OCR of SHS (Bessey School) Graduation Exercises – 1956 – 04 – From the Rodney Laughton Collection.

America The Beautiful
Graduation Exercises ELVVOOD G. BESSEY SCHOOL June 13. 1956 at 1:30 P.M. Scarborough High School Scarborough, Maine
PROGRAMME
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Invocation Rcv- r- s- Keehlwetter
“Rums or SfWKO*’……………..————–Sinking
(Piano Solo by Elaine Sanritle)
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
Narrator*: …. Melvin Morriion. Mary Pence
“This Is My Country …………………..Jacobs
(Jack Bell, Paul Berry, Glenn Grant, John Hill)

I. “America the Beautiful” …………..Verse One
Speaker, Jacquelyn Manchester “ America lor Me” — Van Dykt (Choral Reading Group)
II. “Ammjg* rut BsAunrvL**___________ . Verse Two
“A Pilgrim Mother’! Lullaby” — Valentine (Girir Chorur)
Speaker!: Mitchell Webber. Rita Labbe Maypole Dance — English Folk Tune
III. “Amouca tiiz Blautiiul”…….. Verse Three
Speakers: William Warner. Gait Fuller
“My Dream of the U. S. A.” — C/tiek (Wendell Betts and Boys’ Chorus)
IV. “AutaiCA Tut BtAUTirin.”______________Verse Four
The Gettysburg Address (Choral Reading Group)
Sibelius
“A Song or PiACt” from “Finlandia”
Chorus
Presentation of Diploma*______________Supt. Robert B. Lunt
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CHARACTERS
“America For Me” choral readers: Judy Christiansen. Barbara Davit, Alice Ganinicr, Dav»d Jordan, Edward Kinsman, Phyllis LeMirc. James Me Kciwte. Clifford Moulton, Blaine Robertson. Roger Snow. Maty Swanton, Kenneth Varney, Stott WatTcn. Gloria Wyman, Charles Hodgkin
Maypole Dancers: Marilyn Betti. Marion Curlew, Kathleen Dennis, Nancy Durgin. Patricia Cancm, Sally Hurd. Patricia Noble. Rebecca Rideout. Elaine Sanville, Sliaron Small
Gettysburg Address group: Jean Coullhard, Jill Coultliard, Rita Crondin. Clinton Millt, Irene Moulton. I-etiey Moulton. Laura Murphy. Sandra Nickettoo. Clayton Skillingi
Chorus Members: designated by an asterisk in list of graduates on back cover.
.S’arratrue written by Victor landbcrg.
GRADUATES ELWOOD G. BESSEY SCHOOL — 1956
Bairlcy. Donald S.
•Bell, Jack I..
•Berry. Dorothy L. •Berry. Paul W.
•Betta. Marilyn A.
•Bern. Wendell W. •Bostwick. Jo 1. Boyington. Richard R-• Burnham. Harold P. Clsase, Harold A. Jr. •Christensen. Judith A. •Collim. Raymond P. Jr. Cootson. John D.
Cote. Albert J. •Coulshard. lean V. •Coiilthard. |ill C. •Coulthard. Roben L. •Curlew, Marion L.
D Amico. Michael S. Jr. •Davit. Barbara J. •Deering. Martin J. •Dennis. Kathleen T. •Douglass. Rodney B. •Doycr. Raymond J. •Dunn. Deborah P. •Durgin. Nancy L-•Dyer. Ronaki M. •Flaherty. Eduard B. •Fuller. Cail S.
•Canera. Patricia A. •Gantnier. Alice K. •Gram. Glenn D. •Grondin. Rita M. Croser. Arthur E. •Harmon. Raymond M. •Hill. John R.
Hodgkin. Charlei W. •Huntley. Mary-Jane A. •Hurd, Sally-Ann Iordan. David W. Kinsman. Frank E. Jr. •Labbc. Rita A.
•LeMire. Phyllis T Laughton. Ronald E.
tabby. Clinton R.
•Libby. Shirley A. Littlefield. Ray L. Jr. •Lowe. Lorraine!.
Loue. Wilbur C.
• Manchcuer. Jacquelyn A. •MacDonald. Lynda E.
McCullough. Ronald P. McKcmie. Jane* B. •Mill*. Clinton L. Morrison, Melvin P. Moulton. Qiflord E. •Moulton. Irene A. •Moulton. Lesley P. Jr. •Murphy. Laura R. •Nelson. Cerald A. •Nelson. Howard E. •Nelson, Ruth A. •Nickerson. Sandra M. •Noble. Patricia L. Paulsen. Robert A. •Pence. Mary L.
•Peterson. Edmund R. Jr. •Rideout. Rebecca L. Robertson. Blaine •Sanville. Elaine C. •Silver. Grace H.
Skillings. Clayton E. Jr. •Small, Sharon I.
Snow. Roger F.
•Swanson. Mary E.
Swarm-. Robert E. Jr. Thcolrastou, Perry R •Thomas. Gary C.
• I hurlou . Clarence A. Jr. Varney. Kenneth E. Jr.
•Vlcfterson. Robert B. Warner. William W. •Warren. Richard S. Webber. Mitchell L. •Whitten. Donald J. •Willettc. Lucille A. •Wyman. Cloria L.