Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-16

strenuous students of Dickens so it
was entirely appropriate when their
desire for a place on the commence
ment program was granted that they
should give a recital from Dickens
At the beginning of the term the pre-
! liminaries were held when every
member of the class competed. Six
were selected for the finals and the
following program was presented:
A RECITAL FROM DICKENS
| Music
| Prayer
| Music
Mr. Wrinkle on the Ice,
Harriet EStellc ToWlc
| Sidney Carton and the Little Seam
! stress.
| Louise Estelle Upham
Sam Weller's Valentine.
Florence Edna Fuller
Oliver Twist Asks for More.
Donald Allan Carter
The Death of Little Nell
Beatrice Lena Freeman
Mr. Pickwick and Mrs. Bardell.
Barbara Virginia Barr
Benediction
| Music
| After the program the entire
Sophomore class and their devoted
class teacher, Miss Clifford, enjoyed a
strawberry shortcake festival.
Tuesday evening at o'clock the
Juniors held forth in the gymnasium.
! The decorations were cleverly done in
the class colors of green and gold.
| The program was delightful musical
one composed of selections by the
! girls glee club and the school orches-
! ira. Barbara Barr gave an entertain
ing reading that called forth prolong
ed applause. After the program the
young people enjoyed happy social
hour. The school orchestra provided
music for the marches and games.
Refreshments were served. Only
about a hundred were present on
account of the semi quarantine I'M
der which all the exercises are being
held but the students declared it
| the best social of the year.
| The graduating exercises of the
class of 1921 were held in Sophia Bal
ley Memorial chapel at 1915 A. NJ.
| Wednesday. The decorations were
| SIMPLE but artistic. Each speaker had
chosen some subject which related to
America and the program was ac-
cordingly a patriotic one. The ad-
dresses were both instructive and in
! tereSting. After the valedictory, Wal
ter Sinim stepped to the platform and
presented the class gift to the school
in dignified and clever manner. Prin-
cipal Owen accepted the gift with a
touch of wit that was pleasant. This
! year the seniors departed from the
old custom of giving pictures and
statues and have presented the school
with two beautiful wrought iron ped
estals and globes for lights at the
front entrance. Principal Owen then
addressed the class and presented the
| diplomas. The award of prizes then
followed. The two 500 Colby schol-
arship prizes were awarded to Elmer
: Taylor, 81, of Winthrop. Me-, and to
Dorothy Clifford, '21, of Dartmouth,
Mass. The Willis H. White English
prize Of $40 for the best senior essay
was won by Dorothy Clifford. The
Helen Lamb prize offered for the first
time this year was awarded to Phyllis
/ Murphy, '21, and covers all the ex~
penseS of a secretarial course in Miss
Lambs business school of Brooklyn,
N. Y. The Mabel Page scholarship
prize for the student attaining the
highest average rank for the entire
year was divided between Eeatrice
, Freeman, '23. of Sidney. and Greta
/ Thompson, "a, of Standish. Honor
able mention was made of Barbara
Barr Of Norwood, Mass, who. enrolled
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( exceptionally high grades. The Brown
Freshman English prize was awarded
| Carleton Decatur of Mattapan. Mass.
The first prize in the Redington prize
reading was awarded to Olive Fowler.
'22, of Vassalboro. and the second
prize to Nellura Jacobs. 20, of Vas-
salboro. Honor books for students
who had maintained throughout the
year an average of at least 80 in every
subject and who had never in single