Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-06-20
High School Commencement.
THE GRADUATING GLASS or 1890
Ctsss Thsir Echssi-Day Career In n
Blaze - Aeadsnie Gtsry---Dstniied
uspsrt 81 the Cissfsg Eaereisss.

geLofp pretrrafiy prOeiium VITA School the
preparatiOu lfe the BATH This nUttu. adopted
lg The High ss.hDoi graduating class - i-p. BE-
peculiarly htiiug fOf IL shows that ths pupils had
a realization ~ what their school days constitut
ed n the end " the preparation may b~ taken
fyr criterion the Class vii entef upon The hattls
under favorable conditions. Tor the graduating
.Y.r,fses last Monday evening were a notable
sufg-ss The tywn ball va hli'd o. Overlooking
iguy is-fore tie hour ~ seven. when The gra.lu
ats and their taaf.ierf marched n and tYYk their
places On the stage The DECORATIONS about tii-
stage were simple bot effective. The rear was
lnukcd with evergreen tres Alyng the whole
front ~ the stage va a mound 81 blpssomed
laurel FROM the prOsorniun arch evergreen was
f.,sf0oueI and about u were entv ined rop'- Of
daisi,s. while overhead the class motto was
worked in white and under IL was a scroll repre-
s.nting the class pin.
The erprciass began with music by Isitsinger's
orchestra aud a prayer by Rev. 3 l.. Phai-u.
The "galutatio Latina was delivered in disui
fed manner By Emma :. LundbefR
Three wiz men u Gotham went b. "a iu
II the boui had b.--n stronger my tale would have
been longer
The above was the text for Edith J. Emersons's
essay. FOf a while all went we'll With the thre-
wiz. men But their fran craft vas toss.I
about and aJon disappeared - Thirsty were
they Tor adventure, ~ wise iu their own cpneeit
that they risked everything. whils negiectiug the
most common safeguards. The wise men of so
than are MT tn. only fs-rsyns who 20 ~ Ia iu a
b0ui. ami the young essayist effectively showed
bow ty5 often IL Is the that men cat the rope
which holds them safe beiore finding ont whether
they are able ~ breast the waves 81 life
Some Lives Worth KmulatinR allONed Lucy
A st.blius ~ give whOles1me advice The young
naturally look FOR example 10 follow; bat the
list examples arr not always 20 h. found among
the renowned He who do--s the tsst biz circum-
stanc,-s allow dos we'll. acts nobiy angels could
do no mOr-" Henry N Stanley, John Brown.
Alic,. Carey, Sarah Martin and John b Cough
wer. cited a. examples Of different type who
rose above circumstance and who's. lives wer-
filled with h-rOisfn.
The Oar u Juggernaut wa strongly aud
forcibly written by Ella /. Newman. She b-sau
by describing the human s1cr inc- al tii' car fees
uvai 81 Juggrruaut in India. To us. accustomed
H. bear 81 tue love. Justice and mercy ~ Gld.
aud H. ~. thee qualities in our ever day life
this custom ~ sacrificing ones s-f s--ius lar
haruus aud wicked. Tor Col requires us % sp-nd
the Kilt of life Which be has given a. o. tie t--t
advantage Jugsenlaut still holds bis ff7~tis zi-
aud b.. CALI forth 10 them the strength and pun
y d the land ii- ts-ckons u all; b. advises the
struggle for supremacy; be whispers policy ln
ts-Yple ears he shows them bow ~ gam public
opinion. he tells them that any means 10 justify
their ambition b. iIstidaJle. an when h has
them safe within his clutches be crlshs-- them 10
meath his pInlerOus wheels. II all the sacrifi -
Of the present. we're made Tor n"bA. Gauss Ne
might we'll .ly that civilization hal efiacei thi-
barbarOus custom. Bat does not this towing
is-fure the shrine Of fashion. politics fame ami
money show as uneducated AMI depraved coudi
ton u th- human ra1- ar the sacrifices l--iur-
the car Of Juggernauts
Grac. =. Hil1rpth touched a responsive chord
boo the new-p ap-r man heart With h-T 10 Brief.
