The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-05
THE COMMENCEMENT
GRADED SCHOOL,

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last week leaves us little to say of tn
= commencement of the Graded SchoC
last Friday evening. School hall wa
] filed, as usual, overlooking and prof.
> ably two hundred were obliged to stan
during the entire exercises, which close
e at ten o'clock.
is The essays were exceptionally wei
written and had a little more life bee
is put into the manner of their deliver
e would have elected the need of prais
due to the intellectual effort. We trus
8 that future classes will not in so great
y measure sacrifice infection and othe
good points to the mere form OF dis
; tinct pronunciation-going so far as t.
distinguish sylables and emphasizing
them all. With this criticism, which
applies equally to the orations, we giv'
the large and intelligent class of 'SS ou
hearty good wishes as they go forth t
other scenes and to untried realities
In our Rutland letter this week, {
correspondent speaks of the high ranl
J there taken in the percentages of ex
aminations. The reader will note as
the eye runs over these, both in today't
issue and of last weeks, that Benning,
ton boys and girls are fully up to those
of Rutland or any other town.
At the close of the exercises the class
gave an elegant reception in Library
Hall, to which were invited the Faculty,
the Trustees, the Clergy, parents of the
class and other friends. This was by
all odds the finest reception ever given
in town by a graduating class, and not
often equalled by any one else.
The array of flowers has never before
been seen in such profusion. The bas-
kets, bouquets and other pieces present
a grand appearance on the stage, being
brought in after each scholar had deliv-
cred the part assigned them.
We give below the remainder of the
roll of honor, which, together with that
printed last week, completes it for the
year ending last week:
ROLL OF HoNoR-CONCLUDED
High School-No. registered IS, aver
age attendance 80 63-65, per cent attend
ance So 100, not absent 2.
Not absent-Rose Lindley, Abbie
Sherman.
Absent only once-Nclson Murphy,
Ethel Robinson, Mary Rawson, Maude
Townsend, Mile Parsons,
Final eXaminations-Physi June
22-Maude NJ. Wheeler l00 Fannie F,
Benton 100, Ruth A. Squire 100, Thomas
j. Venable SO, Grace S. Roberts SO,
Theo L. Thomas 81, G. Louis Harwood
96, Ernest L. Lambert SO, Warren A.
Pierce 95, George w. Williams 95,
Perez Harwood o., Edward G. Bennett
90, Edwin NJ. Harwood 81, Lena NJ.
Hathaway 80, Russell c. Graves SO,
John IL. Burgess SO, Harry G. Olin SO,
Harrison Peckham IS.
Physical Geography, June 29-Maud
NJ. Wheeler 100, Fannie f. Benton 100
Ruth A. Squire 100, Grace S. Roberts
100. G. Louis HARDWOOD 80, Ernest L.
Lambert SO, Thomas J. Veneble SO,
Edwin M. Harwood 95, Theo L. Thorn
as IS, John II, Burgess 90, Perez Har-
wood 90, Harrison Peckham 30, Russell
G. Graves SO, Warren A. Pierce IS,
Lena Nj. hathaway 81.
PROF. JAMES Il. WELD, Principal
No. l2.-Medal for best entrance exam
ination and for theyear-Grace England.
No. of scholars registered 80, belong
ing 80, average daily attendance 81, No
not absent 8.
Final Examinations-No. presented
80, passed 80, absent l..
Neither Absent nor Tardy-Fannie
Benton, Nellie Rice, Maud Wheeler,
Edith Dewey, Perez HARDWOOD, Fred
Kennon, Harrison Peckham.
Admittitur EXamination-Grace l..
England so, Edith M, Dewey So, LELAND
l.. Fillmore 95, Nellie NJ. Rice 90, Ed
ward Rugg %, Chauncey H. Plumb 81
Fred .Kennon 81, Homer Z. Rudd 80,
George N. Smith 80, William j. Tiff
fany 81, Willard l, Widmer So, Malisse
NJ. Morse Sc, Drucilla A. Dakin 81, Min
ME L Dickinson 81.
Special
b. AGNES COLLINS, Teacher.
No. ll-No. registered Al, belonging 3S,
average attendance IS, per cent attend
ance 81, neither absent nor tardy 7, not
absent9.
Final Examinations-No. presented
80, passed 80, passed on trial 4.
Neither Absent nor Tardy-Arthur
Crawford, Grace Day, Luella futile.
Harry Gibbs, Ella Daley, Matte Wins
low, Hattie Wilcox.
Not A bsent-Hannah Green, Wills
White.
Absent Only Once Henry Cordes,
Archie Crawford, Claude, Gokay, Charley
Patchin, Ethel Armstrong.
Highest Rank in Examination-Mary
Temple 90 81, Henry Cordes 95 81,
Grace Day 90 IL, Ella Daley, 90 1T,
Hannah Green 80 2-7, Joseph Watson
81 81, Josie Moore 81 AT, Matte Win
slow S7l5 William Rhodes Sc 81, Sophie
Goldsmith SO 81, Luella Tuttle 81 81.
X. A. LEONARD, Teacher.
No. I0-No. registered 43, belonging
80, average attendance 1866, percent at
tendance IS, neither absent nor tardy 6,
not absent 3.
Final Examinations-No. presented
81, passed 81, passed on trial q absent
4.
Neither Absent nor Tardy-Luther
Cutler, Hattie KehOe. Frank Hurley
Jessie LOOMS, Annie Dakin, Theresa
Silver.
Not Absent-Ernest Faulkner, Fred
Spear, Bertha Jewett.
Absent Once-George Morse, Eliza
KirkwOOd Ella Watson.
Highest Rank in Examinations-Ca
roll Partridge 95 So, Maud Belden 95e5,
Fred Spear IS l-6, Eliza Kirkwood 92e2,
Daisy Morse % I-6, Carrie Carpenter
80 I-6, Ethel Stevens s915, Hattie Austin
SO Sc, Jessie French SS15, Ernest
Faulkner, Loring Bingham, Charles
Morrison BIZ
NJ. A. LEONARD, Teacher.
No. 9-No. registered 80, belonging
30, average attendance 90, per cent at
tendance 30, not absent 8, not absent or
tardy 7.
Final Examinations-No. presented
A class II, b class IA; passed A class II,
B. class IA,
Neither Absent nor Tardy-Carrio
May Townsend, Fanny Walbridge,
Not Absent-Laura Rogers.
Absent Once-Clara Hyde, Robert
Bennett.
Highest Rank in Examinations-Eu
gene Ball 81, Fanny Walbridge 96 SO,
96 l-6, Nettie Pierce IS l-I2, Albert
Mathers % SIG, Clyde Morse 9l25
Joseph Camp 9O1S.
HELEN o. ROGERS, Teacher.
No. 9-No. registered 90, No. belong
ing %, average attendance 26, per cent
attendance 80, not absent l, not absent
OF tardy l.
Final Examinations-No. presented
"a, passed "a, absent 9.
Neither Absent nor Tardy-LeGrand
Hyde.