Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-10

ITO Spring" I'm the Hall of the
Mountain King
George Tapley chose for his subject
on which to speak THE Contribution
of the Magazine to American Life"
Tapley wildly described the growth
or the magazine and told of the va
rlous kinds of magazines and the good
as we'll as bad influence they spread.
Miss Glenys Cole spoke on 1.-THE
House of Comradeship, and in her
speech she told of the value Of close
friendship and the fine features con-
nected with friendship.
"A Suggestion for Our High Schools"
was Vanson Ronco's subject and his
main argument was that high schools
should have courses on moral phil
osophy in the school curriculum. He
said that schools stressed the liberal
and scientific courses but did not
teach the important elements Of phil
osophy which are necessary and are
absolutely essential to every person.
Elva Fernald had for her title "A
Sweet Singer" and she gave the au-
photography Of one of the worlds
throughout her life.
James Woods was the final speaker
on the program and he gave the af-
fair a fitting close with his excellent
speech on Samuel Gompers. He told
of Gompers' rise in the labor world
and Of the great work, he accomplished
in organizing the American Federation
Of Labos. Miss Lydick then rendered
ION the Holy Mount" and Hungarian
dance"
Principal Harthorn then called upon
the graduating class and they all
stood up. He then told them how
they were to leave CQburn and no
doubt many would never return, but
he wanted every individual to remem
Der that Coburn would always stand
back of them, and that they should
deem 1t their duty to the school to do
everything in their power to make CO.
burn a greater school and enrich it in
tradition and esteem. He expressed
his regrets and those of the faculty
in the passing of the class and COM
plimented them on their fine work. The
class then marched onto the platform
in single file and received their d.
plomas.
The awarding of prizes was the
last number on the program and the
following prizes were given. A prize
of 100 to the best scholar in the Sc
nior class who will enter Colby COL
lege in the fall went to George Tap
ley of Clinton. A prize of $25 was
split and given to Paul Quarrington.
and Frank Murray for doing the
most for Coburn and showing the
best Coburn spirit in the past year,
both boys are juniors. Evelyn Grin
dali and Evelyn Rollins received
prizes for the best spirit shown by
girls. Philip Rowland of New Bed
ford received a prize of SIS which is
annually awarded by the F. Scott
Libby family for using to the best
advantage his talents and capacities.
Stanley Martoski was awarded
prize of ten dollars for showing the
best all round development. George
Tapley received prize for doing the
best work in French. Evelyn Grin
dali received a prize for Latin, Tap
ley also received a prize forthebest
work in physics. Vanson Romeo was
awarded the mathematics prize and
Priscilla Clark was awarded the Co
burn prize for having done the most
for the school.
Diplomas were awarded in the fol-
lowing courses, classical, scientific,
English, household arts, and music.
The students receiving the classical
awards were:
Albert Parker Allen, Sedgwick;
Violet Doris Boulter, Kittery; Pris-
ella Clark, Winslow; Ruth Daggett,
Waterville; Annie Drummond Hoop
err, Winslow; Alice Bradford Jewett,
He'd Tide; Florence Pauline Meade,r
Waterville; Adaleen Mary Robarge,
Winslow.
Scientific Course-Lucy Isabella
Bergman, Portland; Glenys Estella
Cole, Waterville; Richard Collins
Coombs, Vassalboro; Phyllis Phenilia
DeBeck, Franklin; Kenneth Russell
Dorr Milo; George Francis Grady,
New Haven, Conn; Philip Gray How
land, New Bedford, Mass; Edwin AL
bert Leary, Arlington, Mass; Eleanor
Marie Lunn, Oakland; Leo Joseph
Mercier, Waterville; Raymond How
ard Parson, Skowhegan; Richard Ev-
erett Reed, Rockland; Henry John
Shanahan, Boston, Mass; Thelma
Elizabeth Short, Waterville; Harold
Forest Smith, Fairfield; George Will
liam Tapley, Clinton; Donal King
man Thompson, Bangor; Carlton
Haskell Towle, Oakland; Alfred John
Weston, Newton, Mass: Hollis Aus
ten Wood, Oakland; James Henry
Woods, New York, n. Y.
English Course-John Frederick
Burnham, Arlington, Mass; Ascen-
tionette Dimoine Cloutier, Water
VILE; Grace Lillian DeOrsay, Water
Vile; Elva Gertrude Fernald. Isle
ford; Mildred June Lamb, lockwood;
Edwin Ellsworth Lancey, Waterville;
Evelyn Marguerite Levine. Water
VILE; Evelyn Lucille Lydick. Water
VILE; Charles Fremont Ross, Albion;
Ida Shapiro, lewiston; Thelma May
Turner, Palermo; Nellie Pauline
Wood, Oakland.
Household Arts Course-Mary Ag-
mes Mcdonald, Waterville.
Music Course-Evelyn Marguerite
Lydick, Waterville: Lorette Mae