Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-19
EXCEEDINGLY GOOD
Were the Graduation Exercises
OF Village District School.
four Hundred Pupils and More As
semble in City Hall.
e'aoua'es Cover Themselves With Glory
A Charming 0peresta.

| that the graduation axarnica. 80 a.,
VILLAGE n,,....
sehoois "ouio nave q
u'ihper. Inc clouds were very black
and threatening and. by noon II was
raining hard p,,t 49,
o,t ohoe..,,-
~ eiioush'
Inc exercises were a complete sue
cess in every feature. AT 2 O'clock the
pup;ls of nhe sohoo,s ,
o;os,. ,, -
a'e' asseiiiDieu at tne
"iham r. Smith Grammar school,
and, in charge of Prof. S. /. Graves.
une principal, marched to City hall. and
lhere were seated together, a fine sight.
lNhe stage was prettily decorated with
ialms and other plants, with evergreen.
At promptly go, the principal. ae-
leompanied by the first assistant
| teacher Miss Emma Clark, entered,
with Rev. r. Il. Newbert. followed by
the 81 members of the graduating
class. The young ladies were all
dressed in white and the boys were in
| their best black suits
The exercises opened with a short
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Newbert. The
programme which followed was a rare
treat, in every way. 1t was well ar
ranged and the selections were none
OF them so long as to be tiresonle Prof.
Graves has completed, with this grad
uation, another successful year. for
which he is to be congratula ted. To
the other teachers, for their conscien-
tious work. credit is also due. They
Doughty. Miss Emma Ionos Miss
conv Miss Cott,a Mice Wntar Nj,
Sohy' MISS Cottie, MISS Veter, MISS
Getchell, Miss Elizabeth LIE Prolion,
Miss McDavid, Miss Enright, Miss
Selbinp Miss C,Iancy Misc padmnnd
MISS whitney, Mrs Perry, Miss Noyes,
Miss Abbie Jones. and Miss j. C. LIE
Pfohon. Miss Estelle Deering is the
teacher Of the singing ana Mise ,.r,c..
ir,,, Aiu MSS
r,i.o'' pl.o mas mas enarge OF tne drawing.
suits during the past wear.
The reeitations were Of unusual ex-
cenence' lhtefspersed with singing.
They were worth going far to hear
and were received with warm annrecia
ton. Among the features Of the first
part, was the fan drill chorus, by girls
OF Grade y l..
Tba sinp;nr of civ o,f tba nuni1s of
~ oaa Co.., rrr,,r,,,
with a guitar accompaniment by Miss
Marion T.. Clark. who shows remark
ah,a ,,ussoal GAMING vas also very y,oIl
given.
+ The programme of the first part was
as follows:
PART l.
Singing, "Fondly we Greet You" Claribel
Four Glasses, Grades VII, VIII, X and y
Extract u ,,.o lame, Jai,ei "eosier
..t1ow Iana 9,onmest Rang the Bell
James Milne
Bessie May Weston.
our Country: , Epes Sargent
c,,rirs ..Stars Of the Summer Night,
Annie j. Masomber, Marion B. Groves.
Ola a. WeAman. Orland T. Tolman'
nar Z rs:E3 ssarqoa R;ae naries 11, Dr. Sewer
-. IS s. rt,fe. Johnson Macomber.
lzkincols, extfict.
80 ~ Bishop John I. Newman
.14..ssnas of the civil war,
Marion Bradbury Groves
[ap< '.Tenting on the Old Camp
IyAd, Annie ); Macomper, ,ona Mari9n u
Urr cordnn Charles Din.
Jr' Guitar accompaniment by Marion
L. Clark. ..
Essay, Ten Years Sal az oanou, ans',sta Rlcknell
r,..,av .s,ha cbildhood of Louisa May
.AIaaas. ~ Gertrude Eliot Newbert
Sngffs, <sFah Drill Chorus. VT
49,. ,,.,,r, ;, rsIlia Gifas So ., ever rJ Jones
E,ss,y E,sss'ay ..rhe Pine" Lizzie AnilH Stamm
-
1T closed with the sihsins
S H. sacond mart was an operatta. 1t
was, a ! charming success. reiiectihs
...-as ora.a,ts ,,non those who partici-
niusAs ~. e - i..,,,a,ad hy Mise Deer
pated. At a1as coini -. ,,,,
ing.s whose pninStaklng tuitioh "da ",
ehnxvra in the fine presentation. Inc
accoppaniments were played epy BY. m's
Georgia Rideout and were exceiiehs'
Inc opr's' op's o,,arvone coul1
was Hv0l$xRnd one that e'ei
enjoy. WIFI Dalton was a poy l,ssei q
s,Am l,;,,sa,f or the world. His
peace =. 49,. ~ povs" well
described his feelings on .ha' po'
1,h., nart1.f Parry Contentment was
taken pls Hlass Grol,v giving the
Der Of pS4fty SONGS, ,,isinn % Of conten,
saddest 81 Doys So Mot no had