Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-24

it impossible to get this from high
school. There is not that personal,
eloquent an instruction that there is
here. The student learns to pattern
after the teacher and take from him
the best elements Of character If the
school is what IL should be for him.
The religious training of such school
it is OF possible to accomplish in a
public institution. At Goddard every
student must 60 somewhere to church
every Sabbath.
A proper school cannot be run with.
out teaching religion direct. All
these things lead up to the foundation
of character. Ihe future of the
school is the hands Of the alumni
and want to urge upon you all to do
your utmost to help the old school
along. Barre needs this tchool more
now than ever pefore and the ciUy
ought to be able to give it better sup
port than ever before. | would like to
see Goddard grow and it ought to
grow. Goddard stands as beautiful
monument to the fathers who b1ilt it
with unselish devotion. Now it is
time for the younger ones and for the
alumni to put their shoulders to the
wheel and stand by it y
After the singing Of the Goddard
Paeau by the audience, Miss Rachael
Robinson, 81, read the poem. The
alumni song was then sung and tie
exercises closed with the benediction.
Il: .uuquel Oh one -ciiool campus
is being held this afternoon. :.
THE CONCERT.
The annual commencement concert
at Goddard last evening was probably
superior to any that has ever been
held there before. 1t would be im-
possible to give space for the praise
that is really due to each one who
took part but in : eneral way it may
be said that they showed the result Of
the excellent training they have re-
ceived at Goddard during the year.
Those who took part, besides Miss
'1rcft the teacher, we're the Misses
Bertha Turney, liza Batchelder,
Annie Inglis, Helen Sturtevant, Lila
Morse, Grace Brown, Halle Lane,
Pearl Freeman, Bertha Nichols,
Bessie Spear, Blanche Kidder,
Eleanor Cole, Jennie Mann, Mrs. J..
w. Grady, Mrs. Arthur Martin
ano Messrs Mark Davis, Harry Tar
box and Prof. Lentini.
CLASS DAY.
The class day exercises Of the grad
uating class OF 1902 at Goddard Sem.
mary We're he'll in the school chape.
at 2 o'clock yes serday afternoon be
fore large and appreclative audience.
The stage was prettily decorated with
ferns and daisies and the class emblem
"Duty Before Glory was Inscribed
with daisies on background Of ever
green at the rear OF the stage.
The exercises of the afternoon which
were in charge Of President Pliny Cut
ler, opened with music by the God.
dard orchestra. Prayer was then Of
fered by the Rev. Ellie K. M. Jones.
The class oration was delivered by
Webster Raymond Laird. His sub.
iect was "Enthusiasm" and was high
ly appropriate for the occasion. The
speaker described how success in all
walks of life is dependent upon the
energy and enthusiasm that the per-
son puts into the work that comes to
him. All great men, through what.
ever channel they may have reached
the point OF greatness, must ascribe
their success to their enthusiasm
Much Of the so called fanaticism is bu,
the enthusiasm for the accomplish
ment Of some noble purpose. Tht
grafton was an exceptionally good pro
duction and we'll delivered.
The address to the juniors wa
given by Miss Bertha Marilla Nichols
+ She laid down the law to the lowe
class in a humorous vein and inter
3 sperSed her remarks with much goo
advice about the responsibility the
= are about to take upon themselves Il
becoming members OF the senior class
4 The next number on the program
!, was a violin duet by Messrs. harr
j. Tarbox and Ernest Batchelder.
J, The class poem was composed an
e read by Miss Hattie Blanche Cutie
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