The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-01
Vermont Methodist Seminary.

At the meeting of the trustees OF the Sem
mary, on Tuesday afternoon Of last week.
the officers of last year were reelected
Among the trustees present were Hon. Red
field Proctor of Proctor, Olin Merrill and
NJ. p. Perley of Enosburgh Falls, Rev. A
L. Cooper of Newport and Foster l.. Glenn
ent of Minneapolis, MINI. l.. Bart Cross of
Montpelier was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Henry Mutt
Chauncey Temple of st. Adams was elected
in place of Rev. Church Tabor of Essex
and the following trustees, whose terms had
expired, were reelected; G. S. McAllister
of Enosburgh Falls, Jason Clark of Willis
ton, Rev. Richard Morgan of Bellows Falls
Hon. w. p. Dillingham; of Waterbury. The
subject of giving military instruction in the
Seminary was brought up, discussed and
finally referred to the executive committee.
Secretary Proctor offered to detail the in
structor at Norwich University to this de-
partment of instruction if it was decided to
establish it. Rev. L. A. Bishop was re-
elected principal, and the trustees expressed
themselves as thoroughly pleased with his
administration of ten years. 1t was voted
to change the fiscal year from June 30 to
March 10, and arrangements were made for
preparing an elaborate statement of the
condition of the institution at that time
each year. 1t was reported to the trustees
that, by the gift of $4,000 received from
Josiah Ward of st. Johnsbury, the en-
dowment fund of $4,000 had been more
than raised, and it was voted to increase
the fund by another $4,000 The only
change in the faculty is the retirement
of Professor AXtell, who is succeeded
by Elisha Conover of the Wilmington Del,
Conference Seminary. Professor Conover
is to be instructor in Latin and Greek.
The senior prize Rotations and declama-
tons were given in the chapel Tuesday
evening, before large audience. The pro-
gramme opened with selection by cho-
rus, entitled Now Tramp DER Moss and
Fell, and after the prayer Miss Donaldson
gave piano selection. The other music of
the evening consisted of an aria, Honor
and Arms" by MIR. Yaw, and a piano duet
by Misses Donaldson and Scribner. The
recitatons and declarations were given in
the following order; " Me and JONES'"
Harry A. Batchelder; " The Legend of st.
Freda," Grace L. Wheeler; The Gray
Champion" Otis j. Gross; Grace Oar
ling, Mabel G. Hamilton; Aunt Melissey
on Boys" Katie r. Wiley; American
Battle Flags" Alexander g. Stevens; 1.-THE
Maiden Martyr" Ada r. Gordon; The
Hero Woman" George G. Pratt; The Leper
Scene" II. Belle Henry; "The Debating
Society,"" Edwin NJ. Harvey. The speaking,
as a whole, was excellent and was much en-
joyed by the audience.
WEDNESDAY.
The programme of Wednesday began with
the scrub " exercises, in which members
of the faculty, alumni and graduating class
We're buresqued, in many cases quite
cleverly. The" Tabled Phoenix " was seen,
more or less true to tradition, and was per-
haps the most ingenious hit of the exercises.
The regular class-day exercises were held
in the chapel beginning at half-past nine
o'clock. The class poem was by Miss Edith
Guerrier Miss Mary Ii. Moody gave the
class histories, and the prophecies, in rhyme,
were made by Miss Lois S. Hillery. a
well-delivered recitation by Miss Josephine
] NJ TaVlOr fOllOWa1 and the grafton
given by Milo S. Eddy. The last exercise
on the programme was the presentation of
the class key to the class OF '92. Earl r.
! Davis made the presentation address, TO
which Miss ii. Belle Henry, representing
! the incoming senior class, responded. The
| exercises were interspersed with music
| The dedication of the fountain, which had
| been expected to occur at eleven clock, did
not take place until about half-past eleven.
| The cold and threatening weather made IL
necessary to have the exercises in the chapel
| The formal presentation was made by II. l..
! Durham of the class of go, who gave a
! brief history of the efforts made toward
| getting the fountain, previously to the time
when the class of 80 took hold of the pro-
! ject. The class was especially indebted to
Mr.. Clement, Rev. A. j. Hough and citizens
| of the village for contributions and assist
ance. Rev j. A. Sherburn responded in
behalf OF the trustees. Rev. A. j. Hough
the poet of the occasion, made one of
| MS DtSJ tuOIlSs new l. I rIOSL, lHb Or
ator, delivered an address that was unique in
its treatment of the subject and characterized
by the reverend gentleman's well-known
force and eloquence. The dedicatory exer-
cises were in charge of the class of 80, and
w. NJ, Newton of that class presided. Fos-
ter X. Clement of Minneapolis, MINI, the
donor of the fountain, was present but mod
estly refused to participate in the exercises.
The alumni dinner at the Pavilion Oc-
CURED at about two o'clock, and some one
hundred thirty persons were present. After
the speaking, a meeting of the alumni ASSOC
citation was held, when Rev. George f..
Smith was elected president, Miss E. A.
Glover secretary, and Miss @. =. Vance
treasurer. Rev. n. w. Wilder was elected
alumni trustee, and Rev. w. II. Davenport
was elected to fill a vacancy.
THURSDAY.
Commencement came on Thursday morn
| ing at half.past nine o'clock. The chapel
was filed, and although the exercises were
! over three hours long, every one listened