Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-09

At the 1o6th Commencement ex-
ercises Of the Coburn Classical In
stitute forty students received diplo-
mas, held in the First Baptist church
yesterday afternoon. There were 8
honor students on the program as
speakers, and the awarding of the
prizes brought to light further ad-
vances in the achievement of the
school. The exercises of the after
noon opened with selection by the
orchestral trio consisting of Miss Eva
Knowles, plano. Miss Marie Buzzell,
cello and Alberta Wassell viloni. fol-
lowing which the members of the
graduating class marched in their
places In the front of the auditorium,
led by the class marshal, Timothy
Ryan. Horace Daggett was at the
organ. The church was filled very
near to capacity. Principal Drew T.
Harhtorn, who presided, introduced
DR.. Edwin c. Whithmore, of the
board of trustees. who offered a
prayer.
The first speaker was Alfred
Coombs of East Vassalboro. Speak
ing On Luther Burbank, An Appre-
ciation." Mr.. Coombs, regarding the
death recently of Burbank, said that
his passing and burial We're marked
by the same simplicity which had
characterized his entire life.
The Roman poet Virgil was dis
cussed by Miss Evelyn Frances Roll
Inns of Winslow, in her essay "Mant-
ovano," which was most skillfully
built around quotations from the
poem to Vergil which Lord Tennyson
Whole for the citizens of Mantua,
Vergil's native city, on the occasion
of the 18th centenary of Vergirs
death.
That the world was mistaken when,
some time ago, it made up its mind
that the day of the dictator was end
ed was the argument of Stanley John
Martoski, Of Adams, Mass, who,
speaking on "a Modern Dictator"
told of the recent rise to fame and
power of Benito Mussolini, Fascist
dictator of Italy.
The welcome Of the class of 1926
to the three ladies of the class of
1876, Mrs. Alice Drummond Owen of
West Roxbury, Mass, Mrs. Annie
Perry Winslow of Saco and Miss
Alice Emerson of Squirrel Island,
who, as part of their fiftieth reun-
ION, were attending the exercises
was extended by Miss Louise Muir
ray OF Winslow. who presented them
with roses. Miss Emerson later re-
sponded, thanking the class for their
greeting, and saying that she hoped
they, returning fifty years hence,
would be abble to say, as the mem
bers of rs were, that the school had
been Of great good to them. and that
they found it better than when they
/ left it.
After a selection by the trio. Miss
Mary Evelyn Rollins of Fairfield
spoke on "A Child's Heritage" say
Ing that the knowledge of and love
Tor good books were of vital import
ance to happy childhood and to a
successful life.
Miss Evelyn Louise Grindall of
Winslow, in discussing 1.-The Spirit
of Tennyson," found this spirit man
ifest most clearly in the fact that
Tennyson's poetry contains more
Biblical allusions than does the
poetry of almost any other English
poet. By art. taste, and intellect his
poetry was made great, Miss Grin
dali declared, but by this religiosity
he rose to even greater heights than
would otherwise have been the case.
That Tennyson aided by the inf1u-
ence of his poetry the teachings of
the Bible, she argued, made right
his being called a true disciple of
Christ.
An interesting contrast between
the girls of Colonial times and those