Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-06
HOLD GRADUATING
EXERCISES SENIORS
OF JUNIOR HIGH

, The graduating exercises for the
senior class Of the junior high school
were held last evening in the Junior
high school auditorium. The hall and
the stage were artistically decorated
with ferns and lilacs. The exercises
were very interesting and we'll car
ried out.
The colors Of the class are black
and white and in view of this the
girls wore white middies with a
black bow and black skirts. The
boys were dressed in dark suits.
George Raymond Is president of the
class and Miss Yoland Mercier, sec
rotary and treasurer. The auditorium
was filled many people standing up.
The exercise opened with a selec-
ticn, Princess of the Sum-" by the
junior high school orchestra.
Rev. C. A. Knickerbocker offered
prayer. A new custom was adopted
in this graduation when the students
of the graduating class spoke. Tho
four highest ranking students of the
four courses taught at the school
were selected to speak. In former
years some prominent man has adj
dressed the students at the gradual
ton exercises.
Following the prayer was a violin
solo, Meditation from Thias," played
by Miss Cecile Bernadette LeGendre.
1t was very beautiful piece and will
played. Much applause followed the
selection and Miss LeGendre gave on
encore.
The first speaker Of the evening
was Miss Dorothy Webster Blanch-
ard. who spoke on Maine, The Va
cation Land of America" The
speech was very forceful and inter-
esting. She told of the location of
the state Of Maine and then the ad-
vantages offered by this excellent
location. She also spoke Of the adj
vantages of Maine over other states
in regard to climate. Miss Blanch-
ard called Maine the most beautiful
state in the entire country. She told
about the various attractions in
Maine for tourists and said that
Maine was among the leaders in Wis.,
1tors for the summer months. The
scenery, lakes, mountains were all
described by her in an excellent man.
ner. The parks and the beaches OF
this state were explained and all of
these added together made Maine an
ideal place for the summer vacation.
She spoke briefly on Poland
Springs and Old Orchard. She said
that Old Orchard is always thought
or when Maine is mentioned. The
lakes. streams. and woods of Maine
are known the world over. The fish.
game, and pure air offer attraction
to the tourist. She finished by quot
ing most appropriate poem which
added much to her address.
The next speaker of the evening
was Kenneth Irving Staples whose
topic was. Some Devises Used in
Business" He said that there were
four dtstince advantages of devices
in the business world. In order to be
closer to the people he selected the
devices of a modern business Office.
He placed the file as the chief device
of the business world. There were
three kinds of files. First, numerical:
second. alphabetically: and third geo.
graphical. He told Of what material
each was made. He continued by
telling the next most important part
of a business office which was the
dictaphone. He gave the ADVANTAGES
of this machine over the old method
OF shorthand. He gave four reasons
why 1t should be in every Office.
First. saving Of time; second, quick
ness: third. regulation of speed and
fourth. accuracy. The third device
was the typewriter and he said it
was much better then hand writing
as in many instances the latter could
not be readible.
The last method was the use Of,
the adding machine. He carefully
explained its advantages.
A septette rendered a good chorus