Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-18
Of the Glass Of 1909 Of
Gardiner High School.
Hall Filled With an
49,. Interested Audience.
Mayor Gray Presents Diplomas to
The rs Members of Class,

The graduating exercises of the Glass of
1909, Gardiner High school. were held at
Library hall Thursday evening, and they
were largely attended by the friends OF
the graduates and citizens. Admission
was by ticket, owing to the small size
of the hall.
The hall was beautifully decorated i'll
the class colors, green and white, and al
though there was not the attempt at
display sometimes seen at gradual tons,
the very simplicity resulting from the
fact that the bulk of the funds which
would otherwise have been devoted to the
graduation were appropriated for the trip
to Washington which the class made
early in the spring The use of caps and
gowns was an attractive feature and
ei.used very much favorable, comment.
The class motto, selected BY Gertrude Nc
Namara, is "Esse Guam Viderf:'' Being
Rather Than Seeming"
The exercises were opened by the over
tGre by Shaws Orchestra, after the class
had marched to their places on the stage.
The salutatory was then delivered by
Roy William Peaslee.
The roll call, conducted by James Ell
wood Church, proved to be an interesting
number on the program.
The class history by Edith Marguerite
Macomber was an accurate record Of the
dorgs of the members of the class since
entering Gardiner High school, and was
full of references to things both serious
and humorous.
Gertrude Mary Coombs had been eX-
cused from the delivery of her essay on
The Evils of Child Labor
An excellent Grafton was delivered by
Ernest Elwood Yeaton, the subject being
High Finance" rs 4 mn IHlM
The Glass WILL" always the cause of
much merriment, was read by Maria Jo-
sephine Nevills. 1t bequeathed various
desirable and undesirable things to the
other classes, members of the faculty and
others
The Address to Undergraduates was n
fitting word well spoken.
Fred Sanborn Thorne, 'Jr, had been
given the honor of looking into the fu-
ture on behalf of his classmates, and
What he saw there was both interesting
ana wierd.
To Dora Maudc Norton had been award
ed the honor of the first part and her
valedctory was both scholarly and
pleasing.
The diplomas to the 25 members Of the
class We're then presented by His Honor,
Mayor Charles Fl. Gray.
The following was the class ode:
The time has come when we must part.
We've looked ahead with JOYOUS heart
But now It's come. it's all too near:
We hate to leave our schoolrOOm dear.
We've struggled on thro' four hard years
And now We meet with signs and tears
To say farewell, to say goodbye.
To do the right We'll always try.
The teachers frown used to fear.
But even that would now seem dea";
The old Scared desks the old torn books
We leave them now with longing looks;
our paths will sever from this night;
In IlcaVn. we hope. they Will unite
Classmates. farewell. and loyal keep,
For AS ye SOW, SO shall We reap"
Chorus.
| Farewal classmates. farewell to you,
| TO 1909 We'll all he true
With one accord the chorus swell.
And sing farewell, farewell. farewell.
Kathleen Duffy.
| The following are the class officers:
| President. George Appleton Moore: vict
president. Roy Williams Peaslee; Sec
Treas, Alice Carrie Williams.
| The following are the members of thu
class:
| Ruth Bachelor. Roland Uriah Blanch
ard. James Elwood Church, Edmund Bar
ker Conant. Gertrude Mary Coombs. MARY
Gertrude Daley, Fred Durham Dolloff
Lillian Kathleen Duffy, Mary Madeline
Faulkner, Henry Andrew Hartman. Ed
wilma Rosie Jordan. Stanley, Vernon Nc
Kenney. Edith Marguerite Macomber
George Appleton Moore, Gertrude Marion
Mcnamara Maria Josephine Nevills,. Do
IA Maude Norton, Roy William Peaslee
Ray Arthur Shepard Fred / Sanbor1
TEorne, Jr. Harold Alard Tibbetts. Johl
Osborne Wiley, Alice Carrie Williams
Ernest Elwood Yeaton and Loie Lucil
Young.
Mrs. Jasper Robinson, Fred A