Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-15
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Graduating Exercises of Ninth
Grade Exceptionally Pleas
ing-H. & w. Pupils Give
Program of Interest

Program of Interest
The graduating exercises Of the 9th
grade OF Grammar school were held
Thursday evening at the Congrega
tional church and was exceptionally
pleasing in every particular. The
church was we'll filled and the appre
citation by the audience was evident in
the generous applause given each
number on the program. The deco
rations We're flowers and the stars and
stripes. On the side was suspended
the class motto BE not simply good.
Be good for something" Seated on
the platform was Supt. G.. A. Grant,
members of the school board, Percy
NJ Cram, Frank A. Smiley and John
II. Bailey and Supt. elect, George L.
Paine The class numbering 10 was
marshaled in by the president, Miss
Marguerite CuShman, whose baton
was wound with the class colors gar
net and silver gray. The elias flower
was red rose. The march was rem
dered by Miss Julia Patterson. Music
was furnished by the High school or
chestra. The following is the pro
gam:
Music; Prayer. Mr.. George Paine;
Music; In the Midst of Them (MerrilD
Marguerite Cushman; Keep on Just
the Same Foss), Eva Higgins; Aunt
Doleful's Philosophy Dallasl, Ilene
Marcoux; Why We are Fighting Ger
many Hane), Alexander Baird; Nocol
Solo, Laura Roy; Our Duty to Our
Flag (Guest, Louise Richards; The
Shaving of Jocob Fossl, Celia Tobey:
Uncle Sans Wards Help, Too (Wil-
SOM, John Burgess; The Rocky Noun
tain knitters (Blakey), Florence Nor
ton: How Abraham Lincoln Helped
| (Marsm, Doris Garland; Music Or
chestpa The Awakening Of Uncle
| Sam. Foss), John Salmond; The Sol
dier's Cradle Hymn, (McGuire). Lola
Garland; Grandma's End of the Ice
! Cream DonnelD, Genevieve Coates;
! Strike Through the Knot (Anon),
| Herbert Howard: Vocal Solo, Leon
Gagne; Gettysburg Speech nincoln)
/ Gordon Hapworth; The Unfurling Of
! the Flag (Sears), Stella Roderick; The
/ Spoopendykes, (Anon), Samuel Clark;
/ Prior to Miss Bellies Appearance, (R1-
! ley), Grace MarcouX: Presentation OF
Diplomas by F. NJ. Cram; Singing of
/ Glass ode: Music, Orchestra.
/ The class ode was composed by Miss
Julia Patterson the teacher Of music.
Members-Alexande BalfOur Baird,
John Burgess, Marguerite Hope Cush-
man. Samuel Clark, Jr., GeneNleNe
/ Lillian Coates, Lola Lucretia Garland,
Doris Althea Garland, Leone Helen
| Gagno. Horace Herbert Howard, Cor
don Edwin Hapworth, Eva May HiS-
gins. Ilene Cecilia Marcoux, Grace Sa-
die Marcoux. Florence Louise Nor
ton, Mary Louise Richards, Laura
Marie Roy, Stella Mildred Roderick,
! John Alexander Salmond, Celia Esther
| Tobey.
officers, President. Marguerite Cush-
man: Vice President, Ilene MarcouN
Secretary, Samuel Clark; Treasurer,
John Salmond.
! A pleasing entertainment was given
/ Thursday evening by the pupils of the
Hollinpsworth g. Whitney school at the
/ school building. 1t was largely attende
! by the parents and friends of the chl!-
dren. The decorations were fags and
! bououets of flowers. The program: Flag
! salute and star Spangled Banner
/ sung; Rotations were given by Carl
Ester Merton j. and Clarence Hap
worth. Lawrence Chapman, Frieda
Levy. Theodore Conant, George Wales,
Fred Gooch, Edgar Poulin. Hattie
I Witham. Walter Glidden. Earle Hap
worth Louise Murray, Thelma Weed
| EvaneeIine Bulgar, Asher Bowen, Nan
I
by Hardest Charity, Doris Totman'
Evelyn Rollins, Gladys Gooch; dialogue
nv four girls and two boys; dialogue by
! three girls; dialogue by two boys and
two girls: song, Brother Robin" by
the school: song by four girls: song by
Mary Paul Robarge; song by four boys