Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-06-24

tion. Music was furnished by an orches-
ira of eight pieces, under the lead OF
Frank Kimball of Norway, with q violin
and clarinet duet by Miss Grace Dean
and Mr.. Dumas, and baritone solos by
Mr.. F. A. Clough of Lewiston.
At the hour for opening the lower
classes of the school marched in to music
by the orchestra and took seats reserved
at the right of the auditorium. The
seniors, with Gustave Porter as marshal,
marched in and took seats at the front,
at the side of the platform. The pro.
gram was we'll carried out, and all the
speakers received merited applause.
"The Tournament" by the saluts.
torian, Miss 1. Doris Kerr, was o we'll
written allegory Of contest in which
Youth in armor triumphed over
Wealth, Pride, Jealousy, and other
rivals, even Accomplishment. This
served as an apt introduction to the
salutatory in which friends, alumni,
teachers and school board, classmates
and schoolmates were greeted.
"War Poets" by Miss Marion G. Hollis
was review of some Of the most noted
OF the poems which the great war has
produced, with "In Flanders Fields" as
fitting close.
Frank F. Mckinley of the class, who
was to have delivered an essay on "Avia-
tion," was not present at the exercises,
having already left town to take q vaca.
tion job.
In the archaic praseology of the King
James Old Testament Miss Louise
Powers, the class historian, gave inter.
esting, amusing and entertaining facts
and incidents in the four years course
of the class.
"a Plea for the League of Nations"
by Burton K. Clifford, was dispassion-
ate appeal for non.partisan action in the
adoption of the league plan as the great.
est security against war which the world
can have.
The class will, by Miss Doris s. Cole,
and personal interest, and was highly
entertaining especially to the members
of the school but as we'll to all others.
In conclusion, "Last of all, we leave, as
q special heritage to the school, the
golden hours which we have wasted.
Much as we have enjoyed their misuse,
we give them to you in the trust of Mr..
Haggerty."
Robert s. Dennison was excused from
giving bis essay, "Phenix Arises"
The prophecy, always q taking feature
of the class exercises, was by William
Gustave Porter. A friendly spirit grant
ed to him a week of the year 1889, and
in bis travels by airplane and otherwise
he met or heard from bis old classmates.
A brief summary of their fates is:
Robert Dennison was manager of the
Crystal Palace, the best hotel In New
York city, and the author of q much
read book on "The Key to Business Sue.
cess; or How to Avoid Your Creditors"
Beryl Silver had achieved a great sue.
cess on the stage as Theresa Bancroft,
the actress, had captured the hearts of
all theatre-goers and incidentally hus-
band and three million dollars.
Lois Curtis was matron of large
sanatorium on Paris Hill for the treat
ment of those suffering from sentimental
diseases Of the heart.
Burton Clifford, pastor of the First
NJ. E. Church, in the greatly enlarged
city of South Paris, was introducing
to an imposing audience az the speaker
of the evening Professor Frank F. Nc
Ginley of New York, noted orator.
Doris Cole had entered politics i'm
mediately upon the advent of woman
suffrage, and was occupying a seat In the
senate. She was being urged to be
candidate for president, especially on the
ground that 1t was through her efforts
that the national prohibition acts bad
been passed, forbidding the sale Of cigar.
cites and chewing gum.
Louise Powers bad been missionary
In Africa, and had brought home four
African boys of assorted sizes whom she
had adopted.
Marion Hollis had declared that men
were of no use, and had devoted herself
to writing books, from the sale Of which
she had an enormous income.
Bernice Simpson had won renown as q
lecturer by her rapid-ire line of talk,
and was also one Of the great naturalists
of the day, with scientific discoveries to
her credit.
Doris Kerr had become q famous
| lcCtuICiS obo ouhhoSiots oho
after being largely instrumental In secur-
ing equal rights for the women Of the
United States, had gone to the Orient
to help uplift downtrodden women there.
Her career bad proved fatal, for she had
married and was the mother Of five chill
dren.
Lillian Judkins had accepted the posi-
tion of girls athletic coach at P. 81. s.,
but later erected an enormous school on
the crest of Turkey Ridge, known as
the Judkins Physical Culture School, to
which women came from all over the
country to learn to rule the home, and
even by correspondence course she
guaranteed to make a woman able, In
three weeks intense training, to "sub-
due the most ferocious husband"
Of course the prophet was called back
to the present just az his own fate was
about to be revealed.