The Somerset reporter., 1891-06-18
skowhegan Schools.

Skowhegan Schools.
.CiosE OF PROSPEROUS school Afkk.
The schoo Is Of the village district have
all closed for the year and the eXamina-
tons and public exercises have been held
and the teachers and pupils are now re
j5icing in wei! earned vacation. The
Committee and Superintendent may also
De included IN the yscatianists SO far a.
school affairs are concerned as they have
given much time and labor to the super
vision Of the schools IN every district OF
/ the town and this time aud labor have
told with excellent elect.
The examinations showed that II arked
progress has been made in most Of cur
schools during the past year. The I'm
proyement has been especially noticeable
in arithmetic, both in the methods Of IL
siruction employed aud the results ae
complished THIS Improvement Is large
ly due To the new system Of supervision,
which has brought about uniformity Of
methods an3 excel nee In results not at
tainahle under the old system The work
lone ia The IL "a School and the interest
awakened among the students cannot be
too h'ssly commended Teachers and
fapis have co-oporated, IN the fullest
sense d the word, and the best OF feeling
and keenest enthusiasm exist.
The labor Of the members Of the com
mIttee, Messrs. shepherd, Colin, Fowler,
Racklin and Walton have been without
compensation. excepting 10 the sat-, fac.
ton they take in forwarding the interests
Of education in our town aud Improving
the methods Of instruction 10 our schools,
and they are entitled to great credit for
the fsithfulness in which they have dis
charged their duties.
The Superintendent and teachers also
nave conscientiously and earnestly work
ed in harmony with the committee in Sc
curing the best methods and bringing
forth the most desirable results.
In speaking thus of the officers and
teachers we do not purpose to ignore the
fact that the pupils of our schools are
bright, intelligent, wide awake masters
and misses and will not take back seats
when they go from our town schools to
enter the higher institutions of learning
or when they go into other yocations.
The citizens of Skowhegan are proud
of her schools and the pupils of her
schools and are willing to expend money
and work hard to earn money to make
them all they should be. The large an
diences that the class exercises call out is
an evidence of the interest taken in our
schools.
THE GRAMMAR School
The public exercises began with the
graduating class of the First Grammar
School Friday evening last in the Bethany
aptist church, in the foil wing order:
Orchestra
Prayer.
Trio--O bcron Misses William Cass and Walton
Opening ......,..5 Fred ross Lawrence
Poem Judge Not .........' ctlvia i. Walker
Selection The Golfers Dying child,
Piano Soo-Fra Diavolo . ....... Lulu IL. Cas-
Sclecton--The Last Iiymn......E Enid l. Peabbles
Composition Conversation. Estora c. Tewett
Mcssrs Biron and Partridge
l. Belle Estes
poem-Thc iells.... BerIe l.. Walton
Roy l.. Marston
Violin Solo--ilope Told flatiering Tale,
James d Partridge
selection-Inrident of Pompeii Harold l.. Hanson
Grace L. Russell
Piano solo-Nachklange aus .Tannhauser,
Estom {; Icwett
Compassionate by we Graduate, Roy l.. Hayden
Orchestra
BenediCtion.
The class numbered "a as follows
Louise Haskell Cas- Charles Wesley Gro
yer, Mary Eta Holt, Roy Lafayette Hay
den, Fred Foss Lawrence, Caroline May
Murray, Roy Leon Marston, James d.
Partridge, Grace Lillian Russell, John
Henry Swain Maude Adele Wing Oc-
tavia Frost Walker, Lenora Belle Estes,
Maude Angela Rowland, Harold Libby |
Hanson, Estora Clara Jewett, Fred Law
ley, Chester Horace Mills, Maude Alethe
Nay, Lucy Mabel Phillips, Mark Savage,
Berle Louise Walton, Lizzie Maria Will
liams, Enid Louise Peabbles
Glass motto, step by Step"
Miss Stella Foster, principal of the
school directed the exercises and the
Juvenile Orchestra furnished the music
for the interesting occasion, excepting
piecss given above.
The church was filed to overlooking
and the pre- tlciency exhibited by the class
was credit to teachers and pupils.
BACCALAuREATE SERMON.
Rev. A. j. Racklin preached the bac-
10 la ITO hu fn ba kn
High School and Bloomfield Academy
Sunday forenoon in Island Avenue church
from the text, Esther 4, IA; (last clause)
"And who knoweth whether thou art
come to the kingdom for such time as
this"
The four classes of the school were
well represented and were seated in the
body of the church In seats reserved for
them. A large audience attended and
gave close attention to the able discourse
C. V. Hanson assisted in the devotional
exercises.
THE JUNIOR EXHIBITION.
The exhibition OF the Junior Glass of
Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield
Academy came II at Coburn Hall Mon
day evening" the 10Th instant Principal
Hall presiding. Rev. +. l.. House, pas
tor of the Methodist church made the
opening prayer and Fales Ladies' Orches- |
ira of Waterville furnished the mu-
sic. The stage was tastefully decorated
with drspery in the class colors, cream
and old rose bearing the class motto,
Row not Drift" and cut flower pieces
plants and flowers In great
profuslon. The class is large one, 27
in number and their names appear on the
following program:
PROGRAM
Music,
Prayer.
Absolution, Z. NfsbH. |
Hannah T.. Wentworth.
kallundborg, Hhiffiry |
Eva NJ. Ames.
The Overflow, GeorEia Peck
Eleanor NJ. Narney.
Battle Above the Clouds Hygz,,H
'larry ID. lcwett,
The Engineers STORY,
Adde d. CleIyland.
The Fircman's Wedding, Eaton
Mabel B. Wright
Music
Appeal for Temperance. H. " Graniy
Robert f. Wilson.
King Nolmer and Elsie, Whittier