Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06

Then came the Mayo gift. above
mentioned. Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo
erected the building, according to the
architects plans and the trustees and
! other citizens installed the heating
plant. built the new buildings foun-
dation and equipped the school.
The soliciting committee Mt that
time was James Bathgate and w. f..
Parsons and the response was most
generous. the fund reaching $500.
The building committee was T.. j.
Mayo. c. c. Hall and w. f. Parsons.
In June, 1905. the new building was
dedicated and formal presentation OF
the keys made by j r. Mayo to the
trea surer, w. T. Parsons, sin the
presence OF grateful Dover and Fox
croft citizens.
The academy Is non sectarfan and
every sect and denomination, nearly
! is represented in those WIG have
come seeking knowledge. The trus-
tees have always endeavdred TO
maintain school where students
could fit for college. but where the
great majority. who could not afford
to go farther. could be able to go into
the business world well prepared.
Tic academy is on the approved
list of Amherst, Boston University.
Brown. Bowdoin, Dartmouth. Mount
Holyoke. Smith. L. Of NJ, Wesleyan
University and Wellesley college.
Colby and Bates.
The school has It's literary en-
deavors. it social endeavors and its
athletic proves besides its ibools.
, The school and city government was
introduced into the school in 1905 by
Prin. Fred L. Ward and IL still
proving to he much Of n success.
The academy is the first in the State
to take up the idea.
The present head OF the school IL
Lindsay J. March. University OF
Maine, who is also the schools his
tory teacher.
The academy's first dean Or girls
is Miss Bessie &. II. Cooper. Bates
college. She is also EnEglish, litera-
ture teacher. The chemistry and
Science department is in chatGe OF
Miss II. Marjorie Eastman, Sim
mons. The Latin teacher e. Miss
Trenc1 instruction is Miss Anna S.
Buck. University of Colorado. The
teacher of English and American
history is Miss Lucille +. Smith. Uni
versity of Maine. The Commercial
department ia in charge Of Mes vi
Wan d. Hamlin. Shaw's Business
college and Miss Grace Sleeves Of the
Main School of Commerce. Lewiston.
Tho Student Council is. n NEW or
ganization. formed this year. which
is early being marked with success.
The Athletic Associa ton is Funded
upon the love of the game end the
pride of the school and is bound TO
prosper. aided by each new class.
Debating IS an interesting Dart of
the school activities.
Basketball. both for the koFs and
the girls, football and baseball are
the major sports of the schdpl and
the Academy has not taken p back
seat in the athletic line.
Marking the 101st Observance. n
pageant will be held the evening Of
June 10 under the direction OF Mrs.
Agnes G.. Parsons. who has been
largely instrumental in the dramatic
successes of the Academy Students.
The pageant will be staged ID Gem
trail hall with about IT'S in all.taking
part. The dances will he in charge
Of Miss Glenna Pratt. under the di-
rection Of Mrs. Parsons.
History repeats itself. That can
not be denied. SO II is gratifying to
realize that Foxcroft Academy is go
ing into another century andt-one Of
"the promotion OF literature, science,
morality and piety."