Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-06
COBURN NOTES

COBUKN NOTES
Wadsworth Hamilton of North An
son passed the weekend with his par
ents.
Harland Bessey, member of the
senior class and one of the promising
pitchers for the Coburn baseball nine,
has been passing the weekend with
his family in Albion.
Lila Washburn and Laura Palmer,
both of China, are passing the Easter
weekend at their homes.
Madeline Knight of sydney passed
the holiday with her parents at her
home.
Dyke L. Quackenbush, teacher of
chemistry, has been working hard for
the past week in getting together
some material for the annual minstrel
show which is to be held within the
next month. Mr.. Quackenbush has al
ready assigned several parts to indi-
viduals for the show and he will later
give more information on the minstrel.
Clifford Hawthorn of Bangor, who
is attending Hebron Academy, has
been visiting many of his friends at
Thayer hall over the weekend.
Harold Cove of quincy, Mass. and
a we'll known saxophone player, went
to Gardiner to visit friends for Easter
Sunday.
Eden Benner and Donald Mason both
of Bangor. were visitors at Thayer
hall over Saturday. These boys are
both attending school at NJ. c. /. in
Pittsfeld. .
A social was held in the Coburn
gymnasium Saturday evening in which
the students enjoyed the many games
and dances given by Miss Ruth Abbott.
The Thayer hall orchestra, furnished
the music for the occasion.
George Eustis, teacher of economics
at Colby last year, and one of the
Proctors at .Thayer hall, was visitor
at Thayer hall Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Eustis is at present on few days
vacation. He is attending the Har-
ward business school and this makes
his second year at the university and
will graduate this coming June. In his
leisure hours he is teaching in North
Eastern University in Boston. Eustis
was a graduate of Colby in 1928 and
from there he went to Harvard Bust
ness school and the following year
taught school at Colby college and
this year he is again attending Har-
ward Business school and is finishing
up mis- course for degree of NJ B. A.
This coming week on Tuesday,
the Coburn voice department, will
have charge of the entire student
body in preparing songs for the Co
burn Easter pageant which is to be held
on Sunday. April II. at the First Bap-
| tist church. Miss Vera Rice of the re-
ligious department has been rehearsing
the students who have parts in the
, play for the pageant and on Friday
the cast will rehearse at the church
to get acquainted with their position.
Coach Ray Haines reported several
days ago that the games which nave
been pending with the NJ c. I, base
ball club. have been arranged and one
game will be played at Waterville and
the other at Pittsfeld A game has
| been arranged with the Lynn Engi-
neering team of Lynn, Mass. for
Waterville but a game will not be
pIoyed in Lynn this year as in the past
two seasons.
Baseball uniforms for the coming
season will be issued some time this
coming week.
Leslie Spaulding of Hanover. N H.,
and Anthony Picknarcik of Meriden.
Conn, both won the first prize at the
Fashion show given at the Assembly
hall at Coburn, each being dressed
alike as twins and both wearing derby
hats.
The weekly meeting Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. will take place at the living room
at Thayer hall this evening at Z
o'clock. President Frank Murray OF
the Y. M. C. A. will preside at the
meeting.
Coach Harriet Pearce Is expecting to
have a girls baseball team this spring
and the girls will be working out In the
gymnasium until they are able to work
outdoors. Girls who are not taking
part in playing ball will be compelled
to attend the gymnasium classes
which will be directed by physical d.
rector Harriet Pearce.
The tennis team will get started as
soon as they are able to get out on
the court. Many of the boys have
been doing a little work in the gym
nasium in the past week.
Coach Ray Haines, physical director
of Coburn. called a meeting of all the
baseball men yesterday afternoon i'm
mediate1y after the afternoon classes.
He told the boys of the Importance of
getting things started for the ball
season, and that the ball diamond at
the present time is in bad shape. To-
day many of the boys will respond to
the call and assist Coach Haines IN
doing work on the field in order that
the field will be in condition for cam
didates to work on. This will help con-
sideraaly and will give the boys
quicker opportunity to start the work
for the present season.
After the supper last evening Dyke
l.. Ouackenbush. teacher of chemistry,
announced to the Thayer Hall boys
that the annual minstrel show will be
given April 81, Tuesday evening. He
also told the boys that rehearSals VIII
be held Immediately and three days
will be given to chorus directed by
Mr.. Quackenbush while the other
branch of the shown will be taken
care of by Frederick Lobdell. Rehears-
al will be held Immediately after
school this afternoon.
G. H. Barnaby Of North Arson. who
is attending Bates College, was Wis.,
itor Of Wadsworth Hamilton at Thay-
or Hall yesterday.
Track candidates were called out
yesterday afternoon and many promjs-
ing boys reported to Captain Charles