Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-09
r. n. S. COMMENCEMENT.
25d Class Graduated--AlumnI Ban
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quet.
The commencement exercises of the
Randolph High school were held last
Thursday evening in Dubois a Gays
hall, whose seating capacity was taxed
10 the utmost by the large assembly Of
interested friends Of the graduates and
the school.
The decorations were the work OF the
juniors and, though not especially elabor-
ate, were never prettier than on this
occasion. Red and white, the distinctive
badge of the class, were the predominant
ing colors, and the walls of the stage
were covered with red drapery hangings
over which were scattered sprigs of white
lilac. above the stage against a white
background appeared in red script the
class motto-@He builds too low who
builds beneath the stars with an
ornamentation below of red festooning.
The foreground was hedged with mass
Of mRidenhair ferns with higher banks
Of evergreen at either end surmounted by
white lilacs and knots of red and white
ribbon.
Miss Edith Marcott was the pianist
and to a stately march the eighteen MEM
bers Of the class, under the guidance OF
the marshal, Miss Mary Wedgewood,
passed slowly up the middle aisle to their
respective seats upon the stage. The
exercises opened with prayer offered by
Rev. Samuel Knowles, pastor Of the
Baptist church, and followed by a song
from Hayden, MY Mother Bids Me Bind
Ny Hair" which was sung by that favor
tie soprano soloist, Miss NJ. Blanche
sparhawk.
Miss Elizabeth Campbell then extended
the greetings OF the class and its welcome
to the exercises, which were somewhat
curtalled this year, compared with those
OF preceding commandments, on account
Of an innovation introduced by these
graduates in the class trip to Washington,
ID. c., during the spring recess. This
expedition had not only an educational
value and a passing pleasure but viii
always be a source of constant enjoyment
in lingering memories of the national
capital and its manifold beauties. She
expressed In graceful phrase the gratitude
OF the mem bers of the class to the school
board, and especially TO the principal and
teachers. for the many advantages which
they had enjoyed as pupils, and for the
happy influences exerted throughout their
school days. She referred touchingly 10
the loss which the class sustained in the
death OF George Mcintosh, youth whose
attachments had given every promise OF
a useful and successful manhood. Turn
ing to her fellow graduates, Miss Camp
bell delivered her valedictory, admonish-
ing the class OF 1905 to cherish the high
ideals that led to the choice OF the class
motto, .They build too low who build
beneath the stars"
After a piano solo, "SherZinon by
Moszknowski. very skillfully played by
Miss Marcott, Principal +. +. Prichard
introduced the speaker OF the evening,
r.. A. Lambert, professor OF biology IN
Dartmouth college. President Tucker OF
Dartmouth had been expected TO speak
that evening but, not being able to MI
the engagement, detailed for the duty
Prof. Lambert, who received the I'M
preston that he was to address conven-
ton OF teachers and accordingly prepared,
at an expense OF considerable time ano
trouble, an article on methods, suited TO
such a gathering. After reaching here
Thursday afternoon, he learned the real
nature OF the task before, him and in the
limited time before the hour OF the exer-
cises worked out an able and scholarly
address on "The Relation in Which Edu-
cation Stands to Its Environment"
scion in his famous reply to Croesus
said that no man can be called the hap
piest until his end is known, but we can
safely call those happiest who, like the
class of 1904. stand on the threshold oil
! life, equipped to take advantage Of the
| great opportunities of the present day.
Our Pilgrim fathers protested against
authority, the invested right of one man
| Nowadays we summon TO the charge OF
affairs those who possess certain personal
qualities Of leadership and the education
1 that makes them centers OF power. Inc
prime call is for those who can exercise
| power, who are men and women OF
authority.
| In the past there was a vast difference
/ between authority and education. When
1 Copernicus announced to the world ms
/ theory OF the solar system he encountered
/ bitter opposition among the great and
l powerful who thought il in defiance ol
/ Scripture to believe that the earth moves
/ around the sun and urged the secular
suppression of such mischievous doctrines
4 Ii was not until 1915 that his great WORK
was recognized by the unveiling OIL
i statue to his memory, and no priest Of
/ the church was even then allowed Il
attend the exercises. Calico, who through
! his rudelv constructed telescope dis
/ covered the planet Mars where Copernicus
/ had said such a planet would be found
\ and thus established the truth Of the
/ latter's theory, was forced by authority
\ to recant his belief in the movement o.
\ the earth, while murmuring under his
i breath, "But il does move, and died IN
monastery prison. Less than 40 years age
i a salem minister preached against vaccln'
| alton as an impairment interference WITT
/ the Affections which Providence sees nj
/ to send upon us.
But things have changed. We are nc
/ longer facing such conditions, Where
/ the old authority has maintained its level
! knowledge has gained power, and contro
| has passed to the man of equipment, the
whole process being one OF elimination
Of ignorant rule. A..
From the tertiary period down to the
present time there has been continuous
\ increase in the size of the brains OF al
animals, significant of the changing con-
! ditions OF life and the wise provisions OF
/ nature to meet them, 1t takes but little
I brain matter to hand on the jumping
powers OF grasshoppers, for instance
4 Man, however is different. He must have
1 a sufficient amount Of plastic material e
adapt himself to the changing order OF
things, which accounts for his greater
\ increase of brain.
The mower of being educated-of adapta-
tion-is the greatest thing wrought oui
\ i'm the history OF nature. And education