The Portland daily press., 1895-06-20

Wednesday afternoon .and evening. The
graduating class consists of 10 young lad
les and IL young gentlemen. 1t was one
OF the most successful exercises ever en-
Joyed and reflects great credit on the
teachers and scholars. The church had
been very prettily decorated with flow
ers, ferns and plants, the front of the Or
gan being covered with ferns and ever
greens, above which was the class mot
to, "We Reap as We Co." The platform
was occupied by the graduating class,
the teachers and Chambers orchestra.
The afternoon exercises was as follows:
Music.
Prayer, Rev. Mr., Mann
Salutatory, Mary f. Hodgdon
Fight of the Cumberland,
Perley G. Roberts
My Early Home, Maria A. Cotton
The Battle of Beal, John A. Mcclellan
Our Magma Charta, Perley Anderson
Patience, Inez G. Cotton,
Music as an Art, Willard B. Maybe
Music
The Poetry of DR.. Holmes,
Edith L. Davis
The Combat, walter E. Tufts
Notes About Birds, Philip G. Haskell
Music.
Fireside Thoughts,
Marion W. Blanch ard
OWENS Oath, Joseph III. Graham
Presentation of Diplomas by Mr. Arthur
W. Kicker, chairman of the school board
Music.
EVENING EXERCISES.
Music
The Art Of Arts, Flossie E. Hadlock
Growth of the Public School (Class
oration) Winfred H Smith
Everybody's Fairyland,
Katherine M. Conry
Glass History.
Music.
The Walker Library. Bertha B. SWEET
My Work in Chemistry,
G. Edward Mariner
The Old Minstrel Lucinda Flys
Vicissitudes (classs poem)
Blanche W. Stevens
Arnold's Soliliquy, Robert f. Davis
Prophecy, Florence A Bragdon
Valedictory, Mollie S. Small
Glass Ode.
Presentation of Diplomas
Music.
One particular part of the exercises was
the march of the classes on their enter
ing. the junior class being led by George
B. Murch as marshal. AS they marched
up the aisle they formed a lane through
which the graduating class, headed BY
Winfred III. Smith as marshal, marched to
their places on the platform. The class
history taken part in by ali the class
on the programme. The class song was
sung to the tune of Marching Through
Georgia.
The class grafton, "Growth of Public
School," by Winfred H. Smith, was a
great effort and showed lots of study as
he gave the history of public schools
from the first to the present time and of
citation, ''The Old Minstral, "by Lucinda
F'lye, was one of the gems of the evening,
and the class poem, Vicissitudes, - by
Blanche W. Stevens, was listened to with
much attention and was pleasingly rem
dered, as the part requires lots of study
as was shown by the author. The treat
of the programme was the class prophecy,
by Florence A. Bragdon. 1t was very
witty affair and touched upon the future
of the different members of the class
in manner that brought smiles to the
faces of all present Mollie S.
Small had the attention of the audience
as she recited the valedictory, which
was also well done.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Mr.. John Goodell, very popular citi-
zen of this city. residing at No. IS Seayey
street, east end, attempted suicide We'd
nesday afternoon by taking about two
ounces of poison. DR.. Smith was called
Immediately and after two hours labor
brought him to a state where it is
thought he will recover. Mr.. Goodell
has been sick for about six months, and
has said at various times that he thought
he WAS q burden to his friends and
thought it would be better to put himself
out Of the way. He made his will few
days ago, and has been closely watched
since, but he eluded his watchers long
enough to make the attempt
Westbrook Seminary Boys BaRquetted.