in-law,
Marguerite Brimigion; Julia Carroll,
her daughter, Maude Hilton; Ned
Graydon, a young gentleman of ex-
ceedingly faulty memory Errold Hill
ton, Mr.. James Baskom, Colonel
Rudd's layer, Robert Smith; Ching-ah-
ling, the Chinese cook, a bit impert-
inent, but by far the most important
individual In the cast, Stanley Stod-
dard
The work of the Bingham Boy
Scouts is being greatly benefited by
the interest manifested by the bust
ness men of the town. The boys are
taking hold of things and under the
leadership of Scout master Elmer r.
Baker are rapidly qualifying for adj
vanced steps. Snow shoeing is at
present in order. The boys are to
leave here next Saturday on the il
O'Clock train for the Deadwater sta
ton from which point they will re-
turn home on snow shoes through the
woods and over the hills, distance
or eight miles. Last Saturday evening
seventeen of the boys met at their
hall, and after devotional exercises,
conducted by their chaplain, Rev 7.
b. HIATT. Dr. r. c Brown. one OF the
village physicians, gave the boys les
sons in the work Of first aid to the in
iured. BandaIlng in almost every
form was demonstrated. after which
the doctor showed the boys how to re-
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had been apparently drowned. they
were not only shown hSw but allowed
to do the work. Allen Lander, who
has seen considerable of the boy scout
movement in the West has kindly vol
unteered to take charge of the athle-
tic branch of the work and is at pres
ent training the boys in use of the
Indian clubs, and later the dumb-bell
exercise will be introduced The
boys have entered upon the construct
ion of things which they need for
their gymnastic work, to add to their
already good equipment. set OF
mats will be at once put into the hall,
which will remove the danger of in
Jury from a fall from the bars or
trapese. Any men interested in the
work are cordially invited to be pres,
ent at any of the regular Sat- evening
meetings.
THE BINGHAM SCHOOLS.
The citizens of Bingham are deeply
interested in and quite proud OF their
schools. For five years the town has
been a part of superintendent
union and the benefits derived from
this have been SO many and so OBJ
vious that no one opposed it. Among
the advance steps taken during that
period are The extension of the
school year in the rural schools from
26 to SO weeks per year and
a higher grade of instruction in those
schools; revised, extended, and great
ly improved courses of study; more
experienced and trained teachers; an
additional school in the village; an in
crease in the membership of the high
school from seventeen to forty; two
four-year courses instead of one three
year course; two teachers having the
degree of A. b., in place of one UNI
dergraduate teacher; an increase in
the annual appropriation for the high
school of four hundred thirty-three
per cent; and a seventy-five hundred
dollar high school building with the
second floor still unfinished where it
is hoped there may yet be classes in
agriculture, domestic science, and
manual training. One of the strong
factors in the grade school work in
the past has been Miss May B. Baker,
who taught the primary school so sue
cessfully for eight years, resigning
last summer 1t is hoped that she will
return to the work next year.