Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-22
WATERVU.LE.
ii srS
c. c. |. GRADUATION.
Glass Of Thirty-six. Receive
Their Diplomas, Friday.
Reunion Of Alumni Association at
Institute in the Evening.
reception and Supper Attended by Large Mum.
bcrs--The Prizes Announced.

Oiu froD STARTED in all right to spOiI
Copurns graduation day but no 20
pented and the afternoon was fine and
pleasant. The rain made if de,icious-
| ly cool so that a better afternoon for
! the exercises could hardly be asked for
The church was crowded az usu,, h,.
| the relatives and friends of tbe yr.du
ates. Prayer was offered by Rev. G.
-. y. Pepper and music was Furnishes
| by Halls Orchestra.
| me iirst speaker was John Aver, who
| hau Flea FOR the Beers as his sub
| Ject. he briefly sketched the early life
ana character of these people, show.
ing the conditions that surrounded
tnem at the time the war broke ont He
clearly defined the Boer side of IN.
| question and made strong plea for
England's small antagonist. the sil,.o+
the bravest of the brave of rho Tau'
tonic race. The arguments were weu
made and the plea v,as ernest and sin
| cere. N Sill
MISS cl' label Higgins spoke on the
soo'ec... 1.-The Prince of Philanthro-
p;-ts'" This was of course Andrew
carnegie. She briefly reviewed the
great gifts of this Scotch American
which now aggregate si1 900, 00O. She
| then went on to show how far reaching
and beneficial the lessons of these gifts
would be. Schools and libraries had
been established with this money that
would reach countless numbers and
| upilft them and broaden their minds
| mo cause of it all was the well known
belief of Mr.. Carnegie that his mony
| 70 i'm in,
good already done can hardly be esti-
mated and no one knows how much
more will be done with the princcly in
come and great wealth before its pos
SCISSOR passes to his reward The ar
ticlc showed great admiration for the
| man and a careful study of his giving
/ Thomas Titcomb Knowles had an old
| subject. The Resources of Maine" but
he handled it in an excellent manner
| The early settlements of the State
| We're briefly described. Agriculture
numbering. paper making, ship build
ing, fisheries. mining. the entertain
ment of summer tourists were men
toned among the industries and
briefly described. As one of the best
resources of the state was given the
H we'll known character of the people as
expressed in their loyalty, ability ana
enterprise. The beautiful scenery that
is RAPIDLY making Maine the play
| ground of the country was of course
mentioned. The speaker is Il Maine
boy. thoroughly familiar with his state
and as loyal as any Of her sons so the
subject had new interest in his hands
I and was made very Interesting.
Miss Alice Eliza Mason chose that
noted woman Dorothy Wordsworth for
her subject. The relation of this We
man to her famous brother. the poet.
ana her great influence on his life and
work formed the theme. Tie great part
played by her in the success of her
brother was emphasized ana also the
great sacrifice which she 50 chccrfully
made The life Of the devoted brother
and sister in the little cottage by the
sea. was skctchcd and the beauty of
THE devotion. especially on the part of
the sister clearly drawn. Nearly
every one is familiar with all this but
the fine rendering by Miss Mason ma lie
it very interesting, yesterday.
James Leroy Race chose from out
the long list of illustrious EnCliShmcn
! one who was closely related with
America and who did much for this
country. his subject being THE States
manship of Burke" The early life Of
the famous man was sketChc1 and the
more striking characteristics Of his
character mentioned. The speaker
then passed on to his championship of
Americas cause in the face of an al
mast unbrokcn front of opposition dur
ing the Revolution. From this he
passed on to Eurkc's work in othc,
lines. including that for the govern
ment Of India ana especially in the
famous trial of Warren Hastings. His
part in the French revolution was ais"
touched upon. This subject was fine
~ handled and the article wcll de-
livered.
Miss IVY Nellie Clark devoted her
time to THE Maid of orleans" The
surroundings and influence Of the early
life of this famous woman We're sketch
"a and her career as the leader of the
French armies. Then her cruel death
that has left n blotch on the history Of
England. 1t was apparent that Miss
Clarke has given her subject careful
| study and it was we'll handled.
| one of the best articles of the after
neon was "Twenticth Century Patriot
| ism. DN AIlGtu MtT al Idlll RYE ii'
began by mentioning the great
subjects that at the opening of the
present century demand settlement.
Among these are the emigration. in
Temperance. capital and labor. expan-
son and the city problems. The speak
| er then went on to describe some OF
| the qualifications. the new patriot as
he called him, must have in order to
| meet these successfully. He must be
thoroughly informed. He must be en-
| thusiastic in the trueSt and best sense.
He must be sympathetic. having all
| the pride and interest in his country
| that a father has in his child. He must
le patriotic. with a true pride in his
| corntry's institutions. He must be
man of strict integrity and persever-
encc. He must guard against doing
anything that will prevent the country
| from performing the new duties which
she l. facing. especially at the present.
| When the time comes. if it does, when
| he is called upon to fill some public