Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-02

The second annual reception to the
teachers Of the Winthrop schools I'M
der the auspices of the Mothers Club
was held Thursday evening at the
Town hall with large attendance of
interested townspeople. The decorat-
ing committee-Mrs. w. +. Packard
Mrs. NJ. l.. Stanley and Mrs. l.. H.
Mtllspaugh-had made the room very
attractive with bouquets of seasonable
flowers, which formed dainty set
ting. In the receiving line with the
teachers of the Winthrop schools,
both village and rural, were Supt. w.
+. Packard and Mrs. Raymond Riley,
president of the Mothers Club, who
was mistress of ceremonies.
A very pleasing program was given
with vocal solos by Mrs. Clara Yeaton
and Charles Thomas. Miss Gladys
Kinds delighted the company with
piano numbers, and three-minute adj
dresses were given by Rev. H. L. AL
drich, pastor of the Methodist church;
Rev. C. f. Sargent, pastor of the Con-
gregational church, and Rev. r. j.
keenan,. pastor of st. Francis church.
Hannafords orchestra furnished mu-
steal numbers aud Robert Fleury gave
a reading.
Walter D. Thurber of the Maine Pub
lie Health Association gave very in
teresting address. Mr.. Thurber stated
that if the human body were reduced
by a. chemical process it would only
be worth about % cents and would
contain the following: Water enough
to float child's toy boat, fat suhi-
cient to make three bars of soap, iron
to produce three or four nails or a
small key, enough sulphur to put heads
on box of matches and small piece
Of magnesia. On the other hand, he
said that the spiritual and moral value
of the body is priceless and depends
upon the care taken of 1t. and that
people in general are beginning TO
realize this fact more and more. Pa
rents and teachers are mainly respon-
sible, as children are born and raised
in the homes and schools. They should
be taught that this same chemical pro-
cess is going on in the body, which
is built up by this means; and If the
wrong things are taken the whole sys-
tenn is upset and many pay the penalty
hy ill-health, for many cases of sick
ness are caused by preventable causes.
He spoke of the work being done by
the Maine Public Health Association,
which was organized at Lewiston in
1911 at a meeting presided over by
Hon. Nelson Dingley, and was known
as the Maine AntiTuberculosis Asso-
citation. In 1920 the name was changed
to the Maine Public Health Associa-
ton, which is doing the same work
only in much broader way.
Mr.. Thurber's talk was given close
attention and was very much en-
joyed.'
A social hour followed the program
and ice cream and cake were served
by Mrs. John Young. Mrs. Albert
French, Mrs. A. e. Snow and Mrs.
Arthur Briggs Misses Anna Briggs,
Natalie Riley, Carolyn Beatty, Mary
Kus, Irene Loon and Adeline Auclair
acted as ushers and visitors were re-
ceived by Mrs. Stanley. Mr.. Packard,
Mrs. Marble, Mrs. Bison and Mrs.
r. E. Bishop
This reception to the teachers. in
stituted last year by the Mothers
club, is one of the pleasantest COM
munity events o fthe year 1t gives
the people of Winthrop an oppor-
tunity to greet the teachers and to
meet new members of the faculty.
In the Winthrop schools there are
only few new teachers this year.
At the high school a new principal,
Chester Brown, and a new teacher of
French and civics, Mrs. III. c. Bishop,
are the only new members of the ia
Guilty.
Mr. Brown was born in Durham,
in 1894, was educated at Freeport
high school and Colby college, where
he graduated in 1925 with a B. S. de-
gree. He was prominent in high
school athletics and was captain of
the basketball team. In college he
was a member of the football squad
in 1923. was a member of the A. II. o.
fraternity, of the Epicurean society
and of Phi Beta Kappa. For one
year he was assistant instructor in