Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-26
Commencement Exercises at North
Troy High School.

16. At o'clock p. m. the class entered
the church headed by Marshal Max
Phillips, of the junior class. The
speaker, the Rev. L. A. Edwards, of
Newport, gave a stirring address
from the text, "Behold, l stand at the
door and knock" Rev. 1920. Music
was furnished by double quartet.
Glass day program was given Mon
day evening at Frontier hall, which
was beautifully decorated with flags
and flowers and the class colors, red,
| white aHu D4uo. IAC t.Ie Dack OF tine
stage on a wall of fir boughs were
the numerals, 1913, in red, white and
blue, while over the stage in front,
was displayed the class MOTTO. "Just
Beginning" The stage had been
tastefully arranged for seating the
members of the class.
At 8.15 the class entered the hall
AMI were E4arshaI3ed down the center
aisle and onto the stage to the strains
of a march played by Superintendent
Colby. Space will not permit of the
many good things which might be
said of the program which was rem
dered, for themost part by the officers
of the class. The presidents address
to the undergraduates was full of
good, sound advice, and the essay,
The Mission of the Trained Teach
err" was full of good points, well TAX
en- and presented The work at the
| pleasing. The solo by Miss Philips
was rendered in her usually graceful
and pleasing manner and was &C
companied by Miss Shepard on the
piano and Miss Butterfield on the vi
olin.
The school sang the patriotic song,
| 'ROuse Ie, America" in a vigorous
style. The program follows: Invo-
cation, Rev. Arthur w. Hewitt; ad-
dress by the president, Vivian Natala
Titus; class history, Lottie Belle ia
cobs; piano solo, Miss Shepard; class
ode, Ethel Agnes Curtis; class will,
Helena Ethele Chamberlin; solo, Miss
Philips; class prophecy, Ethel Laura
Trained Teacher" Aletha Florence
Page; music, Grouse Ye, America"
school; presentation of certificates:
address, Rev. Arthur w. Hewitt.
state board of education.
Rev. Mr.. Hewitt, being introduced
by Prin. Blake, presented in behalf
of the state of Vermont, the certifi-
Gates to the members of the teacher
training class and then followed with
the address of the evening. The adj
dress was replete with mirth and
wisdom interspersed in his charac-
teristically inimitable manner. The
school and class are to be congratu-
lated in having Rev. Mr.. Hewitt for
| their class day orator.
The final exercises Of commence
ment week were the graduating ex-
ercises which were held at Frontier
the occasion was furnished by Bur-
roughs' orchestra, of ST. Johnsbury,
and was of high grade.
Seated on the platform were Supt.
B. A. Colby, Prin. N. D. Blake, and
Rev. Mr.. Macfarlane of Westfeld.
At 8.15, Marshal Max Phillips led
the members of the class to places
arranged for them in a semi-circle at
the left of the stage. The exercises
were opened with a selection by the
orchestra which was followed by the
invocation by Rev. Mr.. Macfarlane.
The essays were strongly patriotic in
their nature, revealing good under
standing of the conditions brought
about by the great world war, and
were SO arranged as to avoid practi-
cally nc repetition.
The salutatory, the second earned
a stirring essay, "Our Patriotic Du-
ty," which we'll showed up the needs
of our country and our duty to heed
them Canada, Our Neighbor and
Ally" presented some of the natural
! advantages of the country, it's spien-
did answer to the call, and was char
acterized as the land of opportunity.
The essay, "Thrift," was we'll thought
out, and disclosed some Of the needs
Of our country, emphasizing the les
son of frugality so clearly taught by
the war conditions. The "Perils of
Peace Talk" made clear the useless
ness and danger of talking peace at
this time. "The American Ideal," re-
vealed the long-standing and growth
of that ideal, which, in itself, means
WINS" brought out the fact that the
spirit of '76 and 81 can be satisfied
with nothing but victory for the
right. The valedictory, the first
earned honor of the school, was pre-
coded by an essay on the class motto,
"Just Beginning" The speaker made
clear the advantages to be derived
from education and the duty of every
pupil to grasp every opportunity to
achieve educationally. The program
follows: Selection, orchestra; invo-
cation, Rev. Mr.. Macfarlane; salu.
tatory, essay, "Our Patriotic Duty"
Emily Mel1d ONe1CTd, essay, OdHaOo
Our Neighbor and Ally" Lottie Belle
Jacobs; selection, orchestra; essay
'Thrift," Helena Ethele Chamberlin;
essay, "The Perils of Peace Talk; Sc
lection, orchestra; essay, "The Amer
lean IDEAL" Ethel Laura Manosh; es-
say, "The Spirit Wins" Ethel Agnes
Curtis; selection, orchestra; valedic-
tory, essay, "Just Beginning" Per-
sis Birneda Kilby; presentation of
diplomas, Prin Norris D. Blake; Sc
lection, orchestra, followed by the
singing of the "Star Spangled Ban
ner," in which the audience Joined.
The ushers were seven young la
dies of the junior class, namely, Ger
trude Butterfeld, Anna Elkins, Hes
ter Fowler. Airline Hunt, Madeline
orohao MiIdrnd Massar and MNrtha