Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-17

number OF relatives and friends OF rhe
graduates. Hon. c. A. Nnight, mayor
OF this city. Prof. William M. Powers.
"A. NJ, principal Of the school, and the
teachers. L. w. Robbins, Alice NJ.
Richards, Emma s. Day and Alice l..
Sands, occupied prominent seats oppo-
site the platform.
The exercises opened with a piano
overture by Miss Richards and Rev. l..
II. Clarke, pastor Of the First Baptist
church. offered prayer. Miss Vincent
and Miss Crosse in Il vocal duet con-
tributed the next number on the pro-
gram and were followed by the read
ing Of the parts.
The first was the salutatory, which
was very capably read by Stephen A.
Cobb, Jr.
Miss Allie F. Lane offered the roll
call. in which abounded clever little al
lusiOns to the members Of the class,
tine speaker making merry jest with a
perfectly immobile countsrance. This
part was exceptionally well rendered
and on its conclusion was rewarded
with round Of hearty applause.
John T. WadswOrth contributed the
history. and the story Of the four years
Of class life was very inter esting.
The class prophecy was III the hands
OF Miss Annie L. Brann, and il receiv-
ed very clever treatment. Miss Brann's
introductory was very original in con-
ceptiOn and dealt with a visionary
meeting with the "Ancien. Mariner
who very courteously furnished the
data" for the prophecies. Over a trip
to Washington, which will occur 10
years hence, Miss Brann took her hear
ers, and it is on this trip that it is said
| in the stars that sha will meet with
her classmates. The very interesting
occupations in which she will find her
erstwhile companions engaged in fur
nished much merrimcnt and a resume
of the prophecy brings the result as
| follows:
Hattie Wise, manicure operator;
| Marion Soule. recluse and correspon-
| dent of home-sick young men; Billie
| Rafter, tourist conductor; Lillian Ed
redge, chaperone; Zetta Nudd, guide:
| John Wadsworth, high diver for the
purpose Of attaining nctoriety. since
fame will be without his grasp; Ray
Cobb. detective: Celia Crosse. profess
eional authority on How To Grow
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clerk; Bertha Clason. wife of Wash
| ington hotel proprietor; Allie Lane. d.
| rector on Seeing Washington" auto
mobile; Morton Peterson. agricultural
| list and transplanter If the Daisy.
Abbie Snow, designer Of II bills; DORIS
Berry, horseback rider: Earl Hodgkins.
naval constructor: Berntce watson. at
tache OF the Smithsonian institution
Marie Fuller. trained Nurse. and later
| Indian sauaw; Florence Hunt. Meth"-
dist mission worker; Teresa vincent,
| sister-teacher Of music In convent:
| Lena Tibbetts, instructor OF PHYSICS.
Audrey Hunt. society queen; ana
| Leonard Merrill. destined to shine as
| an Arctic explorer.
Following the prophecy. Miss Ce!ia
Mckay Crosse. in a brief address. pre-
| scented the gift of the class to the school
| and the beautiful bas-rciief or the
| singing Of the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence." which had remained Veiieo'
was disclosed to view.
The valedictory was cxcelientiy rem
| dered by Miss Marion Souie
Mayor Knight presented the dipio-
mas to the graduates, thanking them
| for their gift to the school. and con-
| pratulating them on the completion OF
| the course Of study as offered by inc
free schools of the city.
| Following the distribution OF the
narchments. the singing of the class
ode was in order, ana to the melody
| OF a popular song the ode was very
| capably rendered. The words were
written by Miss Hattie Wise. inciud-
ing two stanzas and the following re-
| frain:
Four years of sunshine. hearts tried ana
| true; s o,r sorrows
Now with a trembling voice we Do
Teachers and schoolmates. dear tarewe"
| to you.
/ Tho exercises concluded with
,n.rch rendered on the piano by MISS
Kate Vannah. ,
The members of the class to graz
nate Yesterday were as follows:
Doris Maxcy Berry, Annie Louise
Rranr. Bertha Sarah Clason. Stephen
Aratas Cobb, Jr.. Celia Mckay Crosse,
| l,,su Adele Eldridge, Marie Esmono
Fuller Earl Franklin Eodgkins. Au.
drew Lucille Hunt, Florence Maoe'
I5nnt Alzie Edrie Lane, Leonard YAK
man Merrill, Zetta May Nudd. Harri.
aon Morton Peterson. William Michaei
Rafter. Grace Lillian Richardson, Mar
/ i'm l1ayenport Soule, Abbic Kingsbury.