The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20
MONTPELIER
Class Of so Graduated from Montpelier
High School.

The graduation exercises Of Montpeliel
: high school and the l0ath anniversary o.
the institution Of the Washington county
grammar school took place in city hal
Wednesday evening with some 800 per
sons attending, A patriotic program wal
presented, for the most part by the mem
hers OF the senior class Of the school
The program was especially well given
In fact, general opinion was that II was
the best presented in recent years. Hec'
tor Farnham, who was TO have given an
grafton, America in 'he Air" although
present during the exercises, was excused
from participating because Of his recent
injury, Much praise was given Miss
Lydia Bisbee, who delivered "By Labor
and Honor" the valedictory, and Miss
Evelyn Wells, the salutatory Miss Wells,
in the opening remarks OF her address,
presented the school colors 10 the class.
They were accepted by Merle Wheeler in
behalf of the class, who in fitting words
stated that the class would see that the
standard Of the school was maintained
during the coming year. Diplomas were
presented TO 80 students, the largest
class that has graduated from the insti
tuition. Suitable presentation remarks
| NtIt Nv ~ ". ilutNHlUtOHt ruDtN-
intendent Of schools, when he delivered
the diplomas TO the young people
The exercises were. commenced with
prayer by Rev. S. 7. Bloomfield. Other
parts than those already mentioned
were; Grafton, Eastward Ho! The Cry
OF 1915" Clyde Lewis; defamation, Her
Country" Rebecca Yeti; grafton, with
the Men of the Red Triangle Gerald
Perkins; grafton, "The American Navy
in This War" Edward Johnson Miss
Louise Rowland delivered an essay en-
titled Sources Of Patriotic Inspiration
in Vermonters," the one upon which re-
Gently she was awarded a prize by the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Suitable music broke the sameness of
the program. II included the high school
chorus under the leadership of Miss Jes
sic Wharton singing Columbia Be-
loved; girls chorus singing, Happy
Birds; school chorus singing, Freedom
Our Queen" and America Triumphant"
the program ending with America"
The stage of city hall was hastily dec |
grated with palms, peonies and cut flow
ers, while over the class hung the nu
merals 1918, The motto is "By Labor |
and Honor" First honors were awarded |
TO Miss Bisbee, second honors to Miss
Wells, university scholarships to Miss |
Bisbee and Hector Farnham, first com
mercial honors to Edward johnson, sec
ond to Rebecca Yeti The class roll is
Academic Howard Power Almon, David
Werner Anderson, Alberta Adelne Ayers,
Marjorie Ellen Barber, Gertrude Jennie
Batchelder Lydia Abbie Bisbee, Charles
Wallace Campbell, Cora May Chamber
lain, Paul Longfellow Cleaves, Francis
Carlisle Coates, Goldie Alice Crawford,
Miriam Rhoda Ellicott, Hector Stevens
Farnham, Mabel Ruth Goodwin, Helen
Salome Harris, Louisa Rachel Hoare,
Helen Louise Hasseltine, Louise Dewey
Rowland, Viola Alice Marvin, George
Robert Mckee, Barbara Carol Ordway.
Gerald human Perkins, Elizabeth Dewey
Temple, Evelyn Belle Wells, Shirley
Cleora White Margaret Verna Doty
vangeline Juanita Butler,
Elizabeth Campbell, Marion ,
Beatrice Carr, Gertrude Cohen, Ethel Fay
cooley, Alice Aretta Coutts, Marcia Haz-
e Edson, Lillian Anna Hackett, Helen ,
Ethel Heney, William Neil Hornbrooke. 3
Edward Reynold johnson, Clyde Frank !,
lewis, Della Edith Lille, Esther Dell i,
liles, Frank Perolini, Marian Isabelle :
Persons, Urban Louis Sawyer, Francis /,
Thomas Sheridan, Leona Merle Somer-
lille, George Sherman Warren, Rebecca /,
lett, Doris Marion Emery, Angus Alex 7
nder CoIvin, Elizabeth Mae Stone
The graduating exercises of st. Mi. :,
hael's parochial school In Montpelier :
ook place Wednesday afternoon in the 3
asement hall of st. Augustines church =
nth large number of the relatives and ).
riends attending the exercises. There y
Tere SO young people in the graduating |,
lass 10 OF whom were boys. A very a
leasing program was given, in which I,
he students did credit TO themselves and h
he sisters who have trained them. Rev. :,
r. O'Connor. chaplain of the 30lst cav /,
Try at Fort Ethan Allen, was the speak a.
:, He delivered message to the grad n,
ating class upon service, n which he n
iled attention to the fact that while =,
icy cannot enlist because they are too a
Dung they can help in many other ways "a
nd play an important patriotic service y,
n their country. n,
The program consisted of a march 10
aged by Robert Fraser; welcome, Laura ~
orgue; chorus, "The Soldiers Dream; -,
Sicilian Captive read by Dorothy -
lynn; "Gynamer," Ruth Barrett; piano in
10, Alice Hayes, Evangeline Galaise and 90
,therine Connolly; Tributes to Amer y
a. by the boys; chorus, BLOW Soft br
'inds"; Legend of st. John" Marion or
right; For the Flag" Thomas Kane; ~
ilitary drill, girls; "Martyrdom of St O.
gnes,' Madeline Premier; "M"atpelier ~
the Great Strife" essay by Paul King; z,
orus, "The U. S. A. Forever; presen- in
tion of diplomas by Rev. p. j. Long and III
dress by Chaplain O'Connor. n
The list of graduates follows: Mary mn
argaret Abair, Ruth Helena Barrett, +
leresa Helen Conlin, Catherine Mary ~
nnoly, Florence Valentine Cole, Ger III
nde Mary Coughlin, Mary Margaret HI
Marion Agnes DeColaines, w
orence Mary Doueette, Grace Helena re.
,nnolly, Laura Phoebe Forgue, Mary Cd
adeline Premier, Dorothy Mary Glynn, "a