The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-19
COMMENCEMENT AT NO.
VILLAGE HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Anastasa Powers and Gordon
Luke Winners Of Vermont Uni
versity Scholarships.

The commencement exercises Of the
North Bennington high school were
held Thursday evening, June II in
Bank hall The program as printed in
Wednesdays Banner, proved to be
the best ever presented by graduating
class from this school,
The class numbered ten, six young
ladies and four young men, and all had
parties in the program.
The subjects of the essays and ora
tions we're well chosen and ably hand
lied. A prize. known as the Senior
Prize" had been given by friend OF
The school, and this stimulated the
speakers to make greater effort in
their work. The prize, consisting OF
two five dollar gold pieces, were to
/ be given 10 the young lady and young
imam of the class, who were judged to
ihave the best essay from the stand
lpoint of composition and delivery. The
judges were: Miss Amy Cutter of Ben.
'nington, Rev G. r. Cady of South
SALISBURY and Rev f NJ Derwacter
tof North Bennington. The prize for
the young lady was awarded to Miss
lAnastasia Powers and for the young
man to Marcus Henry Shuffleton OF
Arlington.
Two 800 scholarships from the Uni
versity of Vermont were given, one to
Miss Anastasla Poyers and one tc
Gordon John Luke, for highest stand
ing in scholarship
The hall was beautifully decorated
in the class colors, green and white
cut flowers ferns and crepe paper
carrying out the color scheme, The
class motto: only Commencement
land the year 1920 were prominent in
1.-THE decorations, the latter being elec
trically lighted.
Murray's orchestra of Bennington
furnished music throughout the pro
gram
Although a steady downpour of rain
kept up during the whole evening, il
did not have dampening effect on
the spirits Of those participating in the
exercises and the hall was packed with
realtives and friends Of the graduates
/
class are expecting to enter college
in the fall:--Marcus Shuffleton, Heller
Walsh, Anastasia Powers, Kenneth
Cornell and Gordon Luke to the Uni
versity of Vermont; Florence White
Skidmore; Ethel Luke, and Doris War
rem will take Teachers Training
Courses and Clarence Ross, telegraphy
The reception in Bank hall Friday
evning given by the North Bennington
high school alumni association to the
class of 1920, was well attended and a
goodly number Of members answered
to the roll call. The class were as
sister in receiving by the president OF
the association Mrs, Harry Bennett oi
White Creek and Principal Walter c
Wood and Mrs. Wood
The next on the program was the
business meeting conducted by the
president. Reports of officers showed
the association to be in a flourishine
condiction. The following officers were
elected for the next year: President
Mrs. Daniel Corcoran; vice-pres., Miss
Bessie Amidon; secretary, Miss Rutl
Percey; assistant secretary, Miss Nil
dred Hathaway and treasurer, Claren
ce Parker. The entertainment commit
tee had provided moving picture, af
ter which refreshments were served
followed by dancing, Donnellys or
chestra furnishing the music, An ex
tremely pleasant feature of the even
ing, to the older members of the as
sociation at least, was the presence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sanborn Of Bos
ton. Mrs. Sanborn was formerly Miss
May Howe, daughter Of Professor u
w. Howe, who was principal Of the N
Bennington schools for so many years
and whose name brings living mem
ories to all who knew him.