Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-22
HocH ESTER HIGH scs
Graduating Exercises -.
Last WeaL fest

sunday morning, june n sels eha,s
heF. n. W. Hlidreth. Tskins ne pssi5,
Jonh 81, he announced - W BIS is1t
"lhe Master Passion 81 ~. ss sublss
course was forceful presa5s... tas az
elements which should s.tea . &.
master passion OF q 49,. into IL
GAS was urged TO strive az. ne. To
seeming, success. ''t Teal Ia
Mohoay evening a concert
~ lne OhiFersalisl church Is n gwen
orchestra which was thorongti,. uasfs
| ~ the large audience present :. lloysa
io lIes y ball at the q. A. IN IN ~
me graduating exercises ri ISL
- ~ 80 TOOK place a. the &. A ela=
The hau had been triuns.s = oeioek
taste by the members of fhs sAh maet
class and their friends. Ths ,YTiisa4Qaailag
Labor omnia vineit.n was 80 - motto,
displayed in front Of the blsst,,saa.lsdtly
large audience Was present. t'9tb ~
ana the gallery being well HiIss 'As uoa'
Inc music, rendered al intarvsi. q
tne evening, consisted Of NAM 5l-iiag
Mrs. ii. II. Cushman ana NJ 4Is, p
Henry; song By Grace Co... 'ails.
/ Jessie Campbell; song bv NJ aaa
l.. Moses; and the singing ~ Lima
| spangled Banner by M seh .9s sas
Invocation was offered by the Rev Rev F,i Z
The salutatory with orstion ar
Future Of the Anglo-saxou Rscs D. IAs
delivered by Edmund stone nd,., ss
After word OF welcome. he rs,e -.sia.'.
the great nations Of antiguitv 80
persisted because Of their vices. Fbs inc lsA
saxon race 4 continually being enf,esss
py new blood, The superiority n ~
Anglo-SaXon IN trading is one N ,s
most promising features Of ons -. y "
life 4 great danger lies in ~ ~ lem y,
gold ana IN the fonduess Tor ina,i., ~
and luxury. The Anglo-sakop 80.
must ever be united in thoupbt nm
must purge themselves Of All tbst +.
Titles them. w
Hattie Maria Cooke took a. her suti..,
citizenship and the Public school !
citizen Is a native born or nafrssit,as
lnhabitant OF country. he recs'r.s
from his government protection
10 the exercise OF his Fights Tie rif','s
Is not only protected While al boue n,
also when sojourning in foreign is5s.
In return for this protection ne cjfg..
owes allegiance to his government Is
our country be must not only obey lsT.
but he must help make them. Il 6econs.
the duty Of the government 10 pr5gIss
education. Certain studies, as histtry M
civil government, are especially aaspiss
10 the hitting Of the pupil for cltizeB.hB
Mabel Louise Burdlti chose Us hef sut-
leet, Larry Life ~ Vermont She con.
menced with a brief description AZ Ia
battle which samuel Champain Ws,s3
with the lroquois, july 80 18a. az r.
western shore 81 the lake which lear, 4.
name. He was the first white man 10 =
Vermont. Guiliord was the tfst psr.
nlanent settlement, having been ula6ts8
IN 1909. There was the fear IL Wild 5ss.s
There was frequent scarcity Of r5.
visions. The first half century was he
homespun age. The heroic Split " ON
ioretathefs Is worthy OF our pride and
admiration.
"The Red Cross was the subject treated
by Edna Diana Martin. The formation 4
this society Was suggested hg 4 swla
Henri Dumant, who wrote aud lecllfed %
the subject. A convention was called Il
Geneva in 1851. An international commit.
tee was organized and a plan for relief
societies was adopted. IN time Of psse
they prepare for time Of war. Training
schools for nurses have been esiablishsdia
all the civilized countries. In the year
1859 Miss Clara Barton visited Geneva and
in the following year rendered Der aid 10
to this country she interested our govern
ment in the movement, and 1 few years
later was chosen first president OF the
American society. The Red Cross also
renders aid In time Of great public calam-
ity.
Perone Esther Mason treated the sub
ject, "Customs Of Our Ancestors Our
f0refathers were men whom small things
could not discourage. They were simple
in their customs. Trading was mostly By
barter. Every house was a msnuiactoy
OF not one, but many useful things. Agrl-
and household implements were
OF the simplest kind Means OF transpor
tation and travel were very crude, 0lf
had few amusements, IN fact
there was but little time for amusement
They lived in an age when there was bit
little literature. The world must haW
seemed much larger to our ancestors lhAh
il does to US.
Harold Charles Wescott's Grafton was
on the Advance OF Agriculture in The
United States.n Agriculture has always
been the largest single industry IN ou
The first task of the American
settlers was to clear away the forests
They raised such crops as would furnish
them food. For this purpose they ioanl
maize, or Indian corn, best adapted Al
irst il was difficult to raise sufficient nay
The cultivation OF tobacco was begun ID
Virginia in 1912 by John Rolfe. Rice VS.
into North Carolina ~ lon
In 1897 the United States produced ~
10000 bushels OF wheat and 2,0o1esp"
bushels of corn. The reaper Of Cyrus NC
Jormick and the cotton gin OF Eii WhA-
ley have been the two greatest laoor-sas'
ng machines ever constructed 10 Auiea
ca. In 1859 Congress established the Dt-
,artment OF Agriculture. -
Essay with valedlctory was by hesn
'hilette Campbell; subject. THE Efoi..
ion of Old Glory Thirteen nags Ne
described each being represented bl
miniature flag. The greatest glory oi Osa
lag is what it symbolizes. II Is becalS
{ represents everything that all gaze upou
with fondness and pride. =
In her valedietory, Miss Campbell pspu
'rateful tribute to the supporters o. sn
chool and the teachers, and urgeo ~.
lassmates to regard themselves a. GAy
n the threshold Of educational deVeiVP
nent, and to strive for further vietoFies.
Prof. Codding, in presenting ths y
Tomas, urged the graduates to have 800 -,
ge in action and to be ready to serve lnsH
allow-men. IL.
1he exercises were closed with beneae-
ion by Rev. w. T.. Douglas.
THE R. H. s. ALUMNI BANQUET.
At the conclusion of the graduating -
rcises occurred the first alumni pa1 -
I the Rochester High school. ~
ere twenty-seven in attendance ~
lcluding graduates. their wives ana Ia ~