The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-06-26
The High School Graduation.

The graduating exercises Of the Belfast
High school were held in Memorial hall Friday
evening, June goth. and were departure from
the usual order. The Seniors visited the Ma
tional Capital last March. and reports of their
trip and of what they saw in Washington n
with pictures of the buildings and places of in
terest, made up an interesting program. Music
by the High school chorus was followed by
prayer by Rev. Walter F. Sturtevant of the
Baptist church, Norman l.. Cottrel, the salu-
tatorian, then gave the address of welcome,
and was followed by Donald E. Clark, who
gave running account of "Our Trip, with
some personal illusions that brought laughter
from his schoolmates. George X. Wadlin, the
valedictorian, described the Capitol and the
White House and Miss Edna Wight the Smith
sonian Institution and the new National
Museum and their contents. Next came a
vocal solo by Miss Jessie Hart, Is. Mrs. Leon
Beckwith accompanying on.the piano. Vivian
Sylvester then told of the Congressional IL
brary, said to be the most beautiful library
building in the world, and of the Corcoran art
gallery and a reproduction of one of it's IA
nous pictures was thrown on the screen, but
does scant justice to the original. Norman L..
Littlefeld then gave general review Of the
various departments of the National govern
ment with illustrations of their buildings.
Miss Hannah Belle Pitcher gave a very inter-
esting account of visit to Mount Vernon.
and the pictures shown with it were the hest
of the evening. This completed the exercises
hv tbo op6 he Hiuh school Oh
gave another selection. Superintendent Wood
bury then came forward and addressed the
graduates briefly before presenting the diplo-
mas Rev. D. B. Phelan of the Methodist
church pronounced the benediction. The grad
uating class was composed of eight members:
Norman L. Cottrell, Donald G. Clark, George
K WadIin, Vivian D. Sylvester, Norman L.
Littlefeld, Benjamin McKenney. Edna A.
Wight and Hannah Belle Pitcher
The pictures were thrown on the screen by
the Baliopticon operated by Principal PROCTOR
E. S. Pitcher, musical instructor, was the
director, and Misses Ida Carleton and Rena
Macomber the piano accompanies for the
chorus. We believe we voice the sentiment of
all present and the hall was filled to its ut
HOSt capacity Ill saying tH0I lie eAeIClseS
were both interesting and in. tructive and that
the graduates did credit to themselves and to
their teachers.
A RECEPTION TO THE GRADUATES.
Saturday evening the Parent Teachers asso-
citation gave reception to the graduating
class of the High school in Memorial hall, to
which the public were invited. The decora-
Al .;-xI% lafa I'D
place, and in the small room on the left of the
stage was an exhibit of drawings and art work
done in the schools under the instruction of
Miss Evelyn P. Morrison. 1t included work in
all the grades, and was the first public exhibi-
ton of the kind since this branch of work was
able display, and valuable feature was
little four-roomed house furnished by the
children of the South school, who made the
floor mats, tables, curtains, pictures, etc
Punch and waters were served in this room by
Mrs. c. M. Craig.
1 he first of the evening was devoted to
reception to the graduates, who stood in line in
front of the stage, the members of the High
school acting as ushers. Mrs S. A. Parker.
president of the Teachers-Parents association
presided during the evening. She called upon
Superintendent Woodbury., who after few ap-
propriate remarks spoke of the condition Of
the schoolhouses, the need for new building.
and the difficulties encountered in the endeav-
or to place bonds for that purpose on the
market. Mr.. George A. Quimby then read
short paper relative to the publication of the
second volume OF the Williamson's History of
Belfast giving the credit of carrying this
work to successful completion to Mr.. Alfred
johnson. Mr.. johnson had offered to give a
copy of this history to the member of the
High school writing the best essay on an his
torica subject and several essays had been sub
mitted, all excellent, but the judges award.
ed the prize to Miss Evelyn Richards, Sec
ond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Rich
ards of this city. Miss Richards is a member
of the junior class, and her subject was the
Belfast Public Library. The judges were
Mrs. James c. Durham, Miss Margaret Hazel
tine and Alfred johnson. There were II com.
pettors. Among the subjects chosen were
Industrial Belfast, The Old Academy, Railroad
Projects, Old Houses, Churches of Belfast,
The Early Settlement, Etc. The principal
object for the competition was that the pupils
might familiarze themselves with matters of
local history The following program was
then given.
High School Chorus.
Recitation, "Roses..for the Queen, adelaide
Howard and Jane Tarrabain, LIST Grade
North Primary.
Song. Little Pansies, 1dres Rogers and Audrey
Chalmers, 1st Grade South Primary.
Recitation. My Auntie's Scolding, Adelaide
Howard.
Solo, Sweet and Low. Carleton Read
Recitation. A jolly Old Crow, Donald Knowl-
ton, Srd Grade, North Primary.
Japanese Song, In costume, Dorothy Spear and
Velma Heald, End Grade North Primary
Recitation, The Wind, Estelle Sanborn, 4th
Grade Common.
Song of the Flag, Elizabeth Hanshue, 3rd
Grade, and Gertrude Titherington, 4th
Grade South Primary.
Recitation, Regular as Clock, Carroll Parker,
9th Grade.
Chorus from 9Th Grade. Ethel Hall, Myrtle
Simpson, Evelyn Blackington, Grace Haz-
eltine, Bessie Allen, Julia Littlefield, Ada
Curtis, Annie Curtis, Hazel Perkins, Jen-
ME Roberts, Eva Hall, Frances Grotten,
| Two short selections.
Garland of Old Fashioned Roses.
Solo, Grace Mitchell. accompanied by Lillian
Dexter, 9th Grade.
Scotch Song. Kelvin Grove, Chorus from 7th
Grade, Doris Gunner. Alice Spear, Martha
Southworth. Austin Vaughan, Robert Tith-
erington.
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