Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-25
C0BURN'S DAY.
Exercises Passes Off in Credit
able Manner to Pupils.
Each and Every Number on the Pro-
gramme Successfully Executed.
second Annual Reunion and Banquet Of Alumni
Of WatervilIe High School.

Wateryille, June 24-(SpeciaD This
mas been Junior day at Coburn Clas-
sicu institute. Now If anything gets
right close to us in our affections il Is
the dear young people of the Institute.
1t may be because they play pretty
good ball. or it may be that it is be-
cause We can't help it. Howsomever.
when anything comes up that the CO.
burn boys and girls get mixed UP III
we kind of take an interest too. We
feel like standing behind them and say
ing, Go it boys and girls. we viii back
you up Back EN- up? well / guess.
They can have our money and our po-
lhical influence to the last dollar ana
letter of introduction and don't you
forget it. So, today, when we learned
that the junior class of Coburn WAS
going to have the pulpit at the Baptist
church, lot of us Went up to hear 'e.n
speak pieces. No use to go into dee
lorations. the flowers. ported plants and
all that were well enough i'm their way
FOR they We're arranged with the skill
full care Of the young Coburnite and
Coburness to simply perfection. There
were n lot. a big lot. the biggest lot If
US that ever got into that church. aud
| Il was a sight to behold and never for
get. The skilful hand of the dress
| maker, accustomed to arranging the
graduating costume; the finesse of the
milliner who has done her prettiest
| the sea of happy and expectant faces;
nrniI1 n bvr
ers, and sisters. and cousins. and
aunts. and distant relatives, and friends
and others; all out to bestow upon the
youngsters the patronage of their pres
ence; to witness the browning Of the
elect with the giories of this noon.
which, however, are 20 fade before the
glorios of one year from now ana not
| tin then. There was the love light in
the eye of the parent. there was
promise in the smile of friend and
| there was expression in the hearty
plaudits that greeted each participant
| in the exercises of the afternoon and
evening.
| All, Coburn, thou hast done well this
year. If the junior exhibition is fair
| sample of what you can do. We shall ex-
pect the class of %. who are TO entertain
us tomorrow night, to be something of
| the grand. grander, grandest. Coburn
wears easily her laurels as the most
| famous. prosperous and popular OF the
academies of Maine. Before many years
| the graduates Of Coburn will be as nu-
merous as the field daisies that were so
| beautifully arranged in the decorations
| of today Happy Coburn. thrice happy
| Coburn, your light IS not hidden under
| bushel: it shines, today. as that Of no
other academy shines. with lustfe
bright as heavenly star.
The College orchestra was present and
provided the musical numbers of the pro-
gramme After a selection by the or
chestra. Rev. G.. u. Lindsey offered
prayer The programme was then taken
| up and was as follows:
| .Ensinore.' Bell
Beulah Mabelle Priest.
"An Appeal to Arms, henry
Newton Chaffin Reed.
s.Nary Elizabeth" Phelps
Annie Florence Woodsum.
..r,,o f,hild Martyr" Anderson
Lorraine Francis COBB.
."The Washington Monument Anon
Paul Graham Clark.
.,persenhone., Iugelow
Annie Maud Henderson.
liking Robert OF Sicily, LONGTIME"
Annie Louisa Wall.
"rhe Crime of Being Young, PITT
Ralph Carleton Bean.
no" i''' stansbury
Carrie Emily Fuller.
"rrha Cpbelin Gate, Bufdette
Minnie Bessie Reynolds.
"A Roman Valentine Anon
Maud Kenrick.
"Quixarvin's Rival. Anon
"a Legend of Bregenz, iioctoi
May Lottie Kelley.
"Nemory of Washington, fVefe''
AI TILL ), Scott
Mary Emma Hegarty.
Music.
The sun had gone down. the shower nad
ecme and gone and the atihosii.slt, w.
clear as a bell and cool Inc ehu 1 l.. WI; -
III; ~ pe. .,ast room was crowded and the
iunior exhibition went on. Smoothly any any
Xii hout o hitch went the prografhiii' anu
this was what we listened 10.
..The Painter of Seville, Wh7'i
ha'e Anon
Maceo' Nelson Erwin Thomas.
"IIezekiah Bedots OPINION.
Annie Mae Spencer.
"Bourke Coehiin % Cochran
Arthur Alden Bassett
Music. .
1.-THE Wreck Oh Whittier
Charlotte Mae Wright brooks
.erro the Lions. ng
Martin fien's Wilcox
"es Vivian II. Taber. ,,mentine
.-zarafi," ua,de Stevens.
;obf an Deadman.s bar, heAioi"
''ihe LIZ Fred Wilbur Thyng-
..eHalodv'' Richards
Lillian erie keiiey. ,rourpee
~ .,,;,, Savossa's Ride.
Lilly ee' Nellie Estelle Fuller
"Roaring Spring eiii Anon
Harris Spring Woodman' Blaine
DEAN George Stanley stevenson. prooks
tine '"' Margaret Alma Jones.
Music.
SECOND ANNUAL.
49,; ., waieryiIIe High Schoo' 'a'"s'