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

side all was hustle and hustle, also, as
the beloved older teacher drew order out
of chaos and got the line into position,
with the graduating class in the lead,
followed by the trustees and faculty,
and then the alumni by classes. We found
a place with 1908, which was this year
celebrating it's tenth anniversary and
five of its representatives were here for
the occasion. AS the line advanced into
the spacious dining hall among the
ushers at the door was noted the familiar
face of Dana B. Southworth, who we
had previously noticed on duty at the
church, and who was again busy in seat
ing the many guests. The huge dining
room was finally filled to its capacity
with loyal Hebron sons and daughters
and friends. Few secondary schools can
boast of such long list of loyal and in
terested alumni. At our table, beside
the class Of '03. were two gentlemen,
one graduate in the COS and the other
in the SOS. The bountiful dinner was
skillfully served by the students, who did
remarkable work in the role of walters
and mattresses. After ample justice
and been done to the roast chicken, cold
ham, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce,
peas, cucumbers, radishes, bread and
butter, strawberry ice cream and cake
and coffee, Walter Gray of South
Paris, president of the Alumni Associa-
ton, called on the after. dinner speakers,
who included Hon. John D. Long of
bingham, Mass, President of the Board
of Trustees; Prof. William F. Schoppe,
firing trustee; T. H. Clary an incoming
fr1c hn ri
president. and Prof. Wilmot B. Mitchell
of Brunswick. All of the speeches were
much enjoyed. The representative of
gift to the school, beautiful statue as a
memorial to Betty Fairclough and
Dorothy Gross, two of the class who lost
their lives in the auto accident last fall.
and $3.50 to be used for cement walks on
the school grounds. At the suggestion
of Gov. Long, some of the older teachers
were called upon. A response was made
by Miss Nellie L. Whitman, who has
been teacher here for 40 years and who
is still actively engaged in this work
dearly beloved of all; and she told how
in the last IL months she had written to
every student at the academy since 1880
and had heard from each of them, but
two, either directly or indirectly through
their families.
''In this period of 33 years." said she,
"there have been 1116 graduates, of
whom 81 are dead. Aside from these
graduated from the institution in this
period" added Miss Whitman, "there
were 1919 others who were in the acad-
envy for part of the four years course
making total of 1902 young people who
We're reached by the influences emanating
here from the teachers aud environ
ment."
This interesting assembly of facts as
presented by Miss Whitman is exceed
ingly interesting, showing as it does
something of the scope Of the work being
done at Hebron.
Prof. Sargent made a telling speech,
speaking of the recently incurred debt
of $50, 600 for necessary Improvements,
which, it is hoped, will shortly be wiped
out. $500 was pledged on the spot in
less than four minutes. and the cheers
of the graduating class, who had en-
livened the exercises with their yells, re-
doubled in enthusiasm. After the dinner,
little visit of inspection to the grounds
and buildings was made. Sturtevant
House, the beautiful girls dormitory, is
filled with art treasures, the gifts of the
graduates. A list of the pictures and
statuary fills booklet of II type written
pages. The new athletic field is a much
needed improvement, not yet quite COM
pleted, but available for all purposes.
1.-The Semester" the school paper, was
just out, and groups of students every
where were engaged in reading it, even
stopping their tennis games to look over
the interesting pages. The new boys
dormitory was another necessity, while
few changes were noted in the Academy
building itself.
A visit to Hebron is not complete with
out call on "Herbie" Melcher, who
runs ''the' store, and then it was going
home time. A drive around the -Four
Mile Square" was taken in the hopes of
seeing school and college friend recent
ly arrived, with his family, from years
teaching in Washington, D. C. 1t proved
unsuccessful, so far as the object was
concerned, but the succession of beauties
revealed by the roadside we'll repaid US,
June roses in profusion were massed in
front of gray stone walls, while in the
distance the peaks of the White Noun
tains lifted their heads, as climax to
the nearer and les er hillsides that melte {
from green to blue as their distance in
creased. Here and there church spire
showed above the tree tops, and farm
steads were snugly nestled on the
wooded hillsides. The old road between
Hebron and West Minot was chosen for
the sake of variety. 1t was formerly an
uphill pulp to Hebron, but the newer
road in the valley has lessened the grade
greatly. By the higher road, a beauti-
full panorama is ever before the traveller.
Poland Springs, with its huge, hospitable
buildings, is plainly seen on one of the
hills, while the tall chimneys and red
bricks of Mechanic Falls are in evidence.
From West Minot our road lay over the
same route, but every rod Of the way
displayed fresh wonders, and the glory
of the perfect afternoon might have
tempted US on and on, had it not been
for the small magnet left at home, who,
after long, busy dsy out of doors, had
royal welcome for daddy" and
"muVer M P S.