Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-29
Interesting Programme Carried
Out at High School Hall.
Address BY President, Glass History
and Poem, Grafton and Prophecy
Much Enjoyed By Large An.
dience Present.

assembly hall at the Edmunds hiGh schooI
building. as we'll as a large portion OF inc
adjoining corridors. the annual class DAY
exercises of the class or 1915. burlington
hieh school, were carried out Thursday
night. And the large audience was an APP
preciative one too. as the frequent and
prolonged applause bore testimony. Tho
programme was happy in its arrangement
and we'll balanced as to the light and the
serious. Tho order was as follows:
Manifestations from 1.-The Isle Of
Spice.'
b. II. S. Banjo and Mandolin Club.
Presidents address-"The True I.ifework
Character Building"
Leslie Henri Allen.
Class history,
Ruth votey.
Nusic-Selected.
b. II. S. Banjo and Mandolin CLUB.
Glass poem.
Ethel p. Southwick.
Oration-"rhe Old and the Ne" systems
Of Education.
Douglas Bradford.
Glass prophecy.
Eleanor Hickok
Mnsic-"Amici."
The musical numbers by the IS. II. ..
Banjo and Mandolin clup werc OK their
usual excellence and were we'll received.
The address of the president, Leslie ii.
Allen. was upon The True Life Work
Character Building The address was
, masterpiece in spirit, literary style and
clear, eloquent delivery. He considered
the salient elements of character. hercdi-
ty, environment, education, association
etc, and pointed out how the life work
OF every man should be a struggle Tor
complete realization of all the varied
powers of his nature. The class MS
tory by Miss Ruth Eotey brought out
many amusing incidents in the life OF
the class and several individual hits
which were good natured and heartily
Snjoyed
The class roem from the pen Of Miss
Ethel L. Southwck, was admirable from
the point Of view of art and strong IN
sentiment and spirit.
l pom the mountains rocky sides,
a brooklet leaps in JOY suprcme
And as 1t down the pathway glides.
1t swells into a rushing stream.
And when at last. its journey DER.
The river pours into the sea.
Breaking forever on the shore,
Old ocean rolls eternally
Rand there the pillows roar and roam
The white spray lcaping from each
crest:
But some waves dashing high their
foam
Exult and glory DER the rest.
Yet far beneath the tossing waves.
There PUSHES on a mighty stream.
Bringing the warmth that nature Graves
10 chimes beyond the torrd CLEAN.
So we Of Nineteen Hundred Five
Have finished now our school-days
brief;
And all the joys we now derive
VIII cheer us even in our grief.
And like the tiny mountain streams
Our lives, as on they flow, will swell
into life's sea of mystic dreams
Where time and fate our lot will tell.
few pcrchance will rise above
The plane where common mortals tread,
And win fair fame, esteem and love
Where e'er by fortune they are led.
While others may no glory win
Although all tasks are seen above
But striving to be free from sin,
We toll forever for Gods love.
Then let us all accept our lot
As onward to the end strive,
Contending only that no blot
Shall stain our Nineteen Hundred Five
Douglas Bradford's Grafton on THE
Old and New systems of Education
gave an interesting comparison OF
earlier and present day methods Of
education. showing the modern tenden-
cy at relaxation from the older set
curricula as we'll as the tendency
TO specialization nowadays. Brad
fords self-possessiOn under an
amusing incident which occurred while
ne was speaking and which would have
phased less resourceful lad made Il
great hit and added a bit to the even
Ings enjoymout Miss Eleanor Hick-
oks phophecN was n clever piece OF
humor, making some surprising revel-
atoms which will he awaited with
much interest AMI in some instances
anxiety. the programme was brOugh,
to close by the sirpiru re Tho ola &C