Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-06-30
WIIITINGHAM
Eighth Grade Graduation

The superstition of the number ID
never was more charmingly eradicatcd
from the minds of a large audience than
it was on Monday evening, when several
hundred of the inhabitants and visitors
gathered in the church in Nottingham
village to listen to the Graduation
Exercises of the Eighth Grade, Class
Of 1929 of the Nottingham and Jack
sonville Schools"
Thirteen boys and girls with beaming
faces. Rotations and essays gave an
entertainment that was altogether one
to be proud of and showed to the list
ener how carefully they had been trained
and how earnestly they had striven to
do their best in the past years of school
days; which to some of them at least
will mean continuation of study in
various high schools and colleges in this
broad land in which the smallest village
of today gives to its young people the
advantages of an education.
The class flower was rcd rose The
colors were rcd and white, the diplomas
being tied with corresponding silk rib
bons.
To the tune of march played by
the orchestra the class entered the
church led by little Miss Ruth Hall car
rying the colors so dear to the heart of
each member; especially will this be
true when time has ripcncd their knowl-
They were: Alice A. harrington, Cora
B. Gillette, Dorice n. Kentfield, Clara
|. Morse, Ida M. Reed, Alice NJ. Rey-
nolds, Helen NJ. Stetson, James w. Far
rington, Harry +. Morse, Raymond A.
Murdoch, Charles l.. Putnam, Howard
l.. Reed and Harold r. Stetson.
The superintendent of the schools,
which are five in number, is +. L. Saw
yer. and credit must be given him for
bn pio in, ,,rb; 81, LoI
laborcd to make the schools of this com
munity second to none of their kind.
The boys and girls of this district are
Fortunate indeed in having such solid
foundation for their future life laid in
their pleasant school associations. His
talk to the class was both instructive
and fitting. The directors and teachers
showed their satisfaction in their faces,
this being the largest class ever gradu-
atcd.
The class motto, BE Prepared" is
not only one of deep thought but of
practical meaning as WELL The gradu-
ates experienced the first real thrill in
their young lives when with huttering.
anxious hearts they stood before their
parents and friends and played the
major role in what to them was their
greatest effort. But the class motto, so
well chosen, was well sustained by them
a dance was given by the class in
Green Mountain hall after the exercises.
in which every one joined with happy
hearts. Good wishes for the boys and
girls whose lives had just be- gun in
earnest We're showered upon them
shortly after midnight the music ceased
The lights went out and the class of 1922
had passed into the yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Il. Bartlett of Brattle-
boro were in town Wednesday.
Prof. Murray Hines of the Northwest
ern University of Chicago called on
friends in town Tuesday.
G. II. Wheeler drove home from Shell
burne Falls. Mass, another pony and
small buggy Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Graham of Wheeling. w. Va. who
was IL Smith college chum of Miss Nesta
Sawyer, is visiting at Miss Sawyer's
home this week.
Harry Sawyer of Ncwaygo Lake, Mich
was in town last week visiting his father
John Sawyer, and brother, l.. ii. Sawyer.
also sister in jacksonville, Mrs Il. j.
Roberts. He left Monday for his return
home