Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-06-16
BETHEL HOME NEWS.

West Groton, Mass.
The Bethel baseball team new uniform
is white cap, black shirt, white pants Win
black stripe.
O.P. Shaw pays cash for poultry of all
kinds and viii receive it any day OF the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Bacon of Chelsea
have been visiting at VIM. Wright's.
At the whist party at Walter Creamer's
last Wednesday evening the royal was
carried off by DIR. Clough and Mrs. Ken
dali, the "booby' by Fred Arnold and
Mrs. DIR. Chase.
Mrs. John Vale of Rouses Point IS VS.
iting her sister, Mrs. g. M. Miller.
Miss Annie Miller is spending a few
weeks in Northern \. Y. and Canada.
The graduating exercises of the Whit
| comb High School held last Friday even
| ing in the Universalist church were a
great success and maintained the high or
| der hitherto connected with the gradua-
| ton exercises of this school.
| The church was very handsomely trim
med with plants and flowers, and over the
pulpit on the wall was the class motto,
| isNo Footsteps Backward" in golden let
tiers, with 1872" on shield beneath, also
in golden letters.
The literary exercises of the evening
were very pleasantly varied by the pres
ence of the U. v. NJ. quartette, F. M.
knights first tenor, II. j. Kilbourn second
tenor, E. j. Armstrong first bass, W.. W.
| Griffiths second bass, assisted by Miss
Abbie f. Clark pianist. The church was
crowded, many being turned away, un-
able TO get admission.
Miss Annie Miller had the salutatory
and in well chosen words she showed the
power of praise, relating an incident in
the life of West the painter, showing that
the loving praise of his mother had been
the making of the painter OF him. Kate
f. Marsh had as subject True treat
nessn 1t is not valor on the battlefield or
renown that constitutes true greatness.
To be great, man must be gentleman
in the full sense OF that word he mast be
sincere and frank but not brutally so, but
must be sympathetic. "Woman's lnhu-
encev was Miss Blanche Birds theme. She
said that woman's influence began in the
garden of Eden when Eve induced Adam
to eat of the apple, and that influence mao
continued ever since. Life is made up OF
many things and that woman's influence
is the greatest who labors on faithfully
and honestly and perseveringly. what
an influence Florence Nightingale had,
Affection and delicacy are the greatest
characteristics OF women, but the world :
| true great men have the same Characters
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world TO conquer, and their duty is to
teach how men may be saved. Women
and home are synonymous terms.
Miss Lena Rice said that for asuccessfu
business man there were twelve qualities
necessary, namely, health. education, ob
servation, industry, perseverance, oroer
punctuality, calculation, prudence, tact
truthfulness and integrity and that al
| the others were included in integrity
> some one has said ''If | had to climb L
heaven by the dishonest ways have seer
some men adopt, would rather stay II
the honest dirt forever
In a very easy and natural manner Mis-
! Jessie Bird discoursed upon the sublee
Labor overcomes all things Natur
furnis hes the material and work fashion
| il. Labor is the history of man. IL IS b,
labor that we now live as civilized world
All inventions represent much hard labor
What difference labor has made in gu
!, country since the landing of the Pilgrim
: Fathers. BY improving all our opportun
tiles we will ind no limit TO our capaci
| ties Napoleon on being told that circum
I stances were against him, replied that h
made circumstances, and did not bow Z
I | them. Man must climb the ladder of life
i heaven will not come down TO him.
The prophecies, Miss Martha l.. Gilber
foretold in a truly original and fresh man
ner, keeping the audience in continue
merriment at the palpable hits of her say
j ings.
torian, considered that the short tim
+. spent in school was only an incentive Z
: know more. One can spend lifetime II
study and at the close of life, be hardl,
I any nearer the summit OF knowledge thar
! before. There was more benefit in getting
a hard lesson than an easy one, as it train
ed the mind to act.
The graduates have reason to be prou'
, of their efforts this year and the teacher
, | have reason 10 be proud too, Tor II wa
. evident that they had received thorough
drill.
' Among those home to attend the grad
! uation exercises of the Whitcomb Hlgl
r school and the alumni banquet that fol
lowed were j. A. Graham OF Springfield
Mass, Ira II. Ellis and John j. Wilson o
s Burlington, Dr. II. w. Barrows of Stowe
4 DR.. d. l.. Burnett from South Royalton
Miss Alice Sheldon of Stockbridge, Jane
I | b. Sargent of Dartmouth College, Mis-
/ Mary Wilson and Miss Mabel Dyke from
the Randolph State Normal.
The alumni supper OF the graduates 0
| the Whitcomb High School last Frida
I" evening was a very enjoyable occasion
the party not breaking up until the earl.
J, hours of the morning. After partakin
!. | of Mine Host Gilson's elegant menu tina
. did "Dot proceed from the kitchen only
the following toasts were given, James Z
Sargent, 's4, POSTMASTER: "Our Aim
l. Mater" NJ. Wilson, 81; "Leap Year,
= Miss Isabel G. Wynn, 81; sold Associa
y tions," Miss Alice NJ. Sheldon, 'S9; 9Th
il Absent Ones" Robert NJ. Wilson, 81
d Ode. Miss Belle NJ. Chamberlin, 80; 9Th
n Teacher Miss May l. Savage, 80; 9TH
Il Banquet" Dan L. Parker, 80; "A Loo
y into the the Misty Future" Miss Jossi
NJ. Spaulding, 80; 1.-THE Last Chapter,
;, Miss Annie L. Miller, 'e2; "Present Statu
of w. H. s." DR.. r NJ. Chase; ''Scienc
. of Esculapeus," DR.. ID. L. Burnett; 9Th
: ladies'" Ira H. Ellis, U. v. NJ. Inter
= spersed among the toasts pleasing musi
cal selections were rendered by the q. '
u NJ. Quartette. The officers OF the alumni
!. association are: President, NJ. NJ. vii
j son: Vice president, Miss Annie Mile
ID Sec'y and Treas, George Whitney; Com
= mittee of arrangements, Fannie M.Fishel
James A. Graham and Mark Stanle-.
The graduating exercises OF the A classe
!, from Miss Parsons and Miss Terry room
held at Bascom House hall last week wer