The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-02

sael that te prize Be 5eT.5e8 De.
tweeg tle ta9 ae3 ibc authors ucFc
announced e. Dee Miss Mary HurIhgt
Of Bennington, and W n shaw. %
Wdiagfa8. The ether prize was
aaarleI by tbe teachers among -four
who taoi very evenly 80 regard "a
progress as follows Miss Mary
Barnes and Miss Fanaio Perkins, ot
Manchester and Henry Hurlhut Of Ben
aiartaa. q. A Brace, Of Wallinglarll
The exercises Of the graduating class
st Music Hall. Tuesday evening, were
opeao3 witb prayer by Rev. Dr. Col
man. 1rst principal Of tie Seminary
Tho exercises were as follows:
salattory Address. Willie d. smith
Clarendon; OmGou-Englisb vs., Clas
sizes. Walter r. Dean. Jr., Factory Point
0ration-Iutsgriiy, 81 j. Hawley
Manchester Essay - Tho Marbl,
Waiteth, Maria A, Bowen, SYNDICATE
Orati9n-Thc Times, Morton b. lIanley
Factory Point; Grafton The Relics @.
Former Days, William II. Lathrop
Mancbosteri Grafton American An
Equities, Frank T, Spring, Factory
Point Grafton Ambition, Edwin T.
Rogers, Wallinglord Oration-Mind
and Science, Frank Il. Utley. Manches'
ter; Essay-Tho Power Of the Ideal
Mary i. Hubert, Bennington Ora
tion-Tho Crisis, Arthur f. Mott, Ian.
singburg, n. Y; Oration-Labor Nee.
cssary to Excellence, William II. Shaw
Wallingtord Poem - Chlyalry, Il,
Herbert Smith, st. James, L. l.; Essay
Educational Needs, with Valedictory
Address, Cornelia II. Way, Manches
ter.
The pieces were mostly well written
aud well delivered, the most deserving
being, perhaps, those Of NJ. 3. ManleyI
f. T. Spring and W. II. Shaw, and the
essays of Misses Hulburt and Way
The audience was large and testified
their appreciation by occasional ap
pause aud floral offerings The music
furnished by Doring's band, of Troy
was very good, After the comforting o.
diplomas and prayer, by the principal
the connection Of the class Of IA witt
Burr and Burton Seminary ceased but
/ not the recollection of the many pleas
ant and happy days, nor the influences
for good which they, as a class, have
uniformly exerted.
REUNION EXERCISES.
The Alumni met at the Seminary
Chapel at 8 a. m, Of Wednesday, and
made temporary organization by
elccting Ex-Governor Page, of Rut
land, President, and Stephen A. Wal
kerr Esq, Of New York, Secretary. i
was voted by the meeting to make {
permanent organization and Rev. L
Taylor Of Pennington, H., T. c
Cronin and w. II. Wickham, Esqs., 0
New York, were appointed a commit
tee TO draft constitution and bylaws
Their report was adopted and the fol
lowing officers. which it provided for
were elected: Hon. John B. Page, 0
Rutland, President T. c. Cronin
Esq, Of New York, and Hon. j. B
Hollistcr, of Manchester, Vice-Presi
dents; DR. L II Hemenway, Secretary
and Loyeland Munson, Esq, Treasurer
| The meeting then adjourned to tn,
church to listen to the literary exer
cises Of the reunion. The exercises
were opened by prayer by Rev !
Taylor, followed by an address Of vel
come, by Rev James Anderson, one o
the original trustees and the only on,
now living. This was followed by al
interesting biography Of John Aiken
one Of the founders Of the Seminary
This was followed by an address b,
DR. u ? Buffet, M d, of Bergen, N
on the subject Retrospective Views.
1t was very interesting. The mex
speaker was Rev f p Roe, Of High
land Falls, N Y, who gave a beautiful
extract from a forthcoming work
. giving a absorption of a thunder
storm in the Highlands. The clos
ing exercise was an admirable essay b,
! Miss Mary Burnham on the subject
"The Beautiful in Education" W
hope to give some ofthese production
in full at some future day. The OK
ercises were very interesting, At pre-
ciseIy three o'clock the assembly re
paired to the Equinox House for tn
REUNION DINNER,
served in friend 0ryis' best style, an,
which was partaken Of with keen rolisI
by the hungry guests. After the tabl
had been cleared GovPage, President 0
the Alumni, introduced Stephen A Wal
kcr Esq, Of New York, Chairman O
/ the occasion, who remarked that it wa
/ the coolest thing that had happened t
him for a long time, but should take j
ia good part for be should have hi
revenge in good time. Alr Walker the
read the first sentiment of the occasion