Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-16

ilt StI4ICl NiiSS VI 1CiIS III > II
school held its class banquet last eve
ming at tho private dining room Of tho
Augusta House. 1t was brilliant at
fair and one that should be rcmcm-
bered for all time by the students
and their guests who attended. The
hall was pretti!y decorated with the
Red and White banners of Cony. with
ual table about which the guests were
seated. The high school orchestra pro-
vidcd music for singing and the spirit
of youth and enthusiasm marked tho
entire evening.
Following a delicious dinner, Syl-
vester Poor, president Of the class Of
1922. introduced Williams Gc;chcl Az
the POSTMASTER of the evening. 1t was
4 happy choice, for the lattcr's witty
remarks and bright rcpartce added
much to the success of the gathering.
The speaking program was opened
by few humorous remarks by Syl-
vester Poor. who was followed by Miss
Eleanor Nelson. who read the class
history as follows:
Glass History
The day was warm and pleasant. The
sun Shone i'll q cloudlcss sky. Vt the
top of Conv hin in Aucusta. Noi,c
stood n large lrirlz buiIding If VA
the high school, \ long walk led
through = precn avn 70 tho front on
trance. an arrhcd entrance of rcd
brick ordinary enough in an rcsnccts
bur ono In Inc crutar dircct1v over
The doorway. Wa = nucor carved head
not a human mead nor yct the head of
an animal rancifuI rrcatu~, = car
go,.re ont Of the naet T5oro bo rested
eycs ono, yatc},tor, inst as no had
rested watrhirr since me school VA
founded long ago
A rnsb of fc,,t was hoard Tho door
onened and crowd of lows ana girls
came ont and etartnd down thn walk
Tho gargo,,1o know tbor, ou--thoro
,,.oro SIN. ord Do,, ,,d c:1.a,.s ,ra Dot
and lack and Bil AND I,ouiee ard
Katherine and many many moro tina
eorroyle couId rc,ncrher whom thov
frc+ bod ontorod bicb erboo1 ti,,i,,
rrirhtoncd freshmen He had always
liked thig class and watched thcm
tbronob tho earo,I wifi, ~ oxtraordi-
nary interest fo,. il was an ola story
20 tho oaroo,.., who l,,5 sor, MANY
many c)asso; ct.duatc.
yos he remembered tba year in
v.hicb t,,fe n1aes ontere1 1otS Nod bocn
an csnccia11, i,.crreti,g. ono fn, t',r,,
=. now ,rincipal Ind como To Cony. .'hc
Cargoylc had wondered whether this
nrinctpal. Mr.. Frederick !. Nash, was
successful or rot and so ho had lis
tened carefully to the conversation OF
the students at recess and before and
after school. From those conversations
he had learned to know and love the
class of 1892 and he had watched with
interest each step IN its history.
First, of course, they had been
frightened and were studious. Then
their conversation was all on the aw-
full subject Of lessons ana Mr.. Nash
Then the football season began and
they had their first taste of the real
Cony athletic spirit and Coach Thomp-
son. Then, fun of excitement. and tho
gargoyle laughed to himself as he
thought of the many classes who had
all experienced this same excitement,
they had prepared for their part in
their first great Chizzle While. Of
course their part was only a booth,
but they made a success Of it, Sylves-
ter Poor was chairman of the booth
committee
This Sylvester Poor must be pop
ular man, the gargo%le had thought
for about this time the class had Or
eanized, eiccting sylvester Poor, pres
idcnt: Richard Boyd, vice president;
Virginia Hall, secretary, and Dorothy
Glddlngs' treasurer
All TINS WINE tohN hdd peeh 'ai y,
ing on very Suc'cSSlul 'aShtI""Al
season IN lact hao become '9tate
champions ana 'he SaIsoHie reiii"ei
mat thls team was inspiring an iilei :
est IN and fondhesS 1or a'hIetlcs ana
good spirit that the class would never
forget.
The next thing that flled the MINDS
and the conversation OF the class OF
= was the FRESHMEN presentation.
Alter thucn otLl'ei" ION . ~ lue =,
h'iiroin ny o. N'"'','''' '''' ne 'l''1N
pE 'ac''if'al WIS cf'os'h l"t '''e pres
ehl"tioii gu. iiic ~ - t,"ii
cIS were MURRAY l>'n.ls'l'' N'iauS ;
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