Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-19
YEAR ENDED.
Closing Exercises of the Whltcomb
High School.

/
High School.
The sixteenth annual graduating exercis.
es of the Whitcomb High school began
Sunday. June Sth. at tine Universalisi
church where Rev. Il. A. Reed gave 8
timely and practical address to the
graduating class. The music was ar
ranged by Miss Edith Greene and the
church decorated by members OF the
class.
On Wednesday afternoon came the
Glass day exercises on the school grounds.
The day was cold and windy, but large
audience gathered to enjoy the program.
An address to undergraduates, was given
by Charles {. Wilson, president OF the
class. Then followed the class history,
written by Kathleen Ii. Ringe, and read
Dy Lucy Washburn. VIM. +. Markham
had the class day Grafton, Early Vermont
Diplomacy Then Grace Gilman read
the class day essay, taking for her theme
the motto OF the class, "He Conquers Who
| Endures.n Agnes Dunbar toretold the
/ future Of her class mates in the Class
I Prophesy. The class will, read by
Harold Moore, conveyed to the lower
classes gifts deemed appropriate by the
/ class of 1902. The Glee club under the
/ direction of Miss Greene, furnished
music.
1 The graduating exercises were at the
! town hall, Thursday evening. The hall
had been prettily trimmed by the Junior
class, assisted by Miss Allen. Spruce
trees set up in the rear OF the stage made
a fine background. The class motto was
made in the class colors, blue and wine.
Ferns and chains of evergreen were used
in the front Of the stage.
At S:15 the class came onto the stage
from the rear, accompanied by Rev. w
A. Warner, assistant principal, Miss
Souther. and Principal Wright. The
program follows:-
Music, March, "The Paciaer,' Brooks
Music. overture Floradora stuart
ESSAY. Flow r Legends. Mary l.. Abbott
Grafton, our Pioneers Clarence NJ Burnett
Essay, Early Education q Girls IN New England.
n f!S S Sgrs 92 Some Day M.b we Ms
oration, Bsaeats o the orusades, Harold q
Essay, Noble Deeds Of Noble Women, Lucy j,
Essay, i Socialism Possible NJ Lou Whitney
Grafton, Characterot Napoleon, Charles c. VII /
Essay, Rursr Life in she Xxx Century, Harriet N. |
Music. Ping Pong, whitney
Presentation q Diplomas,
BeuedlCton
Miss Wood was excused from speaking /
on account Of recent illness.
The music was by Wilder's orchestra /
of Montpelier, and was especially fine. /
A concert of about forty minutes was /
given before the exercises besides the 1
selections in the program. The same /
orchestra furnished the music for the |
Alumni ball which followed the gradua
tion exercises.
The same plan of admission was adopted
which was used last year. Compliment
tary tickets were given to the class, after
which the remaining seats were sold to
the public at a low price. Nearly all the 4
seats in the hall were engaged before
evening. The price OF admis
sion was intended to be Just high enough
so that the receipts would cover all the
graduation expenses. Last year there
was an excess; this year the total eX
penses exceeded receipts by s1.15.
there is some opposition to the
plan, the school authorities are much
pleased with the results. There seems
to be no difficulty in filling the hall with
an interested and appreciative audience,
entirely orderly and quiet; and the
to those who enjoy fine music,
is worth the price Of admission. The
music this year was possibly the best
orchestra music Bethel ever had.
The lower grades held closing exercises
on Tuesday afternoon. The schools
under Miss Fisher and Miss Atkinson
the intermediate room in the
school building which was well filled
with visitors. The scholars Of the inter-
iutuihit IOolus unQtF hlhh buCks ana lllt
eighth grade under Miss Kelsey, had
exercises in the town hall, ending with a
dumb bell exercise by the intermediate
scholars. The good attendance Of vis-
itors at these exercises show the interest
Of the people in school work.
In all of the exercises the scholars
showed good preparation and took part
in a manner creditable both to themselves
and the school. The graduating class
thirteen, the largest in the
history of the school. The class history
stated that twenty-six persons had been
Tor a time members of the class since the
class entered the grammar room, twenty
being the largest membership at any one
time.
One of the pleasantest features of the
Thursday evening exercises was the adj
dress Of Principal Wright, to the grad
yates before he presented them with their
diplomas. Ii was full of honest, common
sense advice, expressed in words of every
lay use, entirely free from affectation.