The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-07
SENIORS CLASS
A NO. SUCCESS
Barre Opera = Crowded With Friends
of the 1912 Graduates in Spite Of
the Inclemcncy Of the
Weather.

Glass day exercises for the 1912 class
of Spaulding high school were held at the
opera house yesterday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock before an audience of people that
filled the auditorium and occupied every
seat in the gallery. Unfavorable wealth
er conditions did not serve to keep the
attendance at one of the most enjoyable
features of commencement week down to
number lower than that of former
years, and by the arrival of the opening
hour the ushcrs were facing the problem
of comfortably seating the crowd. Cor
spicuoGs among the more noteworthy
events on the program was the presenta
iion to the school OF on elegantly framed
picture of Principal O. u. Mathewson,
who this year concludes long term Of
service in that capacity. The picture
is a gift from the academic class of 1912,
and it will be hung on the walls of the
chapel at Spauldiug.
The stage at the opera house was APP
propriately decorated for the occnsioa
and those who had the finer details of
the preparation in charge wasted no ef-
forts in making the background for the
exercises attractive. The notices Of the
academic and commercial classes occu-
pied prominent places in the decorations.
as did the legend, "Spaulding High
School, done in large black letters. This
year the commercials number So, while
there are 36 members of the academic
class. The former have for their motto
the French saying. Tout wien on rien."
while the Latin motto. Posse adj esse,"
was chosen by the academies
Ghnrfi aftor fhn apppiutad bOur thp
entire high school, marshaled by Albert
Mari marched down the aisle to spe
eially reserved seats well toward the
front Miss Josephine Hoyey of the mu
steal department of the city schools
played the march from the stage while
the student body filed slowly in from
the corridor. Matthew 0'Hagan presided
at the exercises and the opening number
was contribution by the girls glee club
OF twenty members, entitled "Merry
June" tVineentl.
The address OF welcome by Chairman
0'Tfagan followed and Miss Beatrice Le
vena Bugbee followed with the class his
tory. Miss Bugbee's narrative OF the in
teresting events which have marked the
history of the class since Septembcf
morning back in 1908 WAS one of the
interesting parts of the program. For
the fourth number, Miss Jennie Marie
Darling and Miss Ethel Vie Inglis,
dressed in costume, sang in German the
songs entitled 20 Du Lieber Augustin
{Volkweisel and "Die Lorelei" tSilcherl.
Miss Hovey accompanied the two. Will
liam John Charles gave the class win
and the dispositions he made of the law
full property of the 1912 class We're at
once humorous and entertaining. Some
clauses in the will called for long and |
spirited applause from the student body. |
Miss Mary Elizabeth Jordan gave the |
class ode in highly ereditable manner, !
and her contribution to the program was
by two vocal solos by Madeline /
Joyce Agnes Williams. Miss Williams
sang "The Slumber Boat" (Gaynor1 and |
fThe Woodpecker" fNevin). Perhaps |
the most notable rhetorical offering on
the program was a sketch by Sprague
Drenan, entitled "Vermont in Winter.
Mr.. Drenan was awarded third honor
N scholarship standing this year.
The honor of delivering the class
prophecy was divided between Miss Ruby
Reed and Miss Berenice Baird Prindle.
both of whom ventured predictions that
we're far from whimsical. For the tenth
number, delightful piano duet, "Grandc
Polka de Concerto" lBartlett), was rem
Tered by Miss Annie Cushman Messer
md Miss Lena Blanche Russell. The
to the school followed. For
he academic class, Miss Nina Drew
lamp gave the picture of Principal
conveying the gift in we'll
yorded little speech. Miss Guiscppina
2esteIi spoke in behalf of the CONNER
.ial class. and her gift to the school was
handsome piano cover, to be used On
he instrument at Spaulding chapel. Near
he end of the program, Earle Raymond
Williams gave th4 parting address to che
graduating class ir 6 manner that did
lot court criticism. The exercises came
o an end when the girls glee club APP
,eared for the second time and sang,
The Spinning Wheel tManney).
At the opera house tonight, the grad
iation exercises will be held and the
ddress on THE Hope of Peace will be
-iven by John Lord, Phi. D., Ii. D., pro-
essor of Latin in Dartmouth college.
honor members of the senior class in
10Th departments will also contribute to
he program and the presentation of the
iplomas will follow. The commence
nent week exercises of Spaulding will
close at the chapel ut $3.50 /
clock, when the reception to the grad
ties will be held.
lived IN BARRE "a YEARS