Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
COBURN NOTES

vicinity.
Principal Drew r. Harthorn con-
graduated the baseball team on the
good craftsmanship shown by the
boys at the Hebron and Coburn game
Friday afternoon. Although the boys
lost the principal said it was an honor
to maintain good craftsmanship which
is more important than winning any
game.
Friday afternoon on the baseball
field many snapshots were taken of
the ball players with individuals and
also Of the group. Little time was de-
voted on the pictures as the practice
session followed Immediately.
Dyke L. Quackenbush, teacher Of
chemistry and proctor of Thayer hall,
left Friday afternoon for Bangor,
where he will attend the meeting at
the Masonic Lodge in that city. Mr..
Quackenbush will return as soon as
he is able to, due to the Importance of
his presence.
The chapel hour time was given to
| the Coburn Glee Club Friday morning
! Cor the purpose of rehearhal which
| took place in the Coburn music room
under the direction of Mrs. Manter, d.
| rector Of the vocal department at Co.
burn School of Music. The club has
been working hard for some time and
! within the next few weeks they will
present something worthy.
| Due to some conflict the Coburn
| baseball team which was supposed to
! play both the Bates and Bowdoin
| freshman baseball teams will not play
| and the games were cancelled by the
| college teams. This will give the til
! ger team a rest until Monday when
| they stack up against the Lynn
| Engineering team from Massachusetts
on the home diamond. Libbey field.
Walter Brim, member of the Coburn
| baseball team, was a guest at the fra
ternity dance given at Hebron on
| Thursday evening. Mary Rollins, a
| senior at Coburn, and who lives in
Fairfield, and Fialen Simmons of Oak
land, and junior at the institute, were
! also guests of friends at the hop.
The tennis team has at last started
working out on the Coburn tennis
court. Donald Smith appears to be one
of the strongest men on the tennis
| squad.
Coach Ray Haines and Fred L.
Days teacher of science at the insti-
tute. with the following boys, Ross
Butler, Lloyd Marsters, Robert Vio-
lette. Alden Wilmot and Norman
Williams left the school Saturday
! morning with the Cuburn bus with
| some furniture which was taken to
Coach Haines' cottage in Old Or
| chard. The party spend the week
end enjoying themselves an dalo do
| ing little work around the cottage.
The Coburn girls outing club have
been spending the week end at Web
Der Pond with Miss Harriet Pearse,
director of the girls department in
! Coburn taking charge of the girls.
The girls were taken to the camp in
the Cuburn bus late Friday and each
girl taking some sort of lucnheon.
The following girls were present:
Faith Rollins, Avis Foster, lima Hus-
sey, Marcia Days Catherine Turbyne,
Behtra Simmons, Evelyn Grindail
and Faylene Hodges.
Louis Ferre, the young Spanish
student, at the institute took the
following Thayer Hall boys to Gar
diner in his Ford car to party, Har-
old Gle. Frederick LaFleur, Joseph
Martoski and Frederick Chisholm.
The Thayer Hall boys were extend
ed the invitation by Physical Director
H. Edwards Of Colby College to at
tend the track meet given at the
NoIiCSS anu Tic Dedll game WHICH IOl
lowed the meet between Colby and
Maine University. Many of the bows
accepted with much pleasure and
witnessed both the meet and the ball
game.
William Newbury. Geke Morrill,
and Ike Coombs Of Lewiston and the
latter at present attending Bridgeton
Academy were visiting friends at
Thayer Hall over the week end.
Leo Chisholm and Frederick CHS
holm who are members of Thayer
Hayy and who live in Maiden, Mass,
passed Saturday and Sunday at Po-
land Springs where they have many
friends. The greater part of the time
was passed by the boys on the golf
links and both possess the ability of
handling the stick in real fashion.
Miss Muriel Lewis of Colby College
a graduate Of Coburn, has lately re-
ceived the distinction Of being chosen
as the assistant editor of the Wom-
ans Division Of the "Colbiana"
Richard Reed a graduate of Coburn
last year and whose home is in Rock
land has been visiting at Thayer Hall
over the week end. Reed is at pres
ent coaching the Rocqland High
School track team and he has his
men competing at the meet at the
college. According to Reeds report
he is to enter the University of Maine
this coming fall.
Leslie Spaulding member Of the
Coburn track team has been spend
ing the greater part Of the week end
at Snow Pond with some friends.
Anthony Picknareik of Meriden,
Conn, and member of Thayer Hall
went to Portland Saturday on BUSH
ness.
Wadsworth Hamilton manager of
the Coburn baseball nine has been
passing the week end with his par
ents in North Arson.
Harold Cove Of Quincy, Mass, and
junior at the institute and a capable
player of the saxophone passed the
week end with friends at Gardiner.
Cove also plays in an orchestra in
that town.
Lila Washburn and Lawra Palmer
both members of Coburn Cottage,
have been spending the week end at
their respective homes in China.
Madlene Knight of Sidney and
member of Coburn Cottage, passed
the week end with her family in Sid
ney.
Mrs. Annie Hooper Goodwink
graduate Of the Coburn Class of '25
was lately chosen as one of the re.
representatives. of Colby College to
speak In the Hamlin Prize Speaking
Contest which is to be given in the
near future. The speakers are chos-
en- because OF the excellenvy in their
work.
The coburn captainss Club which ,