Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-06-23
COMMENCEMENT.
npspuArpv5 ExERcrsEs OF
gLLswoRrH HIGH SCHOOL.
,xrrRssrrsa ExsRcisss At HANCOCK
nall. IN AFTERsooN--CLAss PLAY
Asp BALL IN EvENrSo.

Rain last Thursday afternoon did not
line exercises ct Hancock hall, when
,,e Ellsworth high school graduated q
s,.s. 4. sixteen. Tho hall waa filled with
stands Of the graduates aud OF the school.
rhs decorations In the class colors Of
-, and white were effective. In ad-
sl,,ou TO the bunting used, baskets OF
acrers al the windows added an artistic
,,n,b. Above the stage was the ciass
r,o,to: aFinis Coronst Opus" = the end
crowns the work.
The class and its escort OF under
Graduates presented q pleasing picture as
,sex entered the hail. Six girls OF the
.opbomore class, with ropes of twisted
hoptins, formed an aisle through which
,hs .las-es marched. The juniors, led by
,beir marshal, Miss Gertrud~Giles, parted
:, the stage to allow the seniors to march
through to their seats upon the stage.
The senior class marshal was Robert
Haynes.
others upon the stage were Supi. OF
schools II. w. Conlcy, z. e. Hopkins, of
the school board, Rev. r. A. A. Kiiiam,
hon. A. W. King. and the school faculty.
John A. scott, principal. Frank b. Rich
ardson, sub-master; Misses Catherine
Harley and n. +. Drammcy, assistants.
Mus,c for the afternoon and the class
play aud ball in the evening, was fur
ri.hed ny oHars's orchestra, of Bangor.
The program OF the afternoon exercises
was as follows:
PRAYER .,.....................Rsv r A A Kiilam
Mnsie
Satisfactory; Essay, ..The Beauties OF Oar
s,ate't.......-.s... Christina KsRney Doyle
gssay, @Ths High school Of Experience
Eleanor Hale Higgins
Address 70 undergraduates,
Robert Hammond Haynes
Music
gasy The Rise Of Photography
Mary Franees Sargent
Cas- prophecy GLADYS Louise Jordan
Class hlsiary. Julia Morrison E.tey
Music
Personalities Of xifta Myrtle Louise Gambler
Essay why We should froswst the
Bisaslr vsiedicsory .,........Ruth Bridges
Address TO ciass-.-...-..........H oa W King
Presentations OF diplomas. .saps II W ConIey
The members OF the class no, appearing
in the program are Walter Eugene Bsr-
ron. Carroll Henry Butler, Winnie
ftsnecs Falls, George Henry Goald, IT,,
Charles Albert Haynes, Laurence Gran
willie Higgins, Norris Lowell Hodgkin-.
Bessie Kendeii Lake.
The program Was well balanced, aud the
exercises throughout most interesting.
The class parts aud essays were we'll pre-.
pared and gracefully delivered, and the
class motto must have taken on a. very
real meaning TO Principal Scott and his
assistants, who have been 80 unsparing Of
their time in Preparing the class for grad
usii0a day.
rae address to the class nyJuise King,
who has the faculty OF saying Iast the
right thing in just the right way, was an
inspiration to clean living and good citi-
rsnship.
CLASS PLAY AND BALL.
The class play and ball in the evening
agsin hiled Hancock hall, and vas a So
ciai and financial success. Ths play,
"The p. Ms, was weli presented by mem
u~ts OF the class. who bad been drilled
for their parts By Fred T.. Cooke.
pleasing feature OF the evening was
the appearance OF Mrs. Mabeils Monaghan
sNsn, OF Boston, Eiisworth's sweet
soprano. who delighted the audience with
several selections, and received the well
coms always awaiting her in her home
,own.