The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-16
P0DUNK COMMENCEMENT
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES EN-.
TERTAINED LARGE AUDIENCE
MONDAY EVENING.

East State Street Auditorium Proved |
a Great Success-Speeches Of STU |
dents Interspersed With Local |
Knocks and illusions.
The class day exercises of the class
of 1910, Montpelier High School were
scheduled on the program handed
the large audience which gathered in
the auditorium of the East State
Street school Monday evening as the
"Steenth Annual Commencement of
the Podunk Schools" and as such
proved ingenious and highly anus
ing. .s
The class numerals were placed
conspicuously above the platform
wreathed with daisy chains and the
program was opened by the Higl
School orchestra, William Bartlett
leading, followed by an address by
the Hon. Cyrus Wintergreen, chair
man of the school board, otherwise
known as Frederick Lowe, who de-
| livered an impassioned address which
took" with the audience. Richard
Cutler did himself proud as master
of ceremonies in the graceful person
and introduced the salutatorian, Miss
Mildred Merrill. VINO parodied the
usual feature of commencement fes-
| tiyities in clever manner. Miss
Gladys Fisher recited the world fam
ed Marco Bozzaris" very gracefully
and the mandolin club played Henry's
Barn Dance"
Italy discovered"
Miss Blanche Darling "orated" the
Beyond the Alps Lies Italy" to heavy
applause and Miss Helen Harlow re-
cited "Cassabanca' without which no
program in Podunk would be COM
plete. A trio composed of Misses
Bernice Roberts and Nancy Puffer and
Perley Pitkin sang two numbers,
The Blue Juanita' and Johnny
Sands and the star feature of the
evening was debate on the time
worn subject, "The Pen Is Mightier
Than the Sword" on which John
Senter and Arthur Barnard upheld
the affirmative and Misses Nancy
Puffer and Florence Lull the mega
tive. The arguments of both sides
brought gales of laughter and the
girls won by the decision of three
impartial male judges.
A special feature was the rendition
of Brooks Post March," written by
Bartlett and dedicated to Brooks Post
No. 10, of this city. Mr.. Bartlett ac-
knowledged an encore. Charles
Duke mastered the intricacies of the
class will with shy illusions that
made the undergraduates squirm and
Miss Elizabeth Nelson saw her class
mates in all kinds of clever Difficult
ties of a personal nature in her prop
hesy. Miss Puffer and Roberts sang
Take Sail With Me-" after which
Perley Pitkin recited "Spartacus to
the Gladiators" in a manner that was
highly Evolutionary to say the least.
Harrison Leffler handled the class
poem efficaciously and made spec
of Montpelier in connection with the
proposed new High School.
The Class Gifts.
Miss Ruth Dutton presented the
gifts, which consisted of sundry arti-
Giles of humorous nature distributed
by small negro and after selec-
ton by the orchestra, Elmer Pierce
gaye few remarks in behalf of Hon.
Pugwash of the school board
Miss Lavone Skinner recited my
Sentiments, Tew," in a manner that
provoked great applause, and Louis
Tomassi and Guy Downs gave their
version of Brutus and Antony from
Julius Caesar" Ned Smith deliver
ed the valedictory address in man
ner that brought tears to the eyes
of his schoolmates and after the
singing of the class song, written by
Bartlett, Richard Butler presented
the bogus diplomas with skillful al
fusion to the vagaries OF each recip-
len. The diplomas were bundled in
a wheelbarrow.
The Graduaes
The members of the class are Per-
ley Pitkin, president; Hope Lane,
vice-president; Raymond Cullen, sec
rotary; Wilfred Smith, treasurer;
Arthur Barnard, Sadie Black, Grover
Buck, Richard Cutler, Blanche Oar
ling, Guy Downs, Charles Duke, Ruth
Dutton, Gladys Fisher, Willis Good
win, Helen Harlow, Harrison Leffler,
Frederick Lowe. Florence Lull, James
Mcneil, Mildred Merrill, Elizabeth
Nelson, Eda Piccioli, Elmer Fierce,
Nancy Puffer, Bernice Roberts.
Blanche Sargent, Lavone Skinner. An
, ME Selma, John Senter, Jr., Ned
Smith and Louis Tomassi.
County Physicians Meet.
The regular meeting of the Wash
ington County Medical Society was
held last evening at the Pavilion
hotel with % physicians of the coun-
, ty in attendance. A banquet follow
| ed the regular Meeting and nrngram