The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-12
Vest RiUer I,OlUns
TOWNSHEND.
THE GRADUATION RyERoIsEs
And Other Events a. tho Gloss Of l.
so. Commencement Week.


Cello salo r. nrslre, ,,,,s,,.,,.. senai'
Miss Mrlonlillr,
kradlng The swing, ,,s,.ss.s.,s,, iTpok,
Miss Stating.
Baritone saln ileioain Low song
Nf, jordan,
Cello ssilo- Mnselle ,,,,,,,,,,, ,onenliacl
Miss Mrt'nnYillr,
Reading =Gahlrn Scene, II View hins
Md'arty
Miss Slallins.
baritone solo Ia scalalo
Mr.. jordan,
Cello solo faanirlle Topper
Miss Md '0nNille.
Reading Mas Husband,
Miss Slalllns,
baritone solos -l.eihe ,,,,,, Boot Safgent
ALA stella Ioniidrni, ,.,,s, kohandi
Me-, ,Ionlan,
Cello obligalos by Miss MctonSillc,
Miss Lucille MrConyillc, the 'ecllisl, u
only III year. 81 age bat she has studied
her inst rumrni sinrc she MAS live years
old. When she hrsi Appeared There vas
a feeling 10 the audience that she might
be too young 10 do mom than average
work but when she began 10 play all
fear vanished aud Il became evident thai
the cello was, ia her hands, living
thing breathing forth the most delightful
music and holding all by o. spell As an
encor after Iamnlolle Miss McIonvhle
PLAYED The Last Rose Of summer
Miss Sialling gave ~ her iirsi selection
The Swing by Brooks aud amused the an'
dienee grrally by the manner an which
she impers0naied the heari'broken child
in her encore Instead OF a cutting iron
When knighlhnol Was IA Flower she
gave The Garden Scene irom II ] Ncrc
King. For her third number IN the pro.
gram she gave Mas Husband, an anus
ing story Of the colorcd people IN which
she showed thorough knowledge oil
their dialect. For an encore she gave
James Whitcomb Rilcy's When the Folks
j. Gone
All speak in terms Of praise Of Mr.. Jor'
dan. the baritone. His first solo was the
stirring Bcdouin Love Song. As an en-
core 10 la Scapato he sang Three Little
Chestnuts. Perhaps the power and
range OF his voice were best shown IN his
last selections, Lcthe and ALA Stella |
Conhdentc.
The work OF Miss Sophie Rein, the ac.
companist. is also worthy OF high praise.
The receipts from the evening were as
satisfactory as the music.
Friday dawned bright and fair as had
the rest OF the week for the seniors aud
the pews in the Baptist church were
filled at an early hour by those who
wished TO hear the graduating exercises.
The decorations We're exceptionally pretty
this year, quantities OF maidenhair ferns
and snow balls being used. a noticeable
feature was the arch OF ferns over the
center aisle. At 1890 the orchestra be-
gan to play and the members OF the
board of trustees of Leland 4 Gray semi
nary marched TO the places reserved Tor
them in the choir balcony. Then came
the faculty and last, but not by any means
least, the graduating class with Miss MIL
dred Phillips as marshal. Over the shoul.
ders of the class hung long chains, OF
maidenhair ferns and daisies, the class
flowers, The class, with their dainty
marshal, as they passed up the center
aisle to their places on the. PLATFORM,
made a picture that will long be remem-
bered. The exercises opened with scrip
ture reading and prayer followed by mu- I
sic by the orchestra. =. !
As the last notes of the orchestra died {
away Miss May Katie Howe, the ,saluta- t
torian of the class, arose and IN her al, '
ways pleasing and modest way presented Z
her subject, Mental Energetics. Starting |
with the fact that progressive people OF j
Today are continually STRIVING Tor hign /
,ttainments and that the greatest I
achievements have been gained. only 9
through continued effort and by careful {
md serious thought, Miss Howe empha-
sized the Importance of using to the ut, t
most the God given power to think and a
# exercising and improving every faculty
If the mind using as an argument 10 "
prove that all may attain the words OF il
Phillips Brooks, "The universal blunder b
# this world is in thinking that there are C
ertain persons put into the world 10 n
,overn and certain others to OBEY. EV,
rybody is in this world to govern and l.
vervbody to obey" She drew the con- /
fusion that the best way to get the most V
-alue out of this life and to merit the fl
of our fellow men, OF our
elves. and of our Creator is by putting W
orth strenuous effort to make our actions "
Expressive of the purest and most noble Of
thoughts. II
Miss Maude Mary Railway told how
although a man not famous te
or his learning or ability, was enabled al
" noble enthusiasm Tor the cause OF j
ducation and an nexhaustible love for b.
oankind to found schools which made G
len out of street gamins and to estab- W
sh principles that have ever since borne lie
rtlit. She emphasized also the need of OF
he same untiring love and zeal in the 81
eachers of today that they produce In "
heir pupils the true aim OF education Ell
haracter and intelligence. M
Carl Willard Bruce pleaded well for al
ne maintenance of strong navy Ev-
ry nation today" he said, IS turning q
1miring eyes toward the eXcellency ana
olendor OF our navy. Since other ma
ons are regarding rather envlously our Il,
osition at sea it behooves us to merit and ii'
,cure for ourselves a lasting respect ~
trough well manned and powerful l.; !
eet." He spoke of the achievements Of III
Ir admirals in the past and of the IN ~
rest with which the entire nation was IL IL
DIV watching the progress of Admiral ~, W
vans's squadron. If the time comes, as ~
aptain Hobson thinks that it will, when NJ ~
,he white and yellow races must clash H. H.
a terrific struggle" we shall need to d tIe
1ite the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. u Sa
Gould it not be better to have fleet TO-
rye enough to convince Japan that an an
ar would be useless? H.
Miss Bessie Beatrice Dutton gave log da
al presentation of The Blessings of Dis o oS
intent saving in part: "As man began IL,
emerge from primitive barbarism he hi
ught for the source of things about him Ea
ID began to change himself and his sur me-
findings. Aspiration not contentment We
the law of normal man. Discomfort ma
abes him to find himself" As illustra- m,
ms she used the rise of the artist who raS
corated the entrance to the Pan-Amer- an,
IN Exposition grounds Marshal Wilder, dr. dr.
10 by making the most of his ability to Of
Ugh, raised himself from a beggar to nre
e prince of impersonators; and many 70
hers who have become prominent in lit Is
ature, invention and politics. do,
Everybody was interested in Hugh YES
,nry Phillips's subject, Some Feathered die
lends as it was one on which he could nea
re information first hand After speak tw ,
of the Joys of returning spring he gave mu
etches OF the appearance ana napits OF lost
,eral of the birds in the order in which min