Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-26
COBURN NOTES

COBURN NOTES
Pierre Page Of NTuskogee, Okla.
who is q student at the institute and
member OF the senior class left yes
terday morning for Portland where
he attended q party given at the
Westbrook Seminary last evening.
He was the guest of Miss Florence
White of Columbia Falls at the Ju-
Nor Prom.
Dyke L. Quakenbush, teacher Of
chemistry and proctor of Thayer Hall
sang in a quartette at the Methodist
church in this city on Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Edith Written, director of the
French Department at Coburn was
visitor at Thayer Hall last evening
and many Of the boys grasped the
opportunity in having the French
teacher there as she assisted several
OF the boys in that course during the
early part of the evening.
Principal Drew T. Harthorn an
nounced in the Senior English class
yesterday of the lecture which was
to be given at Colby College and he
told the boys who were able to- be
present should attend the lecture.
The Chapel Hour was ommitted
yesterday morning with several Of
the Thayer Hall boys entertaining
the student body. Mortimer Sullivan
played the piano while Harold Cove
played his saxophone. They started
the session by playing a. duet on the
piano and this was followed by hav-
ing the entire student body siningg
many songs which they played. Ros-
coe Kelley, member of the Senior
class sang a solo during the enter
talnment. This was followed by Miss
Ruth Abbott the Coburn registrar,
explaining to the students about the
team which had previously fon in
the contest for selling the most tic
kets. The two losing teams are go
ing to give the winners and enter
tainment and this is planned for the
coming Saturday said Miss Abbott.
The party Is to start on Saturday
afternoon by going to Kent's Hill
where they will follow the Coburn
team which Mays at the hill that af-
ternoon. At the end of the game the
entire party will journey to grange
hall which is at present being sought
for the supper hour and also for the
evening where a dance and enter
talnment will be given to the win
ners by the losers. The party will be
IN the form of a picnic and individ-
uals who have machines will bring
them Tor the transportation purposes.
She also told the studeny body that
the two teams which represent the
scholarship cup Of the school will
have time given to the winners by
the losers on Friday. June 4. This
will consist of supper and a social
party is to be planned later, more
definite plans will be given out later
on this.
Instructor Fred L. Daye of the
science department had his first year
science class studying the trees out
of doors for the usual period which
is taken for the daily class work.
This work gives the classes which
the instructor takes out at various
times the experience of seeing for
themselves what is studied in the
class rooms.
The Glee Club which is continually
working hard was given the chapel
hour time for a rehearsal which was
held in the Coburn Music room under
| the direction of Mrs. Manter the d.
rector of the Vocal Department at
the Institute. The club is making
preparation to present some real
work during the next few weeks and
VIII also do some work for the COM
mencement work.
The Senior class held a meeting
Monday afternoon at / o'clock before
the afternoon session began, for the
purpose of giving out the Invitation
which were ordered by the class for
the commencement exercises. Every
individual received the amount of in
vitation he or she ordered for the
purpose, President Simmons had
charge during the meeting and at
tended to the business.
The Coburn Captains club held a
special meeting yesterday afternoon
in the Thayer Hall living room. The
main discussion was about the money
for the gold footballs for the football
lettermen of last season. The ques-
ton was brought before the members
whether the money which was made
on the Minstrel Show could be put in
with the money which was made
from the play. THE Varsity Coach"
1t was later decided that the matter
should be taken up with the treasur-
er of the Coburn athletic association.
A committee of three was chosen
from the chair, consisting of the cap
tain of football of last season and
captain elect for the next season
who were Pete Averka and Harold
Gile, captains respectively and the
third was Brainard Hardy. This
committee will interview with Miss
Ruth Abbott at some leisure time dur
ing the day and a meeting of the club
will follow and the report will be CIV
en- then also if things come out sue
cessful samples of the gold footballs
will be shown and the lettermen will
be allowed to be present at the meet
ing for the time during which is taxi
en- up for the footballs.
The Coburn Glee Club had special
hour yesterday afternoon for a re-
hearsal under the direction Of Mrs.
Manter director Of the vocal depart
ment of the Coburn School Of Music.
The members reported to Mrs. Man
ter Immediately after the noon clas-
ses.
Many Of the Coburn students fol-
lowed the baseball team to Pittsfeld
yesterday afternoon where they saw
the game between Coburn and NJ. C.
l. team.