Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07
Barre Academy...Anniversary Exercises.

iht eAAminatlOn OF the senior and Middle Gas
commenced on Friday Of last week and continued
through to-day. The examining committee, wh'
have been in attendance, are Rev VIM. T. IIazen
Of Mortified, G. l.. STOW, Esq, Of Barre, and
Prof Parker, Middlebury College. The committed
find that the classes under examination are n
thoroughly trained and instructed rs has Away
been the rule in this popular institution, rejecting
great credit upon the Principal, DR.. J. S sTaul
ding, and his accomplished assistants The grad
uating class this year numbers twenty -fye--th,
largest class which has ever gone forth from thi,
Institution since It's establishment The schoO
is itself In very prosperous and nourishing con
dition, losing none Of It's former lustre as othel
Institutions Of learning grow mp around IT, Ths
anniversary exercises which are now in progress,
are unusually interesting, and are made especially
50 by the attendance Of a large number Of it,
Alumni and former pupils
The annual sermon to the graduating class was
delivered ON Sunday afternoon by Rev Leonard
Tenney, pastor Of the Congregational church, who
took for his text the words, Add to your faith
! virtue The discourse was repletc with sound
advice to the young and full Of wi. dom.
! On Monday evening the Congregational church
was filled with large and interested audience, Ia
listen 10 the
ruzE SPEAKING,
which has recently been made one N the most
agreeable features Of these anniversaries The
speakers were chosen by the school, from the Senior
and Middle classes, and number eight. The prizes
are six dollars to the best speaker and four dollars
to the second best The committee of award
were Rev W. T. lIazen Of Mortified. O. C.
Palmer Of Illinois, and Rev Thomas yanlo Of
Orange The speakers had the privilege Of choos-
ing their own defamation, nd the following Is
the list with their subjects, named in the order in
which they appeared
nermon 0. Webster ............ Instead. \ II
"lis yasabond. BY irowbibis Ss'''''' ~ w.
~ foa:.sIai Overture, BY philips. ''''a''
a.s xisu. aud English victories. by s sSsI ''''
One Sis6s the Highest by Baiit, Mortified
re f}aots D,a,G b, isp1 AlSaI''' Center
' Marc '1 1aioa; Aads BY ssst. Si."''o"o
% The flag Restored snmpief BY Beccher
"Daniei . coniniei by philips. '4''''
The destinations were all thoroughly commit.
ted and were, one and all, delivered with great
care aud excellent effect. Each showed much
preparation, and although some Of the selections
might have been improved upon, all Joined 10
make the evening one Of pleasure to the audience
and Of profit to themselves The first speaker.
Webster, in the familiar poem Of the famous
Trowbridge, made a good impression upon his
hearers and secured their undivided attention
from the first. His delivery was made partlcu.
larry interesting by distinct enunciation. and A
concentration Of his thoughts upon the theme in
hand Poetry is the most difficult to render but
is, as in this case more agreeable to the ear when
properly spoken, than dry prose Woodwork
the second speaker, was finished in his omtory.
bat perhaps a triae too deliberate h sustain the
-ympathies Of his hearers. Ilazen had a fine Sc
lection, and did himself much credit White.
more was particularly happy in selecting an ora
tion comparatively new and one which could not
fail to chain the attention Of all. The effort was
very successful not only in the sympathetic quail
ties Of the defamation, which we're well brought
out, but also as an oratorical effort kingsley Sc
lected the dramatic scene Of the death-bed of BEN
edict Arnold which was depicted with a due re-
gard to the situation presented, and with fine e.
feet Marc Antony found an excellent interiire-
ter IN Beckett while Beecher's -.eech on the
occasion Of the restoration Of tho Union flag
upon the walls of Fort sumpter, was delivered
with an earnestness and force that won for
Swasey great praise, As an effort Of mower
and profound oratory, this one excelled all 9TH
ers The closing Grafton by Stafford was one Of
the most satisfactory, in all its features, Of the
evening. The speaker demonstrated a superior
talent for the platform, carried himself with the
grace and dignity Of the true orator and inter
UFgtpd the gpgueusa NJ
precision for one 50 Young Unfortunately. he was
suffering from n severe hoarseness which. while
il did not rightfully debar him from any of his
just claims as an orator, detracted much from the
effect that otherwise would have been produced.
The committee Of award after considerable dis
cussion, finally gave the first prize to Whittemore,
and the second toWebster
The exercises Of the evening were agroeably in
tersper-ed with vocal and instrumental music.
which was in charge Of Miss A. l.. Tenney, the
accomplished teacher Of instrumental music in the
Academy. The piano Duets Of Miss Tenney and
Miss Crane were very enjoyable to the audience.
while the vocal duet, by Misses Ellen Wheaton
and Hattie Keith, was a fine selection and sung
with much melody and grace The closing quar-
tette by Misses Wheaton and Keith, Mr.. J. b
Richardson, the assistant principal, and Mr.. Bis
bee, was well sung and offered fitting conclusion
10 an enjoyable entertainment
Last evening occurred the
RHETORICAL EXERCISES OF THE ,upntr CLASS
which numbers twenty-one- fifteen gentlemen
and six ladies. The class Is as follows with the
subjects Of their original orations and essays:
Grafton .............. " show yonr passp,,ts
t..av '''' .,s' mn
iia''s Rhoda no,ey, Jericho Center.
"i-S"" ,,;.;,' ~, a e Ihe Great Now,
Essay Lint.
Helen Perrin. Berlin
charles rin Fs man y lennon schools
Grafton. 4" Rome was not Bnif la DAY.
o-.., ""'''' ''''"' W. N'OAns nay
ileiinon John Locke Waits River f''''' ~ ''''''
Essay boo" Changes"
orat,on I'M, s1,. co,,..,, ,,. b.
Holman Ella ferrin' liinesbursh
Darwin .,r KINGSLEY, is;rsb cen LIE Unseen
omiion.. The Reformation"
o-,,., '''''' "''''" D0'i'' N 'g,i. Hero Hero
Essay Carrie Mandana wheeocf Sa siDs ana saws
Grafton. Japan"
o. '"' '"''' 'o'ii''' ~ A"aus
Hermon Oliver Webster, Aisiead, y il.
omiion' no.. =" Cromwell"
Essay @I,,. rDor.,,
Flora Ann Dodds' AbuTgh Center
charlie Henri, Bsct.,t' que rrase
E..ay Through the Narrow,
Alice MARIA hroWnt NOruiled.