Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-17
NORTHFIELD. MASS.


ON Sunday the graduating classes of Mount
HermOn and Mortified seminary, with church
full of students and friends, assembled in the Con
gregatonal church to listen To the baccalaureate
sermon DR.. Taylor of Chicago was expected but
was unable to be present, and fortunately Prof.
Beardsley of Hartford, Conn, was secured for the
occasion His theme was "A Purpose in Life,
taken from text Hebrews XII; %, .. He deliv
cred a most eloquent and impressive discourse
and was closely followed by all. Before the dis
course Rev. S. p. Cook, the pastor received into
the church two of the young ladies from the Sem
mary. Miss Belle Kelly and Miss Hattie Slingsley.
On Tuesday class of y young men received dl-
Dlomas at Mount HermUn. The Grafton Of the
day was delivered by Rev. Dr. Cuyer of Brooklyn,
n. Y. He divided his Grafton into six heads, viz:
patience. courage hope, faith, perseverance and
conservation. The orator is over ~ years Old and
in clear and logical manner delivered one of the
finest orations ever heard there Letters OF con
graduation were received by the class from ID. l..
Moody and Hiram T.. Camp, the president, the
latter being very ill., The heavy shower of Tues
day night cleared the air and Wednesday dawned
most auspciously for the young ladies. The eN-
ercises began at IL O'Clock at which time the
school faculty, trustees and alumni marched in,
to music furnished by young ladies at the piano.
After devotional exercises Mr.. II. NJ. Moore, pres
dent of the trustees, in most happy manner in
troduced the orator of the day, DIR. Merrill +.
Gates president of Amherst college After dwell
ing at some length upon the Importance of Chris
tian education. and explaining the real Significance
of commencement, he appealed most earnestly
and elOquently to the young ladies to live up to
the highest standard of womanhood with grace,
mercy and truth as their shields. This Grafton
was a gem and Will long he remembered 10y the
favored audience Miss +. : Hall in behalf Of the
trustees then presented To the class numbering
~, their diplomas
MIR Moore then introduced II. b. Silliman of
Cuhoes y y. and asked for a short imprumptu
speech He kindly responded with Il few excel
lent remarks. \ letter of cungratulatiuu was read
10 the Young ladies' from D. L Moody The mu-
sic for all the exercises was under the direction of
Prof. A J Phillips and was most excellent. At
the close of the exercises, Mr.. Moore invited all TO
partakc Of the collation. al Mauquaud hall The
faculty and class held a reception at Revell hall
from 80 till 9P. ~ it being very brilliant affair
The alumni held their reunion at The Mortified
on Thursday evening a good number being pres
eut. The Hermon Princeton club gave ., reception
to about - young women at The Northhrld on
Wednesday evening.
over 80 students have attended the school
the past year, mailing from twenty seven states and
eighteen foreign countries. Two new buildings are
to br ready for the Use of the school next term q
finely equipped laundry, and "a now Sciruc" build
ing to cost about S9O0oO the gift Of H. Il. Slliman
OF New York. Both buildings are of stone and
brick and models of their class. Efforts have
been made to increase the endowment fund, and
with success. Hiram Camp of New Haven, pres
idrnt Of the board of trustees, who gave the first
$4,000 to start the school, has thlS year given
$50 900 for the endowment fund. and Mr.. Sllliman
has added $4,000 more, "A generous friend of the
institution has offered to build fine gymnasium
for the school, which will Ice of brick or stone, or
both, and will be- about 100 by ca feet