The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-12
PLEASURES RECALLED
BY SENIOR CLASS
AT The Class Day Exercises Of Spauld-
ing High School Before 4 Large
Audience Yesterday Afternoon.

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was occupied yesterday afternoon wher
the class day exercises Of the class 81
'os Of spauIding high school were CIV
en- The stage was prettily decorated
with white and purple banners and the
class flowers, yiolets and yellow roses
were displayed.
That the various parts Of the pro-
gram were thoroughly enjoyed by the
audience was shown by the applause.
Arthur u Averill acted as marshal
land the members Of the school and The
graduating class were ushered to their
seats TO the strains Of march played
lby Mrs y. M. Carr, who acted as pian-
ist The exercises were opened with 4
piano solo by George r. Parker, whose
Efforts were warmly applauded. Follow
ling the solo the president Of the class
Porter w. AYerill gave q short address
OF welcome.
Next came the class history Of the
graduating class Of the commercial
department by Albert Scott. Mr.. Scott
covered the important events which had
taken place in the history Of the class
III creditable manner Then came the
class history Of the graduating class Of
the academic course given BY Miss Bea-
trice Kent and Alexander Smith The
history OF this course was given in the
fern of dialogue and discussion be-
tween the two and they took the OPP
lportunity to get hits on the different
members Of the class and also To place
various incidents in humorous light.
An essay by the third honor student,
Robert Watt, was ON the subject, "Some
Peculiarities Of the History Of Ver-
mont. Mr.. Watts essay covered the
history of the state from the time Of
Samuel de Champlain down through
the wars Of the Revolution and 1912
aud gave various difficulties and hard
slips through which the residents Of
the state passed in the making Of IT'S
history. He spoke of the fact that for
ii years Vermont was on indepe9dent
InpuUlic, as Congress would not admit
her as a state until 1891. He spoke
Of the underground railroad which
was run through the state before the
Civil War and of the many slaves that
had found their way to freedom over
this road. Tn concluding he said that
while there might be questionable
things in the history Of the state, on
the whole it was honorable and to up
aoid this honor was the duty Of the
present generation.
Next came the class viii BY Stanley
Marsh, who wilIed to the yarions mem
hers and teachers Of the school some of
those things which It is impossible to
give or bequeath He willed to the
lower grades the building and grounds
and part of the ninth grade room to
be used as a quick lunch room; to the
middlers, the dignity Of the senior class.
The viii was followed BY q piano duet
BY Misses Olive Knight and Loretta
Miles.
Miss Ethel Speare delivered the ad-
dress to the middlers and she brought
The various shortcomings Of the indl-
vidual members Of the class and The
class as a whole to light in manner
that caused many blush to rise upon
the faces Of its members. Harold Bor
foughs replied for the middlers and in
turn gave it back to the senior class
i'll full measure.
Then came Che presentations to the
school BY the graduating classes of
the two departments. Miss Blanche
Houston on behalf Of the graduating
class of the academic department pre-.
sented the school bronze tablet upon
which is engraved Lineoln's Gettysburg
address. The graduating class Of the
commercial department presented the
school bust Of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, the presentation being
- Il.
robert Mackie Miss Grace Dillon
thanked the classes for their gifts on
behalf Of the school,
A selection was given By the class
orchestra composed 0f the following
players Miss Eva Iaxon, Piano; AT
bert Scott, violin; Alex. Bruce, il, cor
net; assisted by Ivan Perry, clarinet.
The curtain was then raised On a
stene representing newspaper Office
in Barre twenty years hence. The diff.
ferent characters in the sketch which
followed used their opportunities for
looking into the future and mentioning
nearly every member Of the class aud
their supposed occupations at that |
time. The members Of the class TAX
ing parts in the prophecy play were
Misses Flora Barclay, Marguerite |
Brown, Mabel Gladding. Mary Grigg.
and Messrs. George Mackay, Emery
Newhall, Morris White and Ellis VIII
hams.
The address to the graduating class
was delivered by Robert Cnrdiner III
an able manner. He spoke to the class
In a feeling manner, speaking of the |
four pleasant years which they had l
spent together and Of the numerous
changes which were bound TO occur at |
the ending of their school days. The |
victories in school will aid IN the bait
ties OF life and all will be strengthened |
for The fight Following the address
came the presentations to the Seniors
BY members Of the class Of 90.
In the presentations the middIeFs 4
we're given ample chance to get re-
venge on the seniors for any hits and
slurs which they had received at the
hands of the graduating class during
the earlier part Of the exercises Each
81 the seniors was called forward and
presented some ridiculous article which
The donor stated would be necessary to
Tie receivers future happiness. At
The close OF the presentation the presi-
dent Of the class Porter Averill, was
called forward and Arthur Averill
presented to him. as a symbol Of what
le senior class actually amounted to,
The contents Of an immense box. which
! Ken opened was found to be empty
The members of the class Of '09 who
made the presentations were Misses
Isabella Ball. Grace Dillon and Grace