St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
School Notes.
Graduating Exercises Ninth Grades
Vacation School.

vacation School.
All the public schools close this weel
for the summer vacation. The gradu
ating exercises of the ninth grades vii
be held in Music Hall, Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The program and list o
graduates is given below.
Prayer,
| Rev. 7. NJ. Frost.
Concert Exercise. 1.-THE Lord is my
Shepherd" Psalm XIII
| Singing Commencement Dav." Tufts
School Chorus.
| Essay, Natures Protection"
Ruth B. Adams.
Reading.
Irene E. Cox.
Singing, IA May-Day Dance, Ethelbert Nevin
Ninth Grade Chorus.
Essay,
Laura NJ. Burbank.
Readlng, "A First Commencement
Helen M. Peterson.
Instrumental Music
Summerville School Orchestra.
Singing, a. violet Hunting" Verdi
b.. My Own Native Land" Bale
C. The Lord is King" Beethoven
Girls Glee Club
Essay, 'Alaksa"
Eva I. Kittredge
Essay, Some Important Inventions,
Ralph S. Spooner.
Singing, a. Lewie Gordon" Scotch Melody
b. Lullaby" Hungarian Folk Song
Ninth Grade Chorus.
Essay, Benjamin Franklin"
Jennie NJ. Mcdonald.
Piano Duet, selected,
Alice X. Brown, Blanche l. Burns.
Debate, Resolved: That immigration
Should be Restricted by an LITERARY
!. Frank E. Plumley, Roland B. Spencer.
Singing The Red Scarf" Bonheur
School Chorus.
Presentation of Diplomas,
Rev. A. Francis Walch.
Singing, Away to the Fields" Wilson
school Chorus.
Following is the list of Union School
graduates: Ruth B. Adams, Maude L.
Barbour, Joseph T. Beck Alice K Brown,
Dorothy E. Brown, Florence M. Brown
low, Blanche l. Burns, Clara A. Carpen-
ter, Mary B. Carr, Warren L. Esta-
brooks, Charles A. Fisk, Grace NJ. Kent,
Edith F. Lloyd, Mary E. Lucas, Gladys
E. McCrillis, Ellen NJ. MacGregor, len
ME M. Mcdonald, Christie A. Mcleod,
Bert r. Palmer, Helen NJ. Peterson, Mat
tie L. Salmon. Lyle G. Spaulding, Ralph
S. Spooner, Ethel G. Taylor, Clarissa A.
White, Charles E. Wiley.
Graduates from theSummervilleS School:
Laura M. Burbank, Theodore A. Carr,
Irene E. Cox, Eda N. Drown, Grace L.
Fenno, Clarence X. Frederick, Freda !.
Gillian, Agnes W. Hawkinson, Bertha
|. Kittredge, Eva |. Kittredge, Mae E.
Moore, Raymond A. Morrison, Frank E.
Plumley, Ebert A. Reed, Roland B.
Spencer, Mary F. O. Stanley.
Graduate from -Four Corners, Julia A.
Smith
A vacation school for all pupils of the
own above the third grade will be held
n the Union School buildings this sum-
ner, beginning on Monday, July Is.
The work undertaken will be entirely in
lustrial, and will consist of sloyd and
wood work, sewing, basketry, weaving,
cooking for the older girls, and similar
ubjects. For instructors, the following
lave already been engaged: Miss Kath-
ina Fessman of Boston, graduate of
he Slovd Training School, of North Ben
ett ST., Miss Beatrice May, Miss Ella
:. Wilmarth, Miss Eva L. Wilde, and
Hiss BerniceiHolder. i.
An attractive and practical course
as been outlined. All who desire to at
end should send in their applications as
Don as possible to the superintendent of
chools.
An interesting debate was held between
he ninth grade of the Union school and
he ninth grade OF the Summerville
chool at the Union School Friday after
Don. The subject for discussion was
Resolved that labor unions are bene-
t to the laboring class" Affirmative,
race Kent and Bert Palmer of the
MON School; negative, Irene Cox and
heodore Carr of Summerville. The de-
ate was afterwards opened to the class
'llowed by short discussions The
ldges, who were Mrs. w. P. Stafford,
ev. A. F. Walch and Rev. J. A. Thomp.
IN decided in favor of the affirmative.
he debate opened with a short pro-
ram consisting of music, reading and
citations after which a social hour
llowed.