Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-14

iho "uuioHs pioNeu 10 ne ol great interest 10 the
audience, from the fact that It dealt with manv ~
the realities Of the present, while all the sep,i'
mcnts expressed were not generally endorsed
The speaker showed q weakness In atlemptlno IN
bclitile the influence for good which Il exercised
by the press, and to magnify the evil which II
sometimes occasions This attempt, however ON
the part of the ex-senator, may be accounted fo,
when We recall his experience in public life
ON Thursday afternoon occurred the
RnEromcN rVrRcisfs
Of the Graduating Class, which were attended h.,
the largest audience Of the week. filling eyery
available space within the church The platform
was transformed into miniature conservatory
in which bloomcd every beautiful flower and bud
and lily known 10 the gardener, and whose nor.
fume filed the church with rich and refreshing
fragrance. The class numbering twenty .Gyo
were marshnod to their seats, mt the right Of the
platform, 10y Dr. j. H. jackson, while the orgap
pealcd forth it, grludcst melody at the touch Of
Miss Ienncy's musical fingers. Prayer was then
offered by Rev, W. Tourney, and the exercise.
were continued in accordance with the following
PROGRAMME.
Eogene wnani Davis. Rutland. '''' ''''''''
Annie May eia.o eay sasS'fiD R ls Immortal
Pied David h'okley' i@ue.
Angie Besns rbni,n.. Nam. '.'''' .Dwid''
Grafton Reading q. a Mean. Of cnliur.
Moi. ''''''' '',',''u",o
alcqaarteite. ne
oH'iion. ~. ,,..,,i.... ,........ vermont
Es.ay p.,..
Na'3 ,ana'ce Dohi' Norh Hero
'''''" william PIN, sos stop By STEP,
Essay .... wan o. the wi.p
''" ''"' "'''"'" washington
ffeiefek simon upper Haiersaria =" '"'i'
Music ,.... ......... q. ...,..... Iano Duet
o,st,,o Some =, ma csn,s.,,, H..
Arthur Herbert hazen North Hero.
Essay a,,, it,,,. i..' son. Chime.
oiail1u Grown, Of he t-plt.t si.,..
wallace hii"n i'o'khn, Fairfield.
iiatiia Man,ia alien soSt iief6 'n' "'''' L'"i'
Oration .......... Intellectual independents
MOI,
vogh Tito.
Poem WIN. ,,. o. IA. ......... Thirst.
r..i,. r,,.,,...
AN'e hlia crane Nonhhfid
isroy Albert Merrill. Wmomltos,ibr 'h''1'nen''
Es.ay ....., ,....... The Outlook
o.,,.. , N.'','','u
William NDcr bigelov. Br-lEdcid.
Music. ,,,.... ., Piano Duet,
p.,u..i,, N,n.e s,,,.. s.,...,.,
leland hi, Iytgi., htse',asd a9d Luther
F..av t,o,,.t.,..
I"ei pANi"fh Abbott WiliamsioNn
Mann, lawn, r,,.ts5 ~, ~ Academy h"i'
orition ............ "a Man tina, IL Man.
vn.. ''' ''''''" "''''"''''' '"''i'l'
Nae Quafietts
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standard of excellence In oratorv and eo,n,.lsi.
ton for which Barre Academy has ever iec,
especially noted Their productions. as 4, Whole
were ORIGINAL ia Thought brief lint tboroushi,
eomprchsn.i,e and aimed directly n, the nolnt
In question The opening oratiop BY pa,i. wa. a
carefully pr,narei production i'm which tho dis.
niiy Of labor was .cnslly considered in eonpec.
ton with .efcnlture The first es.av bv Mis-.
Richardson ,ras ,er, aatterir, eio,,, ,,nor ,le
Immortality Of Nouoleop ,,hicb II II vent no
yond the fact. ,n some of IL sentiments had
much Of truth and interest Becklev discussed
the dec,erous effects Of tobaeco A. fer,idly a. II
he were eanHoiss1iy Ina FL. mao lint e,perion,e
he had none. Miss PhllIp.' essay wa. pianapt In
.tyle and thoroughly ENJOYABLE II va. road viii,
an even and distinct time very ,l.,.i,,, ~ boa,
Bailey WAS earnest In nj. ,le, t,r r,,d,,, a. ,lo
best mean. Of culture and Ri,s "a. o,,,I,, :,
and merriam. more effective in hi. tr,,n,o 4, W..
mont NJ IS D,dds' es.sy ,,,. .e,.n,io h. ,,,,,,,
,ition and well reeei,e5 while s,,,,, Mi. -,
impression and had a .opnd or,,ioo M. Rsl1
win. whose essay came neg; ~ understand ie,1
the class in the closing examination. which under
the circumstances Is highly creditablo 10 her
scholarship and devotion Her essay was one Of
the best The Grafton which followed, by Fred