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6aeeaIaureate Service Of Class of
1924. 6. n. S.

5aeeaIaureats Service Of Class of
1924, s. n. S.
Sunday evening at the Opera
House the Bacca1aureate service of
the class of 1924 was held. Seated
upon the platform from left to right
were Rev. George Merriam, of the
Bethany Baptist church; Rev. Geo.
L. Thurlow, of the Federated church:
Professor Harry A. Foster. principal
of the Skowhegan High School; pro-
lessor Frank D. Tubbs of Bates col
lege, Lewiston; Rev. Herbert L. Nj
chols. Of the Centenary Methodist
Renaud, of the Notre Dame de Lour-
des church. 4sE
The stage was prettily decorated
with beautiful bouquets of garden
flowers. Mr.. Foster presided. The
marshal was Evander Perkins. pre~i-
dent of the class of 1924. The pro-
cessional and occasional were play
ed by Professor J. Abbott Kendall of
St. Petersburg, Fla, violin and Mrs.
Ethel Whittier Ames, piano. The in
vocation was offered by Mr.. Nichols;
the responsive scriptural reading was
given by Mr.. Foster and the class of
1924 standing: vocal solo These are
They from the Holy City (GauD.
Mrs. Marion L. Oddly accompanied
by Mrs. Ames; scripture reading
Merriman; violin solo, Romance.
Sans Protes (Huretur). Mr.. Kendall
accompanied by Mrs. Ames: prayer,
Mr.. Thurlow: hymn, the Church's
One Foundation is Jesus. Christ her
Lord, congregation.
The address was given by Frank
ID. Tubbs, professor of Geology and
Astronomy at Bates college, whose
subject was 1.-THE Life Abundant"
In beginning Mr.. Tubbs gave several
scriptural quotations concerning life.
He mentioned family groups. clans,
tribes, nations and empires and re-
publics and the hope of a world
state. He gave an illustration of
the change and speed in travel in
the present day compared to the
time of the settlement of Chicago.
ILL.,. and communication by wire.
He spoke OF the change in and de-
ve!opment in mathematical calcula-
ton from reckoning by the ten d.
gifts and the methods which are used
in estimating the distance to the sun.
Professor Tubbs spoke of the many
years development at Yellow Stone
Park. He said that education is ffe
and spoke upon the physical. scien-
tific. literary, asetetic. religious and
institutional education as it is not
only for Skowhegan but world wide.
He said the man was blessed who
had hard work to do and who sticks
to it and does it and that we are not
b.-jsed il having unless we work for
it. He said that the universe is the
schoolhouse, eternity the school year
and God the school master and that
the people are sub-ma sters called OF
God. and that education is the chief
busint $ of this universe. Professor
Tubbs said that we may be what we
will when we dare, because we are
CO w kers with God, and that edu-
cation is to giAs us a fuller and freer
life and that 1t is DESTROYS to have
a well rounded out life made UP of
the physical. mental and religious
education and not be lopsided. He
quote from several poems among
them being Lord Tennyson's Flower
in the Craney Wall and said that life
is so interviewer that it cannot be
divided end that the command order
is Forward" He sighted an Incl
ent of the world war when a captain
! was shot but before dying passed on
the order Forward" to one under
him in command and that by obey
ing this command we will find life
fuller. freer in Gods great universe.
The benediction was pronounced by
Father Renaud.