Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

The graduation exercises in the Au-
ditorium last evening were of a very en-
toyable character and were attended by
as large an audience as could be accom-
modated. The front OF the stage was
decorated with laurel. and over the stage
was the class motto, Loyal in Every
thing worked in the class colors The
school board. teachers. the speaker. Con-
gresham Foster OF Burlington, and Rev.
II. r. Miles occupied seats on the north
side and the members of the graduating
class sat on the south side Ieitsinger's
orchestra opened the program with an
overture, after which the high school
chorus sang Peasant Wedding March"
with notable correctness Rev. Mr. Miles
gave the invocation. and a double quar-
tet from the school sang excellently a se-
lection by Spence
Following is the class roll: Classical
course, Arthur Wallace Peach, George
Edwin Pierce. Frank Sibley wallen; Lat
in course. Ernest Edward AIdrich. Grace
Winniefried Burnett. Arthur Loren Clapp.
May Isabel Cook, Florence Estey Gull.
Florence Marion Goodale. John Joseph
Grady. Alfred Bennett Jordan, Edwin Her
bert Kidder. Margaret Susan Martin.
Ralph Edgar Perry, Henry Ranney Win
ter; English course. Ethel AddIe Aiken.
Alice Louise Allen, Grace Alice Angler.
Mabel Fletcher Barrows. Florence Hazel
Hildreth. Martha sabrina Ingraham, Har-
old Edward Rogers, VIII Carleton Perry,
william Goodrich Sargent, Adeline War
ner. ARENAS Orlando wilkins, Brit
James Young.
The class officers are: President. Arthur
w. Peach; vice president. Mabel F. Bar
rows; secretary, ARENAS o. wilkins
treasurer. Adeline Warner; assistant
treasurer. William G. Sargent The class
motto Is: Loyal In Everything" the
class flower white carnation. and the class
colors crimson and white.
Congressman Foster was introduced fe-
licitously by United States District At
torney ]. L. Martin, a member OF the
school board, and the speaker won the
good graces of his hearers by telling them
at the outset a particularly good story
The subject of his address was: "A More
Perfect Union" His treatment of the
subject, his finished dlctiou and oratory
and his pleasing manner held the close
attention of the audience until the end
After another selection by the chorus
Principal H. X. Whitaker presented the
class TO the school board. He said that
In peculiar sense he could enter into
the feelings of the class as they came TO
their diverging ways, but he would not
dwell upon things OF the past. but rather
sound a note of hopefulness for the fu-
ture He emphasized their responsibility
TO their home community and the COM
munities in which their lots would be
cast and urged them to broaden the
scope of their lives and to realize that
there was no room for selfishness and
that they were citizens not OF a small
community, but of the universe.
Chairman f. Q. s. Osgood OF the school
board, conferred the diplomas. and in do
Ing so expressed his thanks TO Principal
whitaker and the teachers for the les
sons they had instilled into the lives of
the members OF the class. Mr.. osgood
said 1t would not be fitting to refrain
from an expression of thankfulness to
Mr.. Whitaker on this, his last year with
the school, for all that he had done for
Brattleboro and her schools. Mr. Whit
aker's efforts. he said, had met with
marked success during the past nine
years and his character had touched the
characters of the boys and girls and
helped build up their young lives and
confer great help upon the community
A song by the class. entitled. Alma
Mater" was followed by the benedlction
by Rev. Mr.. Miles, and the program closed
with selection by the orchestra.