Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-06-23

Harriet f. Rallion's room and Miss
Mary d. Henshaws room.
Principal Smith introduced the class,
calling attention to the motto I'm
Scientia Crescamus," surrounded with
mountain laurel in the rear of the plat
form. The translation of the motto Is,
In knowledge We increase" Mrs. James
+. Elmer, Mrs. e. b. Smith and Mrs
Harriet Brasor Pratt, members of the
| old faculty, Chairman E. @. S. Osgood
of the present school board and Mr.
Smith We're the only persons on the stage
not members of the class of 1856.
The next number was not on the
printed program. but it was one of
great interest The lights were turned
out and pictures of all the surviving
members of the class We're thrown upon
a screen by H. +. Jordan also pictures
of b. F. Bingham Mrs. James p. Ell
mer Miss Janet Howe, Mrs. Harriet
| Brasor Pratt, Miss Mary Slason and f.,
| b. Smith. Members of the class whose
pictures were shown were Alison Loren
70 Harris, John Leonard Roess, Geor-
gamma Elmyra Cooke (MIrs. r. c. Ba-
! com, Annie Margaret Cain, William Her
| bert Perry, Carl William Henkel. Mabel
Gordon SUBWAY. Nina Devens. Mary
Agnes Manning, Minnie L. Flagg. EN-
ma Jane Gregg, Harriet Ada Webster
| (Mrs. Harriet Webster Cary, Ora Elmer
| Butterhed, Jessie Lois Gregg, Harry T.
Webster Clarke Gushing Fits and Fred
| Thomas Hopkinson. These and three
deceased members. Clarabel Lottie
| (Coates) Maynard, Adm Howard Pettee
and Harry Devens, made up the class
roll
ms feature over, the program of rec
| iIatiohs' essays and music was begun
Inc essays in particular kept the as
seinpled guests in an uproarious state
naa were so crude that even the authors
ndu 10 pause occasionally to avoid
laughlng' Alison Harris recited a poem,
The Reunion" A quartet. CONSISTING Of
MISS Emma Gregg, Mrs. Bacon, w. \.
dllpert ana f. c. Adams, sang Spring
uehshts are now returning" from the
old High School Choir singing book.
Jessie orress appeared in her graduating
structors," The title of Carl Henseis
, address was Future of the T. c g"
Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Bacon and Mis- EN-
ma Gregg sang a trio. Then COW, ty,,
poems, THE Old Vermont Brigade. " nv
Harry =. Webster. The quartet anI M
! Pratt sang Hebrew Morning tI,n'n -
| rom the old choir book. ''
| self control" was the title Of an &c
say by Annie Cain. Greetings from Mrs
! Harriet Webster Cary, who couid no.
be present, were read by Miss En-
| Gregs. Georgianna Cookies ESSAY n,ns
I
| Ora r Butterfied of Detroit read an ad
| dress hy James G. Blaine on The 'Death
| of Garfield" win Perry read an ESSAY
| on "Silcut cities" Minnie l.. Flagg's
| number WIS a pharaphrase on The old
oaken bucket" and was entitled The
old town H." Clarke c. Fits read
his essay on "Shackles," and Emma
Gregg recit,l a poem, THE legend of
the organ builder" Greetings from Fred
II, Hopkinson II Bennington were read
by Harry =. Webster, and greetings from
Miss Mary Manning of Springfield
Mass, were read by Miss Annie Cain.
one of the really delightful numbers
was song, Rory Darlin," by Mrs
Pratt, who was given an ovation the
like of which rarely has been equaled
In Brattleboro. She responded with AN
ME Laurie" which was followed by pro-
longed applause. Another pleasing num-
Der was the class prophecy by Miss
Jessie Gregg. which was not on the
printed program.
In presenting the class to the board
Principal Smith read greetings from DIR.
Henry ID. Holton, who was out of the
state and could not be present Dr. Hol-
ton, the late Edgar w. Stoddard and the
late Rev. William II. Collins constituted
the board when the class of 1886 finished
school. Dr. Holton made very pleas
ing reference to Mrs. Elmer, which was
greeted with applause, Rev. +. Q. s.
Osgood presented the diplomas. prefac-
ing the presentation with felicitious re-