Pierpole Campfire, Farmington State Normal School, 1922

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The second Camp Fire group at F.S.N.S., Pierpole, was organized in fall 1915. They were infamous for their cookouts and "weenie roasts" at the slate quarry. This is the Pierpole group enjoying a cookout.

The Pierpoles also made leather napkins rings and purses and divinity fudge to sell at the annual Christian Association fair. Their meeting guests included Miss Porter, who taught them about writing business letters, telegrams and making out money orders, and Captain Blake, the school's janitor, who showed them how to tie standard knots to earn their nature lore honors.

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Title: Pierpole Campfire, Farmington State Normal School, 1922
Creation Date: circa 1922
Subject Date: circa 1922
Town: Farmington
County: Franklin
State: ME
Media: black and white photograph
Collection: FSNS scrapbooks
Object Type: Image

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Mantor Library at UMF
University of Maine at Farmington, 116 South Street, Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-7219
http://library.umf.maine.edu

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