Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03

Randolph Normal School.

Normal School at Randolph, took place
Friday evening, June Goth.
Classes numbering 26 in the first
course and 6 in the second, passed the
examinations and received the certifi
Gates of graduation.
Thursday evening was occupied by an
address by Rev. j. G. w. Coke of Mont.
pelier, delivered under the auspices of
the Alumni Association.
The exercises Friday evening consis-
ted of essays, poems and orations by the
graduating classes. The speaking was
unusually good and many of the pro-
ductions gave evidence of calm, careful
thought in their preparation. Notice
able among these was the first essay,
"Open the Shutters by Nellie M. Bar
ker of st. Adams. With Randolph
Hill as the starting point an observatory
imposing neither in size nor appear
ance," brief review Of the work of the
class was taken. Words of gratitude
to those who had helped to turn the
shutters upon their hinges led to the
closing thoughts of the essay, To some
OF us has come desire TO be to others
what these same dear hands lave been
to US. Can we not make each SC ool
room of which we may have charge, au
observatory to the window OF which we
may lead our pupils, whence we may
bid them look forth upon the wonders of
Gods creation"
Among the orations, while many were
good, the one entitled Harmony in Ma
ture," by WIN. S. Paine, Randolph,
seemed filled with the newest thought.
The certificates of graduation were
presented by the Principal, Edward
Conant, A. M. In few well chosen
words he endeavored to impress upon
the minds of the graduates the fact that
the certificates were but the evidence of
work accomplished and the pledge of
renewed labors in the future, rather than
the end for which they had been striv-
ing. Abiding to the examinations in
arithmetic and to the discussions which
had taken place concerning fractions, he
compared the man himself to the nu-
merator of fraction, his clothing to the
denominator, and urged them not to be
guilty of improprieties, but to be gery
improper fractions, with the numerator
much larger than the denomination
The arrangement of the printed pro-
gramme was somewhat changed by the
presentation, just before the parting song,
of handsome copy of Colton's Atlas
to Mr.. Conant and the pictures of the
class, in beautiful frames, to each of the
assistant teachers.
The names and residences of the grad
yates are as follows: Glass A-Nellie M.
Barker, St. Albans, Belle I. Turner,
East Bethel, Amelia G. Bennett, Chel-
sea, Allie l.. Brock, Milton, Melissa A.
Dustin, Bethel, Viola E. Dickerman,
Bethel, Carrie A. Dutton, West Ran
dolph, Alice M. Gaylord, Brookfeld,
Clara B. Harding. Pomfret, Clara L.
Harding, West Wardsboro, Virginia j.
Henderson, Ryegate, Clara L. Hodgkins,
Rochester, Winnie M. Holman, Braintree,
Mary A. Rowell, West Hartford, Ella o.
Pond, West Randolph, Nellie E. Towns
bend, Grafton, Clara E. Perkins, Pom
fret, Mary E. Stockwell, Rochester, Sarah
j. Redway, Brattleboro, Nettie G. Towns
bend, Reading. Elsie " Child, w. Ran
dolph, Scion Abbott, Brookfeld, Charles
A. Davis, Randolph Charles w. Harbach,
Randolph, Henry P. Montgomery, Post
Mills, Clarence d. Whitman, Tafts-
vile.
Senior Class-Emma J. Marshall,
Randolph, Myra A. Tower, East Ran.
dolph, w. Henry Buck, Ryegate, Will
liam S. Paine, Randolph, Allen A. Priest,
West Randolph, Julius A. Rice, Stock
bridge.