The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-05-28

ly wastes the time of his instructors and
derives little benefit for himself when if he
was placed at some trade he would prove
an ornament to society. She translated the
class moto-"Dum Vivimus Viyamus''-
While we live let us live nobly, and said
1t is perhaps impossible for any of us to at
tain to perfection, but the highest ideals, the
loftiest aspirations are none too good for
any of us.
Miss Bertha Hannah Bryant followed
with the class history, giving an interest
ing account of the years spent at the Aca-
DENY, and saying: Never in the history of
prosperity and success has Freedom Aca-
denny received such boom as came to it,
when the remarkable and precocious class
of 1903 became part of its student body
We started in with good class spirit, and a
strong and earnest desire to make the most
of our opportunities, and to bring out the
best within us. Among our members are the
strongest and staunchest supporters of the
baseball team and athletic sports of the
school. In our junior year there were
twenty-six, in the senior year there were
nineteen, which still constitutes the num-
Der. They are divided among four courses
and among them, are nine prospective col
| lege students.
| Roy Alton Sylvester delivered pleasing
| address to the undergraduates, in which he
| said: In the medley of individuals compos-
| ing the student body of Freedom Academy
| there stands forth a class distinguished
throughout its entire course for its wisdom,
| sObriety and peacefulnesS as freshmen the
| class of 1908 were quiet and unassuming as
| sophomores they were not wild like the
| frontiersmen, but were characterized by
sound common sense. If you, my friends
the undergraduates, wish to become honor
ed and respected take the class of 1908 for
your model, emulate their example, consid-
er what they have done in the past then
ego thou and do likewise Mr.. Sylvester
continued in novel and interesting way
to liken the Freshmen to tenderfoot
| whom the Sophomore, in the person of
! seasoned Westerner, recognizes from afar.
The Junior he compared to the southerner
too lazy to do anything brilliant.
| After a selection from the orchestra,
| which, by the way, added much pleasure to
the evening, Miss Jeanette Stephenson
recited the class poem in an impressive
way. 1t was entitled "Aftermath," and
was a finished piece of composition, doing
great credit to it's author Miss Stephenson
studied music in Belfast year ago through
| the winter.
The prophecy by Miss Sara Katherine
Sampson was as interesting as it was origi-
nal in form A future New Years day
conversation between some of the old class
, mates formed the basis for the well-told
story
An Grafton on The Supremacy of the
United States was delivered by Ellhu
Blaine Tilton. Commercially, our country
has no rival. 1t is situated in such climate
that agriculture is carried on most eXten-
sivelv The great corn and wheat fields OF
the west, together with the regions of sheep
and cattle grazing are the greatest food
producing sections in the country. At the
present time European countries are obliged
to import nearly all the lumber they use,
and to supply all this demand the forests of
our country contribute from their limitless
| store. The farm and the mine furnish re-
| sources for extensive manufacturers, and
the products of the mills are carried to the
remote parts of the globe.
| The presentation of gifts by Everett
| Edward Titon was a novel feature. In his
! introduction he said: "It seems fitting with
| the passing OF the class of 1908 of Freedom
Academy, considering the most excellent
work they have done during the pursuance
of their studies, before they separate and
| go forth into the world TO fight the battle of
| life, each to enter the vocation which may
be pleasing to his tastes, that they should
be presented with some slight gift, not
merely something for ornament, but some
thing that shall be of intrinsic value to
i them in years to come. He then presented
each member of the class with a small gift,
a take-otf in some way of their character
istics, or a reminder of some joke concern
ing the recipient.
Miss Pearl Pierce Carter, of whom the
Belfast contingent were justly proud, COM
bined with her valedictory an essay on the
Madonna and Art. mentioning the char
acteristcs of several well-knOWn master
pieces, she said: OF all the beautiful and
valuable productions of human genius
which have been given to us by the ages
which have elapsed since the death Of our
Lord, the most beautiful and the most val
liable to art is the impersonation in the
feminine character of all that is pure and
lovely. Symbol Of purity, type of noble
womanhood, worthy of the reverence and
worship accorded her, stands Mary, the
mother of Christ. To the Roman Catholic
she is deity; to those of other creeds, ideal
woman to art its greatest model
The following ode, written by Miss Lena
M. Clark, was sung to the tune of "Juanita. y
Oft, oft, dear classmates in the days now
passed away,
Oft, oft, in fancy have we seen that day
When our class assembled in the hall We
love SO well,
Would with backward glances, say their
last farewell.
CHORUS,
Sadly, O sadly
Do we say farewell tonight,
Gladly, 0 gladly
Would we stay times flight.
Far in the future would we look without a
Keeping our motto ever bright and clear
Let us climb fame's ladder with step that
falters ne'er,