Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-06-11
SCHOOL EXHIBIT

Big Doub e Demon
stration at City Hall
Fine Showing by Pupils in Arts,
| Crafts and Sciences-BasebalI and
Track Cups Awarded - Program
! Continued Today
| Augusta people should not miss the
| opportunity today of visiting City
hall and viewing the splendid exhibit
! OF the handiwork of the school chill
dren of the city The annual school
exhibition opened Friday, hundreds of
people were at the hall during the af-
ternoon and evening and all were en-
! thusiastic over the display of work by
the pupils in the special departments.
Isl The school children in their big
| double demonstration proved two
things: first that they have had a
most successful and profitable year
in the line of the arts, crafts and sci
ences: and second. that they are live
, wires in the work of selling tags to
raise funds for apparatus at the
! Grammar school grounds.
J y program of exercises was carried
out last evening for the presentation
"t the trophy cups to the winning
| schools. The Board of Education cup
awarded to the school winning the
| largest percentage of games in the
Junior League. was presented to the
Webster school, the presentation b.
! ing made by Superintendent of
Schools H. H. Stuart. The Knights of
! Columbus cup was presented by Jo-
oph Grenier to the Harrington school
the winner in the Senior league The
kennebec Journal cup was presented
% the winning school in both lea gueS.
the Webster school, Advertising Man
ager Lester NJ. Hart of the Journal
making the award. The Smith school
was presented with the cup which was
awarded the school winning the track
meet which was held last Thursday.
And the Findley banner was present
cd by Sec. George C. Clarke of the
Augusta Chamber of Comemerce 10
the harrington school, the winner in
the snowshoe meet which was held
last winter.
Music for the occasion was furnish
cd by the students under the direction
of, Seth Gordon Emery. supervisor of
music in the Augusta schools. and a
delightful program was rendered
consisting of selections by the High
school orchestra and the sophomore
chorus at Cony High with Miss Lou
Use Mason. soloist. The program was
as follows: Merry Jube." Nincent';
lis Morn. tSwain); America Tri-
umphant, (Martin): moonlight Ser
enade," CNon BlonJ. On Friday after
noon. the program consisted of se,ec-
tions by the High school orchestra
and by double quartet from the
sixth grade of the Harrington school
For today Mr.. Emery has arranged
another most attractive musicale. This
afternoon at 5 O'Clock there will be
two-part singing by pupils from the
bth grade Harrington school and the
'th grade Lincoln school, and also Sc
lections by the grammar school Or
chestra. Thfee-part singing by the
pupils of grade seven and eight of the
harrington school and selections by the
grammar school orchestra will com
prise the program for this evening,
commencing at 8 o'clock soto num-
bers will be given by Miss Margaret
Small
Music in the Augusta schools has
come to the foreground under the skill
iul direction of the supervisor. Mr..
emery. Fourpart singing Is being
taken up, and a special chorus from
the high school is working on the
grand opera The Bohemian Girl"
which they viii produce at the western
Maine school festival at Portland next
fai. Mr.. Emery is also a very eih-
cient orchestra director. and the fine
work of the high school and grammar
school orchestras goes TO prove this
The students are surely enjoying their
musical training and are making a
great advance. For next year Mr..
Emery is planning to direct class in
Nioun work as part of the school
work.