The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-26
h ENTHUSIASTIC
SCHOOL REUNION
J. than so Present nj Alumni
Meeting Friday Night.
,srsOvs Onrs TO THE SCHOOL
.,.,,,s Handsome Photographic En-
,..,,u,.,s q the Late u. 7. Bingham
:, Up. ElmeE-informai Pro-
e,rnel out Class Reunions.

Ca
n..,,,g.s bish school alumni ne
\ 49, .,arlci ~ FAR the eKpec
~ a. enrial committee Mho
laa .Hsl.J Aas that held N the
N n,a last Friday evening
y ~. gn Iaaple were present, IN
~ a. y mtinbes 81 thls Year
TTaa'lrs .as Nho MeiH guests OF
s..s gy anm, and iareu representa-
- IA fbf classes IL recent years.
@ 800 I'D ihc older classes Ncw
NY .i,.Fi,gar. including eight mem
X asfs q lsiL Every seat IN
~ go room Was taken when the
-. 55lItl 10 order about $50 BY
IN smith, who opened the
!. 4 i were a regular school
pe"f afifF 1 sag IN which all joined
sgih MAD q ,rlrc,ign from the sefip'
md N united ~ the lords Prayer:
~ II u 20 minutes were devoted
.',sns familiar songs, Miss iAelia
,ag s.ting as pianist,
n'.sl smith Then mad a letter from
~ h1i,fhrli. 0i Detroit, Mieh.,. 10,
a,ss lArsc. framed photograph Of
ITs. 4. Elmer, who has just com
ih,. gA year a. a teacher IN the
500. This picture was hung on
.,,b usll ~ the alcoye IN the rear
| A. nom directly opposite a new pc
|, a he late u, l.. Bingham. The
II, 4 IN enlargement from later pho
- Ian that from which the crayon
- a Mr. Bingham was made. The
- tsitrtlt has been taken down by
e., III The class OF ~, aud the new
!. ~. Il. Mace. After the reading OF
4, sier Howard Brown, president OF
|. IN. ii lels. made the announcement
4, N. "a. had appropriated $40 10 buy |
.isms which win be hung over the
I,ss,al, de.k. In behalf OF the class OF
| Mr. [. II. Thompson announced that
1 r.fotnaiion Of SIS had been made for
/, ruose Of encouraging prize speaking
e., he pupils during the next year.
nakn, this announcement Mrs.
E,rp,on referred TO the prize.speaklng
-, which was held a number OF
3, A. between this high school and the
IN. o! Keenc and liinsdale, n. H.,
n ipm which over 500 was realized.
- NJ CLAY. president Of the class OF
Il unveiled bronze tablet bearing Lin.
81, Gettysburg address. This tablet is
7 IN lie wall on the north side of the
ia entrance to the school room.
a Ma close OF these announcements
Ttul more songs were sung followed by
b1sne.s session. W. A. Gilbert, secre-
IN d the general committee, read the
L,v,es Of the last reunion and OF the
s,ings q the general committee held
IL then. He also gave several historical
4. relating to the establishment of the
I, school and describing the old school
.ling, including a list OF the high school
lndpal. former teachers and the pupils
b attended the first term OF school
iig Mr.. Bingham. Principal Smith {
En- called attention to the fact that the |
aoG had adopted a pin and urged all 5
lnni to purchase one. Taking up. the
beet OF organization, he appointed q. l
Stickney W. b. Smith and Mrs. G. II.
0mps0n a committee TO name a general {
nmittee which will have charge Of the j
Of next years reunion. Rev. '
Q s, 0sgood, chairman of the pruden-
committee; DIR. II. ID. Holton, for
: member of the committee for %
rs; Clarke c. Fits and Mrs. James b
Elmer then spoke briefly. After an S
plment of those present had been
en-, refreshments OF ice cream, cake, T
Onade and waters were served and the a
lander Of the evening was devoted to
3 reunions which were held in the
srnt rooms OF the building.
be following out-oftown alumni were
a. ha |
;er u, of Putney; Miss Elvira NJ. Il
ham, II, Of Bellows Falls; Miss M.
me Wadsworth, '9l, of Springfield, OF
:; Mrs, George w. Whitney, 1916, of r.
ngfeld, VI; William b. Cabot, IA, re
'o'ton; Edward w. Carpenter, IA, of
leNt Mass; Mrs. Nellie M. w. fo
d, a, Of Northfeld, Mass; Frederic nj
,look, rs, of Boston; Mrs. John w. +,
ks 70, of Clyde, H.; Mrs. M. A. a,
ent Putnam, II, of Alstead, N. H.; r.
. ], Cudworth, 'S5, of Hartford,
!; Mrs. Harriet Webster Cary, 's6, d,
e,Wtown, Pa; Miss Carrie E. Cobb, pss
q Springfield, Mass; Miss Mary A. pl
lI OO OF Roanoke, Va; Mrs. Alice al
Nmltteemore. 90, of Newton, Mass;
y b. Goodell 90, of Keene, N. H., no
Mss Jessie Hawley, 'O2, Of Exeter, tw
/ N,
entire meeting was characterized lo'
unusual amount of enthusiasm and re
fellowship and indicated a marked 70
- IN the success of the school on La
arr OF the alumni. During the class III
,ns many of the classes improvised tn
winch were given at intervals until m'
lour' The class of 81 announced idt
y mad started fund to be used for
lrchase of suitable gift to be given