To i-- brief she said. dos not necessarily u-au
20 - In hurry. but IL does mean The saving uf
much time and labor Most inventions have a.
an object cas- and rapidity Of work and Stats
tics SHOW that 10 Inventions the Americans arr
largely in the lad During the last c-utur,
America has taken bong strties in advance ~
other nations and we must acknOw hedge that 10
is t--'aus- 81 her p,-0ple feyeri>h anxiety ~
t-niay. forests aud swaiups. tlsiav. plpuluu-
towns and churches. free schools libraries amt
Newspaper. and oppDrtun.tl f-s larg- aud varied
From first u lat the American has WORKED o.
achieve bis Mu tum ia Paryu." 10 fact his
watch word Is In Brief
A variety 10 tie program vAS given by Fred
Willard artich- On &c arilu After stating that
next 10 oXy gen carbon was the most important
element boo the world, ami that it, inu-t common
forms w-re The diamond. graphite, rllau-IaI
lAupJlack hone blach. hard and -1it ruai. cIk-
AMI gas carbon. thes- various substance v-rr
exhibited o. tue audience and DESCRIBED EXp,il
rnruts we're male wIth saltp-tr- AMI hot char
coal and by nlt-rinR ink and diluted molas--~
through bone black In closing hr sail that
carbon was an essential element Of al uatur- i~
deserved oar careful study
selection sung by the Hugh school chorus IN
der thu direction u Mis- Nyman WAS armly re-
ceived
''Trmpl-s Ancirnt and Mo,i.-ru' was the
theme % which Harri-t Bushnell gave s.-riIus
consideration. Op-uing with The groves wen
Tod irst temples, she took hasfY glance al the
beginning Of the architecture Whi-h bel up t. the
building u the ancient tetnpl-s aft~rwari drvut-
Ing more SPACE 10 the modern tsmipi+< But tli..
az ~ temples Is gone. God dwells not Ia ten
pies made with hands. but Ia the heart The
world Is learning that the truth which Christ
told the woman 81 Samaua Is the only principls.
Of acceptable worship: tod is spirit, and they
that worship Him must worship Hun IN spirit
ani In truth. As W. arr day by DAY building
the tetnpl-s We are TO inhabit. how careful We
should b 10 throw Uut ali the falls and impure
material
Mistakes aud their Uses,u was the subject
treated Of by Grac- Fairbanks She thought
that mistakes arose rither from thoughtl-ssns-ss
carelessness or Ignorance. and to each Of tl.-s-
thr,e faults attention vas given. The us.s Of
MISTAKES should come from learning not to com
init the error a ss-roud time and from preventing
others to fall where We did
IL Is ~ dsparagpueut To the rest Of the
class 10 say that the most interesting number uf
the evening was discussion between GUY ?
/ Howe and Clarence l.. Stckney on Has oppr,S
sion done more for the advancement Of civil lib
erty than education Howe said that opprrs-
sion means friction and friction means progr,-ss
[ 1t WAS oppression which drove the Pilgrims Ia
l our shore. II is the stern taskmastt.r which
arouS'-s men 20 sens- of their inferior position
I and realization OF what h.. gained We
feel justly proud that our ancestors uns,iucat..d
/ save IN the bitter school Of oppression. had
| strength 10 throw of the yUl,s OF tyranny. II
] needs no gin of prophecy to foretell that Rus
]
weight OF aosolntisin, shall throw OF the crush
ing load and give to EuruI-- mighty rep,lblic
and 70 themselves the sweet fruits of civil liberty
! Inc French rcNuiuttOa clearly showed that man
/ improves 10y great commissions Of society, as IL
placed all the nations Of EUROPE on a higher foot
! ing. Had II not been for oppression would
Gclpy the same position the people Of Cana
| ia, Whosactrpted concessions, and for that r-a
/ son ask for no mon liberty than they arr given
. aud are content a. remain a dependency of Great
/ hrilAlh compare Their position with ours and
I acknowledge the inestinable value Of oppression
! towards thai liberty which all nations hope for
Sticknry said that civil liberty an it, true sense
/ includes all the social political aud religious
rights OF a iree man, ~ a. Herbert Sprns,.r pats
/ the equal freedom OF tie other = Has uppr,-s
sion gwen Ireland a full measur,. Of the boon
| 81 liberty; Have not the Irish people rather
] hern rack reuted by foreign landlords taxed
{ without representation to maintain a large
foreign constAbulary, and forced BY starvation IL
rmigrate from one OF tue loyelssf And n,ost ur,,.
