Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-25

The annual exhibition of the junior
class of Skowhegan High school was Civ
en- in the Coburn Opera house, last night.
The auditorium and balcony were, as usu-
al on this occasion, crowded to their full
capacity, all the seats having been sold
week in advance This years program
was something of an innovation. Hereto
fore it has been the custom to have each
member of the class give a reading, any
where from five to Is minutes in length,
and it was usually necessary to use both
the afternoon and the evening for the
purpose. The readings were always
good, but, as In other cases, a good thing
may he drawn out into too much of good
thing, and the affair was sometimes mon
otonous. This year 1t was determined to
make 1t Shorter and sweeter," and a pro-
gram was given which not only did the
class justice as an exhibition but proved
highly interesting to the audience as we'll
The following was the program:
PART. 1.
Music.
RILEY RECITAL
''Jes Line to Riley" Grilley
Floyd G. Nye.
1.-The Hoosier Poet"
LILA V. Howes.
Walter S. Merrill.
THE OLD Man and Jim
Maurice z. Merrill.
Song-"Summer FancieS," Metra
Misses Maddocks, Tozier Bussey, Brown,
Allen Esterbrook.
Knee Deep in June
Benjamin B. Fogler.
Minnie K. Brown.
''Das Krist Kindel,''
Edland D. Savage.
Squire Hawkins Story
May E.. Nay.
Music.
PART II.
THE COOL COLLEGIANS.
Comedy in Two Acts.
The Cast:
Harry Meredith, Ralph E. G. Bailey
fCollege Chums
Fred Parks, Robert X. Steward
Mrs. Huntoon, Freds Aount
Leila e Fairbrother
Fanny Morrison, her niece,
Mollie Wainwright, Fanny's friend,
Muggins. colored servant,
Arthur l. Merchant
Kate, Irish servant. Helen M Tozier
Act Harvard Students Room in Cam
bridge
Act I1.-Mrs. Huntoon's Parlor in Dux-
bury.
The first number of the Riley Recital,
by Floyd G. Nye, was an Introduction to
Riley. The second, by Lila " Howcs,
was the life of the great American poet
The next six readings We're selections
from Riley's works. They were ali short
except the last, and were all we'll rem
dered. Squire Hawkins Story" which
was somewhat longer than the Others
was given in a very pleasing manner by
Miss Mae Nay
The different selections were chosen to
represent the different aspects of Riley's
works, and all the approximations were
good.
The second part of the program was a
short comedy, THE Cool Collegians" The
play represents the various troubles of
Two Harvard chums who tried to eX-
change places for a summers vacation
one of the boys was to visit his aunt for
the summer but after accepting her inyi-
tatlon learned that certain young lady
was to be at different place. His chlm
agreed to assume his name and go in his
place. When they were too deep in to
retract. 1t was found that this certain girl
was to be at the aunt'S house after all
The real nephew then went to his aunts
and the troubles the two boys had in pre-
serving their secret were very laughabIe
The identity of the real nephew was ut
length discovered, however, much to the
chagr1n of the chums. The play ended
with both meeting their fates at the
hands OF two young women. All the parts
We're We'll taken, and some would have
done credit to even more than amateur
performers. Miss Bodwell, one of the
teachers, had charge of the entire work
OF drilling and preparing for the exhibit
ton. The music for the occasion was
FURNISHED by Kendall's full orchestra.
The auditorium was very prettily deco
rated with bunting in the class colors,
orange and black. The rear of the stage
was banked with green balsam. and tho
sides were decorated with the colors, and
cut flowers, potted plants, ferns and
palms. At the top of the stage was the
class motto: "Facta non Verba, 1909 in
letters made from flowers
The exhibition was followed by tho
Junior hop, which was largely attended
by undergraduates and alumni The hon
was given in the Milburn hail. which was
also decorated with the class colors The
music was by KendalPs orchestra