The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
AZ Young Ladies and Young
Men Were Graduated Today
COME FROM WIDE SECTIONS
Exercises Were Held in the School Chapel
and Were Attended by Large Number
of People--Diplomas Given by
Principal Hollister.

Fortytwo young ladies and yount
men, members of 1912. the largest elias
in the history OF Goddard seminary, wer'
awarded diplomas in exercises held a
the school to-day. The class members
come from wide sections OF the country
Vermont, of course, predominating, but
there being representatives from New
! Hampshire. New York, Massachusetts,
Michigan and as far West as New
Mexico. Their friends gathered in large
numbers, the school chapel being made
| quate to accommodate all.
The Graduates.
| The years graduates are as follows
! Yeda Ellen Allen, South Barre; Ruby
Jeannette Bagtlett, Silver City, n. NJ
Nina Louise Bates, Barre; Gladys Alice
Bradford Barre; Sybel Davenport, East
| Barre; Mary Clementinc Dole. Enfield
NJ H.: Marion Clara Dole, Northfield
Hazel Dell Flanders. Chelsea; Goldie De-
liza Hawes, Cabot; Zella Henry, Dame
mora, n. ~; Ruby Marion JefFords, Will
| Jamestown; Avis Jeanette Keir, Crafts
bury; YeOla Madge Lance, Cabot; Julia
Wanna Martin, Marshfeh; Bessie Shor-
ley, Plainfeld; Marjorie Katherine Park,
or Warren; Gratia Reardon, Barre; Ma
ldella Shorey, Plainfeld; Clara Pearl
Tanner, Marshfeld; Alice May Temple
ton, East Montpelier; lnez Elizabeth
Waterman, Barre; Ruth Lillian Water
man. Barre Marie Lucinda Wells, Barre /;
John Frank Benjamin, Berlin; Lyle Lin.
wood Craig, Westmoreland, \. H.; Ru-
Idolph Merriam Cutting, .Plainfield; Allen
Gilbert Dix. Barre; Wallace Fri Dutton,
Brooktield; Philip Eugene Goodere, Fitch.
burg, Mass; Harold Henry johnson,
Bethlehem, y. H.; Guy Fred Lindsay,
East Barnett William Branson McLeay,
Graniteyille. Clarence Roscoe Mciver,
Graniteyille; Fay Jo' ah Martin, Roch-
ester; Charles Walter Pattee, Ashland,
n H.; Victor Patterson, Newbury Cen
ter; Elmer Sampson Pierce, Rockland,
Mass; Raymond Franklin Sherburne,
St Johnsbury; John Blackmer Smith,
Willamstown; Clayton Cree Spencer,
Barre; Frank Holden Tupper, Barre;
Harold Christopher Chapel, Flint, Mich.
The exercises were started late in the
forenoon. being opened with prayer by
Rev j. Edward Wright of Montpelier,
followed by music by Riley's orchestra.
The honor Of giving the salutatory went
to Miss Goldie Della Hawes of Cabot.
who read an essay on The Poet, a
Word Painter" An oration on THE
Qualities of Our Forefathers," was deliv-
cred by John Blaekmer Smith Of Will
Jamestown and Miss Neda Ellen Allen
of South Barre read an essay on THE
Playground as Factor in School Hy-
giene."
Following music by the orchestra, Miss
Nina Louise Bates OF Barre read an es-
say on Living With Nature" Allen
Gilbert Dix of Barre delivered an ora
tion on Greater Vermont" and Miss
Ruby Marian Jeffords of Williamstown
read an essay on "The Business Quail
fieations."
The class motto. Labor Omnia Nincit'
labor Conquers Eyerythingl was the
subject which was treated in an essay
bv Miss Inez Elizabeth Waterman of
Barre; and then came the class proph
eces given in the form of dialogue, in
which Miss Marion Clara Dole of North
field Miss Alice May Templeton OF Ea0t
Montpelier, Lyle Dinwood Craig OF West
more, N. H., and Fay Josiah Martin OF
Rochester participated. Inc scene was
suppostcd to be the Fairmont hotel in
San Francisco, and the time. 1880. The
prophecies furnished a very pleasing
part Of the program.
After music BY the orchestra a debate
was given on the subject: Resolved,
That the Recall of Judges Should Be
come Law Wallace Fri Dutten of
Brookfcld upheld the Affirmative, while
Charles Walter Pattee of Ashland, n. H.,
argued for the negative. The debate was
of timely interest and was much en-
joycd No decision was given. The last
number on the program was the vale
dietory by Miss Avis Jeannette Keir Of
Craftsbury, who also read an essay on
The Open Door"
The diplomas were presented by Prin-
cipal O. X. Hollister, after which the
class hymn was SING, and benediction
was pronounced by Rev. ]. Edward
Wright.
Commencement will be concluded with
the annual reception at the school this
evening.