The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-17

Pleasant Graduating Exercises
at Gorham Yesterday.
Many Alumni Gathered Around shs
Fesvtie Board.

The graduating exercises Of Gorham
Norma. school. occurred yesterday Mt the
Congregational church, in accordance
with the programme already published.
1he procession was formed under d.
reotion OF Prof. W. E. Russell in this or
der;
State Superintendent of Schools W. W.
State Normal School Trustees O. N. War
banks.
Ex-Governor Robbie. Hon. J. A. Hfnkley,
teachers of the Normal School, mem
ters of Graduating Glass. and pupils
At tn the ' church Principal ". J. corsAsll
presided.
After singing by the school, prayer
was offered by Rev. George Rey nolds Of
the Congregational church. The class
prophecy was pleasingly given by Miss
Cora II. Giles and an entertaining class
history was read by ..Aiss Gertrude NJ.
Cummings.
The address was given by Rev. Mr..
Wilson of the Free street Baptist church
of Portland. Mr.. Wilson took for bis
subject, "Every person has personality
Of his own, and the responsibility Of
M aking for good or evil. rested upon the
work Of the individual himself. -
An address by MIR. Stetson and tho
presentation of diplomas closed the lexsr
cises,
Singing by the school followed and
then benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Mr.. Wilson.
The ushers were as follows; Helen
Dillingham;, Annie Libby, Fredella Hud-
son, Grace Lowell, Edith A. Estes, Eva
Merritt. Joan Gale, Harriet Sweetsir.
Ernest Walker and Roscoe Trip.
The alumni dinner occurred at
O'Clock. There WAS large attendance.
as follows. Edward W. Guptiu. Mrs. E.
W. GuptiII, Frank p. johnson, Mrs.
Frank p. johnson, VIM A. Merrill, Mrs.
VIM A. Merrill, Hiram O. Hawkes.. Fred
Benson, Frank I. whitney, Miss Annie
K. Cox, Miss Elvira B. Ham blen, Miss
Emily Csswell, Miss Nellie l.. Cloudman
Miss ELLA +. johnson. Miss Grace Walker,
Miss Addie Gowen, Miss Wiunifrei
0riggs. Miss Cora Clay, Miss Anna
Pillsbury, Mrs. Alice Foster Sissons,
Lizzie Hawkes., olena johnson, Nellie
Bsss5 @e s,s n nss'9 RaSa Bs5 sr
Nj. Giles, Nellie l.. Sullivan, Agnes ST.
John, Grace X. Richards, Gertrude X.
Cummings, W. K. Russell, Winnifred 5.
Russell, Kate r.. Reynolds, q. w. Rey-
nolds, Willard W. Woodman, Lena P.
woodman. j. K. Wilson, Hslen A. viii.
son, ". J. Corthell, Viola NJ; White,
Helm helsn hRn,Sy N William ninass
Louise Goodell. Abbie G. BENNETT, Myra
A. Braqdon, Frank l.. Douglass, Ina
~. Allen, Mamie MoCavitt. VIM. Ii.
Dow, ESQ.,, gMyron J. Abbey, Clyde S.
Noyes, Elizabeth Maud Collins, Chas. i
Holmes, Alice p. Sprague, Makel h.
Meserve. Belle ]. Varney, Mary Il. Barnes,
Mabel p. Ridley, Marion 8 Higgins, Rhoda
B. Goldina. Susie G.. Fisher, Gertrude l..
Stone, Charles K. Hinkley, Sarah E. Kid
Ion, III. Grace Pickett, John A. Waterman,
Mrs John A. Waterman, Grace Walker.
Ella II. johnson, Nellie l.. Cloudman,
Mary S. Gage, Harriet S. Deering, MIR. II.
Cousens. Mrs. ii. Cousens, Annie B. Taylor,
Susan NJ. Dudley. Il lizabeth Burnham,
Harriet u. Benson, Marion l.. Wilson,
Bertha Murphy, Myrtle q. Allen, Alice
p. Day. Esther Rogers, Eta Holmes.
MIR. VIM. Guptill as president o the
Alumni association, acted as toastmaster
of the occasion. Toasts were responded
to by Principal Corthell. Mr.. John A.
Waterman, Rev. 9. w. Reynolds, Miss
Gertrude L. Stone. Miss Cora NJ. Clay,
"a; Miss Richards, 80. Miss Deering,
one of the teachers when the school
opened, read poem, written for the
occasion, By Mrs. Richards of the first
class of 's4. 80
The examination OF Glasses on the pre-
cehing day was attended by a very large
number Of visitors, among them all the
trustees of the state normal schools IL
was voted to have the coming school
year close the third week in une, which
may mean the opening OF the fall tsrm
the 18th instead of the 5th of September.
The Gorham Normal School Alumni
association met after The graduating ex-
ercises of the lass of 30 Friday morn
ing, at the Normal building ard elected
officers for the ensuing year: President,
Edward W. Guptill; vice. president, Hi
ram Hawkes.; corresponding secretary,
Mrs Rose Q. Johnson; recording score
tary, WiDfred Blake; treasurer, Reuben
Spinney.