100 years ago: 1918
Wanted: One American woman; must be between the ages of 25 and 36, physically strong, and able to prepare meals at short notice. Must present a cheerful disposition under most trying circumstances. Lewiston-Auburn is asked to furnish one such woman for canteen service in France. The specifications noted cover practically all the ground, but the urgent letter from Boston goes on to say that the woman has no German or Austrian connections, and should have no father, husband or son in the army. A cablegram from France calls for 2,000 of these women from the United States, New England should send 180 and Lewiston-Auburn, one. They are needed in the hospital huts — the recreation centers where convalescent wounded come to find a welcome and hospitable atmosphere. Among women who go should be a certain number who have sufficient knowledge of executive work and typing to help in the casualty searching, that is, in obtaining information regarding missing troops and reporting accurately concerning patients about whom inquiries are made by Red Cross.
50 years ago: 1968
The election of new patrol leaders highlighted the Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Girl Scout Troop 270 of the Auburn Methodist Church. Girls selected as patrol leaders included Claire Sirois, Mary Levesque, Karen Hall and Jennifer Brown. Assistant patrol leaders are Bettina Parker, Brenda Markee, Darlene Hurd and Elaine Sirois. Mary Levesque was elected as scribe for the troop and Sandra Philippon will serve as treasurer. Plans were made for a cookout to take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Sargent’s Woods on Saturday, Oct. 12. The woods are on the North River Road, Auburn. The girls will be accompanied by the troop leaders.
25 years ago: 1993
“Improving the Climate for Women and Minorities in Mathematics and Science” is the topic of a lecture at Bates College Monday by the chair of the mathematics department at Bryn Mawr College. Rhonda Hughes will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Chase Hall Lounge. The public is invited to attend at no charge. In addition, Hughes will present a technical talk on “Wavelets,” a new tool for data analysis, at 4 p.m. in Room 104 of Hathorne Hall. At her evening lecture, Hughes will discuss the obstacles that have prevented stronger representation of women and minorities in the sciences and mathematics, and strategies for overcoming those barriers. Hughes received bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s degrees from the University of Illinois. She has conducted research in functional analysis and operator theory and is past president of the Association for Women in Mathematics. Her lectures at Bates are sponsored by the college’s program in women’s studies and Sigma XI, the national scientific research and honor society.
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