The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-15
MONTPELIER
Sixty-Eight Pupils Graduated from the
Eighth Grade.

Eighth Grade.
The graduating exercises of the eight
grade Of the Montpelier schools tool
place Friday evening with the presenta
ton of pageant entitled, America
Yesterday and To-day" after which
Supt. S. c. Hutchinson presented to the
IS graduates their diplomas. The pag
cant exemplified the life of the different
ages in this country. Part one was Civ
en- up to the early history of the country
The first episode was the days of the In
dams, the second the pioneer days; the
third Revolutionary days in two scenes
the fourth, Civil war DAYS in two scenes
The meeting of President Lineoln's cab
met was probably the best scene of the
pageant Part two was in two episodes,
| the first OF which was the welcome to
| immigrants, Germany excluded, the sec
ond was America awakening to her re-
sponsibiity in the present crisis, The
pageant was presented in very clever
manner, much commentator being Civ
| en- the teachers for its success. The list
of graduates is: Mary 0rpha Ainsworth,
Theresa Laura Ala, Maud Edrith Alex
ander. Loraina Helen Andrews, Arthur
Townsend Barnes, Estella Selma Barnes,
Abraham Jacob Berman Angela Sesan-
drina Beverina, Ella Belle Bliss, Rico Ste
fono Brignoli, Stuart Robinson Bryan,
Archibald Campbell, Clayton Carr, Louise
Barbara Campagnari, Myrtle May Con-
ner, William Charles Davis, Dorothy
Cary Dewey, John Cary Dewey, Mildred
Martha Densmore Robert Edward Dillon,
James Henry Dow, Esther Ella Edison,
Amy Louise Fsrr, Fred John Fearing
Annie Elizabeth Gidney, Robert John
Gidney, Frank Lloyd Goodwin, Rowena
Merriel Hoare, Viola Ellen Hoare, Gladys
Clara Hill, Edgar Carleton johnson, Her
bert Elmer johnson, Bennett Thompson
Kent, Marjorie Catherine kibby, Martha
Bernice kidder, Dorothy Knight, Teddy |
Tracy Lawson, Robert Hayward Lowe, |
Gordon Hanks Maunsell, Mary Evelyn |
Nathan, Reinold Putnam Miles, Egidio |
Ugo Preverelli, Mary Abby Piccoli, Theo |
dore George Pierce, Margaret Bessie Riv |
ers, Henry Elias Rounds, Ruby Jane
Shorey, Flora Belle Silloway, Lester
Charles Silloway. Anna Louise Slayton, !
Harry Foster Sprague, Claude Cary
Spaulding, Esther Slate Stockwell, Rob
ert William Sunderland, Charles Dexter
Temple, Anna Sadie Thornton, Ranold /
Boyles Turner, Robert George Turner,
Emily Florence Warren, Theodore Earl
mond Warren. Wendell Lewis Wash
burne, Ruby May Virgins, Ruth Brenda
Harry Philip Yeti, Lena Yeti.
Gov. II. f. Graham and Major Harvey /
Goodell have returned from Washington,
d. c., where they have been for several
DAYS in connection with matters in which
Vermont is interested in the war. Sew
aral persons called the executive Office
turing the week relative to a conference
with the governor, with the result that
someone started the rumor that he was
cooking after some fences, but instead he
ias been looking after Vermont's part in
he war Ii became known early in the
week that petitions for C. II. Darling as
, candidate for governor had been dis
.ributed in Orange county.
Mr7. L. j. Mathieson, who has been in
With pneumonia for two weeks, is recov-
ring.
+. r. Pitkin and c. A. Lang were in
Burlington Friday, attending the annual
ession of the grand chapter of the Ma
onc body.
Many persons, seeing the screen pic
ure in the Playhouse, recognized Lieut..
I. D. Gibson of Mortified, husband of !
Irs Nancy Puifer Gibson of this city.
Ic has recently been appointed battalion
diutant at the request of the command
ng officer of that department of the
egiment. He was in the hospital at the
ime the assignment to the new duty oc-
lrred but hoped to be able to report in
short time.
DIR. NJ. G.. Hillegas commissioner of
lucation, has received from Prof. George
B. Works of Cornell university, who re-
.ntly inspected the schools of the state, \
report of conditions as he found them
the state which shows that Vermont \
more advanced in the vocational in
ruction than other states. The report 3
part states, relative TO the organiza- 3
on bv which the special state schools 3
e placed under the direction of the I
ate board Of education: This will give
.cellent opportunity for aTticulating Z
em with the agricultural work in the
nior and senior high schools The modi
ations that are under way in the ma
rails and methods OF the special schools,
believe, are sound. In general, schools
this character have followed in both
these regards too closely in the steps
the colleges Of agriculture You are
Sc in 50 organizing the work that this
ror vii be avoided He commends
e handling 81 the problem in the jun
r high school period Of the child life
cause it brings about readiustments
critical period in the school life Of
2 child. -On the basis of what you
ye already done and the plans YOU
We in mind. I feel confident ia saving z
~ I you and your board are permit
60 carry them ont, Vermont viii in