Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-28

back In the seventies, - wen n the
exhibitions pulled on q TIE town hall
Mr.. French served his oomnnuntty a.
chairman Of publicity work a the
war drives and il q member of it1
fuel commission. After 1 song by
Mrs. Nett Nay Moody Of CoTnville
entitled Beautiful Ohio Mrs.
Clarence Clements read q very inter.
esting article, silent Memories" In
which she referred to incidents in the
existence of the Cornville High
school. Lively piano music was furn-
ished by Mrs. Emma Carr Morrill, OF
Brunswick and remarks were made
by L. p. Tooker of Westfield. N. J..
and his wife. Mrs. May Parsons
Tooker. the latter being an ex-stu-
dent. Mrs. Florence FoEg Emery Of
Newark, N. J.. played piano solo
and sang a selection after which DR.,
William Mitchell Of Boston and his
wife, Mrs. Janet Swain Mitchell both
spoke. the later having once been q
student at Cornville High. DR.. Julia
Nay Kineaid Of Skowhegan spoke
briefly; w. C. Hobart presented a
rpoem and Mrs. Carrie French IN her
inimitable manner gave an original
monologue which brought forth much
applause. After q song by w. C.
Hobart with Miss Wentworth playing
the accompaniment, both Mr.. and
Mrs. C. C. Kinsman spoke briefly.
College songs were sung IN closing
with Miss Wentworth at the piano, q
group Of singers gathering on the
platform for this bit of pleasantly.
In the evening the annual dancing
party was enjoyed as q climax to q
very enjoyable event.
Former students present were:
Mrs. Florence Fogg Emery. Newark.
N. j.; May Parsons Tooker, Wake
field. N. j.: A. S. Woodman. Athens;
L. L. Smith. Cornville; Geo. H. Wood
man, Bangor; Hannah e. Went
worth, Della McDaniels Herrin, Min
ME Bowman Judkins. Cornville: Ad-
ole Warren Holmes, South Braintree.
Mass: Sadie Parsons Harvell, East
Madison; Emma s. futile. Skowhe-
gan; Belle Squire Nottage. East
Madison: IvanelIa Smith Palmer.
Melvin Palmer, Hinckley: Dr. Julia
Nay Kincaid, Skowhegan: c. c..
Kinsman. Cornville; Mrs. Emma j.
Rowe, Oakland; Ellie Collins Davis,
East Madison; e. 8. Tufts, J. w.
Amazeen, Cornville: Emma Carr
Morrill,, Brunswick; H. G. Went
worth, w. B. whittier. Skowhegan:
c. H. Blackwell, g. r. French, Mrs. G.
R. French. c. 8. Moody. c. E. Jud-
kins, Cornville; Geo. w. Hobart, Mrs.
Hobart, Skowhegan. Mrs. Janet
Swain Mitchell of Boston. Among
the out Of town people present were
DR.. VIM. Mitchell of Boston. Fred
Rowe, Oakland: Mrs. Jennie Malbon
Whittier. Skowhegan; Mildred and
Marion Smith Of Augusta; Paul
Tooker, Westfield, N. j.; Mrs. Ar
thur Woodman. Mrs. Alice O'Hare,
Athens: Grace Wood, Medford,
Mass: Mrs. Shepherd Swain, Show
hogan and John L. Fish, Skowhegan.
History Of the High School.
There was fall High school in
Cornville at different times for more
than forty years. 1t was once con-
Quoted at Cases Corner, the teacher
at that time having been DR.. William
Mclaughlin, late of Harmony. In
the seventies the schools were at the
Center School building and District
No. 1. There have been various
teachers in these schools among them
having been Mr.. Page in '73; Mr.. Os-
good in "a; Mr.. Colcord in rs;
Charles F.. Warren in ii; Ben w.
Murch in 'S2: Walter S. Hoyt in 's3:
Isaac Storer III 's6 and Henry Fletch-
er in '88.
Another teacher Of this High
school in 1884 wae Aaron Beede who
taught the fall term and it is prob
able no other man who ever held the
position gained as much prominence
in the world as has Mr.. Beede. Be-
side teaching in CornvfIle in 1884, he
taught again in 's7 and 'SS. Several
years ago after period Of travel and
interesting incidents he went to
Hekton. N. D., to live among the In
dams because Of his health. This
unusual man after leaving Cornville
studied theology in Andover until
1890 and was pastor of a Congrega-
tional church in Alfred until 1894.
He was dean Of Redfield College at
Redfield, S. D.. until 1900. excepting
one year when he was in Kaiser Will
helm University in Berlin, Germany,
studying for the degree of Pho.
which he received in 1899. After that
he was president of Fargo College for
one year. He left Fargo College and
went to Illinois on account of his
health, he grew steadily worse. Since
,;,.;oo thu nit of door life among the