Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
Closing Exercises of Graded School.

The closing exercises for the village
graded school were held at the town
hall Friday evening. The hall was
crowded with an appreciative audience.
Evergreen and ferns covering the en-
tire wall made an effective background
for the stage, while in front were
masscd large bouquets of white daisies,
the class flower, and ferns, and at the
top of the curtain an immense daisy
wreath was hung.
The program was especially enter
tanning, notably in the perfect rythm
and execution of the many intricate
drills. Great credit is due the teach.
crs, Miss Florence Phelps, Miss Marion
Winslow and Miss Mary Jones.
After q selection by the teachers
orchestra the's following program was
given. Opening song, by school; wei
come exercise, grade |, Ida Franklin,
Ida Boyden, Olive Gale, Lena Perkins,
Beatrice Casey, Guy Franklin; folk
dance, ~ pupils from the intermediate
room, girls dressed in pink TUNES; folk
dance, six girls and six boys of the in
termediate room, green TUNES and
green and white scarfs for drill; dia-
logue, A Narrow Escape, arranged by
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tiers taken by Annabel Barber, Lester
Barber, Eloise Cummings; Japanese
song in costume, Caryl Sayre.
Variety drill of Mother Goose char
actcrs in costume; Queen of Hearts,
Rhona Patterson; King of Hearts,
Frank Woodland; Boy Blue, Nathan
Dauchy; Mother Hubbard, Isabel
Buckley; Mother Goose, Bessie Buck
ley; Bo Peep, Dorothy Hcbb; Red Rid
ing Hood, Eloise Cummings; Mistress
Mary, Julia Sparks; Miss Mufiit, Mabel
Crowell; Maid, Mabel Columbus.
Dialogue, song and chorus, primary
school; sunbonnet and overall drill in
costume, Caryl Sayre, Elaine Columbus,
Mildred Davis, Onda Godfrey, Beatrice
Meacham, Beatrice Casey, Harold
Marsh, George Greenwood Lincoln
Taft, Alonzo Grey, Maynard Robinson /;
folk dances, IL pupils from the inter
mediate room, girls in pink tunics;
class drill, IA members of the eighth
grade, carrying long wands wound with
green and gold, the class colors, and
having green and gold streamers, Lin
coin Taft and Raymond Barry leaders
vacation plans, primary, John Follctt,
Edward Godfrey, Ruth Sparks, George
Greenwood, Kenneth Grout, Martin Ca
scy; sunbeam drill, 10 little girls in
yellow pointed caps and sashcs with
wings, Dorothy Mcacham, Olive Marsh,
Ruth Barry, Cecilia Capen, Beatrice
Cummings, Margaret Boyden, Agnes
Casey, Rose Richardson, Marion Knapp,
Jessie Buckley; Farewell, recitation
Raymond Barry.
Short remarks were made by Supt
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given to % members of the first grade,
six of the second, eight of the third,
eight of the fourth, eight of the fifth,
10 of the sixth, Is of the eighth. There
has been no seventh grade this year.
Eight members of the eighth grade
were given state certificates for en-
trance into secondary schools, each of
the rest of the class was conditioned
| in only one or two studies and will
again try the test in August. Those
receiving certificates were James Fol
lett, Ruth Hcbb, Florence Meacham,
Annabel Barber, Gerald Huett, Anne
Dauchy, Maynard Taft, Merriam Cum
mngs. These pupils will enter the
seminary in the fall.
The three teachers, Miss Phelps, Miss
Winslow and Miss Jones were next
cuicu ny mIS' whitney " lnc pidtlOIin
and each was presented several gifts
from the various grades. Their sur
prise and pleasure was evident to all.
The closing song was given by the
eighth grade, an original song of fare
well to the Townshend grammar school.
A large banner with green letters, T..
G.. Sic, upon gold background
was held by two of the students in
front.
Old and young joined in an hour of
marching and merry-making, the teach
crs orchestra furnishing excellent mu-
sic for the occasion, AL are glad to