The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-11
Fine Program Given by 1909
at Opera House
BEFORE A LARGE CROWD
Alumni Of the School Held Their Annual
Banquet Last Evening and Gradu-
ating Exercises Will Be Held
Tonight.


opera house was occupied yesterday af-
ternoOn when the class day exercises
Of the graduating class Of spauIding
high school were held. The stage was
prettily decorated with plants and ferns
and over the back entrance was green
banner with white letters spelling the
words Of the class motto Of the senior
class Of the academic department, per
Aspera ad Astras
The program was wen arranged and
al those who took part were alive to
the spirit Of the occasion and made the
afternoon a thoroughly enjoyable one.
Charles Comolli acted as marshal and
ushered the members Of the class and
the coming seniors 70 their seats 70 the
strains Of a march played by Mrs. p
NJ. Carr. The program was opened with
a piano duet by Misses Laura Kidder
and Marion Stiekney, the number being
met with ready applause Then came
short address OF welcome by the class
president, George Watt, who in few
well-chosen words cordially welcomed
the people who had come to attend the
exercises
The next on the program was the
class history BY George Watt, Misses
Grace Dillon, Villa Marsh. Bertha Ma
son, Frances MeFarane and Hugh Car
penter and Alfred Bird. Mr.. Watt sat
IN a chair facing the others and inter.
rogated them in regard To the history Of
the class much as one Of the teachers Of
the school would conduct a recitation.
This gave a chance for some amusing
dialogue before the principal events Of
the history Of the class were brought
out.
An esgay, @The Negro in Literature
was given BY Miss Elsie Camp, the third
honor student. Miss Camp gave an ex-
cellent essay on the negro, viewed not
as a problem, but from the standpoint
of literature, and showed that many in
dividuals have brought themselves 10
the top round Of the ladder Of literary
fame hy their efforts and genius. She
said that for thousands Of years they
had been barbarians until brought to
this country as slaves and that their
progress had been wonderful in the few
short years since they were freed.
She spoke OF many famous negroes
and placed at the head Of them ali,
Booker r. Washington, president of
Tuskoegee institute. She dwelt upon his
wonderful work as an educator and said
that Thousands knew him through his
hooks. The speaker gave q brief review
Of Washington's book "Up From Slav-
cry" which gives the life of the author
from the time that he was a wretched
boy in slavery days to the time that he
became the head OF the great Industrial
institute at Tuskoegee, Alabama. Other
famous negroes that Miss Camp men
toned in her essay were William Henry
CfoEman president of Clark university
at Atlanta. Georgia and Paul Lawrence
Dunbar. who was noted poet.
Then came the reading Of the class
viii by George Stuart This was
bulky looking document wrapped in an
envelope which had All the appearance
Of the strctest legality and which was
couched in the most complicated Of
legal terms. In II the senior class will |
Ell to those who should follow them at |
spaulding an immense assortment Of
things possible and impossible.
Following the reading of the viii
came eThe Tinker's Song" from Robin
Hood BY nine Of the boys Of the high I
school. Those taking part in this were
Uric Lebouryeau, Charles Comoll, Ar
thur Averill James Riley, Mark Cutler,
Everett Jackson, Marl Perry, Henry +
Fasola and Earl DiclSie. Mrs. Al. w. /
Allen acted as aeeompanist The selec.
ion was well rendered and was received /
with hearty applause BY the audience
Arthur i. Ayerill then delivered an
address TO the middlers. which If taken
Is it was given, must have brought that
lass to think that its members were
Ehe dullest of the dull Howard Miles
vas ready with reply for the middlers
n which the seniors were repaid in their
,wn coin and in which the middlers dis
proved every allegation Of those in the
lass above.
The class ode was next read by Miss
Ellen Hoar, who may well be compli
nented on the composition
A bust Of Lincoln was presented the
school BY Ralph Huse on behalf OF the
department Of the class and
Miss Alice Smith presented handsome
mirror for the teachers room on behalf
II the seniors OF the academic depart
nent Then came another chorus by
he boys, @All Through the Night" by
David Owen.
The class prophecy was made by Eva
Anne Bisbee and Edward Scott for the
.cademic department and Zylpha
and Henry Dale for the com
nercial department With that remark
lble insight which class prophets have
it this time they were able to see into
he future for varying periods Of years
nd find just what the estate and oecu-
,ation Of each Of the graduates was at
hat time
The address to the graduating class
vas delivered by Miss Joyce Bsbee Miss
3sbee gave short serious talk which
must have struck to the hearts Of the
eniors as it was recalled to them that
hey were about to leave the school
where 50 many happy ties were formed
nd which held such pleasant assoeia
ions. She said that the class must,
d accomplish great things, attempt and
xpect great things The speaker fwn-
ioned the advantages that the mem
lers Of the class had enjoyed and said e
hat It was now their time and chance
o go ahead and work TO make the world