Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-20
COBURN NOTES

The following people, including
the cast of the Varsity Coach" play
and those who assisted in the play,
started on party given at the Over
look in Oakland: Mrs. Ray Haines,
chapron, Frederick Lobdell, director
of the play with Miss Clara Ford
and Doris Hardy who assisted him,
Misses Dorothy Daggett. Myrtle Will
liams, Faith Rollins, Helen Simmons,
Dorothy Hutchins. Avis Foster, Mary
Rollins, Louise Murray. Messrs. Ross
Butler, Roland Cyr, Timothy Ryan,
Reginald Rood, William Bailey, Sol
ONION Johnson. Mortimer Sullivan,
Lee Chisholm, Norman Williams and
Kenneth Dorr. The party started
from the institute at P. NJ. in
machines and before supper was
served the members enjoyed dances
ard played games. After the sup
per hour the entire party enjoyed
several hours of fun and returned
back to the institute at O'Clock
in the evening.
Theresa Lawrie, who is a stud ent
at the Pennington Normal school
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Inez Lawrie at Thayer Hail over the
week end and the Patriots Day.
Mr.. French, who is the assistant
caretaker of the Coburn grounds and
Robert Maynes, a student, have been
working in the rear of Music Hall,
where they are cutting many trees
and clearing the ground in the best
shape possible. That present piece
of land is to be used for building
the new talked about Gym.
Miss Ruth Abbott, who has been
sick for the past week and a half
was out yesterday afternoon for the
first time. Miss Abbott was both
cred with assesses in both of her
ears and she is expected to be on
the job at the institute this morn
ing. Without Miss Abbott things
have been somewhat dull at Coburn
and her return will be greeted by
every student in the school.
The Domestic Science department
which is under the direction of Miss
Francis Butler, had the regular
monthly meeting yesterday at Han
son Hall. There were many guests
present and one of the newly ones
who attended was Miss Harriet
Pearce, director of girls physical ed
ucational department at Coburn!
The gathering remained for supper
which was served in Hanson Hall
and each one present departed with
an enjoyable evening.
The Coburn classes will be re-
sumed again this morning after the
extended holidays over Patriots Day.
Drew T. Harthorn, Principal. is
expected to return today after a
week of absence in New York on
important business concerning the
school. He will be able to give the
student body an outline of his trip,
with some good news for the benefit
Of the school.
Libbey Field. the Coburn athletic
pastime, is being put in the best
condition possible. Several men
with horses have been hired by
Coach Ray Haines to cut out the
diamond and smooth the infield. The
field is expected to be in better con-
dition this year than it has been for
the past three baseball seasons.
The game which Is to be played
with the Winslow High School on
Wednesday afternoon will be can
celled for the present, but the game
on Saturday will probably be played.
The Winslow game was to open the
Coburn schedule and at present it
will have to be another game that
will open the Tiger schedule for this
spring.
Coach Ray Haires without fail
will issue the baseball uniforms to
the entire squad this afternoon and
the first outdoor practice will take
place on Libbey Field.
The Coburn second baseball team
will have a regular schedule for this
spring and as soon as the men who
cannot make the first outfit, the
team will get together on the dia-
mond.
Due to the holiday yesterday the
first year normal class at Coburn
did not meet and today this class
will resume it's work.
Captain Charles Major and his
track men worked out on the Colby
out door track yesterday morning
and the boys will at many times
during the spring hold there work
outs on the college field.
Walter Brinn and Norman Will
liams both members of Thayer Hall
were guests at Oakland yesterday
afternoon, with friends.
The end men for the Coburn Min
strel show held their first rehearsal
yesterday in Thayer Hall.