Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-25

INTERESTING HxERcIsEs BY CLASS OF
1918, PARIS HIGH SCHOOL.

INTERESTING HxERcIsEs BY CLASS OF
1918. PARIS HIGH SCHOOL.
For many years the graduation at
Paris High School has been An event oil
interest and importance 10 the people
OF Paris, but never have the exercises
been more smoothly carried out or done
more credit to the school than this year
Friends OF the school, and this includes
OIL oitisens to some extent, were given
additional reason for congratulatipe
themselves upon the work which It d
doing.
Deering Memorial Church was this
year the scene Of the graduating exer-
cises, which were held Thursday even.
ing. Az has been the case In previous
years, the seating capacity of the room,
except that reserved for the school, was
filed before the hour of opening, and
many stood for the privilege of hearing
the exercises.
A section Of the auditorium was re-
served for the three lower classes who
marched In first, with Roy Hammond
and Gustave Porter Of the junior class
acting 90 marshals. The seniors then
marched in marshaled BY Henry Wether-
ell Of the class and took their seats in
che choir. The school board and the
four teachers Of the school, Principal
Chester G. Soule and Assistants Mrs.
Alta Rankin, Mrs. Ethel Scales and Miss
Ethel G. Crockett, occupied seats re-
served for them ut the side. Music for
the exercises was furnished by Shaw's
Orchestra of three pieces.
On the wall back of the platform was
hung the high school service flag with
Its f0rty-eight stars, while the stars and
stripes on Q standard stood at one front
corner of the platform. Back Of the
platform was bank of green, and on it,
In letters in the class colors of old rose
and silver, the class motto, "Not for our
selves alone" Potted plants and bou-
quets of roses and other flowers were
arranged in front Of the platform, and
among them was q standard bearing
the word "Welcome" in the same colors.
Above, on each side of the room, was q
tablet bearing the inscription, "P. q. s.
1915" also in the class cOlors.
After two selections by the orchestra,
and prayer by Rev. D. F. Faulkner. Miss
Ida G. Stiles. the salutatorian, in we'll
chosen words, after defining the mean.
ing of the greetings given by various
peoples, babe those present Welcome
"wellcome."
Under the title, "Womsn in War"
Miss Eva A. Andrews gave a compre-
hensive summary Of the work and the
sacrifices required of women In doing
their part to back up the soldier on the
firing line.
President Wilson's noted war message
was given with good effect by Earle N.
Durham.
Miss Edith NJ. Nevers in her essay
america in War;" gave review of the
cause of the present war as far as
America Is concerned, and what has
been done toward winning it since this
began its active participation.
The class prophecy was given by
Henry Wetherell, who had made q sort
Of magic typewriter produce for him
as to the future of bis
As this is always an inter-
esting feature of the exercises, q brief
summary Of their several fates is here
given:
Willard Curtis was captain in the
navy, in command OF the nations
largest fighting ship.
Eva Andrews was an opera singer, and
one of the country's most talented
Marion Simpson was the teacher of .
score Of dusky children in Cuba.
Ernest Thurlow was an observer for
the United States weather bureau, sta
toned at cabin In the wilderness.
Mary Abbott, well-known writer of
stories for children, was discovered at
circus, standing before the lions cage
tickling the helpless animals nose with
. straw.
Ruth Miller was designer of hats. or
rather "creator of Styles" In q Chicago
establishment.
Gerald Curtis, q movie idol, legitimate
successor of Douglass Fairbanks.
Annie McPhee, after various matri-
monial experiences, was living with her
fifth 'victim" in q beautiful modern
bungalow on California fruit farm.
Edith Nevers, expert aviatress, was .
messenger on an aerial circuit
between Washington and the Great
Lakes.
Harold Campbell conducted an auto
mobile school for girls, attired in an
Immaculate dress suit, freshly manicur-
ID and dolled up each morning.
Ida Stiles had graduated from job as
saleswoman for ladies' cloth
ing house into a store of her own in
Boston.
Annette Austin bad given up school
teaching after trying 1t for . while, and
was q voluminous writer of published
Volumes of poetry.
Florence Leach was settlement
worker In the lower section Of crowded
,ity.
As the last of the prophetic utteranoes,
the roll of the class, Earle
Durham was discovered in the halls OF
speaking In behalf of woman
suffrage.
"Self Education" an essay delivered
By Miss Marion Simpson, was an appeal
Tor intellectual culture of the individual
through all available means.
"God be with our boys tonight" was
sung BY Miss Eva Andrews with much
feeling and good effect.
The class poem BY Miss Annette L.
Austin was entitled Morale" and was
IN substance discussion and exposition
If the true meaning Of that term.
The presentation Of gifts to the class
by Miss Mary E. Abbott was also In
verse, and some good-natured hits were
made, and in pleasing form. The
,ignificance of the gifts could not be
Iully appreciated by the reader unless
he full text of the presentation was
given. :,
Miss Annie n. MoPhee spoke the
farewell word in valedictory pleasing