Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-01
OAK Grove
Noted Missionary
At Oak Grove and
FOss Hall, Sunday

Waterville in general and the stu
dents of Oak Grove and girls of
Toss Hall in particular are indeed
fortunate in having as a visitor over
The week end, Miss Abbie G.. San
derson, the youngest foreign mis-
slonary ever sent out by the Wo-
mans American Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society. She Will ad-
dress the Oak Grove students at
their regular Sunday morning meet
ing and the girls of Foss hall in
the afternoon. These will be the
last addresses Miss Sanderson will
make before leaving for China and
should be well attended.
Born into minister's family in
the town of Greenvllle. n. H., sur
rounded by Christian influence,
reared in missionary atmosphere
Miss Sanderson cannot remember
the thine when she was not inter-
ested in the peoples of the far dis
tant mission fields. The demand for
service early came home to her and
! her education was such as to fit her
| for the most efficient work. It was
in Waterville that she passed nearly
all her years of preparation, gradu-
ating from Coburn Classical In
stitute and Colby college. AS
teacher she passed one year at
Charlton, Mass. Two years as pre-
| ceptress at Kicker Classical Insti-
tute gave her valuable experience in
dealing with girls and bearing re-
sponsibility. and it is the Baptist
| church there that holds her member
ship.
In the fall of 1917 she started to
study at Newton Theological Semi
nary and Gordon Bible college, but,
shortly after beginning her work
| there came cable from Swallow,
telling of an unexpected vacancy in
| the school and begging that someone
he sent Immediately. Much as Miss
! Sanderson regretted this break in all
! her plans. yet the emergency was
! such an acute one that she felt it
| her duty to go. and she sailed for
that field in March. 1918. after visit
ing friends in Waterville and Oak
| Grove.
Since then she has given herself
unstintedly to the young Chinese
| girls of the Abigail Hart Scott
! Memorial school. Since she has been
there the school has developed into
a full f1edged high school. although
still keeping the lower grades.
| Miss Sanderson has achieved
marked success in the use of the diff
! ficult Chinese language. is n born
| teacher and readily adapts herself to
uncomfortable and unusual circum-
| stances. She was in Swallow during
! the fearful typhoon and tidal wave
of 1923 and showed courage and
| level-headednesS during that fright
| full disaster Her sweetness and
! saneness cannot fail to have a very
great influence over the young girls
whose character she is helping to
| form.
While at Colby. Miss sanderson
! was n member of Chi Omega, Pres.
of Y. W. c. A. Glass Prophet, Com
| mencement Speaker, and won the
Senior English prize on the article.
The Women of a New Republic.
The services at Oak Grove will be
held at 1890 A. NJ. and all friends
and sorority sisters of Miss Sander
son are most cordially invited.
During her brief sojourn in Maine.
Miss Sanderson is the guest Of Mrs.
Robert L. Owen, Oak Grove Semin-
airy.
Much excitement is evident on the
hilltop this week in anticipation of
the approaching Halloween festi-
vities. The program is in the hands
OF the Junior class and an innova-
ton will be introduced this year by
October festival with a supper open
to all the friends of the school.
This will be served in the gym
nasium and will be a truly thar
vest affair. Following the supper
an elaborate entertainment suited to
the occasion will be provided fol-
lowed by social hour. As Hal
lowe'en has become a time for the
return of many graduates the week
end and especially Saturday evening
will be a gala occasion.
Hartland Academy will be the OPP
ponents of the football team at 80
saturday morning and although lit
tie is known of the strength of the
boys from up the state aJgood game
is anticipated. The squad is not
yet up to its full strength because
of injuries but the Quaker lads are
especially anxious to make a good
showing as this may be the last
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