Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-25
.CONY HIGH SCHOOL.
Graduation Exercises of the
Class of 1903.
Augusta People Crowd City Hall To
Witness the Exercises.
Who Were Graduated, and from What
Courses in the School.

The graduating exercises of the class
of 1903, Cony High school, We're held at
City Hall, Wednesday evening, before
an audience that completely filled the
hall. An interesting program was
most successfully carried out and at it's
close a class of "a, 10 young men and IA
young ladies, received their diplomas,
representing four years of study and
mental training.
The stage, the center of interest, was
attractively decorated for the occa-
sion. The stage front was heavily
banked with fragrant boughs of ever
green fir, and the stage was bordered
on all sides with ferns and palms. The
only flowers used were daisies that lend
themselves so readily to decorative
effect, and formed the figures
cog that appeared upon the bank of
green at stage center front.
The order of exercises began at
o'clock when the class filed upon the
stage and took seats at the left facing
the large audience, the young men in
the conventional black, and the young
women looking charming in purest
white. Nearly all wore flowers of the
class color-bue intermingled with
those of some other shade.
Principal Charles F. Cook, with the
teachers and board of directors, had
seats at the right of the stage.
The program for the exercises of the
Music Prayer Music
A, Colonial Lady Lady Flora Evelyn Hayes
Walter Ellis Craig
Superstitions. Abbic Rice Knowles
Tamerlane the Great,
Grin Blaisdell Frost
On the Maine Coast, Mary E. LangSton
Music.
Debating in Education.
Stephen Franklin Pierce
The Austrian, Grace Emily Bascome
The Franchise Question,
Harlow Morrell Davis
In Vacation Time,
Edna Ballard Townsend
Music
Presenting Diplomas.
Class Ode
Rev. George f. Degen, rector of st.
Marks Protestant Episcopal church, Of
fered prayer, asking the blessing of di-
vinity upon the school, it's teachers,
scholars, officers and supporters, and
the guidance of God in the instruction
given there.
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stepped forward and gave their essays,
it was very noticeable that they had
learned how to address an audience.
They held themselves erect as men and
women should and, looking square into
the eyes of the people, delivered their
parts, without bombast or affectation,
in clear. distinct, well modulated voices
so that all might hear and understand.
The essays We're creditible to the teach
ers who have been instructing the pu-
pills to think and to the ability of the
scholars to learn, for all were Worded
in good, well turned English, and each
had that individuality which showed
that it's writer had been taught to think
FOR himself or herself instead of to
slavishly follow a pattern
Hon. Lendall Titcomb of the board of
directors of the school presented the di-
plomas, making the occasion an oppor-
tunity for a few optimistic remarks on
the prospects of the present generation.
He has no faith with those who say
that either the time or the people are
degenerate, but commented upon the
glorious splendor of our youth. He
suggested as a motto for the building
on the hill, the words Il Give" give
life a broader outlook, give knowledge
that is needed in this life, give the
spirit of gentlemanliness and ladylike-
ness, give abundantly of the wisdom
of age for the benefit of the youth
who are to do the work of the next
generation.
One of the class was absent, and will
receive her diploma by the hands OF
other friends, Miss Hazel Huxley, VINO
is at Bridgewater. Mass, taking the ad-
mission examinations at the Bridge
water Normal school.
After the graduation, there was
gathering near the stage of the ac-
quaintances of members of the class
to offer congratulations and hearty good
wishes for the future. 1t was the early
hour of quarter to 10 when the exercises
of the evening came to an end and the