Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-22

oct the several important points to b,
considered in choosing life work.
The last on the programme. but NOT least
vss Frances Woodbridge address 4
Undergraduates" 1t was foil Of good sus
sestions and interest and he spoke Of til,
valued knowledge gained At the school ani
the benefit and importance of the cours,
70 each. He said the character Of the
school depended upon the students. teach
ers lead and only a. fast - the pupils fol
low.
The class officers are as follows: Pfesi
dent, g. o. Tobey, Jr. vice president, ]
o. Wellman; secretary, Miss M. Zoe Pc
terson; treasurer, H. H. Hamlen; execu
tive committee, G. o. Tobey. ex-oficio
Miss May H. Doughty, Miss Addit
M. Gannett, Miss Charlotte A. Ran.
dali, Miss Lizzie n. Downing. Class
parts were a. follows: r. H. House, salu'
tatorian; Miss Mary H. Doughty, prophet
H. H. Hamlen, historian; Frances Wood.
bridge, HISTORIAN.
The young lady graduates were dressed
- follows: Miss Downing, Miss Knowles
Miss Doughty and Miss Randall, muslins
Miss Tibbetts, Miss Peterson, Miss Lapham
and Miss Gannett, silk mulls.
The school room was filed with students,
parents, relatives of the students, friends
Of the school and there were in attendance
several Of the first graduates. The
platform was attractively decorated
with variety of delicate and choice
flowers and draped across the wall
at the rear Of the platform were the class
colors, orange and white, and the class
picture over the platform was also draped
with the class colors, together with these
drapings were wreaths Of greens.
the whole producing q very strik-
ing and pleasing effect. The large
clock over the platform was also decorated
with the colors and green wreaths. At the
rear of the hall was the picture presented,
Wednesday, by the class of 81. This was
attractively drsped with the school colors,
crimson and white.
Principal Brainard sat upon the platform
ana very nicely presided. Upon the pro-
grammes was printed "Aude Sapere,"
translated, "Dare to be WISE"
The ladies were presented with beauti-
full basket of flowers at the close of their
essays. The boys received handsome
bouquet at the close of the exercises. The
ushers were from the juniors and were
Cony Sturgis, leader, HI. Weber. A. H.
Mason and II. A. Black assistants.
An addition was built to the
platform to furnish room for the
graduates. Cony Sturgis had charge
of the flowers and presented them to the
members of the class.
When the programme was completed
Prof. Brainard made few brief remarks and
said Capt. C. E. Nash would present the
diplomas. Mr.. Nash addressed the class
very nicely and said they were about to
sever their come ction with the school as
students and to go forth to make them
selves useful men and women. He hoped
they would be patient and earnest in
there endeavors. Mr.. Nash's remarks we're
very appropriate and attentively received.
After the diplomas were conferred the
classes of '95, '96 and 81 gave their class
yells and the exercises closed by selec-
ton from the orchestra.
1t was one Of the largest classes ever
graduated from the school and has been
very bright and studious one. Nine of the
IS have taken the college course as follows:
r. II. House, G. o. Tobey, Jr., H. H.
Hamlen, B. F. Maher, C. S. Pettingill, j.
C. Murphy, Minnie Zoe Peterson, J. o.
Wellman and Francis Woodbridge.