Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21
BELLOWS FALLS.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
Graduating Exercises Held in the
Opera House Last Evenine-class
Officers and Full List Of Graduates.

Graduating Exercises Held in the
opera House Last Evening-class
officers and Full List Of Graduates.
The graduating exercises of the
class of 1901 passed off very pleasantly
last evening in the opera house. The
hall was very tastefully decorated with
bunting of the class colors, crimson
and white, with roses and with pot
ted plants and palms. Music for the
evening was furnished by the Column
bian orchestra of Winchendon, Mass.
The entire school marched in over the
stage, taking seats by classes in the
front of the hall.
After the music by the orchestra
and a prayer by Rev. d. L. Sanford,
the salutatory was given by Miss Mat
tie L. Reynolds. She welcomed all
to the exercises of the class in very
gracious manner. This was followed
by the reading of the two essays which
of all those written by the class were
considered best by the teachers. The
first by Miss Elizabeth F, O'Neil on
''The South African War" explained
In q very satisfactory manner that
very knotty problem. Miss Mary L.
Wright showed very plainly "The I'm
Importance of Title" taking as her
chief example Queen Victoria, and
showing how much more it was the wo-
man that gained the love and adora-
ton of the world than it was the
queen.
After music by the orchestra, the
address of the evening was given by
w. e. Huntington, Phi. D., dean of Bos-
ton University. He took as his sub
ject Opportunities for Youth in the
Twentieth Century" and said in part:
I want to impress it upon your minds
that there is work to be done. But we
will have to keep in mind the old say
ing, 'If the iron be blunt and he do
not whet the edge, then must he put
to more strength" The means for
"whetting the edge" never have been
so good, but the call for it is CORE
spondingly large. Education is the
chief milestone. called for. Most
blades are capable of taking a fine
edge But in order to gain this, the
home must be in cooperation with the
school, for that is the centre of all
life. But above all mere book learn
ing comes good character. The col
lege of today forms the best place in
which the young person may gain
character. Keep in mind the saying
of the pilot to Father Neptune, "You
may save me if you will; you may sink
me if you will; but whatever happens,
/ will keep my rudder true" and you
will be certain of that true success.
The address was followed by the
valedictory by Miss Katherine w. Will
1iams, and by the awarding of diplomas
and the singing of the class song.
The exercises in the opera house
were followed by a reception in Union
hall, rendered by the class to their
friends. The class history and will
were given by Miss Elizabeth F.
O'Neil. She showed the gradual
stages which had worked toward the
final end of making this class what it
was, and closed by willing all the left
overs to the class of 1902. Miss Ge-
neva Thayer in the class prophecy
foretold glorious futures for many
members of the class, while to others
she revealed the ludicrous results
which alone could follow their pecu-
liarities known best to their class
mates. She accomplished the difficult
end of having something new along
this idea.
After partaking of the refreshments
offered, dancing was enjoyed until
early morning.
The class is one of the largest that
has ever graduated from the High
school, numbering %. The officers
were as follows: President, Mark R.
Arnold; vice president, Miss Caroline
A. Miller; SECRETARY, Miss Elizabeth
F. O'Neil; treasurer, Henry A. Shaugh-
messy; executive committee, Misses
Caroline A. Miller Agnes NJ. Cast, L.
Ernest MacKinnon and Daniel P.
Thompson; reception committee,
Misses Ardell B. Carpenter Nancy M.
Holland, Herbert G. Bancroft and L.
Ernest MacKinnon. Glass colors,
crimson and white; class flower, rose
The class song was composed by
H. Arthur Shaughnessy and set to mu
sic by Miss Ardell B. Carpenter.
AS the term of our enrolment
In the ranks of nineteen one
Slowly reaches its completion
With our school life almost done,
Let us pause and ponder, classmates,
How upon that happy past
We may founu our lives in earnest
Building structures that will last.
OFT We'll think of our preceptors
Think of those who led us on
Mid the varied trials and pleasures
OF our happy school days gone