The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-07

he looked blank, lie spoke to me and
could not understand. | tried German
and French but they wouldn't go. liz
used another tongue with different kline
of a ba ba in IT, At last, in despair
sat back and whistled and that man be
gan TO whistle and he whistled the SAINT
tune and for good hour we whistled to
getheT the same tunes, It's blessed
thing TO be able to whistle the same tun,
in the kingdom of our God; its blessed
thing TO have bond of sympathy with
other workers.
| mo two men find God in the same
way. No two men serve God in the same
way The call OF the kingdom is as broad
and az long as all experience, but II is
call to use. When you feel This
can do give yourself to that service,
God wants you to be yourself. Take
and use your own gift and use il for the
welfare of men in the pertecting OF Ills
| kingdom, What gives us a great big lot
of satisfactiony Not what some one has
done for lis or we for ourselves but what
we have done for someone else. Thou
shalt be served by every sense of service
| thou renderest'
young ladies and gentlemen of the
graduating class, much that | have said
| | have said to you. | envy you. God
grant that you may do splendid things.
Find God and find Him precious to you
but find Him in your own way. DO not
try to initiate someone or to be what
someone thinks that you ought to be, but
be yourselves, Then give your glit Tor
service. Bring. your life to the touch oil
Christ in God.
The service closed with a prayer and
the benediction. All who heard DIR. Law
son felt that the school had been most
fortunate to secure his services for the
occasion and hoped that the day might not
he far distant when he would again speak
in Townshend.
Tuesdays Prize Speaking Contest.
The annual commencement prize speak
ing contest came Tuesday evening The
pupils had been drilled by Miss Cowen OF
the Emerson College of Oratory and had
shown much interest in their work. The
program was as follows:
The Honor of the Woods, Hazel Jones
In the Name OF the King,
Loella Van Valkenburg
4 Rose of Rome, Claude Vincent
The Sign OF the Cross, Ina Wyman
Music.
The Ballad of East and West,
Harry Whitaker
The Kings Pardon, May Howe
Making Man of the Boy, Frank Bickford
Music
The Mourning Veil, Edith Adams
The Death,Bed of Benedict Arnold,
May Barnes
Regulus to the Carthaginians, Lee Davis
Music.
Awarding of prizes.
Miss Hazel .Joness selection required
much impersonating IN which she proved
herself an adept Miss Loella Van Val
kenburgh brought out well the deep sen
timent of In the Name of the King;
Mr.. Nincent's selection was a gladiatorial
scene and, although speaking perhaps
trihe too rapidly, he brought out the CON
trast between the tender speech of the
girl and the deep tones of the gladiator
with skill; Miss Wyman told the story
of two martyrs who were given to the
lions and made some strong points; Mr.
Whitaker emphasized the contrast be
tween the man of the east and the man
of the west in kiphng's ballad; Miss
Howe held the audience breathess while
Penelope brought the pardon for Fairfax;
Mr.. Bickford was irresistibly funny as the
old farmer who made his son who had
deserted from the army return to his
and his exit will long be remem-
bered; Miss Adams's selection was also
humorous and required the impersonat-
ing of number of peoples; Miss Barnes
thrilled the audience with the Death-Bed
of Benedict Arnold.
The Judges were: Rev Mr.. Fisher Of
Westminster West, Rev. Mr.. Wiswell of
Newfane. and Mr.. Thurber of the West
l. EAup
given two to the young women and two
to the young men. Among the former
Miss May Howe received the first prize
and Miss May Barnes the second. This
is the second time that they have won
prizes this year. Among the young men
Frank Bickford won first and Claude Vim
cent second.
Miss Nellie Dale as pianist and Fay
Bridges as violnist favored the audience
with several well rendered selections.
Glass Day Exercises Wednesday.
In spite of the nclement weather the
seats in the Academy hall were all filed
Wednesday afternoon with those who had
come to hear the class day exercises which
the class of 1907 were obliged to hold
instead of beneath the spreading branches
of the naples in the common. As Miss
Dale and Mr. Bridges played the process
sional the members of the class marched
into the hall and took their seats upon
the platform. The young women all wore
dainty dresses Miss Holden's and Miss
Austin's being light blue, Miss Lyman's !
a white organdy lowered with pink
roses and Miss Jones's and Miss Tim
sons of white ground with dainty blue
figures. There are eight members of the |
class: May Lyman, Beulah Timson, Ed |
win Culver, Elbridge Culver, Stella Aus
tin, Lottie Jones, Warren Niles and |
Sadie Holden. The exercises began with |
he class history by Miss Beulah Timson |
who told in an amusing way the vicissi-
5udes and fortunes of the class from the |
lay when % bright looking boys and girls |
successfully passed Professor Harthome's |
and were considered fresh
men, to the present day when eight were
eft to grasp ere long the long hoped for
diploma and to mourn the fortunes of
hose who had fallen by the way. She
old how they had fortunately had some
Boys in the class strong enough to hold
he class room door closed when they held
heir first class meeting; how purple and
white were chosen for the colors and, in
ime, the violet for the class flower; how
hey had been complimented as a class
" the faculty especially for their pro-
icienty in algebra; how they had been