News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-06-01
P. A. Graduation
Continued from page y

| The Schoolmaster, Prof. l.. ID. Smith,
'09; The r. f. D. as an Educator, T. j..
Stewart, 10; The Glass of 1910, j. Ran
dali Child; The Academy as Related to
Rural Schools, Supt. Leonard Il. Cole;
The Glass of 1902 Guy A, Cheney, 100;
The Church, the School and the Home,
Rev. w. T. Best; The Alumni, DR.. j. A..
Robinson.
| Junior Reception to Seniors
Last Friday evening at Academy hall
the members of the Junior class gave a
formal reception to the Seniors, which
was attended by about forty. The hall
was very Hastily decorated for the occa-
sion with the Senior class colors and red
and white carnations, the company being
received by a committee composed of
Misses Blanche Atkinson, Fay Bates
Clifford W. Barrows and Maurice Kel-
ley. A four course dinner was served
by Misses Powell, Blake, Bedell and
Bates, during which music was furnished
by a three piece orchestra composed of
Charles Tinker, Archie Goodrich and
Harlie Wilson. At the close of very
pleasant evening Bradley Thomas, in be-
half of the Seniors, extended thanks to
the Juniors, his well-chosen remarks be-
ing fitting responded to by Clifford Bar
rows, as president of the Junior class.
Sanborn Prize Speaking
There was large attendance at the
annual Sanborn Prize Speaking contest
held in Academy hall last Monday even
ing and the audience was we'll repaid by
one of the best programs since the in
auguration of this feature of Commence
ment. The rendition of the several num-
bers on the program showed careful
training and much study and each con-
testant was credit to himself and his
instructor. The program was varied by
musical selections, a pleasing feature
being chorus composed of Messrs. Buk-
er, Blake, Ward, Conlin and Barrows.
The judges were Supt. Leonard T.
Cole of Stowe, Supt. Young of Cambridge |
and Miss Carrie Powers of Morrsville. |
The first prize was awarded to Harold |
and was a Webster's Interna- |
tional Dictionary Miss Ruth Caswell |
was given as the second prize, british |
Poets of the Ninteenth Century," and |
the third. Anthology on English Poet
ry" was won by Miss Rena Merrill. Fol-
lowing is the program as given:-
Piano Solo, Marjorie Gates
Frederick Douglass at Arlington Gene.
terry Clifford Chase
Fort Wagner, Ruth G. Caswell
How "Old Nose" Counted Eggs,
Rena B. Merrill
Constantius and the Lion,
Roy M. Norton
Vocal Solo, Willie Conlon
The Sioux Chiefs Daughter,
Carolyn L. MarstOn
The Ride OF Jennie McNeal, II
Lena NJ. Wilderd
Speech of Regulus, ---,~i
{. Harold Hayden
The Leak in the Dixie, Roger N. Blake
Graduating Exercises
The graduation exercises will be held
1T town hall this evening at eight o'clock,
when the following program will be
gwen
The Worlds Debt to Ire
land, Lucy M. Slayton
travels in an Easy Chair,
Ralph R. Jennings
The Influence of Habit, Beryl M. Powell
Iivisection, J.. Randall Child {
character, Della 0. Briggs ,
Evidences of an Educated Mind,
Roy L. Shattuch ,
Mythical illusions, Florence A. Chatfee !
Theodore Roosevelt the Man of the
Hour, Bradley A. Thomas
Wealth in Economy, Is
Gwendolen S. Smith t
The Cost of Blunder f
Dominic E. Weafr
i Noted Musical Composer, 4
Marjorie F. Cats Q
he Spirit of Resistance in the America r
Colonies, Leonard r. Morton i,
successful Failures, Gladys c. DAVIS g
he True Statesman, H. Clay Fisk e
1odern Explosives, with Valedictory Ad- o
dress, Morris c. Greene