The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-19
CODDARD'S CLOSING
COMMENCEMENT EVENTS
Dinner Held Following the Graduation
Exercises and Alumni Elected
Officers for the Year.

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alumni association for the annual din
ncr yesterday afternoon. Following
the dinner an interesting program o
music and addresses was given, a
] which Frank H. Towsley, 10, was tn
principal speaker. Charles H. Wishart
vice-president of the Alumni associa
tion, acted as toastmaster.
In his Introductory remarks, Mr.
Towsley drew comparison between
Goddard and the type of privat,
school such as the one in which h,
teaches in Tarrytown, N. ", where
the aim of the parents is to send then
children away from the rest pointing
out how much more wholesome than
this are the ideals of Goddard
His subject was, AN Appeal to You
Imagination" the appeal in this case
being that Of somewhat unknown and
untalked- of phase Of the league of ma.
tions, the secretariat of the organiza
tion. Through friendship with Ray,
mond Fosdick, who is the only Ameri-
can representative in this permanent
non political, non partisan organiza
| tion he learned of its workings He
| described their conferences and the
manner in which the citizens of many
nations made themselves understood
to one another. Most Of them speak
| French and German, he said and a few
can converse in Dutch or Italian, but
when two men who cannot speak in a
common tongue wish to convey ideas
to one another, each speaks in-his own
language and manages somehow to
NAVE the other understand.
The poem, composed and read by
| Miss Marion Raymenton, 10, was a SER
les of clever parodies for which she felt
called upon to apologize successfully
to Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Browning,
| Longfellow, Shakespeare, Milton,
Woodsworth Tennyson and to the au-
thor Of the song, "Old Kentucky
| Home
The musical numbers on the program
were especially appreciated. The first
was a cornet solo by Garibaldi Barberi,
accompanied by Miss Elena Barberi He
was called back for an encore, as was
Miss Natalie Jameson, who sang later
in the afternoon.
Following the regular program,
Toastmaster Wishart called for mum
Der of impromptu speeches He called
first on Fred Kimball, vice e-president of
the board of trustees of Goddard. Mr.
kimbsll reminded those present that it
was no small matter to run an institu-
tion of that size. and expressed his
pleasure at its growth He reminded
them that while trustees can attend
to material details, they cannot supply
school spirit nor alumni loyalty, nor can
they gnarantee success IN life to the
young men and women who graduate
from Goddard
Elbridge Green, who was introduced
by Mr.. Wishart as a member of the
class of ~. contradicted a statement
made by Albert Garwood in his essay
of the morning on bolsheyism in Amer
lea, that profit sharing is not the best
way to insure harmony between labor
and its employers. Mr.. Green was in
the employment department os the
Remington Arms Co. during the war
and spoke from his experience there. II
profits are to be shared. he said they
must be put away for the employees
in some form which cannot be touched.
Mr.. Wishart extended a welcome to
the class of 1920, the entering members
in the association. and Paul ;. Cate,
president of the graduating class, re-
sponded in fitting manner. The toast
master then called on Prin. O. X Hol-
lister. MIR. Hollister told of the pleas
ure and inspiration which the com
season always brings to
him. He compared the size of the
school this wear. when there are %
graduates, with the year he graduated. |
when there were nine. The nSst of his |
remarks were devoted to the present |
inadeauacy of the schools endowment |
fnnd and the need for an increase in It,
SO that the tuition and charges at the |
school may not have TO be raised so /
high that they will be out of reach /
Of people of moderate means.
Rev. Hank o. Hokerk of the Uni
versalist church was the last informal
speaker He spoke Of the pleasure
which he expected to get from his as
sociation with Goddard, particularly
because he had been denied years of
school and pleasures when he was
young.
A large crowd Of alumni and friends
y Goddard joined with members OF
he graduating class at the reception
md dance held in the chapel last eve
hing. In the receiving line were Prin.
aollister. Miss stafford, Paul ). Cate
md Miss Rachel Cutler. The hall was
ittractiyely decorated with ferns and
music was furnished for dancing by
.andi's orchestra.