Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-17
COMMENCEMENT.
Cony High Graduation Exer-
cises, Friday Evening.
Glass Of 'e9 the Largest in History
Of the School.
City Hall Crowded with an Audience Pleased
with the Exercises.

Of the Legislative balls there are few
prettier affairs in Augusta than the
commencement exercises that takes
place at City hall. Here ii is that one
the young ladies in white; the young
gentlemen in the black frock coats: and
the greater number of the ladies' in the
audience dressed in handsome light
dresses. Then what is all the more
beautiful is the profusion of flowers
that is always seen. 1t is one of the
occasions where life seems beautiful.
1t was one Of these pretty scenes
that was enjoyed by the people of Au-
gusta, Friday evening, at the Cony High
school commencement. There We're
times when they did not see the scene,
but they could imagine it at the same
time. They could not see it as stated.
because for some reason the electricity
took a bad notion into its head, and the
wire that supplies the hall was with
cut current for nearly an hour The
hall was rapidly filling when, a little
before o'clock, the entire set of lights
in the hall went out, leaving all in
darkness. This lasted for fully 20 min
utes before the least remedy could be
procured to act against it.
In the meanwhile the ushers We're
seating the people by what light came
from the fast fading day and from the
arc lights on the street and the bridge.
Then Janitor Jones and some of the
employees Of the Light & Heat co. be-
gan to light the gas jets in the great
! chandeliers and in the side lights. II
was not until S.45 that the exercises
could commence. In the meanwhile
the escaping gas from the chandelier
as all the jets We're turned on ana somt
We're pouring gas into the hall for y
minutes or more before they could b.
lighted In the galleries it was espec-
tally annoying.
When the lights We're on one coulc
look about ana admire the audience
ana the hall. The hall had been deco
rated by the junior class in very be.
coming manner, About the balcony
We're the red ana white colors of Cony
High school The stage was one large
bank of evergreen, ferns and flower
Of all sorts. on the stage We're palm.
and other potted plants.
/ The programmes Of the exercises wer,
very tasty and decidedly original. Al
| embossed cover upon which an owl ant
crossed diplomas shared the front, viii
| the Inscription "Graduation Exercises,
was very neatly arranged over the pro
gramme proper. Hanging from the bacl
| of the cover was the usual little tassel
but to this was attached a miniatur,
diploma like ron OF paper. This roll con
! tanned the names Of the 81 members o
the class in alphabetical order and at tn,
bottom was the list Of class officers.
The motto, Lahore 1t HonOre," occu
pied part Of the first page. with the an
nouncement of the occasion and the date
The second page was devoted to the pro
gramme of the evening, while upon tn
third page was the list Of the member
who were excused from delivering the
essays.
This list included both the subject .
the essay and the graduates name.
was as follows
Melody" Louise Rebecca Merr
NATIONAL Emblems,
Capital Punishment" Allen CIar
sayings and Observances Of New I'm
Poems of Patriotism
Elizabeth \. Durfo
The Future Governments Of the Phill
pines" Niles Lee Perkin
..Th., Indians Of North America.
Elizabeth l.. Barre
i''''''' Addir Clifton Youn
Use and Abuse of Advertising,
Philip Meserve Hayde
- ''''' ''' i'''''-' Muriel Sturgis Hayne
Music ana Manners"
lessons Learned at the NaVal BATTLE
s,ntiago' George Stanley Mnrto
Art in Civilization. Mapei Kan
= - Sadie +. Sampsc
"The Character and Service OF VI
SaiIors Harris q. Barrow
..Uncrowned Queens, . .,,a
cara Marcia EolSplI
..I,i,.1 7 ora Ada Miranda clan
"t;rowth OF the United States Navy
Harry NJ. Herst
THE Year 1000 A. D.. ,,o
Poetry Of Nature, !, ,,,,.;,
..ch,I1 tba Government Control our Ra
"irnadS3'' Arthur w Mart
On the fourth page was the class gu
wbicb rs will be seen reflects credit up'
,ha composer. Harris c. Barrows:
. With hope ana rising courage
THRILLS each bosom here, iphlsh
while passing through the sate"aS
Leading to our future brlsht.
I,ut sorrow. too. Subdues us,
Enr we know that neNerihore
| can we again at CohE
, Share the pleasures OF her stoie'
yvhiIa searching wisdom pages
2 In the happy days gone "''
Il ADORE ct honore ,.,
Ever brightly shone on hlgn.
Like stars to weary Wdtcneia
{ Tniiing DER the boundiess sea-
If shows the way to saiely,
- Zach course. where er IL De
And as we now go onward
an upon lifes stormy sea.
Z Ramember that our motto
IBIS the way To victory. :,
I. ..,yttb labor and with hohor
Eorh may act his destiITu par
And raise the name ~ $3.50