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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
Treasury Statement.

Washington, November 3O.-Today's
statement of the treasury balances in
the general fund shows: Available cash
balance, S15O, 398, $40; gold coin and bull
lion, $2S, 796,S2s; gold certificates. 49,
sos, $50.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
Omen High Low. Clos

New Orleans, November 30.-Cotton
spots dull and easy. Low ordinary
4%c nominal; ordinary, 9-16c nomi-
nal; good ordinary, &c; low middling
8$c; middling, sc; good middling,
9 slice middling fair, 9 11-16c; receipts,
1860; stock. 296, OS1.
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Correspondence Invited-COnsuItation
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Question list sent free on request Of
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Terms liberal and confidence held in
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A FEW OF MANY ENDORSEMENTS
FROM THE PRESS.
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Cotton Seed Oil,

New York, November So.-Cotton seed
barely steady; prime crude, 3OQSO1ac
prime yellow, $50 98%c.
New Orleans, November 30.-Cotton
seed OIL prime refined in barrels per
mound. s. 30c.
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/ Cash quotations were as follows:
I Flour-Steady.
! Spring Wheat-No. 2, $1.06@1 .0s; No. 8.
! 96c0$1 .06; No. 2 red, 81 .03AQ1 .059s.
Corn-No. 2, 6214Q621Ac; No. 2 yellow,
! 62Aq621ac.
Oats-No 2, 4S1sc; No. white, 49q5Oc;
| No. white, 47$4Q50c.
| Rye-No 2, 74Q741ac
Barley--Good feeding, 56@561Ac fair to
| choice mailing, 571s@61c.
! Flax SeedANo. / northwestern, s.. 1917.
! Seed-Prime timothy, $3S5.
| Clover-Contract grades, $3.50.
Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, IS. 121a1S. 6215.
Pork-Per barrel, s1450@14. 62h.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, $9.221a,
! Short Clear Sides-Boxed, IS. 621a@S. 10.
! On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, 22@
/, soc; dairies 19Q25c.
! Eggs-Steady; at mark cases included.
I 23627c frsts, 29c; prime firsts, 30c.
{ Cheese-Firm 131aQ15c.
Grain Supply.
New York, November SO-The visible
supply of American grain Saturday, No
vember %, as compiled by the New York
produce exchange was as follows:
Wheat-4S, 973 900 bushes, increase 2,94S,0O
bushels
Corn-2, 651 900 bushels. increase $4,000
bushels.
-S,6s4.oOo bushels, decrease 1900
bushels
Rye, 100000 bushels, decrease 1900
bushels.
Barley-6, 4S2 900 bushels. increase 1885, 900
bushels.
The visible supply of Canadian wheat
Saturday, November %, as compiled by
4 the New York produce exchange was e.
1 $4,000 bushels, an increase of 1,lS5,0O0
bushels
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Grain Supply.
= %

$23.25 to Washington and re-
turn on December 5, 6, z and 8,
Southern Railway. Through
sleeper on afternoon train.
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close was steady with prices showing
a net decline of 10 to II points.
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Naval Stores.
Charleston, s. c.. November s0.-Turpen-
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Tots sales Tor the 9sO,40O
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-12

our attention by lnuch wild talk about
the annual exhibition. 1t had some
how came tos their ears that we had
designs upon their ice cream. And
we had. When the night came, they
nsed.every precaution The ice cream
came in three freeZcrs, with two men
10 watch them on the way, and all the
junior boys gathered at the rear of
this building where they were to be
un!Oaded from the conveyance. In
spite of all this care, one freezer was
found to be missing when the other
two were unloaded.
Shortly after these events the base
ball season followed. We furnished
both captain and manager and of
course were specially delighted at the
two defeats of the Cony team. The
day before the first defeat the whole
class, skipping school, went to Pleas
ant Pond and there we enjoyed our
selves greatly. There is little more to
tell except of the effort put forth for
graduation, and you know the rest.
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Emerald Adell--AIiss Adcll is very
hashful especially in young mems COM
pany, but we hope she will get over
this bashfulness as she grows older.
Arthur Cannon-This young man is
very quiet and never speaks when he
ought not to. He was never known to
be sent from class for talking aloud.
He has made up his mind to attend the
University of Maine. where his tongue
can obtain the facility that has been
somewhat slow in developing in the
High school
Edith Scott-This young ladys slen-
DIR fingers enable her to run the type
writer with great rapidity, and / am
sure she will achieve great success as
stenographer Her miscellaneous ways
have given her teachers much trouble.
Earle Hunt-Mr. Hunt is always
quick to see the humorous side of any
thing He made his hit in amateur
theatricals last winter when his acting
was the feature. He needs to learn
to appreciate himself at his full value
and. at the present rate of progress he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-12
GRADUATION OF CLASS OF 1908
GARDINER HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY.
pea House Crowded With Friends Who Are Proud Of the Grad
uaes diplomas Presented to Sixteen by Mayor Will C. Atkins
All the Class Parts Are Finely Presented

