Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT


Nadine Julia Boardman, Margaret Lily
Cleveland, Laura Mae Goodel, Dorothy
Mary Lang, Polly Laura Marshall, Alice
China Nutting. Nellie Mae Potter, Ag-
mes Mildred Robinson, Ruby d. Shaw,
Alexander Ireland Adams, Frank Edwin
Bedell Robert William Houston, Orto
Kendrc Jenney, Earl Victor Magoon, Don
Stebbin Moulton, Walter Leroy Morgan,
Theodore Cuyler Mayo, Buford Wythe
Cakes, Albert Henry Raymond, Kenneth
Donovan Robinson, Raemon Towne Stay
ton. Class president, w. l.. Morgan;
vice-president Polly l.. Marshall; secre-
tary, Dorothy Lang; treasurer, S. Anna
F'itzgerald.-The program for commence
ment exercises at the Akeley Memorial
building at Sis Wednesday evening is;
March, professional, overture, Schu-
bert orchestra: invocation, the Rev.
Lemuel Davis; salutatory and essay
The Modern Woman" Margaret Nj
Harris; music, violin solo, "Legende' N
r. Young, of the orchestra; address TO
the class, Guy Potter Benton, president
of the University Of Vermont; music
Suite EspagnoI La Faria" orchestral
presentation of diplomas: march, recess
sional Class roll: Dorothy Harris Mar
garet Mae Harris Sadie Faith Hart
Bernicc Ardell Lung. Mary Elmira
Moody. Hannah Bernioe Towne, Roy
Harrison Barnes, Norman Bregg FRENCH
Charles Carroll Gale Earl Cedric Mayo
Charles Arthur McCuen, Mark Healey
ploof, Leo Charles Sargent, Edwin Eu-
gene Smaley, Roy Dana Robinson Pres
ident &. c. Gale; marshal. X. - Roplh-
son--Among the visitors i'm stowe for
commencement week are Mrs. Ralph Gill
man Of Boston. Mrs Nellie Mayo Fair
hanks of Proctor, Mrs. Dora Barnes OF
waterbury Center.--Mrs. Shepard of
South Royalton is visiting her daughter
Mrs f.. p Bamforth, at the Green
Mountain Inn Homer Gile Of Windsor
is visiting his sister Mrs Ira Fuller
Jerome Il. Ayers and Louis Shontell are
attending the state encampment of the
G. A. r. at Waterbury.-M Edith Rob-
inson has finished a years teaching in
Norwich and has returned to her home
with her sister, Mrs. y. b. Johnson
Mrs Seden Adams has returned from
the Fanny Allen hospital in Colchester
where she has received surgical treat
ment-There will be a Catholic service at
the AkoleY Memorial building at 40
O'Clock Sunday morning.-Thc regular
meeting of Sickle Chapter, order of the
Eastern Star, has been postponed to the
evening of June IS \ practice meeting
will be held Monday evening, June 16.
The 18th annual graduation exercises
Of Stowe high school We're held at the
Akeley Memorial building last evening
and were brilliant success. Between
COO and 100 from stowe and surrounding
towns attended and listened to an elo-
quent address To the graduates by Or.
Guy Potter Benton, president Of the Uni
versity of Vermont. The largest class in
the history of the school. numbering 10
young men and women, received diplomas
from DR.. ]. c. Morgan of the school
board The salutatorian was Miss Mar
garet Harris and the valedctorian was
Miss Dorothy Harris. Young's orchestra
of st. Johnsbury furnished music.
There was a large attendance at the
reception given at the Akeley Me-
mortal building Tuesday evening to
the graduating class by the junior
class of the Stowe high school. Elton
Forbes, president of the junior class
was master of ceremonies. In the re-
ceiving line were Mr.. Forbes. the pu-
pills of the senior class, Principal and
Mrs. r G, Reynolds, Miss Barnum
and Miss Fitzsimonds of the high ana
grammar schools Musical selections
were rendered by YounE's orchestra
and remarks were made by Dr. II. w.
Barrows and DR. j, &. Morgan of the
school board Principal Reynolds Mrs.
l
the Rev. J.. r. Cole, former supervis-
ing superintendent, who has recently
returned from North Dakota, where he
has finished his school work for the
year. The evening closed with dane
ing with music by the orchestra. Plans
for next years high school curriCu-
lum mentioned by Principal Reynolds
included courses in agriculture, public
speaking and current events-Princi-
pal Reynolds has been presented with
a set of books by members of the jun
Tor class in appreciation of his work
on the class play so successfully car
ried out Mon lay evening.-Mrs. Silas
Stowell and Mrs. Joseph Cary went
Tuesday to Burlington to visit Mr..
Stowel, who is at thee Mary Fletcher
hospital for treatment for appendi-
citis.-William Mills is visiting his
sons. b. A. Mills and +. Q. Mills, at
their homes in Essex ncton.-Nor-
man Hamel of Waterbury is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Walter Shepard.-Mr.
and Mrs. c. A. Simmons are in Green's
hOro.-A childrens day concert will
be given by the children of the Meth
od'st Episcopal Church at the usual
hour Of service Sunday morning. The
program of graduating exercises of
the Stowe grammar school was well
carried out at the Akeley Memorial
building auditorium Wednesday. The
pupils showed good training in de-
livery and appearance. The essays
We're well written. The stage was
decorated with the class colors, 'avy
blue and white. The class entered to
a professional march and took seats
upon the stage with their teacher,
Miss s, Anna Fitzsimonds, Principal
r. G.. Reynolds, Messrs, Barrows, Nor
gan and Cakes of the school board,
superintendent c. d. Howe of Morris
vile and Elton Forbes of the high
school junior class, who gave the adj
aress OF welcome. The salutatory was
by Miss Polly Marshall and the vale
dictory by Miss Dorothy Lang The
diplomas were presented by Superin-
tendent Howe The annual school
ball will be given at the Akeley Me-
mortal building Thursday evening. In
the audience Wednesday afternoon
pupils of the Moscow school, who