Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-20

His writing of the class history shows
that his powers of composition are equal
to his delivery.
Much laughter was caused when Mr..
llulclt began to roll out his grinds and
each member of the class had to take his
or her share as it came.
The poem entitled .'ProgrCss" was
read by Miss Annie Tamsln Mckee of
Williamstown and it can speak for it.
self as follows:
IIurrah for this gray old planet Of ours
AS it sweeps through the years of time,
Laden with sorrow and frightened with song
Furnished by labor it flashes along
Into d brighter theme.
Out of the mists of a barbarous past
Into the frightened ray,
Leaving the planets and ghosts Of night
Leaving the shapes that clugged its flight
Toward IL brighter day.
The pigmies that dance on the earth's fair
Shout as it swings along:
Bury yolr creeds for the sake of deeds
Your best endenvor this world needs
Singing Il newer song.
With heart of fire and with ribs Of steel
We have called the steam God forth:
We have strained the lightning to light our
way
Where no science rules in an endless day
Like the midnight sun of the North.
We nave trolden the hosts of ignorance
down,
go. We have cleft disease in twain,
And the strains which crushed the bleeding
heart
OF the toiny slave in the worlds great mart
Shall never be forged again.
For the dawning light of the yet to be
Hath touched the hearts of men;
And the glorious scheme of the Nazarene
Will be something more than AN lille dream
Ere we sink to rest again,
Then hunger, misery, and toilNo aye
Shall sleep with the sluggish past,
And riches, opulence, indolehcc, ease,
Poverty, wretchedne>s, crime and disease
Shall out of the world be cast.
The mracled deeps of the years to come
Have never been dreamed by man,
When the piginies have grown to giants at
length
With the heart of Christ and Hercules
strength
Filling great natures plan.
And we who stand on the threshold of life,
Are strainny with body and soul
TO break away, and enter the fray
That is clearing the path for our planet gray
Leading on to its goal.
Then IIurrah for our planet, Ilurr"h for the
minds
That are moulding it unto our needs,
While the son" of Progress shall gladden. the
years
Blnishing crime and banishing tears
As we rush from the fable to deeds.
Paul Shinn rendered violin solo IN
very clever manner.
Miss Irene Belle Burnham of Barre
gave the address to the seniors, which
was advisory in its nature.
Miss Burnham considered with her
classmates the lessons that can be
drawn from the days that have been
spent at Goddard, and urged them to
begin at once to attain the top round in
success, and said that if they followed
out the instructions received at their
Alma Mater success would be assured.
She advised persistence and spoke OF
the falsity of the belief that one most be
born wealthy in order to be successful.
The address was very well written,
we'll rendered, and if the listeners fol-
low out her advice it will be we'll with
them
The class song was rendered. The
music was composed by Miss Mabel
White and the words by Irving Rich.
The class will wa, written by the
whole class and read by Noble Spencer
Love of lIinesbury, and consisted OF
list of grinds on the different students
of the school, who each in turn laughed
or bushed, according to who was the
recipient of the gift.
The faculty were not forgotten in this
last will and testament of '9S and good
laugh was had at the expense OF thai
body.
The class presentations were given
by Miss Marie Burroughs of Nergennes
This was written in verse and was one
of the best gotten up numbers OF the
dav, being at once original and laugh
able.
The een'atious were as follows:
Mr.. Hulett, a book; Miss Smith,
book, by Ruth Asnmore; Miss White,
harp; Miss Martin. lump OF coal
Mr.. Cole, work on teaching; Mis-
Burnham, ga promise me-; Mr.. Gale
syrup; Mr. Love a patent squeener
Miss Kline, u llng: MIR. Rich, doll
Miss Mckee "anothcr old mad"; MI
Calef, Football Miss Adams, butto
hook Mr.. Shinu, laid to talks; Mis-
! Brooks, string of beads.