Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-18
GRADUATION OF the CLASS OF
1915, BUCKSP0RT SEMINARY

Bucksport, Me-, June 1.-THE grad
Uating exercises of the Senior class
of the East Maine Conference Semi
nary were held in the Franklin street
Methodist church "Wednesday morning.
The church was decorated in the class
colors, green and white. The class
motto was Toujouro En- Avant, (ever
forward. The following is the order
of exercises, Mrs. A. F. Page organ
list;
Professional: invocation; chorus
Through the Wood, Charles E. Horn,
salutatory address, Dissatisfaction
Necessary to Progress, Reginald Joey
len; music; a World Power, Eleanor
Bragdon; trio. selected. Barnes, Ell
bridge Newman Trip: class Grafton,
The Power of the Imagination. Garlic
ton Smart; A Modern Samaritan,
Gladys Babcock; Nature A Defense in
War, Sumner K. Bragdon; trio, select
ed, Barnes, Eldridge, Newman Trio;
A Day in the Colony, Marion Stubs:
valedictory essay. Toujours En- Avapt,
Rachel Ripley; quartet, flushed to
Rest, Frank Mott, Junior Glass Quar-
tet. presentation Of prizes and diplo-
mas; the class ode. Alta Bishop; ben
ediction; occasional. The class num-
bers o6 and is as follows:
Gladys Babcock. Rowland; Alta Bishop,
Presque Isle: Jennie Bowden. South Or
rington; Eleanor Bragdon. West Brook
field, Mass; Summer Bragdon, Haveriill.
Mass; Catherine Brown, Friendship
Grace Colkin, Stockton Springs; Philip
Dalrymple. Revere. Mass: Paul DeCour-
cy. Bucksport; Russell Foster. Bucks
port; Harriet Hunter, Alton; Wayne
Hussey, Castine: Reginald Jocylen,
Bucksport Jean Maddocks, Bucksport
William Nadeau, Rowland; Burton Pack
thr, Sebec Lake: Sadie Partridge, Pras-
pect: Clifton Richards, Bucksport; Ra-
chel Ripley, Bucksport; Carlton Smart.
Maxfeld; Fern Smith, Fort Fairfield;
Hildred Smith. Brewer; Madeleine Spen-
GER South Lincoln; Marion Stubs.
Bucksport Elsie Sugden. South Orring-
ton; Raymond fWhitmore, Verona Island.
The class officials are: President. Will
liam Nadeau; vice president, Gladys Bah
cock: secretary, Harriet Hunter; treas
urer, Madeleine Spencer.
Miss Elsie Sugden and Miss Hildred
Smith of the Senior class were unable
to Be present at the graduating exer-
cises, lowing to illness. but they have both
completed their work and will receive
their diplomas.
The prizes Of gold watches for the
Montgomery prize speaking contest
were awarded TO Carlton Smart, class
of 1915. and Gladys Babcock. class of
1915, with honorable mention Of Sher-
man Hall. class 1916, and Mrs. Anna
Adams, class 1917. The judges of this
contest were Rev. Thomas F. Jones,
Greenville Jet. Thomas H. Went
worth. Bradford. and c. o. Montgom-
cry Of Camden.
This contest is open to all students
Of the school. prizes Of gold watches
being given by c. o. Montgomery of
Camden.
The Ida A. Bowler prize Of five dol
lars in gold, given this year to the
Of the Senior English class
writing the best special essay was
awarded Miss Gladys Babcock.
The prize of the class Of 1891, five
dollars in gold, given to the member
of the Senior class for excellency in
Latin was awarded Miss Marion
Stubs.
The prize Of Ave dollars In gold,
given by the class of 1892 for the
of the Senior class passing
the best special examination in mathe-
mates was awarded to Reginald
Jocyien.
The prize of silver loving cup,
given by the president of the school.
Elmer R. verrill, to the class attain
ing the best average rank for the
year was awarded to the Senior class