Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-20
Barre Academy.

mon, on Sunday afternoon, June 10th, by
Prof. II. A. p. Torrey. The attendance
was large and the serme good.
On Thursday evening the prize speaking
by members selected from the classes of
'S3 and 81, took place at town hall before
a large audience.
Rev. D. E. Miller and Prof. Bishop of
Montpelier. and Prof. Priest of Barre.
were selected as judges.
The first speaker, Miss Louie Avery. of
Corinth, spoke we'll as she portrayed to
the audience the sad story of The Fall of
Pemberton Mills.
Next came Miss Myrtle Benjamin, of
Berlin, who recited in modest way, The
Last Days of Herculaneum.
Hiram H. Bickford, of Barre, then tol-
lowed with the gem from Ingersoll, Our
Heroic Dead, and but for the monotone in
which he spoke, he would have done
exceedingly well.
The next. speaker, Archie E. Perkins of
Waits River, took Burritt's Scene at the
great Natural Bridge, and spoke naturally
and well.
j. Newton Perrin, Jr.. of Berlin, then
entertained the audience with the Seige
of Lucknow. The speakers voice did
not seem very we'll adapted to the piece,
yet it was quite well rendered.
Miss Laura Gale, Of Plainfield, then
recited very prettily and we'll the Pied
Piper of Hamlin. Her modest, easy,
natural way Of speaking was commend
able.
Charles M. Angel, of Rochester, then
spoke clearly and exceedingly we'll oh,
Abraham Lincoln, in fact in some respects
he was the best speaker of the evening.
The Last speaker, Miss Mabel Hunt, Of
Barre, selected the Seige of Corinth, as
best adapted TO try her voice, and for
fifteen minutes, endeavored to convince
the Judges that though last not necessarily
least. The first part of the piece Miss
Hunt spoke exceedingly well, but her
voice seemed 10 tire somewhat toward the
r last.
After due delibcra ton the judges awar-
ded the first prize to Archie Perkins, and
the second to Miss Laura Gale.
The class day exercises were held at
; the Academy Hall on Wednesday, the
weather being unfavorable for an out
door meeting.
Miss Lou D. Andrews was class histor-
ian, Miss M. S. Minis recitation, class
prophecies by Miss. E. f. Avery, and
: class poem by J. Newton Perrin, all oil
which were good.
Prof. A. N. Whcelock gave an interest
: inc address before the graduating class at
; the Academy Hall in the evening.
On Thursday afternoon, was the annual
business meeting of the Alumni.
On Thursday afternoon at two O'Clock,
the exercises of the graduating class,
consisting of IS members, were held at
the Town Hall, before a large and appre
ciative audience. The platform was
beautifully and artistically decorated with
flowers, ferns and potted plants from the
conservatory Of William Clark and wife.
In the back ground were two groups Of
plants, one on either side of the stage
consisting principally of ferns, nearer and
in front, groups of geranums and fushias
in large numbers, and variety lent the
charm of their beautiful blossoms to
GLADDEN. the scene. Near the front of the
platform on either side, Gala lilies were
arranged amid groups of brightly colored
howers-while in the center in front was
a large mound of cut flowers artistically
arranged, consisting of lilies, roses. pan.
sizes. geranisms, ferns, etc, ETC., and over.
head in beautiful arch of evergreens-
in Gilt, was the class motto of 'S3 "E,se
Guam Videre.'
The first speaker, j. Newton Perrin Jr.,
of Berlin, engaged the attention of the
audience with poem, subject: True
Heroes. This piece was we'll written and
full of the true ring, and showed that the
speaker had quite poetcal way.
Miss Mary f. Bosworth of Berlin, then
gave her views in well written essay on
Human Life, which she read in modest
sensible way.
Essay-Age of Elizabeth by Miss
Mabel Hunt of Barre, camo next. This
essay was well arranged and clearly and
distinctly read.
The essay, Helps over Hard Places, by
Miss Lou ID. Andrews, of Pittford, was
very we'll written but the readers voice
was too low and indistinct 10 interest the
audience.
Next came an essay, Successful Mental
Effort, by Miss Mary M. Carpenter, of
Berlin. Miss Carpenter wrote and read
well.
I Then came Miss Laura Gale, of Plain
field, with an exceedingly wholesome
essay on The Author of Home Sweet
Home" and while she portrayed in her
sweet clear tones,,the authors chez kered
life, and spoke Of the thousands OF homes
that hadbeen blest by his beautiful lines the
audience listened as we'll they might in
rapt attention, 10 WORDS so fraught with
influences of home and heaven.
Robert d. Mcdonald, of Granville, fol.
lowed with an Grafton on the Struggles in
Ireland. The speaker entered into the
subject matter Of his Grafton with right
good WILL and held the attention of the
audience while he portrayed Ireland's
wrongs.
Darwin S. Waterman, of Orange, then
gave an exceedingly good Grafton on,
Incentives to Action. This was we'll
written piece, requiring more thought than
some, and was spoken in good voice.
Every Day Wonders, an essay by Miss
Auna S. Ladd of Corinth. was full of prac.
teal thoughts and suggestions.
Miss Lizzie A. Cushman of Rochester,