Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

SkOWhegan High
Holds Commencement
Exercises Thursday
The commencement exercises of
the class of 1925 Skowhegan High
school, began last Sunday evening
when the Baccaluareate service was
held in the Opera House, when Rev.
George w. Hinckley, founder of Good
Will Farm, gave an excellent address
1.-THE Four Square Life" Thursday
evening commencement exercises
were continued when the graduation
exercises were held at o'clock at
the Opera House. The stage was ar
ranged to represent a garden and
field scene and was very attractive
with the large trees, garden wall and
well. Members Of the class Of 1926
occupied seats in the garden, as did
also Miss Gertrude s. Weston, chair
man of the school committee, Wall
ter H. Hight and Col. Sherman N.
Shumway, other members of the
committee, principal Perley S. Tur-
ner, w. B. Woodbury., superintendent
of Skowhegan- Madison schools, DR..
Dallas Lore Sharp, of bingham,
Mass, and the Rev. Herbert L. Mich
OILS. pastor of the Centenary Metho-
dist church. Members of the class
of 1927 and of the alumni association
of the Bloomfield Academy and the
Skowhegan High school were seated
in reserved seats in the front of the
Opera House and there was a very
large attendance. of parents and
friends of the class of 1926. Delight
f1rl furnished Nv
orchestra. The program included:
Professional, orchestra; invocation.
Rev. Herbert L. Nihols; salutatory,
Miss Marguerite Savage; address,
1.-THE Three Great Electives for Auth
GRITTY" Dallas Lore Sharp; valadic-
tory, Miss Abbie Stinchfeld; diplo-
mas awarded and announcement of
Sheppard prizes.
! The Sheppard prizes were awarded
as follows: To the freshman class for
highest rank in English subjects and
mathematics. first prize, Norman
Taylor; second prize, Margaret Muir
ray; honorable mention, Frederick
F., Woodbury.; to the three higher class
| es the prizes were awarded for great
est Improvement in English subjects
and mathematics, sophomore class,
| first. Hamilton McManus; second,
Carroll Clark; Junior class, Sebastine
Roderick, first; Ethel Atkinson, sec
, ond; senior class, first, Gladys Man.
tor; second, Evelyn Chase The
, prizes are S45 for first and $50 for
second.
Following graduating exercises at
the Opera House. the annual banquet
of the alumni association of Bloom
, field Academy and the Skowhegan
/ High school will be held at the COM
munity house. The arrangements for
| the banquet have been directed by
| Miss Airline F. Burner, the secretary,
and to her much credit is due. Glass
day exercises will be held at the
Community house this Friday even
| ing at o'clockk. The closing fea-
ture of the commencement season
! for the S. H. S. class of 1926 will be
the picnic at Island Park Saturday.
i In Saturday and Mondays issues of
The Kennebec Journal will occur
more detailed accounts of the events
fof Thursday and Friday evenings.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willis A. Bailey, who
| have been in st. Petersburg, Fla, for
year and half. arrived in town
| wednesday night to pass the summer
! They Will be located at their former
,, home on Fairview avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Woodbury., who
have been guests of their sster-in-
law, Mrs. Flora McPheters, have re-
! turned to Providence, r. /.
Miss Dorothy Bailey of Bridge
water. Mass, is in town. a gueet of
her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs w. A.
Bailey, and will also visit her uncle
| and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. James Stem
house, in Madison.
Charles Stinchfield who is employed
in Lewiston on construction work. has
been at home, being called here by the
death of Mrs. Stinchfelds father,
Sumner w. Withee.
Miss Louise H. Coburn. who has
| been in Washington, D. c., at the
| home of her sister and husband. DR..
and Mrs. George Otis Smith. since the
/, early spring. has returned home.
Mrs. Grace ]. Tilton, clerk at the
| Maine Central freight office, is having
! a weeks vacation and Mr.. McCrillis
| of Winslow is substituting at the Of
| flee for her
There were no mid-week services in
the protestant churches last night be-
| cause of the graduating exercises of
the class of 1925. S. H. S.
At the June meeting of the Past
| Chiefs Association of Bloomfield
Temple held Tuesday night, a gem
| erous offering was taken for the ben
eft of the Salvation Army
Summer schedule will go into effect
on the Maine Central r. r, June %.
The running time has not yet been
| announced.
Special low round trip fares to
Portland and return, good leaving
| June 16 and returning June 1e or IT,
will enable people to hear the world
| wonder soprano Marion Talley, at her
only concert in Maine, which is to be
given in Portland on Wednesday eve
| ming, June 16. Special rates on regu-
lar trains.
Funeral Service for Sumner withee
The funeral service for Sumner w.
Withee was held Thursday afternoon
| at Q o'clock instead of Wednesday as
at first planned, because of delay in
arrival of relatives. The Rev. George
Loring Thurlow, pastor of the Fed
Grated church officiated The burial
was made in the family lot in the
Southside cemetery. The bearers were
two sons, David Withee and Leigh
Withee and two sons-in-law, Selden
Knight and Charles Stinchfield.!
Hon. Clyde H. Smith returned
Thursday afternoon by automobile
from a business trip to Boston.