Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-18

it is beginning. 1t is in reality the be-
ginning of your High school course-the
course Of your lives in all the time TO come
What that course will be those lives must
show in what you do tomorrow, next
week, next year, and all the years that lie
before you. The diplomas which you are
about to receive are not a seal, or a re
ward for something which you have al
ready done. They are, instead, a pledge
of what we may expect you to do and be-
come in the future. "You have but en-
tered the portal of the temple of learning.
You have not yet entered the holy of
holes Enter, and on the walls read the
lives and thoughts of the great souls OF the
past. Loose not your hold on the hand of
wisdom. Bind her to you with cords of
brass, and under her leadership 20 on
through noble lives to nobler living"
As L. f. Adams, chairman of the school
board, received the class he said TO them,
taking up the thought of Mr.. Whitaker's
remarks: Maintain at all times high ideals
of life. Remember that nothing takes the
place of pure and noble men and women.
Never was the demand for such men and
women so pressing as today Do not fall
into the error of thinking the accumulation
of money the standard of success in life
Success is in the formation of character, in
the achievement of true manhood and
womauhood. Never for moment sacri-
flee an iota of your honor or integrity, or
any of those virtues which stand and make
for character. Your teachers have given
YOU during all these years, the best of
their life and work. The community has
given literally of its means. What will
YOU give in return | am sure that | voice
the thought and heart of this audience
when | say that we expect from YOU the
influence and help which can come only
from pure and noble men and women, and
this means the highest success and best
citizenship known to civilization.
\ profusion of beautiful flowers was
given to the class While the members
were receiving their diplomas from the
hands of Mr. Adams and the flowers were
being distributed, strains of soft music
were played by the orchestra.
\ semi-chorus of girls then sang with
fine effect the Voice of the Western
Wind" This was followed by the singing
Of the class ode by the school, and this in
turn by the benedlction, pronounced by
Rev. l.. D. Temple.
Glass Members.
Following are the names of the grad
yates:
LATIN-Sarah Elizabeth Clark, Ethe
May Goodale, Marion Leila Moves, Ida Lu
cretia Partridge, Laura Janette Stearns
| Alice Maude Waterman, Maude Eta Whit
ney.
ENGLISII-Louise Maria Chandler, Bell,
Marion Eames, Harry Haye, Haywood
Warren William Head, John Clement
| Heaphy, Flor nee knight Pentland, John
Edward Tasker, Earle Clifton Titus, JOSEPH
| Henry Wilson.
The Commencement Programs.
| Many words of praise were said for tn,
artistic merit of the cover Of the program
which were distributed to the audienc,
! last night. 1t was drawn by Paul Hen
/ KEEL of the class of '9S Its central featur,
was a classic figure, reclining, one hanc
holding an open book upon the knee anC
the other grasping the scroll on which wa
written the class motto. Above was
torch and a classic border enclosed thu
| the whole.