The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-16
Declared William Wishart
in Address to Goddard
Commercial Graduates
49 YOUNG PEG
RECEIVE 4 LOMAS
Vera Benz syh Was Vale
dictori.s Dorothy Pier
son W Us Salutatorian

Armed with their diplomas, 40 young
men and women, members of the gradu-
atlng class in the commercial course at
Goddard seminary, last evening turned
their backs ON school life and announced
themselves ready for the business
world. Their graduating exercises were
held in the chapel at the seminary be-
fore a large audience of parents and
friends
William Wishart of Barre, who grad.
uated from Goddard % years ago in
the class of 90, was the speaker of the
evening. In introducing him, Prin O.
X Hollster referred to Mr. Wishart
as one of the graduates of the school
who had always stood out in his mem
ory, not so much for his behavior and
scholarship while in school, as for his
willing spirit of enthusiasm and service
when service was needed
| Mr. Wisharts address was one Of
wise and kindly advice to the young peo-
ple before him. He urged them to re.
member in these days, when success Ia
commonly measured in money, that
ultimate satisfaction lies not in money
| but in things achieved, and in inter
est in ones work.
Having taken a vital interest in
your work. he said do not ever BE-
afraid to express to your employers
! y our ideas. They will be welcomed
even if they are not put into practices
Immediately. You are younger than
they and there may come TO you ideas
OF value which were denied them be-
cause their education is not equal to
yours. The dollars will come but do not
! bother about them, because they will
never bring you any real happiness Of
/ themselves
| He represented opportunity as knock
! ing at ones door, not just once, but
anew every morning. Tolerance for the
views of others should be a part OF
their business creed, he said. Having
| learned oil that you can on the subject.
state your own views with frmness
| but moderation and then stick to them.
But if you are in the wrong do not be
afraid TO say so. 1t takes a strong
man or woman TO admit that"
"The next 10 years are pregnant
with possibilities for young people, hs
\ said; what the world needs is produce
tion-and that means labor. Are you
ready for it! | believe that fatigis
should limit working hours, and after
that time for rest"
| His closing advice to them was,
Don't just buy what you eat and wear.
Anybody can do that. Earn it and with
that earning there will come to you the
utmost satisfaction"
The program of the evening opened
with a musical number with two
pianos, Miss Eva Croteau and Miss
Madeline Dion. They played Gurlitt's
o, erture. Marionette. Rev. Frank Q.
Hokerk, pastor of sths Universalist
church, offered prayer at the beginning
of the program and pronounced the
benediction at the close.
Miss Dorothy Pierson delivered tho
salutatory with an essay, a Tribute
to Business" Miss Pierson commented
on the fact that the student nowadays
devoted all his days and years of study
to increasing his earning power.
rather than to self development. II is
her belief that opportunity is not some
thing which knocks at our doors, but
that opportunity consists in continual
work and perseverance. She made the
apt remark that though people can bor-
row money and return it and borrow y
again, they can never borrow time, and
closed with quotation from David
Harum which she urged her classmates
&c apply to work, "A little too much is
Just right"
Tho history OF the class during its
two years course was read by Reno
Bianehi president Of the class. Miss
Vera BENJAMIN sang two solos, As
In Old Gardens" tRisherl and Il Know
q Hill" lWhelpleyl with feeling and
excellsn. tone The class prophecy was
delIyered BY Jeralda Smith who, on
meeting q former classmate acting ss
porter In the Grand Central station in
New York, learned Of the careers, the
majority of them humorous. which her
classmates were pursuing.
Miss Helen Rossi played piano solo,
Under Bright Skies" (Whelpleyl. Her
teehnjoue was noticeably good. Tho
musical number following Mr.. Wis
bart's address. a cornet solo by Mario
karberi. in which he was accompanied
by his sister. Miss Elena Barberi, was
especially appreciated and received
with a great deal of enthusiasm by the
audience.
Mis- Vera Benjamin delivered the
valedictory. urging her classmates TO
remember ALWAYS their class motto,
Not for self but for all" assuring
them that they would find nothing IN
their lives more subtly satisfying than
the happiness which would come to
them from making other people happy.
In presenting 20 the class their diPlo-
mas. Priu. Hollister urged them TO re-
member. first that opportunity comes
tc a certain class Of people in life
those who have an inclination 70 serve
And second. that the greatest thing IN
life s character. and without good
characters they will al tail sooner or
later
Those who received diplomas were 80
follows
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ALICE ROsAMOND AVERY, =. Barr
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