Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-11
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
Large Attendance and Interesting
Proaram Carried out.

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3 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon in Dubois &
1 Gays hall, in which a very large audience
| assembled.
/ The stage was most attractively decorat-
ed with drapery curtains, bouquets oi
I forgetmenots, yellow and white lilies and
roses, and with palms and ferns. over the
] front Of the stage was the class motto.
I "Laborare est vincere, in gilt on a blue
/ background, and on either side were
I flights of steps, with yellow-covered bal
ustrades over which ground pine was
tastefully arranged.
A march was played by Miss Edith Mar
colt, and the speakers OF the day, headed
by the marshal, Joseph F. Goodhart, en-
tered the hall and took their seats on the
platform.
The program opened with the presi-
dents address, delivered by Scion j Vail,
who gracefully welcomed the friends who
were present and gave grateful recognition
to the untiring zeal of Principal +. Z.
Prichard and his two assistants, Miss NJ.
Lucina Saxton and Miss Mary 5. Dubois,
to whom the class OF 1903 feel indebted for
influence and incentive that in future ac-
tion may show the value Of their instruc-
| tions. He called upon his class to remem-
Der the chosen motto, "Laborare est vim
cere.n and admonished them that the
world is waiting for young men and
womed, who know how TO labor and to
win.
The roll call was conducted by Miss
Bessie M. Panton, who thought four years
Of school life brought out the idiocyncra-
sizes OF class mates and gave them a pretty
/ comprehensive idea Of each others pecu-
liar turns OF thought. Then wittily touch
ing upon the prominent characteristics Of
the members OF the class she called the
roll to which those upon the platform re-
sponded with apt quotations.
Robert III. Abbott was the historian and
sketched the career Of the class from the
time il entered the primary school, TO
which one of the then very young men
could only 60 under the protection Of his
big sister. He spoke of the teachers un-
der whose instruction they came as they
| mounted grade by grade to the High
school, and IN his recapitulation OF past
joys made 1t plain that school days are the
happlest days Of all, whose trials "being
over, appear in retrospect a good deal like
fun.n
A solo, entitled "As the DAWN was
sung By Miss Edith Marcott, whose rich
contralto voice is a delight to the ear.
She was accompanied by Miss Alice
Woodward.
George w. Chatfield treated the charac-
teristies of his classmates in an extremely
interesting way and with descriptive art
made verbal mirror in which they had
the amusement Of recognizing themselves
and each other. As the earth underwent
development, passing through stages OF
evolution, SO this class, from time to time,
has met with changes, which have given
its members many characteristics that
viii enable them to do their part in the
worlds work.
| "Hlgh School Athletics was the theme
which Joseph Goodhart handled in a
practical manner, taking the sensible view
that while the body should be built up as
/ well as the mind and physical exercise is a
means to that end, school should not be
graded by its athletics. He recounted the
rise and growth of athletic interest in the
school, and the formation of its base and
foot ball teams. More public interest he
thought was demanded and greater de-
gree OF encouragement.
r. Ray Walbridge made a clever pre-
sentation speech, saying that whereas a
class ten years ago placed a teachers
desk in the High school room as its
memorial, this class OF 1903 decided to
complete the equipment by gift OF three
easy chairs, hoping that a comfortable
seat would ensure comfort for the body,
produce a comfortable frame Of mind
and, consequently tend to make it more
comfortable for the pupils.
A second solo, A MAY Morning." by
Miss Marcott preceded the class prophe-
sizes by Miss Winnifred d. Tredo, who
dreamed dreams and saw visions, in
which her former classmates appeared in
new and occasionally startling guise.
She allotted pleasant paths for her friends
to walk in and, on coming back TO the
realities OF life and commencement exer-
cises. opined that truth is sometimes
stranger and more disagreeable than
fiction.
The last win and testament OF '03 was
in the hands OF Fredd c. w. Hayward,
who prefaced its reading by saying that the
last days of this class appearing to be
approaching, a council OF doctors was
called to confer upon the disease with
which it was sorely afflicted, the symp-
toms being a lightness in the head,
caused by gradual swelling of the head,
and a heaviness in the region of the heart
and other organs. No help for the dis
order was found, and the decision was
given that ON Friday, June Il, the class
must die and pass out OF High school
life In view of this contingency a viii
was drawn up, bequeathing to the school
as a whole, the library which had been
Of so much use to the class; to the junior
class the senior row OF seats, the study
OF English Four and Geometry, with
the hope that the juniors Will prepare
their lessons as well as their predecessors :
to any member OF the school able to fill
the seniors places positions on base and
foot bali teams; TO the school committee
the privilege Of making ali arrangements
for commencement exercises, which 1903
knows the graduating classes will be only
too glad to relinquish as il will free them
from all financial difficulties; for the
committee in accepting these duties Will
of course attend to all such matters. The
assignment OF some special property to
| individual members OF the school was
made with many shrewd hit that ELECTED
applause and laughter.
Beautiful flowers were presented to the
speakers, little Miss Gladys Young acting
as flower girl AT the close of the exer-
/ gram the president announced that grad
uating exercises would be held according
/ to the program Friday evening.
A short concert program preceded
| the commencement bali Tuesday even
/ ing, very fine music for the ball being
/ furnished by the Barre opera house
/ orchestra. There was a good attendance
at the concert and a large number OF
I dancers enjoyed the ball.