Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-27
Concluded from last week.)
Vermont Methodist Seminary.

AmeIlctn HOUSE. Inc tables were wei
spread and the occasion was an enioyabl,
one After justice had been done to th,
repast Rev. I. p. Frost, president of tn,
alumni association, called the house t,
order and called upon Revs. j. A. Sher
burn and A. L.Cooper, Hon. .W.P .Diling
ham, Rcvs. G. f. Smith and w. r
Davenport, respectively, to represent th
five decades in the history of the school
The speeches were grave and gay, ant
were received with the leniency usual,
given 10 after dinner efforts. Presiden
Beeman also spoke, representing tn,
school as it is now, AMI hoped that the,
would be able to pay off all the debts, tt
complete the raising of the $4,000 en-
dowmcnt, and that the alumni would
secure the proposed $1,000 for the forma
ton of the alumni library. The more Of
this work was done during the year the
greater would be the rejoicing at next
years centennial. He considered the class
of students now in attendance to be equa1
to those in any school he had ever visited
The average attendance per term during
the past year had been 146, and the pros.
pect for this school was never bettel.
j. o. Sherburn spoke concerning the
preparation for next years rejoicings.
First, he thought that the institution should
be brought before the people; short items
could be put in the dalies from which they
would be copied into nearly all the week
lies. Every item of Interest should ap-
pear In all the great church papers, and
great efforts should be made to keep the
institution con nstantly before the public. A
committee of correspondence could ascer-
tain the residences of the alumni and
former students and thus be able to gather
much informatio of valae to the agent of
the endowment fund, President Beeman,
and the library association.
j. M. Hit, S. B. Currier, L. p. Frost
and others made further remarks, the
opinion being that the exercises should
consist of an Grafton by celebrated
alumnus. and banquet at which at least
one bishop, two or three college presidents
and the governor and all state dignitaries
should be present and speak.
They then adjourned to the parlors
above where the regular business meeting
of the alumni was held. Below is the
secretary's reports
The alumni association met at the par
lors of the American House at 3 O'Clock
p. NJ. June 20, and was called to order by
the president, L. p Frost. Miss Clara |.
Bemis was elected secretary pro tenn, and
he record of the last meeting was read.
Reorganlzed by electing the following
board of officers for the year ensuing:
president, Timothy p Frost; vice pres'
dent, Miss Mary A. Pomeroy; secretary,
George f. Smith.
The committee on semi centennial and
alumni library rendered its report recon-
the formation of an alumni
library association Uf the vermont Meth
odst Seminary under chapter ninety of the
general statutes, consisting OF five mem.
bers from the alumni, two to be appointed
by the faculty of the institution from their
number, and two to be appointed by the
trustees from their number. The commit
tee reported that by their request the
trustees had already appointed William
P. Dillingham; and II. A. Spencer from
their body; the report was adopted. The
constitution was so amended as to include
in the alumni all who had lor two years
been members of Newbury, Springfield,
Or Montpelier seminaries up to 1877, when
diplomas were given to all graduates in
each of the courses of study. Timothy Z.
Frost, w. r. Davenport, l.. o. Sherburne,
Mary A. Pomeroy and Clara |. Bemis
were elected as members of the alumni
library association committee on part of
The alumni
The association voted to elect semi
committe of five who should
act with five appointed by the Trustees OF
The seminary. The following were elected
such committee on the part of the alumni:
Joel O Sherburn, w. +. Rocheleau, Jesse
Hill, Merial Whpple Dorchester, Charles
w. Wilder. The committee was empow-
cred to fill vacancies.
Adjourned TO the call of the chair.
GEORGE E. SMITH, Sec'y.
The class-day exercises occurred on the
seminary campus at four o'clock P. NJ. of
his afternoon. Following is the order of
exercises:
/. Music. song by the class quartette.
2. Glass poem, Luther Freeman.
g.. Glass oration, Frank l.. Goodspeed
4. Presentation class key, Minnie Swa-
sey.
5. Dnett, +. l.. Goodspeed and Dell
Cummings.
Owing to necessary attendance upon
he alumni meeting we were not able to bo
present at the class-tree exercises, but if
,qual to the other efforts of the same
participants they reflected great credit
Upon the class.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The prize speaking, coming more and
more to be regarded as the chief attraction
If commencement week, came on this
,vening. The chapel was literally packed,
learly or quite seven hundred being pres
mt and many going away for lack of
oom. 1t seemed to be the general opinion
hat the declamations and recitations
.veraged far above those of last year and
hat they had never been surpassed
While some faults of style and intonation
eemed to appear the conception of the
he pieces and the ease and naturalness of
lelivery seemed, on the whole, to be
worthy of great praise. Ia some cases
he impression on tho audience was
lecided and marked, the narrative being
ifelike and the personation vivid. The
manner in which the speakers acquitted
reflected great credit upon the
eacher, Prof. huxley, and was in marked
contrast to the overwrought manner of the
peakers year ago. The difference in
he two years was more largely in the
eacher than in the scholars. Following
s the programme: