The Portland daily press., 1894-06-28


the programme. His selection was
DonietZi's Fantasia.
The soriginal defamation by William
W. Lawrence, was literary production
of.mostsgenuine merit. His subject was
"The American Flag" He referred in
glowing terms and animated voice to
its glorious history and it's present
mighty significance The defamation
was brief and it was good.
Miss Grace P. Seiders's recitation, en-
titled Thamre," was an exhibition of
character portrayal, more suggestive
of a graduate of school of Delsarte
than High school. 1t was a long, sad
story, but Miss Seiders sustained it's
emotions without weak note from be-
ginning to end.
The song by the double quartette at
this point was one of the most pleasing
features of the occasion. The selection
was Come where the lilies Bloom" 1t
was sung by Misses Allen, Delano, Du
roy and Farley, and Messrs. Davis, King,
Hawkes. and Webster.
The valedictorian, Mabel Skillings,
read an essay upon RESPONSE ility."
She referred to the responsibilities of
our predecessors on this earth. from
Adam down, and pointed out that as
we have profted by their experiences,
we have incurred their responsibilities.
Duties, even for child, are the great
restraints and the mouldcrs of character.
The responsibilities of judges, ministers,
teachers, pilots, workmen and every
body must perform their duties or evil
will follow. The obligations of human
society, as showing the inter-dependence
of human beings were thoroug hly, pre-
sented.
Miss SkiIlings's valedictory.ss address
was especially well written and spoken.
She referred to the improvement of the
school building and thanked Mayor Bax-
ter and the school committee for their
efficient efforts for the welfare of her
class. To the teachers and her class
mates she spoke feelingly and well.
The diplomas were conferred by Mr..
W. ID. Brownson, chairman of the High
School committee With few appropri-
ate remarks, e,performedathe closing and
impressive ceremony of the graduation.
The Brown medals were conferred by
His Honor, Mayor Baxter, after the fol-
lowing brief speech:
Mem bers of the Graduating Glass;
This is an occasion alike pleasant and
sad. You have been members of the
Portland High School for four years;
have been identified with it's interests;
and shared it's benefits. You are about
to turn your backs upon many familiar
scenes dear to memory, and race new and
untried conditions. With the enthusi-
asm OF youth you look forward TO the
future with joyous anticipations. We,
who have climbed, look forward to the
still ascending path with hesitation; but
you behold only pathway OF flowers,
reaching to heights of splendor and
bathed in perennial sunshine
You enter this path we'll equipped, as
these marks of merit which | am about
to bestow upon you testify. That you
| may live slong. happy and useful lives,
is the heartfelt wish of those who have
ko1- IA, 1f
myself, who bestow upon you these tok-
ems of merit. They are witnesses between
you and the school of your past fidelity
and devotion to it,sand will remain in
the future assstne witnessessof your faith
fulness and loyalty to the principles
which it represents. See to it that you
maintain it's honorable name N the
great world which you arelsoon to enter,
by living pure and noble lives; and these
tokens of merit will acquire to you and
yours a significance not otherwise real
ized
Following are the names of those who
received the medals for scholarship:
Mabel lSkillings.
Clara P. SewaIl.
Annie W. Doughty.
Marion Fl. Chapman.
Georgina Fl. Melcher.
William W. Lawrence.
OOnu Z DdHd.
Timothy S.Connolly.
Thomas K. Burrage.
Charles NJ Woodman.
Following are the names of those who
propose to enter college. next fall:
Messrs. Hawkes., Connolly, Croker,
Pearson and Cook, at Harvard; Pierce
Lawrence, Dana, Baxter, Miliett, Pin
gree, Verrill and Webster, at Bowdoin;
Drummond, King, Woodman and Nash,
at Colby; and Merrill at Dartmouth.
AN OFFER BY J.R. LIBBY.
J.R. Libby will pay $5.in cash to the
girl of either class in the Portland High
School, Gncluding the present gradual
ing class,) who shall detect and bring in
person list of the greatest number of
errors of grammar or spelling, found
by herself without the help of others,
in his advertisements in the PRESS,
Argus, Advertiser or Evening Express
for a week.
The judge shall be appointed by Mr..
Chase, master of the High School.
Should more than one person discover
the same numb Der of errors, the first per-
son presenting her list shall be the vic
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