Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-20
coBuRH CLASSICAL INSTITUTE 'es.
III. Senior c'... sid Farewell TO 'hs Old
scenss As Students.

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Waterville, June 19.-(SpeciaI)-Not
IN all the world outside OF home ia there
| a place to which the young heart more
fondly clings than to the schooiroom.
All the little escapades Of youth, the
hard lessons, the strict rules. the little
bitternesses. the many happy hours
the loving teacher, crowd the manly
and womanly brain In after years
when struggling with the tide OF life
The brightest day Of all our life was
that IN which we honOrably passed
firm one school to a higher institution
Of learning or to hard and at time UNI
equal battle of life, and yet that day
so bright and full of promise wastinged
with sadness for 1t meant In many IN
stnces separation from friend, chum
and loved associates. 1t meant a
parting that was felt in the many years
that must come and go. Still withal
it was happy event in the life OF the
student.
Glass of SO of the COburn Classical
Institute has passed from the school
forever 1.-The years that lie before
litIl are 'ic NlISIi P"bN, thVy Soii
inscriDe it as they will they can mount
upward or go down: they can grow bet
ter or worse" it is an eternal law
which they cannot change.
The senior class of Coburn has borne
itself with distinguished honor and are
a credit to the school. All that remained
for 80 to do to close it's career at Co
burn was to add the polish Of COM
mencement and that was acceptably
done at the Baptist church. yesterday
a large audience greeted the class
at the opening of the morning exer-
cises. The pulpit platform was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers. ferns and
poted plants.
The fremont Quartet furnished most
excellent music. Prayer was offered by
the Rev. Mr.. Dutton of Fairfield, and
the following programme was SUCCESS
fully carried out:
Caesars Craftsmanship"
Charles r Towne
THE Place of Art in Civilization
Winona l.. Clark
Essay, Charles l.. Keith
Familiar Melodies, Grace Il. Bradbury
~Wanted.A Man" Edward d. Jenkins
Essay, Madame de Stael''
A. Genevieve STABLES
Cuba" Carl Cotton
Essay. Agnes j. Powers
Armenia" James ID. Hewlett
'Fads.' Ethel l.. Totman
"Maine's Statesmen" Orrin A. Learned
Song of Roland Emma w. Peasley
Athletics, Robert A. Crosby
Dickens as Writer"
I.ottie J. Gilman
Naledictory. THE Mission of the Poet
Lucy NJ. Mason
Charles w. Bartlett. North New Port
land; Lena 4. Bates. Oakland; Grace f..
Ipn| 1rtrx I,nir -
Portland: Winona L. Clark. North New
Portland: Carl Cotton. Fairfield: Robert
a. Crosby, Benton; Charles r. Fogg.
Rose n Garland. WnsioS S hot iia. J. Gi1
man, Waterville; James d. Hewlett.
Lewiston; James n. Hudson. Guiford !:
Edward u. Jenkins. Winslow; Charles l..
low; Nellie F. Larkin. Winslow: orrin A.
Learned. Fairfield; S. Everett Marks,
Bluehill Lucy. NJ. Mason. Sidney: Emma
North New Portland Agnes J. Powers.
Norridgewock: Abbie b. Reynolds. Wins
low; Carrie b. Reynolds. Winslow Ran
sa in B: Ramery; Eas5pGhrt;; 4 Gsnsyieye
Fairfield. Charles r. Towne, Winsiow !,
Margaret Williams. Winslow.
a good sized audience attended the con-
consisted of selections by the fremont
Male Quartet of Boston. and Mr.. Charles
y. Grilley of Boston, humorist Follow
ING Is the programme Oh the evening.
Quartet Carnival of Venice
Tremonts
Recitals:
(a) Down to Old Aunt Mary's,"
James Whitcomb Riley
% Scene from the Shaughraun
Dion Boucicault
Mr.. Grilley.
Tenor, selected.
Mr. Dean.
Quartet "Massa's in the Cold. Cold
Ground" The Tremonts
Reading. How They Built the Church
at kehoe's Bar. John Bennett
Mr.. Grilley.
Basso Solo. THE Mighty Deep" Jude
Mr. Coolidge
Quartet, The Sea Hath its Pearls
Tremonts
Reading. selected, Mr.. Griley
Tenor Solo. 1.-The Holy City" Mr.. Swain
Quartet, Sunset The Tremonts
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