Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
Senior Exhibition.

The Annual Exhibition Of the Senior
Glass took place on Tuesday evening, No
venbrr 34th. notwithstanding the unfa-
vorublc weather and the attractions OF the
Balnabee Concert down town, Il large and
:tppreriativr audience assembled together
when the hour for the exhibition arrived.
In general the entertainment was OF Il
hirh ORDER and reflected much credit both
upun the class and lhc school; but it de
serves a more particular mention than this
passing notice.
The first speaker, Mr.. II. f. Briggs, in
4 rhetorical manner >ketched the progress
of the American nation in civilization, |
science and art. The past brilliant record
of the nation is but prelude to Il still
brighter future.
Nh Ernest Hitchcock gave an interest
inc resume of Arctic Explorations.
Blood and treasure have been freely eN-
pended in these expeditions, but the sci
enlist alone reap> the benefit. and that too
a ptltIv one The fruitleSs expeditions III
search of the open Polar sea much rescm-
BILE the undertakings that mark every
ones life.
Mr.. f. NJ IIulbnrd. iii his treatment of
the Salem Witchcr;,ft, proved to lis that
Truth is Stranger than Fiction" After
briefly referring to the philosophy of that
remarkable dcl,l~ion, he wildly described
the trials Of Rcbecca Noursc and George
Burroughs aS illustrations of how seriously
an ovcrpowcrinr f,naticiSm can warp
ones reason from its Just propriety.
Miss Florence j. llollister. in her por
traiturr of Aunt Polly. made many capital
hits. Aunt Polly WAS not sharp and sour,
like Mr. Murravs Aunt Peggoty, but
plump and fresh, taking :; warm and ac-
live interest in the welfare of her neigh
borS. She WAS social but not lnqulsltlve-
not mrddle-omr, but like the ancient Ro-
mans had Il brilliant genius for Legislation.
She superintendcd the education of her
rirl>. from the crmpng Of their hair to
the storing of their brains. Yet notwith-
standing all her good qualities, if she
| should seek Il wider field of usefulness, and
become Il missionary. we would not op
pose her.
l Mr.. Merrill Hitchcock contcnded that
relies are not valuable as idle curioslties
, hut are material aids in historical and sci
cnatitic investigation. Had an enthusiastic
= ANTIQUARIAN listened to this Grafton his
feelings would have been rudeiy shocked.
, Mr.. A. f.. kcntSton urged the necessity
| of :. broader and more comprehensive ed
: ucation than that given by books. The
: culture nivcn by books is inferior to tha
j, which thought gives. There are man.
: sclI-cducated men who have carved thei
:. path to fame with nothing but the librar,
. of nature to guide them.
:. Mr.. Iawrences Grafton. s. Ten Year
:. of Freedom" was comprehensive treat
mcut of a comprehensive subject.
0 Mr.. Rochelcau contended for Il COLDER
e mean between Liberty and Law in gov
/ ernment and every department of human
activity. "Love is te fulfilling of tn
e law. and the end of the law is liberty,
1t was the gist Of his remarks.
h Miss Clara Vance gave us glimpses O
J. the Yelled Utmost, in the immensity @
/ the starry worlds above-the wonders Q
animal and vegetable life-and the grand
, eur and poetry of the human intellect
" The most successful lnvestlgator lln4s
, ..veiled utmost" which battles his skill
D The ESSAY was full of rich thought, couche
a in choice language.
=" Miss CYNTHIA Paine demonstrated tha
- :. ironing was not confined to the kitche
:, alone, but extends into every departmen
!, Of life. The various stages of Ironing
~ - its vexations and ditficuties-well typif
- - the struggles Of the human soul IN its al
tempts to smooth the wrinkles OF sll
-, Miss Paine in unique and practical wa
,s told us much wholesome truth.
" Mr.. Ross earnestly and torclbly plea
&c for more men in the various department
u u of human life The greatest need of til
,1 ''1 nation is a purer public morality and lily
40 ~, inc examples of moral heroism.
i0 Miss Hattie Whitcomb paid beautif'
. and touching tribute to the memory {
. :. Joan of Are" Her heroic daring an
" suffering for truth were faithfully po
a. traved. j..
e- MIR. Soule, in graphic and interestir
!. ' manner, described the invasion OF Mexl
~ y by fernando Cortez, his war with Mont