Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-07

/ Idst evening win hundredS OF people
who attended the graduation exer-
cises Of the class OF 1924 at Water
/ Vile high school. Fully a half hour
| before the program opened standing
| room was at par and az the time
came for the exercises to comence It
was necessary TO close the doors
against "a large number.
Then entire stage was occupied by
the 80 graduates. the Waterville
| school board and Principal Norman
Matthews OF the high school. The
| left end OF the platform was decked
with Il beautiful basket of flowers
and on both ends were ported palms
, The pale gowns and caps worn by
| the graduates added 20 the impress
sive scene.
The Watervllre high school orches-
| ira occupied the music pit and rem
dered music for the overture and
| postlude in an exceedingly creditable
manner.
Principal Matthews introduced the
| speakers OF the evening TO the
friends. parents and undergraduates
present. The program was as fol-
| lows: Overture-Mosaic (Seredy),
| senior high school orchestra; saluta-
| tcry-ImproVcments In International
! relations, Ruth Elizabeth Williams;
| Turning BY products into Money.
John 4. Tralnor; chorus-Surely lie
| Hath Borne our Greifs--fro the Mes
| sIah George T.. Handel; Govern
! ments OF the Modern World, Claire
| Jane Richardson; the Growth of Art.
Katherine Beatrice GreanCy; violin
/ solo. crmezzo-Cavalleria Rustl-
cana (MascagnD, Harold Jerome
! Murray; Transportation and Ameri-
can Industry. Arthur r. Levine;
( Modern Literature. Alice Lucille
! Rose: Quartct--A Song OF the Des
ert (Wilson). Messrs. MERCER. Mich
aud. Roderigue. Towne: Exploration
and Discovery. Cecil Howard Rose:
! Valedic tory-Wha IS Success? Set
/ phen Lnrrabee; presentation of Di-
| nlomas. F. Harold Dubord. chairman
/ OF the board of eduCa'Ion; Singing
/ Class ode: Blue Ribbon March
/ Ucwis), senior high school orches
/ ira.
| Miss Ruth Williams. salutatorian,
/ spoke on the subject. Modern Pro-
gram Of International Relations."
! The next speaker was John \. Train
or. who gave an interesting address on
/ Turning Ey-Products Iuto Money" He
reviewed briefly the history and dis
covcry Of hydroClorc acid and It's many
uses and discussed The great advance
! in Zoo MANUFACTURES of paper since this
/ great aud powerful acide had been dis
covered.
| Following this the entire class sang
! surely He Hath Borne our Grefs."
| Miss Claire Jane Richardson was the
next speaker and delivered fine ad-
dress on Governments Of the Modern
World" She reviewed the falls and
rises Of various nations in the old
world and stressed particularly on the
effects Of the World War upon the ma
/ tions Of that continents.
Miss Katherine Bcatrice Creamy de-
/ llvcred an excellent address on The
Growth of Art" she told of the be
ginning Of nrt in prehistoric days. "a
! theorizcd by those who have studied It.
| Harald Jerome Murray rendered two
/ fine selections on tho violin and re-
ceived a hourly round of applause.
! Arthur Il. Levine addrr ss"d the audi
once on the subject Of Transportation
and American Industry" declaring that
reaI advancement IN the world next
! began until the modern methods Of
/ TRANSFORMATION were discovered. such Ms
! the steamship. train, automobile and
atrplGnc.
Miss Alice Lucille Rose gave cred
/ table discussion on Modern Lttera-
/ ture"
The quartet. consisting Of Messrs
! Mercfcr. Michaud, Rodcrique ana
/ Town. sang "a Song of tho Desert,
which vas loudly applauded, At this
| they gave short encore WhlCo was
| quite as good.
| Cecil Uoware Rose, the next speaker
gave nm excellent address on "Explora-
| ton and Discovery" in which he re-
| frrrcd to the explorer Macmillan ana
his wonderful work In the north
| stephen Larrahec. yalcdetorian.
, spoke on the subject What Is sue
cess"
T. Harold Dubord. chairman of the
| Watcrville hoard of education pre-
| scented the diplomas to the students
| and this was followed by the singing
OF the class ode, and selection oS
the High School orchestra, >,n
The class roll: Thelma Allen, NIL
dred Viola Alley. Bertha Janette
| Arnold, Dorothy Mabel Bailey, Ne
sedia 4. Begin, Chcsloy y. Black,
| Tiolotto NJ. Blanchard. Lorrtdau
Romeo Rolduc. Rita Antoinette IRE
| ton. Marie Bcruadctte Breton, Etiza-
| both Bridge Brown, Nelerta gladys
/ Cillev. Harold Cliapprood. Ascen-
| sionette Simione Cloutier, Bella Il.
| Cohen. CelCNtina Gertrude tHE"
| Waldo II. Edmonds. hubert L. ESta-
brook. Robert Frank Esty. Katherine
u Fsr,iy, Ralph Mcclellan Fitch
| Dorothy Mae Potter. Harvey George
| rotter. Lionel Albert Gauthier. Mabel
Anna Clifford. Doris Frances Grant.
| Elwyn Fletcher Grant. Lerlene ENei-
yn GRAY. Katherine Beatrice Cream
ev. Blanche Rachel Grondtn, Donald
Grant Grondin. Mona Elizabeth Her
ron. Katherine Mary HoNie. Marjorie
N uuard. Marjorie Louise Jones
Annie Augusta Kcarns. Helen irene
knight. E.tra Mae Lambert. stephen
Addison Larrahee, James Merrlh
T.aurbton. Beatrice \. LeGendfe'
| I'emucl Dyer LciShton. Arthur IS
Levine, Eleanor Marie Lunn. Arthur
NcEwen, Philip II. McLearN' Eliza
Letb Arlene MacPhee. Kathryn Mar
roret Marshall, Cccile Carmen Ma
thieu Pauline Florence Meader' Leo
Ioseph Mcrcier, Hector CorNeue
Nirhaud. Mary Frances Mitchell,
Harold Dana Mulholland. Harold
Jerome Murray. Arthur L, Neal. Ma
Uterine Agnes O'Brien. Ena t!iene
page, Harold Louis Palmer. Hiiaa
Iona Perry. Norman L. Picher'
Calixte Y. Pomerleau. Catherine NJ
Pomerleau, Isabelle Janet Pooier,