The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17
RECEIVES DIPLOMAS.
Forty Eight Young People, Pupils of
the Eighth Grade, Hold Graduation
Exercises az Auditorium.

EOTty-ElgnJ IOung GeOple, PuplS OF
the Eighth Grade, Hold Graduation
Exercises at Auditorium.
Forty-eight young people received
their certificates of graduation at the
Auditorium Friday night from Grade
Eight, Montpelier Union school. Ad-
mission to the hall was by card and
limited to relatives and intimate
friends of the young graduates but,
even with these limitations, the au-
ditorium was filled to its capacity
with an interested crowd of towns
people
The numerals, 1S13-1913 were con-
spicuously placed in the green and
white colrs of the High school, and
the pillars on the stage were wound
with green and white ribbons. A
realistic touch was a couple of CEN
fury plants at each side of the plat
form and the century banner deco
rated the background.
The class song, We Are the Only
Century Glass, was sung with great
vim, Miss Rundell accompanying at
the piano, following which Ernest
Niles, class president, introduced his
classmates in brief address that
was full of merit and splendidly de-
livered.
Miss Ruth Corry's recitation, I'm
expected Guests, was a clever mon
ologue, very amusing and very we'll
delivered. Miss Ruth Bugbee play
ed Rustic of Spring" a piano solo
that was difficult but not beyond her
abilities and Henry Hall recited
John Burns of Gettysburg in splen-
did Evolutionary style. Master Hall
was well received. Miss Betty Cut
Ter read an original essay on Differ
ent Ways to Get There, summing up
in clear style the various methods
of transportation in the olden and
in the modern day. Her work
showed careful preparation.
Miss Iona Bell gave very pleas
ing recitation, One, Two, Three, in
a manner that won complete favor
and the chorus sang Beneath the
Eaves."
Harold Davis had an original
story, The Haunted House, which he
told in natural way that was en-
joyable. Miss Clarissa Howe did
splendid work with The Shet-up
Posy, a recitation that required more
than usual abilities and power Of
expression and she was very wam-
ly applauded. Two pleasing piano
trios were given by Misses Jennie
Bartlett, Gladys Lawrence and Esth-
err Cheney, the "six hand compost
ton being a novelty on the program.
Henry Cotton delivered a we'll
prepared essay on Recreation, the
value of sport and days off" and
spoke in brief of the famous sum-
mer resorts of this section Of the
country. Earl Pape had perhaps
one of the best numbers of the eve
ming in his recitation The Burglar
Master Pape was perfectly at ease
with very funny tale and he told
it in a graceful way.
Miss May Lynch, young pianist
of whom the class is proud, played
Two Larks, by Leschetizki, and her
rendition and technic were so per
feet that she was encored, playing
for her second number a Prelude
from Chopin. Many critics say that
women cannot play Chopin but Miss
Lynch's Interpretation Friday night
seemed to give very good satisfac-
ton.
Miss Muriel Staples essay on The
Revolution in Turkey was clever
summing up of the conditions In
that PARKWAY land and her delivery
was good. Miss Lamotte Smith re-
cited The Emperor's Birds Nest" &
very pretty story simply told. Ha
zen Chandler, president of the class
of ~, gave an address of welcome
to the incoming Freshmen, outlining
in brief a few things which they
should always bear in mind ant