The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27

not one hitch In the long program
EVERY word was distinctly uttered and
heard in the remotest corners of the
large house. The essays of the Sen.
Tors indicated study and ability above
the average, were pleasingly delivered
and the appearance Of the speaker
upon the platform was marked BY
modesty and self possession. AS the
young lady graduate left the platform
she was the recipient OF several beau.
tiful bouquets. Order of exercises
Tuesday evening. June 8th, 1880, class
of 'S1-Music; prayer: Death of Abra-
ham Lincoln, Oh. w. Beecher), Harry
o. Barrett; How He Saved St Mi
chael, Mary Smith; Loss of the Attic,
! fBeecher), Oscar L. Buzzell; quartet,
Messrs, Bacon, Plummer, Webb and
Smiley; The Lions Bride (From the
Germany, Gala B. Ford; The Last
Banquet, (Renard), Frank C. Morrill,;
Miss Maloney on the Chinese Cues
ton (Dodge), Annie Robinson; mu-
sic: Jeptha's Daughter IN. P. Wills),
Luise M. Stinchfield; Heroes of the
land of Penn, George Lippard). For
rest Goodwin; Homeward Bound CA.
e. Proctor), Nettie M. SANFORD; quar-
tette. Mrs. Haynes, Mrs. Lambert,
Miss Stinchfield, Mrs Thyng; The
Leak in the Dyke, phoebe Cary Nell
lie M. Gushing; The Greenwood SHIFT,
IA. & c. Couthby), minnie Sullivan;
King Robert of Sicily III. w. Long
fellow, Edward Fuller; music; bene-
diction: music. Excused. Order OF
the exercises Of the graduating class
Wednesday evening, June 8, 1880
Prayer; piano solo, Miss Kate L.
Eaton; Long Day Closes (Sullivan),
Weber Quartette; Grafton. Our Fears
and Our Hopes, Fred Thomas Tilton;
Grafton, The Power of Habit, 'Charles
Frank Ward; song, Esmeralda CIV. C.
Levey), Mrs. c. F. Haynes; Vocal
March (Beeker), Weber Quartette;
essay, Festinamus Lenter, Eda kezia
Smith; In Absence (Buck). Weber
Quartette; song, L'Estase, Mrs. c. F.
Haynes; Grafton, The Influence Of
Novel Reading, Edwin Walter Leavitt;
Waltz (VogeD Weber Quartette; pre-
sentation of diplomas. Excused The
| decorations were beautiful and appro-
pirate. Two large flags were draped.
one over the organ filling the large
arch, the other in front of the gallery,
both caught up by festoons and en-
blems OF evergreen and flowers. while
the handsome flags belonging to our
military companies were gracefully
despOnsed at each side of the arch,
and quantities of small ones artist
cally grouped at various points. The
chandelier was tastefully trimmed
with vines and small flags, which was
an improvement upon the heavier
trimming of former years. The
ladies We'd with each other In mani
Testing their interest by contributions
of cut flowers and plants In pots. A
handsome floral horseshoe Of scarlet
geraniums, made and presented by
Miss Allen, the first assistant In the
school, was on Tuesday evening sus-
pended by an invisible wire from the
center of the arch above the heads
of the speakers, and had a very pleas
ing and encouraging effect as being
the emblem of good luck. A large
cross covered with purple fleur do
lis against white background at the
back of the platform represented the
class color of 81. Wednesday even
Ing the class color Of 20 Was w.
fed by a cross covered with DeauIi-
full cream colored flowers against a
background of large ferns, and there
were handsome additions of fresh
flowers which we're arranged to repre-
sent banks of floral beauty. Instead
of the horseshoe of the previous even
ing q basket of flowers and dropping
vines was suspended from the arch.
To crown the whole the motto of the
graduating class "Festinamus Lente"
in handsome gold letters was placed
upon an evergreen arch at the back
of the stage, which had the appear
ance of springing from bank Of flow
ers. Too much cannot be said in
commentator of those ladies and
gentlemen who gave their time and
exercised their taste in the harmon
ious arrangement of the decorations
Music-Tuesday evening the orches-
ira under the leadership of Mr.. Fales
of Waterville, rendered several very
pleasing and acceptable selections as
we had every reason to expect from
the efficiency of the directors. The
vocal part of the music as rendered
by the amateur quartette of Skowhe
gan was very fine. The quartette OF
ladies with Mrs. c. F. Haynes as lead
ing soprano sang sweetly, the voices
harmonizing perfectly. The quartet
of gentlemen sang their parts equally
we'll as the ladies', which is sufficient
commentator to satisfy the most ex-
acting. On Wednesday evening
plano solo was finely played by Miss
Kate Eaton. followed with song by
the Weber quartet OF Colby Univer-
sity. Later, the beautiful song "Es-
meralda" was given by Mrs. Haynes
In her usual graceful and artistic
manner. In response to an encore
she sang 1.-THE Cows Are in the Corn"
Still later the Weber quartet gave
two hne songs. the vocal March"
calling for an encore. Mrs. Haynes
sang IL Estasi" IN the pure voice and
Characteristic perfection Of enuncia
ton for which she Is justly remark
able. She may truly be called the
Nightingale of the East The waltz
song by the Weber quartette was
very very fine and closed with an ap-
propriate good night. The Presenta-
ton Of Diplomas to the graduates was
accompanied by few we'll chosen
words Of admonition from Mr.. Tay-
lor and with a heartfelt God Bless
You" he dismissed them. He said
his relations with this class had al
ways been Of the pleasantest, and
they left school without an enemy, but
with many friends. After the close
of the exercises the Association of the
Alumni from the classes of rs, IT, rs
70 and 80 with invited guests spent
pleasant hour or two renewing &C
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