Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-26

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holder of 1t, men must be great i'm them
selves else their high positions reveal only
more clearly the pigmy i'm their nature.
/. Belle Tenney made an earnest "Plea
for more faith. not only faith in higher
powers, but in humanity, the far-reaching
results of which cannot be estimated.
Under the "Allegory of the divided fam
! ily,' Mcrsilvia A. Jenness described the
breaking away from the home country of
the American colonies, their struggles and
! final freeing of them selves from the paren-
tai authority which had followed them
across the ocean. and told how, forced into
indepen lencc and strength by the harsh
ness of the mother country, they had grown
and prospered to the present time, while
the promise Of future greatness urges them
to further attainments and loftirr place
among the nations.
whats the use?" asked Estelle NJ
Tidd in her subject. The desire of every
one is for success, but each individual must
prove himself and show himself worthy of
success. The contrast between an aimless
existence, a life with no definite purpose
in it, and one in which strong will and
fixed end to be reached dominate, was set
before the hearers. Firmness of purpose
is potent in accomplishing apparently i'm
possible things.
j. Guy SimOnds gave an interesting re-
view of that remarkable people, the Aztecs,
whose origin. arrival in the locality where
their monuments still remain, and remark
able progress i'm the arts and sciences.
battle all attempts of modern research to
fix definitely. his topic being 1.-The civiliz-
alton of the Aztecs.'
Some of the things which Margaret II
Long characterized as "Real mean were
| doubtless recognized with regret by many
of the audience as bits out of their own
earlier and more thoughtless years.-the
! little unkind words or deeds, carelcssly
allowed to escape which inhict deep wounds
! and sometimes change the entire after life
I Of another Monuments stronger than
! granite are often erected to the memory of
/ some light work or act. Kindness is the
rarest charm worn 10y man or woman. and
thoughtfuneSS which shall be quick 10 see
the word which will wound and reprpss il
is grace worthy to be cultivated by all.
After delightful selection by the orches-
/ ira, rendered in their customary finished
/ style. Gertrude : Richmon spoke on
"IIome life telling Of the peculiarly deep
love of home found in our Anglo-SaXon
race. of the value Of home influences. of
the power which women hold and WELD
through the home. and pronounced the
home influence the first link in the great
chain which binds all together in one great
household. The strength of a nation is in
the homes OF the na.iun.
Amy J. Hines told of "Folk-orc." the
| poetic and quaint tancies in which the
early days Of every race have been rich but
which with the rapid advance of higher ed
ucat!on an culture are fast becoming a
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tales among various races is noticeable.
Some of the tales which were common
among our ancestors the sturdy Norsemen.
We're referred to, and the riches of the
/ Oriental lands in this respect was spoken
/ of.
In celebrating his subject. Western
/ idolatry." Edward II Fuller made some
good points on the Indian question. ami
harshly scored that worship of wealth
among men which leads them to the West
| to snatch from the rel men the few pos
sessions they have left. The Indian and
his beliefs were spoken of at some length.
Carrie |. Huntley. i'm her paper on False
/ honor drew the line clearly between the
| true and false. The truest greatness is
/ retiring and seeks no publicity.
Winnie VI. Elmer showed good instrllc-
tion in French as she rendered "Hn'g II be-
rose suns epiHeS." her pronunciation and
accent being excellent.
y revolution is needed in the opinions Of
many, according to Annie f.. Henkel. re-
garding the attributes and characteristics
of "Old maids and Young maids" the
sweetness AMI good temper often believed
inseparablr from the maiden. being more
generally disclosed in the life OF her older
sister. This was a bright paper, and CON
siderable merriment was reused by the hits
right and left in which the young lady in
duged.
The next was double number. Fred c.
/ Crosby and Walter \. Gilbert discussing
/ the question "Should civil rights insure so
/ cial equality to the negro?' The argu-
ments were well made, showing that the
/ subject had been looked into and thought
upon. and were very entertaining. Crosby
/ took the affirmative and Gilbert the mega
/ tive side.
The next two papers had for their foun-
/ daton familiar old stories, gracefully re-
! told and supplemented with practical les
sons drawn from the tales. Annie l..
/ Pierce, in The wishing cap, told of For
| tunatus, whose ruin was due to the pos
session of the cap and purse, all incentive
/ to personal eXertion being thus removed
Pandora and her fatal curiosity were the
| subjects from which Emma A. Hoyt drew
her word picture,
The gifts of the centuries" by Abbie
| f. Fuller was an excellent production, dig
nitied in tone and lofty in sentiment. The
| greatest gift of all ages was the gift of Je-
sus Christ to the world. and before him. as
before an altar, have some of the richest
! gifts of men of genius been placed, to all
which We of the nineteenth century are
| heirs.
If we are to credit Lenna II. Thomas.
the old art of astrology still tlourishes; and
the horoscope of a new constellation of 46
stars which appeared four years ago, as de
clared by her, revealed in an ingenious
manner the progress of the class of ~
through the High school.
Herbert l.. Bailey took pleasure in set
ting forth the advantages of our state, I'M
der the topic "Nermont and her resources. ''
He touched briefly upon Vermont's his
tory, her early struggles, her almost mex
haustible resources and her steady advance
to the proud position she now holds
among her sister states
\ double quartet made up of Emma
Hoyt, Mabel Lyon, Lenna Thomas, Isabel
Holmes, Allyn Crosby, Walter Gilbert,
Fred Crosby and Franklin Head sang with
good expression a slumber song, which
made charming setting for Maddie A.