The Republican journal., 1899-06-22

pressed. The parts in this division of the
program were as follows:
Essay, Home Life in the Homeric Age
Carrie Frances Kings bury
Glass poem, Achilles Wrath,
Cleora Rosa Haney
Essay, The Influence of Greek Poetry upon
English Literature, Sara Edith West
| Recitation, Prometheus, Lowell
Blanche Rockwell
Essay A Day at Athens in the time of Peri
| cleS, Ada Augusta Mariner
Essay, The Greek Love af Nature,
Myra Lowell Dodge
heclJatlOn. The Lost Dawn, Woods.
Margaret Louise Keene
The Band next gave selection of ballet
music from Faust, followed By the Glass
Prophecy by Ralph Leonard Cooper and En-
cry Marden Heagan. AS usual in class
prophecies, the prophets disposed of the fu-
ture OF the various members of the class ac-
cording to some real or fancied talent or in
| accordance with some incident or Joke of
school life. While these prophecies are al
ways interesting and in this case possessed
good deal of literary merit, the newspa-
per must leave the class in the present
Miss Elizabeth Henrietta Tmm read a well
written and patriotic essay on "The Stars
and Stripes"
The question, Resolved that capital pun
ishment should be abolished" was ably
and interestingly discussed by six mem be rs
of the class, who presented strong and we'll
arranged arguments in the affirmative and
negative. The disputants were: affirmative
Flora Estelle Blake, Colby Alden Rackliffe,
Frank Leroy Flanders; negative, Mary
Louise Carter, John Frank Holmes, Ralph
Hayford.
The valedictory was by Miss Mary Helen
Bird, and was as follows:
"How beautiful is youth How bright it CLEANS
With its illusions, aspirations, dreams
All possibilities are in its hands,
No danger daunts it, and no foe withstands.
Surely, as the poet says, we have, as we
stand before you tonight, no gloomy fore
bodings,, we see all things through rosy
hued glasses" and confidently expect to
overcome all obstacles. We are not com
pleting these four happy years without pangs
OF sorrow. Some of US may be 80 fortunate
as to experience the pleasures and struggles
OF college life; others will go forth into the
world at once, and make their own futures
but each and all OF US will look back, per-
haps regretfully, perhaps with only nleas-
ant memories, to the years we have spent
together in the Belfast High School
Gentlemen OF the School Board, and you
our esteemed Superintendent, we wish to
express our thanks for the many favors you
have conferred upon US. Text books have
been freely supplied, and what an advan-
tage this is only our predecessors, who were
compelled to furnish their own, can tell
kindly and sympathetic teachers have been
given US. who have endeavored to make the
path of learning pleasant to our feet; and
other tavors, far too many to be enumerated
have fallen to our lot. We realize that YOU
have done the best you could for us, and
have encouragedius to the best Of your abil-
ity, and we only hope that you may be able
TO give the classes OF coming years many
more advantages, and still more encourage
, ment 1t is an old, but true saying, that
there is always room for Improvement"
May you feel repaid by the results of your
Gndeavors and always keen in friendly
memory the class of 80.
Our teachers,-to you are surely due the
thanks for much that we have accomplished.
We may be successful or unsuccessful in
our lives, but whether we meet with success
or failure, we shall never cease to hold in
grateful remembrance you who have endeay-
ored 80 faithfully TO help us onward, cup the
hlll OF knowledge. You have made the rough
places smooth, and by careful explanations
have illuminated the darkness at first en-
shrouding the pathway before US, and made
1t clear and pleasant. We have not realized
all the good that you have done us by your
kindly sympathy and attentiveness to our
trifiIng troubles and worries, but now when
our school life is nearing its close, we see
more clearly how much you have done for
us, and how precious your sympathy has
been.
And those other teachers, all who have
had some part in shaping our lives shall we
forget them? In bidding farewell Shall we
not include them, also? They, too, have
lent their energies to helping us onward in
our career; some may be far away from us
wifi nf x-~;n
but to every one that has aided us in our
search for knowledge we sincerely give
thanks, hoping that we may always have
place in their memories.
Schoolmates,-it is customary for those
about to leave the life of school with its
lessons and discipline, holidays and vaca-
tlons Tor the broader life of the world to
win their own places, and stand or fall by
their own merits, to give some parting words
OF adVIce to their successors. We realize
all too clearly that we in better posi-
tion to receive advice than to give it,
but we would urge you to pursue your
course earnestly and faithfully, follow
ing the Instructions given you, remem-
bering that your teachers are better fit
ted than you to judge of your needs l
do not urge you to follow in our footsteps,
realizing that such a course might not be
conducive to the best results, but remem-
Der That your school-days, if passed in idle
ness, can never be recalled but if you can
truly say TO yourselves alter you have COM
pleted your four years course,-"I have
done my best" it will always be a pleasure
to you to remember those years Of your
lives
And now, my classmates, what shall b g
my parting words to you? Our lives are be-
tore u.s. we must choose our several path
and pursue them to the end. This High
school from W hich we are graduated tonight
with us atts4ins its majority; we are the
twenty first class that has gone forth from
its hospltabe doors; let US, by our future
attainments, make this anniversary one long
to be remern bered and this class one that
shall never be for gotten We may lose sight
OF each other, but surely we shall never for
get those with whom we have toiled, with
whom we have surmOunted the difficulties
thrown in our way by Caesar. by Wentworth
and by Homer, with whom, for four happy
years, we have Shared our school Joys and
SORROWS. Let us be true to ourselV es, true
to each other, and true to the highest ideals
we have set before US for, after all, the lend
is but the beginning
Classmates schoolmates teachers officers
friends, greeting, and farewell.
The diplomas were presented by w. r
Howard, chairman of the School Committee,
who made brief remarks on the work of the
school and the class, and gave few well
chosen words of congratuiation to the grad
uates.
The class ode, published in The Journal
last week the han 6ietip