The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-18
nARTLAND

Grade. und n II. {. Raymond 100 PET
cent in spei.ing--Frank Mathews,
Eileen Seekins. Fannie Griffith. 0racc
Griffith. Annie OReilly, Norman Web
Der, linda Tibbetts. Howard Gray.
Luana Wheeler. Dorothy Thomas
Yelna Green.
Archie Hunt and Miss Hillman we're
married last week.
corine Evans and Albert Duncan
were married last Friday evening
at S.4j
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin Of ST. Adams
Who were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
/ ton of HArtland. were called home on
! sudden illness Of their daughter
child
; The funeral OF Mr.. Cook Of Hart
land, who died recently. was held last
| Tuesday morning al II O'Clock.
The Merry Makers class OF the
Hartland Baptist church will have
/ food sale next Saturday afternoon
which will last until o'clock.
! Carroll Tracy's chimney burned out
and the attic got on FIRE hut it was
! soon extinguished.
! Mr.. Raymond. the new teacher of
{
already made himself well liked.
! Last Friday evening the Hartland
! Academy held "a basket bali game at
! the Iartland Opera House with INF
! Fersity OF Maine. which the team from
| away was fortunate enough to win.
/ IIllda Tibbetts oil Hartiand Is trying
To 60 to school regularly and so far
! has succeeded very we'll.
SCHOOL NOTES
The fifth and sixth grades opened
/ Jan. G, for the winttr term with forty
two pupils ENROLLED.
| Much interest is taken in each sub
I iect as Il contest Ia on for high rank
! and at present the sixth grade leads.
Those having received 100 in spell
ing for the two weeks are as follows;
Il division, Irene Robinson. Alice
Springer. a division. Geneva Merrill.
Linwood Haseltne, Ralph Young,
Pauline Baker. Gladys Stanford. Laura
Maxwell, Clancy Burton. Edna Hatch,
Thelma Ray. Mona Sweet.
| The Washington School Improve
ment held it's first meeting Friday.
Jan IL, anu the following officers
were elected for the term: President.
Via'le Stedman; vice president. Yer
non Waterman; secretary and treas
I urer, Laura Maxwell; executive CON-
mittee Clancy Burton. Painon Thofnp-
son, Arlene Buker, Geneva Merrill.
The lecturer. Edna Hatch present
cd an interesting program.
We wish 10 extend thanks TO the
parents who have so kindly support
ed the movement TO provide one warm
dish to the pupils who have TO bring
their dinner.
MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Frances Bane is out OF school
this week on account Of Illness.
Harry Finson has returned to
school after a weeks illness.
Last Friday evening the Academy
Five met the L. OF VI. Freshmen squad
at ,he Harlland Opera House in one
OF the best games of basketball seen
in this town for years. Many OF the
sport followers ayow it to be the
Fastest game ever staged by the Acad-
envy team Undoubtedly the fast
University outfit were given severe
scare when they found that the score
stood only 2721 in their favor at the
end of the first half The Academy
boys could not keep the pace set by
the University team in the second half
but the game was by no means one
sided The Lineup was as follows,
II. A. 95 L. OF NJ. FRESHMAN 40
Getchell. Can't r Shur
Deering. | Barrows !
Smith. ACheson, {
Lewis, Connolly b
Olson, Simon b
! Weber, Brown | b
MacFarland. Olson. b
Referee Randiette.
The first issue Of the Academy News
the new school paper published by
the Academy students was issued last
week 4 great deal of favorable
comment is being received by the edi-
torial board from various business
men and exchange editors. II is
SIX page, four column newspaper pub
ljshcd monthly. Much credit is due
TO tln following editorial stan: Edit
or-in-Chief. Mildred Drawn. associate
Editor, Annie Merrick; business man
ager, Lynwood burbank; assistant
business managers, Lynwood Rand
lett, Elmer Ward; literary editor.
George Thompson; alumni editor. Ola
Brooks; exchange editor. Jerome
Hubbard; joke editors, Rebecca Pen.
neil, Frank Wing: sport editor. Don
aid Newall; faculty advisor, Miss
Edith Harvey.
Donald Newall. who has boon seri-
ously i'll at the kennebec Valley Hos
pital at Skowhegan, from severe
gunshot wound and pneumonia, Is re-
ported to be gaining rapidly. lie
will probably be back at school IN
the course oil the next two weeks.
Attention everyone, Basketball Fri
day night. The Academy meets the
Newport H. 6. Five at the Opera
House on Jan. 10. A good game is
promised Como and see II.
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