The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-12

WINS AW ARDS
Rev. George H. Welch of
Springfield Told God
dard Seniors
AT BACCALAUREATE
LAST EVENING
Speaker Urges Them to
Make a Choice and
Stick To It

s Goddard seminary was ushcred in Sat
7 urday evening when the classical sen
a Tor class was given banquet IN ii,
2 alumni dining hall, The activitie. wcr
! opened with the singing of the schoo
: song, arter which dinner was served
Following dinner, Principal Russell 4e
I, Dawson gave brief talk to the grad
! nating class, in which he thanked then
!. for what they had accomplished al tn
school during the past year and nov
through their hard work they hat
/, helped TO bring Goddard 10 a highei
! standard.
Mr.. Davison then called upon Miltor
Hnnt of Derby Line. president Of tn,
class, who gave a short address IL
which he thanked the class for the wa,
they have supported him in class actfy,
titles and for the honor That they lad
lplaced upon him. George Mullen thcr
read the toast to the faculty Thomas
4. Wre, ir, gave the toast TO the girls
and Miss Dorothea Carter to the boys
| Following this Thomas Wye read tha
class history and aliss Carter and Nj.
Buckley gave the class prophecw. rhe
4 program Of the evening was brought
10 close BY the singing of Goddard,
| Hail All HALL" A dance followed in
the assembly hall until late hour
with the school orchestra furnishing
music.
Baccalsureate Sermon.
1 The annual baccalaureate sermon sas
delivered by Rev. George n. Welch Of
/ Springfield in the Universahst church
last evening before a large gathering
The entire student body attended the
church exercises in class order Prec a.
! Ing the sermon. the church quartet
sang My Faith Looks TIP To Thee. A
prayer was offered followed by the
reading Of the scripture. A solo, As
piration'' was then sung BY Miss Betty
P4own
Rev. Welch. who ~ Goddard grad
uate, class Of 1870 was introduced to
the audience by Principal Dawson. In
starting his sermon. Rev. Welch first
talked of the DAYS when he atten I'D
the school on the hin and brought out
the point that while here in Barre he
obtained an idealism and conception of
life that he knows is not offered in ev-
cry small town in the New England
states Rev Welch informed his con
gregation that this was his first haa-
calaureate sermon and his main object
was 70 talk 70 the younger set and 10
bring them 70 that point of thinking
where they would realize that idealism
of youth knows no boundaries until II
j. brought down TO the important facts |
OF life that the ideals OF young men |
and women are not off the right stand
ard
The speaker, in bringing out mis-
meaning of idealism. stated that "days |
should speak, and multitude Of wears
should teach wisdom Here Rev. I
Wclch brought out the fact that as tlie
students get older they should become
wiser and place their ideals on a higher
plane.
The speaker explained that no coin.
parison can he drawn between the En-.
ropesn countries and America. In Eu-
rope, he claimed, when a person Is send
ing a package through the mail il ia
not so much the time that is considered
but the package. In this country it is
Just opposite. the time j. considered
md not the package. In this country.
Rev. Wclch claimed that everything is
-ushed so that il can get through ~
quickly a. possible Europe Is old. has
! mature civilization. mature Judgment,
more and better methods and greater
organization of IDEAS America in ilis I
rinse is uncivilizcd. restless; America I
wears over The time allowed Every
hing in this country is short cuts. le
s~erted II
The grratcst cause Of this hurried s
'ess OF time i due 10 the fact tia
ommerciali1ing ideas are rapidly in
rcasing- Rev. Weleh stated that since {
he time Of The early ages men have /
een brype and. selling for gain and =
n later ages natural resources and In c
ention have helped to increase this.
he accumulation Of wealth leads 10 q
lxury and the growing result is n
reed. The speaker informed the col. a
rccstion that at the present time ev- I
~ one j. enyious Of the other fellow. i
lot many Of the present day folks are a
oing 10 sit still and ZEE their neicn- Z
ors driving around in an automobile II
hile they are walking. and. naturally.
he only thing 10 do Is TO take the
hort cuts which commercialzipg hss
rveloped. n
Time has causcd us to place a high
.timate ON money and Mr. Wcien
armed the boys and girls to see that
hatevcr their ideals may be time u,
mes before money when we are =,
sinking of helping the world and man.
md instead of ourselves. Things which ~
altered in years gone BY have been "
'andoncd and new ideals have been y
lopted 10 cope with present dav mode 70
living. To-day. Mr.. Welch stated.
llcge eduration teaches "a 10 bring a.
Ick quicker returns for the amount of =.
srk that We put in This. Mr.. Wcirn .n
marked. Is a hurried age. an age Of " w
cmcndous pressure when things have -
b. done somcSmes with bnt little -
ought. Time these dsys waits for 40 -
M aud man must conquer his work =.
hs crushed by il. III.
Rev Meich further explained fha; IA X,
j. hurried age ore hardly fnds time a.
even sleep. A person erfs up IN he
.-ninr. eats a hurried breakfast. rur- 10
$ o. uurk hurrirs bsfk 10 ainnr- si.
Is alfnoss inrrz-aufiv for an hour. Rr
~ hu-ries hars % Aerk IN the eve iC~
r. faillc ne = iurrfe1i espprr. fhsr ri.
oihcr erEse ecment- 90 attend o. IN