Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-06-17
Graduation Exercises at Derby Academy.

Graduation Exercises at Derby Academy.
Commencement week at Derby
academy was observed from June to
June IL. Baccalaureate sermon was
Rev. William B. Hubbard of Center
brook, Conn. His inspiring message
was, "Greater things than these shall
We do.'' On Monday and Tuesday the
class assembled for written examina-
tons. The prize defamation contest
took place in academy hall on Wednes-
day evening. Prizes were awarded as
follows: First prizes.-Cyril Reading
Darby, cutting from '.The Lion and
the Mouse" by Charles Klein; Gladys
Marion Brock. 'Teaching Rollo to
Dress" by Robert j. Burdette. Second
prizes, = Edward Bates Rawson,
Occurring of Dinah Shadd." by
Rudyard Kipling; Margaret Ellis
Sykes. ''Peg Wofington.' by Charles
Reade. The variety in the selections
and the earnest efforts of the students
made the contest unusually interest
tive audience. The alumni promenade
followed. On Thursday morning the
commencement exercises were held,
the program as given: Music, prayer.
music, salutatory. 'The Duty Of
Happiness, Floy Erma Gray; class
history. Harry Elgin Rice; music !;
class grafton, "Heroism.' Ethel Ada
Sykes; class essay, 'The Greatest
Engineering Feat in History" Maurice
Leon Tracy; music; class prophecy
Florence Bernice Fuller; presentation
of gifts, Percy Raymond Courtney !;
music; address, Rev. George A.
Martin, pastor of Grace M. E. church,
St. Johnsbury; valedictory, Friend
Ship" Beatrice Lizzie Buck; music !;
presentation of teacher training GER
tifcates, Superintendent Margaret r.
Kelley; presentation of diplomas, Ex-
Gov. Josiah Grout; class ode; benedic-
ton. The excellent address by Rev.
George A. Martin of st. Johnsbury
was the principal feature of the exer-
cises. The graduates, also, rendered
their part creditably. The attendance
alumni participated IN the banquet in
the town hall. Turcotte's orchestra,
which had been engaged for the week,
was enjoyed On this occasion. Rev.
George A. Martin, John Aiken, Ex-
Gov. Josiah Grout, Albert A. Silver,
Jr., Prin. l. A. Bowdoin and others
responded to the genial toasts of
Senator E. G. Blanchard of Newport.
Appreciation Of the work of the past
year, and the setting forth of the
future needs of the school were the
leading topics Of discourse. On the
same evening occurred the faculty and
senior reception. It was long
receiving line, the senior class exceed
ing in number several previous classes.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
red and gold, the class colors, upon a
background of evergreen, with a
profusion of ferns and red roses.
Refreshments were served by under
graduates. On Friday morning the
trustees of Derby academy convened
for their annual meeting. At o'clock
was called base ball game, D. A. VS..
Alumni. The score was to in favor
of D. A. The events of the week
eliminated on Friday evening when a
very pleasing concert was given by the
University City Entertainers of Bos-
ton. The graduates in the academic
course we're: Arthur Jennings Bates,
Elsie Jane Beach, Mildred Lucinda
Bell, Beatrice Lizzie Buck, Lyle
Francis Cass, Floy Erma Gray, Gordon
Chella Boynton Miller, Vera May
Powers, Ethel Ada Sykes, Kathleen
Iva Todd, Beatrice Frances Trip.
| Those of the commercial course were
Adele Mary Blanchard. Percy Ray
mond Courtney, Florence Bernice
Fuller. Irvie Gretchen Hildreth, Harry
Elgin Rice, Robert Weslyn Sherman,
Maurice Leon Tracy. Graduates OF
the teacher training course were
Elsie Jane Beach, Mildred Lucinda
Bell, Adele Mary Blanchard. Beatrice
Lizzie Buck, Floy Erma Grey, Irvie
Gretchen Hildreth, Jennie Agnes
Lackey, Chella Boynton Miller, Ger
aldine Bertha Rich, Ethel Ada Sykes
Kathleen Iva Todd, Esther Myr;
Williams.