The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-17

END COURSE
Goddard's seth Class Was
Graduated To-day
THE CLOSING EXERCISE
"A Large Number Cf the Graduates viii
Pursue Courses Of Study in the
Higher Institutions Of
Learning.
THE CLOSING EXERCISE

Goddard senninary's 30th class, which
went out from that Institution to-day,
numbered twenty-six members, the
names of the graduates being As fol-
lows,
Mae Elizabeth Arthur, Barton.
Bessie Electa Brown, Barre.
Elizabeth Carson, Barre.
Harriette Jeannette Chapman (second
honor) FerFisburg.
Elsie Abigail Hastings, Calais.
Blanche Hollister, Chicago, ILL.,
Helen Julia Martin, Plainheld
May Iiorinda Murray, Hinesbnrg.
Marion Gray RedIieM, Barton
Lena Gertrude Towsley, Washington.
Karl Pennock Abbott Bethlehem, N. Ii.
jerome Francis Berry tthird honor),
Richmond.
Ralph Maurice Buck, Newport.
Nathan Taplin Butler, Washington.
Clarence John Goldsbury, Barre.
Henry Heidel West Warren, Mass.
Percy Clayton keir, Craftsbury.
Walter Joseph Lewis, Barton
James Sherman Ogden, Northampton,
Mass.
Victor Albert Olsen, Graniteyille.
Oscar Adelbert Rixford, East High
gate.
Ralph Potter Shaw, Bethel.
Lee Harland Snepard, Berlin.
George Rl Taylor Slack, Vergennes.
James Henry Walsh. Leominster,
Mass.
Paul Wendell Waterman first honoyl,
Barre.
The commencement exercises were
held at ten o'clock In the chapel. which
was well filed with an interested audi
cnce that listened with much pleasure to
the successful exercises. Whittier's Or
chestra of five pieces played, very en-
Joyahlys several selections during the
program. The salutatory, with oration,
"The Labor Problem. was first delivered
by Jerome Francis Berry, Richmond,
who discussed the question of dealing
with labor lii The United States in
very intelligent and carefully prepared
speech Restoring Natures balance
Was che subject Of Q very enjoyable es-
say read by Miss Mae Elizabeth Arthur,
Barton. This was followed by another
essay on Architecture in Clothes,~ very
nicely written and read By Miss Blanche
Chicago. Clarence John Colds.
bury, Barre, delivered an interesting ora
tion on Remington, the Man and His
Work." and Miss Marion Gray Redield,
Barton, tn an essay interestingly told Of
the history and traditions of the Lake
Country of Northern Vermont
Crossing the Rubicon, was the sub
iect af a nicely written historical essay
BY Miss Elsie Abigail Hastings, Calais
John Sherman Ogden, Northampton.
Mass, delivered an excellent oTation on
The Negroes Opportunity ia America Z
Next came the class prophecies BY Miss
Lena Gertrude Towsiey, who pictured
III clever manner her classmates il al
sorts Of conditions and positions twenty
years from now. "Deiberatiye SeIec.
tion" was the subject of a splendid ora.
Eion by Nathan TapEin Butler, Washing
ton, who spoke next! The valedictory
fseccnd honorl, with essay Simplicity
If Life was them given hy Miss Jean
nette Chapman, Ferrisburg, whose paper
was an excellent effort and was finely
read.
Principal Hollister then addressed the
slass III brief words of farewell and
best wishes for their success in life. The
Ewentysix diplomas we're then presented
10 the class BY tine Rev. Dr. j. Edward
Wright, with inspiring and encouraging
remarks, befitting the occasion in the
ives Of the young graduates The exer-
Uses we're concluded then with the class
singing their class hymn. which vas
written by Miss Lena Towsley.