The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-13
WATERBURY,
Commencement Week Exercises Were
of High Quality.

Beginning with last Tuesday eve
ming, the town was given over to high
school commencement. That evening
''Fays OF the Floating Island the can
tata given by the senior high school
filled the opera house. The decorations
were most realistic, even to the pool
while the butterflies in the air pre-
pared the way for the butterfly dance
In addition to the cantata, two num-
bers were given by the high school
chorus and two by the orchestra. The
chorus was composed of Helen Porter,
Beatrice Ledoux, Leila Wallace, Flor
ence Lock, Viola Anair, Marion Cooley,
Marion Moody, Evelyn Backqs and
Beatrice Roby, first sopranos; Ruth
Moody, Ruth Stanley, Geraldine Lyon,
Katharine Hayes. Mary 0'Brien, Cor
rhine Vassar Imogene Howes, Ida
Robinson, Corrinna Somerville, second
sopranos; Doris Houston, Rose Wood
ard, Beatrice Coutts, Kstharyn Sulli-
van, Lucinda Woodland, Liberia Fracas
81, Henrietta Doying, Rita Holmes,
Esther Stanley, Ermins Miller, Doris
Chesley, Flora Curtis, Laura Norton,
Belle johnson and Helene Thibault, al
tos; James Green, Aveneri Fracassi,
Primo DeRochi, Myron Graves, Dalton
O'Brien, Clayton Jones, Norbert Anair
and Robert Flannery, BASES.
The work of this chorus showed in
this as in other work of the week the
training which eight years of music has
done in the public schools, The cantata
and other music rendered was of close
harmony and much more difficult than
that used in previous years. To Miss
Lena Wallace, instructor in music,
much praise should be given, as she
has worked with untiring zeal. She
has been ably supported by Mrs. d. W.
Cooley rs accompanist and Mrs. +. W.
Bruce, instructor of the violin, mar
dolin and guitar. For the aesthetic
dance, Miss Wallace had the help one
day Of Miss Eleanor Cummings of the
University of Vermont. The stage dec
orator all through the week, Mrs. II.
d. Hopkins, certainly wrought some
beautiful scenic effects in the green
and gold,
Wednesday afternoon, class day was
held on the lawn Of the Congregational
church and nearly in front of where
the old schoolholise formerly stood. The
platform was in beautiful setting of
irees and shrubbery and the streamers
of green and gold foated from the
evergreen branches A large number as
sembled and were made comfortable By
he courteous teachers Cheer upon
cheer arose as the class was ushered 20
the seats by the marshal, Arthur Guild. .
There was selection by the orchestra
md James Greene, the president of
he class. gave an address and intro
iuced the speakers. The class history /
'v Healey Randall was full of pointed 4
natter. but as he did not spare him |
elf. no one else could take offense. In
eresting facts were told. as that four
" the class had come through from
days together. The nat
iras inclinations Of many were brought .
mt. creating much amusement.
The class prophecy by Miss Hazel .
base disclosed much from a visit TO
Iars and the class Of 1921 was pic 4
ured in the future in their various ac-
ivities and usefulness in life. Lawyers.
octors. authors. farmers, nurses and
most Of the professions found an addi
ion from the class of 1921. II
The class song, as composed by Miss
ella Wallace, was sung by the SEN
Drs and this and the class poem by
iiss Katherine Callahan we're fine and
iuch above the ayerage>in commence
rent work Of that kind. Dalton
''Brien put all in the good spirits
,hich shone from his own countenance
hen with appropriate words he gave
D each one Of his classmates some
hing which would remind them OF
leir WAYS at the W. H. s. As the au-
fence saw the point Of the Jokes. en-
lusiasm arose and, like the other
umbers on the program, this number
as considered as exceptionally good
One fine feature Of the program was
b esssy by Lucius Bassett on Con
.rvation Of Our Forests"
Numbers were rendered by the Choir
and orchestra and the first class day
Sercises here were called a great sue
So A. the fine class Of q marched
rav from these exercises. all felt the
nportance Of the work of'the schools
"A what such an educational institu-