Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-26
GOOD WILL NEWS
Party of 13 Boys Return from
the 35th Annual. Hike with
Supervisor Hinckley-A
New Building
GOOD WILL WEEK-CANP
IN PINES OPENS

Coco VIII Farm. Me, June s5.-(Spe-
ciaD.-A party Of l3 Good Will boys
arrived home from their annual hike
Friday morning about half past 5
O'Clock They left Newport village
about o'clock Thursday evening, and
according to the custom of recent
years for the Good Will mixers made
the return trip in the night. The dis
lance covered is about Is miles. The
party left Good Will Farm Saturday
morning, June 10. at o'clock, and ar
rived at Newport village at -. and
were transferred to their camp on the
turner shore of Sebasticook lake AZ
miles distant in a motor boat. This ar
rangement gave them Sunday for a
day OF rest and they were on hand. of
course, for the first legal black bass
fishing in this year 1915, Sunday being
close time on fish in Maine. At an
early hour Monday morning most of
the boys were trying their luck with
the black bass. Earl G.. Clement, Good
Will High school, 't6. and George
Whittier Good Win High school, Is
were leaders on the hike, and Super-
visor Hinckley was in charge of the
camp at the lake.
Supervisor Hipckley had his first
boys camp just So years ago and, with
the exception of one year, he has not
failed to be in such camps in the mean
time. In the exceptional year he passed
six weeks in the Maine woods. but was
not the leader OF a camp, having only
one comrade. a college student.
The excavation for the new admin
istration building is practically finish
ed. Purinton & Co. Of Waterville had
the contract for the excavating and a
| large amount OF stone has been moved
7 1t is expected that the work on the
| building proper will begin July LIST.
and it will require year to complete.
| The program for Good Will week is
| announced. Good Will week bears the
same relation to the industrial and So
cial year at Good Will that Commence
ment week bears to The school year.
The program this year begins on the
evening Of July q and closes Sunday
evening, Aug. l. Much attention will
! be given this year to the history Of
the American Indian. Among the
speakers are Samuel Allen Williams.
who will lecture on the Southern In
dams and the Hopi Dance" and he will
also give his outdoor exhibition OF live
snakes-an exhibition which was pre-
vented in Good Will week last year by
rain storm. DR.. Charles A. Eastman.
the Sioux Indian. author Of "Wigwam
Days" THE Soul Of the Indian" and
other books bearing on the history Of
the Red Man, will give two lectures
and will appear in the full costume Of
"a Sioux Indian chief. There will be
other lecturers and preachers, full
athletic program. evening campfire and
other events to make an Interesting
week.
In previous years the Good Will
camp IN the pines has opened about
Aug. l, the cottages at Good VIII all
being closed through that month. A
change has been made this year in or
der that some Of the cottages NAV be
opened at Good Will throughout the
summer. Under this advancement
about 80 boys will go into camp in the
Good Will pines Saturday Of this
week. June Is, and will remain until
Aug. /. the cottages in which they
have lived being closed during july.
These boys will then return to the
cottages and another group will go in
to the pines for August. The camp this
year will be in charge OF Robert S.
Tucker one of the teacharc in Tho