Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-07-26
CAsrLEroS sEMrSARY.-Eaitor Rutland


present at the examination and closing
exercises of Castleton Seminary, during
the first three days of the past week.
The large chapel in the east end of the
building was gracefully decorated and
festooned with cedar, and around the
walls were hung many fine oil paintings,
and drawings, prominent among which
we noticed some by Miss Susie Light,
Miss Carlton, Miss Barnard, and many
Others, which reflected great credit on
both teacher and scholars, and showed
plainly that IN this branch, Castleton
Seminary stood second to none in the
country
The exercises commenced Monday
morning by the examination of the pri-
mary department under the charge OF
Miss Carlton, and was highly pleasing
and satisfactory to all who witnessed it,
Space will not allow us to mention any
scholar in particular, but we must say
that all acquitted themselves hand
somely, and showed that Miss c. was the
right teacher in the right place.
Monday afternoon, the examination of
the higher branches commenced, and the
classes in History and Englishl Litera-
ture, by Miss Alden, Latin, by Mr..
Stearns, were all ably gone through
with, and great praise was awarded to
both teachers and scholars by all who
were so fortunate as to listen to them.
The exercises were interspersed with
compositions from the senior class, and
although we cannot mention all which
were good, we must speak in particular
of Miss Gays, subject, 'Uncrowned," and
Miss Simonton's, subject, "Listen," which
we thought to be two of the finest we
had ever heard.
Monday evening the anniversary con-
cert came off in the Town Hall, which
was we'll filled by an attentive au-
dience. 1t would be impossible to speak
Of any one in particular, but all went
away well pleased with what they hsd
heard, and with highly increased conf
dence in the teachers of music, Misses
Gale and Pendleton, whose superiors it
would be hard to find. Tuesday the
examinations continued, and the classes
in Latin and Botany, by Mr.. Stearns,
French and German, by Mile. Seitz,
Algebra and Arithmetic, by Miss Alden,
and Intellectual Philosophy, by Miss
Haskell, were ably conducted by both
teachers and scholars, and showed
plainly that the time spent in study had
been improved to the best possible ad-
vantage. We must not omit speaking
of the declamations by Mr.. A. T. Burr,
Eddie Ellis and Charlie Jackman, nor
the compositions by members of the
sonior class, particularly those of Misses
SOule, Ranney and Heydron.
Wednesday morning was occupied by
Miss Haskell in examining the senior
class in Buffers Analogy. Two hours
We're spent in this and not one failure,
but all seemed to have the entire book
at their tongues end. The Valedictorv.
written and read by Miss Lizzie Heyer.
of Maine, was most excellent, and the
class poem read by Miss Address was
equally deserving of praise. At the close
OF the Valedictory, Miss Heyer, on behalf
Of the graduating class, presented Miss.
Haskell with a costly silver tea set as a
slight token Of the high esteem they had
for her as teacher and friend. The ad-
dress to the class was delivered by Rev.
DR.. BurChard, of New York. his subject
being "Poetry, its History, and Uses"
The exercises were to close by a prone
made concert in the Park, but the rain
prevented it, The friends and patrons
of the school, however, assembled in the
Seminary building and there enjoyed
themselves until the wee small hours of
morn began to make their appearance.
The Wales Cornet Band, of Greenwich,
N. Y, favored us with some of their
sweetest music, and we hope that it may
be our good fortune to hear them again,
and in the same cause. Altogether the
examinations were perfect success, and
went far to prove that Castleton Semi
nary still ranked as one of the best, as
it is one of the Oldest institutions in the
country, and reflected great credit on
Miss Haskell, who has so ably held the
position OF Principal for the past three
years. d.
An IMPORTANT BILL.-Judge Poland
introduced in the Senate on Friday an
important bill to prevent courts being