Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-06-12

Poinap7 sno one tnlng wanting IN the
whole school is elocutionary training. In
the awarding of diplomas Miss Grace
Elliott, teacher, told the young people to
be true to themselves, and they would be
true to others, and others would be true to
them Following are those who grad
uated: Gerald Fred Grow, Delbert Egus-
tus Smith, Charles Fred Grondin, Ruby
EsteH Smith, Nettie Sue Morrill,, La
vina Mae Brooks, James Patrick Rowen,
Nary Joseph Brooks, Merl Elbridge Cas-
He'll, Howard Randscm Dow, Vera Mae
bill, Carl Henry Jewell, Cordelia Bertrand
Page, Kimbie Josiah Page, George Harold
Jenness, Florence Margaret Bean, Glee
Roxana Chandler, Willie Urquhart Leslie.
The commencement exercises of the
High school were held in Seaver's Hall
Thursday evening, and were generally con-
coded to be among the best ever held.
in brown and white, class colors, and were
very pretty. High up over the stage could
be read the class motto, "Work," !" and the
essays and orations of the graduates Illus
trated the fact that this word had not only
been motto, but that work had been a
factor in their school life. The program
opened with a fine musical selection by
Madam Brooks orchestra of st. Johnsbury,
followed by prayer by Rev. W. G. John
son. In the salutatory address by Ed
mund Blanchard Butterfield, he fittingly
welcomed all to their exercises. In his
oration on "Radium" MIR. Butterfield
told something OF the discovery of the
metal, of what 1t had accomplished and its
possibilities In the way of treating disease.
The essay on "Mental Improvement by
Leila Berenice Patterson, was full of good
thoughts, and showed how it was by the
mind that all things were accomplished.
Musical Composers" was the title of an
essay by Mary Elizabeth Collision, in
which she gave the history Of the lives of
four of the fifty-two great composers, tell
ing of their hardships, trials, triumphs and
defeats, efforts through which all of us
must pass to reach the goal of true success.
The class history by George Ernest Com
stock told of the growth of the class from
its very birth in the grades of the graded
school, to its present commencement when
1t numbered thirteen, the proverbial un-
lucky number but in the future to be a
more fortunate one. Eta Maria Folsom's
essay on 'sHappiness'', had many truths in
1t that would be lifting factor in any
community, could the individual be made
teeage that true happiness comes only by
giving the best that is in life to others.
An oration on a we'll studied subject by
John Thomas Gilman was entitled "The
Panama Canal Problem" He stated that
the thought of an 1sthmian canal was held
as early as the time when the Spaniards
explored Peru, and that through all this
time the question had been agitated until
at last the dream of centuries was to come
true by the hand of the United States. A
good subject and one that was well han
died, was sDiamonds of Life'' by Grace
Irene Webster. Friends, she said, are the
real diamonds of life, and to be able to be
friend to some person and lead them to
higher life is one of the greatest things
one can accomplish. Judging from the
smiles of the audience, it would seem that
the property of the class OF 'e5 was well
disposed of in the class will by Ruth De-
lana Ellis. 1t was in due and legal form
and it is safe to say no one will try to
break it. The relation of Vermont to
crime and criminals made the subject Of
Harry Patterson's oration Concerning
| Crime", both timely and interesting. Not
only do financial depressions increase the
criminal list, but the seasons of the year
have bearing on crime. In winter,
crimes to property are greatest, while in
summer, crimes to person are greatest.
"The Joy of Working" is not a subject
that would naturally attract one, but un-
der the hand of Ina Julia Nye, was made
to bear fruit, as shown by her own compo-
sition, the central thought being that it
was not so much what we do as how we do
it. The class prophecy was extracted by Ella
Louise Berry from cabbage, but for all
that 1t was amusing and interesting, one
| would never have suspected but that it
was from rose, had she not told her
audience differently. san Appeal for En-
thLsiasm in Athletics" by John Raymond
Winslow, had the right ring to it. Ath-
letics must be looked at from a high
standard. Discipline and the fact that an
athlete must excel in some one thing, are
two arguments for athletic training. He
appealed directly to the people of Barton
to support athletics. The valedictory by
Irvie Mabel Austin was most fitting and
touchingly delivered. She paid tribute to
her class, her teachers, the trustees OF the
school and the citizens of Barton. A GER
tain sadness comes with commencement,
when class must part, never all to meet
again. At the presentation OF the diplo-
mas, Principal II. j. Stannard told the
class of 'O5 that they would always have
his prayers and best wishes as wen as those
! of the other teachers and the citizens Oh
| the town, and that all would look to TINS
class to help maintain the high reputation
of the school. The parting thought was
that of sincerity: always be ready to face
the world, and let your life be such that
you can LOOK any person square in the eye.'
The singing of the class ode then closed
the commencement exercises of the class
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