Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23
Barre Academy.
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BARRE, VT, June 10, 1876.
The exercises of commencement week at
Barre Academy, last week, were Of more
than usual interest, and were attended by q
large number of citlz ems of the place and
by many Of the Alumni and friends of the
school from abroad. The sermon to the
class, preached by the Rev. L. Tenney, on
Sabbath afternoon, in the Congregational
church (where all the public exercises OF
the week were held). was an able effort.
Eight young men, four from each of the
upper classes, contested for the prizes IN
orstory, Monday evening. All did them
selves credit and each earned prize. There
we're but two to be awar ded, however and
the committee of award decided in favor of
Luther Denney Whittemore, class of '76,
of Mortified, and Herman NJ. Webster,
class of =, OF Alstead. n. H., the former
receiving the first prize OF Sc, the latter the
second of "a. The young gentlemen and
ladies of the Middle Class acquitted
themselves finely in their Rhetorical Exer-
cises On Tuesday evening. The class num-
bers twenty one, nineteen of whom appear
ed with original essays and orstions. Three
ladies were excused from reading the essays
they had prepared.
Seneca Hf selton, class 81. in an address
before the Alumni. on Wednesday alter
noon. took Tor his subject The Decay of
Nations" Hon. j. W. Patterson, before
the Social Fraternity, in the evening OF the
same day. spoke ON True Manhood"
These societies held their business meetings,
Thursday morning, and it was voted on the
part OF the Fraternity to invite the Hon.
George F. E1munds to deliver the address
at the next anniversary, while the Alumni
lacf ad rpr HILL "A
Middlebury College, and as poet A R.
Savage, Esq, of Lancaster. n. H.
The graduating exercises occurred on the
afternoon Of Ih-rsday. The programme
was as follows:
Orstior-Self Culture.
Eugene Willard Davis, Rutland
Esssy-Napoleon the Immortal.
Annie May Richardson, Leavenworth Kan
oration-our Fashionable Narcotic.
Fred David Beckley, Barre.
Angie Beane Phillips. Barre.
orstion-Reading as a Means Of Culture.
orstion-Vermout
Alger william Rice, Barre
Mary oandace DOdds, North Hero
orstion-step by step.
William Pliny SnCv Roxbury
Essay-win o the WI,p. N"' iO1''
Nora LeOna Baldwin, Washington. |
orstion-Trisl by Jury.
EIeueE4ck clInon ripper. Bakersfield. |
Orstion-Some Of the Causes ofth Rebellion.
Arthur Herbert HaIen, North Hero.
Eseay-Chimes.
Emma Harriet Robinson, South Hero. |
0ration-Growth Of the United states
Wallace Byron Locklin, Fairfield. |
Essay-The Dove and the olive Leaf.
Hattie Mands Allen South Hero.
Observation-Disclosures Independence.
george Truman swazey, Waterbury. |
Willie Day simonds RoIbury. |
Essay-Equstion.
Alice Eliza Crane, Horthfe,d.
Orstion-Captsl Punishment
Leroy Albert Merrill, William.torn.
Esssy-Tne Outlook.
Evelyn DVIcas Whit.emore, Northheld.
Ortton-Mzn his own Maker
William Albert Bigelow, BIookaeld.
Discuksian-Are the states sovereign,
Leland Ellis Topper, Bakersfield.
Essay-Jaeobs Ladder.
Lucy Danforth Abbott, williamstown.
kmay-The Academy Bell.
Marcia Lavinia Tucker, Barre.
Oration-"A Man that is q Man."
- Rolla D'Estaing Woodwork, Psrsax
At the close of these exercises President
Hubert (who is former pupil of DIR:
Spaulding's) in behalf of the school made
an appeal tor funds for the endowment of
she institution before the next snniver-
nYy, at which time will be celebrated the
quarter centennial Of it, establishment.
Dr. epo Mrs. Spauldipg received The
students end their friends Of their houze
10 the evening. A large company were
gstheYed and the occasion Was highly CO.
|Osed by ell present. !