Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
Good Will Farm.

| Many new things have taken place at
+, Good VIII Farm within the last few
| days and many new things Instituted
that will mean much to the homes
Commencement week closed, SATURDAY,
and with it many new changes were
| made in the faculty and the manage
| ment of the homes. Charles Nuster, Tor
several years assistant supervisor, mas
| resigned his position to become score
tary of the Y. NJ. c. a. in Berlin, n.
Ii. Walter T. Hinckley, secretary of the
homes for some time succeeds MN.
William Harris, for the last two years
principal of the High school, has resigned
his position to accept a similar one. and
Clinton Allen will succeed him. Robert
a. York of Elmira, n. Y, has been
elected manual training teacher to sue
, coed Clarence e. March.
New plans have developed and on
July 81 Good VIII week will be observed
for the first time to take the place of the
Good WIN Assembly planned once ana
since abandoned. Social ana athletic
events will take place during this week
and addresses will be given.
One of the greatest improvements at
Good VIII is the electric light system.
All the cottages are now wired tor
lights and the cottages will be lighted
some time during the summer. The re-
ception room at each cottage has a
brass chandelier
The association has recently added "a
new farm to the present homes, having
bought the Robert Jennings place ad-
Joining the property. his includes De-
sides many acres of land a good set OF
farm buildings. The farm has new
superintendent, Dr. E. NJ Santee OF
Cortland, n. Y. He was formerly direc-
tor of agriculture at the berkshire
schools in New York. He has instituted,
already, new lines of work in agriculture
and will be the director of agriculture in
the Good viii schools. One of the most
interesting things is the poultry depart
ment. Each cottage is to have a certain
number of hens, small hen houses having
been built for them, and each cottage Is
to have Il different variety of poultry.
The poultry will be cared for by the boys
and girls at each cottage and studies
will be made as to the qualifications of
the particular line of poultry. The plan
is that the poultry at the cottage shall
furnish the eggs for its use. The breeds
adopted are: Rhode Island Reds, Colleen
Laced wyandottes. Barred fiymontn
Rocks. Black Orpingtons, silver Laced
Nyandottes, Brown Leghorns, " hlte
Nyandottes, Partridge wyandottes,
White Rocks, Partridge plymouth
Rocks. White Leghorns. Buff Leghorns,
Silver Spangled Hamburgs. The plan Is
now to raise for the coming year All the
vegetables for the use of the homes.
The closing exercises of commencement
took place, Saturday. with the program
of the graduating class as follows: sa-
lutatory. Percy Jerry shaw; history,
Muriel Ruth Jones: grafton, HaroIa
Chauncey Warren. prophecy, Arthur Ed
mond Wilson: essay. Evangeline Louise
jackson; Grafton. Grant Elmer Haskell;
ValedIctory. Cecil FREDERICK Russell.
The graduating class officers We're:
President Grant Elmer Haskell; vice
president, Percy Jerry shaw; secretary.
Haroldf Chauncey warren; treasurer,
Christina d. Guerin; EvangeIine Louise
Jackson. MurieI Ruth Jones, Cecil Fred
erick Russell, Arthur Edmond Wilson,
Harold Wesley Cain.
The seventh annual prize contest in de-
clamation for the Lamoureaux and
Thrall prizes took place Friday evening.
the following being the winners. Boys
division, Grant Elmer Haskell. LIST, Percy
Jerry Shaw. End; Girls division. Char
lotte Helen Downs. LIST. Eva Louise Jack
son, End Committee of awards, T. II.
Weeks, ESD, DIR. M. A. Priest, Miss
Cora Chapman.