Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-02
OAK GROVE
Halloween Activities

HdtOWeen <tCtiSitiCo
The Junior girls succeeded In
staging the chief attraction OF the
week end in spite of the fact that
variety of other interesting activities
kept every minute brimful. The
Juniors were hostesses on SATURDAY
evening at a typical, old-fashioned
Halloween party. The big gym"
was a gay scene with a profusion
of orange and black decorations, in
GLIDING a complete canopy of bril-
liant streamers, with great stacks OF
corn stalks where yellow pumpkins
shone, with a dark tent where q
clever gypsy told fortunes, with a
big black cauldron where a witch
sold nectars and with big booth
where several girls In decidedly
modern Halloween costumes sold
real homemade ice creams. An or
chestra of nine pieces added great
deal to the enjoyment of the evening
and Dorothy Wheeler sang two
charming solos. The girls afforded
great deal of amusement by their
presentation of the farce 'The
lowing Juniors: Beatrice Sawyer,
Miriam Gates, Alice Burke, Bertha
Warren, Eleanor Meacham and
Dorothy Wheeler. After. the formal
entertainment the party entered
merrily into the proverbial Hal
lowe'en stunts and games, while
ghosts glided about serving refresh
ments and giving out favors. Dur
ing the last march a shower of con-
fetti and paper novelties suddenly
blew down from the balcony to add
more color and fun. The party
closed when the notes of an Oak
Grove song called every one to
gather about the piano for round
of school songs.
A special Halloween dinner was
served Saturday evening, at which
each course was ingeniously' planned
to carry out the same brown and
orange colors as in the favors each
girl found at her place.
Oak Grove maids entertained a
group of college. girls at another in
formal party on Saturday morning
when both hostesses and guests de-
clared it was one of "the best times
ever. A group of young Oak
Grove alumnae who are prominent at
Colby and like the freedom and fun
of QUITO door sports at their alma
mater frequently come down with
their friends for q few hours. The
college girls came in sports clothes
and divided the time between hook
ey and riding. The "Visitors" versus
Varsity had a spirited hockey
match which the Oak Grove girls
won So with complete happiness on
each side. Harriet Kimball and
Annie Merrick stand for the visit
ors, and Dorothy Colony shone as
goal keeper for Oak Grove. The col
lege girls were next escorted to the
side campus where the rustic fur
niture was waiting for a little gar
den party and they were soon enjoy
ing hot chocolate with macaroons
rested, the college girls were next
escorted to the back campus where
the horses We're saddled and all the
guests were given a chance to ride.
The following alumnae and friends
from Colby were in the party:
Miriam Rice, Harriet Kimbal1, Doris
Grosbeck, Leola Clement, Lura Nor
cross, Martha Sondberg, Grace
Stone, Lucy Chaplin, Hester Fifield,
Sylvia Crane, Bernice Collins,
Annie Merrick. Ruth McAvay.
The atmosphere of earnest study
is showing marked results in the
scholarship of the student body and
lHS dIldlhIlleHIS IOr the past week
are exceptionally good. The follow
ing girls. the largest number of stu
dents of any one week in recent
years, had certificate grades in all
subjects: Letha Bailey, Miriam
Gates, Jacqueline Clark, Ruth Deck
err. Thelma Earle, Enid Humphreys,
Ruth laval, Elizabeth Martin.
Charlotte Quimby. Angie Rouse,
Laura Saxton, Beatrice SAWYER,
Kathleen Sylvester, Barbara White
The following girls had averages of
ninety or above in the number of
subjects indicated: five, Elizabeth
Martin; four. Thelma Earle; three,
Jacqueline Clark, Caroline Muzzy,
Ruth laval; two, Alice Burke, Enid
humphreys, Laura Saxton, Beatrice
Sawyer, Kathleen Sylvester, Dorothy
Wheeler, Barbara White. Virginia
Wilcox; one, Beatrice Austin, Letha
Bailey. Ruth Decker. Norma Fuller.
Emma Hummer. Esther Rand, Angie
Rouse. Valerie Thompson.
Through the generosity of the
family of one of the Oak Grove
girls. big buck deer was presented
to the school on Friday and was SER
we'd Sunday noon. Many of the girls
had never tasted venison before. and
being cooked deliciously it was
greatly enjoyed.