Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-30

terest in the work. The method
may be outlined briefly as follows.
The pupils are paired in the class
room and in each pair one asks
questions prepared by him on the
lesson and the other answers. The
| result of this pair work is written
out by the pupils and passed to the
teacher. Then the lesson is discus
sed by paragraphs. after which sug
gestive topics are written on the
| board and the pupils are each call
ed on to review the entire lesson.
This method has been found to be a
| time saver both in the recitation
, room and in the preparation of les
sons.
Friday morning the Freshmen will
go down in the assembly room at
the High school and give q program
] illustrative of their work in science
! and English. One pupil will act as
chairman and each pupil will speak
before the class on different subjects
connected with science. Several
| pupils will act as critics Of the scien-
tifie' information and English ex-
preston of their fellow ella ssmen.
The motion picture benefit which is
to be given Friday evening, May 7th,
| is for the purpose of raising money
to assist in the purchase of Ian
tern and slides for the use of the
class in science.
There will be regular meeting Of
Somerset Chapter, No. Is, r. & A.
M. Friday evening at Masonic hall.
Balloting will be in order.
Knights of Pythias held a regular
meeting on Thursday evening, April
goth. The rank of Page was worked.
u. o. G. C. held a regular meeting
on Thursday evening.
A dance will be given at the
Grange hall Saturday evening, Nav
list, at which the old fashioned dances
VIII be used. A five-piece orchestra
Will furnish the music. This is the
last dance of the season to be Civ
en- by the Grange debt committee.
A surprise shower party, ar
ranged by Mrs. Pauline Greene and
Miss Lena Carriyeau, assisted by
the girls from the telephone Office,
was given Miss Myra Sawyer in hon
on OF her approaching marriage to
Fred Avery, at tn home of Mrs. Jo-
seph Carriveau Wednesday evening.
me merry party met at the Carri-
Feau home and Miss Sawyer was re-
quested to call. As she came I'm the
door one of the young ladies at the
piano played wedding march and
the rest of the party showered her
with confetti from their advanta.
geous position on the stairs. An en-
Joyabie evening was passed in
playing games but the event of the
evening was staged when Miss Saw
yer was given the end Of a string and
told to follow it. After a devious
trip she discovered a large Maybask-
ct in which she found a set of pvrex
dishes, several pieces Of silver ware
ana cut glass, Miss Sawyer has
been chief operator at the local Of
nee OF the Maine Telephone & Tele-
graph Company for the past three
years and by her courtesy and eff
cheney has made many friends. The
following young ladies were present:
Bessie Lambert, Leila Fairbrother,
Verna Abbey, Margaret Chase, Mil
dred Beale, Della Carriveau, Lena
Newton. Pauline Greene, Clara Lib
by, Grace Thompson, Flora Proven
cial, Juliette Carriveau. Myra Saw
YER Lena Carriveau and Mrs. Joseph
Carriveau.
County Agent Leader. A. L. Deering
was with County Agent Storer of the
Somerset County Farm Bureau
Wednesday with the intention of
assisting In a demonstration Of apple
tree pruning and spraying but the
rain storm forced q postponement of
the work and Mr.. Deering returned
to Orono Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Elmer Mayes, who has been
in town as the guest of Mrs. Albert
Jones, left Thursday morning for
Lewiston, Pa. She was accompanied
by her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. r.. Nc
Bride of Waterville. who has broken
up her home and goes to Lewiston
to remain with Mrs. Mayes.
Superintendent L. w. Gerrish was
In Waterville Thursday In attend
ance upon a meeting OF the State
committee, OF which NE is member