The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-08-05
GOOD WILL WEEK OVER
Lectures and Sports are Features Of
Annual Session

At the opening exercises of the day
Friday, the fourth day of Good Will
week, large and most interested au-
dience gathered at 1880 to again lis
ten to Prof Dallas Lore Sharp of Bos-
ton University. Prof. Sharp spoke to
take the place in the exercises of the
pageant which has been postponed
until September
The talk was in the form of read
ings selected from his works on ma
ture The second part was entitled,
Turtle Eggs for Agassiz, being an old
professors account of his troubles in
procuring fresh turtles eggs for the
scientist Bubbling with wit, the
audience stormed its applause at the
close until Mr.. Hinekley signalled for
silence, so well was the audience
charmed and entertained.
In the evening, jolly time was had
around the Seton fireplace or camp
fire. This fire is built of short logs
in small natural amphitheatre. per
haps 40 feet in diameter and partially
hedged by frs. Here some years ago
Ernest Thompson Seton broke the
turf and with the boys made a fine
place fer campfire talks and games.
Friday evening the fine Good viii
band furnished music. The boys dis
ported themselves in fitting match
Is and similar games, under capable
direction, ard all joined in singing
typical enthusiastic Good Will songs.
Stories were told as the embers glow
ed, in true campfire style, and the
tired youngsters, with their older
friends went to their rooms feeling
that a happy, successful day had just
as successfully come to a close.
Although Saturday the weather was
not all that could be desired, the pro-
gram was enthusiastically begun up
on.
At 1880 the boys held an interest
ing track meet in which much friend
ly rivalry was shown and some very
creditable times made considering the
track conditions. The boys are class
ed according to their weights as in
this way the physical instructors are
able to get line on" and develop
boys of promising athletic ability
from the seventh grade all the way
through High School, which accounts,
in a large measure for the fine show
ing made by Good Will teams each
spring.
The results of the meet follow the
winners being in the order named in
each event:
80 ID. class, SO yd. dash: Files, Will
lb., rs yd dash: Rivoire, Stevens
Morris; time, 90 seconds; 12O h.
class, 100 yd. dash; Joe Smith. Chick,
Cannon; time ia seconds; unlimited
weight, 100 yd dash: Whittier, Chess
man. Clement; time Ill seconds; 80
lb. class 800 yd. dash: Files. Will
lams, Adams; time 81 seconds; 100
lib. class, 220 yd. dash: Revoire, Stew
ems, Morris; time 29.3; 440 yd. dash,
unlimited weight: Whittier. Clement
Malne: time 644s seconds; Half mile
unlimited Berry, Barron. Whittier;
time . min q seconds; Shot put Is
lb. shot: Bishop, McCracken, Brown.
Bishops best distance, as feet 2 in;
Running broad jump UNLIMITED
weight: Whittier, Berg, Bishop
Whittier's distance Is #. 2 in; 120
lib class: Smith, Chick Cannon; dis
lance Is # 2 in; High jump: Aldrich
it. IA in; Downs, s it.; Bishop, 4
IT, 8 in; 100 ID. class, running broad:
Revoire, Morris, Stevens; IA TT. 6 in;
80 ID. class. running broad: Adams
Williams. Files. 10 it. 9 in.
Shortly after noon the sun broke
through the clouds and came out hot
The baseball diamond had dried off
nicely and things looked good for n
fine game between the Waterville SEN
tnel team and Good Will. which was
started at about las. The results:
Good VIII .......3 l 0 0 2 l 0 ks
Sentinels .......3 0 0 0 %
Batteries. Buchanan and Clement;
Lessor. Belanger and Proctor. Time
hours.
In the evening all were pleased to
hear Prof Dallas Lore Sharp in an
other of his witty entertaining adj
dresses on nature and his ex-
pericnccs. Professor sharp took up
fish and game preserves and dwelt
mostly with three small islands of
tho coast Of Oregon. He described
the difficulty OF reaching them exper-
fenced by himself and his four men
aud then with 100 stereoptlcon views
he depicted the bird and animal life
Of the Islands.
so campfire talk was held after
The address, but all felt that never
ihrlcss The days entertainment had