Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Certificates Presented to Class of 100
at Closing Exercises

The assembly hall at the high school
building was filled to its capacity Friday
day morning by relatives and friends Of
the members of the graduating class Of
the Burlington grammar school. who car
cises before receiving certificates showing
a completion Of the course preparatory to
high school work There was an exccp-
tionally large class numbering 100, caused
by the recent change in the school sys-
TEN when the modern grading was put
into the lower classes
The class filed into the assembly hall
to their seats shortly after 70 o'clock and
the exercises We're opened with chorus,
Summer Fancies." by ingalls, which
was eXcellently rendered as was the clos
ing chorus, Merry June" by Vincent.
under the direction of Miss Beryl Har-
rington, very recently appointed super
visor of music in the public schools
Miss Thdorah c. Blow recited in clear
voice the prelude to J. r. Lowclls THE
Vision of Sir launfal." Rudyard Kip
Iings "lf' was handled we'll by John q.
Parkinson, and Miss Helen G. Cobleigh
PLAYED with a very light and airy touch
Hirsch's piano solo butterfly Chase"
Miss Edith NJ. Asel gave much weight
to the story of "Brier Rose" by II. II.
Boyesen. The Best Cow in Peril" was
recited by Charles H. Tracy, and Miss
Lorraine Manson, who followed with the
piano solo by Dellafeld Fitting Fire
n.y. played with understanding and skill
The Ride of Jennie McNeal." written
by VIII Carleton, was recited by Miss
Hilda NJ. Woodruff. Carleton's "Betsey
and ! Are Out" recited by Edmund c.
Mower and its sequel How Betsey and
Made Up" recited later in the program
by John II. Patrick, were exceptionally
we'll done, the boys making the most OF
the authors humor, A piano duet. An
dante and Rondo." from c. Bohm's sec
ond sonata was played in a finished man
ner by the Misses Bertha and Marion
Little. Miss Dorothy NJ. Barstow gave
a very clever Interpretation of THE
Christening" written by E. T. Corbett.
The certificates We're presented by Su-
perintendent of Schools M d. Chittenden,
who congratulated the members Of the
class on passing the first stage of their
education and expressed the hope that
all would continue with n high school
course, so that they might be able to
meet the present day persistent demand
found throughout the country for well
trained men and women.
The names of the members of the 1915
class graduated yesterday follow: Maude
n, Adams. Edith NJ Agel Ida Agel.
Florence *. Aldrich Morris Alfred. Lii
Ian V, Alpert, Dorothy NJ. Baker, Myrtle
M Barrows, Dorothy NJ Barstow Marion
l.. Barstow. Nina II. Bearor. Mildred Bis
set. Flossle Bissonett, Thdorah c. Blow.
Elizabeth H. Booth. Robert j, Bradley.
Hayes M, Braker Sylvia Bregstein. Doris
Broadbent. William ]. Brown. Clarence
r. Burdo. Endora f. Burgess Irene D.
Caise. Mona c. Clark. Dorothy A Cleve-
land. Helen c. Cobleigh, Ira Y. Cobleigh.
Harris Cohen. Harriet r. Colburn. Doris
f. Corey, Evelyn NJ. Gotta, Kenneth c.
Gotta, Marjorie L. Gotta, Arthur NJ. Dole.
Ruth f. Echo. Arthur II. Edwards. Ruth
M Elliott. Harold NJ. Emo, Mary d.
Farr Wendell L. Ferguson, Ray