St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-03-27
At TIE ACADEMY.

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Quincy Blakely 80 has gone home
on account of sickness. He hopes to
be back next term.
Regular practice has been begun by
the battery and other aspirants for
positions on the Academy base ball
team in the gymnasium.
The membership of the Adelph1an
society is about so, rather than 60
as was printed in last weeks Gale
donian. The Athenian society has
about the same number.
The winter term closes on Thurs
day, April 8, and the spring term
opens Tuesday, April IS. The an
nual exhibition of the Adelphian and
Athenian societies will be held next
Thursday evening.
c. H. Wiley of Barton Landing,
Academy ST. has been reelected on
the editorial board of the Dartmouth.
Mr. Wiley also sings second bass i'll
the glee club c. L. Kemp of East
Corinth, Academy 81, sings first
tenor.
A competitive reading match will
be held before the faculty tomorrow
afternoon to select the speakers for
the middle and junior prize exhibition.
Six will be chosen from the middle
class and four from the Junior class,
including an equal number of ladies
and gentlemen. These contestants
will participate i'll the exhibition
which will be held in commencement
week.
The following contests have been
arranged by the students for field
day: Mile walk, throwing hammer,
so yards dash, putting shot, high
kick, half mile run, standing high
jump, three-legged race, throwing
baseball, 100 yards dash, standing
broad jump, 900 yards dash, run
ming high jump, potato race, 100
yards hurdle race, running broad
jump, mile run and knapsack race.
In due time the prize for each contest
will be announced.
At the regular meeting of the Athe
nian society last Saturday evening
the following officers for next term
were chosen: President, Carrie Bra
ley; vice president, Mary Putney; 4;
secretary, Maude Mcleod; assistant
secretary, Mary Ide; second director,
Caroline Ely; third director, Mabel
Carpenter. The meetings of the
Athenian during the past term have
been very successful and many new
members have joined AT meeting
of the society called Tuesday morn
ing Miss Braley resigned as president
for next term and Miss Hattie Bax-
ter was elected.
"A new feature at the Adelphian so
ciety meeting last Saturday night
was the toasts. Although new ex-
pertinent yet it was very successful.
following toasts were given: "The
Faculty. w. H. Hastings "The
Ladies'" Roland Stevens; "Base
Ball." Captain J. H. Brooks; "Class
of 90" William Gibbon; ''The Pres
ent Administration" O. NJ. w.
Sprague; "The Coming Administra-
ton" A. B. Carr; "C1ass of 81" A.
B. Hubert; "Our Next Field-Day," :"
J. X Lord; "Our Next Governor" :"
A. L. Sherman; Glass of 90" w. l..
Shattuck; "Our Adelphian," A. B.
Wilmot.
The annual exhibition Of the Adel-
phian and Athenian societies comes
next Thursday evening in Academy
hall. Following is the
Presidents Address - Potency of Silent
Presidents isssay-"A Bit of History
,.,,,,,I Ellen l. Young; Lisbon, n. II:
Allyn B. Wimot, Post Mills.
Athenian Essay-'-A Warming"
Carrie Bralcy, st. Iohnsbury.
Music.
Carol Quartet.
Discussion-"Are Combinations injurious to
Nation ?''
Affirmative, Jesse X. Marden, Marash. Tur-
key; negative, Edwin o. Grover, St.
JOhnsbury Centre.
Recitation.
Ida V. Fisher Waitsfield.
Essay-"True Queens
Susie c. Patten Bronze, p. Q.
NIuSic-Duet.
Middle Oration-''W William the Silent
John X. Lord, Hanover, N II.
| Middle Essay-"Castlcs in SPAIN
Alice E. Folsom, Lancaster. N. II.
| Senior Oration-'Ange1s Go Out that Arch
angels may Come In
Walter H. Hastings, Minnea polls.
| Senior ESsay-'A Phase of NJ odern Fiction. -
Isabel M Paddock. st. Johnsbury.
| Music.
Carol Quartet.
| BenedictiOn.