The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-21

25-Honorable Mention of -Four Mem
bers who Enlisted For War with Spain
and Are Now with Regiment.
The graduating exercises of the class of
'sS, Westbrook High school, were held in
the handsome new theatre, The West
brook, yesterday afternoon.
TheIhall had been made brilliant with
the decorations of wild and cultivated
flowers. potted plants, ferns, etc., and a
generous number of large and small
flags, put into shape by the busy hands
OF the teachers and students of the school
during Saturday and yesterday forenoon
Added to this were the electric lights and
bright colors of the hall which made the
happy, bright faced graduates look very
pretty as group behind the banks of
green about the platform.
Long before the hour appointed the
unreserved seats in the balcony were
packed with the younger people. The
most of the seats were reserved, however,
and these were quickly filled with the
relatives and friends of the graduates.
GiYen's orchestra of seven pieces was
in attendance and provided the music for
the occasion.
Exactly at 8 p. m, the orchestra began
the strains of march and the graduates
entered the hall.
The members of the junior class, led by
Marshal Roy Spear, who carried baton
with the class colors, red, white and
nod min II oic cir md
up the left to the steps leading to the
platform Here the line divided and the
graduating class passed between and
took seats arranged in two semi-circles
on the platform. The senior class was
led by President Walter Roy Pennell,
with the class colors, royal purple and
white, on his baton.
Seated upon the platform with the
graduates were Principal F. W. Freeman
and his assistant teachers, Misses Dud-
ley, Matthews, Cutter and Danielson,
also Mayor Raymond and Chairman
Haskell Of the school committee.
The exercises were opened by Rev. VIM.
6. Mann, pastor of Warren Congrega-
tional church, who offered fervent pray
er, appropriate to the occasion.
The following programme of exercises
was then carried out:
Saluatory in Greek, Edward D. Small
Nssay-Spain, Grace II. Norton
Class Observation-Disclosures of Lincoln,
Merle S. PennelI
Essay-A Quartette of Noble Lives,
Katharine L. Doyle
Music.
Oration-The Dignity of Labor,
80 Walter r. PenneIl
History, Gertrude E. Kelley
Oration-The American Indian,
Harry F. Millions
Presentation of Gifts,
Walter G. Henderson
Industrial student, hoe; orator, medal;
tsrdy student. alarm clock; dressmaker,
scissors; studious student, dictionary;
misohievous student, hammer.
Music.
Poem, Angie L. Palmer
Oration-The Old Pine Tree,
Percy L. Andrews
Statistician, Alice L. Anderson
Glass Recitation - Ben Hassan's
Dream, Geo. III. Viokers),
Fanny B. Cragin
Music.
Address to Undergraduates,
Harrison Z. Mccain
French Poem-Descriptiou Diune Ba-
taille, Mary V. Ware
Prophecy, Geo. 2. Larrabee
Valedictory, E. May Tolman
Music.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Glass Ode.
Renediction.
Music.
The members of the class are as fol.
lows:
Honor list lin order of rank ELLA
May Tolman, Edward Durgin Small,
George Pearson Larrabee, Gertrude Ethel
Kelley, Angie Lane Palmer, Fanny
Body Cragin, Alice Louise Anderson,
Merle Stanwood Pennell Walter Roy
Pennell, Mary Virginia Ware.
College Course-Edward Durgin Small.
English-Latin course-Alice Louise An
derson, Fanny Body Cragin, George
Pearson Larrabee. Harrison King Nc
Cam, Grace HI. Norton, Angie Lane
Palmer, Ella May Tolman, Mary Vir-
ginia Ware.
English Course-Percy Leonard An
drews, Harold Heath Dodge, Mamie
Bohnson, Harry Burns, Katherine Teresa
Doyle, Walter Gurie Henderson, Gertrude
kthelyn Kelly, Benjamin True Larrabee.
Pennell, Walter Roy Pennell, Eugene
= Adelbert Rand, Annette Blanche SWEET,
Walter Ernest SWEET, Roscoe Gordon.
Iripp, John Clifford Warren. a
The class history produced and present.
ed by Miss Gertrude E. Kelley was most
com plete and interesting. 1t called forth
several laughable incidents during the
course of the class as well as occurrences
not SO pleasant.
The presen tation of gifts, which duty
fell upon Walter c. Henderson, as re.
ceiyed with much interest. Each recipi-
emit of gift responded with short, witty
speech. The list of the gifts and of those
who received them is as follows: Indus
trious student, hoe, Roscoe 6. Tripp;
orator, medal, Harry Burnes; tardy
student, alarm clock, Mamie Bohnson;
dressmaker, scissors, Annette B. SWEET;
misohievous student, hammer, Walter
E. SWEET.
Miss Alice l.. Anderson proved to be
perfect statistician. Some of her figures
were as follows: When the class entered
the High school it was composed of AZ
members, which is now reduced to 25
students. The average age is II years.