The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-10
LARGE AUDIENCE
IN ATTENDANCE
Ex-Mayor James B. Estee
of Montpelier Was the
Chief Speaker

commercial department, and the exer
cises were listened to by an audience
that filed the auditorium. The com
mercial class numbered 20, being one ol
the largest ever graduated from the com.
mercial course. This was the first time
that separate exercises have beens held
by the commercials" and the success
last evening is likely to cause similar
program to be carried out by the next
classes.
Those who took part in the program
we're: Miss May Lake, valedictorian,
and Miss Christine Murray, salutatorian.
Misses Rhoda Parry, Dora Taylor, Ma
riah Erskine and Nathan Flint, other
honor students, were assigned to parts
in the exercises. Miss Dora Taylor de-
livered the class history. Nathan Flint
! delivered the address TO the juniors.
Misses Erskine and Parry read essays.
Musical selections were rendered by 9TH
er students. James B. Estee, ex-mayor
of Montpelier, delivered the address to
the graduating class.
The members of the graduating class
are as follows:
Gerald Wooded Brock, Barre.
Carl Burgess. Barre.
Harry Lynn Daniels, East Montpelier.
Foster Spaulding Doolin. North Troy.
Mariah May Erskine, Williamstown.
Evelyn Anna Finnegan. Granitevlle.
Nathan Whiting Flint, Washington.
Mildred May Lake, Barre.
Leland Hosmer Leland Sartoga
Springs N. Y.
Margaret May Mcdonald, Webster
vile.
Lenford n. Miner. Orange.
Michael James Plumpides, Winehen-
don, Mass
Christine lamont Murray. Barre.
Harold Leslie Poor. East Brookfeld
Rhoda Ellen Parry Middlesex.
Glndys May Richardson, Orange
Bessie Maude Slayton, East Calais
Mary Stewart Smollett, Barre.
Dora Daisy Taylor, Lyme Center, n.
Fl.
Raymond Tierney. Barre.
The auditorium of the seminary was
attraetively decorated. Streamers of
a purple and white color scheme, the
graduating class colors, were interspersed
with banners. Hanging in conspicuous
position on the platform was the class
motto: Success by Labor" The plat
form was banked with evergreens, pot
ted plants palms and cut flowers Seat
ed on the platform were Mr.. Estee and
Prin. o. X. Hollister. who presided over
the evenings exercises.
Promptly at s o'clock, Wallace Guern-
sey, 1915, of Calais, marshalled the grad
uating class and the members of the
1918 commercial class to their seats in
the auditorium. Miss Alice n. Averill |
supervisor of the piano department at |
Goddard. played the march, Miss Aver |
i'll acted as aecompanist during the |
evening. The program was opened with |
a piano duet, march (Shubertl by Mar |
ion Anker and Kathleen 0'Leary Miss |
Christine Murray, salutatorian, then de- |
livered an address. She spoke of the |
first annual graduation of the CONNER |
rial department and expressed her belief |
that it was the first step towards ele |
waiting the commercial department on a
plane with the business college. During
her address, she cited the numerous ad- |
attained at Goddard in com
nercial work, notably its connection
with the other departments of the school
md its boarding facilities.
Miss Rhoda Parry's essay was titled.
Jane Adams She gave sketch of
he Chicago womans life and her great
influence in modern social progress in
Drief and concise manner.
Miss Jennie Audinwood received con-
iderable applause with her pleasing rem
lition of "Mammv's Songs southern
lialect solo. Nathan Flint, in his ad-
lress to the juniors, discoursed in hui
norous stain. He poured forth volumes
# advice. During the course of his ad.
lress, he informed the juniors of the
,rest benefits to be derived from the
ieorge B. Milne room. which was
quipped during the past wear. Miss
dariah Erskine told of the advantages
nd requirements of business educa-
ion in her essay, Business Education" ,,
The class history, by Miss Dora TAYLOR.
vas well given. In a rather lengthy mar
ative, the happenings of the school were !.
hronicled from the day of the class or
Miss Christine Blake, plan
st. rendered "Gondola" LACK. The :
by Miss May Lake, "Success !,
Y Labor" was given an attentive hear !
ng.
The next number on the program was !
vocal solo, "A Perfect Day" Carrie
aeobs- Bondl.
MI. Estee's Address. $
James B. Estee opened his address by
greetings to the members of
he graduating class, the principal of
GODDARD and the schools instructors, n
-ho have been so instrumental in mould
lg the careers Of the students, at this
lpreme moment, the parting of ways,
hen the students are about to break Il
he bonds of the past school life and en- t
II into the business world He enlight a
ned the students on the full signif- "
ince of commencement. 1t is the con- R
usion of one chapter of life and the "
aginning of another. 1t is at that s.
,ur, after the completion of your Il
,urse, instilled according to the educa- a
onal ideas of the school, when you are
,out to enter on another journey in A
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