St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
PEACHAM.
commencement at the Academy
Portrait of DIR. Mackay Unveiled.


Portrait of DIR. Mackay Unveiled.
| The events of commencement week
In Peacham were inaugurated by the
Junior branch of the Alumni Associa-
ton, with its annual banquet on We'd
nesday evening, June IS. Two hun
| dred guests sat down at the tables
The Town hall was profusely decorat-
| ed with flags and class remnants, and
the kramboinoff orchestra of st
Johnsbury added to the pleasure by
their music. Isaac Choate, former
resident Of Peacham, an alumnuS OF
the academy, and now a lawyer in
Manhattan, Mont, was a typically
genial toast master. After few rae,
opening remarks, he introduced local
vice-president, Ira Farrow, who con
Quoted the business meeting of the
association. The report of the treas
urer showed S529.39 on hand. During
the year. the sacretary's report show
ed that lot had been purchased fol
a gymnasium site and decided to The
trustees of Peacham Academy II
addition the association appropriated
500 toward the erection of build
ing. BY various enterprises $131.6!
had been further added to this fund
The following officers were elected fol-
the ensuing year: President, Mrs
Miriam Varnum; presidents
Peacham, Ira Farrow; Barnet, Mer-
rill Hastie; Danville, John Armstrong;
Groton. Mildred Teller; Hardwick
Alice Fay; Ryegate Winifred Nolan
Walden, Gladys orion; secretary, Ell.
MrC
Renfrew; local committee, Rens
Hunter, Agnes Somers and PHILIP
EMERSON. Resolutions on the dealt
of some of the members and friends
of the Junior Branch were adopted
Among the speakers of the evening
were Principal Carroll G. Ross, "The
Gymnasium; Miss Clara M. Gardner,
Anything Under the Sun; James
Eastman, president Of the class of
1917 and Dascomb P. Rowe of 1915,
and now student in u. V. M. The
leading speaker of the evening was
Prof Carl Vose Woodbury. of Nor
wich University, who gave an IN
-spirational address. Chaplain Paul
D. Moody of the First Vermont Regi-
ment and Capt. Wilcox of Co. d OF
st. Johnsbury were also guests anG
spoke for enlistment, especially in Co
D. The class day program on Thurs
day evening was heartily enjoyed,
The commencement exercises were
marked by one feature of unusual
interest, the unwilling of a very fine
portrait of DR.. Albert J. Mackay,
presented by the community. gener-
ously assisted by the senior class The
programs of class day and commence
ment were as follows:
Program for Glass Day.
March and overture; chorus, "Hail
Columbia; address of welcome,
James w. Eastman, president; his.
tory of class Of 1917, c. Dana Carl
son; class motto, Isabel S. Bradley;
class prophecy, Glayds I. Orion;
prophecy on prophet, Gladys E. Craig;
class poem, James w. Eastman
presentation, J. Cephas Guthrie; pre-
sentation- to presenter, Clarence ]
Nutter; cremation of books Annie L
Killam; class will, Roscoe A. Earring
ton; class song, Winniefred e. Rogers
Program for Commencement.
March; prayer, Rev. T. A. Carlson;
salutatory addresses. ''Clara Barton's
Service to Humanity" Gladys E
Criag: song, Battle Hymn of the
Republic; essay. "The New Vermont
in Education Karen E. Carlson;
Grafton, "The Prizes for the Inventor
Clarence j. Nutter; essay, "Methodf
of Presenting Moral Truths" Isabe
S. Bradley; song, anvil Chorus from
II Trovatore' Grafton, 1.-The New
Russia C. Dana Carlson: essay, "Wo-
man as an Educator" Winniefred r.
Rogers; grafton, white Pine in Yer
mont" James w. Eastman. Jr.; song
1.-The Little Tin Soldier; Grafton, Tine
Wizard of Schenectady" ]. Cephas
Guthrie: essay, THE By-Product OF
the War" Annie L. Killam; Grafton.
tApples of Cold" Roscoe A. Earring
ton: song, "The Star Spangled BAN
ner'; valedictory addresses. The Llt-
tie Graces," Gladys I. Orion; unVeil-
ing of portrait of DR.. Albert j. Mac
kay; presentation for the community
Prof. G.. A. Bunker; acceptance Iof
the academy, Rev. ]. *. Wllllams'
presentation of class of 1917, Prof.
C. G. Ross; awarding OF diplomas
Rev. J. K. Williams; song, America.
The teacher training class graoualeo
the following members: Post gradu
ate: Ellen Bayley, Karen d. carson
Daphne Craig, Goldie Grigwer; senior
Isabel S. Bradley. Annie Laura hli-
lam. Winnifred E. Rodgers
MRS. w. S. Sanborn, Correspondent
Death of Mrs. Partridge. |
Mrs Francis w. Partridge passed
,vav at her home in the South Par' |
IF the town on Monday, June II. ohe
mad been very i'll since January. pu'
,er end was fastened by an attacf
If bronchitis and grip. Mary Jane
Graham was the daughter OF william
and Ruth (Gilfllan Grahams ano
was horn at Barnet October 81, 1883
ME was the second child IN a tamiis
# II children. When she was
small child her parents moved
acham to the place now owned w
George Richardson, where her III.
vas passed in teaching, one year "
which was in the west. On May
sec she was married to Francis w
pa fridge and went to live on tne
arm where her death occurred. Nj
partridge died in July, 1911. she
,,rvived by a son, Loren e. ana
,auehter. Blanche G.. both living OF
he home place Another daughter
Narv r. Partridge, died in 1898. "
or brothers and sisters only three
re living. Robert Graham OF Sal
Diego. Cal. and George Graham