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

In columns Of two and when they
reached the steps leading to the
stage, separated and formed an Isle
on either side, through which the
senior class were next marshalIed.
The students were seated on the
stage. Chairs were reserved at the
left of the stage for Superintendent
Cover and Albion Blake of the
school board. Seated at the right
OF the stage were Principal Dean S.
Peacock, Sub-master Leroy McKen-
ney, Miss Ethel Gleason and Miss
Mary Brier.
The following program was car
ried out: Music; Invocation, Rev.
H. C. Mann; salutatory, Ruth E.
Giberson; class history. Huda Tai
berth; essay, The Modern Novel"
G. Frederick Scribner; vocal solo,
Madolyn Folsom; class creed. Joseph
r. Wilson: honor essay. "Manufac-
turing" Marion Durrell: prophecy.
Madeline Faron and Mary NJ. Ken
ney: essay, Music" Eugene T. Saw
age: class poem. Bertha w. Rey-
nolds; presentation OF gifts, Anne L.
Folsom, Cara NJ. Crotto: essay, Vel
ma z. Perkins; class will. Clayton
r. Rushton; valedictory, Our In
terest in Shakespeare" Blanche E.
Clark; presentation of the diplomas.
Supt. @Tapley: followed by the
awarding OF the Benjamin prizes.
This is custom which has been
carried out for several years and
which was first made possible
through the generosity Of the late
Miss Alice Benjamin, former resi-
dent of Oakland. who donated the
sum of $50 annually to be awarded
in prizes to students of Oakland
High school. After Miss Benjamin's
death the custom was continued by
her heir. the late Harry Perkins.
During the past year Mr.. Perkins
passed away and 1t was first thought
that this custom could not be con-
ttnued. but through the efforts of
Lester NJ. Andrews, the trustees Of
the estate have donated $500 an
nually for an educational fund for
Oakland High school, TO be used in
helping deserving students to secure
an education, the matter to be left
In the hands of the experimenting
school board and principal. Fifty
dollars of this money will be used
in awarding the Benjamin prizes
each year and the remainder of the
money will be divided into sums of
$50 and 500 to be presented as n
gift to any deserving boy or girl
who is striving to secure a high
school education or to be loaned,
payable without interest, to any
student who, after completing their
high school course desire further cd
ucation.
The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: The first prize for the senior
class IN English, a ten dollar gold
piece was awarded to Ruth Giber-
son: the second prize. a five dollar
gold piece, to Blanche Clark. The
first prize in mathematics for the
junior class. a ten dollar gold piece.
was awarded to Rosalie Mosher: and
the second prize, five dollars in gold,
to Alice Tapley; two fidelity prizes
of $40 dollars each were awarded
to the students who have made the
most progress morally. mentally ana
physically. The first prize was
awarded to Miss Madolyn Faron or
the senior class: second prize 10
Ivan Knox, member OF the fresh
man class. The superintendent
awarded an elementary prize 10 me
grade in the public schools having
read the largest number of books
during the past year. The pupils
of the seventh grade who received
the prizes have read 17.019 books
during the year.
The program for the evening
closed with benediction by Rev. +.
S. Bernauer.