Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-24

bridge and N. Marion Wood.
Class Roll for 1910
The roll of the class of 1910 is as fol-
lows:
Classical course-Miriam Adella How
ard
Latin-science course-Eugene Manassah
Berry, Maude Anna Brown. Arthur
Birchard Dewitt. Raymond Randall
Halliday, Helen Leone Hopkins Harold
Fay Johnson, Wells Boynton Miller,
Weed Reach Pierce, Charles Fletcher
Ramsdell, Harold Elmer Staples and
Zoe Ward
English course-John George Atkinson.
Frank Arthur Dimes (partiaD, Charlena
Ruth Hall CpartiaD, Laurence Wales
Holden, Grace Emma Smith (partiaD
| and william Wallace Washburn.
Commercial course-Ellen Margaret
Austin, Mary Elizabeth Austin, Dorothea
Brazor, Marion Claire Denning, Sarah
| Lillian Dimes, Ada Victoria Jameson.
! Grace Victoria Johnson Clarence Edison
Merrill and Mildred Eta Yeaw.
The class motto is Welcome the Con-
| hict" The class motto is the purple
! iris The class coors are purple and
| white. The graduation programs were
printed in purple and the cover design
! which embraced the class flower and the
motto. was drawn by Clarence E Mer-.
| rll.
| SNtuHlUl FNSuUloUs
Two hundred or more graduates at
tended the fourth Informal reunion OF
the alumni in the high school room
! Wednesday evening. and while the num-
! Der was somewhat smaller than usual
there was no lack of pleasure and en-
thusiasm. 1t was stated in the invita-
! tons that there would be a discussion Of
! the objects Of the association. and while
| the organization did not commit itself to
anything definite agitation was begun
for a gymnasium to be located on the
high school grounds. The matter was
left with the general alumni committee.
/ Principal Smith rang for order soon
/ after $ o'clock and the hymn Dundee was
sung. followed by scripture reading and
the Lords prayer. The program was
| interspersed with the singing OF familiar
songs, including Aud Lang Syne, Mary
| land, my Maryland, On the chapel steps
The black and blue, The quitting party.
Old Kentucky home and Bonnie
blue flag. Miss Izetta Stewart playing
the accomplishments. Principal Smith ap-
pointed a nominating committee consist
ing Of Will b. Smith IS. Miss Minnie Bra
sor 50. Mrs. c. H Thompson 80. Milton
w. Pierce 'G. and Hyland d. Tasker 0S,
to nominate officers for the coming year.
Arrangements had been made TO have
reports from the classes whose anniVer-
saries in fve-year periods came this year
and the chairman called first on Mrs. f.
b. Smith so. Mrs. Smith referred briefly
to some Of the events in the early days
of the class and mentioned the fact that
DR.. Henry D. Hoiton was the only living
witness OF the fact that she graduated
from the school, the two other members
Of the school board not having signed
her diploma because one of them had
gone out OF town voluntarily and the
other had gone to Canada involuntarily.
She said she regarded the cares of life
differently than in former years and she
created a hearty laugh at her expense
by saying that she was perfectly content
ed II her dog. cat and children were
well inadvertently neglecting to include
her husband.
Walter f. Hubbard was called upon to
speak for the class OF 1855. He gave q
history OF the class since its graduation.
Twenty-three OF the % members are now
living, and while but few members have
gained a wide reputation the class has
made an honorable record. Mr. Hubbard
said that the class, in a certain sense
dedicated the present high school build
ing, being the first to graduate from
it. He made some pleasing references to
the former principal, the late b. F
Bingham. and to Mrs. Elmer. who IS
still doing excellent work high
school teacher
Clarence l.. Stckney 20 was the next
speaker He spoke more particularly
upon the needs Of the school. the two
principal needs being a playground and
a gymnasium. He said many good re
suits could be obtained from a gymna'
stun on the school grounds and h,
t thought the alumni association shoult
: have for it's object the erection Of sucl
a building. He suggested that a schoo
; fair be held to start a fund.
{ There were no speakers for the classes
{ of 1895. 1870 and 1875, but they were wei
: represented and the class Of 1910 sang tn,
t song which they composed for the tracl
? meet when the school defeated Vernon
academy. Mr. Smith stated that the class
t Of 1910 had voted the money in its treas
: ury, amounting to S42.4, for pictures an,
! furnishings for the French and German
5 | room.
John c. Pellet II said that afte
( | hearing from some of the younger classe'
2 it made him feel as though his Owl
e dated almost from prehistoric times. HI
$ felt greatly indebted to the high schoo
for the things he learned there and n
!, | thought the association should pa!
Q somebody to prepare a list of the Living
\ graduates, with their addresses.
e The last speaker was Mrs. Stella S
Elmer who has completed "a years as
e teacher in the high school She welcomed
s the class of 1910 into the alumni associ
. alton and alluded to the fact that some o
. them were fine eNtempore speakers,
a being sometimes almost impossible T.
G suppress them. She asked that as ia
( as possible the alumni meet her person
s ally before leaving the building
e At this point a report was made b
= the secretary and treasurer, Walter A
l. Gilbert 81. The nominating committe
e then reported a list of nominations
. naming f. B. Smith ss for president an
|. Harry c. Freeman SO for secretary an
r treasurer Mr.. Gilbert having asked tn
$ committee to be relieved from the dutie
n OF those offices The nominations for
/, general committee were Mrs. f. Fl. Put
8 nam, Miss Helen Perry, Mrs A. +
3 Harvey, John C. Pellet, Miss Mary F
,e Horton 81 Miss Jessie Gregg SO II. I
Is Bailey 81. Fl. c, Rice SO, James A. Aus
tin OF. Miss Helen Weatherhead 'O6 an
|. Clarence Merrill 10 The persons nom
a mated were elected by a unanimous vot'
l. After the transaction OF business iC
d cream, cake and lemonade were serve
Ie by W. II. st. Germaine to the cOmplet
d satisfaction of all and the alumni forme
g. into groups, the classes going by them
lie selves as far as possible, all the room
" in the building being thrown open
D them. Glass yels were frequent and II
class of ss added variety to the scene