Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-29

class OF 81 graduated from the Bur
lington High school Friday. The
closing exercises were held during the aft
ernoon in the opera house, which was
filled with the friends OF the class and of
the school. Many remained stsnding
throughout the exercises. Seated the
stage were Principal Landon, Superirtend
snt Wheeler, Mayor Haselton, the board of
school commissioners, several Of the
aldermen and number of citizens.
Class banners and the national flag
hung from the boxes and elaborate floral
designs graced the front of the stage. The
class of 1892 sent a wreath and sickle of
colored roses; the class Of 1894 offered
roll of honor, made Of yellow roses and
white carnations; the class of 1895 gave
basket of red roses; the class OF 1896 ten
dered star, heart and crescent of white
carnations; Mrs Archibald Taylor present
ed star of white roses. The Howard
Opera House orchestra furnished music
The programme was as follows:
Praise ye the Father School. ........ Gounod
Nepotism. ..............H HARLOW Franklin Hyde
Cruelty to animals. .... Lucia Frances Collins
Tho Life Saving hoIvice ...... Peter h. GNryey
The Influence Of Music
Francos Louise Russell
Snefperd's M { sons (oornet soio',.. sqpe
The Navy of the United States,
The PropAccy"-CW. \. CroiuU
Anude z. Russell
Hymnology. ............ .Winifred Ellen bates
Ieorge William Curtis. Robert Harvey Cay
waltz, Symposia. ...... ......,.... LendiX
Nlrsu's Influence on Literature,
Shall Our National Domain be Extended
Charles Flags Whitney
Katharine j. Page
The New Method...... Frederick buel Willard
Music from the opera of Wang ..........M Morse
The essays and orations were very credit
ably written and delivered. The speakers
were cordially applauded AMI their friends
were very generous with floral offerings,
With Mr.. Parady as MARSHAL toe members
of tho class marched on TO the stage and
received their diplomas from Supt. Wheeler
committee, consisting of Capt. s. 5.
Leach, Rev. James Tea Brooke ard Mrs.
S. d. Hodge, awarded prizes OF So for ex-
relence in writing and in delivery to Miss
Kate j. Page of Hinesourgh and Mr.. Fred
B Willard Of Burlington. The two were
warmly applauded es they received the
money from Principal Landon. MIR. Ian
don announced that the scholarship prizes
of $40 given by the Alumni association had
been awarded as follows In the English
course to Charles F. Whitney of Williston,
class of 1898; il tho Latin English course
to Percy Byington Of Charlotte, class Of
1885; 10 the classical course to f. d. Will
lard OF Burlington, class OF 1893.
The exercises were brought to close
with farewell song by the class.
The graduates are as follows:
ENGLISH COURSE.
Frank Lyman Austin, Winifred Ellen
Bates, Ella Carrie Beebe, Lucy S. Brown,
Stella May Chase, Josephine Hay Failey,
Frank Lyman Freeman, Peter L. Garvey.
George Jean Holden Henry W. Hopkins,
Mary M. Lane, Walter Pops Kern, George
Peter Parady, Robert Myron Read, Frances
Louise Russell, Maude b. Russell,
Bessie Belle Sherman, Fanny IL. Sutton,
Anna Grace Tobey, Harriet Goulding
Walker, Charles Flagg Whitney, Sicily
Chapman Wright, Charles A, Wronn, Ben
jsmin Jame1 Wyatt.
LATIN-ENGLISH COURSE.
Carrie L. Allen. Ella j. Barrows, Luells
Frances Collins, Grace Belle Conner, Har-
riette F. Cristy, Jessie NJ. Davis, May Alice
Edwards, Lawrence B. Hayward, Susie Mai
Holton, Adel Irene Lee, katherine Chiffon
den Murray, Alice Louise Nash, Carrie
Bailey Nys, katherine j. Page, Harriet
Elizabeth Stone, BesSis Lou Stearns, Annie
Lyman Taft, Bessie May Truman Rossie
Louise Weeks, Georgian a NJ Williams,
Lena A. Wilton.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Robert Harvey Gay, Henry Hall Hsgar,
Alfred Taylor HAYES, Harlow FRANKLIN
Hyde, Robert II. Walker, Frederick Buell.
Willard.
After the exercises the class and some of
the teachers had a group picture taken. The
class ride was taken Saturday on the Chat
saugay to North Hero and return, dinner
being served on the boat.