The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-06-12
Commencement Exercises at Castine.

The annual exercises of the Eastern State
Normal school at Castine took place June
9Th. There was large attendance of friends
of the graduates during the day and in the
evening Emerson hail was crowded. many
being unable to find seats. Among those
present were Hon ". W Stetson, Prof.
Henry l.. Chapman, q. A. robertson, Hon
George NJ. Warren, Joseph W. Fairba nllS,
Hon. William j. knowlton, and two mem
bers of the Governor council, Judge Ed
ward - Chase and Don A. II. Powers The
da! was fine and Castine was crowded with
visitors. The steamer Castine Brought an
excursion party to the evening exercises
from Belfast. Friday many left on the
three steamers running to Bangor. and the
Silver Star, the Belfast boat, was crowded.
Nearly $50 students have attended the
school this term, and there Were fifty i'll the
graduating class.
The graduating exercises We're held al
Emerson hall with the following order of
exercises:
Prayer.
y'ioioncello Solo, ''>ong to the Evening
Star" Wagner
MI. Sawyer
''Practca aud Liberal Education, -
stephen W, Cash, Talmader.
Essay, 'Nictory through Labor,
Esther + Farnham, OrlanG.
Solo, summer, Chamlnade
Madame Brooks.
Solo, "sAve Maria," 'Giounodd
Madame Brooks.
Obligatu by Mr.. Sawyer
Essay, "Nineteenth Century Teachins,"
Sophia H. coffin, Ashland
''The Winged Victory of >amothrace, "
Ethel NJ Peabody, Milbritlge
Nioloncello Solo, La Neritabe Manola,
Bourgeois
Mr.. Sawyer
NaledictOrY. "lltluence of Environment,
Beulah NJ. Sylvester, CaStine.
Singing the Glass ode.
Comforting the Diplomas.
| l5enediction.
At meeting of the trustees Albert F.
Richardson was reelected principal, and
all the assistant teachers were reelected.
Following are the names OF the graduates :
Advanced claSS-EdWin ). Conner taStine ::
regular courSe-lvan II. Bates, Enfield :,
Ruby l. Bickford, Dixmont; Hattie f.
Black, BrOokSviile; Alice X. Blake, Orring-
ton; Mary \. BRIGHAM, Columbia; Fannie
Cash, Talmadge Sophia | Cottin, Ash and :
Ina |. COombs, lSlesburo: Ellie Is. Cook
Castine; Esther +. Farnham, orland; Min
ME +. Felnaid, Lincolnvilie. Josie NJ Gray,
Surry; Mary A Harmon, Castine; Laura
i X. Haskell, Deer Isle; Amelia ID. llerrick,
Charleston; Edna NJ, iiofses, Cushing
Edith NJ. lIutcnings, Penobscot; Ruth q.
! kimbalI, Hermon Bula b. Leach, Penob-
/ scot; Augusta C. Leighton, harrington,
Mary X. 1.eth fremont: Susie f. Lewis,
Caribou; Lucien II. Lord, Burlington;
Edith b. Lufkin, BROOKLYN; Chester A.
MaddockS, Ellsworth; Lulu NJ. Matthews,
| Warren; Agnes NJ. Mcfarland, Brooklin;
| Joseph c. NORM, Fort Kent Grace NJ. Pay
son, Warren; Ethel NJ. Peabody, Milbridge;
| Amy :. Perkins, Castine Harriet Nj. Peas
| ley, Jonesport; Edna H. Polleys, Barring :;
Sadie F. Poole, Bristol Cora f. Rand,
| Stetson; Annie f. Rhodes, Northport; Belva
l.. Sellers, Penobscot; Mabele c. Shaw,
Caribou; Clarence K. Simmons, Appleton :;
| Frances NJ. Stevens, Belfast; Elsie 7.
| Slower, Castine; Idella NJ. Stubs, Hamp-
den: Charles H. Swan, Princeton: Beulah
! NJ. Sylvester, Castine; Georgia p. Ward
well, Brookline, Mass. Bessie NJ. Wey-
mouth, Troy Mabel b. Wilson, Castine
Mary X. Wood, Orrington.