The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-06-14
B. H. S. Commencement Week,


Commencement week of the Belfast
High school opened Sunday at 10. As a. m.
with the Baccalaureate sermon at the
Universalist church. Disreearding the
overcast sky and threatening rain the
entire High school, their parents and
many friends, gathered early at the
church. The auditorium was filled tn
over-flowing with the exception of the
seats directly in front of the pulpit that
were reserved for the school and lined off
in sections with tissue streamers: purple
and gold for IT; green and white, '18;
green and gold. '19; red and white, 20, of
the class colors. Each class marched in
separately with Mrs. H. A. Drinkwater
at the organ and led by marshals of each
class with ribbon batons in class colors:
Dean Knowlton for the juniors; John
Durham, the sophomores and Award
Craig, the freshman. After all were seat
ed the seniors came in with Charles
Gatchell as marshal and were followed
by Supt. VIM. B. Woodbury. and the
teachers. This most impressive. feature
should be established as precedent. The
church had been elaborately decorated by
a committee from the junior class, Misses
Kathleen Colcord, Eleanor Bruce, Kath-
crime Kittredge, Alice Roswell, Theo-
dore Bramhall, Harold Burgess and
Dean Knowlton. The choir rail was
draped with yellow scrim and festoon-
ed with strips of purple tissue, with
"17" in purple on the center front.
Small evergreen trees were arranged in
the rear of the railing. A large Ameri-
can flag was draped in the rear of the
caught with purple ribbons. Under the
pulpit arch was suspended the class mot
to, upward and Onward" in purple let
ters on yellow surface. On either side
of the pulpit were ferns; in front were
immense bouquets of yellow tulips; white
narcissus graced the pulpit stands, and on
either side of the pulpit were single yell
low tulips in tall bud vases. Leaning
against the front base of the pulpit was a
beautiful purple pansy pillow with ii in
small yellow flowers in its center. Music
was furnished by Mrs. E. P, Frost and
Miss Emma Skay, assisted by the little
Misses Mona Burgess, Charlotte Knowl-
ton, Dorothy and Margaret Drinkwater.
This was also very pretty feature and
Tho
A. Blair, preached most eloquent and
practical sermon from the text, ''There-
fore take no thought saying what shall
we eat, etc, The thoughts were those
inspired by the present war conditions.
the presence of SO many young people,
the tendency of the present generation
to seek the shadows of life rather than
it's substance. The sermon will linper
long in the minds of all who heard it,
particularly the children and youth. At
the close of the service rain fell in tor
without protection.
The class ride to Camden planned for
Monday was given up on account of the
rain. Naturally disappointed the class
made hasty plans for an outing at the
Fahy cottage, below the city park and
Tuesday morning, accompanied by Mrs
E. A Banks, Misses Melvina V. Parker
and Leonia j. Aclforn, and with an abun-
dance of food set out in the rain for
grand good time.
Wednesday evening the class banquet
took place at the Baptist church followed
by their dance later in the evening in
Odd Fellows hall.
This, Thursday, evening, the graduating
exercises will take place in the Opera
House, when Prof. Wilmot Mitchell, the
head of the English department of Bow
doin College, will give the address