The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-30
Non NOBT SOLUM.
Westbrook's Flfty.ninth Annual Conn
lllencelnent.

The Graduating Exercises Held Yesterday
The Dinner and Speeches-A List of
the Graduates and Those who Will
Take a College Course.
The pretty little church of All Souls
was filed to overlooking yesterday by
the friends of this old and time-honored
institution to listen to the graduating ex-
ercises of the class of 1913.
The souvenir programmes were in ex-
cellent taste, heavy white cards tied
with the class colors and bearing simply
the white embossed figures '93 upon the
cover.
The graduating class, the alumni, the
teachers and the junior class occupied
the front seats in the body of the church.
The platform was beautifully decorated
with flowers and palms in the class col
ors, pink, white and green. The delicate
blossoms of the begonia rex furnished
the pink, feathery palms and ferns the
green and the silvery white letters of the
class motto, ''Non No5is solun," sus-
pended by a delicate wreath of green
across the rear of the chancel, the
white.
The class procession slowly passed up
the central aisle promptly at $50 to the
inspiring music of Grimmer's Orchestra.
Rev. DIR. Blanchard and President Whit
man occupied seats upon the platform.
The invocation by DR.. Blanchard was a
sermon in itself and fell into receptive
hearts.
Alfred Winslow Wheeler, Oakland,
gave the salutatory in most excellent
Natin, following it with an able essay
on 'sThe American Conflict" Mr..
Wheeler was the recipient of hand
some bouquet.
The essay Dreaming and Working
by Miss Edna May Lamont, Cape Eliza
beth, was we'll written and gracefully de-
livered.
Miss Lamont received two bouquets
and two baskets of choice flowers.
James Parker Coombs, Cape Elizabeth,
gave ringing Grafton on prohibition,
and also received a bouquet.
The Grafton of William Buxton New
ton, Yarmouth, on the newspaper was
an interesting review of the origin of the
newspaper, it's effect upon civilization
and its dangerous tendencies.
Miss Annie Susan Murch, South Casco,
in her essay, '.The Houses in Which We
Live" did not treat of domestic SANTA
ton, but gave careful study of the eff
feet of civilization upon architecture
with pretty comparative review of the
effect of the mind upon the body. Miss
Murch received three bouquets and
basket Of roses.
George Freeman Wilson, Columbia
Falls, was excused.
Albert DeMerritt Robinson, South
Windham, gave forcible and scholarly
Grafton on 1.-THE Power OF Knowledge"
A bouquet of pinks and one of roses
were presented Mr.. Robinson.
Miss Elizabeth Wassum, Palmer, Mass,
gave graceful and poetic Interpretation
of ''The Legend of the PEARL
Miss Wassum received a beautiful bou-
quet.
The GRAFTON by PaysoD Smith, Port
land, on Foundation Principl enr o
Administrare, sed Administrare' was
carefully and eloquently delivered and
showed creditable knowledge of po1iti-
cal economy. A basket Of glowing JAG
queminot roses was presented Mr.. Smith
as he came down the steps.
Miss Harriet Hichborn Grant, Sears
port, performed the difficult task of the
valedictorian with marked success. Miss
Grant received two beautiful bouquets
of roses and pinks.
The diplomas were awarded by Presi-
dent Whitman in a few we'll chosen
words.
The class ode written by Miss Edna
May Lamont was admirably sung by the
Westbrook Seminary Quartette, Messrs.
Stanchfield, Kicker, Coombs and Day,
after which President Whitman pro-
nounced the benediction.
The Dinner and Speeches.
The interval between the exercises in
the church and dinner was agreeably
passed in conversing with old friends and
making new ones. President and Mrs.
Whitman and the other members of the
faculty were most hospitable in their
efforts. A large number of the alumni
sat down to the annual dinner which was
faultlessly served by Robinson. The
tables were beautifully decorated with
flowers. Rev. G. l. KERN invoked the
blessing. For the next hour a pleasant
hum of conversation filled the pleasant
DINING hall. After the coffee was served