Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
FREEDOM ACADEMY.
The Commencement Exercises Pass
Off Very Successfully.

Freedom, Me-, June 11-(SpeciaD.
The Commencement exercises at Free
dom Academy passed off with unusual
success this year. The exercises began
with the Baccalaureate sermon Sunday
morning by Rev. Horace l. Holt at the
congregational church. Excellent pro-
grams were given in the morning and
at the vesper service in the evening.
AT the Junior exhibition the first
prize was awarded to Caro- Annie
Orff; the second to Nellie Ellen Glenn
ent, and honorable mention was given
to Loren Prescott Stewart The pro-
gram:
Music
Prayer
Music
SerGius to the Lion, Wallace
Earl Lnwood HusSey.
An Order for a Picture, Cary
Hester Miles Rose.
How a Woman Buys Meat Magill
Albert Hall Bryant
A Column to American Liberty,
Lyle Herbert Adams.
The Death of the Dauphin, Daudet
Nellie Ellen Clement
The Guillotne. Hugo
Loren Prescott Stewart.
An Invalid in Lodginsss Barrie
Wesley Herbert Woods
Two Home-Comings. Donnell
49, Caro- Annie Orff.
Fuller Charles Wentworth.
Music
Award of Prizes.
Music.
The graduating exercises were held
Tuesday afternoon with the following
Music.
Prayer.
Music.
Salutatory-"What Theodore Roosevelt
Accomplished as President"
Perley Shepherd Cross
Oration-"Thc Return to Agriculture"
Clyde Maxim Ward
Music
Class History and Prophecy
Hattie Ellen Thompson
Valedictory-,,"rhe Great Work of John
f.. Gunckel," Ira NoSe johnson
Music.
Presentation of Diplomas,
A. M. Small. M. d.. president of board
Benediction.
Music.
The fifth annual banquet of the Old
STUDENT Association of Freedom Acad-
envy was held Wednesday noon in the
dining room of the girls dormtory An
dents and alumni were present and ex-
pressed their pleasure in attending and
in enjoying a fine dinner. The toast
Hon. George f. Bryant, be-
fore Introducing the speakers, spoke
with pride of the privilege of holding
the banquet in building belonging to
the school, of the efforts which had
made the building possible. and of the
schools need of support by all it's
friends. Among those who responded to
toasts were Messrs. James Libby, b. +.
Foster, Charles Smith, Charles D.
Wentworth, A. +. Linscott, Dr. Hurd
and Misses Henrietta Johnson and Lii
liam Hutchins A letter from David c..
Smith of Rockland was read. The Off
GERS for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: President, c. d. Went
worth; vice president, James Libby:
secretary. Mrs. James Libby; treasurer,
Charles Smith: executive COMMITTEES,
3. r. Foster d. r. McGray, Edward
Banton. The Commencement exercises
closed with a concert.
Tuesday evening the faculty of the
Academy gave an informal reception
at Grange hall to the students and
their parents to the Alumni and to the
trustees and their wives. Many at
tended and passed pleasant even
ing.
Monday afternoon Freedom Academy
played baseball with Good Will and
won By the score of IA to 0. Freedom
played a second game on Wednesday
with ,Thorndike and won, , to 0.
The many friends of Mr.. A. E. Lin
scott, Principal of Freedom Academy
have been grieved to learn of his resig-
nation from the school. Mr.. Linscott
is an excellent instructor and has de-
voted himself untiringly to every de-
partment of school activity. He will
be greatly missed not only in the school
but in the church where he has taken
an active part and also in the entire
Our well-wishes go with
him.
Miss Addie NJ. Lakin of Waterville
has been visiting her friend, Miss
Ethel Howard. Preceptress of the
Academy during Commencement week.