The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-25
SENIOR CLASS OF Al.
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seats on the platform.
Address on Dreams and Deeds.
Part two opened with an orchestral
overture, Sweet Love, by Vollstedt, and
this was followed by the invocation by
Rev. Dr. Herbert P. Woodin, pastor of
the Centre Congregational church. In a
few appropriate words Principal Warren
then presented "a man from Dart
mouth, President Benjamin Tinkham
Marshall of the Connecticut College for
Women in New London, who, in his
opening remarks, referred to the pleas
ure he experienced in attending high
school commandments and said this was
the fourth high school commencement
he had attended in five days.
The speakers subject was Dreams
and Deeds and in cogent address he
held closely to the keynote, admonish-
ing the young people to have ideals
to dream and to do. He said the great
and fine things of life come because men
have dreamed and dared; because men
have gotten vision of an ideal and
stepped over the track. Get gold, get
wealth, get position, get honor! Yes,
but heads up, dream your dreams. 81
would suggest the idea of dreaming and
planning, he said. "Hold your mind
hard and think as others have thought
and project into the future. | believe
the world waits for the dreamer-the
dreamer who is a doer. Dreams and
deeds are complementary one to the
other; the other is impossible without
the one.
The speaker said the dreamer could be
trusted, he would be scorned, laughed at
and ridiculed; that there was One who
had been scorned and ridiculed for His
vision and that the world was waiting to
see His dreams come true.
President Marshall urged the read
ing of poetry-good poetry-as the best
and highest thoughts are often found
in the author s verses He urged that
the imagination be given play; it was
meant for that. The world needs lead
ers people of power, people of visions.
Then he cited Generals Foch and Haigh
and other great generals as dreamers of
campaigns, dreamers of combats dream
ers of victory and peace, and spoke of
the hours they spent in the cathedrals
in prayer; every combat was fired with
religious zeal. The speaker then paid
a fitting tribute to Roosevelt as a
dreamer, a seer, doer.
Turning then to the women dreamers,
he spoke of Florence Nightingale and
of her vision of serving in the battle
| field, and her dream and vision has been
| followed by many. He brought to mind
the great visions of an engineer to dig
| deep into the rocky foundations and
| build 30 40 or more stories in the air
| a dreamer who dares and does
Fling out your life; pour out your
energy; plan your work and work your
plan,' said President Marshall. And
| in speaking to the graduating class he
referred to the sacrifice which they could
not realize had been made by some OF
| the mothers represented there to send
their boy or girl through the course, and
| in closing said 81 beg of you, dream
and dare, and do. -
1t was an address of exceptional pow.
er and made a deep impression upon the
audience. eaasaea es.e.,t ....
Following the address Principal War.
rem read the list of honor students in the
| four high school classes, all those having
an average of so per cent or more since
entering high school being included il
the lists. After announcing the Uni
versity of Vermont and special prize win
ners he said other honors could come il
music athletics and other activities, but
there could be no greater honor to the
pupil of the Brattleboro high school thar
| that of being an Austine scholar. He
said there was no class in which he would
take greater interest than in the class
of l9l9-not only as an organization anC
class, but as individuals. He said the
step on which they rested was but /
| milestone and mark which would leaC
| them upward and onward-never back
ward And then, IF you win follow The
! quotation of Tennyson which is printed
on your program, there can be no ques
ton of success. Live pure, speak true
right wrong follow the King-else
wherefore born?'" The Austine winners
were announced and the class of 1919 wa
presented to the prudential COMMITTEES
by Mr.. Warren.
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