Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
B. H. S. CLASS DAY
Interesting Exercises Held in school
Assembly Hall Thurs1lny Evening

n tcreStinE Exercises Held In school
Assembly Hall Thur~4Fny Evening
Burlington High Schools graduating
class Of 1920 held it's class day exer-
cises Thursday in the assembly hall
before an audience which filled every
seat not required by the senior class.
The exercises included the presidents
address. the class history, class ora
ton, class poem and class prophecy.
with musical numbers by Janke's
orchestra and by the high school
chorus, under the direction Of Miss
Beryl M. Harrington, musical super
visor.
Edward Gilman Howe, president OF
the class, presided, and was the first
speaker, giving the presidents ad-
1ress. His theme was the prominent
part which habits play in life. He out
lined the way in which habits are
formed and told of some of the habits
which usually come during school life.
One of the most important Of these,
ne said is the habit of concentration,
which can he easily be formed while
one is in school, but which requires a
great deal OF will power if left until
later life. The formation of good habits
is dependent upon will power. The
main thing in life is character. and
character is a bundle of habits. The
strength OF a nation is in the char
acter Of its people, especially its lead
ers. Thus, the formation of habits is
very important thing. Since it is as
easy to form good habits as bad ones
in the first place, we should all strive
for the COOL ones
Elizabeth F.. Chittenden gave the class
- ;ct4 e>at
members in the class when they en-.
tered the high school in 1915. Review
ing briefly the events of the first year
she spoke of the time when the United
States entered the World War. and OF
what it meant to the class to be il
school during the period of the war
She told Of the war activities Of tho
class, selling thrift staps and helping
with other war drives During the frs
Plattsburgh camp. Is of the boy.
worked there. Later, three boys from
the class entered the naval reserve
Then came the influenza epidemic
when tho school building was turned
into a hospital for a time; then tn,
armistice, which might be called tn,
happiest lay in the history OF tn
class. Miss Chittenden paid wei
phrased tribute to, the late Professo
Charles T.. Putney. with whom thi
class spent nearly four years in tn
school.
The class Grafton was we'll delivered b.
! Philip Taylor McGreevy. His effort wa
plea for greater Americanism. Touch
ing briefly upon the clements Of syndical
ism. radical internationalism Boishevisn
Socialism in this country and com
munism, the speaker showed where ear
| has failed in the attempt to govern. II
mentioned incidents in this country whic
| show weakness and vice in the manage
| ment Of affairs, and declared that goo
| government and the newer Americanisr
can come only through greater efforts o
the part of the people to understand gov
eminent and to do their share in keepin
politics clean.
Doris Caroline Mcneil read the elias
poem, which is here given in full:
| CLASS POEM
This class Of nineteen twenty
! From the dear old Edmunds High
| Welcomes You all so gladly
! And also saws "Ciood-h
Our four years courss is ended,
But our work Is just begun:
The years that lie before MS
Must prove what here we've done.
-Four happy wears we've labored
To reach this crowning day,
Now. to a new adventure,
| We bravely turn away.
We thank the old school kindly
For all she's helped us do.
tn her through all the future,
At heart wen still be true,
All, think Of us still lovingly
In all the years to come;
This class of nineteen twenty
. Your children sent from home!
And we'll be coming BACK again,
Kind mother Of us all;
: For we shall ne'er forget you,
Whatever may befali.
Mary Katherine Newton brought co
! tinua, rounds Of laughter as she outline
> tho future of her classmates in the tim
horored class prophecy. She "took I
wings of the morning. as 1t were, al
tho opening of her story finds her win
ing her way over Greater New York
9 the wear 1885. There she comes upon t
trail of large number OF her elias
2 mates. Later sne mes TO conservati
r Boston and Identifies quite number
q others. In Manchester. ~ H., on {
h cross-country flight to Lake Placid. n.
d still others are found and at Lake Pla'
!, 49,. representatives Of r. II. S.. 1870. TIL
" .,,rh the islands of Lake Champla
tho former classmates appear
80, side. the prophecies glides in
n'.,,,gton after an absence of 10 yea
:. and here she finds the others or hes
o where they are
y, nurinC the exercises. the speakers 5
,ho n,atform, while the other mel
Sp ~ the senior class occupied the fro
ows Of seats. The program ended wi
singing Of ''Amici' by the scho
). led by the seniors