The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-20
ENDING OF SCHOOL
YEAR At NORTH
BENNINGTON
Graduating Exercises Held on
Friday Afternoon.
ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE
Wei! Written and Well Delivered
Essays and oratlons Alumni 49,
y Association Meets.

The graduating exercises Of North
Bennington High school were held
Friday afternoon at $3.50 In the Con-
gregational church. As usual the
church was we'll filed with the friends
and relatives of the graduates. The
church was tastefully decorated with
the class colors, gold and white. The
class motto, En- ayant," was suspend.
ed over the class. Goldsmiths Or
chestra of Bennington with III. S.
Phillips at the piano furnished. the
music. At 2:S0 Principal A. NJ. Jones
entered followed by the class of 1908.
The program was as follows:
Oration-Some Great Engineering
Feats
Gorden X. Allen.
Essay--The American Indian In
Literature
Elinor l.. Beagle.
Essay--From Superstition to a
Dorothy Houghton
Oration--The Independence OF the
Modern Farmer
Edward p. Powers
Essay-Our Battle Monument
Nina C. White
Essay-In One Hundred Years
Mary II. Woodruff
Comforting Diplomas-Principa Asa
NJ. Jones.
The orations and essays were Of
exceptional merit. and each showed
that It had been given careful thought
and study In preparation.
Mr.. Aliens Grafton called to mind
some of the most wonderful OF the
engineering feats of the day, which
we are apt TO take as matter Of
course. and forget that they are real.
ly wonderful. especially when COM
pared to the achievements Of our
forefathers.
The esay on the American Indian
in Literature" by Miss Beagle was
very interesting and presented the
Red man In some new lights.
Miss Houghtons essay From Sup
erstition to Science was full Of inter-
est from start TO finish, beginning with
the old witch doctors and their heal
ings and superstitions she brought the
audience up TO the present day of
trained nurses performing their mis-
sion to mankind.
Edward Powers Grafton ON The
Independence of the Modern Farmer"
should have been heard by the young
men who think 1t disgrace to stay
on the farm.
Our Battle Monument" by Miss
White was a beautiful description of
the historical events with which we
are so familiar. yet her presentation
Of them In visionary light lent new
beauty.
The residents Of Bennington would
have been interested in the last es-
say on the program, In One Hundred
Years" by Miss Woodruff. She pic
tured wonderful things for the city of
Bennington one hundred years hence
Principal Jones In comforting the
diplomas gave a short history of the
North Bennington High school since
its beginning in 1870. The first class
was graduated in 1879 and the num-
Der of graduates since then has been
about 10. This closes Mr.. Jones
third term in connection with our
schools. and as he leaves for larger
fields of labor, the good wishes Of the
citizens go with him. He has been a
faithful worker, and his life during
his stay among us, has been an ex-
ample before the young people which
should lead them to aim for the best
and highest.
The annual reception of the North
Bennington Alumni association to the
class of 1908 was held in Bank hall
Friday evening, Forty-six members
responded to the roll call of 1906 be
ing fully represented and about one
hundred guests attended.
The business meeting was called tC
order by the President, Charles Mon
roe and the secretary and treasurer
ports read and accepted. The com
mittee on resolutions read resolutions
on the deaths of VIM. Myers and Prof
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