Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
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Junior Exhibition Unique and a
Great Success-Seni0rs Com
plets Their Plans for Com
meneement Exercises
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house Wednesday evening was in va
rance to those generally given ana
was most welcome because of its orig
inality and its excellent presentation.
All ARRANGEMENTS for the selection OF
the features to be given and the coach
ing were in the hands of Miss Pauline
Oak of the Leland Powers school OF
spoken word, and never has a more
successful exhibition been given here
by local talent. The program was in
three parts: Part I, 'Pygmalion and
Galatea." a Greek play by W. s. Gill
bert. given in pantomime; Part II,
one-act farce, "A Bachelors Banquet:
Part III, "A Dance Dream" The PAN
tomime opened in the studio OF Pyg-
maLon, the Athenian sculptor. with
the slaves working on statuary The
characters wore costumes made by
| themselves. in Greek fashion, the girls
having them of pink, green. blue and
yellow ard the boys of purple. dark
blue, gray, white and pale blue, band
ed with bright contrasting colors. with
| fiillets on their hair and sandals laced
high with colors to correspond with
the costumes. The cast of characters:
| Pygmalion, Ray Z. Parmenter; GYMS
ca CHS wife,, Annie Scott; Myrine CHS
sister,. Gail Chapman; Leucippe cher
| lover), Donald E. Dumont; Galatea
| (the statue). Florence E. Burrill: Chry-
sos Ca wealthy Athenian), John D. En-
cry; Daphne (his wife). Helen L.
/ White: art patrons as follows: Cad
mus. Francis H. Friend: Darius. Har-
old D. Crosby: Leonidas. Ray NJ.
! Boynton; Hermione, Margaret r.
! Churchill; Iphigenia, Ruth Ennis: Hy-
patia. Jessie McGresor: Europa. Eza-
/ lie Smith: slaves to Pygmahon, Agesi-
mos. Ralph F. Merriam; Minos, Ber-
nard F. Bailey.
| In the Bachelors Banquet every
character was cast as it should be and
| it was a lively play. The cast: Major
| Pomroy, victim of fate, Brooks E.
Savage: Dick Foster, engaged to Miss
Mortimer, G. Allan Wentworth; Nat
Stillman, engaged to Miss Olddeld. En-
cry T. Dyer; Mrs. Mortimer. a Presiding
diety. Marian Adams: Della Mortimer.
her daughter. Geneva T. Smith: Con-
stance Oldreld. niece of Major Pomroy,
Myra Akeley: McGinnis. servant of
Foster and Sillman, John D. Emery.
The Dance Dream was a series of
eight dances selected to represent typi-
cal dances Of different eras of the last
century. Lewis W. Brown, the Dream
er, an especially fine dancer, took part
in ali the dances and eight young ladies
of the class specially costumed, took
parts as follows: The Girl Of the MIMI
ct, beautifully gowned, Verna L. Alb
hey; the Girl Of LaVarsoniana, in pan
taIet costume, Ruth Greenwood the
| Girl Of the Spanish and Hop, the hoop
skirt Of war times, Margaret ". Chase
the Girl OF the Heel and Toe polka,
with the prominent hustle, Pauline
Bragg. the Girl Of the Racquet, at the
| time of enormous puff sleeves. Mary
Hayden; the Gibson Girl of the Glide
waltz. in all black with stunning pic
ture hat, Eva p. Withee: the Girl of
the One Step, outing girl in blazer,
Lana Nottage: the Girl OF the MaXixe,
modern costume, Theresa NJ. Bison.
The music and costumes for this Dance
| Dream occasioned a good deal of work
on the part OF those preparing this
| part of the program.
| High School Graduation Plans
! The Senior class of the high school
| met Tuesday and completed plans for
/ their commencement exercises. The first
+ event will be the Senior ball to be given
! in Grange hall at $50 Friday evening.
| Townes orchestra will furnish the music
| for this occasion. Patronesses will be
Mrs. Agnes Steward, Mrs. Carlton Mer-
rill. Miss Hannah R. Page. Mrs. Ralph
/ W. Leighton and Mrs. j. P. Oak. The
| committee from the class in charge of
! this dance consists of Miss Nell Clifford.
Miss Gladys Chase. Miss Lottie Pollard,
! Guy Hubbard and Warren Merrill.
! The baccalaureate sermon will be deliv
| cred by Prof. Henry w. Brown of Colby
College. waterville at the Bethany
church at o'clock on the evening of
| Sunday, June s. Prof. Brown will take
| for his subject Superior Self" There
will be special music by Mrs Agnes
| Steward and the girls choir Of the
church and it is expected Mrs. Elise Fell
lows White will play a violin solo.
| Graduation will take place en- the eve
ming Of June IL at the opera house with
the following program: Music by Towne' s
orchestra; prayer Rev. T. H. Wilson
music; salutatory. Freda NJ. Harris THE
Song Of 1885, Marion E. Lord; essay, IAN
Appreciation Of Robert Burns" Elizabeth
A. Scott; prophecy, Warren c. Merrill
music; theme, Girls (a) THE Camp
! Fire Girl Mary Nell Clifford; (b, THE
Home Girl" Effie NJ. Nye; (c) The Club
Girl" Mildred A. Beale; ID The Ideal
7. Girl" Meta E. Briggs; Last Will and
| Testament Of ISl5, Harold C. Dumont
music: discussion, Resolved, That Show
hogan Should Adopt the Commission Plan
Of Municipal Government affirmative,
Roy n. Fitzmorris. Lottie NJ Pollard
negative Guy A. Hubbard, Gladys NJ.
Chase; class poem, Evelyn NJ. Merrill
music; presentation of gifts, Corinne L.
Salley and Harold P. Symonds; vaIedic-
tory Faith E. Harris; comforting of d.
piomas, DR.. w. S. Stinchiield; awarding
Of Shepherd prizes, Principal Ralph w.
Leighton; benediction, George Thomson
| music.
The class banquet will follow the grad
| uation exercises and will be at Hotel
Coburn. The class has voted that the
banquet will be open to all who care to
buy banquet ticket Warren Merrill.
president Of the class, will be the toast
master and among the speakers will be
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