The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-10
Novel and Interesting Fea-
lures at 1910 Exercises
PARTS WELL PRESENTED
Annual Alumni Concert and Ball Last
Night Attended BY Very Large
Crowd, Hail in Howland Block
Being Crowded.

Spaulding's class day program At the
Barre opera house yesterday afternoon
proved to be one Of the most success
full features Of commencement week. and
the large assembly Of people, wliica
taxed the hall to its fullest capacity,
gave ample evidence Of its appreciation
BY repeatedly applauding the various
participants. The stage vas tastefnlly
decorated with flowers and in the class
eolors, the notices Of both the com-
mercial and the academic clasAes beng
arranged in blue and gold letters.
Howard Miles, president Of the class,
presided introducing, IN order Of their
coming, the different numbers. The exer-
cises began with a banjo solo by Harry
10. Fisher with Miss Josephine HOyey
accompanying The presidents address
Of welcome came next, and was followed,
IN turn. by the class essay, entitled,
Changes Ia Country Life" read By Miss
Ltru MI Thompson @Gentlemen's Night
at the Club" was the stage setting
used to present the class history, and
the musical and Literary numbers used
to portray the history Of the class were
especially creditable
The class win by J. Holden Camp
was original and extremely humorous.
The musical selection Under the Shade
OF the Greenwood Tree BY high school
chorus was followed by the address to
the middlers by Charles Comolii, the re-
ply to which was given BY Harold ].
Gordon
On behalf Of the graduates Of the
commercial course, Mark Cutler present.
ed the school a large American flag; he
was followed by Leon r. Abbot, who,
for the members Of the academic class,
presented the school q curtain to be
used at the different class plays The
class prophecy. given By Edmund r.
Reaside, Marguerite Stoughton, Adele NJ.
Banchi, and Lionel T. Matheson. fol-
lowed, and was well received The ad-
dress to the graduating class, delivered
by Miss Marion r. Diekey, received
well deserved applause
The program concluded with selec-
ti0n, THE Song Of the Armorer," BY the
chorus and Gle singing Of the class ode,
written hy Elizabeth Alice Carson, to
the tune of gAnld Lang syns"
Graat Crowd ak Alumni Bal.
The annual concert and ball, given
by the alumni Of Spaulding high school
during commencement week was held
last night in the new hall IN the How
land building and was attended By a
very large, audience, the floor being
crowded with dancers during the early
part of the dance. More than q hum
dred couples participated IN the enjoy
ment as furnished By Rileys orches-
ira, and the dance order, because Of
the many encores demanded, was not
completed until two o'clock this morn
ing.
Preceding the dance, concert pro-
gram Of six numbers was rendered By
the same orchestra under the leadership
of James Riley and their work was
literally applauded, showing that the
attendants appreciated the efforts The
program included q cello solo By Lyle
Perry and a xylophona solo bY Mr..
Hughes, who has recently come to Rarrs
from Massachusetts, 10 take a place with
the orchestra The formers selection
was from Golterman and the latter's
was Charles Johnson's dill Pickles"
In addition to these numbers, the or
chestra rendered Lavallee's The Rrddaf
Rose "The Enehantress" q part of
Helms Marrying Mary and Games
March Russo. The orchestra, By its
work last night showed that it IS cap
able Of doing splendid concert work as
well as furnishing fine dance music,
At the close Of the concert a large
number Of the audience remained to wit
ness the dance which was started with
grand march shortly after . o'clock
and BY James T. Kenefick and Miss
Theresa Scott The line extended com
pletely around the two large halls. and
many more people joined in the even-
ings pleasure later The dance order
consisted Of twenty numbers Of the lat
est successes in dance music. and the
persistent calls for eneores showed how
wei the dancers appreciated The music.
Color effects in the school col0fs. red
and blue, were used il the electric lights.
The Closing Events.
The concluding events Of spaulding's
commencement are.
Graduation exercises, opera house 7.3O
this evening
Farewell reception at spauiding build-
ing, $50 this evening.