Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-26

EXERCISES AT TIE SEMINARY AND STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL.

NORMAL SCHOOL.
Castlcton at present il alive with
strangers, Alumni, and visitors gener-
ally. Everything, and everybody, seems
to announce that some important event
is about to happen or is happening in
this old, historic town.
It's long, beautiful street, shaded with
flue old trees, and rendered attractive by
numerous handsome residences seems to
have thrown off its stately old appear
ance for the time being, and TO fairly
glow with new life, JOY and beauty; and
all for what Because the year has rolled
around and the annual commencement
exercises of the State Normal School
and of Castleton Seminary are in pro-
gress.
The prospects of this institution are at
present very promising. Under the care
full guidance of its Principal, Rev. Mr..
Williams, the institution Is again gaining
fine reputation. 1t is also especially
favored and fortunate in that it has such
an honorable and able board of trustees,
of whom the president is Hon. Pitt W.
Hyde, of Castleton, whose etforts-in
conjunction with those of the rest of the
trustees-in behalf of this institution,
and of education in general, can not be
too highly commended.
The situation of the buildings, the
beauty of the surrounding scenery, and
the quiet, peaceful, moral tone pervading
everything in the vicinity, renders Castle
ton Seminary and Normal School a most
desirable place for the education and
cultivation of young ladies and gentle
men in everything pertaining to physi-
cal, intellectual and moral requisites
The examinations in the Normal
School commenced last Saturday, and
were finished Tuesday morning. DIR.
French, Secretary of the State Board of
Education, and Prof. Weber, also of
the State Board of Education, were
present The Normal School has exist
ed about three years, and is in flourish
ing condition.
The Seminary examinations commenc-
ed Monday, and are still in progress.
Monday evening very pleasing vocal
and instrumental concert was given by
the Seminarians. The Seminary Vocal
Glass furnished some fine choruses, and
songs, under the direction of Prof.
Hall. Amongst the vocalists Miss Pratt
from Albany, and Miss Hewitt from
Milwaukee were especially noticeable,
and Miss Williams, daughter of the
principal, Misses Kelley and Batchelder,
executed some fine music on the piano.
One noticeable feature of the occasion
was the great number of Rutland DAILY
HERALDs-at only eight dollars per
year-that were seen protruding from
the pockets of various prominent gentle
men in the audience, showing that the
HERALD is still, as ever, increasing in
circulation and importance. And, right
here, your reporter must express his
thanks for the very cordial manner in
which he, as representative of the HER
AID, has been received, by one and ALL
On Tuesday evening another interest
ing exhibition was given in the Semin-
ary,. consisting of compositions and Eng
lish and French dialogues, of which it
can be truly said, haec dim meaatasisse
.3esua6it. .t.s-- s-s.. #
Upon leaving the Seminary at the
close of the exercises, your reporter OBJ
served a personifcation of a man reclin-
ing against a tree, sound asleep. He was
very much delighted when he found, to
his surprise, that the man against the
tree was not a'reporter of the Globe. f.