The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-18

UNBOUNDED
Over 400 at DemOnstrative
Reunion of Alumni of
High School
CLASS OF '89 HAD
SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

President Collins of Newark, N. J.,
Gave Entertainment by James
B. Thrasher Outdoor Parade
Pleasing Spectacle.
Enthusiasm ran riot in the high
school building last night, when The
High School Alumni association held
It's annual reunion, bringing to close
specially interesting succession of
commencement exercises 1t is 4 re- /
markably virile alumni association that
can maintain this festivity year after
year with no diminution of zeal. All
the desks aud recitation seats were oc-
cuped. while many sat in the windows, |
and It Is estimated that over 400 per- I
| sons were present. as the supply of lee
cream, which was sufficient for 4o0I
| helpings, was exhausted and an addi- |
| tional supply was secured.
This was the 25rh anniversary Of the !
the class of 1889, and that class and
those classes whose Both 20th, 18th, |
| loth and 9th anniversaries came this
year eo-operated in providing the en-
| tertainmeut 4 committee Of the class
of 1889 decorated the high school
| grounds, the work being in charge OF
Judson Stafford. Rows Of Japanese Ian
terms extended from the huilding down
| either side of the main walk to the
street and around the lawns on either
side, maiting a gala appearance.
Special effort was put into the alumni
| parade, which was the spectacular fea-
ture OF the reunion and was seen by
| many townspeople, who assembled in
/ that locality for the purpose. Inside
! the building the classes, especially
those who attended the school during
the last few years when the late H. r.
Bingham was principal, were pleased
to hear from William +. Collins. prpsi
dent of hc class Of 1889, who Is noyr
/ literary editor Of the Newark Evening
I News; while excellent entertainment.
: was furnished in the way of French
Canadian dialect readings by James b.
: Thrasher of Natick, Mass, and music
by Leitsinger' S orchestra. Refresh
ments, class yclls and reunions added
to tho pleasure of the occasion.
: In the afternoon the members of the
class of 1889 assembled nj the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. @ L. Stickncy, Mrs.
! Stickney being q member of that class,
! and went to the school bnildIng, where
IN ivv was planted soon after 80
a Very enjoyable turkey supper was
served to the members. their wives
and husbands, in the Brooks House
parlof, ; being present. 1t was this
class which was about to graduate
when the death of the old sehoolmas-
ter Beniam +. Bingham, took place.
I'm the parade the members carried
palmleaf fans bearing pictures of Mr..
Bingham.
; Spectacular Outdoor Event.
Delightful weather favored the grad
yates and former members for the out
Idoor event. Shortly after 40 the
: First Regiment band began to play and
/ the grand march was on, with Frank
lB. Putnam of the class of 1889 as
marshal Following the band the young
: or classes marched out of the building
4 first, followed bv the older classes il
= order, the oldest coming last They
marched in double file entirely aroun,
the building, down the main walk t.
the sidewalk, north to the northern
boundary of the grounds, south to tn,
southern boundary, back to the mair
walk and into the building again. Th,
band had reached the building ON it,
return before the last of those in tn,
n parade had left it, which gives som,
idea of the length of the line.
In the parade were a variety o
= novel features. One class wore automo
rs bile costumes, another carried toy bal
= looms, while many novel effects such a
% lSUnU0WbfS, udiSlpS, elt., Ntft produced
- by special adornments, and seyera
~ classes were amply equipped with az
80 paratus for making weird noises Ban
- ners indicated the classes to which tn
- different groups belonged. Yards an
.'s yards of serpentine and quantities o
nc confetti added much to the oaiety o
= the occasion.
"a The parade passed down the lowe
ID corridor, up the rear stairs and throug
" the upper corridor to the double door
'a of tho high school room. Then the dot
~ bic file separated, making an aisle tn
he entire length of both corridors, and Q
ne the rear section, composed of the olde
classes, passed through there were eol
tinuous applause on the part of tn
younger persons. The parade comml
tee consisted Of Mrs. G. G. Fits, +. /
Putnam, C. l.. Stiekney, Miss Ma
garet BARRIER, Miss Jessie Ransom an
Us. II. D. Tasker.
Glass Of 1912 Gets Trophy.
.ge When all were seated Principal
on B. Smith asked the younger class
nm to sing the school song while the Sc
nj retaries were filing ont blanks to sho
'he the percentage of living graduat
va present to show which class should ha'
els the trophy cup the coming year. III
mo- slips were handed to the trophy col
ed mittee, who later reported that t
ats class Of 1912 won the cup with o pc
os+ eentaee of %. Of their 81 eraduat