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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
4
Phippsburg held a graduation program at the Center Congregational Church honoring five graduates Florence Wallace Adeline McKenney Dorothy Wallace Albert Ingalls and Joseph Beal. The event included a full program with recitations poems and music followed by a diplomas presentation and refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Arthur L Totman of Staten Island N Y have bought the bungalow built by Olney Perry formerly occupied by Mr and Mrs I A Trueworthy They plan to settle there in fall The Totmans are well known through Winnegate summers and will reside locally A social at Mrs Harry Williams home is planned and bridge repairs nearby are praised for summer travel The school on the Phippsburg side closed for summer recreation and teachers accompanied pupils on a river outing.
Gardiner prepares for a large St John’s day event as Dunlap commandery and seven other Maine commanderies join Maine Commandery No. 1 in Gardiner. A parade through Main avenue to Water and Vine streets ends at Merrill’s trotting park with entertainment, boxing, drills, games, and vaudeville acts.
A K Pike visited the Farm for the weekend. Frank Plerutis and spouse joined Herbert Norton and his wife in Bath to celebrate Mr Nor ton s 70th birthday with a dinner and a birthday snack ride. Mabel Millay from Kent s Hill is home for vacation. Callie Payne of Richmond visits cousin Annie Coff. Alice Hartnett returns from Gloucester to spend the summer with her parents on High street.
Woolwich reports a large Montsweag Church community sing led by Mrs Viinette Allen with Tremont Temple guests and town musicians. A 5th or 6th grade Montsweag grange graduation featured blue and gold decor and a harbor to deep motto. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed attending events, visiting relatives, or returning from schools and camps, including graduates from Morse High, Farmington Normal, and Brown University.
Frank Beedle aids Henry Johnson during ill health while both gain strength. Nettie Ware, Wallace Jelleson, and Ruth McFadden visit Richmond relatives. Georgie Barter vacationing with Angie Barter in town. Alice Fitch visits mother Lucy Fitch at Kennebec house. John Lilly family guests in Portland and Litchfield. Steen family returns to Arrowsie after winter in Bath.
The Morse High School Class of 1927 celebrates via valedictory and essays on courage, opportunity, and youth. Essays discuss vocational guidance, the impact of radio and television, and visions of future warfare. The program features performances by Winifred Kennerson, Walter Anliker, and others, plus a humorous class will be read by Marjorie Dearborn.
Ruth Leora Emerson delivered a valedictory addressing life as a voyage. The remarks drew on themes of journey, departure, and forward movement as graduates embark on new paths.
The class of twenty seven at Morse High School Bath Sagadahoe Maine reads its last will and testament after debts and expenses are paid to give the faculty the pleasure of seeing how they were taught and to bequeath to successors the name and honor of Morse High.
Students and families filled the auditorium as Principal Arthur By. Scott announced prizes. Alfred Randall won the Ella Eames Wood prize of $10 for character and industry, while the South End P T A prize also valued at $10 was awarded to another honoree as the program closed.
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