News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-06-14
STOWE
High School Graduation Exercises
HeId-Teachers Engaged

| The graduation exercises Of Stowe
high school passed off in very
creditable way last week Tuesday
evening, about the time this paper
was being printed. The Misses
Mildred Mcmahon and Marjorie
Watts played for the professional.
Helen Peterson of the junior
class acted as class marshall and
others of the class were ushers. The
seniors wore caps and gowns and had
seats on the stage, together with
Principal Strand, the Rev. c. E. Hay
ward, Superintendent C. d. Howe,
F. E. Stafford and the Rev. Arthur
Wentworth Hewitt of Plainfield, who
gave the address of the evening.
The subject of the address was "The
Relationship of Life" and the speaker
held the close attention of all by his
humorous illusions mingled with the
more serious parts of his discourse.
The invocation was given by Mr..
Hayward, a violin solo by Elmer
Crapper, musical selections by A. w.
Christianson's orchestra; vocal solo,
Beatrice Kaiser; salutatory and essay
by Floyd Smith, who gave an ac-
count of Student Government" as
carried out by the high school; vale
dictory and essay, Agnes Towne, who
spoke of the benefits resulting from
the study of Latin. The class di-
plomas were presented by F. E.
Stafford to Floyd Henry Sears, Bea-
trice Della Kaiser, Marjorie Foster,
Donald Kenneth Ayers, Clifton
Cooley Stafford, Martha Elvira Gale,
John Oliver Recor, Hortense Isadore
Shackett, Pearl Marguerite Taylor,
Lyle Carroll Spaulding, Arlie Ruth
Wright, Agnes Beatrice Towne,
Walter Henry Gibbs and Edwin Ed
son Peterson. The University of
Vermont scholarships were presented
by Mr. Strand to Agnes Towne and
Floyd Sears, who ranked highest IN
in the class. The recess
sional followed the benedictiOn, the
class passing below the stage to re
ceive congratulations and greetings.
The program for the class day ex-
ercises Tuesday afternoon included
music by Christianson's orchestra;
the presidents address, Floyd Sears;
piano solo, Miss Mildred Mcmahon;
advice to underclass men, Lyle
Spaulding; response, E. Forbes
Adams, '23; class reunion in 1912,
class of '22; music by the orchestra;
class poem, Clifton Stafford; class
will, Agnes Towne; class song, class
of '22. The senior ball Thursday
evening closed the events of gradua-
ton week. The members of the
class with the high school faculty
have gone to Mallets Bay on Lake
for two weeks in camp. |
Mr.. Strand has been engaged as
PRINCIPAL for the coming year and |
Mrs. Lola B. Douglass will also re-
main Miss Barbara Hunt has re-
signed to accept a position in the |
high school; Miss Jessie
Southland to accept the position of |
teacher of English in the Montpelier |
nigh school. Mrs. Margaret Ayers |
has also resigned Miss Susan A.
Bigelow will remain as teacher of the |
first and second grades. Mrs. Mil
lred Russ has been engaged as
teacher in third and fourth grades. |
Mrs. Ayers gave picnic to the other
teachers last week Wednesday after
noon Miss Ruth Mcmahon. musical
director. cave the other teachers an
auto ride last week.
Prof. Henry Taber of Worcester,
Mass, was here on business last
week.
Mrs. J. B. Mckinley went to the
Fanny Allen Hospital recently for
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Knight have
from their wedding trip,
pent at Halls pond and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robinson of
Malone, N. Y, are visiting Mrs. Rob
nson's sister, Mrs. o. H. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Drugg of
have visited Mr..
)rugg's mother, Mrs. Malinda
)rugg.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Seaver and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Allen of Cadys
Falls were here to attend the gradua-
ion exercises.
w. L. Dawson of Springfield,
lass, was a recent visitor at "The
edges" the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
,dwin R. Bigelow.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Irving of Bur-
IngtOn nave Deen guests dG +. Il.
mith's. Mr.. Irving attended the
rout dinner at Lake Mansfield.
The Burlington Chamber of Com
lerce is seeking to secure the re-
loval of the Green Mountain Violin
business to that city.
The Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Hayward ,
nd Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Straw at !
ended the Congregational Church {
at Morrisville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford M. Board
IAN and son, Robert, of Keene, 3
7. H., are visiting Mrs. Boardman's !
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Chaplin
nd other Stowe friends. '
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Knight and {
amily and Miss Reba Smith motored 7
thursday to Newbury, where Mr.. and {
IRIS. Knight will attend commence 7
lent.
Mrs. A. T. Leith entertained Mrs. V
|. E. Smith, Mrs. A. w. Christianson
nd Mrs. C. E. Irving of Burlington
dinner at the Green Mountain Inn