Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-15
CLINTON
Grammar School Graduation -
High School Prize Speaking
Exhibition by Schools
All Finely Done
GREAT INTEREST BY PAR.
ENTS IN SCHOOL WORK

GhEAI lNlEHES1 b1 ran.
ENTS IN SCHOOL WORK
The graduation Of the Clinton Gram
mar school occurred Friday evening
with the following program: Music,
prayer, Rev. c. r. Lowell; song, Lou
Use Crockett. Doris Dickey. Madalyn
Harding and Pearl Dixon; Biography
of Longfellow. Elizabeth Bickford: Ar
mold or Washington. Anonymous,
Harry Marcia; Brier Rose. Boyesen.
Doris Dickey; A Legend Of Character
Building. Anonymous, George Valid
ron; The Railroad Crossing, Strong.
George Mckinney: Violin Solo, Earl
Walker: Biography of Lincoln. Thelma
Spaulding; Leaving the Homestead,
Anonymous, Raymond Scribner: The
Light on Deadman's Bar, Rexford.
Evelyn Chamberlain; Elkanah B. At
kinson. Day. Lloyd Nelson; Legend of
Bresenz. Proctor. Louise Crockett;
song, school; presentation Of diplomas,
Supt. c. L. Clement.
The parts were we'll rendered and
the teacher, Mrs. Rebecca Scribner,
deserves much credit for the careful
training which was given. There was
a good attendance and all seemed
pleased with the program. Following
the program a social was enjoyed by
the pupils and their friends. The en-
tire class will enter High school in
the fall.
Hioh School Prize Speakino
The Clinton High school speaking
occurred Thursday evening at the
Town Hall with the following program:
The Little Fellow" Audrey Elise
Lord: grafton. The Zolu War" Erving
Elverton Trask; THE Other Wise
Man." Esther Frances Files: ''Declar-
alton Of Independence" MELLON Daniel
Cox; christmas Eve at the Gulch,'
Respa Ann Irving: Roosevelts First
Inaugural Address, Harold Rowell
Bean; THE Bishops Candlesticks."
Bertha May Irving; Lincoln's Second
Inaugural Address, Donald Arthur
Shaw.
The girls prize went to Miss Respa
Irving and the boys to Erving Trask.
Each prize was S. gold piece. The
judges were, Mrs. Arthur Holt. Mrs.
Earl Higgins and Miss Bulah Roney.
A good sized audience was in attend
ance and all were enthusiastic in their
praise Of the excellent work done by
the young people. Stage manner and
delivery were good; but especially
praise worthy was the Interpretation Of
the different selections.
The contests are excellent for the
young people, and the friends of the
school who have enjoyed them in
years past were glad to attend this one
as there had been none held for two
years.
The Schools Exhibition
The interest of the people of Gin
ton in the work Of their schools was
well evidenced by the large number
which attended the second annual ex-
hibition of the schools of the town.
The teachers who for the advance
ment of their pupils and the arousng
Of community interest in their schools,
are willing to put in some extra time
and work. always welcome such an
opportunity of showing their pupils
work. AS most of the town teachers
are of this type they had worked hard
and planned we'll for the exhibition
and the results were very gratifying.
The program: Pishon's Ferry school
State Of Maine and Flag Of Maine, an
exercise giving important facts about
the State and Flag. by the school;
The Trees of Maine, an exercise rep
resentlng the trees of the State led
by the Spirit of the Woods.-Hill
Road school-Dia logues, Thanksgiving
Lesson" and "A Cheerful Thanksgiv-
ing, by the school. recitation, Ber-
nice Pennell. Town House school
The American Flag. Rosie Holt; Sa-
lutte to the Flag. school; why Do
We Salute the Flag" Stanley How
land; Colors Of our Nations Emblem.
Wilmer Brockett, Frank Willett, Asa
Holt, Merrill True; quotations on the
Flag, Albert Holt, Roy Bracket. Emma
Holt. Wilmer Bracket, Vinal Galusha
composition, Our Flag" Stanley How.
land; Rotations, Lawrence Chamber
lain. Emma Holt, Ninal Galasha. Will
mer Bracket, Roy Bracket: exercise,
Ella Holt, Natalie True. Mary Jaquith:
Flag drill by the school. Village
school-Japanese Motion song, Inter-
mediate school-recitation. Alton Went
worth: song, Little Pappoose," primary
school: Hiawatha Play, primary school:
song, intermediate boys; japanese re-
ception, intermediate girls; exercise on
the Expansion Of the United States
each giving the Main Facts Regarding
Each Step. lone Irving. Madolyn Nord-
ing, Esther Holt, Elizabeth Bickford.
Thelma Spaulding, George Mckinney
and Doris Dickey.
The teachers deserve much credit
for the excellent rendering of the pro-
gram. All the parts were we'll taken.
The drills were given well. A pleasing
feature was the japanese reception in
costume and the Hiawatha play.
The exhibits consisting of arithmetic
work, spelling papers, compositions,
maps, drawings. specimens Of writing.
etc, were an improvement over those
Of last year and showed that the
schools have been doing good work.
The tetachers deserve uncreditable
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