Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-06-07
Commencement Of the Graded School.
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Day exercises, which opened with
march in which both Seniors and Juniors
participated. Despite the rain, the audi
forum was crowded with people, all of
whom expressed great satisfaction at the
manner in which the program was carried
out, the president OF the Senior class,
Harry l.. Ford, very acceptably perform
ing the duties of master of ceremonies.
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. n. Rob
erts, followed by a brilliantly executed
piano solo by Miss Mary Lamson, and the
roll Call, conducted by Miss Alice
Erskine, who, as she named each member
of the class, gave a quotation aptly de-
scribing prominent personal character
istics, while the quotations given in re-
Spouse, coming very pat, created no lutte
amusement. A thoughtful essay on " lis
education forms the common mind; just
as the twig is bent, the trees inclined"
was read by Miss Auna Nichols, who de-
fined education, its object and results ana
described true education as the grand out
come of a threefold training physical,
intellectual and moral.
A pleasing banjo selection was rendered
by Charles Barrett. after which Miss Flor
ence Cone, in behalf of the Seniors,
presented to the school, large
and magnificent bust of the great Swiss
naturalist and teacher in America, Louis
Agassiz, with the hope that this gift
would prove not only an ornament to the
schoolroom but an inspiration TO the
pupils. The response, on the part of the
school, was made by Charles Cusnman,
who expressed sincere thanks for the
beautiful gift and commended the good
taste OF the Seniors in selecting the bust
OF Agassiz, whose silent presence would
doubtless influence many Others TO follow
in his footsteps.
.sThe Yachting Glee" was finely rem
dered by a chorus Of eight voices, and FOL
lowing il came the Glass History, which
was wittily told by NJ ISIS Anne DuBois.Now
had ended the twelve years war waged
between the class OF '94 and its lessons,
with an occasional three months cessa-
tion OF hostilities to allow the attacking
party to regain strength. Their first en-
counters were with words of three letters,
but the severest struggles had been their
hand to hand combals with tough Greek
roots; they now, however, laid down
their arms, feeling that they had met the
enemy and he was theirs. In 1913, Sher-
man Moulton, whose silvery hair and
beard streaked with gray caused him TO
sigh for the vanished days OF his youth
and to remember his former classmates,
set out on tour, having for its object the
renewing OF those sundered ties. lie
found his twenty six friends nobiy fight
ing the battle OF life, an honor 10 their
Alma Mater, and all unmarried, "having
never us a GiAHe bttil y lNtlA ~ lhNAA0AtAAn1F
Misses Eunice Denison and Lucia skin
ner, who possess marked musical talent,
delighted the audience by the violin duet,
tCinderella March. . The Advice TO
Juniors was given by Earl Powers, who
supposed himself TO have been chosen for
this important duty by reason of his gem
eral excellence of demeanor. He ineul.
Gated punctuality and eXhorted the jun
Tors 10 strive 10 attain as great a degree OF
perfection as has been reached by the
class OF "a. Miss Carrie Draper, who re-
sDonded for he Juniors, urged her class
mates to prove that, contrary to the usual
rule, good can sometimes come from good
advice closing her response with neatly
woroed poem.
softly Fall the Shades Of Evening,
sung by a quartCtte composed Of Fred
Chatfield, Miss Mary Mcintyre, Miss
Alice Baird and Earl Powers, vas warmly
applauded. A well prepared Grafton on
'.The American Public SCHOOL, was de-
livered by Russell Burridge, who sketched
the early settlement OF this country by
the Pilgrims and the founding by them of
the public schools, thereby planting the
seed OF great republic. He defined the
public school as the symbol OF liberty, en-
and progress, making igno-
ance and liberty Incompatible. America
is be only nation that expends twice as
much for the education OF the people as
for the support Of an army and We'll she
may; for Ignorance is her greatest foe.
The first and highest duty Of nation
like ours is to enlighten the masses; for,
though both communism and education
will efface racial differences, communism
levels down, lille education levels up.
The farewell was fifty spoken by Miss
Mary Mcintyre, who succeeded IN giving
cheerful rendering Of that ominous
word.
Friday evening came the graduating
exercises at Dubois & Gays hall, which
had been tastefully decorated by members
OF the alumni with banks Of flowers, the
class colors, its motto and the date, 1894,
in honor OF the occasion.
Led by the class marshall, Gilman
Chamberin, and preceded by the flower
bearers, Master Franklin Salisbury and
Miss Geneve Lamson, the graduates adj
vanced through the center aisle and took
their respective stations on the PLATFORM
where the dainty dresses, beautiful flow
ers and youthful and intelligent faces
presented an attractive picture.
After prayer by Rev. G.. W. Morrow and
an instrumental duet by Misses Mary
Lamson and Marion Mcintyre, an essay,
entitled, Through the Lens" was very
finely delivered by Miss Mary Tewks.
bury, who. treating her subject IN
an interesting and original manner point
ed out the inestimsbie value the lens
has already been in the promotion of art
and science, bringing distant WORLDS
within our line OF vision and teaching Us
to admire the beauties OF our own; Dut
while with wonder We study the achieve
ments OF the past, as well might we hope
to reveal the secrets Of fairviaud as to trs
10 ioreteii what ia the future viii he seen
through the lens. An earnest "Plca Tor
True Education WAS uttered by Guy
spear, who considered that in order 10 be
true, IL should be symmeirieally rounded
on the principles Of eternal truth. The
essay on "American Humorm by Miss
Alice Baird proved its authors apprecia-
tion Of that human characteristic " hich
makes the whole world kin. She recog-
nized true distinction between humUr
and wit and skilituliy analysed the hui
morous products of American genius.
A violin duet by Misses Denison and
Skinner, whose music was one Of the best
features of the evening, was followed b., a
practical essay ON Education in the
Home by Miss Jennie Beecher, and By
an Grafton on the Hungarian Patriot
Louis Rossuth. brief sketch Of whose
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