The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-06-10
The Class History-Arie Annette Holt.


Graduation in Belfast Opera House is quite
different from graduation in new school,
house with large assembly hail in which to
give these exercises. However, this seems to
be the sad state of affairs that confronts the
present Senior class. We had every hope and
expectation of graduating in a new building of
the latest model, but we trust it will not be
many years before some of our underclassmen
will be able to do SO. Nevertheless part of
the fifty two, that entered as Freshmen, has
managed to finish four years of High school
life in an old schoolhouse.
The second year we started with thirty five,
seventeen having parted company with US,
among whom were some of our most note
worthy boys and girls, Rex Havener, our lover
of all girls, Rudolph Wiggin, who never did
anything wrong, Tom Randall, very quiet
boy. and Agnes Nickerson, who left to be mar
ried.
The third year we lost eight, leaving twenty
seven. 1t was in this year that Sampson Gold
berg filled very well the places of those quiet
little people who left the Sophomore year, and
William Greenlaw was not far behind Gold
berg Louise Webber and Florence Day left
us this third year, their attention being turned
toward matrimony. while Milton Stephenson
ably adding lot of trouble to Coburn and
subtracting a lot from Belfast High. Our
Senior year we lost but four, leaving twenty
three virtuous young scholars to get that long
sought for piece Of paper, diploma.
In our first year we had change of super.
intendents, Mr.. Woodbury. taking the place of
Mr.. Knowlton and our third year change in
teachers and an addition of one. Miss Achorn
and Miss Hazeltine relieving Mrs. Dunton
and Miss Barnard respectively. Mrs. E. A.
Banks was our new teacher. having charge of
| our commercial course, which was adopted
when we were Juniors. Because of no acco-
modations for this sort of work, rooms were
fitted up for commercial course upstairs in
this building This means great deal along
commercial lines to the scholars because many
have desired a course of this sort for long
time and could not get it without going out OF
! town.
| Among those things which have been added
since we entered as freshmen is new Victrola
great help in our musical education, another
is the balopticon. which is q small picture
machine to help in lecture work. During ths
last two years we have done great deal o.
work in debating, which is something entirely
new to US. Miss Achorn has had this in hanl
! and soma very successful debates have beer
given. The Senior class have won all the in
| terclass contests and also had one contestan
in the debate won from Cony High.
Finances have been our chief interest thi
year. In the fall we had two dances, theI
came our class supper and last, but not least
our class play, which was far from Hoodo
where the proceeds were concerned. We lai'
aside money for graduation expenses and on
class gift, three bas-reliefs, and the rest VI
used to help defray the expenses of on
Washington trip.
It was on the second Thursday in Marc
that part Of the class boarded the steame
Camden for Boston on our way 70 the Nations