Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-24

,pupils MAJ ched into the hall in perfect
file and time. forming two rows, be-
! tween which marched the officers,
speakers snd friends who We're seated
on the stage Miss Faith Hinckley,
musical instructor of the Good Will
schools, played the march. The march
irg was a fine exhibition of training and
| decorum.
| Rev. Mr.. HinckIey
| Tho work of the Good VIII Associa-
ton has been made possible by Il null
titude Of friends" said Rev. Mr.. Hinck-
| ley, in introduction. He said Mr.. Bailey
| of Winthrop, one of the bcnefactors
present. was the first to give to Good
Will. when he gave Railey cottage. A
trustee, a director. a ice president be
sides the cottages were made possible
by Mr.. Bailey. The Good VIII school
gave silent sign of appreciation by
the waving of white sca-fs. Mr. Bailey
read the Scripture.
Mr.. Prescott
Mr.. Prescott. the donator told the
three-fold reason for the erection of
the building. 1t is living memorial
to the father and mother of nine chill
dren. Mr.. Prescott handed the keys of
the building to Mr.. Broadway, the treas
urer Of the Good win Association. The
| Good VIII boys and girls sang:
! 'Prescott's the man for US,
Prescott's the man,
7 He did the thing
And he did it we'll;
1reScotts the man"
Mr.. Broadway
Mr.. Broadway in earnest expression
accepted the gift in behalf of the as
ISOLATION. He called the gift the kew
stone of the Good Will scheme.
To live i'll memorial and love in Der
petuity is shown by this gift" said Mr..
broadway.
What mean ye by these stones"
was the text of the dedicatory address
by Hastings H. Hart, D. d.
The administration building being dedi
Gated is to be the heart of this wonderful
schoo1. serious problem confronts the
teacher in vocational and pre-vocational
advancement. Mr.. Hart told of the duties
OF the various heads of the departments
as being carried out in this structure.
/ ms building which stands four cornered
TO the world says this is Good VIII where
things are done correctly
Mr. Hart says that he has had SO years
experience in studying buildings and he
thinks that this building is built along
! very commendable lines. He said one
thlng he liked was that there are rooms
which have not been designated, thus
IeaVlng room for development The ad-
Fahcement of the dental department and
the medical department are great fields.
I The duty Of the case worker is a Won
derful work. That is a person who looks
heredity traits of the cMld. All this will
/ be worked out.
| This is a memorial for a man and 4
woman" said Mr.. Hart.
! The administrator of such a building
as this should possess all the qualities of
the worlds great school masters. He. en-
larged upon the desirable qualities of such
! a person.
| Mr. Hart explained in closing that his
stenographer Is a New England woman
and knows the qualities of Good Will. all
! so of Mr.. Hinckley and she saws at the
end of his stenographic report. Haven't
they got the man already in Mr.. Hinck-
ley?"
After announcements by Rev. Mr.
Hinckley a short organ recital was given
+ by Frank Stewart Adams of Boston
Noon Hour
For dinner 60 We're accommodated at
Bancroft-Foote house and some also had
! lunch in the basement of the Administered
ton building. The time before the after
noon exercises was passed in further in
spection. The cottages in which the bows
! ana girls 1--we were opened to the public
| AFTER the noon hour and many ayailed
| themselves OF this opportunity to get a
closer insight of the Good Will pupil. The
library in charge of the librarian and the
other public buildings were also omen 70
public inspection.
w. c. HinckIey
! The afternoon services opened by the
singing of America" w. p. Hinckley
made the presentation of macadamized
roads and walks in behalf of Amos l..
Prescott. He told of the first roads and
walks built at Good Will, which wera
merely means of conveyance, and of the
improvements which later came. One and
one-half miles of roads and 1900 feet of
paths were needed to fit the fine new
building. the Prescott Memorial.
George Otis Smith
The best monument is often the most
| useful said George Otis Smith of WASH
ington. d. c., in accepting in behalf or
the trustees and directors the gift. Pub
lie highways are the arteries through
which the human lives must flow" Mr.