Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-17


were delivered. they showed a depth
that reflects credit to the teachers of
the school. The class was composed of
some of the brightest scholars that
eyer graduated from High school and
they are sure to be heard from later,
especially as many of them are to en-
ter college and better prepare them
selves for life.
After a selection by the orchestra
Rev. J. s. Williamson invoked the Di-
vine blessing. Another selection by the
ORCHESTRA and the exercises by the
class began.
Prof. Cook explained before the es-
says We're delivered that three years
ago the absence of records made il i'm
possible to assign class parts by rank.
SO the principal parts We're elected by
the class. The others who made IN
the list of speakers We're chosen by the
merit of their essays. This practice
has been followed since that time ana
mas nothing whatever to do with the
ranks Of the members Of the class.
The essays We're excellent and show
ed great deal Of study had been
placed on them by the writer's. Fur
thermore the delivery Of each one of
the speakers was pleasing. Prof Cook
and the other teachers, assisted by
Miss Maud Andrews, have devoted
hours and hours to the perfection of the
speakers and those who heard the ex-
ercises can testify that they were sue
cessful.
The following brief abstracts Of the
parts delivered are given. the name ana
the title of each being stated before each
abstract:
GRANT PIERCE-"ShaU the limited
States Adopt the Colonial System?''
n me beginning of the late war il was
understood that We We're not fighting for
the acquisition of territory but to eiyn
10 those oppressed a free and indanrnSrnt
government. The adoption of a colonial
PolcN Is not only unjust 70 the Filipinns
put Is tntlrely unconstitutional. No pow
ef Is gwen Congress to hold territory as
colonial possession. In all our acuuisi-
tons Of territory. promises have been
N q, n the treaties Of cessation giving
10 inhabitants of coded territory as soon
As possible. statehood ana citizenship
The idea of comforting citizenship on in
habltants OF islands, thousands Of miles
away Is absurd. The United States nov
stands first in commerce ana in the last
seven years has gained Is per cent while
Great Britain has lost per cent. Yet
Great Britain is the greatest colonial en-
pre- IN the world. Let us not allow ON.
national enthusiasm to betray our red-
son let us turn deaf ear to the wiles
| ~ the eNpanSiOniSt and preserve to orr
selves ana our posterity, thar noble her
| ltage Of life and liberty for which our
| foretathers fought and died.
LlLLiAN EVELYN BASCOME-''.St
! Cecilia
In every age among the saints, apostles
anu martyrs there are brilliant example,;
| OF virtue, zeal and heroic courage Pre-
| eminent among these is St Cecilia. the
| gentle queen of sacred song. Although
| belonging 10 pagan family she was
| early influenced by the mysteries Of
| christianity ana practiSed the divine law
| Of Christ. She played on an known in
| StrumentS but as none Sutficed to breathe
! forth the flood Of harmony in her soul
| she invented the organ. She vowed that
| no human rival should share her love for
| heaven and. when welded, she converted
| her husband to her belief. For CARRYING
| on works of charity ana using her elo-
| quence to convert people to Christianity
| she was thrown into prison and eXecut-
| ed. This legend Of st. Cecilia is one of
| the most ancient handed To us. The main
| incidents 81 her lie and martyrdOm are
! founded on fact. Her beauty. her purity
| and her great musical gift have made her
an ideal subject Tor religious art. Hc.'
| life and character have appealed NOR.
! fOrcibly to artists than to poets, though
| Chaucer and Tennyson have both written
! of her.
| ETHEL MARGARETs PARTRIDGE
Names Contribution to Literature"
| Maine has a long list Of writer's In his
| tory fiction and poetry. Her early set
| tiers toiled Tor livelihood. Environment
| made the people, and their lives infiu-
| enced their writings. All Were simple.
matter of fact people, 50 were their
| themes. Williamson's photography gives
names Of twenty-five hundred authors ana
| twelve thousand titles of books. Minist- II
| Moody Of York. was the pioneer OF
published literature in Maine, John and
Jacob Abbott were writer's OF note. one
| is famous as a writer of history and the
other for his "Rollo Books" Nathaniel
! Parker Willis, Fanny Fern, Sylvester
| Judd, Rev. Elijah Kellogg, Blanche VIII
lis Howard and Sara Orne Jewett. are
Ward, Josh Billings and Bill Nye, repre-
sent the humor OF our literature Eliz-
abeth Akers Allen, Frances Laughton
Mace, Caroline Dana Howe, Harriet Pres
colt SpoffOrd, ana Laura f.. Richards, a"r
others who are adding to Maine renoWn,
We may not see at present q poet with
the genius Of Longfellow but the memory
of his simple. unpretending, sympatheti"
life, will ever cherish. ON the basis
| II
ing generations will not fail to build high
ana beautiful ideals
JOHN JOSEPH RYAN-"TranS-lSth
milan Canal
Today a nations greatness Is measured
bY its ability for conducting commerce
| The first great aid to commerce in this
country was the establishment Of rail
roads The United States have done
much but one great work remains to be
accomplished, the construction of ca
nal which will connect the Atlantic coast
with the Pacific. This viii give the man
ufacturer the power Of putting his goods
into the markets of the East, 50 as Z
compete with Europe. The South would
t be benefited in its cotton trade with ia
pan The trip of the oregon showed IN,
| benefit Of the canal to the navy. Either
the canal must be built or TWO indepen-
dent navirs maintained. 1t Will be muct
r cheaper to build the canal. While tn,
; canal is important it will he Of little US
if some other helps to control 1t. II mus
e be owned by the United states and tn
: opportunity now presents ltself Tor thls
cnilntrv to complete the work.
7 ANNIE MARGARET G. Wom
en- Of Shakespeare. ~,
l In no particular did Shakespeare. DIS
play greater power and talent than ~ ..''
3 declaration of character. Thf number 81
= his female characters Is smaller than .
n | his male, but among them appears TN
, | widest diversity and greatest arlBlnilltA
: Of character, Portia writes 4 hien aH'
n refined intellectual power VIII ard9f .
heart and independence" OF VIII, ana Is
woman nobly successful i'll whatever sh