St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-29
Graduating Exercises at the ST.
JOhnSbury Academy.

possesses more lulcIcSJ Iol IHC pCOPlO
of st. Johnsbury than that of the grad
uating exercises at the Academy. The
institution is one in which every resi-
dent takes especial pride, and is one OF
the first objects of interest pointed out
to visitors. Its students come from
different parts of the state, and its roll
comprises many from other states. Its
alumni are not only to be found filling
honOred and responsible positions in
their native town, in sight of their AL
ma Mater, but scattered abroad are the
graduates of the institution, honOring
have obtained that scholastic and NOR
al training which is the foundation OF
an hOnored and useful career. The
graduates of the Academy stand high
in the colleges whittier they go to seek
still further advancement, and have
taken high rank in law and medical
schools, two leading their classes III
Dartmouth college and several filling
high positions in government service
as surveyors.
Long before the exercises were an
nounced to commence, people wended
their way to Academy hall, all intent
upon being on hand at an early hour
seemingly animated by the thought
that the early secures the best
seat. The people were remarkably
considerate, and patiently awaited theil
turns to be seated and, although the
hour had been fixed for $50 o'clock, il
was nearly half hour later when the
GRADUATING EXERCISES
were commenced, preceded by an over
ture from the Howard Opera-house or
chestra, followed by prayer by Rev
Charles Milliken. Seated on the plat
form were Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks
Col. Franklin Fairbanks, Rev. E. 7
Fairbanks and Prof. II. Fairbanks, o
the board of trustees, Judge Ross
Principal Putney and the entire facul
! ty, with the exception of S. II. Brack
EFT, who was in attendance at the cen.
tennial anniversary at Phillips acade
my, his Alma Mater, Exeter, n. H
Two handsome pyramids of flower.
adorned the front of the stage, anC
over the front was the class motto
Lahore ct HOnore-on a pink back
ground, the class color.
The Latin salutatory was given by
John c. Ross. agreeing to Differ
was the agreeable title of the Honor
AIRY Essay by Miss Isabel F. Hazen o
Hartford. She made a plea for differ
ence in opinion, taste and habit, bu
queried if it would not be well for PEG
pie ''to agree to differ on those sub
jects concerning which they canno
think alike, rather than differ withOu
any agreement" In an essay OF
"Pygmies are Pygmies Still, Though
Perched on Alps" Miss Geneviev'
l.. Webster of Barton Landing sale
that in cases where positions of honor
offices of trust, and great responsible
ty i'll political circles are filled withou
regard to the occupants fitness for tn,
place, the result shows that the plac,
cannot make the man. Citing a recen
and well-knOwn case, she said tina
not even an LII. ID. from the first uni
versity in the land could convince tn,
people of Massachusetts that thei
present governor hOnOrs the office h,
holds"
Upon b. Clifton Day of Tn
derhill devolved the pleasant task o
honOring, in an Grafton, the world
Unnamed Heroes" Among these
unknown to fame and unsung in song
he cited the intrepid vOyagers who
landed on Plymouth Rock, to whom
we trace the beginnings of orr liberty
the members of the rank and file in tn,
late war, who made the proclamation
OF emancipation possible authors, Isl
lently thinking, silently working :;
teachers, instructors in secular studio
and those who teach the higher ant
spiritual truths ; those who have til,
care of the sick, who cheer and lighter
weary hours of suffering by their faith
full and gentle watching at the bedside
and last but not least, standing frs
and highest among the worlds un
named heroes, is the mother, who's,
Every name is a synonym of all that il
tender, self-forgetful, and faithful il
devotion to the good of Others" III,
thus defined a hero "To forget self, t,
labor for others, to bear unmurmuring
ly the vexatiOns and burdens of life, t,
do faithfully and honestly the wOrl
God has given us,-this is to be he
ro"
The orchestra gave "SOnntage Kinder
Waltz" followed by a French recita
ton by Miss Cora L. Hill of West Con
cord.
Determined WHIP was the title OF
the Grafton by Stephen G. Emerson o
Underhill, in which he held that one
needs but will and it is done, and thar
If history teaches anything, it is thai
the key to success is sturdy determi.
nation. Here is one of the gems of the
grafton "He who has no determine.
ton is no better than the child indie.
cision, and even discomfort, come from
intirmity of will"
SIS Ambition Productive of More
Good than Evil ~ was the subject fol
discussion between Garvin r. MagOOr