Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-18
Commencement Program
Begins, on Sunday.
Prize Contest in Defamation Held
At the Congregational Church.

| day, Nhen the BaCtald uftdlt SeIilNii
was delivered in the old school church,
by Rev Willard l.. Robinson, ~ b., 5.
r. r.. of New York city. Despite the
rain, that at intervals made the day
drizzly, the large church was crowded
| at o'clock. when in step with the
march played by Miss Annie Priscilla
Bridgham. of the music department,
| the Senior class, consisting of 40
young men and young women, march
| ed down the long aisles and took their
places in the seats reserved for them.
John Blethen of Frankfort WAS the
class marshal The choir, under the
direction OF Or. Wilson +. Morse, rem
dercd excellent music. The solos by
| Helen Edith Cobb. Searsmont, and An
| ME Pricilla Brigham We're especially
delightful.
Mr. Robinson took for the subject
of his address, The Reciprocity of
| Character and Service" The text was
Matt xvi-25: For whatsoever will
save his life shall lose it; and whose
ever will lose his life for my sake shall
| find it." The Scripture reading was
| Gen 22:z1-19, The Story Of Abraham
| Offering Isaac" "Whet a seythe." said
| Mr. Robinson until it is sharp. no
| longer. Any amount of grinding be-
yond that does not improve the edge
but rather wears out the .scythe. Fer
| tilize piece of land for crop to the
point of largest production. but 10
more for 100 much may destroy the
crop altogether. Save money TO the
point of most useful investment, but
not beyond that; fer the mere posses
sion of unused wealth not only robs
someone else who might use it to good
advantage. but demoralizes the pos
SCISSOR. Build up a Virtuous life by
prayer and devotional Bible reading
and all forms of pious. religious exer-
cises to the point, of highest usefulness
in the world, but no further: for any
amount of religious exercises cannot
| improve the virtue of a useful life, and
too much virtue vitiates the virtue it
self. Secure an education up to the
limit of the capacity of brain and ex-
perience to receive. but no more. 1t
| is a waste of time and talent and too
much only stultifies and destroys that
which is Just eniugh Some of you
ought to go on to college; some ought
not, for this reason Two and two do
| HOT Bldht lbuf uilItSS tlltIt II iobIil ~
receive and character to apply the
second two. and two times four does
not make eight until the need of the
| first four has been doubled. Whose
ever shall save his life, therefore. in
| this sehse shall lose it. But divide
good education by the tasks of a chos-
en- profession, or the responsibilities
Of life vocation. one does not lose.
his education that way. but rather inn
proves it, One comes to find that his
education is not only multiplied by
| the factor represented by the task but
that it has been raised to degree of
which the task is the index of the
power.
Service makes character. There can
he no great getting without giving.
There can be no great construction of
the new until there has been . de-
struction of the old. The characters
that have been born in YOU that have
been tempered by the associations and
parental teachings of childhood, that
have been trained by the discipline of
yoru school days. are at "a point now
where there must be an output in some
direction if they are to be strengthen
| ed. Your character simply demands
that you serve"
The closing charge to the class was
as follows
Members Of the graduating class of
1912 of Kent's Hill Seminary:
As a minister of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. | charge YOU as you stand on
the threshold Of life's charging oppor-
tunities be faithful servants of God
by serving your generation in the
spirit of love and with the intensity of
sterling character Serve your towns,
states and nation by assuming cheer
| fully and energetically tire response
| tilities of citizenship in a free country.
Serve society by being masters in your
Voeations. Serve your home by being
loyal sons and daughters and loving
fathers and mothers Serve your church
by Keeping active in it's membership
ana diligent i'm its work. Do this and
yoh viii be happy and strong in char
acter, the world will progress and
prosper and God will be glorifed"
The annual missionary meeting was
held. Sunday evening, in Kicker hall.
Mrs Cora X. Clifford of Winthrop adj
dressed the meeting.
| The annual prize contest i'm declama-
ton was held, this evening, at the
Congregational church. The program
| was an unusually interesting one,
showing the most painstakng prepa-
ration. The judges upon whose decis-
len the prizes will be awarded were
| Rev. Willard l.. Robinson, New York
| City; Mrs. Cora +. Clifford, Winthrop
and Miss Eva Sherburne, Portland.
| The prizes will be awarded ON Com
meneement day, Thursday, June 20.
hIhe program follows:
| Iianoforte Quartet--Mareh. Hollaender
Misses Cole. knowlton, Bragdon, Mayo.
| Prayer
Extract from Speech ON Daniel o'ConneI,
| Phillips
A. Earl Hayes, Chelsea
The Toiling Of Felix, Van Dyke
May b. Cole. Kents HILL
| Edward Everett as an Orator Parker
Everett =. Smith, Waterford
The Sign Of the Cross, Barrett
Hazel NJ. Gibbs, Kent's HILL
Violin Solo-Mazurka in +, Mlynarsk
i William Sanborn, Rockland
/ a Tribute to Garfield. Blaine
| Hugh Il. Bartlett Ashland.
| An old Sweetheart of Mine, RILEY
Sabra b. Dyer, Belfast.
Chariot Race, WaIlact