The Press., 1908-06-24
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 Mrs. E. R. Brown is spending the week in Blandford, Mass.
 Miss Alice Abel, teacher in Dan- ielson, Is at home for vacation. A social dance will be held at Cartier's grove, West Wilmington; Sat urday evening.
 There will be service at Buff Gap schoolhouse Sunday at 3 p. n., Rev. Mir. Adams officiating.
 Grade TX of the local school took the 4.15 trolley Friday afternoon and had lunch at Diamond Ledge. Miss Florence Smith. who teaches music in the Rochester. N. Y, public schools. is at home for the summer.
 Mrs. F. F. Patten and Miss G. A. Washburn are representing the Our rent Events club at the National Fed eration biennial meeting in Boston this week.
 Mrs. John Baldi, Mrs. Mitchell Ohanitti, Mrs. John Oini, MT. and Mrs. John Campo and Charles Panciera have left Stafford Springs within the past ten days for a four months so- journ In Italy.
 John Hawley Larned graduated from Clark college, Worcester, last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Larned attended the commencement exercises. Mir. Larned acted as historian of his class, and has received many com- pliments for the able manner in which he performed his duties. He did not allow the dry facts of history and statistics to shade his work, relieving this possibility by witty and up-to. date phraseology which the worlds older historians have not allowed themselves. MT. Larned received an A. B. degree from his university. and is to become a teacher of lan- guages.
 Commencement.
 The high school class of 1908 held their class day exercises Wednesday evening in Memorial hall. William Fred Remmert acted as toastmaster, and after N selection by the school chorus of male voices, introduced Charles Herbert Phillips, the class historian. There seemed several deviatiOns from the usual class annals, including the inauguration of one, session, the interruption of routine by the spasmodio boiler strikes" the class representation as hunger dispensers at the Stafford fair. and the memorable trip to Washing ton, D. O. The class prophecies, Miss Etta May Bidwell, gained her amusing forecast from the Sphinx while travelling in Egypt. Aiss Helen Mae Leonard gave the prophecy on the prophecies: After singing My Old Virginia Sweetheart, !" the male chorus responded to an encore. The class ''grinds" were showered lavishly by Miss Hazel Emilio Com. ins, and were received with applause. Herbert Arthur West drew up and made public the class will, each be- stowal evidently meeting 8 great singing of the class song, words of which George Homer Beard composed. The Junior Prom" followed the exercises. and many remained to enjoy the dancing.
 On Friday evening a large audience gathered at St. Edwards hall to see the twelve class members graduate. The stage was handsomely banked with hemlock and hedged with laurel. l The under classes occupied raised seats at the rear and assisted by render ing two delightful choruses, "Trip ping Ger the Hills" by Wilson and Karl Linder's Waterlilies. '' Rev. Thomas lyric made the prayer. Anna Louise Welsh, in combination with the salutatory, gave an essay | on The schools of yesterday and the schools of today" It was shown that the schools of our ancestors filled we'll their purpose, when the mental in school and the physical labor at home developed we'll balanced youth, while now a different order of things makes necessary new subjects and methods. Miss Margaret Frederika Glover portrayed vividly her thoughts and feelings on recently visiting ''The National Cemetery" at Arlington. ''Ohild Labor," from 1902 to the present deplorAble condition, was re-