Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-29

prizes, which we're announced at Wed
nesday's exercises: Team prize of $l2 on
to the Affirmative; individual prize oil
50. 90 to Mr.. Newcombe.
TWO NEW TRUSTEES.
At the annual meeting of the trusteel
Tuesday there were present:
Hon. George D. Bisbee Of Rumford, President
n. NJ. Marshall. M. D., Of Portland, Vice
President.
A. NJ. Richardson of Hebron, Secretary.
Edwin G. league OF Hebron, Treasurer.
J.W. Beede, NJ. D.. Of Auburn.
Rev. A. X. Crane, d. D., of Hebron.
Rev. &. NJ. Emery OF Southern Pines, n. G.
william e. Sargent. A. M. Of Hebron.
George n. Atwood Of Paris.
Henry X. Stearns Of Hebron.
w. Scott Bearce of Hebron.
To fill vacancies on the board caused
by the designations of Hon. Otis Hay
ford of Canton and E. S. Donham Of
Hebron, the trustees elected Hon. Frank
B. Milliken of Portland and Hon. j. s.
Maxcy of Gardiner.
The trustees also voted to accept the
amendment to the charter dividing the
board into three divisions of five each
one division to be elected each year for
the term of three years.
Resolutions of acceptance and thanks
we're passed to Kimball C. Atwood OF
New York, the Mellen Bray estate and
others for generous donations toward
the boys dormitory.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
! The weeks programme was somewhat
varied from previous years, the class day
exercises of the graduating class being
given in the church at 2:30 p. NJ. Tues
day. The programme was as follows:
Music.
Prayer by Chaplain, Everett Stevens Winslow.
Music.
Glass History. Stanley Adams Lawry
James valentine Winston.
Address to Undergraduates, Belle Tapley Smith.
Oration-The Halo of Hundred Years,
James Everett Phil0on.
! Music.
Prophecy for Girls, hilary Edna Benson.
fSr Of GLASS Gifts Toet Evelyn
Singing Of Glass Ode.
| The fine music for all the exercises
was furnished by Gifford's Orchestra of
Lewiston.
, The commencement concert, a great
success from all standpoints, was given
Tuesday evening by the Schubert Male
Quartette of Boston, assisted by Miss
Lucille McConville, violoncellist.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The commencement exercises were
i held in the church Wednesday at 10 A.
NJ. The class motto, "Nil desperan-
dunn" was suspended above the plat
form. Other decorate ons were very
simple. Caps and gowns, as usual, were
worn by the graduates. Owing to the
very hot and threatening weather, the
attendance was not as large as in some
years. Programme was as follows:
Music.
! Invocation.
Music.
THE Value of High Ideals. Elmer Roy Bowker
A Summer in the Maine Woods, ,
The Corn Canning Industry. Chester Carl Soule
F. Marion Crawford and His Italy. y,-,.
"' Erma Sarah Norton
Music
The Work Of the Last Hague Conference.
John Edward Fitzgerald
The Last of the Victorian Poets, .,.o.
Agnes Marion kennlson
The Ant i-saloon Fight !n Indiana.
.The Worlds Naval Policies.
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Foss Fernald
Music.
Achievements of Roosevelt During HIS pTesi.
A Day at the Craigie House, Edith Norton Foss
sour Relation to Japan, Sumner Tucker Pike
Child Life In Art-Valedictory,
Music.
Comforting Diplomas.
Address to Class by the Hon. Bert Nj. Fer
maid, Governor Of Maine.
Awarding Prizes
| Benediction.
Excused. tsalutatory Honor.
The diplomas were presented by Hon
George D. Bsbee, president of the
trustees. Governor Fernald's address
to the class was brief but practical, urg'
ing the graduates to render a good &C.
count for the advantages which they
had enjoyed at Hebron.
As the last feature of the programme,
Principal Sargent announced the prizes
awarded for the past years work, as
follows:
In Greek, $40, Arthur j. Minister, Gardiner
Latin, $40, Sumner T. Pike, Lubec.
English, 80, Belle T. Smith. Sedgwick.
Mathematics, 80, Elmer r. Bowker, Bryant
Pond.
Sciences. 80, Elmer R. Bowker:
German, $40, Ida Frances Murphy, Bernard.
French, 80, Sumner 7. Pike.
General rank for the year, go, Elmer r. Bow
ker.
i The graduating class contains forty
two members, as follows:
COLLEGE COURSE.
Ralph Elwood Dodge. Jr Block Is land, r.
Theodore Evans Emery, Randolph.