The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-17
MONTPELIER
Class of u Was Graduated from Mont
pelier High School.

evening in city hall in this city when
y young people, the most of whom
have spent four years in the school
were given diplomas. First honors were
awarded to Miss Evelyna Pine, and
second honors to Muriel Wheeler, who
also gets the girls scholarship in the
University of Vermont, while Carlo
Maroni,, son of Alderman and Mrs. Jo-
seph r. Maroni, earned the boys schol-
arship to the university. The audito-
rum was well filled with relatives ard
friends of those who appeared in the
graduating class.
The exercises were well presented
and one of the extraordinary things
was the prolonged applause which Ed
ward Heney received after his solo. in
song or repeat the song, but he de-
clined, although .he bowed gracefully in
appreciation of the applause. The pro-
gram commenced with the professional
march of the graduates from the rear
of the hall to the stage, where they
were seated with the chorus, which
helped in the exercises. Each member
of the class was "cuffed' in white to
ribbon of blue, composing the school
colors, which were detached when they
reached the stage, and then Lloyd Per-
kins, president of the class, presented
these to Perley Leslie, the president Of
the Junior class, telling Mr.. Leslie the
care that the graduating class expected
would be given them, and to which
Mr.. Leslie replied, assuring that they
would be properly passed to the next
class Prayer was offered by Rev.
Charles st. Johns of Montpelier. q
Miss Muriel Wheeler gave the SAT
utatory, taking as her theme, Char
acter. not Reputation" which is the
class motto, and after giving the guests
a welcome she brought out the features
of five points, honesty, courtesy, de-
termination, self reliance, and self con
troll, as the things which make up char
acter, speaking in very pleasing man
ner. The girls glee club then sung.
Song at Sunrise" by Nancy, in graf
flying manner. Carlo J. Maroni gave
The Grafton upon 1.-THE Price We Pail,
which was an appeal for compulsory
military training in schools. 1t was a
well thought out article in which the !
young man based his conclusions upon
the facts that have been developed |
from the recent war, showing that If
this nation had been trained in mill |
tary tactics the loss of life would have |
been much less than experienced.
Miss Madeline Massucco recited Da-
Wis 'Galleher," newspaper story, in |
very easy manner, as she told the |
story of Galeher, the cub reporter, WHO |
obtained the scoop for his paper and |
thus saved his position.
Miss Katherine A. Gilbert gave an
essay on walt Whitman, the Man
and the Poet" Ii was a good compo
sition on the life of the poet, showing
that the writer had made careful
study of Mr.. Whitmans writings be-
fore she commenced her essay. She
was followed by song by the high
school chorus, who sang JUGS ,Jordan's
Barbara Frietchie," with Miss Lucille
Holmes singing the solo part.
Robert +. Lyons gave an grafton
upon "The American Mind" in which
he explained to his audience the rea
son why the American people advance
faster than those of other nations;
why our people make more inventions
and how they step mot life when young
and are about ready to retire when
the English people commence their ac-
tive pursuits of life.
Edward L. Heney sang MY Very
Own with Miss Agnes MaIoncy ac-
companying on the piano. Mr.. Heney
has a nice voice and made a hit with
the audience. 1,
The valedictory was given by Miss
Evelyna +. Pine. 1t was entitled, "Fv-
ery-day Patriotism" in which she ex-
planned the manner in which the peo-
pie of this nation show their good citi ,
zenship and love of country in every I
day life. The school song, the words
and music of which were written by
Miss Maloney, was then sung, after I
which ;. {. Hutchinson, superintendent
of schools, presented the diplomas, :
speaking to the class of their excel |
lent work. The exercises were closed !
by the singing of America
The class roll follows: Doris EVELYN q
Ayers. Rachel Huse Bancroft. Edith 1
Julia Batchelder, Erma Bianchi. Gui. I
seppi A. Bianchi. Alice Nielsen Blanch- :
ard, Howard Sibley Bliss. Luther, S. I
Booth Eleanor Irene Bruce, Alexandria I
Campbell, Michael Joseph Conan, Ag- (
mes Marguerite Collins, Frank John Q
Comi, Alfred Arthur Crandall, Char +
Iotte Margaret Ellis, Nathan Mordaunt \
fibish, Mary Agnes Fisher. Katherine !
Agnes Gilbert, Cecilia Geraldin Goodc, n
Tela Lottie Gould. Edward Leo Henev. i
Lucille Marion Holmes. Mildred Burr :
Howes, Evald Otto johnson. Beulah o
May Jeronime, Margaret Elizabeth
Tones, Helen May jacobson. John
Clarke Kane, Mary Agnes Kane. Hon
IRA A. Kelley. Austin Hollis KERN.
Paul Daniel KERN. Nellie Mary Keyser.
Phyllis King. Joseph DeBoer Laird. a
Mario Charles Lamperti. Rose Alma !,
.eClerc. Maurice Clayton Ledden.
Nary Catherine Lynch. Robert Edward :,
lyons, Agnes Hazel Maloney. ICa-lo =
Joseph Maroni. Madeline Mary Mas -
ucco, James Harry McEnrue. Marjorie 3"
\. MesseT. Katherine Edith Miner.
Nice Josephine Murtagh. Francis John h
,iurtgah, Marion Elizabeth Niles. Rich a
nd kelton Odell, Alfred Pascal olignv, y
raymond T. o'Malley, Dorothy Anna
'aige, Lloyd Robinson Perkins, Morris IL
Daniel Perry. AVilmot Amos Pierce. Sc
Alice Heaton Pine. sEvelyna Elizabeth N
line, Marjorie J. Pollard, Edna MAY
'rescott, Bernice Mary Richardson. G.
William Anthony Rivers. Mary Berthe nj
'osch. Stanley John RYAN, Doris Fran
p Seguin, Fleyd Wayne Silloway,
'orrest John Silloway, Frank Ken -
ED Smith, Nellie Nina Spaulding, =
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