Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-22

work done by the late DR. Samuel white
ThaYcr OF this city.
Miss Hazel a. Byingtons essay on
The strength of Vermont" could not
fail to bring thrill of pride to the
heart of every Nermonter. On graphic style
she described the natural beauty Of the
Vermont mountains, lakes and streams
and then dwet at length upon Vermont'G
real source of strength. its manhood and
womanhood The work of several of Yer
mont's citizens whose names are indclibly
written upon the pages of the States
history was detailed by Miss Byington,
who urged the younger generation to
maintain the same answering loyalty
to the noble traditions of the past.
Miss Helen Caroline Stiles, whose
charming essay on Rupert Brooks, the
Man and the Poet won the girls prize,
compared Brooks to n meteor flashing
Tor bf1ef moment across the sky. yet
leaving trail Of glory which could
never fade. Brooks was a true poet. said
MISS stiles. and his last five sonnets
puplshed Just before his death won for
MN immortal fame. Mss stiles traced
the poets career from early boyhood until
MS tragic death in the Aegean sea.
MISS Constance Rutters vocal solo
was so pleasing to the audience that
they demanded an encore which was
graciously accorded Miss Rutter Is
always favorite with Burlington audi
ences and her singing yesterday added
much to the success Of the afternoons
exercises.
Inc immigrant problem az vital
question OF modern America on whose
successful solution much OF the future
progress and development Of the nation
VIII depend, was presented by George
l.. AEel in an essay, entitled Justice
to the Immigrant" While admitting
the necessity OF regulations. Mr.. Agel
felt that certain restrictions were an
unnecessary bar to worthy immigrants
who if admitted might become good
citizens. He pictured the sad plight OF
the deported immigrant who had been
led to come to this country through the
misrepresentation of native American
steamship agents. and asked which was
the more deserving OF punishment. In
closing. he made n strong plea for n
country which would include the men
Of all nations forged into Americans.
Following the reading of the COM
mencement essays the diplomas were
awarded to the graduates by Superin-
tendent of Schools NJ. d. Chittenden.
who felicitated the class upon their fine
record. The announcements of the
prizes We're then made and the winners
of the prizes for the commencement
essays were also announced. The
judges who awarded these prizes were
the Rev. C. C. Adams Prof. NJ. b. Ogle
and c. p. Cow1es. The members Of the
graduating class were:
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Max Frank, Eugene II Manseau and
Joseph Henry Mccarthy.
SUB-CLASs1CAL COURSE
Clement Harold Averill, Gladys Flora
Badger, Mary NJ. Best, Elsie Broadbent
Brownell, Bernice Agnes Byington,
Hazel Annis Byington, Hazel Stuart
Cameron, Irma Verlinda Cooke. Cora
Louise Cooke Timothy F. Daley, Thomas
Norman Fay. Dorothy Harriet Folsom
Eleanor Fuller Folsom. Henry Clay
Hill, Myer Louis Levin. Eletta Ella
Pease Katharine Hopkins Pease. Mil
bred Eunice Powell Constance Athena
Rutter, Margaret Smart. Frances Lara
bee Smith, Helen Caroline Stiles. Meyer
Hugh Weinstein and Marguerite May
Weston.
TECHNICAL COURSE.
Casper Kenneth Jones, Raynod John
Pratt and Carl Rollin Wheeler.
GENERAL COURSE.
Cecil Hart Adams, George Lynwoot
Agel, George Bergman. Albert Henry
Bombardier. Helen Nickery Booth, Bryar
James Trannon, Julian Michael Breg
stein. Florence Minerva Brewer Robert
Gordon Chamberlin, Frances Clap Cram
Rose Bertha Flax. George Howard Flint
Helen Frances Gordon, Sabra Gilber
Gould, Ruth Clara Kidder, Robert Ferris
King. Henry Edward McCuen, Max Her
man Miller Thomas James Mitchell, Sars
Florence Papkin. William Harrison
Pierce, Laura Annabel Pillsbury. Jane.
Battle Rivers. Pearl Alexandria Snod
grass, Bertha Malva Taylor, Jasper Clay
ton Tusley, Mildred Arville White. Rober
Granville Willis. John Sheridan Vim
lIlda Agnes Wright.
COMMERCIAL. COURSE.
| Ida Coda Alpert, Hazel Belle Bayless
Bessie Brown, katherine Della Brown
| Dora Atkins Cohen, Frederick Bernard
Conner. Madeline Dewey Dart. Sophronis
Mary Dennis. Ruth Valentine Ingalls,
Anna Sara London. Rae Markus Genese'
Hanley Prior. Dorothy Mae Ravey, Har
old Burton Rupert. Raymond Louis Ru
pert, Hazel Sophia sheldon.
GIRLS INDUSTRIAL COURSE.
| Doris Annie Cook, Elizabeth Charlotte
Howard, Alice Marion Tyndall
SPECIAL COURSE.
| John Harold Gleason.
TEACHER TRAINING COURSE. GEN
ERAL.
Sarah Barbara Allen, Bessie Bayarsky
Marjorie Pauline Genette, Ada Ruby Har
| rington, Martha Katz, Alice Genevieve
| Stewart.
POST GRADUATES.
Ruth Eles Jones, Bertha Lucinda Spear
Florence Esther Whittemore.
For the lands sake-use Bowker'
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth ant
those who till it. (Adv)