The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-11
The Graduation Exercises
at Goddard Seminary
Next Friday
MANY ALUMNI
ARE EXPECTED
Many Feature Events Have
Been Arranged for
the w. $.

The festivities SAaother commence.
ment week in ? e. viii be started at
Goddard SEM ~ this evening when
| the senior J Sgiet will be held at .,hs
dining hal oSSythe achool, and from that
time w Asafter next Friday night
there will be rather full program of
erents. Already many alumni and for
mer students Of the school have signi-
i fed their intention to return for this.
the 52nd annual commencement; and
Principal Davidson is expecting a largo
attendance.
The senior banquet will be open
merely TO the members of the gradual
ing class and to the faculty of the in
stitution and will be more or less in
the nature of farewell of those inti-
mately associated in school work.
A change from the customary ar
rangement will be made in the pro.
gram for the following day, Sunday,
when the baccalaureate sermon will be
| delivered in the evening, at 1880, in
stead of in the morning, the place be-
| ing the Universalist church. The
preacher will be a Goddard graduate,
Rev. Clinton L. Scott of Philadelphia,
who received his diploma from the,
school in 1909. Rev. Mr. Scott's first
parish was at Northtield. Musie for the
service will be furnished by the Unita.
rian church quartet of Montpelier, as.
sisted by Miss Betty Brown of the
Goddard faculty of music and Mr..
Tamborini, cello player of Barre.
Monday win be largely given over TO
the alumni of the commercial depart
ment and to the renewal of acauaint-
ance by former students of the school.
In the evening of that day, at 1880,
the banquet and business meeting of
the Commercial Alumni association
will be held On the following day.
Tuesday, the seniors of the commercial
department will have their graduation
exercises, the event coming at O'Clock
in the evening. The address will be de-
liyered by Charles H. Wishart, Cod
dard, '0l, treasurer of the Granite Saw
ings Bank & Trust Co. of Barre
II the weather holds good for the re-
mainder of the week Principal Dawson
and all Others concerned will feel
thankful, for several al-fresco events
have been arranged, beginning Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock when the
class day exercises, the appearance of
the seniors in lighter humor, will be
held on the campus. If the weather is
bad, the exercises viii have to be held
indoors. On Wednesday evening the
annual concert by the music depart
ment viii be held, the program COM
at s o'clock. A feature of fhs
class day program will be tree exer-
cises by the seniors.
The day when alumni rule will ba
Thursday, and their events will begin
at 10 a. m. with business meeting,
by literary exercises at IL,
dinner at 1890 and, in the afternoon,
, battle royal between team repre-
senting the younger alumni in charge
IF H. J. Movies and the varsity. IL
some of the old-time stars return this
will be q game worth witnessing.
On Thursday evening the annual
,rize speaking contest will be held AZ
he school hall.
The big and final day of commence
nent week comes Friday, and an un-
isual and pleasing feature will be the
presence of Governor James Hartness
Who mas accepted an invitation 10 bs
resent and give an address. He will
'c present at 10 o'clock, il is expect
d, when the diplomas viii be pre-
ented TO the graduating class. With
heir hard earned sheepskins safely
ucked away, the seniors will turn their
alent in a new direction and will
tage The Rivals" in temporary am
hitheatre to be erected under the trees
n the campus. This play viii be pre-
ented in the afternoon, beginning at
o'clock If the weather prohibits out
oor acting. the stage will be set in
oors; but in the expectation Of being
avorod by the weather man the school
i'll arrange an amphitheatre 20 scat
etween 400 and 500.
The closing event will come Friday
yening with reception by teachers.
nd class of 1927 in the school hall. Re-
luse of the increasing numbers to at
md commencemegt functions it has
zen found necessary TO limit the at
,ndance to alumni. students. former
teachers and invited guests.
Goddard Commencement Notes.
Tickets for prize speaking on ssle
the Barre Drug Co. at o'clock a.
b, Thursday Tickets for senior play
! sale at the same place.
Alumni. students and former stu
,nts admitted to the upper hall, FRI
" evening without tickets. Others
limited by tickets.
Among the commencement guests ex-
cted IS Miss Bertha NJ. Bridges cf
ilton. Me-, former popular teacher
the seminary.