St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-06-23
A GALA WEEK.
Everyone Except the Weather Man Reoices With
Glass of O9
Glass of '09.


Thursday afternoon and Friday morn
ing made theirs one of the best of com
mencements and everyone is congratula
ting the class. The class day exercise
were begun on the Academy ground
ard finished in the South church vestry
1t was confusing experience for thu
class but after a time all found place!
and the exercises progressed as smooth
" as if there had been no interruption.
After the class had marched from the
Academy building to their places on the
grounds the class president, Dale S
Atwood took charge of the exercises
The first part was the class essay
Campfire fancies and realities" by Miss
Louise Lewis. 1t was a pretty bit Of
imagery, the different pictures, seen in
the flames by thecampers sitting around
the blazing logs, the lumber camp with
its primitive surroundings, Sunday
among the Californian Sierras, and the
weary soldiers sitting about their fires.
The class Grafton by Dale S. Atwood,
"The third kingdom of man" told what
has been accomplished by man in con.
ouering the third element air. He has
already encircled the earth with rails and
the ocean with ships and now the air.
ships of the Wright brothers and Santos
Dumont open up possibilities to which
the widest imagination is unequal
The class history by Miss Carrie Kill
bourn related the experiences OF group
of 70 boys and girls who started out,
some to seek adventure, Others knowl-
edge. They came to an enchanted castle
where they spen. four years meeting
various difficulties, guarding their castle,
celebrating their victories, growing
strong in friendships but weak in num-
bers, until the time for their disband-
ment came and they went out to larger
battlehelds and greater deeds.
The prophecy by Hugh Mackinnon
was description of class reunion held
in 1926 in St Johnsbury which revealed
remarkable careers for the members OF
the class, but proved alas, to be only
dream. The presentation by Edwin
McKirahan of gifts to the class created
much amusement and evidently the gifts
were apropos.
The class ode written by Miss Myrtle
Kellogg was sung by the class under the
leadership of William Boynton, and at
its close the class gave "S-T-J-A."
Thursday evening at 500 o'clock the
class of 1909 received its friends at the
Museum. The main hall was prettily
decorated with ferns, while the class
room contained the punch bowl guarded
with screens. The receiving line consist
ed of the following members of the class
Dale Atwood, John Borland lone Bar
Na1eO,, Dali Mor,y T1a,nap+ D1vrT1
Bolton, Hubbard Hastings, and Myrtle
kellogg. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mac
kinnon acted as patron and patroness.
An unusually large number of guests
were present in spite of the threatening
weather. They enjoyed the evening
immensely.
Friday morning at New Music Hall
the commencement exercises were held.
The stage was deliberately decorated
with green and yellow, the class colors,
and the class motto in the same colors
was hung over the stage "Nicht NIT
dem Strom sondern NIT den Rundern.'
The class was seated on the stage while
the trustees and faculty filled the boxes.
After prayer by Rev. ]. A. Thompson,
the salutatory was given by Miss May
Wiley of st. Johnsbury. Her subject
Victory Through Defeat" told of the
many brave mortals who have overcome
infrmities, physical and racial, and
achieved great things in spite of them.
Dr. Trudeau and Booker T. Washington
were cited as examples, as were also
Lincoln and Alice Freeman Palmer. The
essay was plea to all to make their
tomorrows more successful than their
yesterdays.
An essay by Miss label Gaskell "Are
Americans Music Lovers?" proved that
whatever we may have been in the past
we bid fair to become a music-loving
nation. Americans lack sufficient educa-
ton to appreciate music. We can never
produce native art until we cease to
sanction only that which is foreign. All
thoughtful Americans now realize that
native composers and artists must re-
ceive our support and that musical edu-
cation must be emphasized in our
schools.
Searching for Flowers" was the sub
ject of an essay by Miss Dora E. Hast
ings. Only those who are acquainted
with flowers know the pleasure of their
companionship. These find their bright
faces a comfort in sorrow, diversion il
care and delight at all times; these
greet them as friends, while those who
know them not trample into the dust
what Beecher has said are the sweetest
things that God ever made and forgot tC
put a soul into.
At this point in the program diplomas
were presented to twenty-seven gradu
ates of the commercial department
They were presented by Mr.. Turner
who made fine practical speech to th'
graduates.
Harold L. Penniman answered thu
question do we need a stronger navy
in his Grafton. He urged common sens
and sanity in settling this vital question
and concluded by saying that unwis
and unnecessary increase OF our alread,
powerful navy would serve only t.
endanger both international peace ant
internal prosperity, and would surely
postpone the day when chivalry shall b.
as firmly established between nations al
between men.
The essay, Career or Ministry" By
Miss Ethel M. Goss was comparison
of the greatness of Sarah Bernhardt ant
Frances Willard, much to the advantag
of the American. The really grea
character that reflects on all humanit,
is the one made up of this trinity-great
ness of thought, greatness of WILL ant
greatness of heart. If everyone will asl
himself where will my life count most ?
the result will answer the question -;