Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-06-08

Education" His work was splendid
and was exceedingly well presented.
Alice Gladys Cole gave the class
prophecy in delightful manner. Her
story of future ways was most anus
| ing and protrayed the characteristics
| OF her classmates to the evident en-
| joyment of all. Her work was excel
| lent also.
| Iva a. Watson gave a remarkable
presentation of the class history from
| the entrance of the best class ever"
down to its graduation. Her remin-
| iscences were laudable and extremely
! well displayed.
| The address to the undergraduates
was presented by Charles Henry
| O'Brien and in this role the young
man did himself proud, and the
thoughts presented were fine and
| We're most favorably commented
upon.
| Miss Margaret Lewia was right at
| home in the presentation of gifts.
/ Miss Lewia had something for every
one and a moral to so along with it.
She has broad sense of humor
which was most intelligently display
ed at this time. At the close of her
talk she was most warmly applauded.
| Selden j. Pearce gave a splendid
essay on THE Wireless Telephone"
His work showed much thought and
deep study Of the subject, and was
creditably given.
The valedictory was given by Miss
Edith Alma Perkins Miss Perkins
IN her chara acteristically sweet man
ner. called the attention of the class
to lifes future and with considerable
feeling, said the words that marked
the close Of school life at Hallowell
High.
Following Miss Perkins, Superin-
tendent of Schools ". +. Packard
made the presentation Of diplomas,
giving a few chosen words Of advice
to the class and expressing his good
wiHhes for q prosperous and happy
future.
The exercises wound up by the
| singing of the class ode, which was
written by Miss Lucille Ellie Morse.
City hall was very prettily decorat :
cd in the class colors Of blue and
gold against background of ever
! green cedar.
| The class roster was as follows:
Members of Class of 1922-Doris
Ellen Batchelder. Alice Gladys Cole
Florence NJ. Hamm, Margaret s
Lewia. Carlton Lester Lothrop. Ev-
elyn Lauretta Macdonald. Gertrude
Hilda Mersereau, Lucille F,ffie Morse
Charles Henry OBrien, Selden ia
quith pearce, Edith Alma Perkins
Frances Grace Rutter, Kathryn Elm
or Small, Iva a. Watson, Laurence
james Woodside.
Class Ofticers-President, Charles
Henry OBricu; vice president Edith
Alma Perkins; secretary, Laurence
James Woodside; treasurer, Iva A
Waston.
The Evening Reception
In the evening at City hail the
. Juniors rendered the annual reception
10 the graduates. For an hour the
members of the class stood in line
headed by the faculty Of the school
land received their parents ant
friends. In the receiving line besides
the class We're superintendent OF
Schools and Mrs. Packard, Principa
John Carver, Assistant Principal
Miss Jessica J. Haskell. Miss Heller
RUSSELL, Miss Ethel Rice and Miss
Irene Robinson. Many Of the young
ladies carried bouquets Of flowers
but they were attired in pretty
, dresses of white simplicity prcdom-
mating. The members Of the Junior
class Gated as ushers.
: Following hte reception, the re-
mainder of the evening was silver
over to dancing, with music being
furnished by the Smith orchestra
from Augusta.
The exercises both afternoon anC
evening proved TO be most excellent
and the occasion was admitted L
have been one of the prettiest figl
school graduatiOns held here il
years.