Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17

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student body and alumni are taking an
active interest in the matter. The stu
dents are especially interested in putting
tEe school athletic field in better shape,
and have already a subscription list OF
over 800 for this purpose.
Glass day exercises occurred at 4 7.
NJ Thursday. The program:
Music.
Class History, Cecile A Robbins
Class Poem. Elisha b. Holway
Class Prophecy Sarah ii. Dow
Lucia NJ. Richardson
Address to Undergraduates c,--,.
Presentation of Class Git,
Class VIII Robert E Hussey
Planting of the Ivy.
Address to the IVY, Grace NJ. LEWIS
The Planting If the ivy, which took
place 1T the southern corner of the
Seminary building, closed the exercises
Of the Afternoon.
Tn Commencement exercises oc-
currci at 10 O'Clock Friday morning.
The weather was delightful and a very
large number of townspeoPlc and other
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Nearly 400 were in attendance. The ex-
erciscs were carried out in excellent
manner by the class. and were thor
oughly enjoyed by the audience. The
six speakers. chosen to represent the
class. we're as follows: Lucia NJ. Rich
ardspn salutatorian. 1.-The American
Woman: Maurice d. Jones, "A Ma
tiOnal Peril; Grace NJ. Lewis, The
Plea Of the Children; Charles L. Bar
ker, 1.-The Power of the Modern News
paper; Elsie 3. Holway. "SiX Master
pieces of Painting; Nellie NJ. Coombs,
valcdictorian. Christ of the Andes"
The following is a complete list of
the members Of the class:
Charles Lorenzo Barker, East Vas
salboro; Lottie Sleeper Clough, VIM
thrup Center: Nellie Martha Coombs,
Nassalboro; Sarah Helena Dow, Bolton,
Mass; Elisha Barton Holway, Scion;
Robert Elliott Hussey, Portland; Lau-
IA FDye knowlton. Nassalboro; Maui
rice Daniel Jones, Unity; Grace Mari
on Lewis, Gardiner; Josephine Wash
burn Reynolds. Winslow; Amy Lila
Richardson, Vassalboro: Lucia Mary
Richardson Comic, n. H; Cecile Alice
Robbins. Winthrop Center.
At me close of the delivery of the
nrations. the diplomas Wcr presented
by Principal George l.. Jones.
The Honor list was then read, con-
tanning the names Of those who re-
ceived especially good rank in their
studies during their Junior and Senior
years. The principal then spoke of the
various gifts which have been made to
the school during the year. Through
the generosity Of friends it has been
possible to erect the new heating and
lighting plant, the work on which is
now nearly completed. y considerable
number Of books have been added to
the library, various pictures have bccn
given by classes and alumni A legacy
of 10000 was left by the late Henry p.
Cox Of Portland as a Scholarship fund.
\ Freshman speaking prize was Of
fcrcd in the course of the year by
Charles A. Chacc Of South Swansea,
Mass. and 4 Peace essay prize by HI
en- r. and Mary Seabury of New Bed
ford. Mass. Announcement was made of
the offer of = Scholarship prize for next
year. the gift Of Wilmot r. Jones of AL
lcChcny Pa.
An interesting feature of the program
was the awarding of Peace essay
prizes. the announcement as 10 the
winners having been received Com
menccmcnt morning from the donors Of
the prize. The first prize Of SIS was
awarded to Grace NJ. Lewis of Ciardi-
ner: tho second prize of s. to Khalil a.
Totah Of Jerusalem, Syria: the third
prize of So to Sarah \. Kelsey of Win
throp Center.
Announcement was also made Of the
offering of Il Scholarship Improvement
prize, to be open to the school next
year. the gift of Wilmot r. Jones Of
Allegheny. Pa.
The annual Alumni banquet was held
immediately after commencement OK
crciscs. in the dining hall Of the SOM
mary. Nearly 100 alumni and friends Of
tho school seated themselves at tho
banquet tables. while lunch was being
served in the boys grove to the student
body Among the aftcr-dnncr speakers
wore Dennis T.. Bowman Of Watcrvillp,
George \. Crossman Of Lynn, Mass.
Henry p. +. Aver Of Vassalboro.
Charles T.. Barker. president Of the
graduating class, Charles w. Davis. as
sistant principal of the school. and Ed
ward II. Cook. q former principal
\ business meeting of the Oak Grove
Alumni Association was held ut 3
o'clock in the main schoolroom. Charles
L. Barker. 'O7. was elected president.
and Hope Romans. '06, secretary and
treasurer.