When we entered the Senior class we
numbered 16.
The Senior class is seated in the
same room with the Freshmen. They
are supposed to set an example for the
beginners. We set an example, and
now can look back upon a Freshman
class that is following in our foot
steps. About week after school be-
gan report reached our ears, that
there was a fire in Augusta, at the
Insane hospital. We at once pro
cured launch and started for the
fire. l believe, though, it was only
the boys that went on this trip We
reached Augusta about A. NJ.
Somehow we forgot the fire, and after
staying in the city a few hours and
having a good time, we returned. Our
attention was turned toward football
next Three of our number were on
tho ball team, so the team won near
iy every game it played, with few ex-
ceDtions. At the end of the football
season we settled down to good hard
study, until the Junior class attracted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-12

vacation of our Sophomore year. We
sat in the balcony there, at the left.
Amidst cur decorations and behind a
mighty class shield. From there we
bcheld with fear and trembling, some
thing which we should have to go
through the next year. When May,
the month Of May-ba skets, came, our
president called a class-nleeting, and
we secretly decided to hang Miss
Ferry d May-basket. l say Secret
~" because no one knew of this event
but the whole school--and few 9TH
crs We had a delightful time, were
well entertained, and, as some one was
heard to remark, one might have
heard, up to late hour, a sound Of
revelry by night.
But, we were equally delighted,
when school began again. We entered
the Junior class 20 strong. Latin
now became So hard that some
dropped it altogether and took up
shorthand and typewriting, where
they prospered better. The faint
hearted had long ago retired.
The first term of the Junior year we
passed in hard study. At the Begin
ming of the second term the subject of
the Junior exhibition was preached
Then We began to realize that the first
great public event of High school life
was shortly to take place. Four boys
and four girls were to take part, the
girls to declaim, the boys to debate
The subject for debate was, Resolved:
That capital punishment should be re-
.tol, liS.1,o l,n -
state OF Maine. To get matter for
this debate the Gardiner library was
searched and the State library at Au-
gusta invaded. Next came the pre-
lninaries, when the four boys and
four girls were chosen, to speak at
the exhibition. Prizes were to be Of
fered for the best speakers. two for
the girls and two for the boys. The
night for the great event came. 1t
passed, as it always does. However,
DO NOS let me forget; the Sophomores,
who are now Juniors, were jolly
crowd, especially the boys. A few OF
them While wandering uneasily over
the building, came upon the hiding
place OF some of our ice cream nearly
a gallon. -Er
They Immediately "sWiped'' it
And, carrying il away.
They ate up all that fce-crearr
Within single day
W. did not say anything. but many
We're the promises we made to each
other as to what would happen to
their ice cream the following year
At this exhibition Miss Clark won the
first Prize for the girls ard Miss Neal
the second. For the boys, l forget
who won the first prize. Earle Fossett
won the prize for the best rebuttal.
After this event. being somewhat in
debt, we got up a drama among our
selves and decided to hold it in LII
brary hall. This event went off
smoothly, and we cleared good
amount of money! a good portion of
which was "blowed in" on a car ride
to Winthrop).
We next voted for picnic to Rolling
Dam brook. Six or eight of us went
and had u good time. The rest stayed
at home and had better. Thus
ended the Junior year
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to hold class meeting, at which Ar
thur Smith was elected president. A
Vice President, Secretary, and Treas
urer were also elected. Red and white
were chosen as class-colors. We next
turned our attention to the field of
athletic renown. We produced three
stout champions for the football team,
Currier, Goggin, and Foster. Although
sufficient for the bows, thiS was not
enough for the fiery spirits of the girls.
They needs must set up a basketball
team among themselves. and trim"
the Augusta girls, which they did
handsomely
When the Sophomore year began We
surveyed the new Freshman class.
They We're a mighty throng. We then
and there concluded that we had as
little occasion to look down upon
them as they had to look up to us.
Eve" began Sophomore year with %
members. "A having dropped ont the
Freshman year.
The Junior exhibition was held sthe
last Friday evening before the March
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-12

