The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-19
As STUDENTS GIVEN
BUSINESS DIPLOMAS
Continued from first page.)

Principal o. X HOLSTER and Rev. Ed
gar Grassland of this city occupied tn
stage.
The exercises opened with the entranc
OF the members of the class When the
had seated themselves, prayer was OF
fered by Rev. Mr.. Grassland. An over
ture, merry Wives of Windsor" wa
rendered by Mary Allen, Eva Davis
Airline Hutchins and Merle Douglass. Tn
first speaker on the program was Len
| Scaver of Williamstown, who, after Civ
| ing the salutatory, dwelt with a grea
| deal of emphasis on Service" TIL
| speaker brought home TO the members O
the class the various opportunities TO
service in some phase of the great worlt
struggle and showed clearly the variou
| tasks being carried on throughout tn,
country. She was followed by Jenni,
Cassani of this city, who gave the clast
history in a pleasing as well as inter
esting manner. Events occurring from
their enrolment at the seminary TIVE
years ago were told in detail by Miae
Cassani, while she dealt with feeling
on the fact that four members of the
class laid down their books and took III
arms shortly after the outbreak of hos
tilities with Germany year ago last
April. Deane Brock and Ralph Martin
are now serving their country in France
Mario Barberi is a member of the lst
Vermont regimentsl band, and Clarence
Geddes is at present awaiting the out
come of the examinations for the An
napolis naval training station, which lie
took several weeks ago.
Miss Cassani was followed by the
speaker of the evening. Rev Grassland.
He brought home to the graduates an
urgent appeal to enter into the life and
service of the nation. The speaker re-
lated the fact of the governments re-
cent edict, Work or Fight" and Incl
dentally related several incidents of the
labors Of several men through the ages,
whose tasks have made the world beau
tiful and pleasing place to live in. He
urged the graduates not to seek for the
easy positions, but to undertake those
that would test their ability to its ut
most, although never to forget TO put
ones all into whatever task he may un.
dertake. He brought to his listeners in
a forceful manner that the demands of
the tasks which lie before them would
make them better citizens and would
develop culture and personality and he
showed that God had a place for every
one in the world to fill and it was up to
them to find in which spot these oppor-
tunities lay. In closing, he congratulate
ed the graduates upon entering upon the
business life of the world and showed
his faith in their welfare
Rev. Mr.. Grassland was followed bv
II Ill 81 IL. Ia Il
iered two pleasing and delightful vocal
solos, AT Parting" and "Ahl Tis
Dream" Mary Nicholson of this city
was the next speaker, she having the
class prophecy. She proved to be pleas
ng and humorous prophecies, relating
he future experience of each member of
he class.
The class motto, always Prepared"
was the title Of the essay given by ,To-
'ephine Lucchini, after she had given the
,aledictory. Miss Lucchini pointed out
With clearness the mistake of the great
,ations now engaged in the struggle for
democracy, in the lack of preparedness, |
without which they were unable to stop |
he mad rush Of the Huns earlier in the |
truggle. She emphasized the need of |
to her class mates and in |
losing expressed the appreciation of the |
lass to the members of the faculty and |
o the trustees for giving them the pre-
aredpess for their future in the business
World
The diplomas were then awarded by |
Principal o. X. HOLSTER, after which |
he benediction was pronounced by Rev |
IT. Grassland, this closing the exercises. i
The Class Roll.
The class officers are: President,
,arle Wilson Winter; ice-president,
ohm Charles Watt, secretary, Josephine
tartan Lucchini, and treasurer, Mary
errena Nicholson. The class motto Is
Always Prepared"
Those in the class receiving diplomas
ere: Eva Elizabeth Ainsley, Barre;
osephine Andreolette, Barre; Ethel Mae
yer. Barre; Marjorie Geneva Bartlett.
ARE; Ruby Hazel Bradbury. Washing
IN; Esther Ella Gresette, Washington;
eressa Margaret Carroll, Barre; Jennie
ngelina Cassani, Barre; Florence Jane
ingwsll, Barre; Hilda Mary Dubay,
ARE; Marjorie Kirk Fownes. Wollas-
IN, Mass; Angie Flora Frattini, Barre; ,
atalie Dorcas Gauthier, Orange; Rena |
dalaide Gisnni, Barre; Lillian Edith !
slsall, Barre; Josephine Marian Luc-
Iini, Barre; Clara Ailene Mclean, Will {
lmstown; Elizabeth Mae Mcleod. {
ARE; Mary Serena Mekkelson. Barre; |
agel May Miles. Berlin; Zoraide Flora I
.tanelli. Barre; Mary Louise Parnigoni. 7
srre; Annie Lizzie Peduzzi, Barre;
atherine Elizabeth Phelps, Barre;
ella Andrea Pierson, Barre; Lena Nav 5
aver, Willamstown; Jessie Wilson Rae e
lylor, Barre; Victor Leroy Bixby. East n
IRE; Charles Bernard Carroll. Barre; d
,lph Burnhsm Daniels. East Montpel- v
h: Cyril Williams French, South Z
IRE: Lester Harold Holt. Barre: n
orthe Jason Jeffords. WilliamstoWn: a
.orge Frank Lucchini. Barre: Ernest G
illism Mayo. WehsterviIle: Earle q
Zines Mesrs. Marshfeld; Frank Ellis y
lrphy. Barre; Van Leroy Persons. r,
81 Calais. George Carrick Roark. East v
ne; Archie Saporiti. Barre: Harold =
ank Ssult, Randolph; Ralph Merrill A
bin. Barre; Walter Clarence Tobin. ,
ne; Earle Wilson Winter. Barre; q
hn Charles Watt, Barre. q