The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-27
GODDARD SEMINARY'S
GOLDEN JUBILEE TOLD
IN BRILLIANT PAGEANT
CONTINUED from fourth page.

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the new graduates that the way to keep
| in touch with their classmates was by
| Joining the alumni association and babe
them welcome. George e. Milne, the
president of the senior class, responded
| to this invitation He showed that the
! loyalty of the alumni was proved by
their many good contributions to the last
number Of The Record and hoped that
the members of his class might be as
loyal.
| DIR. Charles A. Gale, 10, said that he
was qualified to speak of the old days
| of Goddard because in 1870 one night
when the thermometer registered 20 be-
| low he drove TO WILLIAMSBURG to get
| his girl and drove to the first reception
given at the Green Mountain Central in
/ stitute. He told how the school had been
(! started for the boys and girls who could
not afford brilliant and expensive edu-
cation and how Mr.. Calef's cry had al
ways been TO keep the expenses down
within the reach Of these students. And
so il was pleasant to see men and WON,
| en- who had prospered send their chill
dren back TO Goddard. He was sure that
those who had come back could be salts
fed that they had nothing to fear for
the growth or the standards of the
school.
Willard s. Martin said that the public
school was a machine shop. The private
school goes further, for it gives its stu.
I dents association with each other and a
knowledge of people in this way. II
teaches imagination which 90 per cent of
the public school children fail to attain
and ii teaches idealism Ii is better to
have a liberal education so that you get
these things that make you able to cope
with business problems and at the same
time give you something to enjoy out OF
business hours.
Mrs. Peck was grateful to Goddard for
the understanding of good music that
she gained there, for the manner in which
Principal Dana taught her to use the
English language, for the sympathy that
Miss Thompson so lovingly extended 70
her students and because her father and
mother had the great foresight to send
her and the other six children of the
family to Goddard.
j. II. Walsh of Boston said that he
had been inspired by the fire and enthu-
siasm shown by the older graduates OF
the school and their undying loyalty
He said you could not help remembering
| Goddard, for many times while he was in
the service he ran into Goddard men and
was glad to see them. He spoke Of the
measure of success that many Goddard
men have attained and said that great
credit was due the teachers, and al
though they were not all famous they
each and every one Of them, had God.
dard as a good basis from which to start
to the measure of success they did at
| tain.
Mrs. James Morgan spoke of Durham
who was in her class and who gave his
life in the war, of Miss Atchinson, the
most popular of teachers, from whom
everyone received good mark, Of Mad
anne Braley's good chocolate cake, OF
Mrs Drew's recipes that made war saw.
ing more easy and spoke a word OF APP
probation for all the townspeople who
had opened their houses to receive the
incoming guests at this time.
Frank s. Williams said that he as.
sumed that anyone who attended God
dard was a good Vermonter. He then
went on to show how Vermont stands
] first in all things and the best that can
be wished for the young man or woman
graduating in this state ID to stay in
this state and reap some Of the benefits
from the great industries already started
and from the unopened resources of the
state
Only the lack of time and the approach
Of the hour for the pageant stopped the
speeches. There were many more inter.
esting speakers to be heard from on the
war and other subjects but these talks
had to be sacrificed.