Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-30
OAKLAND
Junior Prize Speaking

The Junior Prize speaking confess
sof Oakland High school was held on
Thursday evening in Memorial hall.
The Harry G. Decker Post, American
Legion, having offered a prize OF 80
in gold to the pupil writing the best
ESSAY on patriotism" The stage
was tastefully decorated with crepe
paper in the class colors of orange
and white with a background OF
green.
The program for the evening open
ed with a selection by the High
school chorus under the leadership
Of Mrs. Florence Wells. director Of
music in the public schools, followed
by essays by Clifford Gilbert, Edna
Bessey and Edwin Livingstone; Sc
lection by chorus; essays by Vir-
ginia Judkins, BERTHE Morrow, Eliza
beth Kelley and Agnes Hall; selec-
ton by chorus; essays by Marion
Sheffield, Ivan Knox and Dorice Bes-
sey.
The essays dealt with the practi-
cal phases Of the subject and were
interesting and well delivered.
Woodsum, Albion Blake ana Mrs. +.
S. Bernauer, had retired and were ar
irving at a decision, Miss Virginia
Judkins and Miss -'Alzada Bunker
entertained the audience with piano
duets, after which the chairman CT
the judges. Nathaniel B. Woodsum,
presented Miss Agnes Hall with a
five dollar gold piece for the best
essay on Patriotism"
The following pupils received hon.
orable mention: Edwin Livingstone,
BERTHE Morrow and Dorice Bessey.
The program for the evening closed
with High school song by the chorus.
A meeting of the student council
of Oakland High school was held
Wednesday afternoon. at the close of
school and Norman Blake was elect
ed lost and found custodian and Ag-
mes Hall was eleted on the press
committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swan and son
Samuel and Mrs. Susie Roby of New
Sharon were callers Thursday after
noon, May 2S, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Dyer.
The Misses Margaret and Pa
melia Wyman of Portland and Mrs.
Frank Shaw and Mrs. May Duncan
of Boston, who have been visiting
Mrs. Ellen Wyman and Mrs. William
Blake, left Thursday for Portland,
where Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Duncan
will visit for time before returning
home.
Albion Blake. accompanied by a
party of friends from Waterville.s has
returned from a successful fishing
trip to Moosehead Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Mckinney and
daughter Norma left Friday night
for Orono to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
charles McKenney over the week.
end.
A social was held Friday evening
OF the student council of Oakland
High school. The program for the
evening consisted of marches and
dances and was in charge of a COM
mittee of which Lillian Kelley was
chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Patterson of
Oakland. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pat
terson of Fairfield and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Patterson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Patterson of Waterville
passed the holiday and week END at a
cottage at North pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hager of Wat
ervllle are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Bailey and two childrcl of
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cummings and
MISS Oduic SllHleIOrQ OF Lewiston
Will be guests on Sunday of Mr..
Cummings sister, Mrs. Ida Judkins
or the Belgrade road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Leavitt mad
children, Ruth, Earl and Bernard of
brunswick. are visiting Mrs. Lea :
Wits sister, Mrs. Alton Wood, over
the holiday and weekend.
Arthur Menard, a freshman at the
Oakland High school who expects
TO leave soon with his parents for
Connecticut, where they will make
their home in the future, was given
very pleasant surprise party on
Thursday evening at his home on
the Neck road by about % of his
fellow students. Games were play
ed, refreshments were served and a
delightful evening enjoyed. Before
leaving the party presented him
with a very handsome ivory handled
jack knife.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stott left
Friday night for Lisbon Falls where
they were over night guests of Mr.,