Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-23
Graduating Exercises Of
Class Of 1904.
A Big Crowd Fills City Hall,
Wednesday Evening.
Essays Well Written and Well Rem
dered, and Exercises Prove Very In
teresting-CIass a Large One-F. w.
Plaisted Awards Diplomas.


people of Augusta assemble to witness
the graduation exercises of the senior
class of the Cony High school, and
once each year this old school sends
forth into the world Il class of youns
men and women who, after Il four
years course of study in fitting them
selves for Il higher education, or to
enter upon the sterner paths of life
bid adieu to it's familiar halls and their
schOolnates, and mark the closing day
of their course with the exercises of
graduation.
Such was the occasion, last evening.
when City hall was filled, both on the
floor and in the balconies, with n large
gathering of people who came to wit
ness the exercises attendant upon the
leave-taking of the class of 1904. Their
were relatives and friends and school
mates of the members of the class, ana
there We're those who We're strangers
to them all, but each and every one who
was present was aCtuated by feelings
OF interest and pride. as fellow citizens
of the young people who constituted
the class.
COny High has sent forth larger
large, but it is doubtful if any Of these
who have gone before showed nlcr,
satisfactory results of their school work
or reflected more credit upon them
selves, their teachers or the city which
is their home, than they who gradual
ed, last evening. The themes We're wei.
chosen, the different essays showed
much thought and thorough know
Ill ~ he i
ton was graceful and Indicative of
careful preparation and training, and
that their excellence was appreciated
was shown by the generous applause
with which each number was followed.
Everything was conducive to Il sue
cessful graduation. Usually the
evening is characterized by summer
heat. but, last night. the air WAS tenn
pcIed by a cool west wind that was
more suggestive of September than
June, and the hall, though crowded.
was comfortable.
The exercises commenced Mt s
ter the hour when to the music of Den
mis- orchestra the class came upon tie
stage and seated themselves in n
double row around it. The stage was
tastefully decorated with a bank of
ferns ana foliage which extended
around it's entire front, and bore in its
center, in field daisies, the figures indi-
eating the year Of Across the front
of the stage, and at the sides were
palms, and ut the rear the American
colOrs, and the combination, with the
class upon the stage, formed 4 pretty
picture.
Following The entrance OF the class,
prayer was offered by Rev. c. q.
Mosher. pastor of the State Street
Free Baptist church, and then. after
another selection by the orchestra,
came the different essays. 1t would
he difficult to choose from among them
as to their excellence, for all We're
good. Though chosen from n variety
of subjects, some of which perhaps ap-
pealed more directly to the interest and
approval of the listeners than others,
all We're excellent. and equally worthy
Of commentator.
Everything passed off without the
slightest hitch whatever. Each mem
Der of the class had familiarized him
self or herself with that which had
been assigned to them. and failure was
impossible. And the music, too which
contributed much to the pleasure of
the evening, was of quality which
could not but meet with favorable
comment.
At the conclusion Of the essays, the
diplomas We're presented to the class
by Col. Frederick w. Plaisted. of the
board Of directors Of the school. Col
PlaiSted addressed the class in q most
graceful manner. comnlimqntinr thcr,
on tho proficiency that they had shown,
and telling them that the city was
proud of them. for what they had done
In concluding his remarks, he pre-
scented 10 each. as their names We're
called. the precious ribbon tied roll
which they had worked for four long
vars t. receive. The cXrr, ises closed
with the singing Of the ode by the
class. The ode vas the ComDoSition Of
Miss Helena Marco and was sung to
the air of "'rhc Spanish Cavalier"
Fellow in given the program of the
evening:
Music.
PRAYER.
Music.
independence. Edith II Clark
School Decoration, Ottilie T.. Stamm