Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-19
NORMAL COMMENCEMENT.
End OF q Very Prosperous Year at
Randolph Center.

Commencement exercises at the Ran
dolph State Normal school began with the
sermon before the graduating classes Sun
day evening, June s. The church was
tastefully decorated with the class colors
green and white. Music for the service
was furnished by the school under the di-
rection Of Miss Drake. The sermon by
Rev. c. F. Partridge OF Woodstock was an
earnest discourse from the text, "Launeh
out into the deep"
The first OF the week was given up to
examinations, written and oral. which
were conducted by Prof. w. f. Howard
and r. w. Pierce of the state board Of nor
NAL school commissioners.
Wednesday afternoon Normal hall was
crowded at the time for the class day ex-
ercises and the following program was
carried out in a very creditable manner.
Duet, Misses Woodward
welcome, Mabel Howe
Roll Call. Kittie Gardner
Glass History, Anna Bragg
Class ESSAY Alice Hyzer
Reading Winnifred Mann
dedication Of Class shrubs, Juds0n Harrington
Quartette Misses ROwell Fits Hodges and Bragg
Class Prophecies, Efhe Ingalls,, Lillian Adams
Presentation 20 School, sadie Plummer
Glass VIII. Mabel Chiekering
Charge 70 Undergraduates, Carrie White
Response, jeanne Wilson
Grafton Guy Fletcher
Glass Presentation, Luthera Carleton
Glass Poem, Maude Thurber
Farewell Address, Iona Fits
Chorus, "nanodils."
Following these exercises was the BUSH
ness meeting of the Alumni association,
at which the old board of officers
was reelected and plans for the reunion
i'm August were discussed. This reunion
is to be held Wednesday and Thursday Of
Old Home week and a large attendance is
expected. All who have attended the Or
ange County Grammar school or Randolph
State Normal school are invited to be pres
ent and to bring their friends. The reun-
ion opens with a social gathering Wednes-
day evening. Supt. A. w. Edison is in
charge OF Thursdays program. Miss Lu-
ella f. Wood has charge OF the music.
The concert Wednesday evening by the
Elvie Burnett Concert company was very
ENJOYABLE. Miss Burnett is a reader of
pleasing appearance and dramatic power
and she was ably assisted in the program
by the violinist, cellist and pianist. After
the concert the graduates received their
friends at the Normal building.
Thursday morning there was again a
large attendance upon the graduating ex-
ercises. The exercises were opened by
PRAYER bv Rev. L. ~ Moody. After music
by the orchestra came teaching exercises
by members OF the graduating class and
pupils OF the training school.
Language, Grades and II
Picture Story aud Fairy Tale.
Arithmetic. Grade VI
Areas 81 surfaces
A Device for Drill Work.
Miss Blanche Z. Adams
" ' Adapted from Nissen.
Picture study go no. '''' Grade VII
F FiSoE as5;s Fair Rosa ponnsur
Miss Myra c, wilcox.
sight Reading,
Unison and Two-part Songs,
Miss Emily B. johnson.
These exercises were closely watched
and highly praised by the audience and
showed careful study of subject matter
and child nature. An address was then
given by Prof. Charles B. Wright upon the
subject, society Verse; Austin Dobson
was presented as a typical exponent OF
this phase of literature and readings from
his poems were given, illustrating his pc
culiar charm. Certificates were then pre-
sented to the following persons:
Higher Course Archie c. Dixie, Char
lotte; HILBERT W. Gilmore, Josephine A.
| Hodges, Randolph Center; Myrtle r.
/ Rowell, Randolph.
Lower course blanche +. Adams, Lii
liam NJ. Adams, Barnard; Sophie b. An
derson. Waterbury Center; Charlotte l.
Baird. Randolph Center; Anna L. Bragg,
/ Waitsfeld: Edith q. Butler, waterbury
Luthera H. Carleton, West Newbury
! Mabel c. Chickering, St. Johnsbury; Ber-
nice A. Colby, Bradford; Clare NJ. Dygert
Essex Center; Iona NJ. Fits, Vershire
/ Harvey G. Fletcher, North Randolph; Kit
\ tie +. Gardner, North Pownal; Judson W
/ Harrington. Randolph Center; Mabel E
4 Howe, Waitsfeld; Alice NJ. Hyzer, Ran
/ dolph Center; Effie NJ. ingalls,, Montpel'
Ter; Emily B. Johnson, Waltsheld WIN
nifred V. Mann. Randolph; Eva A. Meigs
Vergennes Sadie NJ. Plummer, Groton
I Blanche c. Sewall, Royaltoni Caroline NJ
swift, Middlesex; Maude A. Thurber
/ Randolph Center; Amy II. Walbridge
I Williamstown; Carrie A. White, Wood
/ Alice q. Woodward, Bessie E. Woodward
Randolph; Adah E. Austin, East Brook
\ field; Abbie F. Smith, Cabot.
The exercises closed with the singing o
the class ode and prayer by Rev. G. w