Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-22
COLBY GRADUATE
G. Sanderson Ro-
comes Miss ionary at
SWatow, South Chin.

Nllllld
Every college in the coun.r,
many young men who have rasn asS
10 the call Of their country ~
now on active duty. but few oSm are
nave a young woman among ,hssS sS
cent graduates who have rssnss~
more fully TO a call to the seriitI"Se1
mahklnd than Abbie Gertrude so p5,s
son has She has brought horor
Colby n a glow of price ~ "
countless friends, in dedicatinr ,a nef
TO the mission fields of China AZ
MISS Sanderson passed throu,h
erVliie Saturday on her way ~
tow, South China. where she
a missionary in one of tho eV'neS
that vicinity. Although not va, ~ ~
years of age. Miss Sanderson -
man OF broad experience and bnr ne
is an inspiration. She was hor,
Gteenviile, \. H., May ". lSe2 ana
the only daughter of Rev ava r.,
Elisha Sanderson. who ara
known throughout this Sr,to w
Sahderson is a graduate of Newton ans
Colby. An only son, Arthur r,nL,
19, is now in the Navy. Ms g.
derson began her secondary e5ncstian
at Norwich Academy. Conn. and =
tlnued there two years and Il half I'm.
I'll her father accepted a call ia sod
wick, Me. Then she entered Cob,,,,
and graduated with honors in tqto
winning h Elizabeth Foster prize. She
was always a devoted Christian wor.
er. but upon entering Colby n now
zeal seemed to animate her and shs
soon became a student volunteer,
Miss SanderSon was very active IN
the First Baptist church and Coin
y. W. c. A., serving successivelv as
vice president and president of The
latter organization. She was sent q.
n delegate to the Silver Bay conven-
ton n went also as the Colby ren.
resentatiVe to speak at different pre-
paratory schools. Miss Sanderson was
also interested in various other activi.
ties and took many prominent parts.
In addition TO all this she worked
q part of her way each year. even
~overtaXing her health. She was eiectei
to the honorary Senior society of Kan
pa Alpha. At commencement Mis-
Sanderson had the double honor OF
being class prophet at the Glass day
exercises and also n of the con-
mencement speakers on the following
day.
She received the Senior English prize
on the merits of her article, which was
entitled The Women of a New Re-
public" She is Il member of the Chi
Omega Sorority. After her graduation
on June cath, 1914, Miss Sanderson vas
elected to "a position in the High schON
at Charlton. Mass. While there she
was very active as a leader OF the
girls and was elected president Of the
y. p. s. G. +.
The following summer OF 1916 she
was appointed p~receptreSS Of Kicker
Classical Institute in Houlton, and the
following two years she taught there
Her splendid work for the welfare of
the girls both in the Institute and the
church, distinguished her as a young
woman of high ideals and remarkable
ability. In recognition of her success
Miss Sanlerson was asked last spring
by the people of Aroostook to become
their missionary. She resigned at
Kicker and accepted the offer. THIS
year the Aroostook people have sent
her to Hasseltine House. Newton Cen
ter, where the young people live VINO
are going out under the w. \. Is, +.
N. s. Miss Sanderson has taken
courses in Bible study and theology AZ
Newton, and i'll missions and hygiene
at the Gordon Bible college.
Just before Christmas a cableeran
came from China asking for two mis-
s~ionaries to come AT once to swallow
South China, and Miss Sand"rSoh nj
though her ours was not YET com
pleted, was offered the opportunity 70
go. She accepted, and will sail the
first of March from Vancouver.
DR.. Marguerite Evershaw Of thica-
90 will sail with her. Since CHrIsl-
mas Miss Sanderson has been MAKING
preparations at her home IN bFlus'-
water. for she has to take WItH Aer ~
the clothing and necessities she WI"
need till she returns. She had tt''
showers, the first II Of beautilul il"
,rs was by the wealthy ladleS mt''
csted in the girls at Newton WIG ~
preparing for the missionary he'!S
The second shower came fecehtlf'
when she passed a few days VISIBLE
her many friends at Kicker al4i III ="
church at tioulton. This conSlst'" "
many toilet articles and traV"lIihs '""-
v~enicnces. The third. on SAINT Na'f"-
tines day. was a parcel post snow
from her Chi Omega sisters NE,
Sanderson is an attractive young i"'
with a charming personality.
She is taller than the average 'a'
has a dignified bearing. lfer eh''"'
iasm for the life Of service SHe zoe
chosen cannot fail to call ioftn d
sponse from the souls she goes 10 So
Miss Sanderson's many frlends H"'
confidence in her future success "
will look forward when they MAY WV
come her back to the United 9'"''"