St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-19
AT THE ACADEMY.
Beautiful Weather and Interesting
Exercises.

EASlNloNSs
EVERYTHING combined to make the
1907 commencement a great success and
the exercises on Friday morning will
long be remembered for the general ex-
cellence of the participants and the high
literary standards
The week opened Wednesday night
with a recital by Mr. Kingsley's pupils.
This was fairly well attended and
showed the excellent work Mr. Kingsley
is doing in our educational Institutions.
Thursday afternoon came the class
day exercises, always an interesting
feature of the week President Edward
Stafford presided and after a short adj
dress OF welcome this program was
carried out:
Glass History, Miss Elizabeth Laird.
Glass Essay, "Our Heritage from German
Folk Love-" Miss Hortense Peters.
Glass Grafton 1.-THE Treatment of the In
dians at the Hands of the United States
Government" Claude Goodrich.
Glass Prophecy, Miss Jean Stanley.
Miss Caddie B. Hamblett
Glass Will, Ray w. Spaulding.
Glass Ode, Miss Margaret Comstock
Music Hall was filled Friday morning
at the commencement exercises. The
stage was profusely decorated with
yellow and gold. backed with palms,
while above was the class motto, "Vin-
cit qui Sc vincit, y" He conquers who
conquers himself" Music was furnished
by Youngs Orchestra, and the following
program carried out.
Music, March, Bostonese, Bagley
Prayer, Rev. J. M. Frost.
Music, Overture, Poet and Peasant"
Suppe
Essay. with Salutatory Mystery"
Emma Sophia Hallett.
Grafton, Olympic Games"
Harold Putnam Frost.
Essay, "The lew in America"
Louise May Chapman,
Music, Venetian Love Song" Nevin
Grafton, Forestry"
Julian Dales McLam.
Essay, "Chid Slavery"
Ruth Inez Morse,
Essay, Heroism,"
Helen Gray
/ Music, "The Chirpers y Frank
| Presentation of certificates to graduate:
! from the Business and Shorthand Courses.
Grafton. Milton"
Edward Stafford
Essay, "The Music in Us"
Helena Mary Brown.
Essay with Valedictory, "Art,"
Music, Hungarian Dance Braham
Presentation of Diplomas.
Benediction.
! The diplomas to the graduates in tn,
business college were presented by P. F
Hazen, superintendent of the scale works
who spoke well upon the claims 0
commercialism in this age and how ;
business training was essential to thi
trend of the times. The diplomas to tn
graduates were presented by Principa
Howland in the best five-niinute ad
dress ever heard here. He said beside
their regular teachers they would hav
two more-observation and experience
and he urged them to see the bad thing
in life by observation and acquire all tn
good things by experience.
The alumni reception Friday evening
proved, as usual, delightful ending tt
the commencement festivities. The com
mittee of arrangements had provided ;
short but most enjoyable program, con
sisting of piano solo by Miss MauC
Brown, recitals by Mrs. Anna Spence
Frost, and solos by Edward A. Kingsley
During the evening excellent remark
were made by Prof George D. Castor
Principal Howland and Judge w. P
Stafford. At the business session thes
officers were elected
President, Joseph Fairbanks.
Vice presidents, George M. Gray, H
Philip Patey, Christopher St. Clare.
Secretary, Miss Caroline S. Woodruff
Treasurer, Arthur G. Sprague.
Registrar, Miss Mary E. lde.
Auditor, Charles E. Peck.
Executive committee, Mrs. R. B. East
man, Mrs. J. H. Brooks, Mrs. {. 9
Braley, Robert P. Clark, H. W. Blod
gett. :,
Member Alumni Cooperating Commit
tee tor three years, Arthur F. Stone.
Fund committee, Perley F. Hazer
Arthur F. Stone, Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks
| Mrs. Lucy M. Brooks, Mrs. Charles a
Stanley, Mrs. Fletcher D. Proctor, Fran
| S. Streeter, ]. B. Benton, Charles +
Mathewson, John L. Bacon, Charlie
W. Ruiter.
Nominating committee, R. c. Baker
Mrs. w. P. Smith, Mrs. c. A. Cramtor
, St. Johnsbury Alumni Associatio
, officers for '07 and '08:
President, Charles w. Steele.