Sixteen members were added Thurs
day night to the long and illustrious
list of alumni of Gardiner High school.
The graduating exercises Of the Class
Of 1868 were held at the Johnson
Opera house and the friends and rela-
tivcs Of the graduating class and citi-
Zcns in general taking an interest in
the exercises completely filled the hall
The decorations we're simple but eff
fectivc. The stage was trimmed in
red and white. the colors of '0S with
the Senior shield conSpicuously dis
played. The right balcony was decorat-
ed in the Sophomore colors. blue and
white, while the Junior colors green
and white graced the left balcony.
Promptly at o'clock the members of
the Glass Of 1908 in cap and gown
marched up the aisle marshaled by the
class president, Earle Perry and took
their seats upon the platform. Lees
Orchestra furnished the music for the
occasion and after the overture the
Divine blessing upon the exercises was
invoked by Rev. Langdon Quimby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-12
The Roll Call.

The roll call of the class had been
prepared by Ethel Frances Williams
but owing to the recent death of her
grandfather it was'read by Miss Rich
ards of the faculty. The descriptions
sof the members Of the class. which
followed were much relished by those
kwho were acquainted with the differ
fent members of the class.
/. Gwendolyn Potter-Nliss Potter new
Ger speaks unless she is spoken to but
she always speaks correctly. That she
has always done her work well while
in the High school is evidenced by ner
position at the head of her class. She
has richly merited the valedictory she
has won.
Earle Perry-Here is a young man.
who shines on the ball field. but whose
German gives him a great deal OF
trouble. but not so much trouble as
his pitching has given to some OF the
opnosire baseball teams. His success
ne an athlete il "sT.rred AID lucky Is
The scallege-ti: -shich aes.'f'airicaiates
uCAt tetsss -
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Glass Grafton.

The class grafton, ELECTRICITY" by
Harold Guy Fossett, dealt with the
past accomplishments and future pos
slbillties Of electric power. The speak
er, after touching upon the use of wa
ter power through electrical transmits
sion, stated that one thing was neces-
sary to get the full use of water power
and that was a discovery whereby
electricity could be transmitted long
distances without too much loss or
without too great cost of construction
of lines. He concluded with this para
graph: I'VE can now see that where
the water power is, there also will he
the Industries, and in the years to come
Maine will be able to compete with all
in the supply of this wonderful power,
ectricitVn
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Glass Prophecy.

,The future Of the members of the
c1ass of 1905 was satisfactorily disposed
Of by Etikehe Fartes Bacherder, iw,fhaoa! q
rived at his conclusions by The aid ri
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-12
Address to UNDERGRADUATES,

The address to undergraduates by
Emerald Evora Adell was new fea-
ture OF Gardiner High school gradua-
tons, taking the place Of the hack
neEed class will. Miss Adell in this
address gave a very interesting history
of the past of the school and touching
upon the achievements of the gradu-
ates. Her part was as follows:
1t has been customary in previous
years to assign to one person the task
of compiling a Glass Will in which
are bequeathed to succeeding classes
the various treasures of the school.
But shall endeavor to tell you what
the real treasures of the school actual
~ consist of, of which we are justly
proud and that make our graduation 8
background we may never forget.
First. the history of our school:
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Glass History.

The history of the class of 1908 was
chronicled in very happy vein by Earle
La Forest Hunt, as follows:
1t was in the fall of 1908 that as
strange ;.n event happened as ever took
place in the Gardiner High School.
I'VE" entered the Freshman Glass. En-
tering 53 strong, we were divided into
two divisions. the Latin and the Eng
lish. 81 choose Latin, % English.
We were funny class in more ways
than one. The funniest was the way
in which we viewed life. We had passed
through the Grammar schccl. Wd
should MT have t. study in the Frcshj
man Class.s Whatsa mistake was that
However. between gasps, We managed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-12
SALUTE

