Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20

The graduation exercises OF the Els
- h;oh school took place at Hancock
,.u,.s, Thursday afternoon at 2o'ciock.
~. hall was tasteiuliy decorated with the
..,,.,c class colors, red, white and blue.
;nnovation this year was the demon
.-.;,n Of school work In place OF the
sssavs. This showed the actual
u' 81, neiug done in the school In several
Inches. and met the approval OF the
audience.
The class was escorted to the stage by
~. inniors. marshalled by Miss Mary
.,...h,,n The seniors were marshalled
w;ss Madaline Fernald. Prayer was
orsred by Rev. B. II. johnson.
The opening address OF the afternoon
80 delivered by Miss Grace Marion Lord,
wbo outlined in brief way, the program
,,,be afternoon, also the history OF the
Mass since it's entrance into high school.
Miss Katharine Elizabeth Brady gave
demonstration OF school work in mathe-
ms,;cs, In order to give the audience
clearer insight into the actual work being
done by the school in this department,
Miss Brady solved and proved geomet-
,ical problem on q chart on the stage.
Che also gave brief history OF mathe-
oatics and some OF Its founders.
Miss Dorothy sylvis Coughlin followed
With an interesting selected reading
.,Tbe Crimson Stroud Of Olaf Guldmar."
The orchestra then played the ''Star
Spaneied Banner"
Miss Mary Josephine Hopkins, saluta-
toran, gave demonstration Of school
work in stenography and typewriting.
In this demonstration, Lincoln's
Gettysburg address was read by Miss
yyra Braun and taken down in shorthand
on the chart by Miss Hopkins, who then
transcribed it from the chart on type
writer. This demonstration clearly
showed the advantages OF the newly
organized commercial course.
The presentation Of gifts which followed
was given ina satisfactory and humorous
manner by Margaret Smith Ford and
Paul Dntton Tapiey, Miss Ford present
ing the boys with gifts and Mr.. Tapley
the girls.
Miss Caroline Frances Royal, vale
dictorian, gave an original essay which
dealt with the progress OF the world in
various branches.
Former Chief-Justice Lucilius A. Emery
gave fine address to the graduates. and
Supt. w. II. Patten conferred the di-
plomas.
The members OF the class OF 1917 are:
President, panl Dutton Tapley; vice.
president, Katharine Elizabeth Brady;
secretary, Caroline Frances Royal; treas
urer, Julia Brown Heath; Milton Alex
ander Barron, vyra Vivian Braun, Dorothy
Sylvia Coughlin, Annie Eliza Cousins,
Bertha Curtis Estey, Madaline Frances
Fernald, Margaret Smith Ford, Llewellyn
Coleman Fortier, Doris Sheldon Heath,
Lake, Grace Marion Lord, Marcia Leona
Milliken, John Leroy Moore, Marvyn W.
Phillips, Paul Langley whitcomb.
The class colors are red, white and blue,
and the class flower the Killarney rose.
Carrying out the patriotism expressed in
its colors, the class adapted as its motto,
PRO Ps,ria," For Our Country.
In the evening the class play, "a Couple
oil Million" staged under the direction Of
Fred E. Cooke, was enacted. Each cha
acter took his or her part to perfection,
and the play was considered by many as
one OF the best ever presented here by
local talent.
The play was followed by grand ball,
with music by Puilen's orchestra OF Ban
gor, eight pieces. This orchestra also
furnished the music for the afternoon
exercises.
The cast of characters was as follows:
ray falTbanks....-..-.... Madaiine Fernald
Mrs clarlce Courteney. katharine Brady
Seneyteye McGuily.. Dorothy Coughlin
sanmle Bell Porter.... Margaret Ford
rink'''.-........... .......... Marcia Milliken
oenis benuington. Paul Tapley
non jeremy Wise..........M Morton Whitcomb
James Patrick Burns, "Stubby" John Moore
rfofessor Noah Jabb. Walter Smith
neNefiy Loman....-... .....-.Paul Whitcomb
~f~Aie flper.. -....-........-..... Earle falyey
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