The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-23
GoRHAM..
Commencement Exercises at the Normal
School.

The closing exercises of the graduation of
the Second Glass of 1894 of the Gorham
Normal School were held Thursday FORE
noon at the school building and the final
exercises at the Congregational Church in
the afternoon. The day was perfect, and
more visitors were present than on Wednes
day, who included State Superintende
Hon. N. A. Luce. Trustees, Hon. Joseph ".
Fairbanks, Pennington, Hon. o. R. B.
Clason, Gardiner, Hon. W. G. Sergeant, Castine,
Prof. G. A. Robertson, Augusta, Hon. j. A.
Hinkley, Gorham, Mr.. A. NJ. Jones, Princi-
pal Cornish High School. Principal W. W.
Woodman. Gorham High School, Mr.. H. A.
Mckinney, Principal Morris Small of West
brook High School
The morning exercises passed off very
pleasantly, with great credit to all which
included calisthenics under the direction
of Miss Jennie M. Colby of the Practice
School, Pedagogies, Geography, History and
Teaching in three rooms by members of the
graduating class, but at 1918 the regular
examination of the Graduating Glass in
Dtdactics took place conducted by State
superintendent Hon. N. A. Luce at which
members of the Trustees asked questions
at his invitation. This exercise occupied
about one and one half hours, and was con-
Quoted in Mr.. Luce's usual practical man.
ner, and the answers received were witty
and full of practical common-sense The
class did themselves much credit and the
Committee expressed themselves as we'll sat
isfied.
In the afternoon at the church the grad
uating exercises occurred. The church was
Hastily decorated with yellow and white
bunting, the class colors, and wild flowers.
This was the programme:
Music Quartette
Theme-Heart Hunger in Children,
Theme-Power of Personal influence,
Carroll sumner Farrar
Solo, Mr.. W. II. Stockbridge
Musa May Hopper
Solo Miss Nettie Fellows
E.ie Idella Folsom
Theme-Duty to be. beautiful,
Mabel Gertrude Mason
Theme Character the End of Education,
Flora Annie Farrar
Music, Quartette
Comforting of Diplomas.
Singing Glass Song written by Miss Lue
Elizabeth Philips.
Benediction by Rev. E. C. Strout.
Principal Corthell presided in his usual
agreeable manner and made a few excel
lent remarks 10 the class at the close, in
Producing Hon. Mr.. Luce who presented
the diplomas to the ninteen graduates in
few well chosen words. The themes were
well written and well delivered. The music
by the State Street Choir was excellent.
The ushers we're Misses Davies, Littlefeld,
Crosby, Russell, Mr.. Harding and Mr. Dur
gin.
At meeting of the Trustees the faculty
were reelected for another year with the
exception of Prof @. B. Wilson whose res
ignation was accented. The vacancy will
be filed at future meeting. Prof. Wilson
has proved very valuable teacher and will
be much missed in the school and in the
community. He leaves to accept a better
position in similar institution IN another
State.
Thursday evening theAlumni held a meeting
and dinner in Ridlon Hall. About $50 covers
were laid. After a bountiful dinner served
by the ladies of the Congregational church.
President W. E. Aver acting as toast mas
ter called the meeting to order and made
few happy remarks.
Toast to Principal W. J. Corthen respond
ed to by Mr.. G. o. Small. Toast to the A
Glass, responded to by President, Miss Fife
Folsom. Toast to the citizens of Gorham,
and to the memory of the late Hon. John A.
Waterman. responded to by Mr.. e. W. Cup
till Poem, written by Miss Alice L. Good
win, graduate of the first class of 1880, read
by Mrs. F. W. Harding, graduate of the same
class. Toast to our State, responded to by
Elk Governor Robe. Remarks were also
made by Principal Corthell, Hon. N. A.
Luce, Rev. G. W. Reynolds, Rev. E. G.
Strout Prof G. B. Wilson and others.
Following is a complete list of the gradu-
ates Ella May Clark Eva lola Clark, Mary
Salome Chase, Elizabeth Appleby Dorsing,
Alice Augusta bennett, Carroll Sumner
Farrar, Flora Annie Farrar, Fife 1della
Folsom, Mary Ellen Geary, Musa May Hup-
per, Nellie Lenora Kelly, Sophronia Lewis
Maddocks. Mabel Gertrude Mason, Nora
Eva Meserve, Lue Elizabeth Phillips, May
Evelyn Small, Bertha Francis Rice, Edith
Aimed Sc ammon. Melvina Alice Winslow
Gorham High School.
The graduation of the class of 1894, Cor
ham High school occurred yesterday after
noon The weather was warm and sultry