Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
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| PURPLE and gold. class colors Of the
senior class of the grammar room Of the
public schools prCdominated in pleasing
| effects at the commencement exercises
| Friday afternoon. An interesting pro-
| gramr,e was well carried out. There was
defamation. Wolfe at Quebec" by
| Donald McIvor: class poem. Florence
| Hall; class history, William Colomh;
defamation. Liberty and Union" ros-
ter b. Hall; instrumental solo. ''rhe
Sylphis, Vera Sutcr; paper. The Gram
mar School Reporter" Arthur Barnes
declajnation. Loss Of National Charac-
ter Albert Ayers; class prophecy, Evcrt-
sen Smith valedictory. Helen Mannix,
presentation ~ gifts from English grade
| Harold Bradley.
| cards are out announcing the coming
marriage Of Hollis Sunderland of this
place and Miss Mabel knight at Malone
Wednesday. June Is
| The Rev Mr. Bernard preached an earn
est and eloquent sermon TO the graduating
class sunday evening to crowded house
His theme was THE Elevating Influence
OF righteousness and the Degrading In.
fluence OF SIM The church was hand
somely decorated. Miss Eliza Crihbon
presided at the organ and the singing
was by K. 7. Wheelock. Dr. Dunbar, Mrs
B. c. Sheldon and Miss Riendeau Class
day exercises were held in the high school
room Monday afternoon. Back Of the
stA&a wa bank of evergreens bright
encd with yellow flowers. The following
programme we'll carried out brought lib.
eral applause. Presidents address. Don
aid Tobin: class history, Dorothy Hair
wood address to alma mater, Florence
Donaldson; piano solo. Mendelssohn's
Roma Capriccioro. Frances lapclle: class
prophecy. Ina Houghton; address to un.
dergraduates. Frank Hail. response hy
Harold .'eebe; presentation of gifts. Els.
beth Nicble class song and responsive
song by school. The exercises closed with
the 1908 class yell
commencement exercises of the Swan
ton nigh school came to a successful and
pleasant close Tuesday with graduation
exercises In the afternoon and concert in
the evening The stage at Billiards. hall
was simply but effectively decorated "a
solid mass OF evergreen from floor to
|ceilinC ~ the stage covered wings and
back drop forming a semi-circle. On the
back ground in green and corn color. tho
class colors, was the motto: Neglect
Not the Gift That Is in Thee" From the
arch was suspended 1906" in the class
colors while the footlights were banked
with evergrccns. The Colonial Orchestra
club of BOSTON furnished music for after
noon exercises. Following invocation by
the Rev Mr.. Ranslow came the Grafton.
Art of the Modern illustrator" Frank
II. Hall, essay. "Germanys Place in His
tory" Elsheth Nickel: essay. Colonial
New England" Dorothy Ilarwood: ora
ton, Life and Influence of Chopin
Francis Lapclle: essay, "Educational
| Progress" Florence Donaldson: essay,
1.-The Holy Grail Ina Houghton; ora
ton Shall We Arbitrator" Donald To-
bin. There was a great profusion of floral
gifts, Master Allen F'urman and Miss
Margaret Tobn acting as flower bearers.
appearing on the stage AS each speaker
closed and presenting the offerings. The
reception by the junior class followed
these exercises. Commencement of 1905
| closed with a most delightful concert in
the evening by the Colonial Orchestra
club.