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GRAFTON BY REV. TRANKLIN 1UxGURY. or
| BRANDoN-ADDREss BY HON. Q. 81. TEACHER,
or WASHINGTON, %. c.
BARRE, VI, June 10. ls75.
The exercises connected with the closing
Of the year at the Academy have been large
ly attended throughout, and have been of
so much interest that something more than
mere mention i due The members Of the
Alumni of the school have been arriving
every day from all parts OF the country.
and add by their presence not little to the
general interest OF the occasion. The ora
tions and essays of the middle class. on
Tuesday evening. were a a whole worthy of
much praise The class numbered seventeen
-cicyen gentlemen and six ladies-and each
one seemed to strive 70 excel in this popular
branch of their education. The names are
a. follows: Misses Hattie VI. Allen, South
Hero Lucy VI. Abbott William-town;
Nora L. Baldwin. Washington; Anna NJ.
Richardson, Leavenworth, Kansas; Marcia
l.. Tucker, Barre; Evelyn u. Whttemore,
Mortified; Messrs. George ". Bailey.
Greensboro; Fred d. Beckley. Barre
Eugene W. Davis. Rutland; Arthur Ii.
Hazen, North Hero. Willie d. Simonds.
Roxbury George I. Swazey, Waterbury
Alger W. Rice. Barre Levy y. Morrill,,
Williamstown; Fred 5. Upper. Bakers
field ; Luther d. Whittemore, Northfeld d;
Rol.a d. Woodwork. Fairfax. The essays
are to be especially commended, that of Miss
Tucker being generally considered more of
an original character than the others, and
was highly praised. Her subject was. Three
MOnarchs of the Age" which title she gave
10 Money, Fashion and Mrs. Grundy. Each |
was piquantlY discussed and very aptly |
considered H. reigning monarch. The
essay of Miss Abbott was very excellent, en-
titled Songs without Words, and was read |
with pleasing manner and clear utteranee
The Grafton Of Mr.. Davis. on q" Divided Al |
legianee," discussed the nlailibilty of the |
Pope and the troubles growing out of that |
question in very intelligent manner. The |
oraiion On d" Maximiiian.' by Mr. Topper, |
was an earnest defense Of that ruler, and |
thoroughly interesting. Mr.. Simonds SEEM
cd to be the most at ease on The platform, |
spoke with much dignity and had a fine |
Grafton. The oration Of Mr. Bailey de- |
nounced the evils growing out of " Labor |
Unions" and pointed to some escapes there
from.
The interest of the entertainment was
much enhanced by bass solo, sung by MIR. |
Arthur n WheelOck, a member of the Soph-
omore class. at the University Of Vermont. |
and of the Winooski Avenue Congregational
church choir, at Burlington also one of
the Alumni of the Academy. His voice
showed d good degree of cultivation and
was much admired.
On Wednesday afternoon occurred the
ADDRESS BY REV. :. TUxBURr, OF BRANDON,
before the Associated Alumni, at the Con-
ercgational church. The speakers subject
was Concessions of Recent Scientists of
Mans Need of Religion" The Grafton, al
though partaking largely of the world OF
science and of views OF scientists. was entire
ly inteiIgibe to all and very interesting.
II quoted ire, Is and with good effect from
Tyhdall, Stuart Mil. Herbert Spencer,
Froude and Goldwip Smith, to prove that
the current form Of belief among these
men was turning in a new direction. Rea-
sons were given why scientists were hating
in their attempts atthe destruction OF mans
iaith in religion, as fellows.
First. Such men as Tyndall shrink from
the consequences which llow from the prin-
ciples they have been laying down; reli-
gion commands their reverence still, and
the universal prevalence OF religious senti-
timent gives it an authority that law and
science must respect
S-cond Another reason comes from the
esthetic feeling of the age. Many polish
ed -keptic is conscious of this esthetic