Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-25
SCHOOL DAYS OYER
Glass Of II Graduates from the
Burlington High School.
Presentation to Principal Isaac Thorn.
as, Who Relinquishcs Charge of
School after ZEN Years of Ser
vice-The Prise Winners,

Inc graduating exercises of the elias
OF 1908 of the Burlington high school were
held at The Strong theatre Friday
afternoon from two to four O'Clock I'm
the presence OF "A crowd that filed the
theatre almost to its capacity. The mem
bers OF the high school chorus who were
not in the graduating class were seated
upon raised seats at the rear of TN,
stage and Waterman's orchestra WAS
placed on the stage near the seats re-
served for the members of tho class.
As the orchestra struck up the strains
of a march the class proceeded down
the right aisle from the lobby, led
by the president OF the class Walter +.
Sellon, and took tibet" places on the
stage. The teachers OF the high school
were seated in the boxes at the left and
right of the stage and Principal ksac
Thomas occupied n place at the left of
the class The program was opened with
a selection by the orchestra
Following the musical number Allen
r. Amcs presented To his listeners some
facts concerning the life of james Wilson.
Mr.. Ames gave an interesting address
concerning the political career of Wilson
and the great value of his work in the
making of national politics.
"Two Heroes. Ivauhoc and Sidney
Sidney Carton was the subject of the
essay delivered by Miss Lottie q. Narney.
who said that these characters represent
two widely different heroes. This diff
ference. she said, is caused by the two
very different periods In which the heroes
| lived. Comparing the two characters, she
said that Carton was sympathetic and ten
der while lvanhoe was man Of daring
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the hish school chorus and this was
followed in turn nv an ESSAY "Jefer-
son and Roosevelt. American Reform
that the names of these two men
would shine ont like stars in the hcav-
cns IN davs 70 come lie smoke of the
great prohlems so similar in n way,
that both men had had to solve and
said that both men came into their
ONCE at a time when the country most
needed them. The best years of the
lives OF such great reformers were
spent. he said, before the people OF
nation realized their worth
The last essay on the program. "Ien-
nyson's Ulysses was delivered by
Miss Bertha Allen Coventry whose
description of the poem revealed care
full analysis she compared the nero
with the people or To-Day VINO are
restless and who pay for that wh'ch
they acquire with the pest years OF
their lives Great men, she said nave
always been misers OF moments ana