The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-23
GODDARD'S SONS
AND DAUGHTERS
Gathered to Renew Ties Of
Friendship Gained at
School on Hill
JOVIAL REUNT
THROUGH w = uE DAY
49,
Classes AS N Back As
1872 Wer y represented
Ye- erday

Some 200 Goddard alumni yesterday
trod the old familiar floors, gazed
across the campus and listened with
pride to tales of what eve did" in
years gone by, and of what "we" are
going to do in the years to come, in
celebration of alumni day Represent
| ing period of nearly so years, all
minds were given over to thoughts OF
old Goddard, with pride to the past
and present, and with anticipation and
| hope to the future. Twas a gala day,
and grand success. Principal r. l.
| Dawson throughout the day was an
object for all sorts of fine congratula.
tions and praise.
! The whole day was given over to
general reunion of alumni; and grads
from as far back as the class of ~
were there to add to the vim and pep
of the occasion. Miss Fanny West OF
Barre represented the class of To-
Mrs. A. C. Ayeril spf Barre, the class
of "a Mrs. J. W. Butterfeld and Mrs
G, E. Hollister, both of North Mont.
peher, the class of rs; Miss Blanche
Tilden of Barre, the class of 70; Judge
Lewis d. Coburn of East Montpelier
the class of "a; Mrs. H. T. Deane Of
Montpelier. Mrs. b. w. Hooker OF
Barre, Q. H. Coolidge of Rutland. and
Wade Keyes of Montpelier and Read.
ing, the class Of 'S5. Thus went the
list of the Oldest graduates, and down
through the years until the class OF
20, the general trend was to heavier
representation.
Exactly at 1890 file of old grads
went into the dining room, new scene
to many oEthe older classes because Of
its comparatively recent addition to
the school buildings. As Principal Da-
vision arose to introduce the speakers
in place of Willard Martin of PIainfeld
and Boston, who was to act as toast.
master, but who had been unexpected.
ly detained, he gazed out across
crowd of some 220 beaming faces. The
speakers confined their thoughts ia
Goddard, past, present and future. and
were as follows: Wade Keyes, 'S5, OF
Reading. member of the Vermont state
legislature; Miss Blanche Tilden, 10,
of Barre; O. r. Coolidge. 'S5, of Rut.
seminary trustee; Fred +. Kimball,
'ss, of Burlington. president of the
board Of trustees; Charles H. Wishart
'0l. of Barre; John Barry, 10, of Rich.
mond, and Duane Wright of Roxbury,
Mass.
The greater part of the student body
had some part in the serving of the
most appetizing banquet. the senior
boys waiting on table Between the
'ourses, John Connolly presided at the
piano.
AT $3.50 in the afternoon the party
ourneyed to the assembly hall to lis.
e2 TO a talk by A. W. Peirce: Lift. D.
low principal of Dean. academy and
ormer principal of Goddard As Dr.
'eirce mounted the platform he was
greeted with a storm of applause,
nanv of the alumni present having been
'upils usder his administration. Civ
ng no title to his address, he confined
lis talk to a discussion of Goddard,
'artly reminiscence and partly an
utlook on what would appear TO be
bright future.
Preceding DR. Peirce's talk. Miss
florence Sturtevant. "a. Of Hartland
ave a very fine rendering of vocal
election She was forced to respond
o the insistent appeal of her hearers
nth an encore.
At o'clock came the last event of
usy dav. the alumni concert and
ance. A very fine program had been
'orked out for the entertainment Of
he alumni. and the excellent manner
t.b u ,,.as n, rrsaI mon,
nan pleasing to everyone DIR. and
lrs. Cleayes, 81, of Montpelier opened
he order in piano and violin duet.
Irs Cleaves at the piano. Next came
r. Lynde. 9l, of Barre with a read
u, and then Miss Betty Brown, '0s,
ocal supervisor at the seminary. with
series Of solos. Last came Mrs.
athleen LeBaron Luce, Is. of Water
iry with number of child tales told
all the gestures. expressions and
nguage Of the small girl Every
ember appeared twice on the order.
ch time responding with an encore.
fter the last number had been ex-
uted. the whole gathering, led by
iss Betty Brown. rose and filled the
lditorium with Goddard. Hail, All
all"
The floor was cleared for dancing.
hich continued the remainder Of the
ening until u o'clock. Landi's or
estra furnished music
All through the day alumni. who
IRE unable to remain through the
iole DAYS activities. came aud went.
anv attended the banquet. who could
4 stav 20 the concert and dance, and
inv were present az the concert. who
AID not attend earlier in the day. all
DO honor 10 their alma mater. This
wlv added feature of alumni day
,uld seem well suited for an annual
rnt.