Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-26

and he went into the subject OF "Greel,
Civilization in way that clearly
showed him to be up We'll in that part
of the history of Greece,
May Geneva Bragg followed with
THE Mission of the Ideal. This was a
finely prepared article and won favor.
Harrison Avery Smith came next with
II friendship and Civil Liberty Mr..
Smith had evidently put in eonsdera-
BILE work on his subject as it was
especially excellent. He was followed
by Grace Estelle Mayo on "The Ameri-
can Girl" We cannot think of a single
thing that Miss Mayo omitted that
could be said for the American girl.
Then there WAS music. that is, by Han.
William Andrew. Schwin3t was the
next gentleman to address the assem-
bly,. He took for his theme "The Mas
ter of His Times" This was very good
indeed. Alice Cornish Bassett spoke
of the Colonial Danes" in an interest
ing manner, manifesting an inclination
70 the old instead of The new woman.
When Edgar Burnl9m Putnam had
finished his essay on National Crises
we felt ashamed that this young fell
low had been allowed to dig out such
startling things t(hat menaced the life
OF the nation, things that we old men
had not thought of
Mr. Putnam has our thanks for the
very able manner in which he point ID
out the evils of our national ifnperfe,e-
toms. If Helen Chase Thomas had
lived in England in the early days of
which she spoke in her talk on ',du-
cation in Early England" she could MOI.
20 our mind, have presented the case
more intelligently, speaking from
actual experience. than She did today.
speaking from what she has gathered
from The studies of the present day
At this point Prof. Hall, he of the
musical organization, was heard from
again and his effort was appreciated
That Elvin Leslie Allen is bound 20 he
a politician, was evidenced by the way
he plunged into the depths of Party
Lines in Municipal Elections" Mr.
Alien is coed speaker and he APP
peared to be familiaH with his subject.
The address was interesting ana in
structive.
Mary Lueretia. Hall, an amiabic young
lady with a poetic soul. WIS down for the
next number. Her article on '"rhc Poat
OF the Shoals was most excellent and
Miss Hall won favor. Then came Adonis
DOW Howard a young man who never
lseld any real war experience perhaps. hut
no has lived long enough In these piping
times of peace 10 be competent 10 treat
Nne sentiment Peace versus Mar in an
q he and Intelligent manner. Evidently
war has It's horrors and peace its advan-
i2s5ses. OF course II would not do TO lei
pibiic men escape. Matte Mary Stinch-
1tcld attended to that She ki9Uws how
to do il TOO. Miss tiHchfietd took for her
subject Eugene Field MI. Field + a
lrah Of whom we have heard much. Miss
told US more about the gentle
man IN the few minutes that she had him
@.an we mad ever read or had expected 10
hear or read. Miss SinchGeld has the
reputation of being a very studIous young
lady and her essay Veritt-s ii.
linen came the prese ntation OF the di-
psonias, the cne important thing in the
programme to the graduating class. Fol-
sSNing uais, Leslie c. Cornish ESD. of
Augusta, ard graduate Of Cobutn In
The class ol a. addressed the graduating
class as follows:
oung Ladies and Young Gentlemen:
hen your principal kindly invited me
&c be present and take part in these ex-
trcistS. | accepted with a. distinct under
standing that what | should say should
not rise TO the dignity of an address but
simply a brief and formal talk or its
tIevity If not Of its informally | know
ilsat YOU viii heartily approve.
It gives me personal pleasure to return
tn any capacity to my alma mater and 10
what viii seon he yours, and standing
Eprc ara looking inio your faces in " hich
lin be traced the mingled feelings of JOY
and of regret, 1t is dittcult for me to
etlize that Il quarter Of century has
,3psea since | received q similar diploma
from the hand Of Dr. Hanson. that great
tttc.her who knew no rest until that final
peace that comes to all
she Sod ~