The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-19
IS GRADUATES FROM BEN
N|NGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
30th Annual Commencement
Exercises tuesday Evening.
MEMBERS ALL TAKE PART.
Excellent orations and Essays BY
Seventeen Young People Before
Good Sized Audience.

Bennington high school at the opera
house Tuesday evening because OF the
unusually warm weather made two
mistakes. The opera house was far
more comfortable than was expected
and the exercises were OF such high
order that the long program was not
In the least tedious.
The decorations of the stage were
simple but effective. consisting OF
palms. ferns and two mammoth clus.
ters OF ncnrde-lis. The customary
Latin motto was absent and In It's
place were the numerals. 1897" In
electric lights which appeared as the
class marched onto the stage.
After a selection by the orchestra
the invocation was pronounced by Geo
5. alills, pastor Of the Congregational
church.
In his presentation OF the class Prin.
cipal A. ". Willmarth stated that these
were the FIRST graduates to be under
his charge for four years course.
that from the first they had demonstra-
ted disposition to make the best of
their opportunities and In his opinion
they constituted the best class gradu.
ated during the past four years. He
spoke OF the bereavement sustained
through the death of Miss Irene Hitch
cock. who during the time that she
had been a member OF the class had
manifested ability that would have
made her one Of the first IN the list of
honor members
The Growth OF Japan" by Harvey
y. Davenport. was the first Grafton and
IN II the speaker drew "a vivid picture
~ the marvellous development that
has taken place In the island kingdom
during the past 40 years and pointed
out the excellent example FOR the peO
pie OF America afforded by the remark.
able progress Of the japanese.
The Education Worth While" by
Miss Heulah n. Bates was n plea for
more thorough consideration Of the
common things OF life IN the upbulld.
Ing character during the years de-.
voted TO the requirements OF know.
ledge. The Growth OF an education
she llkcncd 90 that OF n plant. OF
which the leaves and not the blossom
are the more important.
Governor Tfnghcs of New York was
W. Shelly Walls Modern Hercules"
and he drew an excellent comparison
between one OF the best characters
Of Greek mythology and the man who
IL now the chief executive Of the I'm
pirc state. In closing the speaker pro.
phcsikcd that hlA modern Hercules
we're designed a. receive the highest
reward In the Sin OF the people. thu
presidency.
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Miss florence Potter called attention
10 the gradual disappearance OF many
of our native aongstcrE aud urged a
more careful study OF the fcathcred
life Of the woods and fields. A more
thorough knowledge OF the birds
would lead 20 change OF view. and
many species nov considered enc.
mics OF the farmer and gardener
would prove "a b. bcncfactora
Electrical Novelties OF To-day.
by Harry H. liuss. was n descriptive
production with brief outlines OF many
II the new uses to which electricity
II being supplied.
Nature. the Schoolma'am." was the
subject OF Miss Sara ID. whitney,
essay aud In II she outlined the many
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children In direct contract with the
fields and woods.
Arthur L. barney spoke ON Pores
try" the new acicnce that Ia begin
ming Ia receive the thoughtful attcn
ton of the national government and
which the speaker said should b. Ia
corporatcd into the administration Of
each individual state. lie illustrated
his remarks by calling attention 10 the
floods that had visited this section
all 0f which had their primal caus,
In the destruction OF the mountain for
eatA.
The Protection OF Our Native
Plants" by Catherine McOuatt called
attention Of an evil that has only re-
Gently come into prominence. the
ruthless aud careless plucking of Wild
lowers. Some OF more diligently
sought species. like the arhutns. ar,
already beginning 10 show the effect
81 the drain on the powers of repro
duction and In time must become
extinct. unless future generations
show a greater regard for their pre-
Hcryation.
Arthur n Kchoc. IN The Trend oI
Applied Electricity" described Some
of the newest inventions. particularly
In musical line. for which the new
power II being used.
Miss Edyth NJ. lluHE gave Vivid
word picture OF The Passion Play
aa II n produced IN the little Ilayar
ian village Obcrammcrgau and drew
from the devotion Of the simple peas
ants some excellent moral lessons.
"A Glimpse Of llennington'a Heroes
by Eliza n. Hart. was departur,
from the style OF the usual commence
mcnt essay. a description Of the grca
battle as though seen by the writer
herself.
What the world owes 10 the grca
Roman poet. whose works are studied
by 30 many young scholars. was aptl,
described by Miss firlglc Mcclure Il
her essay. "Our Debt 10 Virgil"
Miss nranche Lyons essay. Noun
Vernon" described the home Of th'
country'a first president on the poto
mac and was also patriotic tribute
J 10 the memory of the Father Of hi
: country.
, Joseph A. Cone. IN "Thc Debt Of I'm
/ glish Literature "a the Monks" spok'
} OF subject With which many Of thl
: present generation have ceased 20 b,
familiar Ills description Of the labor
performed by the religious father
from the time Of Augustine down q