The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-05-28
FREEDOM ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT.
Reported for the Republican Journal.

HESS Vi every Uouy Ill tHdC cHdImlIS lICtle
village, by the spirits of the party and by
circumstances in general, that long before
the date set for the Academy Commence.
ment this year the Seniors and Juniors
were looking forward to the event with
impatience. May twentieth was the day
chosen and everybody hoped that the de-
lghtful days of the early week might not
prove "weather breeders" When Wednes-
day morning dawned, however, the Weather
! Man had evidently not been informed of
the prospective drive, for Mother Nature
was threatening, ,frowning, and the hurrying
clouds seemed bent on Union, which every
body knows is far from Freedom on differ
ent road. All the morning lOhg, (and every
one of the two dozen young people will
tell you it was Il long morning,) doubt and
fear alternated with hope, determination
and Joy as the opinion of some weather
wise grownup was quoted, or as the place
where the sun ought to have been showed
the least sign of brightness amid the sur
rounding grayness. 1t was really surprising
how many words had to be looked up in the
dictionaries by the windows having a west
ern outlook.
Before the morning was over, the Seniors
said they had determined to 60 unless it
rained and the Juniors, not to be outdone,
had decided to follow the lead of the august
upper class. Before half-p one the mas
culne portion of both classes had gathered
from all quarters, reSplendent in white col
lars and best suits, with overcOats over
their arms 1t was not until almost an hour
later, however, that the last delinquent girl,
laden with wraps and lunch boxes, was
aboard and settled.
The chief engineer of the Paradise Clubs
fire department used his trumpet with good
effect as we drove through the town behind
three of the Belfast Livery Co.'s white
horses. Before the Head of the Tide was
reached the chorus was organized and be-
gan the continuous concert by singing the
favorte old and new songs. The ride was
uneventful, but full of ever changing de-
lie hts to the ''nature lover and his friends.
Near Sanborn's Pond it looked as though
one of the party, who had jumped off in
quest of flower, would be left behind.
For few minutes he was only ''Spec'' In
the distance: oal 'he ever opiis ing VI ii'o, :,
slowed up, aGo our ciolal uiieeloi io'"i ''0''
to his friends. AS we heareu rleeuoih we
passed the f. S. y. 5. nine bound for Cas-
tine via Belfast, who gave US the news of
their defeat by Freedom 10 the tune OF . u
> Belfast High feels strong bond Of
friendship for the academy, and they let
the fact be known to the inhabitants by
giving an impromptu yell IN honor OF the
victory, and drove into the village alternat-
ing:
Freedom. Freedom!
Eight to two. ,,u,,,,,
pnH ,l'' r.h Il'o rsb n,'G 'i'N
Kah. rah. rah.
Rah, rah, rah.
peiiao'
"'''' .L,
VIZ VIZ w. r ,,nl .l,ie0
Weare seniors. Seniors. We!
Are we in it?
Wen guess we are,
Rah rab' rah
We drove up to Hotel Name ana al'housil
the hosts have changed we were leoelNe''
with the same hospitality ana courtesy
shown 'o2 last year "A room was seeuleu'
and wraps ana lullch oepositeu' me SIX
teen mile drive haa shalpehea soo'hl III "p-
petites, ana no Time was loSt aitei 'ne pie
llmlnary "hNihg up or piiihp'hs t'he
reader Will determine the correct "oIo az
cordlng to SEX was gone through oeioie {
supper, however, we were iol'una'e ei'ousi' Il
to see MISS feafl T. oarlef' loii iiiel i'e'l'-
Der of b. Ii. >. Us ana lrleho ol ii'ahS vi
the group, TO whom she gave warm wei
come. one OF the faculty also iitroouceu
herself ana some OF her pupiis anu gracious
ly offered To uo ahythins III hei po"oi W
make our priel stay pleasah'' iei ooi u'"i,
ity and courtesy addeu W lne ENJOY lheh' VI
the OCCASION ana were CHARACTERISTIC VI
Freedom
After the neliclous supper was ulsposeo
OF ana the ginger aie po''ies e,lp'ieu 'ne
class pFoke up 'iito sioups anu "o"' ou.
EXPLORING hieeIis loi 'ile III 'i'iio eo'iio VI
the juniors VINO hau aili'eu e"ii'ei a
i vlsit 10 the store was III oloei' 'ne purchase
OF some purple ana solo riooohs was el-
fected' ana tne slhilihs couhteiiahce VI
last year 1rlehd WAS Iecoelizeo.
| Already people were RdGucTIuS, anu dS-