Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
Commencement
Opens AuspiciousIy at Co.
burn Classical Institute.
Last Chapel at 8 A. Glass
Day Exercises in Afternoon.
Graduation Exercises at 2.30 Today
at First Baptist Church.

| nt commencement OF CODuFn Class
lea! Institute opened auspiciously
Thursday with large attendance OF
the friends of the school and the grad
yates. The last chapel exercises were
, held at 8 a. NJ. at the Institute build
| ing. and proved to be very interesting
and helpful. The Glass day exercises of
the Glass of 1907 were held in the af-
| tcrnoon in the First Baptist church.
and in the evening the Junior exhibit
ton was held at the same place.
The graduation exercises will take
place at the church at 80 p. NJ. Fri
day. The alumni reception and banquet
will be hold at the Elmwood at
o'clock i'll the evening.
TIL" Senior Class day exercises in the
First BAPTIST church yesterday after
noon were very successful. Every num-
her in the very excellent program was
carried out we'll
After the overture by the Ladies' De-
Koven Orchestra, and prayer by the
class chaplain, the history of the class
was read Ey Miss Myrtle Linnette
Warren. Leaves from a Diary" was
the little which the historian had Sc
lcctcI ana from the leaves the speak
er had cullcd many interesting and
amusing events from the past record
of the Class of 1907.
The Class poem. "A Vision of Happi-
ness" by Miss Emma Clara Taylor,
was well written. had excellent meter
and was finely delivered.
To Harold Everett Stacey fell the
honor Of delivering the Grafton. "Edu-
cation and the Immigrant" was his
subject, and lie handled it in a very
thorough and successful manner
The class prophet always has a diff
fcult task TO dispose Of his or her class
mates i'll such a manner that all the
parties concerned will be satisfied
Miss Cora Abbie Jordan found a very
original method of settling the fates of
those who had chosen her to consult
the oracles for them, and there was
many smile as one or the other of
glimpse into the future.
The Elements of Success" was thc
subject of the address to undcrgradu-
atcS and the speaker was Harold Eu
gene Donncll While the subject Of sue
cess is one that is much discussed
particularly at Commencement time
yet Mr.. DonnclI was able to present
many original ideas on the tonic He
manner of delivery called forth much
favorable comment.
Inc class ode, written by Miss Flor
cncc Elizabeth Dyer, was then s,,nr
The ode follows:
Ipne-''lIow Can | Bear to I.o,,.o ,r,,o. :.
lone now, O classmates.
ma sing a parting song.
WIN voices clear and strong
zach not" prolong
l"'t now oar praise abound
ara C"hurrS halls rcSutInd
v lth this the farewell ode
ol nineteen seven.
-Four years we've spent here.
ears that have quickly passed
M we must say at last.
C0hu'n, farewell"
tthcrS VIII our places fill
Itut we shall cherish stiIl
Mem RIGS Of the happy hours
Al IobuIn spent.
Now MS we leave thee.
q school to us 50 dear
We 90 without q fear
Into the world
Ana characters b. wrought
That will to Coburn bring
Eternal fame.
IN" following are the officers of the
class: President, Harry Melville Stin-
son; vice president. Florence Elizabeth
Dyer; secretary and treasurer. Marcia
Mari" StinSon: marshal. Ralph Craft:
orator Harold Everett Stacey; nort
Emma Clara Taylor; historian. Myrtle
lhnn"'tc Warren; prophet. Cora Abbic
jordan; address to UNDERGRADUATES
Harold Eugene Donncll; chaplain. Har-
old Everett Stacey.