The Portland daily press., 1895-06-17
An Electric Fire Alarm System to
Be Put In.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON BEFORE
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS.
Other Notes of Interest from the Neigh
boring City.

Company q contract for an electric IRE
alarm system. This is oneTof the improve
ments recommended by Fire Chief f. B.
Moody in his last report; and an arrange
ment which is greatly needed The line
is to run from Deering bridge to Nor
rills corner, covering the five largest set
Elements in the city. There will be boxes
at Deering Point, Oakdale, Weodfords,
Deering Centre and Morrills. There will
be a striker ON the bell of the Congrega-
tional church at Woodfords.
The system will be in running order
before September. The cost is to be with
in the appropriation, which was $1,000.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
Sunday forenoon the baccalaureate SER
mon was preachedsbefore the graduating
class of Deering High School by Rev. r.
p Wilson at Woodfords Congregational
church The class was present in body,
accompanied by Principal Crosby and the
board of teachers A large audience
were present.
The text was from 9th Psalm, verse 4 !:
'sWhat is Man?'i The general topic
was the greatness of dignity Of man as
taught by the 8th Psalm. The Bible
conception of man is of creature a little
lower than God.
The greatness of man was proven, first
by the fact that he had been surround
ed by SO grand material universe.
The grandeur of the stage shows the
greatness of the actor
Second, by his dominion over the works
of Gods hands, as seen in his conquests
over nature. Third, by the example Of
the Ideal Man, Christ Jesus
In walking through Pompeii the travel
ier sees the ruins of many noble man
sions, and the desire is ever present to see
one of them in its original glory. So
with 1.-the man, his original, unsinning
state must have been one of a glory,
which has been greatly dimmed by the
fall
In closing Mr. Wilson reminded his
hearers that the conception of man, as
embodied in the Sth Psalm, had been the
mightiest power for ennobling man. This
is an historic fact
In conclusion the speaker congratulated
the class that they were entering upon
time when the doctrines of the 6th
Psalm are in the ascendant. Mr.. Stead S
recent remark that religion is just now
having its innings, was quoted as forci-
BILE if not dignified expression of great
truth. Mr.. Balfour's recent book, "The
Foundations of Belief" was quoted as
proving the reaction from the old scien-
tiic int1delity. Kidd S work on the Social
evolution, Lord Salisbury's warning as
to the tendencies of science, and the ut
terances of Bismarck and Gladstone were
also quoted in confirmation of the state
Inent that the trend of public thought
is towards the idea of mans divine ori-
gin and noble destiny.
The preacher told the young hearers
to go cut, hold up their heads, and live
like the children of king.
y Following is the programme prepared
for commencement at Deering High
School, June 10Th at the Congregational
church at Woodfords
Music
Prayer
Music.
Salutatory in Latin, Herbert Ira Allen
Essay-Home Education,
Estella Maud Lucas.
The World-An Insane Asylum,
Nellie Pearl Morton.
Oration-Moral Courage,
Essay-The Influence of Poverty in
Education, Elsie Hawkes..
Music
The Days of the Spinning Wheel,
Theo. Edna Johnstene.
Oration-The Annexation of Cuba,
James Fred Knight.
Essay-Nature, Flora Belle Marsh.
Scott Russell Starbird
*Oratien-What's going on in the World,
Leslie Vincent Somes,
Essay, y,-The Public School,
Louisa Margaret Mcintyre
The House of Life,
Herbert Edison, Harding Packard
Vocal Solo--Across the Deep,
Dollie Francis Whitcher
Oration-Wanted; Men, Deeds,
Ernest Francis Clapp
Essay-What Next2
Annie Florence Knight
Declamation-The Destiny of Our
Country, George Russell Merrill
Observation-Disclosures, Not Praise,
Adelaide Maud Pollock
*Oration-Modern Witchcraft,
Willis Burton Skillin
Oration-The Chinese War,
George Clifford Hamblet.
Oration-Prohibition
Reuel Dana Small
Essay-The Ministry of Flowers,
Eva May Crockett.
Oration-Two Ships,
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Music.
Glass History,
Agnes Steel Fairbrother
The Photographic Stories,
Lena May Clark
Hiawatha's s Visions,
Ford Whitman Harris
Essay with Valedictory-Dux Fem
ina Facti, Belle Martin Rice
Music-Class Song
Awarding of Diplomas.
Benediction.
Excused
JUNIOR EXHIBITION. D. H. S.