The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-01

very Slau tnab bne sdluUa0oTy nau Deen
given in the noble English language. If
he had power he would Danish Latin from
all commencements. He joined with the
class in love and honor for the principal.
He prayed God to bless them to make
their memories of Westbrook seminary
always sweet and always inspiring.
Mr.. Alfred Woodman, of Portland the
president of the board of trustees Of the
seminary then presented the diplomas to
Presid emit Whitman. who handed them to
the scholars. The graduates received the
diplomas and the degrees were conferred
upon them as follows:
Laureate OF Arts-Grace Percy Dickin-
son, Bath; ELLA Louise Fernald, Deer
ing; %*Mary Susan Perkins, Kennebunk-
port; *Amy Eliza Phillips, Waterville.
Laureate of Science-#Lucia Frank
Hannaford, South Portland Heights.
College Preparatory Courses Richard
Bradford Coolidge, Woodfords; **Maroia
Ethel Libby, Stroudwater.
Scientific Course-Harry Russell, North
Liyermore; Melvin Howard Waterhouse,
Westbrook.
English Course-*B Bertha Nelson Downs,
North Haven; Grace Gertrude Field,
Deering; Daniel Winfield oegg. Deer
ing; A bbie Marsh Howe, Dixtield; %&Lucy
May Leighton, Columbia Falls; *Eya
Boston; *Mary Eta Mellen, North Water.
boro; Arthur Albert Mitchell, Turner;
*Frank Roberts ODER, North East Harbor;
Leila Melissa Randall, Dixfield Jennie
Blaisdell Shepard, Bar Mills; **Amy
Estelle Smith, Readfeld; *Helen Laura
West, Andoyer.
*%First Honor. Second Honor.
The ushers at the commencement exer-
cises We're Howard Taylor, Carl Witherill,
George Wilson, Dana c. Bailey.
ALUMNI BANQUET.
One OF the most pleasant events in con-
nection with the graduation exercises is
the alumni dinner served in Hersey hall
dining room each year. The dining room
was periodically draped in streamers of
red, white and blue bunting. The tables
were neatly set off with bouquets and
baskets of flowers, and the alumni dinner
was successfully served by Mr. j. J.
Pooler of the Sherwood" Portland, who
acted as caterer of the occasion.
The following persons were seated at
the tables: Augustus f. Moulton, '69,
Desiring; Sidney Perham, Paris; NJ. A.
Libby, Portland; Alfred Woodman. Port
land; Mrs. Alfred Woodman, Portland
Mrs Cordelia A. Quinby, Augusta; Rev.
Lewis Malvern and wife, Portland; Rev.
Herbert +. Moulton, Biddeford; Miss
Lena G. Macarthur, Biddeford; Mrs
Henry Blanchard, Portland; Rev. DR..
Henry Blanchard, Portland Miss Alice
Blanchard, Portland; H. S. Whitman,
Desiring; Mrs. II. S. Whitman, Deering;
Mrs. Herbert W. Edison, Portsmouth
Richard Bradford Coolidge, Wood
ferds; Mary Susan Perkins. Ksnnebunk-
port; Lucia Frank Hannaford, South
Portland Heights; A bbie Frances Perkins,
kennebunkport; Marcia Ethel Libby,
Westbrook; Abbie Marsh Howe, Dixfeld;
Arthur Albert Mitchell, Turner; Grace
Percy Dickinson, Phippsburg; Amy Eliza
Phillips. Waterville; Eva M. Mason, Bos-
ton; Harry R. Coolidge, W. Liyermore;
Louise Fernald, Deering; Amy E. Smith,
Readheld; Grace G. Field, West Fal-
mouth; Carl H. WithereI. Oakland
Bertha Nelson Towns, North Haven
Lucy May Leighton, Columbia Falls;
Jennie B. Shepard. Bar Mills; Frank R.
Ober, N. E. Harbor; D. w. Hoegg, Jr.,
Deering Centre; NJ. Fl. Waterhouse, West
brook; Ada II. Mason, Boston; Sarah c.
Moulton, Deering; g. L. Hamilton, Bos.
ton; Philip F. Turner, Portland Hannah
l.. Woodman, Portland; Ella W. Libby
Portland. M D
M. Fuller, Bath; N. K. Sawyer and wife,
Miss Sarah A. Coolidge, Penelope f. |
Coolidge, Boston; Flora B. Coolidge, |
Charles S. Fobes, Portland;
Mrs. Charles S. Eobes, Portland; W. B. |
French, '66. Winchester, Mass Mrs W. |
B. French, Winchester, Mass. M. B.
Coolidge, '65, Deering Mrs. M. B.
Coolidge, 81, Deering; Emil Herms, Mrs |
Emil H erms, Charles s. Given, Cam
bridge, Mass. Mrs. II. A. Hill, Deering;
Mrs. o. A. Hill, Deering; Mrs. S. S.
Goodridge, Deering; Mrs. Edward Moore;
l. J. Mead, Augusta; B. F. Eaton, Tufts
College. Mass; G. W. Foster, class '67,
Mrs. e. B. Foster. Charles r. Stafford.
Mrs. Hattie e. Stafford, Fred P. McKen-
ney, Bar Mills; Annie L. Emery. Buxton
Center; Frances B. Dyer, A. W. Shepard,
lola q. Meserve, Bar Mills; Mary Belle
Shepard, Bar Mills; Fredsric P. Nelson,
Deering; Mrs. W. r. Dickinson, Phipps-
burg; Bessie E. Dickinson, Phippsburg;
Annie Flint Nichols, Phippsburg;
Frederick M. Thompson, '95, Deering;
Mrs B. H. Thompson, Deering; Thomas
b. Payne, Westbrook; VIM. B. Mason,
Boston; L. L. Brown, Brunswick; L. H.
Brown, Brunswick; Sara T. Brown,
Mechanic Falls; Ida B. Hacker, Bruins