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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12
Junior High School Notes

School closed Friday night and will
reopen again April 81.
In the fifth meeting Of the Debat-
ing club the following debate was
presented: Resolved that boards OF
arbitration with compulsory powers
be elected to settle all disputes be-
tween employers and employees. The
decision was in favor Of the negative,
Mrs. Blanchard, Miss Phillips and
Miss Scripter acted as judgese.
Miss Drummond will pass the va
cation in New Haven and New York.
Miss Lamber, New York. PhAadel-
phia and Washington; Miss Scripter,
Old Orchard; Mrs. Osgood. Pittsfield;
Miss Skinner, Attleboro. Mass; Miss
Rediker, Miss Blake and Miss Phil
lips, Boston; Mr.. Eagan, Worcester.
Mass; Miss Maddocks, Blue Hill;
Miss Savage, New Vineyard.
Recently an Outing club was form
ed among the girls of the school.
Each member who walks $50 miles
before school closes in June will be
awarded the school monogram. The
rules are that walking to and from
school does not count unless the pu-
Pill would ordinarily go on the car or
school team. Going on errands does
not count. Walks must be taken with
another member Of the school In order
to count
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Church Notices

Methodist church: Morning service
at 1880 with sermon by Rev. H. A.
League at $50; Epworth League at
80; Dean Quinton, leader; illustrated
lecture at 1870 by Rev. H. A. Markley,
Lest We Forget"
Question of the Ages" A special
young peoples service will be held at
7.30 P. NJ. -Four of Colby's splendid
Christian young men will speak. There
Will be good musical program. The
Sunday school meets at ~ NJ, the c.
E. societies at $50 p. M. Strangers
! always welcome.
St. Marks church. Center street
gam m sund d1I I H9y communion MIN
sion. distribution of palms, and sermon
at 1915. In the evening at 7.30, Maun-
der's cantata "Penitence, Pardon and
Peace" WI be g given by chorus. violin
Week as announced. Attention is par
ticularly called to the service on Good
| Friday from II noon to 8 P. NJ. Ev-
! eryone Is cordially invited to this serv-
service at the cross. Those attending
may come at any time during the serv-
| ice and leave at any time. If you can
| only come for five minutes, pay this
little tribute of respect to the worlds
Redeemer on this day which is uni
versally kept in commemoration of His
sacrifice.
1.-THE First Easter" sacred cantata
by Ira Bishop Wilson. will be given at
a special vesper service in the Getch-
eli Street Baptist church Sunday after
noon at 4.30 O'Clock. The choir. aug
| mented for the occasion, will be as
, sisted by the following soloists: Mar
garet E: hardy of Sanford. soprano;
Taylor, tenor: John F. Choate. bass;
Lee T. Nichols. organ: and Mrs. Henry
w. Brown, organ. The public is cor
daily INVITED to attend:
church, Rev. Benjamin Beatty pastor:
1880 A. M, preaching service. Evan
gelist Eva B. Clarke will speak. Has
A. NJ, Sunday school hour-classes for
and girls. Miss idora Beatty has
charge. Of this department. $50 P. NJ,
| Christian Endeavor service; 100 p. M,
evangelistic services. Miss Clarke will
play and speak. Special revival serv-
Ices Ices will be held each evening of the
! Evangelist Eva B. Clarke, TIL. B., will
continue her services during the week.
| Those who have heard her will be sure
to come again. All others are cordially
a cantata, 1.-The First Easter" will be
given. A special invitation is extended
| to all lovers of music to come and share
in the enjoyment, of this program.
| Si SdilSI SIluTCH. fTedSnlng at
1880 by Rev. c. A. Knickerbocker,
subject, Myself and l." church school
at 11.45; Y. p. c. U. at 6.3O: topic,
Toward the Great Peace"
First Congregational church, Temple
street. William Abbot Smith minister
Morning worship at 1920 with sermon
by the pastor: subject, 1.-The Spirit of
Sacrifice:" church school at noon: Len
ten .Vespers at 4.30; brief devotional
service followed by a half hour organ
| recital.
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fit and loss and financial statements,
practice in bookkeeping, distinction
between capital and revenue, cor
poration accounting, depreciations,
reserves, sinking funds, cost account
ing and the valuation of incomes on
the basis of interest rates. The third
and fourth courses offered the second
year for one semester each win be
Corporation Finance and Business
Law which will deal entirely with
types and varieties OF securities, or
ganization of corporations, works Of
writing syndicates, value and pur-
erships and reorganizations. Under
Business Law will come the law or
associations taking in law of agency,
nature of relations, liability of prin-
cipal and liability of agent, partner
ship, formation of associations, rights
of members and rights of creditors.
The last two courses that viii be Of
fered Curing the first year Of the
Business Administration course will
be Business Law of Contracts and
Business Statistics. Under the first
named course will come the theory
of mutual assent, offer and accept
ance. what constitutes a contract,
statute of frauds, discharge of con-
tracts, impossibility of performing
and illegality. The course in Bust
ness Statistics will include the COM
pilation, interpretati and presen-
tation OF statistical information: va
rious types of averages. seasonal va
ration and seculat trend.
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G. HI. AuMnger, Jr.,
Business Admins.
Head at Colby

