Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-17
Annual Graduation
Exercises Of Maria
Clark Grammar School

Inc annudl graduation eNeIClStS Oh
Maria Clark Grammar school were
held last evening in City Hall, and
were very effective. The hall was
decorated in the class Colors of green
and white. There were fGStoonS of
green and white from the central
lights to the sides and the window
at the back of the platform was
banked with evergreen. Spring flow
ers were used to complete the deco
rations. There was a record atten-
dance of parents and friends of the
school.
The exercises began at S o'clock.
The class was marshaled in by Les
lie E. Braley. The Grammar school
orchestra furnished music for the oc
casion. The members of the orches-
ira were: piano Warren Helad: vio-
lin, Louise MacQuarrie; cornet Keith
Miller; drums, George Waterhouse;
clarinet, Roger Lord. They played
well, both for the marching and in
the selections that formed a part of
the program. The program was as
follows:
Music, Grammar school orchestral;
class march. Marshal Leslie L. Bra
ley; prayer, Rev. w. p. Bradford;
class ode, tune. "Old Folks at Home"
words by Muriel Chase: salutatory
and essay, Does Education Pay?",
c. Louise MacQuarrie; THE Death
Bed of Benedict Arnold" George A.
Waterhouse; The Valentine" Mar
iorie Noddin; vocal solo, West Of the
Great Divide" c. Keith Miller; "a
Hero of the Furnace ROOM Winona
l.. Carbino; Compulsory Education"
Victor Morgan; The Wrong Train"
Beatrice l.. Graves; music. Grammar
school orchestra; class prphecy, An
ma NJ. Burns, and Dorothy T.. Parent;
"A Second Trial" Margaret X.
Blake: The Nations Need of Men"
Leland ]. Achorn; valedictory, MuriGl
NJ. Chase; comforting of diplomas,
Supt. w. F. Packard; second class
ode. tune, Just Break the News to
Mother" words by Flora B. Chase;
substitute speaker, Hazel r. Dawbin;
benediction. Rev. Charles L. Young.
The members graduating yester-
day were: Leland j. Achorn, Leslie
E. Braley, Anna NJ Burns, Erma E.
Batchelder, John A. Beadoin, Mar
garet X. Blake, Norman C. Church,
Velma c. Clark, Flora B. Chase, VIM
ona L. Carbino, 'Muriel NJ. Chase,
Doris F. Duplisea, Hazel r. Dawbin,
Isabel A. Emery, John F. Fuller. Ju-
Illus B. Frank, Thelma b. Frank,
Barbara L. Graves, Beulah NJ. Grant.
G. Warren Helad. Searles A. Hewes,
Roger H. Lord, Roland T. Littlefield.
c. Keith Miller, America J. NJ. Mas
ciadri, c. Louise MacQuarrie, Walter
X. McNaughton. Fred B. McNaugh-
ton, TR Densmore QMacHardy. A.
Doris Martin, Lillian L. Matthew,
Victor r. Morgan, Marjorie NJ. Nod
din, Irvine f. Noddin, James +. Oil
Yer, Dorothy +. Parent Frank Il. Roll
Inns. Perley l.. Stevens, Leonard j.
Thibodeau. Edwin A. Trial. Dorothy
X. Truesdale, George A. Waterhouse,
and Flora B. Young.
All the parts were we'll taken and
reflect much credit on Principal o.
w. Bigelow. and the other teachers
of Maria Clark, who have given the
young people fine training through
their years at that school. The grad
uation was one of the finest in years.
Special mention should perhaps be
made of Keith Millers solo, and the
unique prophecy given by Anna
Burns and Dorothy Parent. Super
intendent w. F. Packard gave an in
teresting and practical talk. empha-
sizing the value of education.