The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-20


iss Bradman Miss Farnham
from the name of our city,"
The next feature of the program was
, unique one. Miss Clara Belle Marsh gave
Arditi's 81 Lightly Fly" as whstling
solo, charming the audience with her skill
and the finished way in which her perform
ance was given.
The essay, "Our Glass Flower, the Carna-
ton" by Miss Alberta Winslow Farnham,
was excellent in every respect, giving some
thing of the history of the flower and its
place in poetry and art.
The presentation of gifts, always an in
terestlng feature, was especially bright
this year. Chester Brown Frost made the
first presentation to William Vaughan, the
class president, whose method of simpliied
spelling cal led for the gift of huge Web
stel S Unabridged. Miss Charlotte Tibbetts,
in recognition of her two fav0rite songs,
"BIue Bell' and ''He's a Cousin of Nine"
was presented with the familiar sign of the
''blue Bell" pair of overalls made by
the Thompson Manufacturing Co. went to
Miss Leila Howard, who preferred them to
aprons in the labratory. One of the popu-
, lar songs with the appropriate title "Tom-
i N.Y. was presented to Miss Louise bennett.
Miss idella Knowlton, the church worker
OF the class, was made its residuary legatee
and was presented with check. Lynwood
Thompson was presented with mask, be-
hind which to hide his bushes and his
broken nose. Miss Louise Heald, sour shy
little mountain daisy" was the recipient of
huge sunfower. Louise Brown, in recog-
milton of her small statue, was presented
with pair of stilts. Miss Florence Chaples
was given megaphone, through which to
make herself heard, and Miss Eva Wood
was presented with a can of the sBloom of
YOUTH Miss Eva Jackson was the re-
clplent OF milking stool for future use,-
and to Arthur Shales, as momento of a re.
cent occurrence, was given lemon,
Mr.. Lynwood Burkett Thompson then
took the floor, and continued the distribu
tion by giving Clyde Shute an auto in which
to reach Citypoint easily. AS Emerald
symboilzes conquest, Miss Emerald Brad
man was given gun as part of her equip
ment, with special directions about "Shute
ing" Miss Clara Marsh was given pair
OF bellows with a melodious whistle, In
recognition of Miss Gladys Pitchers special
work IN 'Dutch'' she was given diploma.
while Miss Gladys Richards, "the silent
GIRL" was given drum with directions:
"Beat it; it can't beat you" Miss AL
berta Farnham's love for baseball resulted
in the presentation of a catcher's CAGE
Miss Maude Curtis was presented with a
miniature mule, and Miss Winnie Sanborn
with compound to keep her awake at her
post as night telegraph operator. Miss
Marian Hazeltine was given license to
swear, and Miss Ethel Hntchins chain to
bind her to the rest of the class, from which
she had lately been straying in favor of
Bobby Wilkes and Lucky Strike Miss
Olive Wadlin is so fond of Northport's
charms and charmers that all her snare
time is spent in a certain canoe on Belfast
bay, and in case the wear and tear on that
should be great she was presented with
another small canoe, warranted Browns
best make. To Chester Frost was given
hard object which proved to be frost Bit
ten Bartlett pear. In closing, MIR. Thomp-
son said: "Of some customs it may be
truly said that they are smore honored in
the breach than in the observance" This
is not true, however, of the custom which
has grown from the act of the noble class of
1902 in presenting to the school, on their de-
parture token of their appreciation of
what the four years had meant to them.
Tonight it is our great pleasure to follow
Off P,,fi lo;,
humble sense of how much more we owe
than we can hope to repay. In the name of
the class of 1907, therefore present to Won.
MIR. Adams, as the chief representative of
our school, this picture of the ''Castle of
Chillon," as slight token of our loyalty to
our Alma Mater"
Principal Adams accepted the gift for the
school in few well chosen words
Miss Edith Louise Heald then gave the
first honor part, the valedictory. Miss
Heald spoke Of the meaning of the parting
from their Alma Mater, of its sadness, and
took the opportunity before separation of
expressing the appreciation of the class of
all that had been made possible for them.
With regret they parted from their teachers
their schoOlmates and each other; and she
said mot our good intentions but our &C.
compishments will form tie base of judg-
ment In after life" Then, as never before
we must Let the deed show"
Charles S. Bickford, Chairman of the
school committee, then gave out the d.
plomas, supplementing them with some
very suggestive ideas and good advice, af-
ter which the class ode, written by Miss
Mary Emerald Bradman, was sung by the
class. It is as follows:
Now all Nature is in bloom,