Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-08
OAK GROVE
Fall Term Closes

courses on Thursday and Friday,
bringing to a successful close the
Fall term of the school year 1925-26.
The work of the term is gratifying to
both teachers and taught, inasmuch
as there have been no interruptions to
interfere with the work of the school
as a whole. Those few girls who
have missed some of their work on
account of illness will, due to the
individual instruction at Oak Grove,
soon makeup their work and pro-
gress with their classes.
Ruth LAVAL of Allentown. Pa,
Dorothy Wheeler of Worcester. Mass,
and Jacqueline Clark of Wilton re-
ceived Honor marks in all their
courses for the past week.
The following girls received an
average of 900 or over in one or
more classes last week: Letha
Bailey. Ruth Bunker. Miriam Gates.
Betty Childs. Helen Clancy, Jacque-
line Clark. Dorothy Colony. Ruth
Decker, Ruth Graham. Helen Hall,
Elaine Hennings, Emma Hummer,
Ruth LAVAL. Elizabeth Martin,
Carolyn Petersen. Esther Rand,
Josephine Rand, Ruth Walenta,
Helen Wetherbee. Dorothy Wheeler.
Fern York.
Work on the artesian well is pro-
crossing nicely. a depth of $50 feet
being reached on Saturday. 1t is
planned to dig deep enough to pro-
vide sufficient water for the future
as we'll as the present. The pres
sure tanks are in place, the pump is
on the grounds, and all are awaiting
41aor x-aiy1 n
teeing a supply of so gallons per
minute has been struck.
The entertainment of the girls on
Saturday evening was in the hands
of faculty committee headed by
Miss Norcross of the English Depart
ment. At breakfast. bulletins, in the
form of a newspaper. We're issued to
each girl. In addition TO containing
an announcement of an invitation TO
the party. there were Locals and
other notices in which were hidden
names of flowers. This part of the
Gazette" as the bulletin was called
was prepared by the sub-freshman
class in English. The announcement
stated that suitable prize would be
awarded to the girl finding the
greatest number of names. All day
long, dictionaries, botanies, floral
keys, and other reference works were
used by the girls in their search for
the hidden names. Elaine Hennings,
'29. of Belgrade was the fortunate
one, finding total of 1913, Not all
the time was spent in looking for
the hidden names. Considerable
time and energy were put into the
costumes prepared by the girls for
the party. Groups of girls under the
chaperonage of Miss Smith of the
Latin Department and Miss Dayton.
the school nurse, visited Waterville
and purchased quantities of crepe
paper and accessories for the cos
tunes of the rest Of the girls as
well as their own. The creations
were very artistic and We're credits
to the girls making them. Among
the girls who were costumed were
Carolyn Petersen as geranium:'
Josephine Rand, orchid: Helen
Wetherbee. rose: Elaine Hennings,
Scarlet Poppy; Ruth LeWall, black
eyed Susan; Fern York. wild rose:
Norma Fuller, periwinkle; Elizabeth
Martin, daffodil; Valerie Thompson,
ox-eyed daisy; Betty Childs, English
violet. Other girls representing
flowers included Ruth Bunker, fox
glove; Bertha Warren, bachelors
buttons; Helen Hall. buttercup;
Virginia. Briggs,~ Virginia creepers;
Emma Hummer. Lady slipper; Cath
leen Bellevue, May-bell. The prize,
American Beauty Roses, for the best
costume was awarded to Helene
Wetherbee, '27, of Newton. Mass.