Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-23

habits through worthy conversation,
the writing of friendly letters and such
other exercises as may be found in
abundance.
bravery is another element in
strong personality. Mere physical
bravery makes an almost irresistible
appeal For days before and after one
of the great championship fights the
newspapers give much space to descrip-
tions of the principals. There are med
ais for those who risk their lives for
others. Our outward expression of APP
probation for adherence to conviction
is not as great but the rewards are as
pronounced.
Can one who is timid become
brave? 1t cannot be denied that many
persons are not brave. There are big
men who choose to endure the pains of
toothache rather than submit to the
curative treatment of dentist.
Many men and women continue to do
the things that they know are wrong,
simply because they have not the bray
cry to confront their companions with
n new form of conduct 1t is entirely
possible for anyone to develop bravery
by behaving as though he is brave
The boy who squares his shoulders and
defies the bully of the school to touch
him has learned the value of this prin-
ciple.
"The ability to experience sympathy
strengthens personality. | do not mean
that form of scntimentalty that leads
people to go Summing and then makes
them thankful that they are not like
those whom they observe. Sympathy
should mean the ability to put your
self in the other fellows place. This
brings about the understanding and
appreciation of the motives that CON
! troll his conduct. Sympathy can be de-
veloped in the same manner as bravery
is developed. Behave towards anyone
as though You had sympathy for them
and sympathy is sure to come.
''The last element in strong person
atty that I shall mention is common
sense. This trait is more easily de
fined by what it is not than by what
it is. To affect manners of conduct
and dress unlike those of persons about
you is not common-sense unless you are
confident that yours represent "A
marked improvement. Neither is it
common sense to believe that all the
other people of the world are wrong
and that you alone are right. The per-
son who lacks tact is lacking in COM
nonsense.
"The development of common sense
can be brought about by employing
such knowledge of human nature as is
known, and by doing as others do until
you have found some better way of ac-
complishing your purpose. Good looks.
a pleasing personality, and q sturdy
body may each help personality but
none of these characteristics is essen
tial -
At the close of the address the glee
club rendered Barbara Frictchie, by
Jules Jordan, in a decidedly effective
way, the incidental solo being rem
dered by Miss Harriet E. Arnold in
pleasing tone and enunciation.
Austine Prize Winners.
Principal f. B. Smith, following the
musical number, announced the honor
roll of the three Undergraduate class
es, the list being the names of those
who the past year have maintained
the so per cent standard required by
the college entrance certificate priv
ilege The list, he said, was the
shortest he ever read. It was as fol
lows: Junior girls-Mabel Bascom,
Dorothy Cain, Florence Ames, Mildred
Eddy, Susan GRAHAM, Leila Thomp-
son. Sophomore girls-Hazel Chase,
Hazel Compton, Florence Farwell,
Amy Goodell, Charlena Thomas, Roby
Wright. Sophomore boys-Ernest Bar
RE, Fletcher Barrows, Hadley Gibson,
Stewart Stearns. Freshman girls
/ Elizabeth Abbott, Eleanor Clay, Eve
lyn Fisher, Dorothy Gobie, Dorothy
Hubbard, Beatrice Scovell. Freshman
boys-Lawrence Barker, Ernest Glib
son, Forrest Harmon, Roy Switzer.
Then he awarded the Austine prizes
amounting to $400, the income of
$4,000 left by the late Col William
Austine, which is awarded to the four
mombers of the graduating class hav-
ing the highest averages for the four
years course This year the fourth
prize was divided into two $50 prizes,
the marks of the two winners being
within a hundredth of one per cent of
each other. The three who received
500 prizes were George Bernard
Chase, Lamoille Clark Langworthy and
Hazel Dorothea Wentworth and the two
between whom the fourth prize was
divided were Ruth Marjorie Hale aad
Elizabeth Moran.
The announcement of each prize
winner was greeted with applause.
Mr. Smith then awarded the two
University of Vermont 800 scholar
ships to George Bernard Chase and
Gertrude Mary Austin. The univer
sity gives scholarship each year to
the young man and young woman hav
ing the highest averages in the grad
uating class of each high school in
the state, who take college prcparato
ry subjects. Mr.. Chase and Miss Aus
tin took the Latin-science course. All
the Austine prize winners except Mr..
Chase took the commercial course and
therefore were not eligible for the
University of Vermont scholarships.
Mr.. Smith spoke briefly to the class
and turned them over to the school
board.
Rev. T.. Q. s. Osgood, chairman of
the school board, conferred the diplo-
mas, but before doing so he said that
in themselves the diplomas were ma
terial things, but behind them was
much that was spiritual and ideal and
well worth while. In delightful way