The Portland daily press., 1899-06-10
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.
at North Yarmouth
Academy.

The graduating exercises of the his.ol il
North Yarmouth Academy were held
triday evening at 80 O'Clock at the
First Parish Congregational church. The
church was well tilled and the graduating
parts were admirably carried out by the
members of the senior olsss.
The pulpit was hastily decorated with
wild flowers and ferns, mostly in white
and COLA shades, the class colors, arranged
by the junior class The class motto, in
gilt letters. "Fortiter ct recte," appeared
back of the pulpit.
The music for the occasion was fur.
nished Dysan orchestra under the leader
ship of Prof. h. a. blanchard of Var
mouth.
The exercises opened with music by the
orchestra followed with prayer by Rev.
ii. l.. Caulkins, pastor of the Baptist
church, Yarmouthville The prayer was
followed with a selection by the orches-
ira, after which the following class parts
we're admirably carried out;
Salutatory-Passing Types of New
E..! England ,,tv and Mabel bell Ellie Pent'cost
Ada Cole Hannaford
Glass Prophecy,
Rachel Soule Stockbridge
Essay-The Influence of Home,
Minnie Florence Webber
Essay-Ths Marble Waiteth,
Della Genevieve Hamilton
Glass Grafton Unhunored Heroes,
John Harold Gould
Valediotory-Th Slave Ship of 1913
and the Puritan Ship of 1850,
Lillian Lawrence Latham
The oonterrinZ of the diplomas was ny
Hon. George Warren Hammond, a menu
bsr of the board of trustees.
The exercises concluded with music by
the orchestra and the benedlotion pro
nounosd by Rev. ii. L. Caulkins
The following is the class roll with
their addresses; John Harold Gould,
Vinalhaven; Della Genevieve Hamilton.
Chebeague; Ada Cole Hannaford, Cane
Elizabeth; Lillian Lawrence Latham.
Pownal; Mabel k1iie l'entecost, Mont.
vile; Rachel Soule stookbridge, Minnie
Florence Webber Chebeague.
The programmes USED at the graduation
were neat and were in white and gold,
with a cut of the academy on the font
cover and the date OF the institution Of
the school, 1914 and the present yeag.
1899, on the reverse cover.
Following the exercises in the church
the members of the graduating class and
other alumni monbers were rendered q
very pleasant social in tho church parlors
by tho wives of the trustees OF the acade-
my, During the evening ice cream, cake
coffee and lemonade was served by Mrs.
George Warren hammond, Mrs. Irving
+. True, Mrs. John II. Hum phray, Mrs
George b. Bird and Mrs. Charles l..
Marston, wives of the trustees.
OF the graduating class. Air. John HAIR
ola Gould will enter Bangor Theological
seminary this fall. Miss Lillian Launan
Lawrence has been rendered the position
Of first assistant teacher at the academy
She will either teach at the academy or
elsewhere for one year preparatory to
en- tering college.
Miss Mabel Rife Pentecost will take
either an advanced year at the academy
or enter some college. Miss Rachel Soule
Stockbridge Is to enter Smith COLLEGE
Misses Hamilton, Hannsford and Wshber
are undecided as to their future course.
Notice was givan during the evening
that local alumni society TO act in con
junction withsthe general alumni associ-
alton would bs formed on the evening OF
Friday, hne 20.
The interest in the work of the aoale.
my is good and the trustees are consider.
ing the matter of making improvement Is
in Russell hall, the dormirory, also in
the matter of furnishing steam heat for
the buildings.
Recently there has been hung on the
walls of the academy a life size erAyon
portrait of the late Hon. Il. Dudley Free
man, who was an honorsd trustee aod
treasurer OF the academy.