Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-29
FIF1Y.IWO GRADUATES.
CLOSE OF THE YEAR AT THE BUR-
LlNGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
Afternoon Diplomas Presented and
Prizes Awarded Programme at
Grammar School-Alumni Re-
union.

The commencement exercises of the Bur-
lington high school were held at the opera
house Friday afternoon at 2 O'Clock in
the presence of an audience which filled
every seat available and left many to
stand during the entire programme. The
rendition of the programme was so excel
lent as to >be "A matter of much favorable
comment and the subjects of the dcclama-
tons and essays were especially well cho-
sen from a class of subjects of practical
mature calculated to interest the largo au-
diCncc. Diplomas were presented to ~
ladies and gentlemen of the class This Is
an increase in numbers over the class OF
1898 of one member.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The prizes for delivery were competed for
by the class at about the middle of the
term and those remaining to be awarded
Friday were those for scholarship. The
Howard educational prizes were awarded
as folows:-
Florence A. Barrett, Latin English
course, first prize SIS.
katherine Fleming Worcester, Classical
course, second prize, $40
Hattie NJ. Hodge, Classical course, third
prize S.
These prizes were awarded for the best
scholarship during the entire course of
four years.
| The prizes of the Alumni Association
ri,on co.. tbo b,et scboi.rgbin ord dorort-
ment for ono vnar wera awardnd a. fol-
Lave.
! Cias.iooI co,,rso MI. t-a.hor,ro u,,or,
| ing Worcester.
Latn- English Course-Miss Helen Ly-
man. -, class.
| English Course-Mss f. Elizabeth
! Holmes.
| Tho arr,ne,p,ont of tho s,ace uas ,,r-
tcularly effective. At the back were
nI,cod the nornhcrs of tho cbo,,ue uno.,
raised sa,+s wb;lo ,ro, oitbor eida srd
AZ tho from Of Tho chor,,s y,o,a ,bo ,,,1n,-
Der, Of tn, graduating class. Al fine cen
tro or no st,sa ,as ,,ia,od thn o,rra
house orchcstr.1 which rendered music
for the nrosrammo in connection with M.
High school chorus which sang very ac-
ccntablv undcr the 1eadc,shin of Prof
Humuhrev. who has charge of musical in
str,ction -, tho schools Tho cIase march
ed to the the Stage led by Marshal Joseph Ed
ward Reeves.
THE presentation of the diplomas was
nv sunerintendant II q, Wheeler and the
teachers certificatos were given to the
graduates of that course by County En-
aminer John f.. Alien of Westford.
aration was shown in the ten essays and
declarations. In every case the delivery
was clear, and perfectly distinct with "A
considerable degree of oratoG'cal merit.
The audience was unusually liberal with
applause. all of which was deserved.
The programme Of the exercises and list
of graduates follows:
Music-Overture. EXTRAVAGANZA.
Gruenwald
Orchestra
Evangeline: :..'''''''.'..''';; Win'frcd , Allen
rho Hear, Of The Woods Mar, F. prime
Mrsic-Nillor's Wooirr. flaming
Abraham Lincoln as student
BLOSSOM Il. Goodrich
c,riovarcos If tho I.aboror
lanes - Fireman
The Future Of tho Norro......I. ucil4 Tuhoy
Music-E'arowell to the Forest
Mendelssohn
ITO, s,boo, chor,,e
A po+rio+ Il, a poonio,s C,ovrrnmart
~ n PAM t,u,icE
1ror,,r,s 1uo,,, IN Amor;can
woman Narv Y p,ttridro
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Huckcn
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Awarding Oh Pr'%eS' >, , W.T..
SuPt' II, ~ ~ nc''''
Presentation OF t'acnorS crrtll' ~
SUPP ~ - N" ,,,,'
Muslc-Marci' ne iacc"l'N ''''''''' N'N'
Orchestra.
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H. Paul Quick Mary Everett Pease. Nor
ton Dickinson Beach, Hattie NJ, Hodge A
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