Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-25
BATES CLASS DAY
EXERCISES FOLLOWED
BY GREEK DRAMA

By CHEEK DRAMA
lewiston. Me-. July A.-Tuesday was
busy day on the Bates college campus
and saw the annual SD commencement
in full swing. The day was distinctly
a day for the class and things were
quite active from the time the Class
day. exercises took place until the an.
nual Greek play by the senior class was
concluded.
At O'Clock the class, led by the
marshal. William F. Lawrence Of Leo
rrinster. Mass. made a professional to
the steps Of Hathorn hall. where the
usual Glass day exercises were held.
Prayer was offered by the class chap
lain. Edward H. Brewster of Auburn.
Then came response. The grafton
ives then delivered by Edwin NJ. Purin-
ton Of Lewiston. Hazel E. Hutchins of
Portland read the Class day poem. The
class history was written by Gladys
E. Holmes Of wolfboro. n H. Cecil
T. Holmes Of Sangerville gave the ad-
dress to undergraduates and the ad.
dress to halls and campus was deliv-
cred by Harold L. Stillman of Saco.
Helen c. Tracy Of Lewiston gave the
prophecy for the women and Charles
r. Thibadeau for the men. Raymond
w. Biatsdell Of Franklin delivered the
farewell address. which was followed
by the singing of the class ode by Ma.
rion c. Dunnells of Cornish. The pro-
gram was concluded here by the pine
grafton. delivered by John H. Powers
Of Machias.
After this part Of the program was
finished the class assembled in a eroun
and paraded around the campus to pav
honor to the halls and dormitories py
cheers.
The annual Greek play and the illu.
mlnat.on of the campus were present I'd
to large throng. sophocles Antigoae
vas the play offered by the class. which
staged the performance on the steps
IN front Of coram library.
The cast Of the play was az follows:
Prologue; Charles L. Southey of Riv.
erton. r. l.: Antigone. Helen c. Tracy
OF Lewiston; Ismene. sister Of Antieone.
wary L. Newcomer Of Harpers Ferry,
w. Va; Creon. king of Thebes, Ralph
r. Coates Of Easthampton, Mass: a
Waterman, Clinton A. Drury of East
Haverhill. y. H.: Haeman, son Of
ereon. oetrothed to Antigone. Charles
X. Thibadeau Of North Attleboro, Mass. !:
Iiresias, the blind prophet, Cecil T.
ao'mes OF Sanserville; a messenger.
WIN. F. Lawrence of Leominster. Mass. ::
Eurydice. tie wife Of Creon, EVELYN
Varney Of Dover. n. H.; second mes
senger. Edwin NJ. Purinton of Lewis.
ton; boy guide of Tiresias, Dorothy C.
Haskell Of Lynn. Macs.
The men who constitute the chor.
US are Reginald M. Schaef Of Lewis
ton. leader: Raleigh Beeber Of Lee:
fred Holmes Of Center Barnstead-
N. H.; Horace Boutelle Of Amherst.
n. H.; Harold L. Stillman of Saco:
FRANK G. Stone Of Lisbon Falls:
James H. Sullivan Of Houlton: Her.
man A. Bryant Of South Paris: VII.
liam J. Conner Of Lewiston. The
women in the chorus are Leonor.
Hodsdon OF Orland: Anne M. Chap.
peile OF Saco: Ada Haskell. Of An
burn; Mary Hodgdon Of Rochester.
N. H.; Marion Lewis Of South East
on, Mass: Carrie M. Place Of FAN
River. Mass: Carolyn Tarbell Of
South Lyndeboro, N. H.; 1zetta R.
Wolfe Of Gloucester. Mass; Arlene
farnham Of Auburn: Cecilia Chris
Hansen Of Bangor: Barbara Mars
ton OF Auburn; Lillian fash Of Lew.
'ston: Ida Millay Of Bowdoinham.
Attendants on Green: Stanley
Ryerson Of Auburn: Stephen Gould
OF Rockland; Sanford L. Swasev Of
Lincoln; Chas. E. Packard of Car
mel; Albert c. Adam Of Hanover
Germany: David Y. Alkazin Of Old
Orchard.
Attendants on Eurydice: GLADYS
=. Holmes Of Wolfboro, n. H.: Lila
Foul OF Auburn: Ernestine B.
Wright Of Gardiner.
Attendants on Ismene: Marion
DuBourdieu Of Dexter: Doris Shap-
leigh OF East Rochester, N. H.
Darcers: Alma S. Blaisdell Of
Lewiston: Marion c. Dunnells Of
Cornish; Dorothy c. Haskell of Lynn.
Mass; Margaret Jordon of Auburn:
vera L. Milliken Of Lewiston:
Blanche Smith Of Springvale; Vida
Stevens Of Stoneham. Mass; Cath
crime L. Woodbury. Of woodfords.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN