The Portland daily press., 1896-06-24

Miss Swasey, Salutatorian.
particularly appropriate and graceful. He
held the very closest attention of the
large audience whosapplauded long and
10 nd as he sat down.
The audience had a chance to laugh
again when Miss Flora Skillings began
her recitation 'Thirteen'' which In an
amusing manner treats of some of the
many humorous situations that arise be-
cause Of the ancient superstition against
the fatal number ''13." Miss Skillings
delivered it in an entertaining and lively
manner getting all there was out of her
subject.
Charles N. Mcdonnell deserves great
credit for his clear arrangement of "a uld
Lang Syne'' for two pianos, and the
dainty little bits of original composition
with which he prefaced and concluded it.
1t was entitled "'Till we meet again, ,
and performed by Misses Lang, Showers,
Woodbury. and Mcdonnell.
William B. Jack, the class, poet chose
forshis theme. "The Road to Fame" and
his lines had rythmic flow and the senti-
ment was excellent. He delivered it in a
telling manner in clear penetrating
voice and was loudly applauded.
"Old China was the subject of Miss
Clara B. Pancoast's essay in which the
satirioally alluded to the craze for col
Letting old china and it's many kindred
fads. She declared that soon the reaction
must come and the newest fad of being a
non-oollector would appear. The essay
was very bright and delivered in SPLEEN
did manner. John R. Locke stir ed the
audience to great applause by his manly
and dramatic rendering of" The Traitor. )"
1t depicts the death bed scene OF. Benedict
Arnold and is recitation which calls
for much dramatic power for good rem
dering. 1t is no exaggeration to say it
was given in a voice and manner that
would have done credit to student of
dramatic art of long standing.
Miss August H. Schumacher displayed
a voice of excellent quality and com pass
and sung Bucks "When the Heart is
Young with good musical style and ex-
preston and WAS most heartily applaud
ed.
Miss Beatrice ". Robinson chose for her
subject selection from Edwin Arnold,
telling of Pilates warning from his wife,
"Have then nothing to do with this just
man, " and Pilates reply. She rendered
| this difficult selection in a splendid way,
enunciating clearly and gesturing grace
fully. She was given hearty applause.
Miss Florence M. Dole was the valedic-
torian and her production was strong and
earnest and expressed in excellent Ian
guage. She delivered 1t finely and was
warmly applauded.
The MEDALS.
The Brown medals were awarded by
Mayor Baxter who said:
have always regarded it as privilege
to bestow upon the graduating class of
the Portland High school these superior
tokens of merit won as they are by four
years of m eritorious and faithful study.
| When you look upon these medals in aft
er years, those years which hold for you
SO many experiences now happily yelled
| from your vision, how much that is
pleasant will they recall to your memory.
Like some of those magic talismans of
old they will summons from the shadowy
realms of forgetfulness the familiar faces
and forms of teachers and schoolmates,
and all the varied experiences OF school
| life, presenting them to you with all the
vividness of reality.
| Preserve and cherish them as precious
memen toes of the happy days of youth
the happiest of life's happy days.
| God speed you in the after years to sue
cess and happiness.
Those who received medals were
Florence May Dole, Marion Books Swaz.
ey, Flora Skillings, Mary Agnes Porter,
Ethel Marion West, Joseph Walker Whit
ney, John Richard Locke, Dana Pendle-
ton, Arthur Edwin Norton, Henry
| Charles Schumacher.
| Mr.. George Fl. Allan Of the school
committee in awarding the diplomas ad-
| dressed the class as follows:
| Young Ladies' and Gentlemen of the
| GRAD uating Glass of the Portland High
SCHOOL, assure you it gives me great
pleasure to present you, on behalf of the
Portland school board the diplom BIS of
the Portland High school.
| Before doing so, however, | wish to
commend you for the faithful and merl-
| tiorious work you have done during your
school conrse and to congratulate you on
its successful completion.
That this period has been to you peri
cd Of trial and difficulty no one can
doubt. 'ehe standard of work for gradua-
tion has been high, requiring your hard
earnest work. This work you have Civ
en- with great credit to yourselves and
honor to the school, and to the satisfao-
ton OF the school board.
| At the close Of these proceedings today
| you will pass from this platform into va
| rious spheres of aotivlty-into schools
whose discipline and requirements ssfar
exceed those Of the Portland High school.
Some of you will first enter college with
its manifold opportunities for fitting
yourself for future usefulness; others of
you will at once enter tbs school of ao-
tive life In each case you are looking
forward with ardent hopes for success.
This is right but success does not come
for the asking. The old saying so often
repeated tnat the world owes you a living
is not true. Whatever success you attain
in this world will be equivalent to the
work you render to the world, Just as
your rank in this school was equivalent
to the work you have accomplished in it,
That these hopes OF yours may be fully