The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-06-20
GRADUATION AT BRADFORD.

cate sermon was preached 10 INT
graduating class of the Bradford
high school. The Congl church
was decorated with ferns anc
flowers, the center showing the
class colors by the red blowers
clustered among the ferns. Spe'
cial music was prepared by the
choir. The class led by Harold Az
cry, as marshal, entered at the
close of the voluntary. Rev. A
Reginald Crewe was assisted by
Rev. F. A. Woodwork, of Grace
church in the opening service. Mi
Crewe preached a strong, helpful
sermon from the text in Tim. 1 10
Stir up the gifts within thee" 1t
was an appeal for high motives
clean living, and dealt with the re-
sponsibility of making use OF all
the gifts which came both by in
heritance and environment in max
ing the world a better place. He
spoke of the diversity of gifts
and the unequal distribution OF
gifts, but held that all had gifts
lying dormant which needed but
this divine stirring up to be act
i've forces. He plead for the use.
not the abuse, of LIES powers and
for the consecrated use of all that
the four years of school had
brought within the grasp of the
graduating class. 1t was SER
mon to impress young minds with
the meaning of life and its duties
as well as its pleasures.
Tuesday evening came the grad
uation of the Ninth Grade, the
class being large one. AS has
been the custom for several years,
this evening saw the production
of a playlet, Isl Slocum's Country
Store" being presented. The young
people did we'll and many times
raised a laugh as point was
pressed home. Sis store was the
gathering place for the country
side, which at that time was about
equally dividing it's interest be-
tween Reuben Jaybird's new auto,
the summer boarder, and an enter
tainment which was to be produce
ed; while the assistant postmist-
ress was wholly interested in get
ting all the news from the postal
cards. 1t was decided to give an
impromptu rehearsal of the COM
ing entertainment so each con-
tributed a part to the program and
incidentally showed considerable
talent both in the speaking and music.
The school girls with their song
and their broom drill made a hit
in the program. The graduates
are Gladys NJ. Batchelder, May L.
Beede, Lucy M. Bowker, Edwin R.
Colby, Dorothy S. Conant, Amah
o. Cunningham, Paul o. Dimick,
Dorothy M. Hardy, Earle B. Has
kins, Fred e. Jacobs, Ruth B.
Johnson, Edward B. Lynch, Ruby
T. Lyman, Warren Martin, James
F. Mayette, Albert M. Merrill, Les
lie j. Norcross, Harry M. Rugg,
Lucia T. Thompson, Elwyn j. YER
mouth, Alice A. Yarmouth, Cecile
B. Virgins, Ottobel Worthen,
Christie E. Wright.
Wednesday evening came the
graduating exercises of the high
school. The stage was decorated
with red and white, the class col
ors, and the class was escorted to
the stage by the high school, the
school being seated on the plat
form built in front of the stage.
Rev. F. A. Woodwork offered
the opening prayer, which was fol-
followed by the chorus by the
high school, "Springtime Rever-
ies.n Miss Mertie Belle Kimball |
welcomed the audience as saluta-
torian and then gave an essay on
Famous American Women" Miss |
Minnie Florence EMERSON took up
the problem of the Rural School," |
Miss Mary Aldora Richardson re-
cited the history of the class and
acted as prophecies, using as her |
subject the Past and Future of |
the Glass of 1913" The girls of
the high school sang THE Bridal
Chorus" from the Rose Maiden.
John Ralph Simpson reviewed the |
history of "The Panama Canal"
Miss Jessie Isabel Minard spoke
on "The value of an education
The high school chorus again sang,
giving "Eldorado." Miss JUNE e.
vera Collins had an essay on
Mental, Moral and Physical De-
velopment." Miss Alice May Colby
made the Presentation of Gifts,'
taking off each member of her
class thereby. The only boy in the
class was given a dress and hat
as a protection from the suffra-
gettes. Miss Helen Elizabeth Carr
was valedictorian, saying farewell
to high school days, and speaking
on the class motto, Never Turn
Backward" Harry B. Martin, trus-
tee of the schools, presented the
diplomas, and Rev. F. A. Wood
worth pronounced the benediction.
The whole program was interest
ing and worthy of words of genu-
inc praise The school may well be
proud of its graduating class in
the year 1913. The chorus work of |,
the high school, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. b. S. Hooker, proves
that Bradford has musical ability, L
which needs only training to give
the town a musical reputation. The
graduates are: Helen Elizabeth
Carr, Latin course; Mertie Belle
Kimball, John Ralph Simpson, Eng
lish course; Minnie Florence Kin
erson, Jessie Isabel Minard, JUNE
Elvera Collins, Mary Aldora Rich
ardson, Alice May Colby, teacher
training. Sadie, Diana Bailey, Hon
ora Mae Murphy, Nan Blanche
Glover, jeanne Leora Darling and
Iva Blanche Humphrey took the
teacher training course as a post
graduate course This adding of a