The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-17
CHELSEA
Graduating Exercises of Chelsea High
School Were Very Good.

The baccalaureate sermon before tn
graduating class of our local high schoo
was delivered at the Congregations
church Sunday evening, June 3, by Rev
John A. Lawrence, when he spoke word
OF wisdom, counsel aud inspiration u
the class. On Wednesday evening tn,
alumni banquet was held in the Congre
gational church vestry, when compan,
of upwards of 100 of the alumni ant
invited guests sat down TO a fine re
past. After ample justice had been don't
to the same, Ernest A. Corwin, presi
dent of the alumni association, intro
duced Harry G. Woodruff, of the class
OF 'S7 as POSTMASTER. Miss Mary Tuck
er of the graduating class gave a very
interesting class prophecy; Mrs. j. NJ
Comstock responded feelingly to the
toast, "Alma Mater" and Perle Il. Da'
venport responded TO the toast, "SchooI
| Athletics" after which many informal
toasts We're responded to by invitation
of the POSTMASTER, The post -prandial
exercises, which were much enjoyed, hav-
ing been concluded, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year;
President, Hale X. Darling; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Percy j. Heath; secretary
treasurer, Miss Myrtle Il. Bixbp; ex-
ecutiye committee, Edward b. Hatch,
Miss Lena Sargent and Miss Rachel Com
stock. After the election of officers, the
merry company sang Aud Lang Syne"
and dispersed.
Thursday evening a large audience
gathered at the opera house and greatly
- oh,
tiers which was given by the pupils OF
the high school and the grades. This
entertainment was arranged to take the
place of prize speaking, which has been
a feature of commencement week for
several years and il was unique and
enjoyed quite as well as has been the
prize speaking of former years.
On Friday evening the graduating ex
ercises were given in the opera house
when the following program was car
ried out: Invocation, Rev. A. b. Enright;
salutatory with essay, THE Presiden-
tial Cabinet" Olive l.. Denison music
by the orchestra; class grafton, "a New
Phase in School Athletics" John w.
Sprague; vocal duet, "School Bells Neva
NJ. Bohonon and Pauline Darling; high
and Story Christobel l.. Densmore; mu
sic by the orchestra; essay, Education
for Efficiency" with valedictory, Tessa
G.. Carey; commencement address, by
Prof. A. f. Lambert, dean of Middle
bury college; music by the orchestra
of diplomas, by Superin
tendent of Schools Hunter; music by the
orchestra. The speakers of the gradual.
ing class showed that they had given
much time and thought and preparation
to their individual efforts which reflect
ID not only much credit upon themselves, |
but upon their instructors as well. The |
is the personnel OF the grad
lating class: Neva Marion Bohonon, Tes-
"a Genella Carey, Pauline Darling, Olive
lydia Deuison, Christobel Louise Dens- !
more, Mary Ann Tucker, Perle Edwin |
Davenport and John William Sprague
This is the first class to graduate from
he new school building and the outlook /
or the future is that the graduating
lasses will be larger, Judging from the
increased enrolment OF students the ac-
for which was made pos
ible by the completion OF the new school
uilding
1t is understood that the school d.
ectors have engaged both Prin. Carl D.
irupe and his assistant, Miss Edith II.
sarnes, for another year, which gives
he friends of the school confidence that
he high standard of efficiency which
as beeen required of the pupils during
he past year will be continued during
he coming year.