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

some other of our neighbor planets,
suppOsing them to be inhabited) some
one thing to convey to them an idea of
the achievements of the human mind,
no better illustration of mans power
could be found than one of our great
daily newspapers. Such a statement,
at first, seems rather strange and some
what absurd. We pay a few pennies
for our daily paper; hastily scan it's
contents for whatever most interests
us and throw it away, a useless thing.
There is nothing wonderful about it
to us, it is a part of our daily lives and
no less commonplace than the rounds
of the postman or the blowing of the
whistles, but the more thought we give
this, the more evident the truth of this
mans assertion becomes. In the few
pages of that paper we see volumes
of story of human labor and progress.
They tell us, in an eloquent language,
the long story of the inventive mans
hopes and endeavors his failures and
success, of his slow and wavering as
cent up the ladder of science, until he
has reached his present lofty position,
and has hung out the modern daily
newspaper as signal flag to proclaim
He then sketched the long and pa
tient experimenting and work that has
developed the art to what it is today,
doing this in an excellent manner He
closed as follows: 1T is, then, our
duty, as we measure out our praise and
our gratitude for those who have la
bored for our betterment, to set aside
a position for the humble printer, who
,I1,, lf,l 4,,l ha-
gathered together such a rich store of
blessings and laiu them at our feet and
unnotced and unrewarded has so far
advanced the cause of civilization and
The French honor was held by l..
Willis Getchell and he selected his part
from Dumas. This was delivered in Il
pleasing manner as We're all the other
honor parts.
The valedictory was delivered by
Miss Inez Bowler on the subject, THE
Maid of Orleans This was a pretty
little sketch of a faVorite character in
history for students and although it
had been handled many times before
Miss Bowler handled it in q fresh and
pleasing style. In closing she adj
dressed her classmates as follows:
'ClaSSlnateS OF l9U3:
For four years we have looked
forward to this night with joy and an
ticipatiOn But it is not altogether
with pleasure that we are gathered
here. Tonight we leave the teachers
and friends with whom we have been
associated during our course, with full
hearts we bid each other goodby. We
stand upon the threshold of a new life,
the future untried but bright before
us. The friendships formed will not
be forgotten though we may never all
meet together again but we will re-
member and cherish them as part
Of our past, whether we pursue our
studies further or enter upon our life
work. Let us always, as We go forth
into the world, strive to do our part
and do it we'll whether it .oe great or
small.
Mr.. Sprague and teachers of the
Waterville High school, in behalf of
the class of 1909, thank you for your
great patience and kindness 30 rs.
Most of you have not been with us
during the whole four years but you
merit more our appreciation because
you have taken up the work begun by
others You have been helpful and
sympathetic and have ever tried to
lead us in the path Of knowledge. We
are sorry that We must part. We wish
you all success.
And now the class sends forth TO all
its last Godspeed."
This concluded the program which had
been thoroughly enjoyed by the large au-
dcnce. After the presentation of the dl-
plOmaS the class ode was sung, Conclud-
ing the exercises.
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