The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-15

by them they were applauded with en-
thusiasm
lhe following is the program
PROGRAMME.
Music
Is TouraDgelle Overture Muir
Readings from Thomas Bailey AldrIch, MARY
+. wilkins and Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
Goliath Aidrict
Biography, HafJ5rie saney
Spring Song Lassen
Keene. bernard, Meddooks
How we Astonished the RiYermouthians'
Edward y now
"Mademoisele Olympe Zabriski." Aidrteh
Molie Jewett.
"a supper by Proxy Dunbar
Harold Rowell.
Music
Song-with orchestra aecompApymeut
Mr. 6. E. Greene.
THE Apple Tree" wilkins
Annie L. bergman
The Spellin'-Bee." Dunbar
George l. Parker.
"kelee Hatton's Vengeance Dunbar
Nina K. Withee.
Tanhsuser Selection uaone,
THE Revolt of Mother" WIIfius
"Marjorie Dsw.S Afd,tch
Charles W Walker.
"An Honest soul" Hatins
Music
Song-"Hsrk TO the Mandolipe," po,rs,
Hisses Arbuckle Knowlton Morrill,,
heene, Bernard Maddoeks.
The following is list of the class of
1906, showing the course taken by each
student. Three of the class, Fred Fish.
Harold Rowell and Charles Walker, are
given under both the Classical and the
Scientific course as they completed the
work of both.
CLASSICAL CorRsE:-Lucy lewett, Mae
Morrill, George Parker, Fred FIsh, Frances
Powers, Harold Rowell, Mariorie Nalley,
Charles Walker.
GENERAL CouRsE:-Emma Bragg. Roy X.
Jones, Pearl Maddocks, Eva Moore, John
Dane, Donald Z. Burrill, Charles smith. Carl
Goodwin. John Edwin Taylor, Earl lhibeault.
Bert Paul, Bertha Paul
COMMERCIAL COURSE :-Koscoe Abbey.
Mabel Arhuckle, Carrie Davis Laura Howe,
Mollie Jewett. Eva knowlton, Iva kcene.
Mary f. lafker, Maude Hummer, Alice
Smith, Nina Nithee.
SCIENTIFIC goCRsF:-Edward snow, Fred
Fish, Harold KoweI, Charles Walker, I7hn
| llealey.
Immediately at the close of the exer
| cises at the church the members of the
Junior class and their friends repaired
to Milburn hall for the Junior hop. The
members of 1906 were invited as "A class
and many other invitations had been
issued SO that the Juniors found that a
large and very jolly party had accepted
their hospitality. The refreshments and
all other details of the affair were car
ried out in excellent taste by Miss Eva
Moore, { has. Smith and Donald Burrill.
committee of arrangements for the Jun.
ior class.
GRADUATION
The ceremony of graduation for the
classes of the Skowhegan High School
is always impressive and of great in.
terest to the audiences that gather year
after year to hear them, and that of
| Tuesday evening was no exception to
the rule. The audience was large, com.
| pletely filling the church. The gradu-
ates themselves, while they showed no
lack of appreciation as to the import.
anoe and soemnity of the occasion,
seemed to be full of half suppressed ex-
citement with suggestion of mirth
and in these feelings the audience quite
| evidently shared.
I
wrought in the decorations from the
previous evening. A curtain of white
was draped at the rear of the platform.
| bearing the class MOTTO "Remigate Ne
! Fluitate," and from the floor to about
One-th rd the height of the curtain ex
/ tended wall of evergreen. These
colors of green and white, the class
colors of '05, were draped so as to en-.
close the whole platform from above
and at the sides, and in front of the
| platform (Which had been enlarged to
the alter rail- another wall of green
foliage and potted plants bearing white
blossoms completed, in a most pleasing
manner, the artistic decorative design.
The colors of the school, orange and
| black (Which by the way were first
designated as school colors by the class
of 1S05) appeared on the walls of the
church in the form of Maltese crosses
with ascending and descending dra-
peries between.
| The committee on decorations were
Guy C. French, Helen F. Steward, Carl
Powers, Harold Randlette and Maud
Merrill. The general plan, certainly one
of the best ever seen at our commence.
ments, was designed by this committee,
and in its execution they were aided by
the entlre class.
The members of the class of 1905 en-
tered the church together at eight
o'clock and were seated in the seats oc-
cupied the previous evening by the
senior class. moment afterward the
graduates themselves came up the aisle,
accompanied by the principal of the
school, DeForest H. Perkins and were
seated on the platform. Each speaker
showed ability and careful training and
more than the usual amount of original
| ity in the manner in which the various
subjects were treated, In the Prophesy
and History there WAS Opportunity for
much wit and humor which was well
improved and very few of the mem bers
of the class and of the faculty escaped
being the subject of some innocent and
mirth provoking jest. In the presenta-
tion of gifts this spirit was given full
swing, teachers and graduates alike
being presented with gifts from most
extraordinary collection, each article
being bestowed by the donors with
words intended to show its application
in illustrating some failing or character.
istic of the recipient. The cornet solo
by Miss Horne of Waterville, and the
encore which she gave in response to
enthusiastic applause, were features of
the evening and very much enjoyed
Kendall, g orchestra performed it's part
of the program acceptably as on the
preceding evening.
PROGRAMME
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