Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-14
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Of the Punkinviie Fiiph School a. the
CONGREGATIONAL Parish House.

The graduating eXerciS 5 Of the Pun
izinvile High school as given Monday
and Tuesday evenings n the COnsrega-
tional Parish House, called out Il large
attendance, and We're the o"c2:in, ,f no
little merriment. In fac; r rr9..Ie
seemed to enter most heartily into the
spirit of the occasion. The various
make-ups of the members of the class
"ere certainly variegatad and pictur
eSque.
The music by the celebrated Punkin-
ill" orchestra was Il pleasing feature
IF line occasion which was very much
appreciated both by the members of
he class and by the audience.
Impressive indeed W..s ne school
committee composed o. :, ester Pill
maker Giddings, Charlemagne Custer
Turner and Gregorious Hilderbranc
Harrington. while the occasion was
most happily presided over by the
headmaster, Clarisse May Discipline
Burleigh.
The class motto "Jubet Vicissem,
which may be translated freely you
bet-wekiss-em was in every way
worthy of the graduation as were the
following members. not all of whom
were privileged to speak in public at
the graduation, composed the class
James Madison Diet Larrabee Clara
Barton jewell Baker, Lucy Ellen Ring
Purnell Bounser. Mary Elizabeth Doug
lass Ladd Bounser, William Bird Pow
ers. Yella Regret Monro. Alice Malvin;;
Waite Richards, Johnnie Marble Mil
| ton, Harriet Beecher Stowe Mari, Es-
teila Abigail Quimby ParsOn, Josephine
Minimum Gardiner Oliver Twist Bilin-
gual Clayson, Sarah Maryteria Medica
JeWett, Clarion Blower Burly, Joseph
ire Bonaparte Haley Williams. Alicia
fImeline Haley McDuffie Julia Cross
Ann Hathaway. Sadie Birch Lord,
Maude Toothaker Bragdon, Mamie
Adeine Charity Perry.
After the rendering of a sweet
selection by the orchestra, the
exercises We're opened with the
delivery of the Latin salutatorv by
Oliver Twist Bilingual Clason. This
part was conceded by all the great
scholars present to be Il masterpiece,
chValrous, embracive, marked bv rare
lights of poetic fancy. aud rich rare
metaphors. The audience vociferously
proclaimed its deep appreciation. and
even the staid members of the commit
tee We're visibly moved by it.
Then followed the class history bv
Alice Malvina Waite Richards. and it is
doubtful if even the members of the
class themSelveS-With all their self
conceit really Appreciated the widn
swath they had cut in the worlds his
tory until they We're privileged to listen
to ii. The audience was visibly-ant,
at times audibly-impressed bv it, and
for the remainder of the evening
viewed the class with an obvious iu-
crease of respect
The essay on THE Phenomena Of Os
culation." by Josephine Eonapnrte Hal
ey Williams, shed n flood of phiIosophic
light upon a subject that from the ear
lest dawn Of history has been better
appreciated than understood by
The general public. This part
was one of the hits of the evening
The twins, Lucy Ellen Ring Purneu
Bouncer and Mary Elizabeth Douglass
Bouncer. two charming young girls who
had attracted much attention and elic-
ited many compliments, as tho class
tad marched down the central isle of
the auditorium on it's way to the stage
then gave a most happy rendering of q