Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-17
Brilliant and Inspiring Scene at City
Hall When Class Of 1920 Hold Grad
uation Exercises--Coveted Diplomas
Received by 80 as Reward for Four
Years Work All Maine Program
Features Senior Parts

The fifty young men and women
who received their diplomas from
Cony High school Wednesday eve
ming chose an all Maine program for
their graduation exercises They
went into history. they C1ose from
current happenings and develop
nenLs, they just opened their eyes
ana looked about them, and every
where they found things uf interest
fame and lasting achievement III
Maine. These boys and girls of the
Cony class OF 1870 cannot be found
lacking in LOYALTY ano appreciation Of
their home Stare
The graduation exercises took place
in City han which was comfortably
filled with schoolma1es. parents and
friends Of the graduates The Cony
calors. red and white. were Lastefulit
introduced II decorative effect and
the stage was drHped with The Am
erican flag and Maine centennial ban
ners, while the class numerals We're
prominently displayed a1 the front Of
the platform. The class was mar
shaIled 70 their seats on the stage by
Norton Hi Plummsr, the class Bresl-
dent. On the stage were also Frin-
cipaI Fred J. Nash OF Cony High
School. DR. ". :. Thompson. chair
man Of the board OF education. and
Rev. W J. Layton VINO offered pray
er.
The first class speaker was Miss
Louise D. Fifieid who won second
aE.sa~~ xkF9
the purpose Of the graduation pro-
gram 10 give some IDEAS thHt are not
perhaps OF general knowledge con-
cerufflg the State Of Maine, and as
her own contribution told several in
teresting facts Of Malne7s early his
tori. She pointed out that Names
mart in the early colonization AND de-
velpprnen4 of the nation Was far
greater than is commonly known
The shpres of Maine were very early
visited by povaEers and the first New
ENGLAND settlement was al Popharn
long before the Pilgrims came TO
Plymouth For wears before the Rev
oIuriun Maine was the buffer Between
the other English colonies end the
French and Indians of Canada
Miss Gladys A Stevens chose for
her s,,pject the colleges Of Maine She
asserted that Maine has provided
most excellent plant and good facili- /
ties for the education Of lisr children.
and spoke especially Of the State UNI /
versity and it's courses af rural AND
AGRICULTURAL instruction She gave
brief histories Of Bates, Colby and I
Howfiuin and mentioned some of the
graduates of each who have brought I
fame No themselves and tia State mt /
sorgetrinr the part played by the col- /
lere men IN the World NRr she
closed ne raddress with an appro1ri-
ate appeal 10 her classmates 70 take
advantage of their college 0pportuui-
eisA
A plessing variation in the program
wss the vocal solos of Miss Barbara
F-ube-ger, a talented member OF me
cIsss. She sang q sweet little song,
.sL.cve,s in Ny Heart" and responded
gracefully 10 an encore
yhs ,,rufessipnal women Of Maine
vere enumerated by Miss Irene l.
f=cofsricn. EVERY civilized nation
owes much TO its women and Maine Is
especiaIly fortunate IN the number OF
,er famous daughters" she said She
mentioned women VINO have become
noted in many lines Of activity inciun-
inn WRITER'S musicians, artists a
preacter. remurner. poets ana {
ur.rua iornas She also mentioned
some who are giving promise NJ be
canning as famous as their elder sig
.srs vino hzve won their places. and
exuressed rhe prophecy that there
may be some gtra in the class or 1920 {
vboss name viii some day be on the
roll Of fAVA
Addison stiles presented q nne ao-
areas on tile sub3sct OF Maines waier
uuver development. No district IN
fhe world has mure water power re-
thsn MRine," he said and as
u,rtcd thst the conditions which pro-
vide that power point to unlimited
ucver forgiven, He traced the history
N fbe use of wster in the State for
Industrial purposes from the days
~hsn II ran only sawmills and griEt
mills 10 the present universally OF
nvfaro-elecrrie power. and looked into
th~ future where he saw Maine berDm-
rr the leading manufacturing State