Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-08
Arbor Day at High
School Occasion for
housekeeping Bee

The regular session of the High
tcrnoon. Arbor Day, emitting the 5th.
and 9Th. period recitations, and at
Z. NJ, the program arranged for Ar
Dor Day began by the pupils clean
ing their desks and vacant ones near
them.
The general cleaning of the build
ing began at 2.15 and the labor was
under the general supervision of the
Girl Scouts and was directed by the
following four parols: Margaret
Vail, Edith Simpson, Fayalene
Decker and Etholyn Mills.
Directed by Miss Vail were the fol-
lowing: Dorothy Hobart, with six
girls in room No. 6; Louise Stinch-
| field, with seven girls in room No.
8; Alma Niles with five girls in the
Assembly hall; Dorothy NJ. Nye with
three girls in room No. 4; Helen
! Hight with six girls in library;
| Dorothy Atkinson with six girls in
| type writing room: directed by parol
Ethelyn Mills, Helen Hcwes and Hell
en- Hes with twelve girls in room No.
/: Mona Nelson with six girls in
room No. q; Dorothy Dane with six
! girls upper halls; Dorothea Clough
with six girls in the lower hallsA
The daily program in room one
was placed upon the board very
neatly by Ruth Nilcs and William
| Wildcs.
Work directed by parol, Miss Deck
! or was in charge or Ruth McQuillian,
with three girls in the physic la
| bora tory Margaret kennison with
| three girls also in physic laboratory;
Elsie Young with five girls in
chemistry laboratory; Evelyn Niles
with six girls in chemistry recitation
room; Marion Jacobs with five girls
in room No. 5.
| Parol Miss Simpson directed tho
work, being done by Berdcna Ealliere
with four girls in the Assembly hall;
| Mary Merrill with five girls in reci-
! tation room No. s: Rcba Vail with
| four girls, also in recitation room
I No. s; Ruth Atkinson with three
girls also worked in the Assembly
hall; Phyllis Whiting with four
| girls also in Assembly hall.
Six boys from each class. under the
| direction of Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliott
of the faculty. assisted the girls in
their work within the building and
all other boys were to have reported
and done general cleaning-up outside
the building but owing to the rain
the out door work was postponed.
There seemed to he more of the
| drudgery Of housekeeping in evil
dence but rather a happy cleaning
bee in every section where the work
went merrily on. The teacher was
present and gave advise and words
Of appreciation. The building will
certainly present q very different APP
pearance this Monday morning when
| the school assemblies then it did at
the close Of the session at p. NJ.
Friday, and all who had a part in
cleanup work enjoyed it ar entered
into it with a splendid spirit Of help
fulness and loyalty to the school.
The regular meeting Of the Sunset
Chapter order of Eastern Star No.
SO, was held in the Masonic rooms
Friday evening with the transaction
of routine business. After the bust
ness session social hour was en-
joyed and the following members,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie r. Jacons, Dr.
and Mrs. M. f. Lord, Mr.. and Mrs.
John II. Lancaster, Mrs. Margaret
Il. Hes, Mrs. John Lewis, DR.. Julia
Nay Kincaid and John l.. Fish serv-
cd delicious strawberry short cake
and coffee. There will be no Program
at the next meeting as it occurs on
Friday evening" May 10Th, the eve
ming that the Skowhegan Woman's
club and High school are to present
the operetta miss Bob White"
The following BARRIERS have an
nounced that beginning on Thursday
of next week, May II. they will close
their shops for the summer months:
Ed. Sayers, Cote and Pomelow,
George Cleveland Simpson of Water
street. Vigue ~and Hall. Maryland
Adams of Madison avenue and
George Chase Of North avenue.
HENRY DAWSON
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