St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-21
Portland Street School.

Portland Street School.
One of the most distinctive features
of commencement week in st. Johns
bury was the presentation of "As You
Like It." by the graduating class of
the Portland Street school, at the Co
lonial theatre Friday evening.
When the curtain rose on this, the
greatest of pastoral plays, and the in
troductory lines spoken, it seemed al
most impossible that this was a play
being given by a class of boys and
girls, so faultlessly were the lines
committed and so perfect was the
enunciation.
Mildred Ram, as Rosalind, carried
the part with grace and dignity, while
Clayton Gray as Orlando, was a most
impressive lover. The comedy of this
play was the more intensified by the
clownishness of Touchstone and the
dull humor of ill-favored Audrey,
which parts were we'll taken by Shir-
ley Astle and Iris Underwood. Rhea
ellison as Phoebe. acted her part fine
ly in her disappointed love affair.
The principal characters were well
supported and each and every mem
Der of the caste is deserving of the
involved in making his or her part
correct, to the greatest possible degree
and in helping Miss Randall, who di-
rected the play, to make it the success
it was.
The Cast
The parts were taken as follows:
Orlando, Clayton Gray. Duke Senior,
Mathew Cox; Amiens, Gerald Donley;
Jacques, Morris Marow1tz; LIE Beau,
Gladys Busket; Charles, Kenneth
Lanpher; oliver, Carroll Poole; Duke
Frederick, Dale Daniels; Adam, Ev-
erett Daniels; Touchstone, Shirley AS
tie; CORN, Luther Green; Sylvus, Avis
King; Rosalind, Mildred Ram; Celia,
Marion Hall; Phebe, Rhea ellison; Au-
dry Iris Underwood; Lords, George
Chamberlain, Leonard Peabody; Lady,
Mildred Thomas; Foresters, Theodore
Beck, Roderic Ling.
Address by Mr.. Moody
The ADDRESS to the class was deliv-
cred by Rev. Paul Moody of the South
Congregational church.
After praising the class on the sue
cess of the play and the pleasure it
had given him, Mr.. Moody addressed
the class on the necessity of laying a
secure foundation in building their
characters and lives.
He laid stress on the necessity of
laying the foundation of ones future
both firm and deep and said the
larger and more magnificent the
building to be built the more neces-
sary was it that the foundation should
be deeply grounded. He Hkened the
graduation from these schools to the
beginning of the foundation that
would be capable of supporting a
great character.
He further said that in laying the
foundation of character the greatest
lesson to be learned was that of ODE
dience for those who could never
mind others could never mind Them
Selves and that to command others
one must first be able to command
self.
In closing Mr.. Moody said: BE
cause of the training received in
these schools and to the extent you
have profted by what you have learn
ed and in building character just to
that extent will you be important to
the people around you and to the
world"
Diplomas Presented.
The diplomas were presented by Err
nest Coles of the school board, who
spoke of the excellent record of the
class and of the measuring up to the
standards required of it.
The state certificates were present
ed by superintendent Young, who
said success was only attained by per-
sistent effort and those who were
ready to keep trying were sure of
realizing it,
The girls of the class wore white
-f,.hes p
green sailor ties. The boys wore
white sport shirts with green ties,
which were the class colors of green
and white. Those graduating are as
follows:
Graduates, Miss Steele's Room
Hazel Mae Coombs, Gladys Mar
guerite Cutting, Rhea Cooke Gill
son, Ruth Leola- Goss, Marion Ger
trude Hail. Maude Estelle Hall, Avis
Mae King, Frances Emma Larma,
Lena Alberta Learmouth, Gladys Wv
ian Livingston, Mildred Lois McCul-
Tough. Erlyan Amber Morris, Mill
dred Keepan Ram, Grace Edna Rob
inson. Ivis Mae Underwood, Theodore
Conrad Beck, Matthew Lewis Cox,
Dale Astle Daniels, Daniel Gerald
Donley, Clayton Fred Gray, Franklin
Griswold Hovey, Leonard Thomas
Ling. Roderic James Ling, Norris Ed
ward Marowitz, Carroll Henry Poole,
Shirley Mary Astle, George Wilkins,
Rudolf Wright.
Graduates Miss HubbelPs Room
Gladys Nellie Buskett George Blair
Chamberlain, Roy Kenneth Collins,
Percy Charles Currier, James Everett
Daniels Harold Goldberg. Luther Ma
thanieI Green, Kenneth Babcock Ian
pher, Donald Hugh Macdonald, Wen
dell Arland Morris, Mildred Harriet
Moron. Leonard Earl Peabody, Esth-
er Ann Peck, Guy Eugene Ross, Iva
May Sawyer, Mildred Mary Thomas,
William Jesse Thomas, Dorothy ALL
cen TillotSon.
Relief Corps Entertains.
Chamberlain Woman's Relief Corps
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