Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-23
KENT'S. HILL SENIORS
HOLD RECEPTION =
9OTH ANNIVERSARY.

Kent's Hill, Me-, Feb. 22.-(SpeciaD,
The annual Senior Reception, which
is one of the gayest and most de-
lightful of the social functions at the
seminary. was held in Deering Chapel.
Friday evening, Feb. 2, with an unus-
uaIly large attendance. The inaugu-
ration of this event at Kents Hill
dates back to the class of 'S9, and
each winter since has brought with
it the expectation of this happy occa-
sion. which marks, as it were, a GER
tain milestone in the history OF the
graduating class. The reception TINS
year. the 25th of its Kind, was marked
by all the delightful features charac-
teristic of the Senior receptions or
the past-the return of former stu
dents, the meeting of old friends, the
we'll prepared literary programs, the
music, cheer, and hospitality on every
hand more beautiful spectacle, typ
ical of New England academic llre,
could hardly be imagined than that
which was witnessed in Deering Chap
ell last evening, where the reception
was held Gaudy with school and COL
lece banners to the number or 4Uo,
bright with purple and gold bunting,
which represented the colors or the
class of 1914, brilliant with electric
lights, merry with music and good
cheer was the scene where students
mingled with teachers, and all re-
ceived their friends, making new ac-
Il old 9
a time when Kent's Hill hospitality
reigned supreme, when that genuine
school spirit of which this old and
honored institution boasts was seen at
its best.
Special interest seemed to attach to
the reception this year due to the fact
that on the 9th day of the present
month Kent's Hill Seminary will have
completed 8 full years of service to
the moral, intellectual and social de-
velopment of the State of Maine, and
in a lesser degree, Of the country at
large Under these circumstances the
occasion, which is always a happy one,
seemed filled with a double measure
of joy and expressive loyalty. For
kent's Hill is an institution in which
it's friends taks a just pride, and its
progress from its early days Of strug-
gle to the present era of prosperity
and wide-spreading influence, has been
a subject of engrossing attention TO
all those who have inhaled the in
vigorating atmosphere of its activities.
1t is no wonder then that the Senior
reception this year, coming so near
the notable anniversary of the schools
founding, should be an occasion long
to be remembered fer its warmth of
feeling end it's genuine good cheer.
For several weeks past the members
of the Senior class had worked to
make the affair the grand success that
it proved to be. The rehearsals for
the play, which formed an important
part of the evenings entertainment,
the drilling for the musical numbers,
the decorating, which was extensive
and especially beautiful, the sending
out of invitations, all required the at
tention of a large number of the class,
who performed their respective duties
so faithfully and well that the recep-
ton given by the class of 1914 will go
down in the history of the school as
one of the most enjoyable ever held
at Kents Hill.
The various committees in charge of
the affair were: General committee,
Philip e Foster, Bar Harbor; Alton
Fl. Swett, Weld; Earle A. Hayes, Au-
gusta; Frank N Bailey. East Liver
more; Richard O. Allen, Mount De-
sert; decoration, Mildred Newton,
Kent's Hill: Earle Hayes, Augusta;
Guy Akers, Andover; Richard o. Allen,
Mount Desert; Angelica Bryant, Dex-
ter; Comic Masterman, Weld; Me-
hitable Dow, West Pcwnal; refresh
ments, Alton II. SWEET, Weld; Earle
A. Hayes, Augusta; Philip K. Foster,
Bar Harbor; Frank n. Bailey, East
Livermore; Richard o. Allen, Mount
Desert. The class officers are: Presi-
dent, Ralph Masterman, Weld; vice
president, Angelica Bryant, Dexter;
secretary, Philip E. Foster. Bar Har-
Dor: treasurer, Mehitable Dow, West
Pownal.
The evenings entertainment began
at o'clock, when the play, The Col
lege Chap, a comedy drama in three