Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-08
First Baccalaureate
Sermon Held At Oak
Grove. As Girls School

The first baccalaureate of Oak
Grove as a school for girls has moved
into history with a most impressive
service. At 1920 on Sunday morning,
to the strains of the professional by
the Oak Grove orchestra, 10 young
women marched to their places with
4 graceful solemnity. The chapel had
! been artistically decorated by the
junior girls and its beauty added dig
nifty to the occasion. Clad in simple
white gowns set off with white picture
hats. this first class of girls to grad
uate from the new girls school lent
distinction to the event Principal
owen presided and Rev. John J. Mar
tin, Phi. D., the school pastor delivered
the baccalaureate sermon. His text
was John 1888 and his theme was
Jesus, the Teacher" DR.. Martin
spoke with depth and fervor as he pic
tured the need today of young women
of character. A chorus of IA Oak
Grove girls sang ''Hark, Hark. Ny
Soul" and Holy, Holy, Holy. Lord
God of Sabaoth," with a finish that
ELECTED much admiration.
Sunday afternoon at 230 the Oak
Grove girls drew a large audience
when the children of the community
who attend the Sunday school, OBJ
served their Childrens day with a de-
lightful pageant The little children
have responded enthusiastically to the
plans for the program and their pag-
cant reflected great credit upon them
as well as their devoted young teach
ers. The pageant was presented before
beautiful screen of eVergreens that
extended across the center of the
! chapel, and set off the costumes of
he ,.l
ers, that nodded and waved their
petals in pantomine. The pageant
was The Flowers and the Passersby'
and the story of Jesus was told to the
flowers by the throngs of Palestinians
who passed along the road by them.
All the children in the procession
were CARRIED in cleverly devised cos
tunes of 1000 years ago that made
the pageant most picturesque. The
acting, the costumes, the lines spoken
by the children, their songs and espe-
cially the spirit with which each child
took its part, made the entire program
a beautiful one.
The last meeting Of the Christian
Association for the year was held in
the bog club room. The leader was
Mabel Dolliff, who graduated last
June and who has just returned from
year of study in a training school
for Christian workers in New York
City, where she has completed the
work of two years since last October.
Miss Dolliffs theme was "Life's Be-
ginning" and she spoke with an ear
nestness and sincerity that touched
every girl.
The French department enjoyed
triumph Saturday evening, when the
a nf he airl% I,
grade and the freshmen class present.
ed the unique little play, "Pierrot and
les Korrigans." 1t was entirely in
French and few who listened to the
rapid flow of foreign words as the
girls suited their acting to the
thought, could believe that none of
the actors had ever studied French be-
fore last fall. The play Is a whimsi-
cal little drama dealing with peas
ants, elves, and the falkland to which
young Pierrot has been spirited away
by the evil Korrigans. The story
deals with the grief of his parents and
the rescue Of Pierrot by his two little
sisters, Jeanne and Giselle The set
ting was decidedly foreign and the cos
tunes had been copied carefully I'M
der the direction of Miss Meader, the
head of the French department whose
resident study in France enables her to
reproduce the real French atmosphere.
The parts Of Jeanne and Giselle were
charmingly portrayed by Helen and
Antoinette Lachance Of the junior de-
partment Jacquiline Clark made a
most austere and commanding king of
the Korrigans in hen&gold crown and
trailing robes. The merry elves, the
distracted parents, and the. attendant
parts were cleverly taken, and the
play proved interesting even to those
who did not understand the French.
The Oak Grove orchestra played be-
tween each of the three acts and
Helene Wetherbee. '27 sang "Chanson
de Florian" with pleasing ease. After
the play there was program of
games and refreshments were served.
The final examinations will close
Wednesday afternoon. The senioNs
last chapel At $50 A. ". on Thursday