ductEe isles OF the worlds Would q generous
[ system OF education have resulted in such a dis.
mai failure OF the Irish policy, Would it not
nave taught the peOple fur-thought and self. n
| sl--ct, and have fastened the day When ireland
could have proudly claimed home Ttiles Deprive
country OF the best thought and experience OF
The TIMES and You dull the very tools Of civil ler
i y. What has oppression done for Russia and
/ Chiuas Is not the Russian empir,. the. anoma ia
ol lhr nineteenth century! Oppression breeds
! oppression, but education aud cnnciliatiuu s.,w
| the seeds OF happiness and progress and good
viii yard men. What better argument for ed
]
! foundation. "
Two numbers which showed a pleasing senti
ment were Mabel l.. knights II eeend ~ m,
Bells and Jessie NJ. Ortons The Power of Ma
Walter 5. steaps assumed the role of IN,
chemist, MS subject being, The PRINCIPAL Acids
and Their Uses After explaining what acid,
we're and showing by experiment the difference
/ net"eeh an acid and an alki he devoted hinsel
"a a Treatment OF the three leading acids -Sulphu
re, nitric and hydroeloric As Ne are living ia
an age ~ sceuce and il behoOyes us ali Ia Learn
OF the marvellous chemical changes mad, I,ssibl,
" the cheap production and efficient u.s. Of thu
principal acids " ~
Margaret McVeigh was inclined to h. humoron,
IN her treatment Of Pins aud Needles - but sb,
! interwoy with her humor a vein Of srriousn.s.
Mis- Belle H. Emerson dealt with Accomplish
mlShts. III ages past woman $ limited education
/ INFERIOR position and narrow range. Of thOurhi
/ confined her 10 a life of painful seclusion Nov
/ WIN larger opportunities many neglect thost
practical matters which are So essential In a In,
" HVe worm. HE hippant tongue and fond
ness TOR fashion form a fran foundation for 4
useiul career, The age rightly demands mi
SJJ,i'an ulr nl s+li-rriance aud practica us.
Iuil,oss. ANY one timing done well is an accom-
.i Fannie ma I'll II Knapp recited with much expires
NtHe e. Bonds Social lcebergs'' was al
earnest plea Tor sincerity and sympathy in sncia
rlAtlons Effective blows we're struck agains
N"p~rhciauty aud coliness SOCIETY," she thought
is chllliug or cordial in accordanc, with Nh,
circumstances governing the hives of the ndivil
nals composing it.. The origin of many soca
,veoerss Ines IA the inability Of one TO impart love
nec'lus' OF the principal that one cannot Civ
Mhat Ne has not. Selhshness Is "A great generate
Of social icebergs IL is better far 10 possess ON
slncTrr friend than 10 mingle with the hest snc.t,
W 'te nilu' Nhrrr inslnoerity is at a premium
anu tfankness and honesty below par
hAttle d Jonrs was valiant champion for h,.
Sex IN her Outlook for American Women
J. rpm century 10 century there has been grad
ual uplifting of tie women of nearly ali naiiHn
ahd each step comedies the probability of another
y IN America that woman has venttrsd am
SO ii', .e most and 1t rs here that her power