Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10
Commencement Exercises.

Last week witnessed the close OF another
successful years work in the Randolph
Graded school and the graduation of a
class of ten the smallest one in the last
decade of school history.
The class day exercises were held Thurs
day evening and the graduation exercises
the evening following. notwithstanding
very unfavorable weather, friends OF the
young people filled the hall Thursday
evening and their number was only
slightly lessened by the heavy storm on
the night of the lecture.
The class colors dark green and pink
were lavishly used in decorating the hall
for the class day exercises. Pink formed
a pretty background for the stage and
| also for the class motto in evergreen
"Super contentionem successus"-above
! the stage at the front. Piano lamps with
handsome dark green and pink shades
were substituted for the footlights, in
place of which were ported plants and
tropical palms in such profusion that the
stage resembled pretty conservatory
Shortly after eight o'clock march was
played by Misses Abbie Clark and Annie
Mead and the graduates. marshaled by
Theron Brooks, advanced up the center
aisle to seats upon the stage.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Il. A. How
ard, and trio composed OF Misses Clark.
Mead and Ella Bailey rendered Beyer's
"Fantaisie Brillante."
The class of 80 does not include musi-
clans but nevertheless was most fortunate
in the musical part OF its program, which
was of unusual excellence and elected
warm praise, especially the eight hand
pieces.
Chester ID. Hood gave the "Roll Call"
which consisted of quotations containing
pat illusions to characteristics of his
classmates, who made equally apt replies
In his grafton, Erwin S. Whitcomb |
fold wifi N nriHa nf tgrha Of hn
Republic" OF the United States in terri
tory, wealth, inventions and power of |
labor and considered its small navy a |
credit as showing that the nations stand |
is taken for peace and pacific arbitration. |
1.-THE survival of the fittest" was what |
Fred I. Bass purposed showing by his |
History" which was humorous ming
ling of the athletic and literary honors
taken by his classmates from the primary
days when the membership was large, up
to the time of responsible places in the
athletic world and the school when the
weaker ones had been left by the wayside.
A piano duet, "Clarion and Fife" by
Misses Clark and Mead was followed by
the amusing "Prophecies" of j. Bradford
Mcintyre, who narrated what he learned
Of the '97's at the twenty-ffth biennial
banquet of the Randolph High School
Alumni association held in 1910 at the
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York city.
w isS EldIIlSltt but oDiN NOubR
ady of the class, read an excellent and
opportune essay on "England and Her
queen" who so soon celebrates the six
ieth anniversary of her coronation. The
speaker told of the wonderful progress in
he world of science and invention dur
ing this reign and of the social reforms to
which the queen has lent her energies.
Her sensible everyday life, her wifely love
nd constancy and her strong womanly !.
Qualities were well depicted and all could
cho the closing words, "God save the !
Queen" !
The phenomenal growth of "0ur Postal !
service" was empbatically presented by !
harrison ii. Hayward, who traced its
rogress from colonial days down to the
resent when a two cent stamp purchases
be assurance that men will work night and
ay to speed letter across the continent.
lefects of the system were not overlooked,
ne OF which-the payment for mail cars
an annual rental that would more than
urchase the same-would be remedied by