The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-06
Arson Academy Commencement.


ment exercises, dinner and ball,
which took place on April 30th in
Carrabassett hall. The annual graz :
uation exercises were held in the
forenoon at 1890 o'clock. The class
colors, red and blue, were prettily
festooned about the walls and ceiling
of the large hall and Kendall's orches-
ira had several numbers on the pro-
gramme. On the platform with the
graduating class sat George E. Paine,
A. B., President of the Board of Trus-
tees, Guy F. Williams, A. B., Princi-
pal, Miss Paulenah Nj. Simmons, A. b.,
Preceptress, and Miss Susan E. Hayes
assistant. 1t was noticeable fact that
with the exception of Miss Hayes,
the aoove-named were all former
graduates of this time honored aca-
DENY.
The graduation was one of the best,
it being the goth since the institution
of graduation by Prof. G. A. Stewart
in 1880. 1t was remarked that in the
class of 1909 were brothers, Everett
and Elmer Sawyer, and Archie and
Edmund Danforth. The young ladies
were daintily gowned in white. The
programme follows:
Prayer by Rev. G. II. Young; Salut-
atory, with Essay, Bertha May Oliver;
Essay, "Luther Burbank" Lester Ell
der Holway; History, James Henry
Thorne; Grafton, "The Value of an
IDEAL" Edmund Earle Danforth;
Prophecy, Frances Alice Gilbert;
Poem, Josephine M. Dunton; Essay,
"Trip of the United States Fleet"
Archie Merle Danforth; Presentation
of Gifts, Everett Randall Sawyer;
Valedictory with Essay, Elmer War
rem Sawyer; Conferring of Diplomas
by President G. E. Paine.
At one O'Clock, p. M, Odd Fellows
banquet hall presented an animated
scene, when the alumni dinner was
served by Caterer Lambert of Madi
son. The favors were carnations.
Kendall's orchestra discoursed sweet
melody during the dinner. Seated at
the tables were: Glass of 1880, Eliza
beth Fletcher Emery, Laurette Hilton
Newell, Waterville; 's1, Alice Taylor
Goodrich, Bingham, H. May Hilton
Lawrence, Madison; 1872, w. L. Wal
ker, Skowhegan, G. E. Paine, F. A.
Dinsmore, Arson, Lila Smith Salley,
Skowhegan, l. L. Salley, Skowhegan;
'83, May Fletcher Parsons; 'S5 F. W.
Bunker; 1877 Warren B, Clark, North
New Portland, Nellie Irvine Rowland,
Scion; Gertrude Millay Heminger,
Waterville, Gertrude l.. Smith, Grace
s. Smith; 1873, Cyrus N. Blanchard,
Wilton, Martha Houghton Savage,
Bling ham, Perley B. Thompson, Nor
wood, Mass, George A. Whitney,
lewiston; 's9, Susan Paine, Helen
Fletcher Stevens, Oakland, Lena
Savage Davis, Madison; 80, Carrie
Quits Mclean; '91, J. L. Parlin, Ma
bel Marston Porter, Minnie Russell
Trip, Worcester eas'S Mass. 1872, JOSEF
phine A. Moulton, Walter 9. McKen-
ney, B. A. Marshall, Cumberland
Mills; 1913, Ina Donley French, George
H. Foster, Oakland; '95, H. E. Mars
ton; '96. Henry M. Norton, Grace
Scott French, Charles B. Walker, New
Portland; 1917, Bertha L. Caswell,
Mahlon P. Moore, Daniel B. Dins-
more, Madison. Daniel Steward, Bing-
ham; 1913, Bessie Spaulding Rand,
Roy L. Danforth, Marion Sprague
Moore, Elizabeth Dinsmore Holiey;
'99, Louise Twaddelle Tapley; 100,
Nelly Collins Parlin, Ernest E. Nod
din, Clara Robinson Record, Paulenah
M. Simmons, Joseph w. Norton, Ma
rion Hovey Barnaby; '02, +. Gladys
Beale, Laura Clark Noddin; 'O3, Guy
F. Williams, John l.. Tarr, Marian II.
Payne, Portland; '04, Emily NJ. Saw
yer, Susie B. Clark, Edna A. Robin
son, Sherman w. Hapgood; 'O6,
Roxie M. Merrill, Starks; 'O7, Ivy E.
Jackson, Embden, Clarence Tarr,
Edna M. Hovey, Ethel Young Norton,
Josephine 9. GIBSON, Lilly Bay; Ma
bel Bracket Richards, Arson; 'Os,
Luella Richards, Florence Noddin,
Flora Berry, Beatrice E. Gipson,
Lilly Bay; 'o9, Bertha M. Oliver,
Frances A. Gilbert, Josephine M.
Dunton, Everett r. Sawyer, Elmer w.
Sawyer, Lester E. Holway, James H.
Thorne, Archie Danforth, Edmund
Danforth.
Besides these, seated at the tables
were the following former teachers,
students and guests: Judge A. Sim
mons and wife, Mrs. Luetta Blanchard
Pease, Nashua, N. H., Mrs. Beatrice
WATSON, Miss Susan E. Hayes, Lewis
ton, Ada Mantor Scott, Roe E. Man
tor, Franc Gahan Sawyer, Jane Gahan
Crane, Ellen Caswell Gray, Ella Man
tor Hapgood, Henry B. Merry, Chas.
HI. CLARK, Madison, Annie Parlin
Hovey, Evie Gray Robinson, Geneva
Allbee Hilton, Marcia Steward, Bing-
ham, Eugene Davis, Rumford, Maude
Powers, Madison, viii BENJAMIN,
Blanche Mitchell, Edna Nickerson,
Lizzie Clifford, Gertrude Cole, Helen
Holman, Mrs. Fred Dinsmore, Mrs.
Warren Clark, New Portland, Mrs. P.
B. Thompson, Norwood, Mass, Mrs.
George Foster, Oakland, Mrs. Daniel
Steward, Bingham, Mrs. Charles Wal
ker, New Portland, Mrs. Harry Trip,
Mrs. William Benjamin, Mrs. Walter
McKenney, Mrs. Henry Norton, Mrs.
George Paine, Charles Davis, Madi-
son, J. H. Stevens, w. E. Mclean, G.
A. Portor, F. H. Holley, W. j. Rand,
F. T. Crane, r. Fl. Wasson, E.. P. Bar
naby, E. E. Sawyer, Harry Trip, G.
L. Hovey, Mary Porter, Nellie Porter,
Myrtle Hughes.
Then came the after dinner
speeches with Hon. Cyrus N. Blan-
chard, of Wilton, POSTMASTER, who
presided in a facetious spirit, "Cyrus,
the Great" as of old. His happy in
troductory remarks brought forth
much applause. Rev. G. E. Paine of
the class of 1872 was first called upon
and spoke on the needs of the Acad-
envy, urging other courses of study
and the necessity of new building