A most important announcement
was made yesterday at Colby College
by the Executive Committee when It
was announced that the head OF the
newly created Department of Bust
ness Administration would be
George H. Auffinger, Jr., Of Mime
apolis, MINI. The administration Of
ficers of the college have been
searching for number of months for
the right man to head this new de-
partment at Colby and they feel that
in Professor Auffinger they have
found the right man. He comes to
Colby College most highly recon-
mended.
Professor Auffinger Is a graduate
Of Oberlin College with the class OF
1919 and received from that Mid
western college the degree of A. B.
During the year 1919-1920 he pursued
a year Of graduate work in the De-
partment of Economics at Leland
Stanford, Jr., University at Callror-
MIA ard at the same time served as
an assistant in economics. teaching
q section of the class in Elementary
Accounting. During the two years
from 1920 to 1922, he was a student
at the Graduate School Of Business
Administration ut Harvard Univer-
sity, graduating with the degree of
Master of Business Administration.
While Professor Auffinger was study
ing at Harvard in his last year, he
had q class in Accounting under the
Massachusetts Department of Edu-
cation. In the summer Of 1921 he
was employed by tie firm Of Gold
man Sachs and Company in New
York, one of the large New York in
vestmept houses. thus gaining an
insight into the work Of a New York
banking house. Since October 1922,
he has been auditor for the Wash
burn Crosby Company, a flour mill
ing concern which is one of the lar
gest of ito kind in the world, gain
ing in this employment an intimate
knowledge of tho methods and busi-
ness Of a large business plant
BY q recent vote of the Board OF
Trustees Of the college, the Depart
ment of Business Administration VIII
be included in the curriculum or the
college in 1928. Professor Auf-
finger has already outlined six
courses which he will offer, as fol-
lows:
Elementary Accounting and Ad-
vanced Accounting which will include
the theory of debit and credit, pro-
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OAKLAND
II. S. Alumni Association Meets

A meeting of the Alumni Associa-
ton of Oakland High school, was
held on Thursday evening at 7.3O
o'clock in the high school building.
1t was voted to raise a fund of So
600 for the improvement of the Ath-
letic grounds and the equipment of
the gymnasium of the new high
school building and it was also voted
to accept the offer of the American
Legion to give a minstrel show the
first week in May, one half the pro-
ceeds to go to that organization and
the other half to go toward the
Alumni Association fund 1t was vot-
ed to hold the annual banquet on
June 6. The following nominating
committee was elected: Harley
MARS. Iva Manson and Mrs. Agnes
Savage, to bring in slate of officers
at. the next regular meeting to be
held April 24th. The association
was in favor of naming the Oakland
Athletic grounds THE Bryant Field"
The Tuesday Club will hold a
food sale at A. H. divers store on
Main street Friday afternoon, April
18th. at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. George Hall was stricken
with"a shock Friday morning while
in the office of DIR. Gordon Hatfield
of Waterville. Wheeler's ambulance
was called and she was brought to
her home in town where she is in a
critical condition.
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Patriots Day Program at w. HI. s.

