Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-24
A! KENT'S HILL.
Annual Senior Reception
Held, Friday Evening.
Called One Of The Best Of The
Kind the Hill Ever Saw.
Social, Entertainment, Refreshments
And Promenade Enjoyed.

Kents Hill, Me, Feb. 23.-tSpeciaD.-
The annual Senior reception. which is
ore Ct the gayest and most delightful
Of the social functions at Kents Hill
Kicker hall. \ more beautiful specta-
Gle. ty pical Of academy life. could hard
y be imagined than that which was
witnessed in the Art rooms. where the
reception proper was held. Gaudy with
school and college banners. bright with
bunting ana electric lights, merry with
music and good cheer was the scene
where students mingled with teachers,
and al received their friends, making
new acquaintance and renewing old.
1t was time when Kents Hill hospi-
tally reigned supreme. when that
genuine school spirit which so char
acterizes this old and honored insti-
tuition was seen al it's best.
For several weeks past the members
of this years Senior class had worked
tc make the affair the grand success
that it vas. The rehearsals for the
pa VIM II IVA iilNtt an iiilpDI bdHl PAL
of the entertainment, the drilling for
tie musi2, the matter of decorations,
which were extensive and beautiful,
tine sending out Of invitations, all re-
quired tie attention of a large number
OF the class who performed their re-
spective duties so faithfully and we'll
that the reception given by the class of
1918 will go down as one of the finest
affairs of it's kind ever held at the
Kent's Hill Seminary.
The various committees in charge of
the affair We're as follows:
General committee. Lester Whittier.
Pittsficld; Harrison Amber, Andover:
Hazel Gibbs. kcnt's HILL decoration.
Fred Young, kezar Falls. Rober Allen.
Mt. Desert, Mabel Gibbs. Kents Hill;
refreshments, Lewis Akers. Andoyer.
Russell Waterhouse, Kennebunk, Ida
Richards. North WAYNE; class officers,
President, Mervyn Webber. Week
Mills; vice president. Ruth Judkins,
Newport. secretary, Jasper Richard
son, Ear Harhor; treasurer, Muriel
Brown, kent's Hill.
The claas play. which was given in
the auditorium of Kicker hall preceding
the reception in the Art rooms. was
The comedy drama in three acts. "The
Country Minister, by Arthur Lewis
fubbS. The cast of characters was:
Key. Ralph Underwood the country
minister. Harrison Amber. Andover:
Gregory Heath, of the world ut large.
woodbury. Brigham. RoXbury, Mass;
Jud Pard0e. a wreck on the ocean of
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othy Hold, who would rather whittIe
IMAM work, Orlando Lane TopsfeId;
Deacon Potter. Just a trine deaf"
Mainland Barter, North Conway. N.
H.; William Henry, Lester Whittier.
Pittsiield; Tom Sparrow, Mervyn Web
Ter Weeks Mills; Mr.. Fflkins. an off
Ger, Russell Waterhouse, Kenncbunk.
Helen BurleiGh, Lorraine Hall. West
Fefu; Jerusha Jane Judlsins, the post
mistress, Eleanor Fish, Portland;
Roxy, "A fresh air kid" Gail White
house. Auburn; Granny Grimes, Nellie
Berry, Bingham; Fanny, a maid, Haz-
81 Gibbs, Kents Hill.
Between the acts of the play the
kent's Hill Orchestra and the Schu-
bert Male Quartet of Portland furnish
ed the musical program
In the receiving line. at the reception
following the entertainment were:
Prof and Mrs j. Orville Newton. Miss
Myrtle Blackwood, preceptress; Miss
Frances a. Davis, Miss Florence Eat
on; Mervyn Weber and Miss Ruth
Judkins.
The evening closed with Il prone
made in the gymnasium, after ice
cream ana fancy crackers had been
served The gymnasium had been pref
tily decorated with bunting in the col
ors Of the class of 1913, Many out-of-
town visitors Were present to enjoy the
splendid hospitality OF the evening.