Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-07-10
Seminary HUI.
MONTPELIER, W.. j

Seminary Hill.
MONTPELIER, W.. July 9.
EDITOR OF OPINION The CON
mencement exercises of the Yer
mont Methodist Seminary begar
last Sunday with the annual ser
mon 10y the principal, Rev. l.. White
The theme of his discourse was
Education and the New Birth"
The examinations, which occurred
on Tuesday and in forenoon of We'd.
nesday, showed evidence Of careful
attention to the work Of the term
on the part of the students and
teachers.
Rev. d. Dorchester, of Maiden,
Mass, delivered a very interesting
address before the Literary Socie-
ties on Beautiful Women"
For a few years past the gradu-
ating classes have each planted a
class tree, and the class this year
followed the usual custom, but Sc
lected an elm instead of a maple
tree. The Grafton by Herbert H.
Ward contained many illusions to
the occurrences of Seminary life,
and was followed by a poem from
Miss Ida Collins, the pride as well
as the poetess of the class. The
prophecies written by William Il.
Rocheleau and Miss Florence Hol-
lister proved quite an amusing fea.
ture of the exercises. Miss Hollis.
ter is witty and manages to weave
fact and fancy together in a very
graceful and amusing manner.
A business meeting OF the Alum.
nj was held at 9 p. NJ, on Wednes.
day. and Il. w. q. Farnsworth was
elected President and Miss Mary
A. Pomeroy Vice President. In
the evening an address was deliver.
ed before the Alumni by Rev. Silas
Il. Quimby, former principal of
the institution. His subject, "Pla.
to's Life and Works." was handled
in mastery manner. After the
address Mrs L. NJ. Bowles read a
poem, which was plea for work,
and was read in an attractive man.
ner. A song by Jesse Hill of Yves.
leyan University was among the
exercises of the evening.
The graduating exercises began
at 10 A. NJ, on Thursday. The class
seventeen and performed
their parts i'll an easy, natural man.
ner, without hesitation or failure in
remembering their pieces. The fol-
lowing is a list Of the graduates
with list of their subjects:
ford Oliver Cromwell, Calvin NJ. Brown,
I'helsea Wolnanhood, Ida A, Collins. Mont
peier; Political Reform, II. Edwin Briggs,
Newark, n. Y; Gems, Clarie A. Gibson, Mont
Waterville The Needle, Florence J. Holllstcr.
south Glastonbury, Conn; Facts, Merrill
Hitchcock, Pittsford Grave Yards, Earnest
litchc, ok, Pittstord Analysis. Cynthia +.
East Rrookfeld Burke as STATESMAN,
Alonzo f. Kenaston. East Calais Men Of
Glaciers, William F. Rocheleau, North Dan
vile Who shall be Crowned Ida A. Taggard
Mortified Old Shoes, Herbert II. Ward,
liardwick; Fragments, with ValedictOry,
Clara P. Vance, Albany.
The class song was written by
Miss Ida Collins Of Montpelier, and
he music was by the efficient, ge
nal and popular musical instructor
Prof. ID. A. French. The exercises
we're interspered with instrumental
md vocal music by members of the
Seminary and were well rendered
md received. The hall was very
astefully adorned with evergreen
md flowers. Prof White awarded
he diplomas, aud Immediately af.
er, while the class was on the stage,
occurred the sensation of the day.
Prof. Daniel Dorchester, Jr., one of
he teachers in the Seminary, and
Mss Clara E. Clark, also a teacher,
topped in front of the class and
we're married by the Rev. d. Dor.
hester, father of the bridegroom.
This was not on the program and
vas surprise to nearly every one
Il the audience. 1t was very grace
ully done and the good wishes of
he students and friends go with
hem in their trip to Saratoga and
Niagara. The Professor and his
wife will both teach in the Semina-
y next year.
The Seminary is in a prosperous
ondition, although very much in
eed of endOwmeuts. The teachers
re- live men and women and as u
hole have never been better. The .
ew building is certainly one of the !
nest is the State, aud We hope the I
eminary may continue to have q
Ill attendance of students and NAV
3 remembered by those who are t
ell able to render it financial as. .
stance. l.. w. NJ.