The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-17
Spencer Ninth Grade
Have Pleasant
Exercises.
DANCE FOLLOWED THE PROGRAM.
School Committee Makes the
Various Appointments
Of Teachers.

Spencer, June 16.-The interior of the
town hall was handsomely decorated
this evening, the occasion being the
graduation exercises of the ninth
grades. The hall was crowded with
parents and friends of the scholars
long before the hour for the exercises
to take place
Promptly at 730 o'clock the members
of the two classes took their seats on
the platform. The members Of the
school committee were also present.
The following program was given:
Song "Fairyland waltz" by school;
defamation, Dewey at Manila" by c.
Everett Allen; recitation, True worth"
by Ruth p. Kane; defamation, Sue
cess" by Fred A. Putnam; class his
tory, Maple street. by Lois NJ Trask;
recitation, "A Sunday talk in the horse
sheds" by Hattie May Marley; class
history, Dewey Hail." by Florence E.
Lamb; song, Soft as summers drift
ing shadows" by school, recitation,
brave woman" by Annie e. Brown;
recitation, Kentucky philosophy" by
Ida Vernon composition, The starry
heavens" by Cora B. Parker; recita-
tlon, "Sandys romance" by Ida M.
Nichols; song, Anchored by school,;
composition My feathered friends"
by Alvara Proctor; defamation, 1.-THE
price of liberty" by S. K. Beaman;
defamation, Watermelon time" by
Welcome c. Davis; recitation, Hid
spinning, by Isabella Lyndes; recita-
ton, odd glory" by Geraldine Prouty;
song, ITO thee, o country" by school;
defamation, Stars and stripes" by
Everett H, Morse; class prophecy,
Denny hail." by R. ]. Lowell; class
prophecy, Maple street, by Leroy B.
Pickup, and read by Ernest j. Goddard
Prophet on prophets" Bertha NJ
Spooner; song, America" by school.
Miss Gertrude Smith acted as pianist
The singing was under the direction of
Miss Ward.
After the exercises, a reception was
held in the hall which lasted from 10
o'clock until II o'clock. Dancing and
refreshments were in order Bemis
orchestra furnished music for the
dancing, and ]. H. McKenna prompt
ed
The board of selectmen and fire en-
gineers held joint meeting last even
ing to see what action would be talk
en- in regard to the proposition made by
the Gamewelr Electrical company Of
Boston. The proposition was that the
company would put up is boxes at d
cost of $4,000. w. e. Decrow represen-
tative of that company, has been shown
through the entire town and IN his
opinion the work could not be done for
less money.
Mr.. Wheeler of the same company
while in town, at the annual town
eAo t11 Inf f1,n nv c
ready to place 20 boxes for $1,000. The
selectmen and engineers do not know
what causes the advance in the price.
Considerable talk is going on about
the Spencer gas plant changing hands,
and with the extra cost of placing poles
and wires, the expense would be more
than $2000 the sum appropriated by the
town. After a great deal of discussion
the members of both boards decided to
allow the matter to stand until the
next meeting, Thursday evening
The school committee held meeting
yesterday afternoon and evening toI
appoint the teachers for the ensuing
year. The meeting was continuation
of last Manday's. The following list
was made out:
High school-E. S. Thrill, principal;
Miss Helen E. Brown, assistant; and
Miss Annie f. Tucker, assistant
Denny hall, Mrs. George L. Faxon
principal; grade 8, Miss Margaret H.
Temple; grade 6. East Main street, MISS
Louise r. UlbEick, principal; grades
and s, Miss L. 0. Cunningham; grades
and 2. Wire Village, Miss Mary A.
Plummer, principal, grades ), and =
Miss Sadie A. Kelley, grades ana T.
Pleasant street, Miss Ella k. IayIoT'
principal, grades and s; Miss Emma J.
Grout, grades 5 and 6: Miss Hannah E.
Mulcahy, grades 3 and 4; Miss Mary E.
Woodbury. grades and 2. West Main
street, Miss NJ. E. Quirk, principal
grades I and s; Miss Nancy Downey,
grades and 6; Miss Ella NJ. Casey,
grade 4; Miss Jennie Sumner, grades
and 3: Miss Annie J. Casey grade l.
Grove street. Sadie w. Matthews, prln-
cipal, grade 5; Mary E. Coughlln, grace
4: Mary Jacobs, grade 3; Sadie {. VII
der, grades 1 and 2. Maple street Eii2a
]. Keegan, principal, grade b; CaIollhe
G. Cook grade 3; Meme L. oulIlEai5'
grade 4; Katherine Griffin, grade ).
Maple street (annex), j. E. Kramer,
principal. grades Z and s; julius r.
Sawyer, grade 8; Winnie NJ. Conlin,
grade /. Farley street, Miss Eliza A.
Casey. principal, grades 3 and 6; Mary
F. Casey. grades 8 and 4; Ida j. Griffin
grade 2; Eliza L. Achim, grade L No.
/ (South school, Miss Margaret h.
Sloane. ungraded. Hillsville, Della
O'Connor, ungraded. Pine Woods, Es-
telIe Drury, ungraded. South Spencer,
Minnie E. Bigelow, ungraded: Special
teachers, Miss Estelle Ward music
teacher and Harriet H. Smith, drawing
teacher.
George S. Wright, sub-master of the
high school. sent in his resignation Two
months ago and the committe has YET
to engage one to fill the vacancy
lanes L. DonneIly, who was injured
Yesterday at stones mill, is consider
ably improved and expects to be around
in a few days. He was in very crltl-
cal condition the greater part OIL last
evening. -.
F. P. Perkins, instructory at Brown
University, is the guest of George Lar
KUN. editor of the Spencer sun.