Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
THROUGH CHAIN OF DAISIES
High School Seniors Marched to
Seats in Assembly Hall.
New Fenture of Class Day Exercises
Held Thursday Afternoon.--Scc-
ton Of window Presented AS
Gift to School.

Class day exercises at the rxr,rngton
high school Thursday afternoon w"rc
marked by Il new feature, the chain Of
daisies made by the members of the jun
ior class and held by them along both
sides OF the center aisle OF assembly hall
while the seniors led by the class marshal,
George A. Alden, passed between the
double row and took seats reserved for
them in front OF the stage. The Idea was
Introduced in the class day exercises
Thursday for the first time. and WA in
tended to be carried out on the school
lawn, but on sccount OF tie promise of
snowers-which didn't materialize--.t was
PVT into execution indoors. The attend
ancc at the exercises was large.
Following music by the high school or
chestra the presidents address was de-
lvered by Robert n. Pease of the class
OF 1912. He discussed briefly the relative
values OF various ideals. contrasting tine
aims OF Puritansm with the modern eff
.orts In social service. ana closed by sum
ming UP. in the words OF Shakespeare.
TO thine own self ne true and it must
follow. as the night the day. thou canst
not then be false to any man.
Miss Helen Il. Rutter. class historian.
traced the progress OF the class through
the four years of its high school exist
enoe, dwelling upon the characteristics OF
each stage In the development Of its MEM
hers into seniors upon the eve of gradual
ton Included IN her address was an af-
fectionate tribute to the memory of Dor
othy Stratton. whose death occurred a
year ago.
\ selection by the boys Scxtct, made up
{. Edward Wood, Harry Allen. Harry
Gallup, Benjamin Braker, Frank Coombs
ard Howard Norman, was followed by the
class poem. written and delivered by Miss
Sue K Smith. The poem follows:
Today :he Glass Of Nineteen Twelve
l.Xtend to YOU their farewell,
We leave our school, united
BY common bond, to dwell
Our hearts now throbbing with loyalty
And with aims We dare rot foretell.
-Four long and happy years we've spent
among our comrades dear.
And We now depart with longing heart
To meet the future near
Not knowing whatever our goal may be
Nor seeing a cause for fear.
There are many here whom we would
thank
For help in the years gone by,
For inspiring in us the fervent hope
OF noble work ere we die.
For showing the worth of greater deeds
And the paths wherein they lie.
The ideals of manhood, shown through
love,
Let them cling to our boys for life.
While ideals of womannood, gained h,
us all,
May they help the girls win in the strife
That will rage about Us where'er W,
may go.
And may Yet pierce or hearts as Z
knife.
Though men and women we soon shall II,
With power to aid all mankind.
We will ever with JOY greet the tim'
when We
Come back to these ties that bind
After years of toll, after years of JOY,
Our former classmates to find.
As ship when it starts from its harbol
safe,
: Steers straight for its goal. instead
of drifting about. mid reefs, mid shoals,
BY the wind and the tide to be led,
May we steer away from dangers near
And aim for the light ahead
The labor problem. with soecial refer
ence to strikes. was touched uuon in th
class GRAFTON nv Douglas G Clark. WIN
made a uIea for a spirit of fairness q,
the part Of both capital and labor. In tn
class prophecv. bv Miss Ruby +. Howe
vera forccnsted the r,,t,ire az the class q
years hence. Among the various fancie