A very interesting program was
presented in the assembly hall at
the Waterville High school yester-
day morning in connection with Pa
triots' day. The program opened
with the school singing Battle
Hymn of the Republic" This was
followed by a speech by Covalie
Michaud on Real Patriots" This
proved to be an excellent speech and
was well received by the pupils. The
Harmony Four then rendered mu-
steal selections. Then 10 members
of the senior and junior classes seat
ed themselves on the stage. The re-
mainder of the program was car
ried out by these pupils. 1t Con-
sisted Of the lives of great Ameri-
can patriots. who proved to be The
odore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson.
Patrick Henry, Grover Alexander,
Abraham Lincoln, George Washing
ton. Thomas Jefferson. John Adams,
and John Burke of Waterville, who
gave his all in the recent war. The
program closed with the salute to
the flag by the entire school.
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Exhibition Addresses Colby
Public Speaking Classes

The second afternoon Of exhibition
addresses by the members of the ad-
vanced classes in public speaking at
Colby college was held yesterday In
the college chapel with three more Of
the students in this course giving
brief speeches on American humor-
lists which highly appealed to the
good-sized audience which was pres
ent. Owing to the lack Of time, only
three of the six men who were sched-
uled to have spoken. were heard
There are six more students who will
give their addresses some time next
week.
The men who spoke yesterday af-
ternoon and the subject of their ad-
dresses were as follows: Mark Lester
Ames. '24, of Appleton. "Oliver Wen
dali Holiness; Russell Mallard Squire
'25, of Waterville, BILL Nye": and
Elmer McLellay Taylor. '25, of Win
throp, "E. p. Dunno
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COLBY NOTES

Additional fire preventative equip
ment has been added to Foss hall,
one of the dormitories of the wom-
ans division at Colby college, in the
form of automatic sprinklers which
are distributed throughout the
building and greatly lessen the dan
ger from fire spreading or getting
any start at all in the structures.
The dormitory is now provided with
excellent fire preventative and safety
devises which would serve the pur-
pose in the time of emergency. The
sprinklers are arranged so that there
is an automatic head in each room
and clothes closet which will open
if the temperature of that room
rises above a certain mark and
drench the place with stream of
water.
Assistant managers of tennis are
getting ready to attack the tennis
courts at Colby college over the
weekend in an effort to start the
tennis teams on their way by the
first of the week. At the present
time there are but three courts that
are of any use at. all but Athletic
Director c. Harry Edwards has
made plans whereby the hockey
Kinks will be available for at least
two more high class clay courts.
Work will start at once to get the
rink into condition for the courts.
The members of the woman's di-
vision are making quite elaborate
plans for their annual gymnasium
meet and exhibition which will be
held the college gymnasium on the
Colby campus on Saturday after
noon. The competition between the
classes is running high and the meet
has all the promises of being an in
teresting one. The meet is yearly
event in the program of the Depart
ment of Physical Education of the
woman's division and is in charge of
Miss Corrine Van Norman.
Stephen I4arrabee. '25. Lindsay
varnum. '25 and Robert McLeary.
'o7, all of Waterville. left Friday
morning to attend the sessions of
the Methodist young meas confer
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The minstrel which the Coburn
boys put on at the Junior high school
auditorium last night was right up to
the letter and all who attended enjoy
ed the evening very much.
The whole affair showed that the
fellows cooperated with the teachers
and made it success.
The features of the affair were the
performances of the Cop, Charles
Minnahane, the buns. Henry Shana-
han, Henry Wrestfeid, Harris Day,
Thomas Khourey, Stanley DeVeau
and Arnold Bragg. These lads with
their songs and jokes kept things
going while the chorus and other in
dividuals added very much to the
show. "Dibby" DeVeeau made hit
when with his selection on the uke
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.oeds Elect Officers to Student Gov.
eminent

a At a meeting Of the members Of the
Women's division of Colby college
seld Thursday noon, the officers of
khe Student Government were elected
kor the year 1924-25. The officers who
we're chosen were as follows: presi-
dent of the Student League, Nellie r.
Pottle, '25, Of Otisfield; vice president,
Dorothy Giddings, '26. Of Augusta:
secretary. Adelaide s Gordon, '26. OF
Woodsfords; treasurer Hazel p. Per-
BY. '25, Of Island Pond: president OF
she Colby Health League Of the Wo-
mans division, Eva l.. Alley, '25, Of
Calais; vice president, Frances c.
Booth. '26. Of Lawrence. Mass, sec
fetary- treasurer Amy v. Robinson.
P25 Of Lakeview; president of the
Reading room Marjorie A. Evering-
nam. rs. OF Portsmouth, N. H.; edi-
Tor to the Colby Echo from the Wo-
nan's division. Doris A. Dewar. '26 Of
augusta: editor-i in chief of the Col
Rbiana. Margaret M. Albert, go. of
1Ioulton: assistant business manager
Ef the Colbiana. Louise J. Chapman,
f2s. Of Westbrook, Conn.
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New Method OF
Reducing Fat

