Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-27
SENIOR CLASS OF
Al BECOME ALUMNI
Commencement Exercises of
BrattIeboro High School
Award of Austine and Other Prizes
Pleasing Feature-Address by Presi-
dent Marshall-Alumni Reunion.

Forty-one new names were added to
the membership list of the Brattleboro
High School Alumni association Tues
day night when the graduation exercises
in the Auditorium changed the status
of 13 "boys' and % "girls' from
seniors of the high school to young men
and young women of the alumni, the
transformation taking place before an
audience of parents, relatives and
friends, the magnitude of which de.
mandcd the entire seating capacity of
the house.
AS usual. interest centered in the
award of the Austine prizes and the
University of Vermont scholarships, and
there were additional awards of two
special prizes of $40 each, offered by the
class of 1894, which is the 25-year class,
to the student in the commercial course
and the student in the general course
who had attained the highest average
for four years work which came as a
surprise to the pupils and audience
These were awarded to Ethelyn b. I'm
derwood of the commercial course and
BOY b. Switzer of the general course.
Presentation of the University of
Vermont 800 scholarships for the girl
in the senior class who had maintained
the highest average for the four years
was made to Beatrice A. Scovell, who
had an average of 905, and similar
scholarship from the same institution
was awarded to Forrest G. Harmon as
the boy in the senior class who had
maintained the highest average. Miss
Scovell and Mr. Harmon already had
decided to enter other colleges, however.
Although competition for the Ahstine
prizes was not as keen as last wear,
when the third and fourth prizes were
divided, it was found necessary to write
five checks for the winners When the
U.N. Nj. winners were announced there
remained no doubt in the minds of the
audience as to the pupil who was to
draw the first Austine check. but this
did not have the effect of diminishing
the applause as Miss Scovell stepped
forward a second time when her name
was called by Principal Warren. The
second check was given to Forrest G.
Harmon, the third to Evelyn l.. Fisher,
and checks for $50 each were presented
TO Ernest w. Gibson ana Dorothy l..
Hubbard, who shared fourth. honor
Each winner was given hearty applause
as his or her name was called and as
each stepped forward to receive a check.
These prizes are the income of fund
left for this purpose by the late Col
| William Austine of Brattleboro
The front of the stage was banked
with laurel, and laurel bordered an i'm
provised walk leading from the south
center aisle of the main floor to the
platform and over which the graduating
class marched to their places. Vases
of roses were placed on the piano and a
large palm stood on each front corner
of the stage. The only other decoration
was the class fower-the red rose-worn
by the graduates.
| The first part of the program was de-
voted to the rendition by the high
school chorus and orchestra, under the
direction of Earl A. Braman, musical
director of the schools, of Manney's
Shout Aloud in Triumph, and Triumph
al March from Aida, by Verdi. While
the orchestra played a march the pru-
Dental committee and high school fac
ulty were escorted to their places on
the platform by the marshals, Francis
Nj. Austin and Perry G. Maynard, who
returned for the graduates who passed
down the south center aisle to their
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
few appropriate words Principal Warren
then presented ga 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
IRE 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. "I
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 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 seorned, 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