Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-23
OAK GROVE

The new dormitory girls were
| royalty entertained by the old girls
| after the evening study hour on
! Monday The orchestra made its
| nrst appearance in program of
| four lively selections, and Beverly
Powell of Cambridge, Mass. gave a
humorous reading. Miss Powell has
a great deal of talent in this line
and plans to study later at schools
of oratory in this country as well as
abroad. Every girl came to the
| party wearing her name, and some
.. of the girls achieved decorative eff
| fects by cleverly designed tiaras and
ornaments with their names inter-
woven The committee in charge of
| the party consisted of Ruth LAVAL
| '21, of Allentown, Penn: Dorothy
Wheeler, '2S OF Boston, Mass; and
Alice Burke, '2S of Boston Mass
| They introduced several novel get
acquainted" games that produced
great merriment. The English room
was transformed into an autumn
bower where punch and nabiscoes
| were served.
Miss Dayton chaperoned a party of
| girls to Waterville on Monday after
noon to attend the concert by
| Sousa's Band.
| The art students in the class In
| advanced drawing had an interesting
session on Monday sketching from
| posed model on the campus. Several
| of the girls did clever work.
beautiful new frieze has just ar
rived for the walls of the Assembly
| Hail. The collection numbers twelve
pieces and includes reproductions of
such masters as Michael Angelo,
Andrea della Robbia and Thorwald-
! son, as well as some of the famous
| Greek sculpture and copy of a por-
ton of the Tai Mahal. Each piece
| was selected for its value to the new
| Art Department as we'll as the dec
: Grafton of the Assembly Hall There
! are four sections of Thorwaldson's
striking frieze depicting AleXander's
, Triumphal Entry into Babylon,
which are famous for their beautiful
horses. Another interesting piece is
a reproduction in deeper ivory of
| Miltai's shield which has scenes from
Paradise Lost.
| The pupils in the class in Design
are very enthusiastic over the
smocks which they are designing.
! They are in brilliant hues and will
| be worn by the pupils in the studio.
! Mr. Drew was at the school on
/ Tuesday to give lessons to the pupils
| of violin and cornet
Miss Crossley kept the girls busy
| on the hockey field Monday after
| noon. While the squad feels the loss
| of the 10 girls who graduated, there
! is some promising material among
/ the new students and the coach
! hopes to develop two strong teams.
/ Marion Rich, ~ of Littleton. n H.,
! Beatrice Sawyer, 30 and Anna Saw
| age. 90 OF Bingham. Beatrice Austin.
81 of Brooks. Esma Hall. '2S of
| Kennebunk. Me. and Angie Rouse.
81 of Benton Harbor. Mich. are
| among the new girls who are likely
! to make places on the team.
! The old girls We're overjoyed Mon
! day morning when Betty Chlds of
! Kansas City, Missouri, who eradu-
ated, from Oak Grove last year APP
! peared to pass the day. Miss Childs
! and her parents are in Boston for
| few days and she took the occasion
to make a flv:ng visit to her Alma
Mater before returning west. Miss
! Childs plans To enter the University
of Texas next month where she will
| ma or in Modern Languages until
! she goes abroad to continue her
! study 1t is Miss Childs' declared
| purpose to return TO Oak Grove later
| as member of the faculty and Mr..
and Mrs Owen have assured her
that there shall he an opening when
she has completed her studies.