Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-28

exercises LOOK pace III dflnOfy nail III the pres
ence of an audience which completely filled the
large room. Mr.. C. b. Metcalf, superintendent
of the institution, presided, and with him on
the platform were the teachers and several
members Of the educational committee, inciud-
ing Reys. George w. Phillips and c. NJ. Lamson
of this city. The Worcester brass band was
stationed in an ante-room, and at intervals in
the programme eniyened the audience with
some very fine selections of music.
The orations of the graduating class, six in
number, were given in the following order: "A
plea for blunders,' E. +. Burleson, Willimantic,
Conn; Railroad land grants,' Henry Rice,
North Attleboro; cooperative industry" II.
I. Within, Whilinsville; Italian unification,"
II. d. Reed, North Arlington; 1871 the memoir
able year." A. B. Griggs, Willimantic, Conn;
wealth, its uses and its abuses, with valedcto-
ry, W. A. Warner, So. 'Hadley. The orations all
gave evidence of careful thought and were de
lvered in an easy and graceful manner. The
yaledictOry address by Lieut.. Warner was
especially worthy of praise, and was received
with evident favor by the class. Upon leaving
the platform he was presented with an elegant
bouquet. Some of the other pieces were mark
ed with Il maturity of thought and facility of
expression that surprised and pleased those
present.
The graduating class was unusually small in
numbers this year, from the fact that the stand
ard of the school was raised two years ago. The
class next year will probably also be small, but
after that, if the school continues to maintain its
present high reputation, the graduating classes
will be larger.
At the conclusion of the speaking Mr.. Metcalf
presented the diplomas to the members of the
graduating class. Rev. c. Nj. Lamson then ad-
dressed the teachers and students, rendering to
them in very graceful manner the coDgratula-
tons of the audience upon the creditable man
ner in which the exercises had passed Off as
showing the excellence of tile school, Rev. G.
w. Phillips closed the exercises in the hall with
prayer.
The military review and parade was a feature
which had been looked forward to with antici-
patons of pleasure by those present, and imme-
diately upon the conclusion of the exercises in
the hall, the windows of the armory building,
overlooking the parade grounds, were filled with
the mothers, sisters, and young lady friends of
the cadets, while large number of persons, Just
arrived, occupied carriages about the grounds,
interested spectators of the drill The review,
in which the whole school took part came first
followed by company dill, and afterwards a
dress parade Capt. Reed conducted the military
exercises, which were in keeping with the usual
high standard of the school. The review took
place before Gen. Samuel II. Leonard reviewing
officer, and Majors L. T. Raymond, James NJ.
brennan and l.. G. White, and Capts. L. W.
Fiske and Frank A. Leland of the military com
mittee. The cadets numbered about sixty. five
men, and made a very fine appearance in their
gray coats and white pants and cross belts.
Exhibition of Roses and Strawberries.
The Worcester county horticultural society
held their annual exhibition of roses and straw.
berries at Horticultural hall yesterday afternoon
between the hours of three and five. The at
tendance was not as large as the merits of the
exhibition would seem to warrant, nor the en-
tries Of articles for exhibition as large as they
would have been had it not been for the severity
of the past winter, during which many straw
berry plants were killed. the latenesS Of the
season, and the fact that producers are not
growing as many different varieties of straw
berries as in former years, one exhibitor, who
last YER contributed seventy boxes, only
having nine different varieties on ex-
hibiIOn. For us to undertake 10 Judge
Of the comparative merits of the different
contributions is impossible, aud the decisions Of
the different judges must he awaited in order
TO decide which producers have succeeded il
growing strawberries and flowers that connois
sieurs p onounce superior TO all Others who
have entered for the premiums. All cannot be
awarded premium, where there is only one 10
be given, and the pride which producers take in
showing that they can and have produced an
article which they are not ashamed to place
upon exhibition will serve as a reward to many
OF them Some of the contributions arrived
too late 10 be placed upon the list of contestants
for premiums, but they recei, ed their share Of
praise from the visitors.
The cut flowers were displayed upon stands,
set upon long table in the centre of the hall,
and of course their fragrance attracted yisi-
tors first attention. The varieties embraced
nearly every description of hot house plants,
and many that were grown out of doors, incud-
ing a stand full of wild flowers. Among the
attractive contributions were those from Ste
phen Salisbury, Chas. ID. Thayer, VIM. L. Aler.
rlfeld, Mrs. Daniel fainter, and Mrs. Hamilton,
while the wild flowers exhibited by II. b. and l..
+. Kinney Wed with the cultivated contributions
in receiving the praise they justly merited.
Neatly and altractively arranged upon one end
of the table for the cut flowers were the roses
the number of varieties being almost as innum-
cradle as the leaves upon the bushes from which
they had been plucked. John c. Within of
Whitinsylle, Mrs. A. d. Foster, Charles ID.
Thayer, and Mrs. Daniel fainter of this city,
added much to the beauty of the collection by
their contributions of almost every shade.
The spaces on the table between the stands
for cut flowers were assigned to the bouquets.
The bouquet Of roses exhibited by Mrs. c. G.
Gilbert attracted universal attention, while the
roses sent in by Mrs. Morey of Shrewsbury, in
addition to the bouquets of cut flowers from
Mrs. G. w Richardson and Mrs. Morey, were
much praised.
Upon the platform were the plants in pots, in
GLIDING two pineapple plants, one from VIM. I.
Mortified and the other from Stephen Salisbury,
that received their share of attention. At one
of the platforms was collection of ferns, gath
cred by H. r. and L. +. Kinney for c. c. Bald
win, that looked remarkably bright.
The collections Of Strawberries were few in
number but excellent in quality, and as they
looked as though they would he excellent eat
ing the visitors never grew tired of looking at
them and inhaling their fragrance, until the hour
of closing had arrived. +. j. Kinney of this city
had collection of eight varieties, among which
the Charles Downing and the Wilson's Albany
assumed conspicuous place, with the other
varieties not great way behind. G. II. Esta-
brook exhibited another collection of fine look
ing berries, though two of the boxes, marked
Ida and President Wilder, had a strong resem-
bance to each other and to the variety known
as Downer's Prolific. The exhibition of single,
varieties was almost as near perfection in quail
ty as could well have been attained, and in
cludcd six varieties from o. b. Hadwen,
four from +. J. Kinney, including the
Seeding known as Kinney's No. 10,
three from W. Y. Holman, three from
Charles Richmond and numerous others with
onp variety pnrb In this dpnnrtmpnt tho CON.