Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-06-11
COMMENC NCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
baccaIaureate Sermon Unusually
Practical Discourse. Functions
End Friday Night.

| EnQ FrlQay Night.
The Grilley entertainment in Seav-
er's hall Friday night drew a fair
audience and ushered in the events of
commencement week. Mr.. Grilley
read many character pieces, some of
them being unusually pleasing and
drawing generous applause. Miss
/ Grilley on the Irish harp rendered
| several selections with grace.
| The senior parade Saturday fore
noon proved scream. 1t was led by
Mahlon Clough, followed by Perley
Drew, Neil Gardiner, and Ross
! Wright, who furnished music for the
march, and following them came the
rest of the class, dressed in garbs
| horrible to behold or in rigs intended
| to cause a laugh. The route led
from the schoolhouse to the square
and up Main street to High and back
| to the school building, the mile march
to Park street and back up Glover
street proving too severe considering
| the weather and the rather warm
dress of some of the class.
The Methodist church was crowded
Sunday night for the commencement
sermon by Rev. M. A. Turner. The
service was simple but impressive.
! the class marching into the church iR
! ed for them.
Mr. Turner took for his text Prov.
AS, "Get wisdom, get understanding
| forget it not" and Job 28:28, Behold,
the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is under
standing" AS subject Mr.. Turner
said he would call his talk, ''The Half
of If Is L"
The sermon was an unusually prac-
tical one for young people, the
thought being driven home that upon
them depended the future for them
selves, that understanding may be ac-
quired but that wisdom itself comes
only from above. Mr.. Turner ad-
monished these young people that the
overcoming of the many ifs with
which we excuse ourselves is largely
a matter of the personal element and
that to depart from evil was under
standing and to live in the fear of
the Lord was wisdom.
On Monday evening the Junior re-
ception to the seniors took place in
Alumni hall, one of the most pleasant
social events of the school year.
About 200 persons were present, Cliff
fOrd's orchestra furnishing music for
d-1cing. The decorations in the Sc
nior class colOrs of maroon and gold,
were tastefully done and the occasion
one long to be remembered.
Alumni hall was well filled Tues
day evening when class night eXercis-
es took place, Harmony orchestra of
Orleans furnishing music for the oc-
casion and the dance after the exer-
cises to which a good number stayed.
The entire senior class were seated
mon the platform, but only the fol-
lowing took part. Helen E. Johnson
recited an original poem in which she
mentioned each member of the class
in a pleasant manner. Raymond j.
Longley gave the class history, noting
the fact that but very few of the
number took their grade work in the
local school. Bertha D. Owen played
a we'll rendered piano solo and Evelyn
M. Thorpe gave an essay on the class
motto, Forward" in which she told
what the word had meant in all phas-
es of life, especially in military life.
GLADYS H. Hinton read Rudyard Kip
ling's, "The Ballad of East and
West" in a very effective manner and
Robert Watkins presented each mem
Der of the class with some gift which
was characteristic of the recipient or
might be interpreted as a practical
Joke. Marjorie E. King gave unique
son recited the class ode which she
and which was sung by the
lass accompanied at the. piano by
Florence L. Blood.
At the close Prin. Bates made
Plea for closer cooperation between
parents and the school and announced
he further commencement activities
# the week.
The grade entertainment on Wed
lesday evening will be sure to draw
rowd and promises to be one of the
hor ho
S 7.30 O'Clock
Seats are selling rapidly for the
graduation exercises Thursday eve
ing in Seaver's hall. The program
ollows:
1. Musical selection, Orchestra
2. Invocation, Rev. Milo A. Turner
3. Salutatory, Ivah A. Corley
A. Essay: Knots, Neil M. Gardiner
5. Musical selection, Orchestra
6. Essay: "For Value Received, /
Promise to Pay"
Eigie M. Warner
z. Piano solo: Rondo Cappriccioso.
Mendelssohn, Florence L. Blood
8. Essay, The Conquest of the Air,
Ross T. Wright
9. Musical selection, Orchestra
0. Essay: The Women of Shakes
peare, Marian T. Young
1. Valedictory, Hala B. Shedd
2. Class Ode. Marjorie E. Nelson
B. Musical selection, Orchestra
tage and Hall Decorations by
A. Maryland Clough, Jr.
ancing from close of program until
IL o'clock
The Alumni banquet in the vestry
the Congregational church Friday
ght closes the weeks festivities and
e school year.