The Somerset reporter., 1898-06-23
Closing the School Year.
Baccalaureate Sermon-Junior Exhibition
Graduating Exercises-Interesting Pro
grams-Large Audiences.

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and senior classes.
The baccalaureate sermon to the class
of '98, Skowhegan High School, was
preached Sunday afternoon at three
o o'clock, at the Universalst church by
the pastor, Rev. Geo. E. Leighton. The
day being rainy one the church, which
was prettily arranged with potted plants
and flowers, was only comfortably filled.
Sixteen of the twenty-three members
constituting the graduating class, accom-
panied by principal and sub master, were
present and sat IN body on the front
seats. The speaker gave a very interest.
ing and instructive sermon, taking for
his text but covet earnestly the best
gifts. And yet shew l unto you more
excellent way" Il Cor. ~ 81 The
choir, consisting of Mrs. E. G. Dunton,
Mrs. Geo. Simpson, Mr.. Albert r. Smiley
and Mr.. Manley T, Pooler, excellently
rendered two selections.
The exhibition of the junior class of
Skowhegan High School occurred in
Coburn hall, Tuesday evening. The
hall was nicely decorated with plants,
flowers and ferns and the class colors,
lavender and white, were represented by
broad bands of bunting, tastefully arrang
ed in many forms. The stage represent
ed the State of Maine, with back
ground of evergreen trees and in the
center draped with bunting, was large
framed picture of the battleship Maine,
which was later presented to the school
by the junior class. From the ceiling,
in crescent form, hung the class motto,
"FHnis Opus Corondt,n directly beneath
the figures "90'.
Kendall's orchestra opened the exer-
cises with music, which was followed
by prayer by Rev. DR.. c. V. Hanson.
Benediction was pronounced at the close
by Rev. II. ". Kmball.
Following were the parts:-The Bell of
Liberty, Carl d. Smith The Wreck of the
Stebbins' Tobogganing, Carleton w.
Steward; Ginevra, Inez NJ. Higgins; The
Hippodrome Race, Alvin II. SNOW; The
Murder of Lovejoy, Daniel II. Snow;
Last Charge of Ney, Arthur G. French !;
The Washington Memorial Arch, Guy
l.. Conant; Battle of Zaraila, Cecil, I.
Jewett; The Minister'S Housekeeper,
William H. Halves; How the La Rue
Stakes were Lost, Augustus III. Pierce !;
The Leap of Roushan Beg, and Seem
Things, Martha 7. Whittier The class
at recent meeting voted to present
the school with a picture of the battle
ship Maine, and the presentation speech
was made by Harry l.. Palmer at the
close of the exhibition. Mr.. Levi W.
Weston, in behalf of the school board,
accepted the picture with brief remarks.
Following are the names of the class
of '99: Elsie Martha Walton, Daisy
Emma Holway, Irene May Higgins,
Harry Lane Palmer, Carl David Smith,
Carleton " hite Steward, Daniel Howard
Snow, Arthur Grant French, Cecil
Thaddeus Jewett, Lottie Belle Moore,
Mary Helen Goodwin, Martha Taylor
Whittier, Carl Curtis, Mahlon Earl
Mantor, Alvin Carroll Head, Augustus
Harry Pierce, Guy Leon Conant, William
Holbrook Halves.
The graduation exercises of the Show
hogan High School and Bloomfield Acad-
envy occurred in Coburn hall W ednesday
evening. The parts and speakers
were: (D Salutatory, (b) Marks, Berdena
Esther Trafton; Postal Savings Banks,
Ralph Waldo Ames; A Cloud Picture,
Edith Cabot; Todays and Yesterdays
Edith Florence Gushing; Modern Educa-
ton, Marshall Caldwell Viles; Land of
Liberty, Edna Gertrude carter; Column
Reciprocity, Lew Clyde Church !;
Why? Lola Eliza Marston; The state of
Maine, Blaine Spooner Viles: (d) Duties
Near at Hand, 10 Valedictory, Carrie
Sebra Allen.
At the close of the exercises, Princi-
pal harrington, with brief, well chosen
and befitting remarks, presented di-
plomas TO the members of the class of
'98, as follows:
COLLEGE CoURsE-Carrie Sabra Allen,
Ralph Waldo Ames, Edna Gertrude
Carter, Edith Florence Cushing, Walter
Samuel Cushing, Angler Louis Co dwin,
Addie Lincoln Holbrook, Berdena
Esther Traitor.
LATIN SCIENTIFIC - Hattie Jewett
Bussey, Edith Cabot, Lew Clyde Church,
Arab Elsie Davis, Beatrice Edith Foss,
Alice Gray Wildes, Katharine Angela
Donegan, Lola Eliza Marston, Dora
Cleveland Traitor, Blaine Spooner Viles,
Ethel Stuart Walton, Sadie Leavitte
Wentworth.
ENGLISH CoURsE-Arabella Frances
Hill, Raymond Aubrey Hoxie, Marshall
Caldwell Viles.
The music was by Kendall's orchestra.
Rev. II. w. Kimball made the opening
prayer and Rev. DR.. {. Y. Hanson pro
nounced the benediction.
The hall and stage decorations were
considerably varied from the evening be-
fore. Both evenings they were tastfully,
elaborate and very pleasing in effect.
The class motto, "Pdlmd non sine
Pulcere", and the class colors, lavender