The Republican journal., 1904-06-23
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
The B. H. s. Glass of 1904 the Largest Eve,
Graduated.

The B. H. S. Glass of 1904 the Largest Eve
Graduated.
The graduation exercises of the Belfas
High School were held in the Belfast Oper,
House Friday evening, June 18th. TIL,
class was the largest ever graduated from
the school, numbering q members, 10 youne
women and young men. The average mum
ber for the past 26 years was 9.s members
The smallest class was in 1888, 2 members
the largest in 1897 and 1899, 10 members
EACH
The class of 1904 took for it's motto
'Deeds, not words" The class colors were
garnet and gold, and the class flower. car
nation.
The teachers were; Principal, Hal r
Eaton; Assistants, Misses Caroline w
| Field, Ellen D. Townsend and Annie T.,
| Barr.
| The stage and its surroundings in the
| Opera House were simply and tastefully
decorated. The background was in white
dotted with red blossoms. Festoons of
green with crimson blossoms were looped
| on the arch above the stage, and the class
motto in gold letters extended across the
top of the curtain. Banks of flowers. ever.
green and foliage stood at the sides of the
stage and the plaster cast, the gift of the
class to the school, was on an easel at the
right.
The Freshman class occupied the section
in front under the right balcony, which
was prettily decorated in the class color.
crimson, on white ground. Crimson and
white bunting were interlaced and caught
together with crimson blossoms. A large
star on the wall enclosed the class numer-
ais, 'O7.
The Sophomore's section was opposite
the Freshmen under the left balcony, and
was decorated in the class color, yellow.
The class flower. the garden lily, was dot
ted closely over gauzy background of
white and was effectively used in bouquets
and larger clusters at points calculated to
produce an artistic effect. The. class flags,
with the numerals 'o6, hung from the front
of the gallery.
The Junior class decorated the stage for
the Seniors, and had the front seats on the
floor of the hall. The only decoration for
their seats was a festoon of yellow ribbon
along the backs of the settees.
The music was singing by the whole
school, under the direction of Elbridge S.
Pitcher. The exercises were as follows:
Opening chorus, "Battle On" by Gaul,
sung by the school; and, in response to an
encore, ''To the Fringed Gentian," by Lang.
Prayer was offered by Rev j. W. Hatch.
Miss Caroline Gilmore Hatch, '04, sang a
solo, "My Heart is Singing. Sans Souci.
She has fine voice, under good cultivation.
The salutatory was by Miss Geneva Par
ker Heal. 1t was a feeling tribute to all
who are or have been connected with the
school life of the class, from the teachers of
earlier years to those of the present. the
former schoolmateS, the school committee
and superintendent, the present teachers,
parents and friends. She made a special
request that parents and friends should
visit the schools oftener and not reserve
their visits for the graduation exercises.
The class history by Henry Arno Brown
was brief, yet embraced all the leading
events of school life of the class from the
time of entering as Freshmen to the gradu-
alton. The class entered the school with
about 90 members and was organized the
first term. 1t was reduced one-half at the
beginning of the Sophomore year, when the
class flower and colors were chosen. The
class ring was obtained in the Junior year.
The first class ride was to attend the gradu-
alton exercises of Freedom Academy, May
80, 1903. The class numbered 90 at the be-
ginning of the Senior year. Several house
parties and other social events we're held
The class play, GA Rival by Request was
presented before a packed house. The class
had numerous trips to other places, of which
the most notable were those to Freedom
and Camden.
Miss Erma Mae Barker rected in French
La Fountaine's Gle corbeau et lie renard,"
with good pronunciation and intonation
and natural gestures.
Miss Evelyn Maud Wood rendered Behr's
'May Breezes" on the piano in manner
that evidenced musical talent combined
with the skill resulting from faithful work
by both teacher and pupil.
The class prophecy was by Misses Ruth
Brown and Leona Wallace Bucklin 1t
opened with the class joining one of Dick
ey's excursions to Boston and while there
were given an opportunity to look into the
mysteries of the future, with these results:
Henry A. Brown, married; Blanche Thurs
ton, authoress; Leona Bucklin, lecturer on
women's rights; P. Shorey, cigar manufact-
urer; Eva Knowlton, poor minister's wife,
Lillian Elwell, cake walker in Mains cir
Gus; Carleton Doak, horse jockey; Caro-
Hatch, junk dealer; Clarence Wight, her
nit; Margaret Jackson, actress; Grace
Roberts, farmers wife; Fair Holmes, So
ciety man; Harry Kilgore, boxing athlete :;
rErma Barker, lecturer; William Leavitt
minister; Geneva Heal, dealer in horse
flesh; Frank Condor, proprietor of hotel ;
Winifred Kimball, in convent; Lylla
Sprague and Evelyn Wood, travelling in
country with tambourine and hurdy gurdy.
The class Grafton was by Carleton Doak
and was an original production, dealing
with school affairs, and well delivered. We
would move to amend the class prophecy
by making Carleton lawyer or evangelist.
Miss Blanche May Thurston's essay was
on ''The class flower.'' She gave an inter-
esting and we'll written description and
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