1899 Commencement of Boynton High School at Eastport, Maine

1899 Commencement of Boynton High School at Eastport, Maine, held at the Memorial Opera House on the evening of Thursday, June 22, 1899.

Program

March

Amy Marie Lewis - Salutatory - "Seed time and Harvest".  Amy Marie Lewis (1879-1965) would marry William Rufus Farris on January 3, 1900 at Eastport, Maine. 

George Edward Fountain - "The Influence of Literature". Possibly the George E. Fountain (1881-1901) who, sadly, died in 1901, son of George E. Fountain and Marietta (McDonald) Fountain

Helen Prince Wadsworth - "A Glimpse of the Past".  Helen Prince Wadsworth (1880-1968) would marry John Wesley Raye in 1905.

Coleman Philip Bishop - "The Spirit of Change". Perhaps the Coleman Philip Bishop (abt 1881-1919) who would marry Mabelle G. Doughty in 1901.

Music

Alice Elizabeth Milliken - "The Maid of Orleans".  Alice Elizabeth Milliken (1880-1925), who became a teacher.

William Henry Raye - Oration - "The White Man's Burden".  William Henry Raye (1882-1976), who would marry classmate Clara Field Capen in 1904

Marcia M. Kilby - "An Uncrowned Queen".  Marcia M. Kilby (1880-1958) would marry Dr. Frank C. Jewett in 1905.

Asa C. Green - "Our Solar King".  Perhaps the Asa Green who would work in an Eastport clothing store.

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Clara Field Capen - "A Glimpse of the Future".  Clara Field Capen (1881-1961) would marry classmate William Henry Raye in 1904.

Marion Snow Hunt - "An English Knight".  Marion Snow Hunt (abt 1880-1942) became a bookkeeper

William Parnell Murphy - "The Era of Napoleon".   William Parnell Augustus Murphy (1880-1937), who became an actor

Nellie Louise Dennison - Valedictory.  Nellie L. Dennison, who became a teacher and telephone company worker

Presentation of Diplomas

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