The Portland daily press., 1891-06-10
FIRST CENTURY NEARLY COMPLETED.
Graduating Exercises at the Historic
Academy at Fryeburg.
The Institution Will Celebrate Its
Centennial Next Year.
Students and Trustees Happy To-
eether at kent's Hill.
Especial to the Press. !


FRYEBURG, June 9.-The graduating ex-
ercises of the class of '91 of Fryeburg Acad-
emy were held today at the Congregational
church. Fair weather, as usual, greeted the
occasion and large audience of the friends
of the class and of the institution was early
in attendance. The floral decorations were
elaborate and were very artistically ar
ranged. They consisted of masses Of ferns
and hedges of evergreen and ferns and
plants in bloom. There were also banks of
plants on either side of the entrance of the
platform, and from the one on the right rose
the class banner of white with device in
gold, representing a lighted Roman lamp
resting on an open book, bearing the inscrip-
tlon "Life, '91," with branch of laurel be-
meath the book. Above and below the en-
blems was the class motto In Greek, More
Light" The exercises opened at 10 80 a; m.
faculty to the music of the organ, at which
Miss Grace Warren presided.
Then followed the prayer by Rev. w. f.
Livingston Of North Arlington. Mass, and
other numbers Of the programme. Mr.. Liv-
the close Of the morning exercises.
The audience again assembled In the af-
ternoon at the church with largely augment
ed numbers. After the entrance march the
tA6ICl66S Opbu6u Will prayer ny hot, d. Ne
Stone of Fryeburg. The benediction at the
close was also pronounced by Mr.. Stone.
The music was classical and was finely per-
formed. The exercises Of the class all
passed off with much credit. Mr.: A. F:
Lewis, in behalf Of the trustees, addressed
the class and after that the diplomas were
presented by the principal. Mr.. j. E. Dins-
more.
The trustees of this Institution held
meeting on Monday, evening: The old board
~ oil kad " I
more, the present principal, will remain in
charge another year.
The meeting adjourned to meet In August,
when arrangements for the celebration snext
year of the centennial of this academy will
The programme of today's exercises was
as follows:
FORENOON.
Music Impromptu No. 4. op. 90........S Schubert
Miss Grace Warren.
Arthur Royal Jefferson. North Conway, N. H.
Essay-:We End, Only to Begin. ..:........
Katherine Patten Collins, Fryeburg.
Essay-The Decline of Rural New England.
Alvin bennett Merrill, Fryehurg.
0A'' Cora N. Giles, East Brcwnfieid. -
DISQUALIFICATION Develops, Idleness Cor
s Mamie i Blanche Edgecom6, Kezar Falls.
''''-" Miss Grace Warren. -'' ''''''' So
ESsayin French-La BOnte. te....................
Ida Jean Hildebrand, Fryeburg.
Essay-The Sea Hath its Pearls. ...............
Elsie Raymond Collins, Fryebnrg.
Wallace Wilson Robinson, East Deering.
Essay-The Education of Our Girls. ............
Mabel Elena DALEY, Fryeburg.
CldSS
Blanche Greenwood Nash, Fryeburg
AFTERNOON.
Mus!c--Sonata, op. 27, (Moonlight) Beethoven
Adaglo Sostenuto, Allegreto, Presto Agitato.
Mrs. G. f. Lord.
Oratlon-Juventus. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Fred Grant Weeks, Chatham, N. H.
Essay-Mankind; a Social Being. .............
HurDert Norman Giles, East Brownhed
fr0pnocy.. .....................s.
George F. Gatchell, East Brownfeld.
ESsay-The Mirage OF the Desert.
Edith Louise Tibbetts Fryeburg.
nrs;o a. Fruhlengsglaube.. ......SchubeIt
u'i0 b. Valse briliante, op. 49,. Chopin
Mrs. q. f. Lord.
Glass Motto-More Light. t.......................
George Haley, Brownfield.
Essay-The Lady from Philadelphia. .........
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Susan May Walker, Fryeburg,