The Portland daily press., 1899-06-29
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.
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LINCOLN ACADEMY.
Newcastle, June S. The co,nmsnos msni
exercises OF the Lincoln Academy At New
castle. Me-, occurred in the Congreea-
tional on urnh last Thursday morning
before an audien,s co1nplstsly filing the
large edincs. The church was very Hastily
decorated with the class color white. On
the rear Of the stage was the class motto.
Ultima Sigma" in green and white.
while on either side were ar ches bearing
the inscription "Salve' "vsie." The
programme was performed in highlyf
creditable manner. Chandler's Orchestra
rendered delightful music during the
exercises.
The programme WIS as follows;
Latin Saiutatory; Esay-The Advantr
-sge OF Latin Study,
Helen jackson Piper
Essay-The Languages Of Flowers,
Nellie May Hull
Glass History, Charles Iven Day
| Music.
Essay--our Common school system,
Class Prophecy, Mary Louisa CLARK o
Oration--The Need OF Higher Manhood,
samuel Ernest Buyer
Katherine Rsddinston
Music.
Glass Oration--U ltima sigma, ,s-
| ~ Alfred Morton Gilmore Souie
Presentation OF Gifts.
Myrtis Edna Gsnthuer
vaiedictory, Essay step by Step,
Comforting Diplomas
Singing Glass Ode
| Music
The sermon before the graduating class
was delivered Sunday. June is, in the
Congregational church Ly Rev. r b :.
Matthews. The annual reception to tn Q
senior class as given by PRINCIPAL q.
II. Larrabee, Tuesday evening.
THE NORTH SCHOOL.
The North Grammar school had very
interesting graduating exercises wednes-
day morning. For this purpose the school
and large number Of their parents and
friends were assembled in the large un-
flushed hall on the 4th floor, in the
French roof. The walls were covered
with many fine samples OF sewing by the
girls. and manual training by the boys.
which with pictures made the beams and
rafters look ornamental and pleasing to
the eye. The class was seated ON the
stage and Principal Parmenter presided
at the exercises. All the parts were
creditable. The programme was as fol-
lows:
Opening Song, DAY for Day." 7th
| grade.
Recitation, "way up.in Fortune Row. %
by George Jason. 6th grade.
Recitation, 'sThe Cumberland" by
Segud Thomas Sorehsen, 9th grade.
Violin solo, by Joseph Sylvester. 7th
grade.
Song, Summer, by pupils of 7th
Recitation, "The Deacon's Prayer"
William Ramsdell Carton, 9th grade.
Song, "The Spider and the Fly" BY
pupils amS % ses osn srs a p.,.nnr..o
Bertha May Loring, 9th grads.s
Song, "The Vesper Hymn" 9th grade.
Lecture, by the Kee I. Beed, National
Expansion.
Song. ''Maroh of the Mem of Column
tia" by the School.
Calisthenios, 9th rade.
. Singing by pupils of the sth grade.
Recitation. what the Poets Have Said
about the Flowers" by girls Of the 9th
grade.
Recitation, "John Burns of Gettys-
burg" by Henry Littlejohn of the 9th
grade.
Mandolin solo, by Joseph Nelson of the
7th grade.
Recitation, 1.-THE Christening by
Cornelia Mabel Bacon. 9thFgrade.
Recitation, "They Say" by Eva Camp
bell, 9TH grade.
Song, ''Sse Our Oars with Feathered
| Spray" 9th grade.
Glass Prophecies, by Lillian Blanchard
Fernsld Of the 9th grade.
Principal Parrnenter addressed a few
words to the class at the close and the
cards Of admission to the High school
were then awarded by MIR. Joseph A.
McGowan Of the school COMMITTEES to the
following pupils: William 4. Callahan,
Frederick Ca.lan. Earle H. Coyle, Edward
A. buddy, william r. Carton, Percy
ii. Gately, Henry e. W. Littlejohn, VIII
liam J. johnson, III. Joseph MCGOWAN.
Thomas W, Murray. Edwin L. Palmer,
Thomas j. Silke, Segud L. Sorensen,
Mabel q. Bacon, Alice j. Feeney. L.
Blanch Fernald, Nellie 9. Harvey, VI limit
fred A. Hunt. Sina Id. johnson, Annie
X. JorgensoD. Marion B. Littlefeln.
Bertha NJ. Loring, Mary NJ. McCallum,
Lottie A. Merrill, Rowina NJ. Simonds.