The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-07-07

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his vacation with his sister. Mrs. FL
la Russell and brother NJ. ]. Hight.
Mrs. Lizzie Curtis is visiting with
friends. Mrs. Curtis has been living
for some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Curtis of Bingham.
Miss Lillian A. Shepard, a former
teacher in town but now teacher in
Aroostook, is spending few days
with friends before going to West
Boothbay where she is engaged by
the Misses Florence and Mabel Pool
er for the month Of July.
Mr.. and Mrs Ned Bowers AID lit
tie daughter Helen recently enjoyed
a short visit from Mr.. Bowers faith
er, who lives at Detroit, Mich. The
gentleman was entertained at the
pleasant farm home of Mr. and Mrs
G. L. Austin.
GRADUATION
The graduating exercises OF the
class Of u of S. A. occurred last
Friday evening at Wesserunsett Hall.
As on any former occasions friends
and relatives of the class filled the
hall to its utmost capacity. The plat
form, when the curtain was raised,
revealed a rose arbor or garden. The
colOrs of the class, red and white.
were carried out by white lattice
work interviewer with green branches
and hundreds of red roses. arranged
upon the sides of the stage and form
ing a bower at the rear where
couch was partly concealed. The class
motto, Not Evening but Dawn" was
dainty arranged with lattice-like
effect over the front of the platform.
Immediately with the raising of the
curtain. Miss Florence Sanders took
her place at the piano and the class
led by their marshal, Everett Tufts,
marched from the ante-rooms to the
stage, where through open gates they
ascended the steps and were escort
ed 10 their places upon the stage. At
about this time the audience discov-
cred that the partly concealed couch
was being occupied by member OF
the class, Miss Thelma Cook, who is
at present an invalid. The following
Is the program. Music: Prayer; Mu
sic: Salutatory, The Evolution Of Mu
sic l.. Violet Allan; Essay, The Great
ness Of Francis f. willard, Fern A.
Dennis: Music; Glass History, n. Mil
dred Russell; Essay, The Mission OF
Great Leaders, Lurline M. Small;
Glass Prophecy, Annie A. French;
Music; Presentation of Gifts and
Glass Will, Mary G. Russell. Valedic
tory, Eleanor T. Williams; MUSIC;
Presentation of Diplomas and award
ing the Alumni Prizes. The essays
were we'll written and showed with
out exception that they have received
much time and thought. The class
parts, as usual held the interest of
all and contained many suggestions
for pleasant memories fro the Salu-
tatorion's sincere wecoe to the ten
der and effective parting of the Val
edictOrion's w. n. Sanders as a mem
Der of the Board of Trustees present
ed the Diplomas with a few well
chosen remarks and also the Alumni
Prizes The students who received
diplomas besides those whose names
appear upon the program are Helen
Burrill Donahue, Byron Newton Wes-
ton, and Everett Blynn Tufts. Miss
Thelma Cook was presented with
diploma for IA years covering the
time until she was obliged to leave
school. She was also presented Thy
the class with a bouquet of red roses
and a purse containing fifty dollars,
but the presentation was not formal
one. The prizes given by the alumni
were as follows: Freshman Glass for
excellence in rank: 1st prize. Miss
Velma Savage. $500: End prize. Ho-
ward Cook, $500. Sophomore Glass,
for excellence in public defamation,
1st prize, Roy Davis $500: End prize,
Miss Marion Taylor, $3G0. Junior
Glass, for excellence in English. LIST
prize, Miss Ruth Jones, $500; End
prize, Miss Jennie Taylor, $500. The
Senior class was unable to compete
for the senior prize owing to the need
of more help during the first OF the
year. Abbott J. Kendall with a picked
number of musicians furnished ideal
music for the occasion while the ten
der invocation was made by Mrs. Hol-
man. The evening was one or pleas
ure to all and many congratulations
and expressions of appreciation are
extended to those who labored so
make this years graduation sue
cess. Among other former graduates
who were present at this time were
Albert Brayton of Pennsylvania and
Victor Dysart who came from Wash
ington, d. c., to be present.
The change in stage driver went
into effect July 1. Roy Hurd is the
new driver.
Miss Edna Johnson of Buffalo, N.
Y. was in town few days last week
visiting her parents Rev. and Mrs. B.
II. Johnson. For several years Miss
Johnson has been a pupil of cele-
brated piano teacher and on June 4,
her pupils gave a piano recital at
at the Delaware Avenue Baptist
in the city of Buffalo. Miss Johnson
has gone to Wayne, Me, where she
will remain for the summer with
friends. Another daughter Mrs. Nell
son Dyer of Portland is spending sew
eral weeks at the family home. She
is accompanied by her young son.
Both ladies were privileged to attend
the first graduating exercises of the
Somerset Academy since they were
students there.
Stanley |. French has resigned as
principal of the Academy, but he and