Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-01
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES of the Meth

speaker, and enforced upon the graduating
class in brief closing address.
Monday eve, Rev. Asa D. Smith, d. D.,
President of Dartmouth College, address
ed a small but select audience. His theme
was Self Possession. This he defined to
include as elements self knowledge, self
culture, self-enunciation, self reliance and
self devotion. Some of these seemed an
tagonistic, but properly understood all
were needful to a complete character, and
to fit one to be ready for all life's emergen-
cies.
Rev. b. X. Pierce, D. d., editor of the
lions Herald, Boston, addressed the
4Esthetic Society Tuesday evening, on
Service, the True Ideal of Human Life.
Examinations of classes commenced on
Tuesday morning, and are not completed
as we 60 to press.
Anniversary of the Alumni Association
takes place this "wednesday evening".
Speakers c. w. Clarke, Esq. and Mrs. 0.
W. Scott-the latter gives poem. Com
mencement exercises by the graduating
class Thursday, July l, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT RANDOLPH.
The Spring Term of the State Normal
School at Randolph closed last Friday with
the usual semi-annual exercises of exami-
nation and graduation. The examination
of the graduating class commenced
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evening, and was conducted by Secretary
French and Col r. G. Benton. OF the
thirty members of the class in the First
Course, four failed to pass; the Second
Course, or senior class, which contained
six members, passed with ranks unbroken.
Friday was devoted to a general examina-
ton of the school.
| The closing exercises of the graduating
class were held in the Congregational
church at - P. NJ, Friday. After a
prayer by Mr. Colwell, the class song,
written by Miss Nellie NJ. Barker of ST.
Adams, Il member of the class, was sung.
The certificates of graduation were pre-
sented by the Principal. Mr.. Conant.
Abiding to the discussions which he had
heard during the examinations, on proper
and improper fractions, he compared the
man himself to the numeratOr of the frac-
ton, his clothing to the denomination. As
fractions of unlike denominators cannot be
directly added so we cannot add six men
in broadcloth to six in rags. While there
are many very proper fractions walking
the earth, men in whom the numerator-
the real mans less than the denomination
the drcss-he urged those before him to
be, not guilty of improprieties, but rery
improper fractions.
A pleasing episode was the presentation
of an elegant copy of Colton's Atlas to
Mr. Conant, and handsomely framed pic
lures If the class to each of the assistant
teachers.
} The Parting Song, written by one Of the
class. William $. Paine of Randolph, fol-
lowed
Many of the old graduates of the school
were present. Two class reunions were
held. and also a general meeting of the
Alumni. The address was delivered by
Prof Coke of Montpelier. At the business
meeting which followed, p. f. Grow oil
Randolph was re elected President of the
Association, and j. Loren Midget of As
eutneyville, Secretary.
The names of the graduates are rs fol-
+ lows:
SECOND CnI-RSE
W. Henry Bdck; Ryegate William i Paine kand9lplh
bridge. Emma ]. Marshall. Randolph, Myra A Tower
East Randolph
solon Abbott, Br?okheld; Charles 4. Davis Randolph
Charles Harbach, Bandoph Henry MontsG ,Iis
Barker ST Adams Amelia G. Bennett Chelsea, Allie |
bicEerman Bsthei Melissa Dustin Bethel carrie
Rdq e1 Ae a2 af HsFdh
Pofret virginia J. Rgnders2p kHseate T9T9
| Clara F. Perkins, Pomfret, Ella O. Pond, West Ran
ah Ks4T Hhss Ns
townsend, Grafton. NettieC Townsend Reading Belle
r NORWICH UNIvERsITr.-The fortietE
annual commencement of this institution
t occurred last week at Mortified. The ex
| ercses began Sunday evening, June u,
with the Baccalaureate sermon by Rev
| Malcolm Douglass, d. ID president. Tues
: dav afternoon, a poem was read before the
p united societies. \ vocal and instrument
tai concert was given at Concert Hall in
e the evening.
: The examination of candidates for nd,
mission to the University was held Wednes.
= dav. Thursday at 9 A. NJ, the cadets per-
: formed military exercises on the parade
+ ground. These consisted of infantry drill
). general signal service, inspection and re
f view, bayonet drill, dress parade, artillery
! drill and the firing of II salute. The va
rious movements were gone through will
q in such a way as to reflect great credi
, upon Capt. Curtis, and were witnessed by
e many people.
Cant. Curtis acted as marshal of the day
| and at II 80 A. NJ, Il procession was formed
: and marched to Concert Hall, where tn,
following literary exercises took place
y Salutatorv,., by c. f. Field, Greenfield
= Mass; Grafton, "Slavery,n by r. A. Sill
=, yer, Northfield; Grafton and Valedctory
d Labor is Life by f. d. Upham, Ran
: dolph These young gentlemen acquitted
themselves with great credit.and justly de
serve the honorS of the old n. L. Thu
q usual diplomas were awarded and honor
airy degrees conferred. as follows: b. S
> on John II. Peck, M. d., of Derby, Maj
n H. c. Wood, of the Adjutant Generals de
e partment, U. S. A, and Col. Z. Rice, 10tl
L. S. Infantry.
At the close of these exercises, Col. w
l. G. Veazey ofRutland delivered a scholarl
s. and eloquent Grafton on Military Educa
ton and Norwich University" He eulo
gized the institution as one which ha
sent men 10 fight on every battle field @
% our country, Though not Of her, he wa
ID Lander, her Strong and Preston; and trust
\ ed that the prestige of such names woul
j long give her high ran k among the mil