Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-09
OAKLAND

Al the NOrCn primary SCnOOl on
Fairfield street, with Miss Miriam
Smith, teacher, the second and
third grades of the public school
gave a very pleasing entertainment
on Thursday afternoon. A large
number of visitors were present and
the following program was carried
out: There was a little dance en-
titled. "A Bower of Roses" by Fran
beth Savage. Ellen Bucknam. Roy
Bowen, Blaine Thompson, Sidney
Wingley and John Burke. A mo-
ton song, Little Wee Man." by
boys of the second grade: Japanese
poem. "Muirisakee," in costume by
Leona Ellis, Frances Morrill, and
Elizabeth Savage: musical rhythm
dance. "Seven Jumps" by Beatrice
Pooler. Gladys Tobin, Earl Russell.
and Blaine Thompson: little song
and dance entitled. "At the Dance"
by boys and girls Of the second
grade; Little Poppy Dance" by
Elizabeth Savage. Beatrice Pooler,
little play entitled The Mother
Goose May Party" and all the
characters in the Mother Goose
story came to the party. including
THE Man in the Moon" Curly
Locks" Peter Pumpkin Eater, and
wife in the Pumpkin She'll" Little
Boy Blue" tom. Tom the Piper's
Son and his pig" Little Jack Hor-
ner." "Humpty Dumpty." THE Old
Woman Who Lived in the Shoe and
her children" Little Miss Muffitt,"
and Baby Bunting" For refresh
ments, curd and whey, hot cross
buns and plum pie was served and
between the acts there was a May
Pole Dance and little dance and
song. "Rueben, Rueben. I've Been
Thinking" and "Old King Cole"
gave his favorite lecture on THE
Crooked Man."
Miss Marion Brown has gone to
Winthrop Highlands, Mass, to visit
Mrs. d. B. Flood and then will go
to Rome, n. Y. to visit her mother,
Mrs. K. G. Brown.
The commencement exercises Of
Oakland High school were held
Thursday evening in Memorial hail.
which was tastefully decorated for
the occasion with crepe paper in the
class colors of garnet and gold. Every
seat in the hall was taken and many
were obliged to remain standing dur
class numbering in all &c, marched
into the hall at 8 o'clock, Frederick
Scribner of the Junior class acting as
marshal and were seated on the plat
fern with the superintendent, teach
ers and school board. The back of
the platform was bank of evergreen
across which was inscribed the class
motto, "Prodesse guam conspici" (To
be rather than to seem.) The follow
ing program was carried out: Music
by orchestra; invocation. Rev. w. P.
Holman; music; Salutatory, Beatrice
Lessard; essay. Life Of Luther Bur-
bank" Irene Bunker; essay, Roman
Lige in the Augustan Age" Ruth A.
Lewis; music; essay, "The Golden
Rule in Business" Caro- B. Bailey:
honor essay, "Shakespear's Heroines,"
MarGery Pierce; essay, SOCIALISM,"
Eugene Scribner: music. essay, 1.-The
Origin Of Music" Inez Stevens; vale
dictory. Maine" Evelyn Smell;
presentation Of diplomas by Supt.
John s. Tapley; singing Of the Glass
Ode; benediction. Rev. Milton c.
Bennett. The class officers were:
President, Eugene D. Scribner; vice
president, Margery E. Pierce: treas
urer, Greedy G. Pierce; secretary.
Beatrice G. Lessard.
Glass roll-Clarence E. Otis, Sher-
burn E. Stineford. J. Alton Bragg,
Lawrence G. Leavitt, Roger E. Lewis,
Evelyn E. Smell. Annette E. Bangs,
Vera B. Houghton, Ruth A. Lewis,