The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-27
Rutland, June 20, 1873.
Anniversary of Alma Mater.

Anniversary Of Alma Mater.
GRADUATING EXERCISES OF cAsTLKToS
SEMINARY AND NORMAL SCHOOL.
On Thursday occurred the closing exer-
cises of these institutions in the Congrega-
tional Church at Castleton. They were at
tended with much interest and eclat and
deserve to be recorded among their more
honored namesakes' Commencement days.
The school has flourished for many years
its alma Mater has become larger and
larger every year, and time but adds to the
honored position 1t holds among us. Year
after year the same old church has been
the scene of the same pleasant gathering at
about this time of the year. The class of
ladies and gentlemen are ever furnished by
the teachings of their school-life to grace
the graduating occasion, to add their
names to the long roll of honor and take
their places among men and women whose
education is said to be formed And right
here we would say that Castlcton wears
her scholastic honors with right regal style;
the town itself puts on the air of the seat
of learning and well does it become her.
The grand old town is a fit sample of New
Haven or Cambridge, in its quiet dignity
of appearance, its broad and shaded streets
and in the culture and refinement Of its in
habitants.
On yesterday morning the church was
filled by large assemblage of friends and
patrons of the Normal School to listen to
the graduating exercises of the class of
young ladies who were about to take up
their connection with tho institution for
ever At ten o'clock the exercises were
opened with music by Grafula's Seventh
Regiment Band of New York, who were
posted in the gallery at the rear of the
church and fronting the platform. Upon
the platform were seated an array of honor
and talent seldom brought together at such
an occasion in Vermont, comprising His
Excellency Governor Converse, Hon. C.
w. Willard, member of Congress, Ex-
Gov J. w. Stewart of Middlebury, Prof.
]. $. Cilley of Brandon, Rev. X. G. Will
liams, the respected Principal, Revs. A. N.
Adams and VIM. Ayres, together with
Hon. Pitt W. Hyde, President of the
Board of Trustees, Hon. J. b. Bromley,
its Secretary, B. F. Adams, Esq, its Treas
urer, and a goodly number of its honored
members. The class entered the church at
half past ten, and the inimitable band
struck up beautiful overture from
martha" as the young ladies', attred in
beauteous white, with the emblems of
purity and beauty interviewer in their hair
and bcdecking their handsome figures.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Ayres of
the Congregational church, and the audi
ence listened to the following
PROGRAMME.
Live for Something,
Miss Alice Dimick, Pittsford.
The Beautiful,
Miss Fannie Lewis Poultney
Shut the Door,
Miss Lille Monroe, North Clarendon.
Descendants of Nabal,
Miss Ella Ward, Poultney'
MUSIC.
Flower Song, LANCE.
Changes of Year,
Miss Eliza Lamb, Poultncy.
Nominations,
Miss Nellie Perkins, Rutland
Drawing Miss Addie Taft, Wnhall
"LaBelle Helene" Offenbach
Room Up Stairs,
Miss Florence Mills, Pittsford
Oompensations,
Miss Lucy Wood, Castleton.
Miss Ella Mills, Pittsford
Delivery of Certificates.
Comforting of Diplomas.
MUSIC.
Galop, f. Strauss.
The essays would compare most favor
ably with others that are read at like inst-
buttons as a general thing. Several would
merit special mention however, and were
it not that space forbids we should like to
give review of them. The last one on
the list, "Kryptogams," read by Miss Ella
Mills of Pittsford was, perhaps, the most
to be praised owing to the proof it contain
ed in its composition of much study, re-
search and thought on the part of the
writer, and was written in good flowing
style. The essay Room up Stairs was
also very fine, and showed much original
ity of conception. Those of drawing"
and Descendants of Nabal" were both
capital and well received by the audience.
The delivery of certificates was made by
Pitt w. Hyde, who, in few very gace-
full remarks spoke in complimentary terms
of their scholarship, of the pleasure he had
in presenting them with such testimonials
of studiousness and devotion and gave
words of cheer and encouragement for
their future, regretting at the same time
the loss sustained by the school in their
departure Rev. Mr.. Williams conferred
the diplomas with few well chosen words,
which evidently came from the heart and
needed no urging to BIO spoken on this
eventf,l occasion. The audience were