A news item from abroad informs us
that the American method Of producing
slim, trim figure Ii meeting with aston
ishing success. This system, which has
made such wonderful impression over
there, must be the Marmoia Prescription
Tablet method Of reducing fat. It IL safe
to say that we have nothing better for
this purpose In this country. Anything
that viii reduce the excess flesh steadily
ana easily without injury TO the stoni-
ach. the causing Of wrinkiea tho help Of
exercising or dieting. or interference with
ones meals II . mighty important and
useful addition to- civilizatfon's necessi-
ties just such catalogue OF good re-
suits follow. the use OF these pleasant.
harmless and economical little fat reduce
epe; We say economical because Mar
nloia Prescription Tablets tsnade I'm ac-
cordance with tho famous Marmoia Pre-
scription) can be obtained OF any drug
gist the world over or from the Marmoia
Company, 1912 Woodward Ave, Detroit
Mich. for one dollar q box which n 4 de-
ciaeay economical price. considering the
number OF tablets each box contains. They
are harmless. -.Auv. - :
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FAIRFIELD

Judge HI. H. Brazzell was in Skowhe-
gan Friday holding court as referee in
bankruptcy for Somerset county.
By some mistake two important
members on the Benton Grange pro-
gram of Wednesday evening were omit
ted. A reading was given by Mrs.
Marjory Dorrity. The surprise fea-
ture was a farce entitled Beat It."
The characters We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Smith; Bob,
Chester Smith; Rev. Elder Peters, Win
field Smell.
PISHON'S FERRY-Ferry school
opened Monday, April z, with Miss
Alice Gray Of Orland as teacher.
Hiss Helen Applebee, a nurse of
Somerset hospital, Skowhegan, was
a caller in this place Wednesday.
She was on her way to Madawaslsa,
called sailed there by the illness of her
Ernest Pratt has returned from
attending Farmers week at U. of M.
c. M. Holt and family of Show
hogan and Mrs. Richard Harris of
Canaan were guests Sunday of his
mother, Mrs. Annie L. Holt.
Lyle Boyden and George Kelley
were in 'Waterville Wednesday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Mitchell of
Hinckley side. We're callers Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hilton.
Mrs. Alice Kelley was in Water
vile Tuesday, the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. c. H. Emery.
Ernest Croker, who has en-
ployment in Waterville, passed the
weekend at his home here.
Mrs. Raymond Kelley and two
children of Newport, r. l., have
arrived and will pass the summer
with Mr.. Kelley's parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Horace Kelley.
The scciability club was delight
fully entertained Saturday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Lottie Gerald
in. Shawmut.
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Clarke Republican
candidate for
Office Representative

Nomination papers for Paul G..
H1arke OF this city as Republican
candidate for the office Of representa-
Dive to the state legislature are being
circulated ut the present time.
Mr.. Clarke was born in Lowell.
Mass,. but at the age Of five years
ryme to Portland to live with his
parents and since that time he has
R,ways considered Maine as his home
although he has travelled through
put the United States.
Mr. Clarke has always been very
Hctire in Republican politics and he
rhs an active worker in recent local
Elections. He was a delegate to the
republican district convention held
- Portland n short time ago.
At the present time Mr.. Clarke Is
the advertising representative of the
Snnebec Journal in Waterville. He
p married and lives at 1917 Nash
Street.
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AND HAPPINESS
!! DUE TO TANLAC TREATMENT

was woefully lacking, I could eat
only soups. broths and toast and
was as thin as shadow. And ner,
vous-why, 1 was nearly frantic and
would go for week without soun1
sleen. had terrible pains all
through my body and suffered so L
would just sit down and cry.
ct will always bless Tanlac. IL
ended every ailment, built UP my
weight and made me stronger than
ever. now eat meats. potatoes
cabbage. ETC.. and oil the nXings,
sleep and feel fine, and my frienos
all remark how healthy l look. 1
would not be without Tanlac.'
Tanlac is, for sale by all good
druggists. Accept no substitute. over
40 Million bottles sold.
Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills.
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Fish and Game Assn Meets

