Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-30
GODDARD Seminary.


Georgia Smith executed "2 Me Fete
ChampStre," from Smith. Walter IL.
Vincent of East Montpelier " broke the
ice" by giving Emmett's speech on being
found guilty of high treason. Ills easy
natural, simple manner was commendable
too much precision in his pronunciation
to be criticised.
Miss Mary L. HOLSTER of North Mont
pelier gave, Parrhasius and the Cap
tive" This was probably the most diff
cult selection on the programme. She has
one of the best and best cultivated voices
we heard during the evening, but the tone
with which she made Parrhasius speak
seemed to beg instead of command.
Aston w. Dana of Mechanicsville Sc
lected 1.-The Black Horse and his Rider. "
This required several abrupt changes in
tone, but the speaker was master of the
occasion.
Miss Smith sang Mllards Waiting"
with violin obligata by E. Manning
Shaw.
1.-The Soldiers Repriove, (which SOL
der once lived in Barre, and who enlisted
from Calas-was given by Miss Florence
NJ. Benjamin of Barre. That she told the
story naturally and affectingly was we'll
proven by the mauy moist eyes in the
audience.
j. Harry Holden of NIiddesex gave
" The Painter of Seville" His persona
tons were very good, but think he did not
show as good a quality of voice as in his
original production.
Miss Julia NJ. Stanton of Paterson, N.
j., gave THE Fall of Pemberton Mill "
For twenty five minutes the people were
held spell bound by her wonderfully vivid
description of this terrible scene. A per-
feet shower of bouquets and prolonged
applause further showed their appreca-
ton of the speakers effort
80 swallows, happy swallows" from
Kuckcn, was sung by Misses Fay and
Smith.
Frank A. Broadwell of Morrisonvile,
n. Y, gave The Destruction Of the Car
matte" in Il creditable manner, but evil
IDENTIFY not expecting the prize.
Miss Fleda A. Gladding of Plainfield
gave 80 The Execution of Montrose." Her
tone and gestures indicated that she meant
just what she said. The gestures through
out the evening were graceful ana appro.
pirate, but none more forcible than hers.
Miss Cora A. Shaw played cbarmingly
Taun hauser," from Kruger.
Bencdiction by Rev. Mr.. iIealcy.
The Judges, Revs. W. S. Ralph and W.
r. Shipman, and Prof. W. w. Prescott,
decided in favor of Miss Stanton, lst, and
Miss Benjomin, ID, both juniors, and hon
orablly mentioned Mr.. Vincent.
| The entertainment, enivened by the best
of music by the pupils of w. A. Wheaton,
excelled in real merit, and reflects credit
ably upon Miss Stella Tilden, teacher OF
elocution, and upon the diligence and
ability of the performers.
The chapel was tastefully decorated fol-
the exercises of the graduating class on
Wednesday. At the back of the stage
was large evergreen cross trimmed with
white blossoms, and under it was horse
shoe shaped piece Of work of the same
material with roses for nails. Many bou-
quets were in different parts of the room,
but the handsomest was on the reporters
table.
Last nights audience largely supple
mented, was present, and promptly at the
appointed time the orchestra Bert Water
man, LIST violin, w. r. Briggs. I'd, Ii. W.
Kemp, cornet, B. j. Holemburg, claronet
and L. r. Merrill, Jr., contra bass, open
ed the exercises with "Menetriers' (over-
ture) from Hermann.
Rev. James Kimmel offered prayer,
followed by the. execution of Boyer &
German Song" and Walter H. Vincent
delivered the stlutatory-" The False and
the True" The burden of thought was
that new truths are being constantly dis.
covered, and although years and some
times centuries are taken to establish
them firmly, they finally prevail.
Deloss W. Bates, Roxton Falls, P. O..
had an Grafton II little out of the ordinary
rut, on Contentment." He does not be-
lieve that Contentment is Better than
Riches" and that thoughtlessness and
laziness instead of virtue is the cause of
what little contentment can be found in
civilization.
Might Workers were discussed bv
Rollin c. Blackmer of Stockbridge. He
is hard student, and does not anticipate
keeping up simply with the mediocrity,
but has no expectation of rising above
that level without burning the midnight
oil. His delivery was forcible.
Then came music, quadrille, (medey)
Colin.
Miss Julia A. Blanchard of South Barre
read an essay on Drifting or Sailing"
fraught with good IDEAS. She believes in
singleness of aim, but not in Sacrificing
everything and everybody to acquire the
goal of our ambition.
Charles B. Cook of Waterloo, p. O..
with True Greatness" echoed the ideas
of the preceding essay. AS compared
with tho other speakers lie acted little
timid.
1.-THE Earth rs Man Made 1t" was n
very interesting paper. 1t gave the vari
Gus beliefs concerning the formation of the
earth that have been entertained by differ
ent peoples. Victor A. Grant of East
Orange was its author.
The next was music-Selections from
Falstaif. Balfe.
Class Chronicles and Prophecies "
were read by Miss Fleda A. Gladding of
Plan6eld. The writer possessed the hap.
py faculty of making these short, and at
the same time remembered everybody
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