Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-23
Freshman Presentation
And Graduation.
Or. Thompson Presents Di.
p|omas 10 the Graduates.
Last Assembly and Closing Scenes
Of Graduation Week.

The Freshman presentation and the
awarding of diplomas to the gradu-
ates Of 1909. Cony High school Oc-
cured Tuesday morning at Assembly
hall in the Cony High building. The
platform was decorated with flags,
ferns and wild flowers and the pic
lures of King Arthur and Joan of Arc,
the gifts of the two classes to tha
school were conspicuously displayed
upon easels on the platform The hail
was filled with members of the school
and friends of the class of 1909 who
enjoyed thoroughly the simple but in
teresting exercises in which the mem
bers of the Senior and Freshman
classes figured.
After musical selection by the
school Ralph Hutchinson, president
Of the class of 1909, presented to the
school the picture of loan Of Arc,
which was won by the Senior class at
the last Chizzle- Wizzle fair. The duty
of presenting to the school the picture
of King Arthur devolved upon tha
president of the class of 1912, FIRE.
mont Fletcher, and he performed his
duty very satisfactorily.
The pictures were accepted by DIR.
w. S. Thompson Of the Board of
Education In accepting the pictures
DR.. Thompson stated that the two
pictures represented certain ideals.
Above insignificant things" said the
speaker, king Arthur and Joan OF
Arc arose to great things. In the
midst of your exertions, your at
tempts to accomplish something in
life l urge upon you to do well the
little things and the great things will
take care of themselves" DR.. Thomp-
son reminded the students that this
was probably the last time they would
be crowded together in the old AS
sembly hall to listen to exercises of
this kind and that next year someone
would bid the graduates God speed
from the new assembly hall. In con-
clusion he said: although you have
given away these pictures they are
still yours, to look upon and hold in
memory"
The exercises in connection with the
presentation dealt entirely with King
Arthur and his Knights Of the Round
Table. Appropriate piano selections,
which were applauded to the echo,
We're charmingly rendered by Hazel
Estelle Gage and Warren Burleigh
Marston. Evelyn NJ. Wilson gave an
interesting sketch of King Arthur and
two phases of the Coming of Arthur"
We're presented in the reading by
Edith Stuart Marden and the recita-
ton by Mary Chase Johnson. THE
Passing of Arthur" was the subject of
the recitation by Louise Smith and
the connecting link with modern times
was supplied by John Phelon, who
told of the modern organization of the
Knights Of King Arthur. founded in
1898 with its 1000 castles and MEM
bership of 10000 boys banded together
to uphOlde the true principles of
chivalry. In conclusion he alluded to
the castle in Augusta with it's mem
bership of so and it's military and
athletic organizations The presen-
tation exercises concluded with the
singing of Onward Christian Sol
ders" by the school.
Then came the presentation of the
diplomas to the graduating class ny
DR.. Thompson, who was the special
representative of the Board of Edu-
cation on this occasion. DIR. Thomp-
son began by abiding to his per-
sonal experience in delivering a
Latin salutatory upon the occasion of
his graduation in 1871 from Augusta
High school. Continuing he said:
The Board of Education of the city
OF Augusta has given to you these
diplomas which you are about to re-
ceive. 1t means something to you to
I,
to us to give them to you This sea-
son of the year is called the COM
mencement season. 1t is not the end
ing, but the beginning Members of
the class of 1909 you are about to
commence the activities of life. Dur
ing your high school course you have
learned many things. You have
learned the care of your bodies, the
care of your minds and OF your souls
and the development of all three
Don't be discouraged at failures The
rest of us have failed. There are two
words l want to say to you. In
school, at home. everywhere you have
been told that you must Your lessons
have been assigned and your parents
have imposed upon you certain duties
Isn't it about time that in your
vocabulary you transferred You must"
into Il must?" According to your
| ability to do this will your success be
measured. One more word. Don't
shirk," and in closing do not forget the
motto, the Latin of which / cannot
pronounce so as to be ineligible to
you, Let us make haste slowly"
One by one the bright boy and
sweet girl graduates advanced to DIR.
Thompson and received at his hands
amid the applause of this schoolmates
and friends the diplomas telling of
four years of work well and faithfully
done at COny High school.
Diplomas We're presented to Blanche
c Foster. Jessie Harrison Folsom,
Irene Cecilia Tetreault. Helen Sher-
man Yorke. Gladys l.. Briggs. Edith
Hamblin, Emma Justina Packard.
Elizabeth Tracy Colder. Gladys Irene