Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01
JOHNSON NORMAL
Address by Durothy
Cnnfleld F1pher


June 2 diplomas for two year work wore
AWARDED as follows; Special primary
course. Mabie Louise Hurley, Evarts
Florence Grace Middlebrook, Vergenncs;
general graded course, Grace Mildred
Beverly, Lawrence Mass. jamie Marie
chapman, johnson; Hope Rogers, West
Newoury; special art course, Harriet
Mildred Collins johnson; Maefred Louise
Partridge. Barre; Mildred Sarah Flint,
randolph; general rural course, Nellie
Pearl Sweet, johnson; certificates for one
year and a summer term were awarded as
follows Louise Eleanor Black, Hyde Park /;
Efte May Cole, Lunenburg: Alice Q.
Davis, Johnson: Mable Eliza Gray, st.
Johnsoury; Belle Thomas Grace, Burling-
ton; Lucy Agnes Wright, Newport Center
diploma of the johnson Normal School
was also awarded to Miss Caroline S.
Woodruff in recognition of her many
years Of service to the schools of Yer
mont and Of course of study pursued
during the past year. The program in
cluded an address by Dorothy Garfield
Fisher Of Arlington on The Training
of Children in France and in the United
States"
Announcement was made that the schol-
arship awarded by the Boston University
to senior of the johnson Normal School
had been awarded to Miss Mable Louise
Hurley of Evarts. Another student, Miss
jamie Marie Chapman of Johnson, had
been considered worthy of the honor,
but 1t had been learned that she would be
unable to make use of it the coming year.
The class of 1921 is divided among the
courses follows Ethel c. Gray. St.
Johnsbury Ilvah A. Grswod, Hyde
Park; Airline M. Hunt, North Troy; Edna
| Parsons. Bethel; Jeanette A. Aver, St.
Johnsbury are taking the general rural
course. Fredia b. Darrah. waterville
Eva b. Dominique, Westfori Freda b
Stearns, Orleans; &T taking the special
| primary course. Immediately following
! the graduating exercises delicious lun-
| cheon was served to the alumni in the
vestry of the Congregational Church by
the ladies of the Congregational Ways and
| Means Committee. The guests were seat
ed in groups according to the principal
under whom they had studied and the
luncheon hour was enlivened by cheers
for johnson, it's various classes and prin-
cipahs and with Normal School songs. led
by Miss Airline Hunt, 81. of North Troy.
Seats were provided for 260 guests and
a number from the classes of 1918 and 1915
who could not he seated during the lunch
hour came later to the program. The
toastmistress was Helen M. Winslow of
Boston. At the close of the program,
! Miss Louise Partridge of the student
body. Miss Blanche A. Pratt of the facuI-
ty. Mrs. Dorothy Garfield Fisher Of Arl-
ington, and Mrs. NJ. D. Chittenden OF
Burlington spoke in appreciation of the
work done by Miss Goodrich during her
four years in Johnson. Among toe guests
present were Dorothy Garfield Fisher
Mr.. John A. Fisher and Jimmie Fisher OF
Arlington; Merritt d. Chittenden, sper-
intendent Of schools, Burlington; n. O.
Hutchinson, State supervisor of junior
High Schools; the Rev. F. W. Hazen ant
Mrs. Mary Paddock Hasen Of the Congre.
gational Church, johnson. Letters ant
kilograms from many unable to be pres
ent had been received and as far as time
permitted were read to the entire grouy
at the luncheon. Among the telegram.
was the following from the Hon. James
Hardness, long a member of the STATE
Board of Education:
| "Out of the stress OF administration o,
educational affairs of the State must evel
arise the human appeal for recognition
of the fact that there is something NOR,
than the material: that the spirit Of tru,
education Is inspiration. II the johnson
Normal spirit is true to the best it il
immortal The alumni and others WHIT
have felt it's beneficient influence are it
natural custodians. 1t will always be
great benefit to real Vermont-the boy
and girls. the Vermont Of to-day ant
tomorrow It's custodians must stand to
gether and have faith IN our representa-
tive form Of government, cooperate In al
effective way, without animosity, to tn
end that all may know the supreme i'm
portance of this spirit and of the desira
bility of a material home for it." At tn
business meeting of the alumni associa
! ton which followed the luncheon, the fol
lowing officers were reelected President
Mrs M. s. Hill; vice-president Mrs. l.. I
, Holcomb secretary, Mrs. ID. F.. Collins
treasurer, Mrs. II. NJ. Maxfield; executiv
committee, Mrs. C. Fl. Wiley, Mrs. F. I
Dodge Mrs. William Sinclair; banque
, committee; Mrs. r. q. Prentiss Mrs.
1 d. O'Dell, Mrs. c. II. Stearns; studen
loan fund committee: M. S. Hill, Mis-
Hendrick, C. f. Hayford; trustees of loa
fund: II. M Maxteld, w. Il. Tracy, Bes
sic Bacon Goodrich. Because of the un
: favorable weather conditions THE Fem
? pest scheduled for Monday evening, wa
/, postponed to Tuesday evening. Rain hay
: ing interrupted Tuesdays performance tn
d play was repeated and successfully CON
= pleted Wednesday evening. The cast wa
4 an unusually strong one and the wor
|. of each member showed the splendi
training given by Miss Madeline Randall
of St. Johnsbury Special mention shoul
i be made of the interpretations of tn
y characters Of Prospero, by Miss Grao
n Beverly, of Miranda, by Miss Airline Hun
: of Ariel by Mrs. Belle Grace, and of Ca
! iban by Miss Freda b. Stearns.
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