Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-17

peace, It's remarkable galaxy OF famous
men, we cannot but experience thrill
of patriotic fervor which deepens our
! loyalty to the banner we love and
strengthens our faith in what it SYM
bolizes. In no department of its
activities has the strength, ability and
character of her men been shown as
in the National House"
He then briefly sketched Mr.. Reed $
EARL ar career uD to the time he entered
the House of Representatives and con-
tinued with comments on some of his
more important work there and on his
special qualifications for public life. In
closing he said:
"Thcse mental and moral furnishings
made his pathway from the obscure
advocate in his native town, to mem
bership in the House, to the Senate, to
attorney general, to the National
House and to Speakership. The State
of Maine, without regard to party or
creed, rejoices in his great fame which
is IL. part of her glory. His name is
written in letters of gold high in the
list of her many iIlustrious sons, and
many generations will pass away be-
fore Speaker Reed is forgotten by his
State and country. Flowers bloom,
blush and fade away. Stars fall from
heaven and leave no trace behind
them. But a life like Thomas Bracket
Reeds can never run it's course and be
forgotten, for when his soul was borne
away his life was just beginning
Ralph y. Young had the Greek honor
and selected his part from Lysias, de-
livering it in an excellent manner.
The address to undergraduates was
delivered by Philip A. Mason. The
first address of this kind may have
been sincere in it's naughty cnnceit and
condescension and in the criticisms and
advice heaped upon the lower classes,
but probably none have been since. It
is the opportunity for raising a laugh
in the otherwise dignified exercises and
Mr.. Mason improved it.s He caught the
tone all right and roasted" and adj
vised right and left, to the great
amusement of his schoolmateS and the
audience. His address contained many
clever hits of which the following is a
sample. In speaking to the juniors he
said:
more than half feminine, less than
third masculine, we cannot but class
you as neuter gender. Containing the
analysis, singular number, singular
that so many of you got through two
years., first person in your own esti-
nation, third in every ones else. AS
for your case, it might be classed as
tough, and accusative, for you may
rightly be accused of almost every
folish antic which your Shallow brains
could devise. Wake up, Juniors, you
must realize that the duties, the cares
of the school, the guardianship of her
honors, now devolve upon your far
from steady shoulders. To be sure
your path has been somewhat Rocky
but that is no excuse for the Stiffness
you have displayed in the past year"
In closing he said
Undergraduates keep your gaze
fixed upon the example we have, left.
Heed our advice and old WaterVille
High will remain the source of a
steady stream of honest intelligent
citizens, and will continue to be, as it
always has been an object worthy of
the respect and love of it's many grad
uates."
Miss Adelaide NJ. Johnson had the
English honor and chose THE History
of Music" for her subject. She began
by touching briefly on its development
by the Greeks and Israelites and at
the dawn of the Christian era, some of
the more important of the earlier
schools of instruction and the folk
songs of the Italians, French and Ger
mans. She then passed to some of the
great masters. taking Mozart, Men |
ILL., i 7 ,,NIn
was very interesting and showed care !
full preparation. 1t was Il good subject
we'll handled. In closing Miss Johnson
said:
What would the world be without
music? Take from nature the verb
ling songsterS and what a drear and
lonely silence it would make. How
often our hearts fill with pride when
we hear the praises sung of Names
musical stars, Games and Nordica.
Music is a beautiful thing. 1t is the
Of each individual soul.
1t lulls to sleep the infant in its
arms, and bursts forth from
a heart full of JOY. How beautifully
the mission of music has been eX-
pressed in these words:
80. music, divine of all arts. it is
thy mission to touch deep the soul of
and draw it, by thy sweet
strains, nearer to Him who gave this
glorious gift to His children.
The class prophecy was delivered by
Miss G.. Ruth Bowker and her manner
of looking into the future to see the
lives of her classmates was particu-
larly ingenious and pretty. Many
schemes have been devised by class
prophets in years past but this is called
one of the best yet heard. In her intro
duction she said: According to the
ancient belief of the Greeks, the earth
is round, cncircled by the River Ocean,
a deep and mighty flood. and into this
all the rivers empty. On the western
coast is the Happy land, not tried by
sun, cold nor rains, but by. the gentle
breezes of Lephems! This land by
Homer has been called Elysium
Hither the heroes pass without dying
and live happily under the rule Of
Rhadamanthus. This region is inhab
tied by those who have passed through
the darkness and have undergone the
harsh and cruel judgment of King Rha-
and are now enjoying the
pleasures of the groves