The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-12

, which have come to other civiliza
lions. | think u must be saved though
the ideals of our young people, coming
out of our public schools, coming out
of these schools, and say ing I'VE are
rot going to give up past lessons we
nave learned we are going into the
world to complete these lessons, No
kind OF success will bride me to speak
An untruth, no kind Of offering that
nav be made to me, no threat or fash
ion may keep me from seeking to know
the truth about things toward which
nv mind turns. The great end OF
YOUR education is not for what it does
! for yourself. not that'it enables You to
yet ahead Of your DeighbOr, 10 give
YOU any advantage over them. but this
education il something that is to be
used in service of the nation. You are
an A American. As American men and
women, who are TO 90 out to help make
| the future OF America. Ia help It IN
| times Of despair. which may come
sooner than any one of US here real
ICES, | think IL you young men and
Young women realized what Il call there
is today for the young people OF Amer
lea to see the best things in our little
life. YOU would realize that there is
an opportunity as great as that vi those
whom we call the heroes OF the past
generation. not to die but to live.
There il an appeal today as great as
was made in the past. Save us,
our country cIies to you. and to all OF
YOUR generation, 'save us from the
perils which already we are seeking.
Save us from the rule of ignorance. su.
perstition, and social unrest and
those who go forward are those who
are willing to say ia the age of peace,
lust AS their brothers and their fathers
said in the emergency of war, Here
we are, send us. Here are our lives,
our energy, our education. These we
offer up free on the altar of the coun
try that we love. "
The presentation Of diplomas was
made by Rev. f b. Leayitt.
The class reception followed at
North street school The rooms were
fragrant with beautiful cut flowers
and everything was bright and CHEEKY
as pleasant reminder of happy |
school days The class received their
friends in the parlor and were intro |
duced by Miss Sawyer and Charles |
Niles, former ST udent. The company |
was then invited to North street hall,
where dancing was the order of the |
evening. The hall was prettily
for the occasion with laurel, /
ferns and evergreen. with the letters
.'96' in green on back ground of
white at one end of the room. Re
were served during the
evening, the catering. all but the
cake which was furnished by the
class, being in charge of Mrs. Frank
Farr
The members of the graduating
lass are Misses Grace Donelscn, Es-
ther Knight. Carrie johnson Florence
Corbett, Albert Hldreth, Fred Penn.
Or. Frank Barber and Ezra Wilcox.
The alumni banquet was held at the
Brooks house Tuesday, eve mig 20 be
ng present. \ the post pr andial ex
,rcises Merton Robbins served as toast
master. The toasts ware as follows !
lass poem, subject Alumni. Senti
nent We follow the golden line, by
Hiss Eleanor Brown. College Life >
ointment, More years had made m e
owe thee more. Guy c. Lamson.
Glass of a. : sentiment Beauty tru !
y blent, Florence Lamson. The $
College Girl, sentiment, MY life is {
ike stroll upon the beach, Miss [
,dith Estabrooks North Street of c
be Future, sentiment. The glory of !
he possible are ours. Miss Olive
Warner. Last But Not Least, &C. p
ointment, There buds the promise
celestial truth, Miss Grace Donel G
IN. New officers were elected for the
oming year AS follows President,
harles Newell vice president, & w. :