Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-20

| written ana well delivered.
Music for the afternoon was also fur
nished by Halls orchestra. The open
ing prayer was made by DR.. G. d. p
Pepper. The first speaker was Julius
L. Whitlock and his subject Thomas
Bracket Reed" He handled this very
nicely, passing briefly over the earlier
and college life of his subject and de-
voting most of his time to his public
career. He believed that the most
of his time to his public career. He be-
| lieVed that the most prominent char
acteristics that made Mr.. Reed so sue
cessful We're his simplicity of life, his
| executive ability, his honesty and
steadfastness of purpose. He closed
with Professor Chapman's beautiful
tribute.
Miss Emma H. Nelson took 1.-THE
Nibelungen-lied' as her subject and
sketched the pretty German legend
that centers around one of the old
heros of the mythology of that country,
drawing practical lessons from it. This
was very well done and proved interest
ing for every one.
| Oscar M. Givens selected "The
| Growth of Our Nation" as his theme
and discussed it in an excellent man
ner. He quoted some very interesting
and, in some instances, astonishing
| figures to show the great progress that
has been made along all lines by
| America. His article was marked by
patriotism and optimism and showed
| careful study and preparation.
| Ernest l.. Coffin chose a subject along
somewhat the same lines, his being
| The Age of INVENTION He showed
| what great progress had resulted in
many ways from the application of
| steam to transportation and the re-
| suits that had been attained by bring
| ing all parts of the world into close
| communication. He showed how edu-
| cation had been benefited by the in
| vention of printing appliances and how
| Improvement of the postal service had
| followed. In the industrial world the
| sewing machine has been a great bless
| ing to the working woman and has
| made good clothes possible for every
| one. The typewriter has increased and
| facilitated correspondence. In agricul-
| turc the effects of the invention of ma
| chine and implements have been far
| reaching and valuable. He closed with
a brief notice of the remarkable de-
| velopment Of electricity and the great
| benefits that had resulted. This was
| an interesting article, well delivered.
In "a Modern Myth" Miss Alma E.
Flood produced a very pleasing arti-
| Gle. She told the story of how a great
and powerful king once bestowed many
powers on his daughter, Nature. By
these she was able to beautify the
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people. So they loved and respected
her very much, so much that the king,
her father, became jealous of her. He
had, however, retained one power, that
of sunlight, and his daughter needed
this to complete hers.
The king became so harsh at last
that his daughter forsook him and
went in search of a country of her own,
finding our own planet, then but IA des-
ert waste. Here she set her power at
work and soon had everything all
beautiful. But the power of her father
was needed after she had done all she
could and she longed to have this to
assist her own. He in turn greatly
missed his daughter and her power so,
finding where she had gone, he sent the
power of the sunlight and they were
happy ever after. 1t was a very pretty
little story, finely done.
Bay e. Estes made a fine impression
with Competition VS.. Monopoly" This
was well prepared argument in favor
of competition against monopoly and
was very finely delivered. The danger
of monopoly and the value of right
competition were clearly shown, the
former being severely criticised and the
latter strongly supported.
Merrick L. Streeter had a similar
subject in THE Dangers of CONNER
cialism." He showed how the cities are
steadily and rapidly growing in wealth
and population while the towns and
Villages are losing these. The growth
IF the cities he believed fostered politi-
al corruption, the growth of vice and
were the graves of the physique of the
race." He touched upon monopolies
md the labor troubles, seeing the cause
IF these things in the greed for gain
which is so apparent everywhere. His
arguments We're good ones and the
whole subject was well handled.
Miss Minnie G. Reed took for her
subject 1.-The Queen of Poets" the
lueen being Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett
bTpN UlIlS. 1t was al Ntll NIllltll Sketch
Of the life and work of this famous wo-
man and was made very interesting. |
Carefully selected quotations We're |
given from Mrs. Browning's work.
Lewis Walker Dunn had timely |
subject in can Inter-Ocean Canal" He |
spoke of the efforts that had been |
made in times passed to build the |
ANAL through the isthmus of Panama |
md of the great benefits that would |
'esut from such a work geographically, |
commercially and politically. In clos |
ing he touched upon what is now be-
ing done by this country towards sue
,essfuly completing the work. The |
itmeliness of the subject made it's ex-
3ellent discussion especially interest
ing and it was a good close to a very
inc program.
After a selection by the orchestra the
prizes for the junior prize exhibition
held, Thursday evening, were an
bounced by Mr.. Howlet. The first prize
or women was awarded to Miss Vivian
3etsey Libby and second to Miss Nora
Mehitable Lander. The first for men
was won by Emmons Parkman Burrill
and second to John Cameron Hether-
ington.
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