St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-21
Splendid Exercises By Summerville
and Portland St. Grammar Schools
Friday Afternoon and Evening
AT COLONIAL THEATRE
Former Presents Shakespeare's "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" and
the Latter Gives "As You Like
lt'-BOth In Charge of Miss
Madeline Randall.
Summer Street School.

der the direction of Miss Madeline
Randall, the Shakespearian COM
edy, "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
to an interested audience of parents
and friends. The play was given in
a most pleasing manner and the act
ing showed the great natural ability
of those taking part. The principal
characters were: Edward French as
Oberon, King of Fairies; Harriet Yer
non as Titania, Queen of Fairies;
Doris Cowles as Hernia; Allen Hun
ter and Melvin Lynch as Demetrius
and Lysander; Clarence Campbell as
Egeus, father of Hernia, and Amos
Scott, Jr., as Theseus, Duke of Ath-
ems. They executed their lines with
much spirit and expression and were
finely supported by the attending
caste of fairies and attendants.
The parts of Walter Morse as Puck
or Robin Goodfellow and Merle Ash
ton as Bottom the Weaver were fine
ly taken and caused much laughter,
ants were delightful.
Orchestra a Feature.
The music by the class orchestra
of IA pieces was finely rendered and
credit is due Miss Glenn Robinson
who led and trained the orchestra for
the fine class of music played by an
orchestra composed of such young
members.
The attendants and fairies were as
follows: Pease Blossom, Cobweb,
Moth and Mustard Seed were respec-
lively, Louise Stevens, Ella Hall, Nat
allie Marden and Flora Roberts.
Other fairies were Josephine Howe,
Rosa Hartman, Grace Chalmers, Isa-
belle Porter, Barbara Howe and Err
nestine Brown and Rachel Cole.
The commencement address was
delivered by the Rev. F. B. Richards
of the North Congregational church.
Mr.. Richards spoke on the Building
of Character illustrating his
thoughts by the use of sleeves and the
sitting of gravel. He spoke of the
making of cement and how the grav-
ell is sifted to get the required fine
ness of the sand, which in the making
of cement is so important as the finer
the gravel the better the grade of ce-
ment. Mr.. Richards said: 1.-The first
sieve that 1 will present is that of
truth. Truth is something that you
have been learning each day of your
school work. When learning the al
phabet you found very soon that
TRUTH spelled truth, and so with
arithmetic that two and two were four.
SO truth in life may be used in the
same relation as the sieve to sift out
that which can be depended upon
from that which is false He also
spoke of the Importance of intelli-
gently using truth as a sitter to use
only the finer quality of sand in the
building of character.
Kindness MOuIder of Character.
Another sitter described was that of
kindness, which with truth, formed
the two sleeves to be used in the
moulding of conduct and character
for the future.
The diplomas were presented by
Frank H. Brooks, who spoke of the
honor he esteemed it to be asked to
present them to the class.
He said the fine work accomplish
ed by the class reflected greatly on
all, and was due partly to the teachers
but mostly to the classes own ability
and application to work
I'm closing he said, 1.-The class
motto Aim High But Strike Higher
is a worthy one to follow. and if fol-
lowed will lead to prosperity and
success"
superintendent Young presented
the certificates that entities the pos
SCISSOR to enter any state high school,
and said: THAT the demand for
trained men and women is growing
greater each year and I hope that
each one will continue on through
high school at least, and if possible
college,"
A striking feature of the gradua-
ton was that the young ladies were
sensibly dressed alike with white
skirts. MILDLY blouses cut norfolk
style and black sailor ties.
The Graduates.
Graduates, Miss Pierce's Room
The class officers are: President,
Edwin Nelson; e-president, Harriet
Vernon; secretary. Amos Scott; treas
urer. Charlotte Stiles; Archibald Gill
bert Blair. Harold James Clark, AL
berta Crossman, Bernard Austin De
laney, Edward Robert French, Wen
dell Byrne Ford, Arthur Bruce Gaff-
ney, Ferdinand Walter Grady, Gilbert
Henry Greenwood, Ellsworth Hubert
Hazelton. Agnes Mary Hansen, Beulah
Aida Harris. Rosa May Hartman,
Barbara Jane Howe, James Allen
Hunter, Forestina Maud Johnson,
Robert Edward May, Earl Edward
Mitchell. Edwin William Nelson, Win
throp Eugene Pierce, Isabelle Wolfe
Porter, Arthur Edward Ripley. Flora
Wright Roberts, Walter Edward Rog
ers, Amos Whitney Scott, Hazel
Louise Shaw, Irwin James Streeter,
Charlotte Hilda Stiles, Carroll Otis
Tinker, Florence Avis Varney, Harriet
Vernon, Doris Abby Wheaton, Fred
erick Burnham White.
Graduates, Miss Harding's Room
The class officers are: President,
Doris Cowles; vice president, Russell
Marshall; secretary. Louise Stevens;
treasurer. Melvin Lynch; Merle Jo-
seph Ashton, George Arthur Bennett,
Ernestine May Brown, Wallace Merton
Carter, Gladys Rachel Cole, Doris
Orrel Cowles, Clarence Edward Camp