Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-06-25
Graduating Exercises of the Whitcomb
High School.

| was filled to Overf1oW1ng Win Irlenos OF
the graduates and the school. Music was
furnished by ne Apollo Quartet OF Mont
pelier, and frequent encores evinced that
their selections and rendition of the same
were highly appreciated by the audience.
f. W. Bancroft, LIST tenor, Herbert Chap
man, End tenor, Bert Shepard, first bass,
A. w. Kemp, second bass, make up the
club. The following program was carried
out:
Music, E. II. Kittredge: Prayer, Rev. s.
A. Parker; music, "Integer VITAE" by the
Quartet; salutatory with Grafton, "Martin
Luther Robert c. Wilson, essay, '.Indus
trial education," Ada B. Rice; music, Ma
zurka, by quartet; essay, "Trihing Incl
dents lead to great results" Isabelle G..
WYNN; essay, HGraduated but not educat-
ed" Mabel E. Dyke; music, "Simon the
cellarer," quartet; essay, "Chivalry," Ida
NJ. Rice; essay, Mobility Of labor" Car
rie NJ. Heath; music, "Annie Laurie"
quartet; essay 1.-THE aspiring girl of to-
day." Lillian c. Martin; class poem, com,
posed by Misses Isabelle G. Wynn, and
Lillian c. Martin, and read by Miss annie
quartet; Prophecies, George W. Wright,
'93; Valedictory with Grafton, Mark p,
Stanley; instrumental music, E. II. Kit
tredge; presentation of diplomas; music,
sin absence quartet; benediction.
r, G. Wilson gave an interesting account
OF the life Of Martin Luther and of the
times of the Reformation. His piece was
well committed and he spoke with good
| information.
Miss Ada Rice presented well written
disuuisition on the modern industrial sit
uation. There is complaint OF the ineih-
cheney of workmen. This would be REM
edied by a thorough system OF industrial
schools such as are already established at
Chicago, Washington and New York.
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want of a shoe, horse was lost, Tor want
OF a horse, etc." quoted Miss Isabelle
| Wynn, who in clear voice, audible IN
the remotest corner Of the room, went on
to show how many seemingly trifiing
events have led to world important re-
suits. We do not know what each little
action OF ours may produce, and to sum
up, "Great works are ever made up OF
little works well done"
Under the title of "Graduated but Lot
Educatedn Miss Mabel f.. Dyke gave
| logically prepared essay, proving that not
only have there been a great many prom
inent men including Washington and w
ID. HoWells) who have not had the bene-
fits of the education implied in gradua-
ton from a high school but that with ev-
cry one who does graduate from such
school, the work of education is not ended
and that our education should go on to
the day of our death. The particular
branches at which each persons education
should be directed, should be left TO the
bent of each individual taste.
Miss Ida NJ. Rices essay on "Chivalry"
, showed a careful study of this subject and
was delivered in very pleasing manner,
apparently without any exertion on the
part of the speaker. She detailed the rise
OF chivalry in the 10th century and the
| life of knight during that period.
One OF the best essays of the evening
was that of Miss Carrie NJ. Heath on "The
| Nobility OF Labor" The speaker said
| that labor should be associated with our
highest ideals OF goodness and nobility.
We have noble example to follow as the
first chapter OF Genesis shows that God
was the first worker in that he created the
universe Those who affect most to dis
dain manual labor are usually those whose
grandfathers peddled Goldfish or sold
goods over the counter. There is just so
| much corn to be raised and other work to
be done in order that men may live and
some one must do ii. Let us then remem-
Der that all honest work is honorable.
| Miss Lillian G. Martin spoke about the
"Aspiring Girl Of To-day" and while she
claimed that young ladies Of to-day are
able to and must aspire to something high
er than their mothers, she would not have
them forget that they must exhibit wom-
anly sentiments as well as Intellectual at
tainments. The present question is chow
the speaker would answer it by having
them fit themselves as specialists in some
branch of trade. American mothers should
not disdain TO have their daughters learn
trade when this custom has been fol-
lowed by many Of the mothers in the Eu-
ropean reigning families.
Geo. W. Wright of 1913 detailed the fu-
ture movements OF the present gradual
ing class in a very witty manner. His
squibs were right TO the point and cut to
the quick every time as was evidenced by
the constant fidgeting upon the plat
form, but to lash and cut was his duty
and he did it well.
Mark p. Stanley's grafton on develop
ment of Religious Freedom was well
written and delivered in an easy and a.
greeable manner. Religious persecution
goes hand in hand with union of Church
and State, as is proved by the history OF
the world since the days OF the Roman
Empire, and even in our own country, the
home of the free, the only states that have
refrained from religious persecution at
some time or other are Roman Catholic
MARYLAND, Quaker Penn. and Rhode Is
land. The present method in the q. 5. of
having the church and state entirely sep
arate is the best by far of all ways.
DR.. l.. Nj. Greene, chairman OF the COM
mittee, presented the diplomas in a few
well-chosen words.
The exercises on the whole show much
labor and care, both on the part OF the pu
pills that took part and by the teachers
who had them in supervision.
Upon the close Of the graduation exer-
cises the alumni, including "Our Babies"
(91) proceeded to the Wilson House where
after satisfying the inner man with one of
those banquets for which the Wilson
House is so well known, they proceeded to
the sociai part of the reunion with the fol-
lowing program.
|. H. Ellis, 's7, Toastmaster. b. G. S.
"The present and the past are full of her
fame,
The future shall only mblazon her name. "
Responded to by c. K. Durham, 80. 'sThe
Past" 81 cannot but remember such
things, That were most precious to me-"
g. w. Whitney, 80. "Our College Days."
"Memories of those good old days
Will linger on for aye"
NJ. NJ. Wilson, 81. Grafton, j. B. Sar-
gent, 80. "The School marin, Delight
full task to rear the tender thought" Miss
N. E. Terry. Poem, Miss Fan NJ. Fisher,
80, as follows:
Our Doctor, "By medicine life may be
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