The Press., 1910-06-29
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was the second oldest of Eve children born to Mir. and MrG John Newton. Miss Newton was horn in Brimfield, January IT, 1929. She moved to Monson about 1885. Miss Newton, who was we'll educated, received her education in the Monson public schools and the academy. She be- gan teaching school at 1 5 years of age in one of the district schools of MOn- son. She later taught the primary department in the old academy and followed her profession as teacher in Homer, N. r.. and at the Elm street school in. Springfield, where she re- mained for six years. Following this she was compelled to give up her teaching career to take care of her In. valid mother Every member of the family has lived to be over 70 years of age. She was a member of the Congregational church, and in former years had been Q teacher In the Sun. day school department. She was one of the organizers of the Doroas so' oiety, and one of the oldest members of the academy alumni at the time of her death. Two brothers survive, Charles of Homer, N. F.. and Alfred of Los Angeles, Oal She was the sister of the late George Newton, who died last April in Worcester, and a sister to Miss Emily Newton, who died in Monson in February, 1909 The funeral was held at the home Thursday afternoon at 230 o'clock. Rev. G. A. Andrews of the CongregA- tional church offioiated. The burial was in the No l cemetery.
 Last week was commencement wee k at Monson academy, and 1t was a busy one for faculty and students The baccalaureate services were held at the Congregational church Sunday evening Rev. Dr. J. Fl. Sawyer, principal of Williston seminary, de- livered the baccalaureate address to the graduating class.
 The commencement exercises were held in Memorial hall Tut sday morn. ing at 10 o'clock The hall, which was very prettily decorated. was filled to overflowing. The graduating class, numbering 15, were: Of the Latin scientific course. Miss Joanna Loretta Dinsen, Ruth May Duncan. Tamotsu IWado, Oklyama. Japan, Arthur Le roy Johnson and Harold Edan Shaw i; of the academic course, Mildred Crumb Cushman, Grace Alice Dustin. Ella Katherine Hughes, HaWley Smith Keeney, Royden Olapp Leonard, Gladys Forbes LulI, Arthur Mum ford, Glady Eva Page, Bessie Maud Rees and Carl Louis Sweet The selection of the spec kers was by raDk., Tamotsu Iwado and Harold Shaw; by faculty, Bessie Maud Rees and Joanna Loretta Dineen, and by class, Arthur Le Roy Johnson and Gladys Eva Page. The essays and orations were finely prepared, and delivered In a manner very oreditable to the partici- pants. Oroutt's orchestra of Monson furnished the music. The order of exercises was as follows: Preliminary selections by orchestra; processional :; invocation, Rev. Abram Oopklin selection by the orchestra; salutatory with oration, "Our debt to Franklin, !" Harold Edan Shaw: essay. Dwell ings of the poor in New York; Bessie Maud Rees; selection by the orches- tra essay, "The servant girl prob. lem," Joanna Loretta Dineen ;oration,
 'Value of a training school educa- tioD," Arthur Le Roy Johnson; or. chestra selection; essay, "The ad vancement of American woman since the civil war;" Gladys Eva Page i; oration with valedictory address. Sunset at Waterloo, ' TamotsuIwado i; selection by the orchestra; presenta- tion of diplomas by Rev. Payson " Lyman, followed by benediction by Rev. George S. Rollins of Spring field
 The alumni dinner was held at 12 30 o'clock in the Holmes gymna- sium. The dinner, which was one of the best that the alumni ever had, was served by the WomAn's Relief Corps. The new set of dishes bearing the monogram of the school, recently presented to the alumni by Thaddeus l.. Oushman, was used at the dinner for the first time. R. Fl. Oushman of Monson acted as toastmaster and filled the position in most creditable manner. Before any speaking was done 8 committee of three was ap. pointed by the chair as a nomination committee, the members, Mrs Oush- man, Mrs OoC and A. M. Walker Principal Fl. F. Dewing, in answer ing to what the alumni can do for the school. said in part: A year ago when was called to Monson to take the prircipalship of Monson academy, conditions as they existed at the tchool were familiar to me. and after looking over the schools long record of greatness was fully of the belief that the school could again be made great It is not alone in the power of the school and scholars and teach. CTS to make a school great, but it is necessary to have the strong support of all the alumni of the school, and what the alumni can do for a school Is almost beyond estimation. Far be 1t from me. to say that ths alumni of Monson academy have done nothing for the school. The large. hearted ness of the alumni is ever before us in it's beautiful buildings, the acad. emy itself. the fine, well-appointed gymnasium, the excellent dormitory, etc., as we'll as the funds that have been left the school. The school 's aim Is to prepare boys for college, aud it's courses are we'll fitted to do the work It has a course also arranged