The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-16
oRDER OF ExERcIsEs.
Cloaa Con1

Auiu Lang Syne'. BY the ScnOoi
+ The essays were all gracefully worded, and
delivered in, a manner that displayed more
dsclamatory ability than is usually seen at
college exhibitions. The young ladies were
permitted to read theirs, and, in most cases,
spoke clearly and distinctly, with sufficient
volume to be easily heard by all. Several OF
the essays exhibited depth Of thought that
others truly poetic vein, while some united
the poetical and humorous with happy effect
When all were so good it would be invidions
TO criticise, although we had intended to do 60
but upon looking over the programme we
found so much to praise that we should re-
quire more space thaa we can afford to occupy
for that purpose. We will say, however,, and
we say it without Intending any Distraction
from their merits, that the young ladies' essays
were Of superior order to those of the young
men. And this Is not strange, for it is a well
known fact that at the age of seventeen OF
eighteen the minds of girls are far more ma
tured than those of boys. They are in truth
women, while the latter have not yet become
men. We presume we may be allowed to refe
to the salutatory of Mr. Waterhouse, the class
essay Of Miss Inez A. blanchard, the chroni-
cles Of Miss Alice Reeves, the prophecies Of
Miss Coolidge and Mr.. Fassett, and the vale
dictories of Miss Carrie Il. Gould and Mr. Nor,
rill, las they were all prominent parts, as be-
ing particularly good; and also "The Broken
Thread, by Miss Mayo, a young coloredl girl,
the ouly one.in the class, whose version Of the
charming old NEUROLOGICAL story was very
prettily and gracefully written. ah'1 ~
Among the statistics given by Miss Reeves
were the following, which we hope willreceive
the proper credence: The size Of boot worn by
the young ladies varies from No. 1 to z. The
talest girl is it. in; the shortest, 4 f. 8 in
The largest brain, from an ante mortens examil
nation, weighs % ounces. The largest water
fall measures 36 inches in circumference, and
the longest single curl feet One multiplied
by forty-three contemplate entering into the
holy state of matrimony
Avery fine composition, displaying . great
deal of poetic talentwas the Rhythm of the
seen and unseen, /" by Miss Maria B. johnson
and Mr.. Harold Smith acclaimed "Paul Re
vere's Ride excellentlys we'll. = I. y, s.sa
At the close oil the exercises. Mr.. Stoue, tn,
Principal, made short and very eloquent nd
dress, in which he spoke of the enjoyment he
had derived from his associations with then
during the past four years, and particularly
the intimate acquaintanceship Of the past year
rYou have,'' said he. ''when children, held a
shell to your ears and been told that the sound
you heard was the roar Of the ocean, for when
the shell was taken from the sea it carried
with it the music of its native element. SO
with you-as you 60 from here into the world
you carry with you the aroma scholastica.-
For the sake ofyour parents and the beautiful
city you have seen spring up like ph@si il
from its ashes, prove yourself worthy citizens
1t was Homer who said, !" Welcome the com
ing, speed the parting guest and as you go
forth from this hall, I bid you God-speed in
the mission of life, and may you prove useful
to your friends, yourselves and your country.
Governor Washburn then addressed the
school in few complimentary remarks, which
we regret we have not space to give; after
which DR.. shailer, chairman of the School
Committee, in well chosen words, delivered
the diplomas, and awarded the Brown medals,
for the best scholarship during the course, to
Miss Inez A. Blanchard, Isabella Conner, and
Alice L. Hartford; and to Messrs. Arthur B.
Morrill,, a. g. Paine, and Frank s Water
house. 75tslf, eF t3asri IA 4S.s- q HE5ii
The Glass Ode was sang to the air of s.Anld
Lang Syne, after which the Glass of 90 be-
came Alumni of the High School 20 enter into
new fields of duty. af
Two young ladies' Of the class were necessa-
rily absent from the exhibition on account OF
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