Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-04

The program:
Music
Prayer
Music
The Sinking Of the Lusitania Selected
Peter Joseph Balestra
Three Pictures of Abraham Lincoln,
Selected
Florence Laura Lisherness
The Race Problem. Grady
Roger Eustace Boustteld
Music
The Old Flag at Fort Sumter. Beecher
charles William Riyoire
The Y. NJ. c. y. Means Home IL Our
BOYS Selected
Edna Clair Ellis
Murder win out. Webster
William bryan Corcoran
A Gallant Spirit SelacteI
Music
We Must XII to save. Selected
George fIaeting .Ir
II Shall Not BE. Selected
Dorothy FloriNa Ross
We Must DO Our Best Selected
Carl Lincoln stevens
second War Message 20 Congress,
WDso1
Samuel g. Bush
honorary
A Vision Of War lnecrson
Jessie Lena Pierce
Awarding prizes
Excused
The parts were all we'll taken, but the
Judges finally brought in the awards as
follows: First prize for hoy. Charles
William Rivoire; 81 prize Peter Joseph
Ralestra. and a second prize was also
awarded William Bryan Cochrane.
through the kindness Of Mr. Phillips Of
no ii inc 60
tie girls went TO Dorothy Floril!a Ross:
the second to Leona Clifford
After the speaking contest was over
on Friday night the junior class num-
hering some %. crossed tho river in
boats TO The Pines to spend the night
and have junior breakfast In the morn
ing. the boys being chaperoned By H. C.
Berdeen and the girls by Miss Edith
II. Gardner. 1t proved to be one Of the
events of commencement week and
much enjoyed by all.
At 1870 Saturday morning a large
number gathered at The Senior sprin1;
I 10 see the ceremony whereby the Junior
class. after marching from the Hbrarr
headed by the Good Will brass band
and the seniors. the president thereof
carrying the silver cup. were individual
y made seniors. The program follows
! Music-Star Spangled Banner.
Prayer, Gustavus A. Morrison
Music-Junior Glass Song.
Grafton. George Hae1ng. Jr
, Presentation of Cup and Emblem.
Donald Berry
Acceptance of Cup and Emblem.
George Haefing Jr
Music-On the Pine Bordered Banks.
| The ceremony is very impressive
whereby the juniors are changed to sen
| iors. The president of the senior class
| dips the silver cup into the Senior
spring, then pours an oblation, after
which the cup is again filled as each
/ junior comes to the spring. he then
orinks from the cup the process being
continued until each junior has drum,
from the cup, no word being spoken in
! the meantime, the cup being fnall,.
/ passed by the president of the gradual
/ ing class to the president of the new
senior class, who march to the library
/ where the cup is deposited in its case
there to remain until another year has
! gone by and another class is about IN
! graduate.
| On Saturday afternoon the annual bali
game between the Good Will ball team
and a team composed OF Good Will
alumni was played, the former winning
to . in we'll played game.
! On Saturday evening a lawn party
and band concert was given on the lawn
in front OF the Quincy building after
which reception was given to the
alumni and teachers.
After the ball game on Saturday IT.
ernoon the new service flag bearing u
stars was dedicated at the Bancroft.
Foote house, also the flag at Golden
Rule cottage. which bears Il stars, and
later each cottage will obtain one of
these flags, as each cottage has been
the home of some OF the lis bovs pow
serving in the army or navy, who we're
formerly at Good Will
on Sunday afternoon Rev. q w
Hinckley in Moody chapel delivered
most forceful and interesting sermon 10
the graduating class from the text "ye
have been called Every seat in the
church was filed. One knowing NJ
Hinckley always expects a good sermon
nd is never disappointed. but this Vas
probably one of the best he ever de.
!ivered.
The closing religious service -or the
school year was held in Moody chapel
, on Sunday evening. being conducted By
W. P. Hinekley, principal of the Good
; Will high school.
J. Campbell Phillips Of New York CITY.
mn artist of distinction, is.. with Amos
L. Prescott, the guest OF Rev. q. ".