The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-07
BIrRR AND BURTON NOTES

L
orary president during the spring
term. The delegates to Makoinkey
summer conference are Hazel Goyette
Fannie Wilcox, Grace Root and Jennie
McNaughton.
An exhibit Of interest to parents will
be open after commencement exercls-
es, in the Gymnasium parlor, next
Tuesday afternoon. Specimen pen
manship, typewriting, notebooks, map
books, sewing, bread making, and
other lines of work will be on view.
A scene well-set, cast thoroughly
drilled, and a large audience, well
pleased, constitute the ingredients for
successful and happily spent even
ing. The senior play possessed all the
qualifications named. The acting was
exceedingly creditable. Special men
ton should be made of the clever work
done by Miss Hazel Brown in her role
as Mrs. Hardcastle, and of Julian
Shaw as Tony Lumpkin.
The Senior class wish hereby to ex-
press their appreciation and gratitude
to Miss Rees, Miss Perkins, and
Messrs. Robinson and Williams and
other townspeople, students, and
members of the faculty also, their
sincere thanks for so willingly help
ing them to make the senior play a
success.
Commencement season at Burr and
Burton opens Friday, June sth with
the Spring Term Music Recital" at
s D. m. in the Gymnasium, The spec
ial feature of this recital will be the
Cantata Rose Maiden by Cowen,
rendered by chorus of students and
towns people Soloists: Mrs. w. R.
Hard, Miss Frances Kelly, Miss Clara
McDeyitt, Miss Anna Stone and
Messrs. Hard, Bennett, Conroy and
Schlieder.
Saturday in the Gymnasium at 4
D. m. will BE- held the Principals
Reception" to which all friends of the
school are cordially invited.
On Sunday evening, June 10th, at s
o'clock in the Congregational Church
the Baccalaurcate exercises will be
held. The address will be delivered by
Rev. George H. Smythe of Hartsdale,
N. Y. He will be assisted by local
pastors. All the various church con-
gregations of the vicinity and the gen
eral public are cordially invited to be
present,
On Monday, June 18th at 8 p. m. in
the Seminary chapel the seniors will
conduct the customary "class day ex-
ercises.' All friends are welcome.
Tuesday, June 18th, at 2:30 p. M,
at the Gymnasium the commence
ment exercises" will be held. The
speaker will be Rev. c. c. Adams Of
Burlington.
Tuesday evening at o'clock the
Alumni Hop will conclude the COM
mencement season. This, as usual,
will be by invitation. Students and
their parents do not require cards OF
invitation. Others will receive their
cards from the Alumni committee, W.
r. Hard, chairman. Those desiring
outside friends invited should write
the committee in due season. Cox's
Orchestra of Rutland, will furnish the
music for both afternoon and evening
of Tuesday.
In view of the large number of the
graduating class, nearly 80 in all, the
commencement week of this year
promises to be one of unusual inter-
est in spite Of the fact that several
members of the senior class are tenn
porarily on the sick list from the pre-
valent epidemic diseases.
The Spring Term Recital program
is given below:
PART
Will o. the Wisp Lemout
Sylvia Lyon
The Butterfly Grieg
Dorothy Kelley
Fla.terer Chaminade
Ruth Mclaughlin
The Scarf Dance Chaminade
Rosa Brooks
Romanza Woodman
Pauline Martin
PART ii
Cantata of The Rose Maiden, Cowen
"The Rose Maiden" by Cowen and
Francillon is based on the following
synopsis: "The Queen Of the Flower
Fairies prays the Spring TO bestow on