The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-13
Fitting Climax to Series of
Commencement At
fractions
STREET PARADE
AND WAR ADDRESS
Trophy Cups Awarded, Included New
One to Glass Having Largest Number
of Persons in Service-Gymnasium
Fund Is Launched.

commencement week closed in
''blaze of glory" last night, when
when the High School Alumni asso-
.ciation held its annual parade on Main
street followed by the usual reunion in
the high school room. 1t was patriotic
and spectacular event, fitting climax
to series of especially interesting and
worthwhile commencement features.
That the Alumni association is a real
live body was apparent throughout the
evening, and the old schoolroom resound-
ed with songs and cheers and applause
from the throats and hands of a company
|of loyal alumni that packed the room
About s o'clock the parade started
from the building under the direction of
Chief Marshal T. w. Childs. 1t was
headed by the Liberty drum corps and
marched down Main street in double file.
and when the head of the column reached
the turning point at the junction of Main
and Elliot streets the end of the process
sion had just left the school building.
Many of the classes wore distinctive
costumes and carried banners, and about
everybody carried banner or flag An
unusually large number of spectators
looked on and applauded from the side
walks.
| On the return of the parade to the
school building Chairman E. B. Smith of
the alumni association appointed a nom
inating committee and then turned the
meeting over for half an hour to Frank
NJ. Cram, director of music in the
| schools
MIR. Cram put the company through its
PAGES in good style. Printed copies of a
number of patriotic songs had been dis
tributed, and for starter Mr.. Cram
had the crowd sing We're Going Over
Then Miss Katherine L. Denning sang
There's Long, Long Trail, the audience
joining in the chorus, humming the
lchorus of one verse. Smile, Smile, Smile
was sung by the audience and by ths
class of 1893 alone, after which a sole
was rendered by Fred c. Adams NexI
came America for Me- Miss Dorothy L
Hubbard sang Keep the Home Fires
Burning, and the chorus of the secont
: verse was sung by the ladies alone TIL,
New Marching Song was sung and thu
: chorus whistled, also We All Will Shine
and Mr.. Adams rendered another solo.
The speaker of the evening was intro
Z duced by Mr.. Smith at this time. He wa
William X. Balch of the editorial staff o
. the Boston Transcript, who gave deep
ly impressive war address that not onI,
: thrilled his hearers but brought hom
: to them in sober and thoughtful man
, ner the seriousness of the German men
, ace and the obligations of the people 0
l this country in meeting the crisis. MI
! Balch frequently was applauded, an
wehn he had concluded his address ther
Z was not only prolonged applause bu
I lusty cheers by the cheering squad unde
4 the leadership of Herbert j. Parker O
the graduating class, which did excellen
work in that line during the evening.
Mr.. Balch at the opening of his addres
regretted the failure of the men on tn
street to raise their hats when the color
passed, which was in line with previou
T lcriticism which has been made in Brattlt
y boro.
The central thought of the address wa