Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-16

MIS-, Myrtle w mite OOW OF BARRE is Wis
iting her mother and sister here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Young OF Brad
ford were guests OF Mr.. Alden and Archi
Slack last week.
DIR. Fish and wife attended the COLDER
wedding OF DR.. Huntington and wife o
Rochester Monday.
Dewitt Smith and ]. HI. Daley OF Lee
Mass, were in town last Monday looking
for pair of fancy matched horses.
Mrs. Julia Foster and daughter, Mrs
Wynn Rogers of Hardwick, go to Exeter
N. H., tomorrow to visit Mrs. Fosters
daught Nellie and Emile.
Children's day will be observed at the
Trinity NJ. e. church next Sunday, June
10. Rev. e. w. Sharp will preach to the
children in the morning. A concert will
be given by the children in the evening.
Mrs. Kate Remission, who has been an
inmate of the insane asylum at Water
bury for the past two years, arrived here
last Monday on her way TO her home in
Tunbridge. She has fully recovered ply
sicalIy and mentally.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
The members of the second graduating
class of the South Royalton High school
received their diplomas Friday evening at
the M. r. church under very auspicious
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filled to oyertiowing, was beautifully dec
GRATED with flowers, smilax, palms, ferns
and potted plants. Encircling the entire
front of the platform was the class motto,
"We launch tonight; where shall we an :
Choir ?" The ten graduates were seated on
the front OF the platform in a semi-circle.
Prin. Frank Graves, Rev. II. M. Goddard,
the school directors, G.. w. Ward, e. P.
Abbott and w. V. Soper, and the teach
ers, Misses Jennie Godfrey, Laura Hatch
and Ella Latham, were seated on the plat
form in the rear of the graduates. The
orchestra, composed of Prof. e. M. Cush-
man OF Lowell, Mass, clarinet, conduct
or, Mrs. w. 0. Belknap, pianist, Miss Lu-
cha Skinner, LIST violin, Miss Eunice Deni.
son, Randolph, I'd violin and Geo. Dewey,
cornet, was upon the right OF the plat
form. Master Harold Fish acted as mar
shall for the class. When all was ar
ranged the scene presented pretty tab
leau which was transformed into a living
picture. Rev. II. M. Goddard offered pray
er. The leader OF the class exercise, War
rem Tenney, advanced to the front with
confidence and delivered an grafton, en-
titled 1.-THE Search for the North Pole. "He
gave the history of the several expeditions
and methods OF those who have made the
attempt. He showed that he had master.
ed his subject as well as his lessons. He
was followed by Miss Josephine Wynn
who, in an easy, modest manner, read an
essay, entitled"Childhood's Realm OF Fam
Cyl" in which she gave the characters of
Santa Claus and Jack Frost as pictured by
writer's and in Mother Goose, all OF which
she said tended to keep people young.
Ralph Soper gave an Grafton on "The
Decadence of the Chinese EMPIRE once
mighty now large but weak. He gave
concise description OF its early history, its
poor defences and decadence, its standing
among nations at the present time and its
slow progress in civilization, arts, science
and education. Miss Edith Howard, one
OF the younger graduates, gave a very in
teresting essay on "Early Colonial Litera- |
ture." She spoke of literature by decades |
down to the present time, each peculiar |
TO itself and unlike that of early civiliza- |
ton, each having its great influence in
shaping the destiny OF the nations social |
", politically and religiousy. West |
Freeman selected for an Grafton, ever |
mont Statesmen" He presented the names
Of Collamer, Edmunds, Phelps and Nor
rill, who by their work and influence |
have won for the state the reputation and |
proud position which 1t holds in the gal
3xy OF Hates. Miss Inez Manley had an
essay on"The Empress Josephine" whose
life and character she portrayed as golden.
She gave a vivid pathetic description OF a
,nce beautiful, proud, noble woman Of in
iuence, in prosperity and adversely. She
Impressed the audience very favorably
with her subject and elected close atten-
ton throughout. The class prophecies
we're given by Miss Persis Leonard. Her
Essay was well rendered. The prophecies
we're given in a manner pleasing to the
audience and amusing to the graduates,
zach of whom was informed how they
would anchor but not where. She re-
,eived hearty applause. "Cuba's Relation
% the United States" was the subject OF
Walter Kenney's grafton. The subject,
although familiar, was well presented and
Arthur Tennsy's subject was
The Progress of Half a Century" He
poke OF the first steamboat, steam car,
printing press, the telegraph and tele-
,hone. The class exercises closed with
IN essay on ''The Concentration of Ef-
ort," with the valedictory by Miss Grace
Wiley. 1t was a logical result OF the
Idaptation of her subject, grsndly pre-
ented. Her farewell to her classmates
vas fitting and impressive. She spoke
With feelings OF sincere regret that they
we're to part. The kindly sentiments ex-
pressed to her teachers and the Board
we're expressive OF appreciation. The d.
,lomas were presented Geo. w. Ward,
hartman of the school board, after short
ddress in which he commended the work
II the teachers and the graduating class.
lie said that he was proud, and thought
he citizens must be, of this school.