Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-06-16
FOURTEEN GET DIPLOMAS
Graduation Exercises, Class Day and
Alumni Banquet Complete 1920
Commencement.


Commencement.
Seaver's hall was we'll filled Thurs
day evening to listen to the gradua-
ton exercises, the New Harmony or
chestra furnishing very acceptable
music during the program as well as
for the dance following, to which
large number remained.
Rev. Turner offered prayer and
the salutatory and an essay were by
Miss Marion Seavey, who welcomed
all to their commencement and paid
fitting appreciation to the help of
teachers, school board and townspeo-
pie, who had given help and courage.
Her essay depicted the change in the
mode of travel from the stage coach
| DAYS of 1900 to the fast and comfort
able trains of today, and prophesied
| the common use of air travel In 1000.
| The valedictory was by Miss Ada
Drew and she gave an essay on edu-
cation, comparing the past with the
modern, showing how past instruction
tended more to academic and classical,
while the system of today tries to
train its young men and women for
citizenship.
Rev. George A Martin of st. Johns
which was strong appeal for the
well rounded life in which liberty, ed
Iucation and religion found their prop
er balance. He said a ship might be
driven far from its course during q
great storm, but when it was over the
mariner took his latitude and his Ion.
gitude and found how far he had beer
driven from his course, that he might
gain the port, and that as nation we
had been driven far from our course
lduring the war and it was time fol
us to take stock of ourselves and SEE
where we were, that the passenger.
on this ship Of state might find re
tfuge. He~pictures the great natura
resources of the nation and stated
that with a love for our constitution
the fundamentals of our government
there should grow up a nation pre-
leminent for all time.
Education is another corner ston.
of our nation and in the last analysis
consists in finding for the young per
son something he likes to do and the1
, setting him to doing that thing. Tbs
goal in education is to make Oneself
useful. Ideals live, not materia
. things, said Mr.. Martin.
But without religion the speaker
said the individual nor the nation wa
!, make good.
In presenting. the diplomas Prin
Merrill referred to the unfortunat
condition which brought but thre
boys to graduation while there wer
, II girls in the class. He said B. A
, had lost IA boys during the past yea
; land this condition was not alone
condition here but one confronting tn
country because of the financial at
fractions offered by industry.
Floyd Taylor received the $40
scholarship in the University of Yer
!, mont for the boys, and Ada Drew
like scholarship for the girls.
The hall was very tastefully dec
: grated.
The twenty-fourth annual banque
: lof the Alumni association of Barto
!, Friday evening, June II. Mrs. Rut
! Webster, Miss Mcclellan and Mr.:
9 Merrill had charge of the decoration
: and the dining room was most attraC
! tive with its artistic trimmings an
: nicely laid tables. Mr.. Richard, vic
: lin, and Miss Wilson at the plane
: furnished music during the evening
. At 8 o'clock, 100 members of tn
Alumni and their guests marched t
! the dining room and enjoyed mos
: appet.Zing banCEet. Bruce BuchaI
! an, 10; acted as POSTMASTER in a mos
: pleasing manner. Two songs, intel
e lspersed the toasts. Prin. r. d. Mel
l rill sang, "The Song of the Sword
e and Miss Marion Redfeld, '07, san,
! ''The Kerry Dance" Both songs WEI
2 much enjoyed.
y Miss Aftian L. Scott, president p1
e tenn, presided at the business meetin;
! Mrs. H. R. Cutler presented til
: school with a picture of J. H. CIR;
= ham, first principle of Barton hig
} school. Miss -Afitan L. Scott, 1
. was elected president; Franz 4
:, Hunt, '07, vice president; Mrs. Mae
q Batchelder, SO, secretary and treasu
:, er. Committee to investigate the r
3 modelling of the building containir
= Alumni hall, Prin. R. D. Merrill,
! ! w. Buswell, 90, Mrs. John Campbe
'e 10, F. d. Pierce, 700, and C. s. We
ster, '96.