Salutatory.
The salutatory by Mildred Isabelle
Clark after the usual customary greet
inGS to parents and friends, directors
of the High school and teachers of the
Gardiner High school greeted Juniors
and classmates in the following happy
vein:
Juniors:
Tonight we give UP our place in the
! High school to you. We hope ;.ou Will
ENJOY all the pleasures and advantages
we have had during the past year
With the opportunities for pleasure
which are now to be yours come ais,
the responsibilities.
AS You are now the upper class OF
/ the school. the lower classes will lool,
! up to you us tn, in leaders. We know
that You will set them a good example
and prove yourself worthy of the trus;
that is yours. -. 3 81
/ The general tone of the school viii
I he largely determined by your conduct
If you are selfrespccting and studious
{ the lower classes will emulate your eN-
ample. but IT, on the contrary, you arc
careless concerning school duties. the
rest of the school will not be slow to
do likewise. We have every reason t.
expect, however. that your conduct viii
Jsbe exemplary, and will do credit botl
to yourselves and our loved school.
Dear Classmates:
For four happy years we have beer
together, both in work and play, and
this is the last time we shall meet az
"a class. Many times during our course
1 we have wished our school days were
Sover. but now that the time has come
we wish we might have one more yeal
ttosether.
Our paths now must lie in different di-
,rections. but we shall always remember
each other. and look back to our schoo
days with pleasure. The wide future
is before US Though we must meet
with sorrows as well as joys. let us face
them bravely. and strive to do our dut.
IN whatever work we undertake. Class
fmates, l salute you. farewell.
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Class Motto.

: very pretty essay upon the class
motto: "Climb, Though the Rocks be
Rugged was presented by Edith Ger
trnde Scott. The essayist compared
this life to steep climb up d noun
tain side at the top of which was a
house marked Success Stating
that to attain this eminence required
preparation, energy and endurance
and that one must climb, though the
rocks be rugged, the remainder of the
essay gave a view as in vision OF
the mountain climber making the as
cent.
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r. II. Gardiner founded the Lycedm.
we'll known to the older people pres
ent through practical acquaintance
and to the younger people by reputa-
ton in the eyar 1922. He erected the
building of stone, like that used in
the construction of Christ church, on
the site now occupied by the High
school building In connection with
the Lyceum was boarding house.
This was a large wooden building
which stood where Mr.. Looke's house
now stands and was later torn down.
Connected. With it was a large build
ing like a barn and out back towards
Washington street, then pasture,
was a small building used as a gym
nasium. There We're frequent COLI
sions between the Lyceum students
and the town boys and one night a
number of town boys came down from
the New Mills, smashed the gym
nasium and hung up the apparatus in
the pasture trees. One of these
town boys" is now living and relates
with much pleasure the successful at
tempt of himself and mates to square
accounts with the ovcrbearing Lyceum
students. 1t was an Americanized cdi-
ton Of the English fued between town
ard gown" When the boarding
house was, built It was the only house
between the Owls Nest, the residence
now occupied by Mr.. Chas. H. Gray
and the blacksmith shop at the New
Mills: and between Brunswick street
and the Stream.
1t is stated that a work shop run by
water power, was carried on in con-
nection with the recitational work of
the Lyceum where Manual Training
was taught. In this shop were made
the blinds now on Cobbossee Inn, for
merly the Gay house, and on The resi-
dence owned by Miss Evelyn Gilmore,
the writer of the History of Christ
Church, Thus our High school is a
descendant of the first Manual Train
ing School.
Mr.. Gardiner was assisted financial
ly by the State and had an able board
of trustees including Hon. George
Evans. The first principal was DR..
Benjamin Hale who carried on the
school until 1927. He was succeeded
by Ezekiel Holmes, an uncle of Capt.
Holmes, the grandfather of several of
our recent graduates. In 1S4S it was
organized into an academy with DR..
G.. S. Palmer as principal. This is
the man in the memory of which the
fountain on the common was erected.
Within two years the school closed it's
doors.
In 1850 the city voted to open a
High school. The vestry of the Con-
gregaticnal church was secured and
John S. Baker of Bath taught two
terms and A. P. Cakes of Sangervile
| one. In the fall of 1851, Mr. Gardi-
ner decided to the city the Lyceum
building and a regularly organized
High school was opened under
| Ephram Hunt, a graduate of Water
vile College. Seventy-five students
attended, including several from
Pittston who paid their own tuition.
| There was no regular graduation,
graduation exercises, nor diplomas.
| In 1866 the course of study was en-
| tirely changed, the students arranged
in grades, and in 1868 class was
| graduated with diplomas or certificates
| of graduation. Since this time the
course OF the school has been fcontfnil-
ous' and progressive. },t' %5A iHti1+
What Wind of men has this Ioneban,
honorable history DEVELOPED ff6tnp the