The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-11
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISE HELD
At HIGH SCHOOL
Class of Twenty-Six Graduated
Thursday Evening
HALL pRETTILY TRIMMED
Program Consisted Of oratIons,
Essays, Music and Presentation
OF Diplomas

A class OF rs, one of the largest in
the history of the school, was graudat-
ed Thursday evening from the Ben
nington High school where under
graduates, friends and relatives Of
the graduating class and alumni and
friends of the school were gathered in
large numbers to attend the closing
exercises
The program was presented In the
High school hall which was beautiful
ly decorated florally for the occasion.
Directly over the center of the stage
was floral piece made by the men,
bers Of the graduating class showing
the numerals 1920 formed by small
red roses on background of spiraea
bordered with green The front of the
stage was decorated with ferns and
large red peonies.
The commencement program open
ed at S:15 o'clock when the members
of the class of 1920 marched down the
hall to their places on the stage, ac-
companled by music rendered by the
high school orchestra. On the stage
with the class were Rev. J. A. Perry,
who opened the exercises with pray
er; c. S. Perry who represented the
school board and Principal d. W. Nc
Clelland who presented the diplomas.
The exercises included four essays,
four orations, and two musical select
ions by the class. Without exception
the essays and orations were given in
a clear, straightforward manner show
ing mastery of the subject and a clever
choosing Of material. Many of the
papers deviated from the usual path
of cut and dried commencement sub
jects and contained forcible truths
convincingly expressed which at once
demonstrated care in preparation and
an earnest thought in arrangement
The two musical numbers rendered
by the class accompanied by Miss
Bessie Kinney were exceptionally good
the number. Morning Invitation
being one of the most pleasing num-
bers ever appearing at Bennington
commencement
The following was the program
Music, Priests March ....@
eL.aD. ..........4.....9 Orchestra
Entrance OF Graduates,
Prayer. h........, Rev. James A. Perry
Essay, Profitable Leisure -.
............... Helena Hurlbut
Grafton, The Possibilities of the Air.
plane -. Frederick w. Phillips
Essay, Theodore Roosevelt at Home !.
Observation-Disclosures. Jennie Levin
Grafton, The Antiquity of the Boil
shevist Movement ......
.....,.... George H. Spargo
Music, A Merry Life, Denza.
,............. Graduating Class
Essay, The Problems Of the Woman
Voter .......... Mary A. Murray
Essay, Educational Value of the
Open Forum. Floyd H. Walker
Essay, The Lost Art of Hospital
ity ..... Harriet E. Wishart
Music, Morning Invitation -.
.............. Graduating Class
Grafton, The Value of an Ideal
..... Mason Cass Kenney
Presentation of Diplomas.
The members of the graduating class
we're as follows: s:-Dorothy Mary
Evans, Mason Cass Kenney president;
Mary Alice Murray, Frederick Will
liam Phillips, Helen Jane Thomas.
Floyd Henry Walker, Eileen Martha
Briggs, Irene Alice Crawford, David
Hollis Donald, Caroline Burt Grant,
Rof6ert Alton Hart, Helena Hurlbut
Margaret E. Martha Ladd Augustus
Francis Lawrence, Barbara Cutler
Robinson, LeGrand Bushnell Thomp.
son, Frances Evelyn Carver, Harold
Avery Griswold, Kathryn Weir Lalley,
Jennie Levin, Mary Manola Lynch
Frederick Haviland MacLaren vii
hem Edward Square Mallory Gather
inc Agnes Morrissey George HERON
Spargo, Harriet Eleanor Wishart.