The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-16
SOUTH PORTLAND,
Graduation Exercises Of Glass of '9S
at Town Hall.


The graduating exercises of the class of
'9S of the South Portland High school
took place yesterday afternoon at two
O'Clock in the Town hall. The graduates
were:
College Course-B. Frank Hayden,
| Carl Wa1dron Rundlett.
Lat!n-Scientif1c course-Clara Greedy
Henley, Ada Cole Hannaford, Annie
Edna Jordan, Bessie Ethel Mosher, Per-
cival Hildreth Mosher, Florence Helena
Merriman, Lucy Shannon Soule.
English Course-Graoe Cook Brown,
Leroy Scammon Bracket, Isabel Scam
mon Brackstt, Clyde Myrtle Dyer, Fat
Henley, David Arthur Jones, Samuel
Butterfield Libby. George Mitchell Jor.
| dan, Mamie Jane Nimmo George Will
lard White.
| Delightful music was furnished by
Chandler's orchestra, P. e. Robinson
conductor, and this was the programme:
Music. v1trf
1, prayer. vou or
B. Frank Hayden. NC
address to Undergraduates,
Lucy Shannon Soule.
The Dawn Of the Twentieth Century,
Carl WalQrOn Rundl6tt.
How Dot Heard "The Messiah
Butterworth
Mildred Inez Henley.
Song-The Sands o'Dee, CLAY
Miss Henrietta D. Rice.
The Spanish Armada,
Hattie Littlefeld Goodwin.
Aerial Navigation,
George willard White.
The Morning Paper.
Mamie Jane Nimmo.
The Massacre of Zoroaster. Crawford
Ethel Inez Littlefeld.
Music, Orchestra
Presentation of Gifts,
Toastmaster *Percival Hildreth Mosher.
Genins-Candelabra,
Clara Greeley Henley.
Vain Man-M1rror,
Samuel Butterfield Libby.
tMusician-Frenoh Horn,
Grace Cook Brown.
+Hero-Gun,
Leroy Scammon Bracket
tFlirt-Fan,
Bessie Ethel Mosher.
Song-A Dream, Bartlett
Miss Rice.
Our Navy,
David Arth ur Jones.
*French,, Recitation,
(a) LIE Soleil de Ma Bretagne,
(b) La Pauvre Well le Pleura,
Florence Helena Merrlman.
Triumphs of Independence,
Edward Everett
George Mitchell Jordan.
*Evangeline,
Ada Cole Hannaford.
Music, Orchestra
*Laddie, Anon
Clyde Myrtle Dyer.
*Class Prophecy,
Isabel Scamuon Bracket.
*Valedictory,
Annie Edna Jordan.
Presentation of Diplomas,
Glass Ode,
Benediction,
*Schoo1 honors.
+Class honors.
The spacious hall was densely crowded,
every available niche of the room being
filled. The room was Respondent with
floral decorations and the red, white and
blue of the bunting intertwined with
the gold and white Of the class colors.
produced a beautiful effect.
Banks OF flowers and wreathes, gar
lands and foliage were everywhere. The
school motto k"Esto quod essss,yideris,"
in green, and the GLASS motto, "Faciamus
nobis ipsis. in the class colors, were on
the wall back Of the stage. Besides
Chambers orchestra, music was rendered
by Miss Henrietta Rice, who sang in her
usual brilliant manner. The essays We're
of unusual excellence, showing maturity
of thought and facility of expression.
while the recitations gave evidence of
dramatic ability and most careful train
ing. The diplomas were presented by
the superintendent, Mr.. ]. S. Pickett.
in most appropriate and impressive
manner.
The reunion of the alumni of the South
Portland High school will be held In
tie Town hall, Friday evening. There
will be a musical and literary entertain
ment, followed by dancing.
MISS SITES AT PEOPLES NJ. E.
CHURCH.
At the Peoples Methodist church, next
Sunday evening at o'clock, Miss Ruth
Marie Sites will give a talk on missionary
work. Miss Sites is of we'll known mis-.
sionary ancestry and WAS born In Foo
chow, China, the second daughter of Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. Nathan Sites. After some
preparation at Foochow, she came to
America to complete her education and
graduated with honor from the Ohio
Wesleyan university In 1889. In 1890 che
returned to Foochow and later became a
supervisor of schools for both adults and
children in the Ming Chang district
Foochow. She also had charge of train
ing school for women, besides doing much
evangelistic work in chapels, cities, vii
lagos and country. Owing to the death
of her father, she returned to America
in 1896. 1t is her Intention, however, to
return soon to China.
Miss Sites is of charming personality
and is most delightful speaker, captiva-
ting every audience which she addresses