Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-06-12
GOULD ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT.

| BETHEL, JUNE 8.
The commencement exercises OF Gould
Academy opened Sunday afternoon
June 3, with baccalaureste sermon BY
Rev. Arthur Marley at the Congrega.
tional church.
The altar, rails and gallery were bank
ed with apple blossoms and potted
plants. while the evergreen trees as q
background lent pleasing contrast.
The organ was prettily draped with Law
ender and white, the class colors, and
the banner among the soft draperies
upon the organ announced that II was
the class OF 1900 for whose especial
honor the large audience had gathered.
The pastor spoke from the appropriate
words from Proberbs: "Where there Is
no vision the people perish" The
necessity OF making the vision real Was
strongly emphasized, and these four
factors enter into It.: Habit, principle,
self-control, courage. 1t was appro-
pirate and q most powerful sermon.
Tuesday evening, the debate by the
juniors and seniors OF the question,
Resolved. Tina. the United States should
retain the dominion, sovereignty and
control Of the Philippine Islands with q
view TO their permanent retention as q
part Of the United States" was MASTER
ly effort for young debsters. Affirma-
tive, Edwin Harvey, Walter II. Holmes,
junior class; Negative, Charles II.
Holmes, Merritt B. Gay, senior class.
The judges, VIM. Mccain Of Poland,
Ellery c. Park and II. II. Hastings Of
Bethel, rendered their decision In favor
OF the negative, but awarded great praise
Music was furnished by the ladies' quar-
tette, piano duets by Misses Billings and
Purington and the Misses Gehring.
Thursday afternoon Odeon Hall was
filed 10 listen TO the graduation exer-
cises. The hall was prettily decorated.
The teachers and trustees occupied the
stage. The senior class were escorted
into the hall BY the lower classes with
Arthur Richardson "a marshal. Eight
bright young gentlemen and ladies com.
posed this class, and were the first class
OF Gould academy TO adopt the cap and
gown. Music Was finely rendered by
Jones Orchestra from Oxford. The
class parts were taken by Merritt B.
Gay, sslntstorisn, class historian Bar
bsrs Carter. class prophecy Harry Far
well, Maud Thurston, vsledictorian.
The presentation Of class gifts was made
by VIM. Holmes, who created good
deal OF amusement BY his selections. Ii
was exceedingly bright.
The ESSAYS, ''True Nobility" BY Miss
Constance Grover, and "know Thyself,"
BY Miss Grace Dixon, were deep In
thought and well rendered. In fact all
the parts showed deep, earnest thought
and purpose on part OF the pupils and
faithful work on part OF teachers.
Principal Hsnscome conferred the
diplomas In the absence OF Hon. A. +.
Herrick, president OF the board OF trus-
tees, and In most fitting words began
with poem Of Thsckersy's, and with
much feeling babe the class Of 1900
goodbye from their alma mater.
This class has added one more to the
number of bright and earnest classes
who have gone out into the world and
won honors, and much OF honor and
prosperity Is predicted for this class.
In the evening the concert by the
Lotus Male Qusrtette OF Lewiston, as
sisted by Miss Emily Cornish, reader.
from Boston, was most thoroughly sp-
preciAted.
The reception Friday evening was a
very pleasant affair, where the students
for once in the year seem 10 miugle free
" with their elders, and sll feel they
have common interest, and the past
and presen, meet 10 brightest hopes for
the future. The class Of 1900 goes out
from us with the heartiest congrstuls-
tons for success won, and good wishes
for the future.