The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-24

/ liyered, and the history, prophesf.
class viii aud presentation Of gifts,
parts in which hum0r has the cbiei
place, were brilliant with origfna.
wit and jest. The diplomas we're
conferred by Dir. w. :. Stinch fie Id Of
the Skowhegan school board and the
class ode, written by Misses Ethel
III. Brainerd and Sarah E Penncil.
was sung by the members Of 1868
just preceding the benediction which
dismissed the audience. The follow
ing is the formal program Of the
events Of the evening:
Music
Ffayer-Dr. +. \. Lcltch
Music
Ssaalatatorv. Lila Maade Chapman
Concerning the Good snip o. D. ~" " a Ia III
Lois Aitine esoI
The Growing Interest In Domestic science.
Marcia Gushing AliI4aus
Music
Benty Years Hence, Leon EIrOy SeeEIrs#
Is HIGH school Education Profitable.
Poem. Memories Of %, Ethel Maria sfainefd
Last VIII and Testament Of o..
Walter Pratt Inns
enid Labor. Glebcr Charles TAYLOR
Presentation Of Gifts H Hr,f5r Eth = ioss
Aaaedictoffs Isabelle BIRD Thomas
Music
Announcement OF shepherd Prizes
eonierring Of Diplomas
Class ode
Benedictlon-ReY. i. +. Merrill
GRADUATES
General Course-William Elliott
Andrews, Anna Mae Berry, Harold
Walter Bradley, Ethel Maria Brai-
nerd, Edith Floy Gaylord, Frank
Maurice Pratt, James Oren Reed,
Mabelle Ethelyn Ross, Cleba Charles
Taylor, Marcia Cushing Williams.
Classical Course-Lula Maude Chap
man, Lois Altine Cool, Hazel Rebecca
Holden, John Lewis, Ethel Eugene
Merriam, Arthur Showers Merrill,
Sarah Emma Pencil, Isabelle Bird
Thomas.
Scientific Course Walter Pratt
Ennis, Enoch Arden Markham, Leon
Elroy Seekins.
The Shepherd Prizes.
The prizes referred to in the above
program are provided from a fund
left by the late Russell B. Shepherd
for the encouragement of study in
English branches in the Skowhegan
High School. The income from this
fund of $4,000 permits the awarding
of S75 annually to each of the four
classes, and this is divided into LIST and
End prizes, 845 and $50 respectively.
The awards go to the pupils who have
made the greatest improvement dur
ing the year, and the folio owing is the
result of the school year just past, as
announced by Principal r. W. Leigh
ton:
Freshman-M Marion Whittemore,
Myron w. Whittemore.
Sophomore-Everett W. Bacon,
Fred w. Richardson.
Junior-Florence H. Withee, Alta
E. Ellis.
Senior-Mabelle E. Ross, Ethel E.
Merriam.
The fact that the first and second
prizes of the Freshman year were
taken by members of the same family
was thought worthy of mention by
Professor Leighton and he further
stated that, had there been a third
prize to be awarded this class, It
would have been bestowed upon
Clifton Whittemore, another member
vi tuo SdluS lOuScuOlu.
The Alumni Banquet
The graduates of 1909 with men,
bers of 1910 and other classes from
about 1890 to the present year, to the
number of 55 in all, made their way
directly from the Opera House to
Hotel Coburn where occurred the re-
union and banquet of the Alumni As
ISOLATION. After few minutes given
over to congratulations on the out
come of Commencement evening the
dining hall was opened and the guests
marched in and were seated at the
tables. Landlord Haines, ever re-
sourceful and never failing skill as
host and caterer had provided a de-
lighful repast, the nature of which
may in some degree be appreciated
from the following bill of fare:
SOUP
Tomato
Sliced Tomato olives
FISH
Boiled Penobscot River Salmon
Lettuce Potato Chips Sliced Cucumbers
ROAST
OK Tongue Ham Pressed Corned Beef
SALAD
CnlckeD
DESSERT
Strawberries and Cream
Macaroons Assorted cake
Lady Fingers Angel Cake
Vanilla Ice Cream
Layer Rasins Bananas Oranges
California Cherries
Cocoa
After the banquet had received the
attention, due SO excellent and SO i'm
portant an adjunct of an alumni re-
union, President James o. Reed of
the class of 1909, POSTMASTER for the
evening, called for order and a bright
and entertaining post prandial pro-
gram was carried out. All present
realized that they were participating
in the final event of the most impor
tant week of the year, each speaker
being thereby inspired to do his best
and each auditor to best appreciate
the closing scenes of commencement
week.
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