The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-19
MONTPELIER
Class of 81 Graduated from High School
Last Evening.

Flfty-one students of Montpelier high
school became alumni of the school last
evening in the city hall in Montpelier
! when the graduation exercises OF the
class OF 1919 occurred before a large au-
dience of the relatives and friends OF
the students. This class is little larger
than the one of year ago, and one OF
the interesting features is that there
were more boys than girls in the process
sion as it marched to the stage of the
hall George l.. Milo, president Of the
class, presented the school colors TO Will
| liam Rivers, president of the junior
! class, and in SO doing he spoke Of the
excellent reputation the school enjoyed
and asked that the new class see that
it was upheld. Mr.. Rivers assured the
| retiring president that the class of 1920
(, would endeavor to do so and would prop
erly invest the class of 1923 with the
colors next fall.
| The exercises were well given by the
different ones participating The prayer
was offered by Rev. l.. G., Carson. First
| honors went to Doris Battles, who de-
liyered the yaledictory using the class
motto of mon Scholas sed Vitae" The
second honors had been awarded to
America Lamperti, who delivered the
salutatory and an Grafton entitled,
Roosevelt, the American" Both of
these were excellent pieces of work. The
| scholarships to the University Of Yer
mont were awarded to Miss Battles and
Lloyd Hayward.
| The program was interspersed with
music, which included, "Out of the Deep"
sung by the school chorus; THE Bridal
Rose" &C.. Lavalleel, played by the or
chestra, Miss Bresnehan leading; Good
Night, Good. Night, Beloved" sung by
| the double quartet, and ALTA" tF H.
| Loseyl, orchestra. Before the presenta
ton Of the diplomas the class song was
sung. The words were written by Laura
Tewksbury. The rest of the program
consisted Of defamation, "The Night
| Attack" Marion Turner; grafton, Fight
ers with the Paint Brush" Elroy Edison;
defamation "Just Commonplace" Eve
| lyn Ryle; essay, THE Power of Music,
| Dorothy Slavton; defamation, "The
| Soul Of a Regiment" Laura Tewksbury.
All went to make an excellent program.
H. j. NJ. Jones, chairman of the school
board, presented the diplomas, making
very fitting remarks, the keynote OF
which was sounded to the parents when
he told them that they have been neg
Letting some of their duties. that the
school was glad to carry most of the
| functions of rearing children but that
| the parents should look after the morals
to large extent. He urged them TO
visit the school oftener, get closer in
touch with the teacher, know more about
their children and give cooperation
which would help in the making of bet
ter young men and women. In speaking
to the graduating class he told them OF
the purpose that they have had TO this
time and what their purpose should be
| in the future. He urged all who can to
90 to college but told those who cannot
90 not to stop now, that some Of the
sblest men of to-day prepared them
selves by correspondence courses. They
| 90 at this with a purpose to better their
| conditions and win. He congratulated
the class upon being the class of 1919,
year which will 20 down in history He
spoke of the excellent work the students
have done in the war work. selling bonds,
| helping the Salvation Army and allied
organizations, and their work in the
foodstuff program. The program closed
with singing America"
Those receiving diplomas we're: Evelyn
Alden, Alice Nj. Allen, Isaac s. Aronov-
sky, Frank w. Barrett, Doris Crossett
Battlessf, Charles Carl Bonazzi, Carmen
Lydia Cane, Louis Carr, Lyle Addie
Clark, Dora Jacqueline Cohen, Alfredo
Joseph Conf, Elroy Willis Edison, Fran
ces Louise Gitchell, Ruth Elizabeth Glad
ding, Elizabeth Christina Hawkins, Lloyd
Thompson Hayward, Robena Hoare,
| Thomas Herbert johnson, Robert Earl
| Knapp, Ruth Elaine Lackey, America
Charles Lamperti+, Ruth Lucille Lamson,
Ernest Marshall Laviolette, Hazel Fran
ces Lawrence, Ruth Frances Long. Mar
garet Constance McCabe, Phyllis Steven
son Maunsell, Bernard Litchfeld Mills.
Henry Rutherford Mills, George Edward
Milo. Edith Lucille Mitchell, Charles Will
liam Munro, Buel Abbott 0rdway An
drew Charles Piccioi Donald Wilfred
Pine, Pearl Leona Rounds, Evelyn
Blanche Ryle, Anna Schwartz, Carl Rob
ert Shepard, Dorothy Belle Slayton, Fred
Warren Smith, Myrtle Edith Smith,
Marjorie Ethel Spooner, Paul Webster
| Squires Francis Earle Sweeney, Percival
Frank Tabor, Robert Brigham Taft,
Laura Marion Tewksbury. Marion Lu-
cile Turner, Myrtle Bert Wheeler, Charles
| Abraham Yeti.
First honor; university of Vermont
scholarship; +second honor
Fl. w Brooks OF Warren was in Mont
pelier city court Tuesday evening on the
charge of breaking the state laws rela
| tive to the operation of automobiles by
refusing to keep to the right Of the cen
ter of the intersecting streets in Mont
pelier. The affair took place at the head
of State street He was fined s. and
costs, which he paid
| A complaint was made Tuesday to the
automobile department of the secretary
of state that driver named Herrick
from the Central Power company of
Montpelier had trouble with his auto
mobile near Maple Corners Monday, that
the car got away from him and went
down a hill, tipping over. The report
was that the accident was due to poorly
equipped brakes
The section gangs of the Central Yer
mont railway have just completed in
| stalling one of the best crossings that
has been put in around here for grade
| crossing. 1t is on the road leading to
Union street in Mortified. This has
always been a bad crossing and under
the supervision of Roadmaster l. Aus
tin large granite chips were used as a
base, then the smaller grades, until the
| work pns cnmnIatad ,nakiuo 4ha hast