Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-06-20
END OF SCHOOL YEAR.
Graduation Exercises In Ellsworth
Grammar schools.

Graduation Exercises In Ellsworth
Grammar schools.
Ellsworth's school year ended last FRI
day. In the primary and intermediate
grades there we're closing exercises on
Friday afternoon. Space forbids an ex-
tended report OF the exercises In the lower
grades, but the graduation exercises at
the three grammar schools, which mark
the completion of the grammar course in
the Ellsworth schools, and to some Of the
pupils the end OF school days, are reporie ed
below:
ELLSWORTH FALLS GRAMMAR.
The graduating exercises OF the Ellis
worth Falls grammar school were held In
the Union Congregational church on
Friday evening. The graduating class
numbered eleven.
The pulpit platform and front OF the
church were prettiiy decorated with the
class coiors, pink and green, pink bunt-
ing being used as an effective background
for evergreen, cedar and fern. The class
motto, Through Toll to Triumph" In
pink letters on green background, was
suspended just below the arch. Music was
furnished by Ellsworth Falls band.
After Supt. Dresser and the teachers,
Mr.. Walker, Miss Davis, Miss Latin and
stage, the graduating class, accompanied
by the eighth and seventh grades,
marched to their positions. The follow
ing prog, anime was carried out;
Music
March
Prayer. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Rev W Atkinson
Music
Salutatory....... Ethel 4 Hapey
Deciamaticn--The Sun. Drowned Heroes of
Maine.............. Ralph l. Hamilton
Recitatiop-An Order for Picture,
Sadie Jordan
Declamation-A Complaint. oscar Doyle
Recitation-The Engineers Story.
Georgia A Quinn
Decamation-onc Niche the Higher,
Harry L Gerry
Recitation-"rhe Ride OF Great Grand
| mother Lee..............Eva NJ Brown
! peclamation--In the Signal Box,
! waiter Hamilton
Music
Recitation-a Soldiers Dream .....susie Davis
Declamaiion-The Blue and the Gray.
Edwin H strout
/ valedictory. -. ................Pbilip X Jordan
| Music
| Presentation OF Diplomas. .Supt W Dresser
| Music
Excused.
| Besides the music by the band, solos
were pleasingly rendered by Clarence
Moor and Miss Bertha l.. Joy.
WEST SIDE GRAMMAR.
| At the West side grammar school, Miss
Mary A. GayDor teacher, the graduation
exercises took place Monday afternoon at
100. The room was decorated with the
class colors, yellow and white. The class
motto is "By Our Own Effort.
There were seven graduates from this
school-Mary A. Campbell, Hazel b.
| Holmes, Otis NJ. weboer, Bernice T..
Giles, Sadie L. O'CouueI. Percy l.. His-
gins, Fred E. silvy.
The following programme was v ell pre-
sented:
| SongTbe Daisies OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. School
| The Little Fireman.. Sadie O'Connell
| The Btrd'7 Complaint $500 Mary Agnes Fields
jim Biadso,....... Fred siiyy
Piano solo...-...... .-......-.. Beruice T. tiles
The peaeon's Confession.....Ma Mary A Campbell
McDonaid's sword........ ...,. otis NJ webber
Wig Cats Wash after Eating,
Margare, Dunleayy
Vocal soio................Mi=s Lucy Monaghan
| The Steamship Hazel Holmes
What Became of II Lie...... George A Campbell
| Grind Your AK tn the Morning.
Helene Bellatty
Piano solo......... ..... Percey Higgins
| Song-flag Of the Free. School
At the close OF he programme diplomas
were presented by Supt. Dresser.
EAST SIDE GRAMMAR.
| A class of 10 graduated from the East
| side grammar school, NJ iss Annie +. Null
Ian aud Miss Fannie Hurley, teachers.
The exercises took place Monday after
noon at O'Clock.
The room was tastefuliy decorated with
| green and white bunting, palms, ever
green ana cut flowers in profusion. Over
| the centre OF the stage Was the class
motto;-''Haste Not, Rest Not" and a
| beautiful steel engraving of George
| Washington, which was presented TO the
school By /. l.. Hslman, OF the firm of
Lewis Friend 4 Co., for obtaining tine
highest rank OF the three grammar
schools OF the city, in the examination
for the high school.
At the left OF the platform was a beau
tifui desk, which was presented by the
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