News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-06-03

\ Legend of Bregenz H. Saidee Smaley
Ladies Trio Misses Laura Ellis, Della
, Briggs, Lillian Kendall
The Swan-Song'' Florence A Chaffee
through the Storm Gladys Davis
Michael Strogoff Lucy NJ. Slaytor
merry June Chorus
| The Glass Day exercises were held al
the Academy yesterday afternoon, Os.
borne Il. Graves acted as Master of Cere.
! monies and Roy C. Stafford, Glass Mar
shall. Following is the program as
given
Roll Cali sao.a4ds4
Glass History bura wills
Class Poem Howard Thfril
Ciass Essay Catherine Chaftee
Music
Statistics Emogene Burbank
Prophecy Mark Smith
CLASS VIII John Raymore
Address to Undergraduates
Roy Stafford
ALUMNI BUSINESS MEETING.
AT an interesting business meeting of
the Alumni Association, following the
Glass Day exercises, the following off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year.
Pres. G. II. Slocum; Vice-Pres., Roy
Stafford; Sec, Mrs. Claude Fisher; Treas,
Mrs. W. NJ. Sargent; Trustee of Alumni
property, H. A. Slayton; Exec. Com, A..
L. Cheney, Mrs. Mira Rodgers Heath,
Harold Fisher,
THE ALUMNI BANQUET
Last evening shortly after s o'clock the
Alumni of Peoples Academy and their
invited friends met in the parlors of
lac Randall on the occasion of the six
teenth annual reception and banquet of
the graduates and past students of our
local institution.
The reception was an agreeable success
and was marked by pleasing lack of
that chilling formality which sometimes
renders similar gatherings difficult of en-
joyment.
At nine-thirty the party entered the
dining room, where were to be found
manifold evidences of the bounty and
of Landlord Randall.
When the guests had in social man.
ner shown clearly their appreciation of
the culinary department, Mr.. C. III. Slo-
cum, the president of the association, in
with a few well-chosen words,
the Toast Master, Hon. Edmund C. Now
epI Burlington. Mr.. Mower was well
cams6 with confident expectancy which
he did not disappoint. In keeping with
that dry wit so pleasing in the office as
signed him, the toas,-master told his
stories well and then explained his at
5itude toward Peoples academy, stat.
ing that the purpose of the meeting was
Tor renewal of interrupted association
with old friends, and not to listen to or
atory. Before presenting the first speak
er Judge Mower pithily suggested that
the orators cultivate terminal facilities,
rs the evening was short.
The order of speakers, each of which
had his sentiment aptly expressed in quo
tationS, was as follows:
Supt. f. K. Graves compared the tests
Of academic industries with those among
The activities of life, and demonstrated
hat diligent preparation for the former
gives confidence and ability for meeting
the latter.
Miss Carrie E. Deavitt recounted in an
interesting manner some of the incidents
If her experience as an instructor at p.
A., giving several "sly digs" at some of
he past students in her audience.
AS representative of the graduating
lass, Roy G. Stafford acknowledged the
iebt which the class owed the school and
the members intention of ear
lestly employing the benefits received.
Guy G. Varnum directed his remarks
more particularly toward the class and |
mentioned the peculiar demands of the |
present life of young people in industrial |
,ersuits.
In the absence of the Hon. Mason S. |
stone, the presiding officer called upon |
A''' W. n. bCCDc. Dt6Db Sdlt LudJ
lie would not attempt to give the IDEAS |
# his principal, but that it is evident |
hat the New Vermont in the matter
# public schools must come through a !
onstant and consistent series of changes, |
uch as will satisfy the fluctuations in |
he educational temperament of the peo-
lie.
Hon. G. II. A. Stafford first disclosed |
he fact that he had discovered himself |
o have been advertised as lawyer and |
o took his privilege of speaking on legis-
alton, (which means law and that means
awyers.' The speaker explained what
lad been done and is being done by legis
,ative enactment to the advantage of |
1ermont schools. He strongly advised |
more extensive course in penmanship J
nd commercial subjects. In closing, Mr..
stafford paid a very enthusiastic tribute
o the long continued efforts of Prof.
'eebe in behalf of the school.
AT the suggestion of the toast master
he Alumni sang one verse of "Auld
lang Syne and were dismissed bv n