Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03
BURLINGTON HIGH
GRADUATES N
Closing Exercises of School Year
Held at Majestic-Orations
and Essays, with Awarding of
Prizes and Scholarships for
Faithful Work

With most appropriate ceremonies. the
members of the senior class of the Bur
lington high school became graduates of
that institution Friday morning, when
they held their commencement exercises
and received their diplomas at the
Majestic theatre. The graduating class
numbered ia, including four post-grad-
yates. Principal J. T.. Colburn Of the high
school presided at the exercises.
Prizes were awarded as follows: Howard
educational prizes, for the highest
academic standing during the four years
Of high school, first prize of s25, Miss
Doris Broadbent: second prize of $50,
Miss Helen Marion Way; third prize Of
SIS, Miss Marion Charlotte Buffum; high
school alumni prizes of five dollars each,
for general high standing during the past
year only: Classical course, Hervey
Macomber of the Junior class; sub
classical course Miss Beatrice Herbert
of the freshman class English course
Miss Evelyn Cook of the senior class
prize in American history givent by the
d. A. r. to the pupil having the highest
standing in that subject during the yeaI
that is Just passed, Miss Doris Broadbent
prize scholarships given by the University
of Vermont to the boy and girl having
the highest standing during the foul
years, Doris Broadbent and Edmund
Curtiss Mower, Jr.; prizes given by the
class of 1890 for commencement speaking
for the girls, Miss Helen Marion Way
for the boys. Edmund Curtiss Mower, Jr
! The prize offered by the d. A. r. was
awarded by the president, Mrs. ID. A
Loomis.
On the stage during the exercises was
the entire graduating class, together will
Principal j. f.. Colburn and Super
| intendent NJ. d. Chittenden. The decora
tons included large American flag max
ing fitting background at the back o.
the stage, together with the high schoo
service>fag, containing 25- stars. two O
them gold stars, while the State hai
and the Stars and Stripes hung from
the boxes at the sides of the stage.
! Permanent officers for the class have
been elected as follows: PRESIDENT. Ed.
mund Curtis Mower. Jr.; vice president
Doris Broadbent; secretary. Albert Curtis
Janke treasurer, Robert Emmett Carly
! The class colors are blue and white: the
class gift portrait of Theodore Roose.
welt.
Eight essays and oratIons made up the
commencement program as follows: Els
say, Our Debt to the Puritans." Doris
Broadbent; Grafton, How the Farm Trac
tor Has Revolutionized Farming" Irs
Underwood Cobleigh; essay, 1.-The Infu
ence of Music" Helen Marion Way; ora
ton. 1.-THE Value of Circumstantial Evi
dence," Homer Butler Ashland; essay
| THE Mission of Joan or Arc" Clarits
Bernice LeDuc; Grafton. 'Ireland's Self
Determination Robert Emmett Carly
essay. THE Salvation army" Lorraine
racy," Edmund Curtis Mower, Jr. Musi
was furnished for the occasion by the Ma
jestic orchestra. six excellent selections
being given during the program.
"Our Debt to the Puritans," as brough
out by Miss Broadbent is complete indi
vidual freedom leading to political and so
cial independence Some of the symbol
Of this spirit brought to this country b.
the Puritans are the little red schoolhouse
the town meeting house. etc. America i
the only country which has changed 1t
form of government without a revolution
which is due largely to the spirit of tn
Puritans in this country. Our grea
educational system is also a resul
of their endeavors in that direction
The thrifty. Industrious New Englan
farmers of to-day are the descendent
and the living examples of the ideal
which the Puritans brought to America
Ira Underwood Cobleigh in speaking c
the great addition which the tractor ha
proven to the work on the farm durin
the last two or three years, said tina
the war had brought out the full valu
of the tractor in helping to feed tn
world. when the man-power Of the worl
was engaged in fighting. 1t was only
quarter of century ago that the frs
tractor appeared in Europe, and it wa
only since the outbreak of the war tha
its value came to be recognized. 1t ha
a great advantage over animal powe
J because one man can only handle fiy
horses to advantage, while one man ca
! handle one tractor which will do tn
work of Is horses. Then the tractor wi
go on day and night without gettin
tired out. The tractor has also becom
an important part of farm work in We
. mont during the last year or two. bein
I used in blowing haying. drawing produc
I to town and in many other ways.
: Miss Marion Way. speaking on "Ti
Influence Of Music" said that mus
appeals to the noblest of the emotion
that 1t has come to be associated wit
all that is best in the culture of II
time. She spoke of the part whic
musicians played in the great war, CT