The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-27

Two thousand people gathered on the
wide Goddard lawn yesterday afternoon
to witness the brilliant pageant telling
in song, dance and pageantry the growth
of Goddard seminary from its inception
80 years ago up to the present time.
Three hundred students and friends OF
Goddard took part, making it spectacle
beautiful in its Interpretation and in its
performance. The parts were all well
taken and the dancing and marching by
groups was very effective. 1t took one
through the phases in the growth of the
school, the founding, Goddard's first
years, the creators of Goddard spirit, the
growth of the school, the world war and
the school of to-day. As the scene was
laid before the very doors of the build
ing that has stood there as dormitorv
and study hall during the 90 years, it
combined the realistic with that which
was representative.
The Sweet Girl Graduate, the part be.
ing taken by Miriam Hopkins, came first
and bade Memory tell her, from her great
knowledge the things of the past about
the school. And SO Memory Miss SAT-
ford) unfolded for her in pageant the
tale of the school First came the march
and dance of the Fifty Years. Golden
Hours and Precious Moments, all these
parts being taken by seminary students
and children from the town, After dane
ing they grouped themselves at the feet
of Memory and the Sweet Girl Graduate.
Then Religion tMrs Johnson, Eduea
tion Miss Brickley) and the Spirit of
the School Miss Kingslandl joined
hands and danced. After this introduce
tion came the main episodes.
The first, the founding of the school,
was very good Many men and women
dressed in the clothes OF so years ago
met in Uniyersalist convention After a
long, old-fashioned prayer they set about
TO found and locate a Universalist school,
which was finally placed in Barre with
the imposing name of Green Mountain
Central institute. The second scene in
this episode was an old fashioned church
festival for the raising of money for
bell. The very effective part of this
was the dancing of the Virginia reel and
Spanish circle by the women and men in
the old costumes.
The second episode gave the arrival Of
the stage COACH which drew up at the
foot of the campus and poured out a
number of boys and girls who had come
TO the institute for study. They were
met by Principal L. l.. burlington REV.
Stanley G. Spear, 81 and Miss Mary
A. Bryant, the first preceptress Miss
Carrie Wheelockl. The second scene was
of the early commencement that was
held in 1870. Several girls in old-fash
ioned white dresses filed in and received
their diplomas after one of their number,
Sophia Spencer Mrs Mark Cutler read
an essay on Moulding Character. Then
came an interpretative dance of the de-
preston that hoyered over the school
till Mary Goddard contributed her $4,000.
Depression, clad in black, hoyered over
and killed the years till Hope Doris
Jenkins) appeared among them. The
years led Depression away, while Hope
was left triumphant with the Golden
Hours and the Precious Moments.
The third episode was tribute to the
three who had been so active in creating,
Goddard Spirit. In paying tribute to
Dr. W. r. Shipman, Ernest ]. Hewitt, '93.
said that he was a man who had lived
for two schools, Goddard and Tufts. His
keen wit, good nature and good humor
had made him the friend of every stu
dent. In living for Goddard and Tufts,
as he did he had found his full measure
of Joy Miss Blanche Tilden, 10, said of
Miss Persis Thompson that she had been
a loved teacher and true woman. Dur
ing the years she had taught at Goddard
she had meant much to the school, as
her strong hand had directed many
student and her sympathy had soothed
many Thompson Memorial has stood
25 years as a testimony of the love of
the school for her. Ira c. Calef, accord
ing to Principal O. X, Hollister, had been
the one who for many years had shaped
the financial policy Of the school, de-
manding good investment of the school
money and standing ready with open
hand to help make good the yearly
deficits. At his death he had given an
endowment that boys and girls without
means might get at Goddard an educa
ton
The Growth of Goddard was well por-
trayed by the appearance OF miniature
granite shed with a man working at
monument and the simultaneous arrival