The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-07
AND EXTEND HIM OVATION
$50 Graduates of Spaulding High School,
Assembled Last Night in Annual Ban
quet, Showed Their Respect for
Schools Head for % Years.

land hall last night. This and other indi
cations of esteem and good will featured
one of the most successful banquets, AMI
certainly the largest, ever given by tht
| association
All through the exercises the unde.
current of sadness at the coming parting
/ between the school and one who has been
1 its principal ever since the reorganization
of the school in 1890 was noticeable
and the minutes when Mr.. Mathewson
was giving his farewell words to his old
pupils were particularly impressive.
/ The presentation of the loving cup
4 was made toward the close of the post
! prandial exercises. and the presentation
was made through G. Herbert Pape OF
! the class OF 1898, Mr.. Pape had beer
called upon for an informal toast, and
after speaking for a short time ON other
matters he turned to the subject OF Mr.
| Mathewson's recent resignation and told
OF the attachment which had been
formed in the past % years and of the
sorrow which came to the alumni now
that the relations were to be severed.
Therefore, the alumni desired, he said,
to give Mr. Mathewson some tangible
evidence of their appreciation. and it was
which had been bought with subscrip-
tions gathered from coast to coast and
even from foreign lands,
At this point in Mr. Pape's talk, the
large silver loving cup. standing foot
high above its pedestal OF ebony wood
and suitably inscribed with these words:
"ls90-l9I2
Presented by the Spaulding Alumni
Association
"To'
20. D. Mathewson
"Iune 8, 1912"
was brought forth from its concealment
and placed on the table in front of the
recipient.
PRINCIPAL Mathewson was greatly af-
fected by the presentation, but after =
few moments he arose and made ac-
knowledgement, saying: II hope in my
new field to find boys and girls like you,
with whom | am to work; that is all
ask" Continuing, Mr.. Mathewson spoke
Of the work Of the high school during the
past score and more of years, disclaiming
any but small share in the credit for
the development of the school and Civ
ing larger credit TO these three agencies
~ The splendid material they had to
work on. ~ the good fortune to have
an effective teaching force as whole,
and (3) the good fortune to have a loyal
body of citizens back of the school sys
tenn He then spoke briefly of what the
school system of Barre needs, new and
large building at Beckley street to re-
place the present wooden structure, an
enlarged high school and vocational teach
ing in the high school. These things, he
urged upon the alumni, they might be
powerful in bringing to a realization
through their concerted efforts in the
At the conclusion Of these remarks, as
well as at the end OF his formal toast
earlier in the evening, Mr.. Mathewsoa
was given tribute in prolonged applause;
and on another occasion the $50 people !
stood and toasted their principal,
At the opening of the evenings pro-
gram, an informal reception was held in
the larger room of the hall, during which |
Rileys orchestra played at intervals, as
later during the banquet, Then the
doors of the banquet hall were thrown |
open; and the party marched to their
places, led by the faculty and members
Of the school board and with the classes |
coming next in their order of graduation. |
After prayer by Prof. c. V. Woodbury. |
Of Norwich university, the guests were !
seated about three long tables and a
smaller table which had to be set to
the balance OF the mex
large attendance. The banquet |
was served by the ladies' aid society of
the Congregational church and was very
good, and it was satisfactorily served
by score of high school girls.
At the after dinner speaking, Presl-
dent c. n. Barber. jr., of the alumni asso-
,iation presided Miss Mary Mcdonald,
O4, extended very hearty welcome to
that class were given by Sprague w.
Drenan for the academies and Matthew
w. 0'Hacan for the Commercials The
other formal toasts were as follows:
Athletics" r. James Grigg, 10; "Schol-
,rship," Princpal-elect c. II. White;
Alumni" Mrs. Mary Hunter Keast, 'os;
'Spaulding" Principal O. D. Mathewson.
Others called on for remarks were Mrs.
R. j. Woodward, '02, of Portland, Ore
yon Prof. C. v Woodbury. of Norwich
G. Herbert Pape, 'oJ. and
school Commissioners j. w. Jackson and
i. G. Woodruff.
At the business meeting which fol-
owed the speaking, the following Off
ers were elected for the ensuing year:
President Miss Evelyn Phelps. '05.
Vice e-president-James T. Keneiick, '06.
Secretary-Miss Eva A. Bisbee, 90.
Treasurer George A. Reed, 07.
The seeretarys and the treasurer's re-
,orts were read and accepted, the latter
howing cash on hand and receipts of the
ear to have been S227lS, with the
expenses S36.s0, leaving balance of
il003s, with some small bills to be
aid.
H. II. Jackson of the faculty reported
N the award of the alumni prizes for
he best English work In the school, the
rizes being won by Miss Lyon, Miss {
,horey and Miss Granger, all of the (
niddler class Mr.. Jackson recommend !
d that similar prizes be Offered for the
omlng year, and il was SO voted, The
losing piece of business was the cleo
ion of DIR, Fred LaRoehelle OF New Yerk !