Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-15
Exercises Held Yesterday In
Chapel at
SPAULOIMG HIGH SCHOOL
All the Parts Were Carried
Out Admirably.

The Class Day exercises of the
Spaulding High School were held
yesterday afternoon by the gradu-
ating class of 1900. The school
chapel was prettily decorated with
potted plants and bunting, and on the
blackboard at the rear of the stage
was inscribed the class motto: Grow
and Not Drift" There were large
number of visitors present and the ex-
ercises passed off in very pleasing
manner.
Mrs. Edith Britton presided at the
piano and to the strains of the march
the Seniors, Middlers and Juniors
marched into the chapel and took
their seats in order.
The exercises opened with prayer
by the Rev. Brian G. Roberts and the
various numbers on the programme
were announced by the president II.
Arthur Camp.
First was a piano duet by the Miss
es Ayers and Barnes. Glass president
II. Arthur Camp then welcomed the
assembly in short we'll worded ad-
dress. The class day exercises are of
great Significance to the members Of
the senior class.
To many of those present it means
the closing of their school days ard to
each one it is filled with sadness, for
it marks the separation of dear school
mates.
Miss Ethel NJ. Keith read the class
history which was well written
sketch of the events that have marked
the progress Of the class since they
first entered Spaulding, touching up.
on those which called up memories
dear to the hearts of each member of
the class.
The average age of the class is IS
years and 7 months.
Miss Meta B. Cummings read the
class essay. She told of the rise of
the south in education and It's entire
reconstruction from a period of aris-
tocracy on one side and of ignorance on
the other.
The one who did more perhaps to
bring about this change was the au-
thor Albion Tourgee. Other writer's
also played an important part in the
same movement, among them being
George w. Cable. Miss Cummings
production showed the result of much
literary research and Was exceed
ingly we'll written.
The address to the middle class was
given by Miss Annie M. Marley who
in bright and witty manner gave
much good advice to the young peo-
pie who are about to take on the
dignity Of seniors. Each one of
them was given a good round roasting
from the tongue of the speaker. In
reply Frank Ernest Beckley spoke for
the Middlers, and the senior class had
to take the same kind of medicine as
they had sent.
Miss Susanna Cummings, accompanied
by Miss Cora Mann on the piano, rem.
dered very pleasing vocal solo.
Arthur b. Jackson, in behalf of the
graduating class, presented to the
school a beautiful picture to be kept
as a souvenir of the class of 1900.
Ernest Worthen expressed the graft
tudc Of the school and their regret
that the graduating class was about
to leave the institution.
Miss Bessie E. Cave prophecied the
future of her classmates in pleasing
manner as follows: Meta Cummings,
a great designer; Arthur Jackson,
the postmaster of the city of Barre;
Annie Marley, great magician;
Sue Cummings, a dentist: II. Arthur
Camp an inventor: Lena Howes,
dancer: Ethel Keith, scientist. Miss
Meta Cummings prophecied for Miss
Cave that her future would he as an
advocate Of woman S rights.
Miss Susanna Cummings read the
class will. 1t was full of fun and
caused great deal of amusement for
the many bright hits aimed at the I'M
der classes.