Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
HIGH SCHOOL SENDS
OUT CLASS OF 126
University of Vermont Scholar
ships Awarded to Miss Bar.
bara Pease and Maurice Kemp
for Best Four-Year Records
Other Prize Winners

mencement exercises held at the Males
tic Theatre Friday morning These
Included pupils who have satisfactorily
nnlshed the work of the school in seven
uinerent courses as follows: Classical
course. three; sub-classcal course. %:
technical course. three; general course.
70; commercial course, II; teacher train
ing course, 16; and post-graduates. 10.
In addition to their diplomas of gradua-
ton from the High School. the gradu-
ates' of the teacher training course were
awarded certificates from the State Board
OF Education allowing them to teach in
Vermont
In connection with the graduating ey-
ercises a program of music. essays and
orations was given, and prizes for meri-
torious work were awarded in accordance
with the usual custom.
The Howard educational prizes given
for the highest standing during the four
years of high school work. were award
ed as follows LIST prize $3.50 Miss Bar
bara Pease. End. prize 5000. Miss Laura
Tyler Buckham; 3rd prize. tsl5), Maurice
Virgil Kemp.
| The High School alumni prizes, award
ed for the highest grade of work during
the year Just passed. in three different
courses, were given as follows: Classical
course, Miss Laura Tyler Buckham; sub
| classical course. Miss Beatrice Herberg,
tsophomore class; English course, Ed
ward Meli Krstser These prizes are
| five dollars each
| Prizes given by the class of 1891 10 the
boy and girl preparing and delivering the
| best essay or Grafton at the commence
ment exercises were awarded this year
to Miss Marion Frances Kidder for the
girls. and to Charles Willard Knckerbocl-
err, for he boys. These prizes are FIVE
dollars each. The judges who made these
awards at the close of the exercises yes
terday we're the Rev. S. Halsted Watkins,
\ Mrs. Edwin l.. Ingalls, and Professor y
+. Clifford.
! In behalf of the Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution. Miss Henrietta Wood.
regent presented to Miss Laura Tyler
Buckham the prize awarded by the D.
A. r.. to the student in the High School
who attained the highest scholarship dur
ing the year in American history and
| civics.
Prize scholarships offered by tine Uni
versity of Vermont to the boy and girl in
each high school in the State who make
the best scholastic records for the four
years in high school go to Miss Bar
bara Pease for the girls. and to Maurice
Virgil Kemp, for the boys.
| During the course of the program,
lJankeS orchestra rendered several Sc
lections. and the high school chorus
under the direction of Miss Reryl Har-
rington. sang two numbers. 80 Promise
Me-" by DeKoven. and, Listen to the
! Lambs" by r. Nathaniel Dett.
| Charles willard Knickerbocker was the
1rst speaker on the program. and his
subject was "A Larger Navy" He
gued that. as the navy is the rst line
of defense. it must be able to meet the
feet of any other nation in the world
and conquer il. il we are to be safe
Our present navy would not be able to
do this Although our sailors have the
| reputation of being the best markesmen
| in the world, that counts for little If our
must be adequately protected. in order
that we may quickly rush our navy from
one ocean to the other in time of need.
England says the seas belong to some
body: America says they belong to no.
body President Wilson says they belong
to everybody. Whichever Interpretation
we accept. we need a powerful navy to
support our idea of the right. AT present
we are in second place in this respect
among the nations Of the world, thanks
to the lesson of the war but Japan is
threatening to take second place away
from us. We need to watch that do
not go back to a pre-war basis whom we
were totally unprepared. If we are to
enforce the Monroe Doctrine and keep
the respect of the other nations of the
world, we must have a navy second to
none. 1t is the duty of every American
citizen to help bring this about,
The Appeal of the Child was the sub
ject of the essay given by Miss Laura
Tyler Buckham. Miss Buckham told of
what the world is learning to do to-day
Il, Mild nd nnl
the lead in this movement. and all the
other civilized nations are following. In
supplying proper food. recreation. care
Of he sick special treatment for mental
degenerates, and in many other ways,
the nations of the earth, and especially
America of to-day, are attempting TO 40
more than they have ever done before
TO take care Of their children
Edward Meil Krebser's Grafton was
entitled THE Young Mans Opportunity
He declared that the greatest question
that any man faces is: How Can
Make the Most of My Life?' Mr.. Kreb
ser said that to-day as never before
+ opportunities are open to the young mar
to make good All that a man needs
, is purpose and the will to stick by il
and he has every chance to succeed
, Opportunity comes to the young mar
everywhere. His life is before him, He
has but to choose the work for which
a he thinks himself best fitted, and ther
go at it and work hard Mr.. Krebse
, mentioned some of the fields which are
e opening up to young men these days a:
never before. Trained men are needed
, everywhere, and schools are being estab
' lished broadcast for training men TIL,
man with determination and patience Il
8 bound to win.
n Marion Frances Kidders essay OF
= War Memorials was a plea for NOR
Q memorials of practical benefit to the com
: munty. Miss Kidder reviewed in som'
= detail the part which memorials hav,
n played in the lives of the human race
and mentioned some of the great memor
ials spoken of in history. some which
have survived the decay of ages and arr
. well known to us II is now the dut.
of this generation to erect fitting memor
: ials to the men of the present day, thoe
a who have written largo on the pages o
history in the World War. Because tina
was war of ideals, il is all the NOR
e fitting that many memorials should b
n erected to commemorate 1t. But the fac
= | that some 9,0000 men laid down thei
: lives in that war makes it imperative
[ that something more than mere monu
n ments Of stone should be erected in thei
= honor. Since they laid down their live
Il for humanity. they would want some
thing in their memory which would max
c life really more worth living for human
i ity. Memorial rostrums and waysid
= fountains are all right, but liberty build