The Portland daily press., 1894-06-28
THE LARGEST CLASS.
1T GRADUATED FROM THE HIGH
SCHOOL YESTERDAY.


pacity yesterday afternoon, as it usually
is ON the occasion of the High School
graduation. The special feature of this
commencement was the fact that this
years class, numbering So members, so
young ladies and 36 young mems the
largest in the history of the school.
The stage was decorated with unusual
taste and beauty. The great windows
in the rear were draped with delicate
yellow and white. The middle window
was filed in with thick evergreen and
on this background were the following
letters and figures woven in different
colored flowers, and nearly two feet in
length.
P.H.S.
'94
N.P.S.P.
The last four letters represented the
class motto, "Non Palma Sine Pulvere,"
which, being translated lis "No palm
without DUST" which means that there
is "no victory without the dust of
battle"
The front of the stage was draped in
yellow, and along the edge was huge
cable Of daisies extending the entire
distance across the hall. The effect was,
very pretty. as was also that of the DAISY
covered pots that held the palms and
flowers.
The class made an imposing, as well as
beautiful, appearance, as they filed upon
| the stage, the young LADIES leading in
their simple, graceful, light dresses and
| with bouquets of flowers. They nearly
| filed the stage, and there was none too
| much room on one side for MayoriBax-
| ter, Messrs. Brownson and Allan of the
school committee, Superintendent Lord,
principal Chase and the following teach
ers Messrs. Hight and Caswell, and
Misses Fitzpatrick, True,ss Coolidge,
Gould, Lord, Davis, Elder and POLLS
ter.
| Principal Chase opened the exercises
by announcing the singing of the class
song, written by Paul p f7oold, and set
to music by Nellie A.King. Cora M.
| Alexander accompanied at the piano.
| Following is the song:
We sing our song in sadness,
| That ends our glad school days,
The path we've walked together
| Has had its crooked ways;
But where the road was toughest,
When sunshine seemed to fade,
A comrade of dear ninety-four
Came always to our aid.
When first we came together
AS freshmen green and bold,
Twas in sombre structure,
With aspect grim and cold.
But when we came our fourth year,
Strange things had come to pass;
A schoolhouse fine in grandeur stood
70 greet our senior class.
Today our school life's over,
We soon shall drift apart;
But let US all remem Der,
We're classmates still at heart.
1 And all through life's long journey,
AS in the days of yo1e,
Well share defeat and hard won fame.
Dear class of Ninety-four
The salutatory, in Latin, by John f.
Dana, was next on the programme, but
he was excused.
Thomas j. Burrage delivered portion
| of the speech of Evans in defence of
Daniel Webster. It was an admirable
effort to reproduce the significance of
those famous words.
Miss Marion Chapman's essay upon
ideals" was very distinctly spoken, and
was audible to everybody. She spoke
of ideals as the motive power of all sue
cessful effort and the inspiration of life.
Tennyson's exalted ideal of women
was the source of immortal verse. But
the ideal is not confined to the cultured
and educated. It belongs as we'll to
the poor and lowly and unfortunate.
We may despair of ever reaching our
goal. but the hope of it is worth the eff
| fort. And, as we achieve. success and APP
widened, our capabilities increased, and
the goal is still ahead of u.s.
Next on the programme was "a piano
duet by Margaret S. Jordan and Nellie
A. King, followed by defamation by
Fred G. Kin g, of an extract of an ora
| ton by Depew. Both duet and decla-
| nation were thoroughly enjoyed and
cordially applauded.
Darkness brings the Stars to Viewn
| was the title of Miss Ethel M. Frost's
essay. She compared the above great
truth of nature to the great truth as of
human lie. AS the sun of our energy
passes away we feel the gloom OF despair,
but there is always the star of hope.
The darkness OF pain and suffering
brings forth the stars of hidden virtues
and genius. Our energy vanishes in
old age, but even then the darkness of
approaching death brings to view the
stars of heaven.
The vocal duet entitled "Ecstacy,n by
Harriet Foster and Georgina H. Melcher,
was one Of the most attractive features
of the programme. The sweet, youthful
soprano and contralto blended together
very perfectly and very prettily. Miss
| Marion G. MerrilPs recitation of the
"Swan Song" was very vivacious, dis
tint and suatural piece of elocution.
She told the story. SO well that her
hearers thought of the story and not of
her-until after she had finished, and
then they applauded.
In her essay on the Significance of
Little Things,n Miss Annie W. Doughty
called attention to the potency of appar-
emily slight events, and the value of at
tention to details in business and Ultra
ture, and everything else. She referred
to notable Historical events, that have
swayed the world and were themselves
caused by "little things"
Especially at the present time of great
competition in life, the little things con-
trol the balance of power.