The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-25
Commencement at the Methodist
Seminary.

Seminary.
The exercises of commencement week at
the Seminary came to close on Thursday
of last week, after pleasant succession of
intellectual and social festivities. The field
sports on Tuesday afternoon were decided
success, considering the fact that it was the
first annual affair of the kind at the school,
The events and winners were as follows.
Northumberland daSh-trSt prize, shoes,
j. l.. Wallace, eleven and one-ffth seconds
second prize, basket of flowers, S. G.. Lewis,
eleven and four-tifths seconds. Ball throw
first, tonsorial work, b. NJ. Yaw, 337 feet, six
inches second, shaving-cup,, W. II. S. Mo
rey, 2SS feet. Running high jump-first
shoes w. II. s. Morey four feet, nine inches
second, neck-te Charles Searle, four feet, six
inches. Two-hundred-twenty dash
first, tolet-case, j. l.. Wallace, twenty-five
and one-fourth seconds second letter-case,
S G.. Lewis, twenty-seven and three
fourths seconds. One-mie walk-first, table
cover, j. B. Miller, eight minutes, fifty
eight and four-ffths seconds; second,
book, f. r. Currier, nine minutes
two seconds. Standing hop-step-jump-
first, etching, f. r. Currier, twenty-eight
feet, three inches; second, box of confeC-
tionary, w. NJ. Newton, twenty-eight feet,
one inch. Running hop-step-jump-frst
cane, w. NJ. Newton, thirty-seven feet;
second, vase, +. r. Currier, thirty-five feet,
nine inches Pole vault-tirst, two cut
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eight inches; second, two Turkish tides,
| Charles Searle, seven feet eight inches (tie).
| Putting shot, sixteen pounds-frst, dozen
| photographs, W. NJ. Newton, thirty-five
feet, eight inches; second, pocket-knife, C.
II. Burt, twenty-seven feet ten inches.
Standing high kick-tirst, dozen photo
graphs, f. II. Currier, seven feet, four
inches; second, tonsorial work, G. H. Burt,
seven feet, two inches Hurdle race, 100
yards-tirst, slippers w. NJ. Newton eight
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dollar, S. G.. Lewis, twenty and one-fourth
seconds. Four-hundred forty-yard dash
| first, fishing-rod, G.. G. Pratt, ffty-eight and
one-fourth seconds; second, one dollar,
II. Holt siXty-three and one-fourth
umbrella, w. II. S. Morey, four feet,
six inches; second, one dollar b. NJ.
Yaw, four feet, two inches. Standing
broad jump-first, perfumery, w. NJ. New
ton, eight feet, nine inches; second, one
| dollar w. II. 5. Morey, nine feet, six inches
Running broad jump-frst, picture, b. NJ.
| law, eighteen feet, two inches second
one dollar, S. G.. Lewis, eighteen feet, one
and one-half inches Hammer-throw, six
teen pounds first, silk handkerchief and
pin, w. NJ Newton, siXty-four feet, one
inch; second, one dollar, G.. II. Burt, sixty
three feet, ten inches. Tug of war-box
| of candy, seniors rs. Scrubs" won by
scrubs" Obstruction race-first, two dol
| lars, ID. n. Stearns, nineteen and four-ffths
| SECONDS; second, one uOlldr, y, IL, BurG. ~
prize of one dollar was offered for a second
obstruction race, which was won by Charles
! Searle.
The senior prize Rotations and declama-
tions were given in the chapel on Tuesday
evening. All the participants did very
creditably, and showed the careful training
of their excellent instructor Miss r. Lillian
! Howe. On Wednesday morning at nine
| o'clock burlesque exercises at the fountain
were presented by large group Of students
dressed in fastastc costumes and PERSONAL
| ing members of the faculty. This was
mirth-strring affair, of peculiar interest to
the students. The members of the faculty
were personated as follows Rev. j. ID.
Beeman, the president, by E. II. Davis Rev,
e. A. Bishop, principal, by George c. Pratt;
Professor Morey, by j. r. Miller; Professor
Rogers, by f. NJ Harvey; Mr.. Riggs, by
Henry Holt; Rev. a. j. Hough, by S, G..
Lewis Miss Vance, by Miss Josie Vance;
Miss Bixby by Miss Florence Livingston
Miss Howe, by Miss Gertie Il. Smith; Miss
Kenney, by Miss Flora Corwin Miss AL
ward, by Miss Doska Kimball; Miss Grover,
by Miss Ada Gordon. AT ten O'Clock the
class exercises were held, opening with
prayer by the chaplain of the class. The
programme embraced the following parts
Recitation, Miss Eva NJ. Burleigh; class
histories, Miss Alice h. Wheeler, Grafton,
e. X. CHrrier; poem, G. f. Mcdonald
prophecies, Miss Mertie Huntley; presenta-
ton of class key, Miss Lou NJ. Holt. AT
the close of these exercises the alumni
meeting was held, when the following OIL.
GERS were elected, President, Rev George
e. Smith; vice-presidents, f. h. Kellogg
Rev. l.. o. Sherburne, w NJ. Newton, Rev
w. II. Davenport; treasurer, Miss Clara =,
; Vance; secretary, Miss Emily A. Grover
Foster r.. Clement of Minneapolis, Mimi
and j. b. Brooks of Syracuse, n. Y, were
elected alumni trustees The alumni din
, ner was then served in the dining hall, the
( undergraduates and visitors also being pres
= emit When dinner was over these toasts
were proposed by Rev. w. r. Davenport OF
= Waterbury, to which responses were giveI
in a happy manner: " Embryo TheolOgs o
the Seminary" c. III. Richardson, 81
+ Lambs Strayed from the Fold" Rev. Cal
: vim Moody of Usage, Ia; Obstacles Il
Fountain" Il. r. Currier, 80; Seminary
5 Students as School-marms, Miss Ross
= Cooper 49, 1.-THE Seminary in the Past,
= Rev. j. o. Sherburn of Cabot 9TH,
b, Seminary in the Present" Professor Morey
i 4" The Seminary in the Future" Rev. A. j
: IIough, Mr., Beeman also made remarks OF
e the condition and prospects of the Sem
n mary. These exercises were intersperseC
e with the singing of college songs, Mr.. Bee
e man and Miss Award leading. In the
v evening Professor X. G.. Hubbard of Yves
{ leyan University entertained large au
. dience with readings Professor Hubbard Z
d evolutionary ability is of the first order ant
r his hearers enjoyed rare treat,
|, Commencement itself was on Thursda,
$ morning, the programme opening with
II selection by female chorus The literary
= exercises were az follows: Grafton, saluta
II tory, l.. Mason Beeman essay, A LON
n Seam" Alice M. Sanders essay Some
b thing Left Undone," Alice II. Wheeler; ora
; ton, Pessimism and Optimism" William