The Maine Sportsmen's Fish and
Game Association held a meeting
last evening at the City Council
rooms for the purpose of distribut-
ing tickets for an entertainment at
the Junior High School auditorium
Friday evening, Apr. Is. The pro-
gram will open at p. M. and will
include ten reel picture on fish
and game. which has been especial
ly prepared by the Field and Stream
Publishing Co. An address will also
be given by Willis e. Parsons. Maine
fish and game commissioner. To
lovers of the great out-of-doors. this
picture and address will be of in
tense interest and value and plans
are being made for big attendance.
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and also with his song. "TIime''
Shanahan. "Rastus" Day and "Scro-
age" Wrestefeldt sang very we'll.
Tom" Khoury the funny little end
man made wonderful success Of his
That's a. Lot of Bunk" and Charles
Hardy scored a homer in "Stavin''
Change"
Many good ojkes were cracked
on the faculty and some Of the stu
dents.
The show was put on to benefit the
Athletic Association and a good sum
was made which will mean an adj
vance in athletics in the institute.
Ashton Richardson, manager; George
Evans, director and Walter Hamlin,
pianist, together with the boys de-
serve, a lot of credit for accomplish
ing what they did.
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ence In Portland. The three college
students were sent by thetWaterville
Methodist Episcopal church and viii
be in Portland over the weekend.
The members of the Colby chap
ter of the Alpha Tau Omega frater-
nifty will hold their annual initiation
banquet at the Elmwood hotel this
evening. Delegates are expected to
attend the banquet from a number
of the chapters of the fraternity In
New England.
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Funeral OF Earl X. Atwood

Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon for the late Earl
X. Atwood at his home on Dalton
street at o'clock. Rev. Charles A.
Knickerbocker of the Universalist
church officiated. The floral trib-
utes from the friends, relatives and,
different organizations of which Mr..
Atwood was a member were many
and beautiful.
The remains were sent to Daniel
son, Conn.,, where services will be
held at the grave in the family lot
there.
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business meeting Of the ladies'
&uxiliary to the post Office employees
sras held Wednesday evening at the
|bome of Mrs. Eta Alyward with IL
Sncnbers present. The evening was
'apcnt In sewing and plans were made
no hold O sale of food, aprons and
NAV baskets on Saturday, April &c.
IA social hour followed the meeting
And refreshments of fruit cup. choc-
mate waters and saltines were serv-
nd by the hostess. who was assisted
An serving by Mrs. Everett Farwell
and Miss Georgia Billings.
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4 I.enton Vesper services will be held
at the Congregational church Sum-
sday afternoon at 4.30 to which all are
INVITED. There will be a brief devo-
sfional service followed by an organ
Recital by the church organist. The
bryan number will be: Prelude, (a)
|Orertory in T. fiat, by Lefebure; (b)
|Reverie, by Bruce Steane; Offertory,
Bong Of Sorrow, by Nevin; and In the
Recital, Two Tone pieces, (a) Morn
Ing. ID Night, Cyril Jenkins; VIII
le'Wisp, by Gorden Balch Nevin: Pill
gkrlm's chorus from Tanhauser, by
Wagner; and Evening Bells and Cra-
Edle Song, by MacFarlane.
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A strong westerly breeze biowfne
all day yesterday, coupled with
bright sunshine. worked wonders ON
the roads about the city. Mud dried
at surprisingly fapid rate and the
highways smoothed sodt to a notice.
able extent. Autoists coming from
Bangor way report that the road is
very fair. Crews of workmen are
out between Benton and Clinton and
Clinton and Burnham with road ma
chimes. Between Fairfield and Ben
ton the road is dry and hard but a
little rough as it was rebuilt last fall.
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Concern Opens WaterviIIe Of
fiea

\ The A. Nash Co. of Boston. Inc,
nne Of the best known tailoring con-
germs in the New England states, has
opened offices at lat Main street,
Waterville. where ]. o. Harrington is
10 represent them. Mr.. Harrington
will carry full lines Of suit and over
coat samples. and wonderful dis
play OF mems neckwear. Mr.. Har-
sington has had a wide experience in
the tailoring game. In all his efforts
10 please customers he has yet to
Register his first failure.
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In Memoriam

In loving remembrance Of our moth
er, Mrs. Anna Luce, who died in Clin-
ton April Is, 1923.
She has passed from earth and mourn
ing friends,
We shall see her hero no more:
But her smiling face will greet us there
When he reach the other shore.
MRS. A. c. MARI,
MRS. w. NJ KEENE.