The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-02
LETTER FROM TraE CAPITAL.
'Ehc Com ncncement ScasOn-Vcr-
mont Methodist Seminary and
Goddard ScminaryERaces in Prose
pcct-E'crsounI and Political.
MoNrrrl1En. M. Lnne aO. ISL

MONTPELIER, VT, June ~, 1874.
The capital just now is putting on a
holiday appearance quite unusual and at
the same time very becoming to her style
of beauty. Although the weather for the
past two days has been uncomfo!tably
warm and the dust exceedingly prevalent
yet many people have assembled in town
from other habitations and Montpelier
citizens themselves have shown livelincss
and interest in the scenes and events going
forward which borders on her old time re-
putation for things of this kind The oc-
casion of the week is the commencement
OF the Vermont Methodist Seminary, which
is located here.
This seminary was located here some
four or five years ago by the Methodist de-
nomination of the state, and was taken
from Ncwbury Academy which was for
mcrly known as the institution more gen
orally patronizcd by that denomination in
Vermont
The school has large and costly buildings
erected on Seminary Hill, the former loca-
ton Of The old county fair ground. The
institution is largely patronzed and is under
the teaching of Rev j. G. w. Coke, AN,
as principal assisted by a competent corps
Of teachers. 1t graduates a class of ten
students the present week
The annual sermon was preached by
BcY. Prof. CoNc, on Sunday afternoon,
before very large congregation, made up
of students. friends and patrons of the
school Monday evening an adj
dress was delivered before the stu
dents OF the seminary BY Rev. Asa
D. Smith, ID. d.. president of Dartmouth
college 1t was IN excellent production,
worthy of the distinguished literary repu-
talion Of President Smith. To-Day Tues
day. the examinations commence at nine
o'clock a. M, and this evening an address
is to be given before the 1E>thetic society
hv Rev b. II. Pierce, u. u, On Wcdnes-
day occurs the meeting OF the trustees, the
business meeting Of the alumni association,
and class tree exercises, during the day, the
eyenue.bemg given W TO The interesting an
niycrsary of the alumni association, when
the annual address Will be delivered by Cor.
uciGs w. Clark, Esq, Of Chelsea, and q
poem by Mrs 0. ". Scott.
Fhm-day,occurs,the commencement Xer-
c,ses of the graduating class. and conclud-
iag with the commencement levcc in the
evening.
In connection with commencement eXei-
ciscs the Uuivcrsalst institution known as
Goddard Seminary located at Barre,
six miles from here, closes its fourth year
the present week. with similar interesting
exercises.
Sunday evening the baccalaureate SER
mon was preached by Rev. +. S. Wright,
pastor of fhe Church of the Messiah of
Montpelier
Monday evening occurred the Junior eX-
hibiti0n, which consisted of rhetorical eX-
crcscs OF the class, numbering eleven stu
dents. Declarations were delivered by
Charles H. Towers of Richmond. VT. Geo.
Il. Bertrand Of Plattsburgh n. Y; Curtis
5. Wooster of Marshfed, VT; Hiram $.
Conant of Richmond. Vt; Herman j. Lane
of North Charlestown, n H.; Aaron G.
Dickinson of Wiliamsyille, VT. and Clitus
s. lloag Of Gaysvillc.
Essays were read by Misses Cora King
of North Montpelier, Cora l.. Robinson of
Springfield, Vt. Alice HOLSTER of North
Montpelier, and Nell L. Badger Of North
field. The essays were of a high order,
noticeable for their originality, and were
read with excellent effect The essay of
Miss Robinson Of Springfield, was entitled
"Theres many slip 'twIXt the cup and
lips" that of Miss King had for its subject
"Self-culturc; Miss HOLSTERS on Way
side flowers" and Miss Badgers subject
was The first stroke is half the battle,
closing with appropriate remarks to the
class. Tomorrow wednesday, occurs the
exercises of the graduating class, which
numbers fifteen, in the morning; an ad.
dress by Rev. 4. j. Garfield of Chelsea,
Ma, and a poem by Rev f. J. Chaffe
of Chester. are TO be given in the after
noon.
This institution was established in 1876
| by the Universaisls of the state with Il lib
cral endowment, and has one of the fines
| school buildings in the state. The present
/ principal is Prof l.. A. Halves of Somer
vile, Mass, who has given general salts
| faction, but who is, we understand, to re
sign at the end of the year,
Congressman G. w. Willard arriyet
home from Washington on Friday last. II
is said that he seems but little disturbed
over the prospects of the campaign in hi
district this fall but will stand his hand
and will undoubtedly be supported by {
majority OF Washington county.
Wednesday and Thursday there are to b.
races at the Green Mountain trotting parl
in Barre. Prizes amounting to 1900 ar
. ! nlfapaJ o,t1 fun hpVspg
tered for the different purses, The bes
mettle in the county is TO be on the track
and much excitement is already manifesto
over the results, which will be duly repor,
ed in our next. Sol
O. Y. CROSS