The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-12

| Fifty-eight young men and women,
comprising one of the largest classes ever
graduated from Spauding high school,
received their diplomas at the close of
impressive exercises in the Barre opera
house last night, the occasion marking
the formal conclusion of commencement
week festivities in the city schools. Prin-
cipal c. II. White presided and Professor
Bernard T. Marshall, who occupies the
chair of bibliology at Dartmouth college,
was the speaker. Seated on the stage
with the speaker and the principal were
members of the school commission and
Superintendent H. G. Woodruff The
same setting that was used for the class
day exercises Thursday was retained for
last nights program and a more effective
background for the impressive exercises
could not have been desired. Class colors
predominated both in the panel arrange
ments at the rear of the stage and in the
color scheme carried out in decorating
the class motto, I'm Ourselves Lies Our
Future" which was suspended across the
proeenium.
There was scarcely a vacant seat In the
house on the floor or in the balcony when
the graduates, marshaled BY Alexander
Mckinnon of the junior class. marched
forward from the rear of the house and
were ushered into tiers OF seats directly
in front OF the stage Miss Blanche Rus.
sell, who acted as accompanist for the
musical numbers, played the march. Rev
Edgar Grassland, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, offered prayer. The
first number was one OF the most pleas
ing of the evening. II came when Newell
Parker rendered a baritone solo, "Scre-
made" tSchubertl with Carter Downing
playing the violin obigato.
One of the two essays which made up
The literary features contributed by the
graduates followed. The title of very
inely delivered essay by Miss Ruth Nir.
line Sowden, second ranking member OF
he 1915 class. was "A Cosmic Dream"
subject matter gathered and reduced to
rhetorical composition of most attractive
'arts was admirably handled by Miss
,owden Not so idealistic as its subject
night indicate, the essay contained
wealth Of serious thoughts. eapably mar
hailed and presented in forceful man
er. IL was an Illuminating picture of
reser- dsy conditions which she drew
nd her conclusions were ones which
we're happily calculated 20 inspire on
imism. None Of the applause which the
udience seemed eager 10 accord all 9th
: participants was withheld from Mis-
owden.
Professor Msrshall's Address.
"The Vision Of Youth and lie ChaI-
'nge" was the topic and the keynote Of
n inspirationai address by Professor
larshall, who gracefully complimenteI
imself, as he advanced 90 speak. in hav-
q the opportunity to appear before The
ll5 graduates Of Spsulding and neatly
lrned the compliment on the bead af
arre's high school for bic conscientious
forts in it, behalf. Professor Marshall
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paeity for shifting sharply 10 the more
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