The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-15
Spaulding 1917 Nambers in
Lighter Veir Class
DIS
PREPARArs aY TO THE
CT ING SCENES
A Large audience Was De-
lighted with the
Program


exercises of the Spaulding high school
graduating class yesterday and yet the
program measured up to the high stand
ard set by classes that have gone before
and the attendance was above the aver
age. Then, too-the superlative must be
applied again-for the largest senior
class in the history of the high school
marched down the aisle after all the
other students had filed into the opera
house and down the broad lane to seats
near the stage. Long before the exer-
cises began friends of the graduates be-
gan to appear and by 8 o'clock the opera
house, auditorium and balcony, was
crowded to the doors.
Gold and white were charmingly har-
monized in the stage decorations, which
were in charge of the class of 1918. Neat
panel effects were attained at the rear
of the stage and over the procenium was
suspended in letters of the same color
combination the class motto, "Not for
self, but for country" The very idea
so loftily expressed in the motto is pa
triotically exemplified by four Spauld-
ing seniors who joined the colors this
spring. Three of them were in khaki
yesterday as they accompanied their
classrr les down the aisle and the fourth
tt all members of the National
Gu. Vermont-will be present for
the s4'&luating exercises tonight. The
class of 1917 showed it's colors along
side the national colors, for the Stars
and Stripes occupied prominent place
in the stage arrangement.
When the call came for men 1917 was
ready to give and did give of its young
manhood to the country and yesterday
its patriotism was again demonstrated in
the presentation to the school Of 500
Liberty bond. The gift was rendered to-
ward the close of the exercises, the
speech of presentation being made by
the class president, Charles Ralph Oh
liver
So it may be said, all in all, that it
was a pretty patriotic class day in which I
class that has stood most of the tests (
of patriotism acquitted itself most cred
itably.
More than 500 high school students,
representing the four classes, were gath
cred in the vicinity of city hall when the
order to file was given. Each class was
by particular shade of
the rose, the reddest flower of them all
being worn by the seniors. The march
was played by Miss Josephine E. Hovey,
director of music in the city schools, and
her assistant, Miss l.. Blanche Russell.
First came the undergraduates, mar
shaled by Harold White, who led the
juniors, sophomores and freshmen to
their seats before the more reverend SEN
iors came slowly into the house.
The class president, Mr., oliver, acted
as chairman, and in his official capacity
he extended welcome to underclass stu
dents, friends of Spaulding and other
guests. 1t was upon his introduction
that the class historians, Miss Isobel
Catherine Gall and Miss Myrle Evelyn
Cow, took the center of the stage and
proceeded to outline in crisp dialogue the
ioings of the class of 1917. From the
,radle days of 1913 to the eve of grad
nation the more important events of
lass history were racily told in chron-
,iogical order The next number was a
selection by the senior girls, who sang
Eye Hath Not Seen" (Gaul under the
Erection of Miss Hovey, with Miss Rus
'ell playing the accompaniment. The
fingers made creditable showing on the
occasion of their two appearances and
hared with those who figured in the
literary side of the program the hearty
.pplause of the audience.
Upon John Howard Cole devolyed the
Ionor of reading the class will. 1t was
long and mesty scroll and if some OF
ts keener shafts failed of understanding
mong the older and sedate folk before
i'm. their sharpness did not escape the
tudents. Each class as well as individ
al students and the faculty were not
pared. One of the three honor students,
n the person of Miss Grace Irene Bixby,
nade an interesting contribution to the
.fternoon's program. Miss Bixby was
warded third place in the assignment
( scholastic honors and her essay on
Women and Nations" was admirably
ut together and well rendered. The pa
er reflected considerable research and
areful regard for the finer details of
hetoric in the composition.
Gifted seeresses were Misses Lydia Sa
an Cove and Rose Sarafna Tomasi, who
ave the class prophecy. Destiny, sc-
,rding to the crystal gazers of 1917, has
iarvelous plans for the % graduates
no are to receive their diplomas. To
he task of reading the future of the
ass Misses Cove and Tomssi brought
isdom and humor and both ingredients
ere sprinkled Promiscuously through
he prophecies. The only solo OF the
fternoon was furnished by Miss Rose
Iargusrite Levin, who sang "The Night
gales Song" (Nevinl. Miss Levin sang
excellent voice and was cordially
,ceived by her hearers.
After the solo came the presentation
the Liberty bond. Spaulding has
-ofted yearly by the largesse Of her
ms and daughters, but the gift this
ar was unique. President oliver spoke
elingly in delivering the gift and con
uded BY explaining that the income
ON the bond il to be used for the good
the school.
Allan Ritchie Johnston opened the way
r the last number in his address to
e graduating class. II was in the ns-
ire Of a valedictory among classmates
four wears and his charge 10 the alum
Of tomorrow was full Of good com
The urncram closed when the girls