Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-01

school and College examinations are
the order of the day just now in this fair
city. The Seniors of Brown University
finished their four years course last Fri
day, and celebrated the event on pass
ing out of the building by turning about
and saluting it with the most unearthly
yells that it ever entered into the heart
of wild Collegian to conceive, or the
throat of human creature to utter. 1t
must have somewhat astonished the
Alma Mater, if she has not got beyond
the point of being surprised by any
freak of her erratic sons. The Juniors
are still on the rack, and the Professors
mpatientlywaiting for their own release.
A brave young Lyon from Fall River,
Mass, carried off the University honors
this year, but it was n very close strug
gle, for classmate has, during this last
term, crowded him so closely that it
was almost tie.
This city having been founded by Roger
Williams, a baptist, who to escape the
tyranny of the Puritans of Massachu-
sets, came and made Il settlement of
his own faith here, has remained true
to its original character, and is now the
leading Baptist city of America. Many
of it's institutions are under Baptist con-
troll, and among others this Brown Uni
versity, which is perhaps one reason
why the State Legislature have not so
endowed it as to place it on an equal
footing with the two leading Colleges
of New England.
A few days since an examination was
held at the School of the Sisters of Mer-
cy, on Claverick Street. The exercises
were conducted by Bishop mcfarland,
who uniteS the States of Connecticut
and Rhode Island in one diocese. He
is known as the Bishop of Hartford and
is held in high esteem by Protestants as
well as Catholics. In appearance he is
tall and athletic, and is young to have
attained such honors. He showed that
he had not allowed his school knowl-
edge to fall into disuse, but gave and
required practical blackboard illustra-
tions of the subjects under considera-
ton.
He attends the exhibitions and be-
slows the prizes of most of the Catholic
schools in the "Gift to God" which he
governs, and in this way becomes
personally acquainted with his people,
and makes their affection for him very
much more positive thing than it would
be were he to wrap his purple robes
about him, and clinging to the dignity
of his office hold himself aloof from
them.
The fashionable young ladies school
Of Providence closed for the season last
week, and class of ten graduated after
having been under the same tuition for
eight years. They afterwards drove out
to the country for n class breakfast, and
have had number of class gatherings,
much in the style of Cambridge or Yale,
and are now getting up class book.
An English lady who teaches a school
for children, celebrated the closing of
the term, by sort of Mayday festival,
in pleasant grove near, where the
small queen was crowned, carried her
scepter, and received the willing hom-
age of her young subjects, on the 18th
of June, which is quite as early rs it is
desirable in this climate to celebrate the
coming of the traditional May.
The watch-word of Providence is said
to have originated with party of native
Indians, who met Roger Williams upon
his landing, and, lin theirown language
OfcOurse) asked him "what cheer broth
er? what cheer?" These words are
now indissolubly connected with the
city. Upon Main Street stands the
"What Cheer?" building, side by side
with the "Roger Williams House. -
Boats and carriages, horses and dogs
pets and playthings, are known by the
words, and they are home sound tC
Providence ears when far away.
Providence at one time ranked as the
third city of the United States in regard
to her banking capital, but now that Sc
many western cities have sprung up
and outstripped her, she is content to bt
the seventh. Though the number o.
bank buildings seems disproportionately
large for the population, and bank clerks
swarm like mosquitoes.
1t seems almost incredible that a city
of the wealth and reputation of Provi
dence should be so far behind the times
as to have no public water works,-n'
city reservoir. Each house has its owl
we'll and cistern, and force pump takes
the water to the upper stories. The riv
er running through the centre of thu
city is the chief dependence in case o
fire, and there are tanks and supply