Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-06-04
THE THREE CRAF"TSBURYS

years. The principal of the Training
class, Mrs. Annie E. Snyder, gave a
short address to the girls on the value
and influence of noble womanhood.
The exercises closed wi tn a''Boat Song"
by the class. The graduates of the
Teachers course were: Florence Mae
Buchanan, Gertrude Go.die Davis.
Mabelle Mildred Halfway. Margaret
Efie Marie Miles. Gertrude Helen
Weber, Doris Aldine Sanders.
The most impressive of all the good
things of the week was the graduating
exercises of the class of 1913 on Thurs
day evening, May % in the Congrega-
tional church. The music furnished by
Dunn's orchestra was especially good.
The students of the entire academy
entered in body. The church was
tastefully decorated with everg reens
and the class colors, green and gold, in
which colors over the platform was
displayed the class motto. SIN our
selves, our future lies.' Each stu
dent wore the class flower, the yellow
rose The first Grafton entitled "Mod-
en Iconoclasts," was given by Bernice
Susan Allen. who showed some of the
most potent destructive forces in the
institutional life of America. 1t was
not speech prophetic of evils, but
aimed to point our remedial forces.
Roy Melville Anderson answered the
question. why Go to College?" He
showed the broadening and deepening
influence as we'll as the cosmopolitan
touch which comes from contact with
professors and students. Payson Morse
spoke on wages and Conditions in
American Industry" While his con-
ception of the capitalistic side might
seem to some biased and narrow, at the
same time he gave the audience an
inspiring message to help on the ever
upward movement of the people
toward better democracy. Edmund
Morton Root with the subject, "The
American Wizard in Plant Life" gave
very interesting and appreciative
summary of the life of Luther Bur-
bank. He showed the value to the
world of the scientist in genetics and
emphasized the fact not only of this
mans greatness of thought, but Of his
Wiley gave a very forceful ana beauti-
full Grafton on the subject, with the
Few or with the Multitude If all
who heard him could actualize the
ideals he set forth, they would surely
find golden key to great achievement.
1t was a splendid exposition of the
individualistic philosophy from boy of
his age. 1t is not too much to say,
that all these orations were in quality
of thought and expression above the
production of the average high school
graduate. This commencement has
revealed what the work of the earnest,
efficient teacher can do for the youth
of our state. The small academy like
no mol ~, E..
the personal relation of teacher and
pupil, for Individual training of in
estimable value. Miss Mary H. Bal
ley, the prime pal of the academy, when
presenting the diplomas said, "T0 you
these diplomas represent the end of
one of the pleasantest periods of your
lives and the entrance upon new life
with new opportunities, new pleasures
and new perplexities and we urge
you to make these new perplexities
problems of advancement into larger
spheres of service to your fellowmen.
By accepting them you become alumni
Of our academy and thus place your.
selves under obligations to support her
in every way that you can, but es-
pecially by having a personal interest
in her welfare, and the obligation to
bring honor to her by living such lives
that she will be proud to call you her
sons and daughters And she will be
proud to call you such, if you live up
to the best that we have seen in you.
You will get out of your lives just
what you put into them, so fill them
full of worthy thoughts and efforts
and think often of your motto and
you will realize more and more the
truth that in your selves your future
les You know just what we want
you to be, just what we expect you to
be. but l will express it to you in the
ideal of Tennyson's King Arthur.
Live pure. speak true. right wrong,
follow the King -
Names of graduates. class of 1913.
Latin course, Bernice Susan Allen,
Roy. Melville Anderson, Edmund Nor
ton Root, Stacy Wilburt Wiley;
English course, Payson Aurelius
Morse; Commercial course, Adeline
May Gilbert. Gayla Mae LaMonda,
Herbert Maxfeld Bailey, Wayne Alonzo
Sanders