Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-25
"TO'BE, AND NOT TO SEEM. +"
GRADUATING EXERCISES OF THE
CLASS OF 1895, 8. H. s.
Essays and Orations Delivered Mt tho
Opera House Diplomas Presented
and Prizes Awarded-Alumni As
ISOLATION Reunion.

In spite of a trying day of torridity, the
commencement exercises Of the class of
1896 of the Burlington High school, at the
opera house Friday afternoon were I'M
usually we'll attended. Every seat was
taken in the house and gallery and stand
room was at premium before the exer-
cises commenced.
Z The class OF 1896 attended In a body and
with the graduating class occupied seats
In the front. Seated on the stage were
Principal Landon, Superintendent Wheel
en- the board of school commissioners,
Gov. Woodbury., Mayor Peck, city Off
cials. several clergymen and large num-
Der of prominent citizens.
Tho front of the stage was prettiy dec
grated with palms presented by the class
of '9s, a jardlniere of roses from '95, star
design in yellow roses from 81. and pro-
fusion of wild flowers. The programme
was most successfully carried out, the es-
says and orations being of an unusually
high order of merit in subject matter and
all well delivered. The speakers as well
as the rest Of the class were the recipients
of many floral tributes.
With Mr. Bailey as marshal the class
marched onto tho stage and received their
diplomas at the hands of Superintendent
Wheeler. Mr.. Landon then announced
that the two prizes, given by the class of
1890 for excellence Of essay and delivery,
had been awarded by the committee, con-
slsting of J. D. Allen, Il. A. Richardson,
and Mrs. Allen, to Miss Lord and Mr..
Tobey. The Alumni association prizes OF
$40 each for excellence in scholarship were
awarded to Miss Grace F. Crockett, of
the class of 1896, in the English course; 10
Allan Kingsland of 1897 in the classical
course: and to Miss Florence Barrett OF
the class of 1899 in the Latin English
course. new prize was also awarded
the Howard Educational Fund prize. 1t
was $40 and was for the highest average
made during the entire four years and>$Ae
fortunate recipient was Miss Fanny At
wood. AS the prize winners assembled the
platform and received the prizes from the
hands of Mr.. Landon, each was greeted
with hearty applause.
The class numbers So, divided among the
several courses as follows:
English course-Mary Ethel Baker Roy
den f.. Beebe. 'Grace Fannie Crockett
Mayno A. Davis, Gertrude Carruth Dow
Lillian Belle Gaines, Arthur c. Hatch
Bertha ID. FIefin, Charles Irving Spauld
ing Claude Irving Hunter, Josephine Flor
lila Johnson, Charles A. Kern, Henry A
Ladd, Jesse Eleanor Lord, Bertha Jear
Metcalf, Arthur L. Platt Horace Il. Rug
giles.
Latin English course--Dell b. Allen
Fannie Howe Atwood, Emma Louise Bar
Der, minnie Belle Cary, 'Grace l.. Cookie
w. j. Edwards, 'Mary Bertha Falby, 'Ju
lia Il. Hoyt EDNA May Kilgore, Bertht
Killam. N. Arthur Laury, 'Bernah Albert;
Lessor. 'Mary Ina Miles, Carrie Spauldlns
Nash, Mary Helen Nichols, Florence T.
Nye, Agnes Eva Parker, Grace Parker
Wilbur c. Sawyer, Howard Russell Small
ley, Roy b. Stearns, Madeline Smith
Katheryn Warren Weston. Eda Almir'
Whitney.
Classical course-Guy W. Bailey Harol,
| Hyde Bailey, Elton l.. Corse, Horatio Mel
son Drury, jr., James Chesterfield Jones
Thomas Reed Powell, Jesse Weston To
bey Charles A. Tracy, Mary Villas, Fred
erick Paul Wadleigh, James o. Walker.
| Teachers course-Mattie Dodge, Agne
Josephine Lanou, Clara Pope Loomis Adj
A. Mace, Mary Eta Parker, Maude s
| Reade.
completed also the teachers course.