The independent-reporter., 1924-06-12

member of Athens Grange, left re-
Gently on his return trip TO his for
mer home in Alberta, Canada.
The article found elsewhere in this
paper on the Pageant" given at Som
erset Academy last week deserves
more than a passing notice for it was
written and produced by one of the
faculty of the Academy, Mrs. Florence
Sanders Walker, who has lived in
Athens most of her life. Mrs. Walk
er was student in Wheaton College
and 1t was after attending this place
of learning that she wrote the little
! play. We feel very proud for many
of our young people have become peo-
pie of prominence and the foundation
/ for their learning was made at Som
erset Academy.
| IL nothing happens we have the
promise of having plenty of fruit this
year, II blossoms are any indication.
for trees are filled with them.
| Nahum Cook and family attended
the mail carriers picnic at Smith
field, Sunday.
Last week while Mr.. Austin was
i'standing on board firing one of his
barn windows, the board broke. ne
falling across another, cracking a rib.
I Dr. Ellingwood made him quite COM
Portable by using adhesive bands.
/ Mrs. Edgar Fox who has been very
sick is on the gain. Mrs. Abbie Fox
has been with the family.
Mrs. Albra Smith. Miss Nelma Cook
and Mr.. Lord of Skowhegan attend
ed the graduating exercises. others
from Harmony, We're Cleber CorSon
and wife and the Misses Jennie and
Marion Taylor from Harpswell. Me.
The Misses Taylor were in town 10
attend the wedding Of Miss Mildred
Jones and Vernard Gardner which was
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs Scott Jones. The young
! ladies' returned to Harpswell where
they are teaching.
! Miss Fern Dennis who is attending
the Pennington Normal and her sister
Miss Mildred of Skowhegan High were
at home for Memorial Day.
/ Howard Chapman and wife were
week end visitors of Mrs. Chapman's
parents in Clinton.
Something new by way of entertain
ment was furnished the townspeople
when on Tuesday evening, June 3, the
students of Somerset Academy pre-
sented "The Stolen Princess" a page
! ant written expressly for that occa-
/ sion. The introduction to the pro-
gram was a Maypole dance executed
by eight girls. dressed in blue. pink,
and white organdies, each with
charming little hat made of crepe pa
per. The Maypole was wound in
green and white. the school colors.
/ AS soon as this was finished the pro-
cession, made up of the crown bear
er in the lead, the king, queen, ladies
OF the court and the jester made its
way to the stage. The background
for the stage was a solid wall OF
evergreen. The stage itself repre-
sented the courtroom of a king and
queen and at the center back were
the two thrones, while on either
1 side were the chairs for the ladies
of the court. The king and queen
were, of course, the central figures,
and the story of their beautiful
daughter, the princess Rosita, and her
capture by band of robbers, fur
nished the story element. The her
aid, the minstrel, the court Jester, and
the dashing young hero, who on his
snow white horse, braYely rescued
and returned the princess to her par
ents, furnished the action. All form
ed by the king, queen and court Ia
dies, and the lighting effects obtained
through the efforts Of the principal,
]. ]. Kassay, formed very pleasing
spectacle.
The cast of characters was as fol-
lows: Queen, Velma Savage; King,
Floyd French, Princess Rosita, Bar
bara Allan; Don Ricardo, the hero,
Evan French; Queens attendant,
Eleanor Tufts: The Minstrel, Howard
Cook; Attendant on Hero. Clarence
Hilton; Herald, Kenneth Huff; Mes
senger Boy, Forest French; Ladies-in-
Waiting, Hilda Rowell. Marion Allen,
Louise Dunton; The Court Jester, Leo
ma Bush; Crown-bearer, Erma Davis;
Maypole Dancers, Ruth Albee, Gala
Wyman, Blanche Jones, Vera Jones,
Florence MacLean. Evelyn York, Flor
ice French. Viola Gardiner. Consid-
ering the fast that "The Stolen Prin-
cess" was written, prepared ana
presented in the course of a week, we
wonder what may be the powers Of
the students of Somerset Academy in
years to come.
Early in the spring the American
Chemical Society offered prizes Tor
the best essays on subjects dealing
with chemistry The contest was
open to students of the high schools
of the United States. Somerset
Academy entered the contest and we
are proud to know that of the two
students who enrolled, one, Howard
Cook. received a certificate of honor
able mention.
GRADUATION
The graduating class of 1924 OF
Somerset Academy held their exercts-
es in the Grange Hall, Friday even
ing. June 9Th With the pleasant
night, automobiles brought many into
town and long before the exercises
began the hall was filled even stand
ing room not available. The decora
tions were very pleasing. The class
colors were Old Rose and Gray ant
streamers of these colors were brot
from the center of the hall and sys
tematieally from the three electric
lights in groups of six making a com
plete canopy. Draped over each
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