The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-11
Graduation Exercises Of High
School Held Last Night
ADDRESS BY PRES. THOMAS
This Is the Largest Graduating Class
in the History Of the School.
Closing Reception After the
Exercises.
THE GRADUATES.
Academic Course

Academic Course
Harry Weston Averill Gladys Alice
Bradford Sophia Ellen Campbell Eliza
betn Alice Carson. Charles Comolli Earl
TT Dickey, Marion Lucy Dickey. Harry
CLARK Fisher, Richard James Grqg, Ar
thur Henry LaRochelle, Howard Marion
Miles, Florence Olive Prescott Edmund
Robert Reaside. Marguerite Cllchrist
Stouehton. Clara Selma Young
English Course.
Leon Russell Abbott, Francis James
Ahern. Arthur Flbert pughee. Josiah
Holden Camp, Crissie Euniea Cassou
Grace Lillian Cheney Kathryn Rita
0Haean, William Fowler Littleiohn,
Elizabeth Mary Mcdonald, Harold julien
Morse Emma Livingstone Ranney. Lula
Matilda Thompson, Bernice Irene Whit
comb.
Commercial Course.
Ena Neil Adie Mary Elizabeth Alex
ander Edith Rae Barney, Adele Mary
Bianehi, JEANNE Reid Brown. Ylneenzo
Stephen Cato. Mark FLOYD Cutler, Lucy
Esther Dix. Henry Fasola. Silyio Herbert
Gindici, ira Nathaniel Houston. Clara
Amelia Johnson. Lionel James Matheson,
Katherine Mary Mcdonald, Wilhelmina
Ruth MoDoHald Elizabeth Sahina Mel
son, Mary Enseha Paterson. Mary Eliz-
ahesh Paul, Anna Cromar Rae Sophia
Elizabeth Rossi Gertrude Laura Slayton.
Fliuhcth Mary Smith. Florence Mae
Vereoe and Alice Walker
The opera house was flled to its ca-
pacity last evening at the seventeenth
annual commencement exercises 81
spaulding high school. az which class
of 81 young people the largest class ia
the history Of the school received diplo.
mas from TIE hands of the school com.
missi0ners 81 the city Led hy William
Maiden as marshal the members of the
middler class marched n and took seats
reserved for them On one side Of the
house and then followed the graduating
clasa
geated On the stage we're Tire school
commissioners pfinelnai @ y Mathew
son. Rev , n Mackenzie. who offered
PRAYER AZ the opening Of The exercises,
and Rev John II Thomas president Of
Mdalehnry college who was the speaker
81 the evening Suspended above the
stage en- screens were the notices ii
large letters of tie academic and com
mereial classes Knowledge a Power
and Lifting Better Up TO Best Across
the front Of the stage was asnaulding
1870 in large rcd and blue letters
The program throughout was very en-
inyahle, and tie address ~ President
Thomas was one of the most eloquent
and inspiring ever delivered t0 4 Spauld
ing graduating class and could not fail
to nave made a deep impression On The
minds of TIE Young people The mem
hefs 0f the class who took part il the
program 6ere Miss Crissie 2. cas0n
Second honorl who read, IN a pleasing
manner. an interesting essay on Super
stitions and Miss Lucy j Dix thighest
rank il commercial conrsel, who also
read weli-writtan essay 0n tile sub I
ieci, sA Business Office Miss Mary =.
Paterson sang in a sweet voice. .Good
bye, Sweet Day The high school cho /
rus directed by Frederick Edwards Of |
The high school faculty sang very enjoy
ably the Evening Wind Saint Saens /
Miss Hovey accompanied the chorus On
tie piano and Harold Knight On The vio- |
Iin Arthur III IaRochelle first honorl /
rooted IN The French language aLezpia- |
sion written hY Victor Hugo
The graduates til the commercial de- /
nartment then marched onto the stage
md were presented their diplomas By I
H G Woodruff of the school commis-
sioners, Mark Floyd Cutler president Of
.he class receiving the diplomas for his l
lass The graduates Of the academic /
lnd English courses next marched To the
stage and We're presented their Diplomas 1
lv T. r Hutchinson Of the commissions, I
srs. Howard Marion Miles. president
# the class. receiving the diplomas for
rs classmafes The whole class then
assembled on the stage ana sang lead
Kindly Light" bringing the exercies to
! close
Pres. Thomas Address.
The subject Of President Thomas' adj
lress was ideals in Life He said il
,art Over two thousand years ago
nan stood ou tie hillside II Old Judea
alking "a the people who were gathered
lround him, aud he enuneiated these
eorls Whatsoever ye would that men
houla do unto yon do We even So unto
heinr and The words sank into their
iearts and minds They went about
eaehing it to others and It Is still be-
ng taught wherever Christianity IS
,nown a man who does not do unto
,thers as he would be done bY is not
q consistent follower Of the
eacher of Jndea
This precept has become bound up II
DE hearts of all the people Of the world,
md he nations Of the world endeavor
@ practice il After all these years That
{ has been praeticed. the golden rule
must be fair and must be 4 rule which
ye must take as one Of tbe ideals Of
ur lives. In our everyday lives i keeps
IS from doing things To others which
ye would not like to have done to us
{ is prohihitive IN its nature to 4 Ger
ain extent It prohibits wrongdoing BY
q to others, hHt Il also inspires Us To
@ ahead and DO the right and 70 live
iehteous afd eodlY Tvs Il teaehes 5
hat # is better 10 fight for The good
han to be always railing at the evil
{ is never good for us TO be continually
ailinu al tho bad. but it does do us
ood to fght for The good, for BY 50
oing We are cultiYnting good character