The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-16
81 Diplomas Awarded By God
dard Seminary Today
EXERCISES WERE EXCELLENT
The Glass Of 1911 Contains Twenty-Five
Boys, Which Is the Largest Num-
Der Ever Graduated In
Single Class at Goddard.

A class Of thirty-two young men and
women received their diplomas at the
forty second commencement exercises
held at Goddard seminary to-day, and
go out to swell the fast.increasing alum;
nj of the institution The class, which
is composed of twenty-five boys and
ten girls. Is one of the three largest
classes that the school has ever sent
out, and the class also has the distinc.
tion of having more boys in its mem
bership than any class the school ever
graduated The exercises were held in
Goddard hall and were thoroughly sue
cessful and enjoyable. The hall was
filed with people and expressions Of
praise for the exercises were heard on
every hand.
AT the close Of the program Prin-
cipal O. X Hollister addressed the class,
giving fitting words Of cheer and coun-
sci and DIR. J. Edward Wright of Mont
peier. in the absence OF President G. H.
Darling, who was unable to be present
at this commencement, presented the
diplomas to the class in words Of much
inspiration and hopefulness. The Mont.
pelier band orchestra furnished the mn
steal part Of the program and was much
enjoyed.
The salutatory, with oration on Es-
perhnto, the new language, was dely-
cred by Fred Albert Pitkin of Marshtield,
who after extending hearty welcome
to the audience, explained the make up
and use of Esperanto in finely com
posed oration. Miss Helen Stella Averili
Of Barre reeited an excellently written
essay on "The Ballad" giving compre-
hensiye and interesting account of the
history of the more important ballads
The foundation of the Nobel Prizes
and the good work that is being accom-.
plshed by them was the subject OF a
fine oration delivered by Harold Cliff
ford Mann of Wilmington. Miss Ella
Viola Earl of Granitevile interested the
audience greatly in her essay on the
Spanish Missions OF Southern California
The timely subject Of Reciprocity with
Canada was ably handled by Forrest
Howe bellows OF Wilmington IN his ora
tion. In which he eonyincingly argued in
favor of reciprocal relations being estab-
lished A touching and well written es-
say was given by Miss Estelle Pitkin
of Marshield on the subject, "For Love
of the City Waif,"
The class prophecies were next given,
in which -four members OF the class took
part Miss Carrie Kate Coburn, East
Montpelier, Miss Ethel Elizabeth Lam.
berton. Marshfeld, Earl Smith Hewitt.
South Royslton and George Edwin
Louis. The four met at the home of
Miss Lamberton after many years since
graduation and by relating the history
OF the members Of their class during
the years that had gone by they caused
much merriment for their hearers.
Charles Allen Fiske of st. Iohnsbury
discussed, in an interesting manner the
different classes of American humbugs
in his oration on The American Hum
bug
The program was brought to close
with the valedictory, with essay, A
Vision of Life" delivered by Miss Es
ther Stafford Cate of Toxic, Japan Her
words of farewell TO the teachers, sth-
dents and classmates were touching and
well chosen, and her essay was beauti-
fully written.
Following the presenting OF the diplo-
mas the class sang the class hymn, the
words of which were written by Miss
Helen Stella Averill The following are !
the names of the graduates;
Helen Stella Averifl, Barre; Theresa /
Veronica Brennan, New Haven Conn;
Esther Stafford Cate, Toxic, Japan; Car
-ie Kate Coburn, East Montpelier; Ella /
Viola Earl. GranitevilIe; Berenice Winni- |
fred Hoar. Barre; Katie May Jefts, Bel |
lows Falls; Ethel Elizabeth Lamberton,
Marshfeld; Florence Glee Martin, Barre I
Ruth Estelle Pitkin, Marshfeld; For.
rest Howe Bellows, Wilmington John
Frank Benjamin, Barre Bartlett Wayne
Enfield, n H.; Murdo Alex
,nder Campbell, Williamstown; Charles
Allen Fisk, st. Johnsbury; Frank Ray |
nond Ham, Brownfeld, Me-; Earl Smith /
Hewitt, South Royalton; Earl Frederick
Iorsford. Charlotte; William Atherton
Knight, Westmoreland, n. H.. Edward
Henry Lee. Irasburg; George Edwin
.ouis. Richmond Hill. n. Y; Harold Cliff
ord Mann, Wilmington Fred Albert
oitkin, Marshfeld; Raymond Warren
oowers,. Hardwick; Henry Benjamin
PRIEST. frasburg; William Blaine Rich
Irdson. Boston, Mass; Charles Walter
SCOTT, Brandon; Lawrence Lindsey Tink
lam. ouechee; Leon Henry Titus,
Voodsville, n. H.. Harold Price Tur
lev, Middlesex; Roy Harvey Warden,
lanes Wilson Williams, Charlotte,