Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-06-29
Goddard seminarY.

The oath annual commencement of God
dard Seminary was a most successful occa
sion. The sermon before the class, giver
bv j. Smith Dodge, ID. d., OF Stamford
Conn, was an eloquent discourse OF
the parable of the leaven. The
alumni Grafton on "The School and the
Citizen" was given by Frederick w. Ed.
dy, A. b., of the New York Times and was
packed full Of good sense, expressed terse-
ly and logically. The prize-speaking was
of unusual excellence. The first prize was
given to Preston A. Paine, Antonito, Col.
second, to Nadine c. Nichols, Barre; third
Claude M. Campbell, Rochester. The
Glass Day Grafton on "The Goddard Spir-
it" was given by the latter. The poem
was by Clara Ransom, Oak Park, Ill.
The graduating class numbered twenty
two and was one of unusual merit, as
shown by the series of exercises during
the week. Ten members of the class ex-
pect to go to college. S. ID. Allen of Barre
and Miss Lucie Calef of Washington were
added to the board OF trustees, the latter
being the first woman elected to the
board. Arrangements were made by
which the alumni will hereafter elect
members of the trustees. Report was
made that "a 1000 had been raised for a
memorial building to the late Persis A.
Thompson, and accommodations will be
provided next year for self boarding pu-
pills. The treasurer reported the receipt
OF little over e, 900 from the Jehiel Wes-
ton estate, and the notice was received of
two other bequests of about thousand
dollars each. The dinner on Commence
ment Day was largely attended, and
speeches were made by many graduates
and friends OF the school. The exercises
closed with a pleasant reception given
by the teachers and graduating class.
Prospects are good for large attendance
the coming year, and rooms are rapidly
filing up.
The following is the program:
Music prayer; music; essay,with Saluta-
tory, Smother Goose in Real Life, 'Luella l..
Williams. .Williamsville; ;oration, "After the
Fair" Mare G Calef, Whitsfield. Ill; f; essay,
''Whitier and Tennyson: A Contrast, Ed
ma 5. Clark, Barre; Grafton, "War Not Al
ways An Evil" Frank X. Gale, Barre;
class history, Walter E. Wheeler, Williams
vile; music; oration, christianity and
Rome" Ernest j. Hewitt, So. Royalton; /;
essay, "Letters," Anna c. Hart, Taunton,
Mass; Grafton, "Un~American Tenden-
cies, ~ ri. w. Scott, Barre; oration, "Fidus
Achates,n Stanley G.. Spear, Hartland; /;
class prophecies, IA ID 1915" Belle Pelton,
Rutland, and S. Griswold Small, Baldwin
vile, Mass; mufic; Grafton, Dangerous
Voters Alton j. Wheeler, East Calais;
essay, .Intellect as a Factor Of Civiliza-
tion," Nadine &. Nichols, Barre: Grafton,
"The Appreciation OF Music" Edward p.
Whitney, Stamford, Conn; valedictory,
Laura 5. Olds, So. Barre; presentation OF
OF diplomas; singing OF class hymn, writ
ten by Albert +. Shipman, Tufts College,
Mass; benedietion; music.
The class day exercises were as follows:
Grafton, ''The Goddard Spirit" Claude
NJ. Campbell, Rochester; poem, "Shad-
ows," Cara Ransom, Oak Park, H.; adj
dress to juniors, Fred X. Jackson, Barre;
address to seniors, Lem G. Blanchard, So.
Barre; presentations, A. Mabel Smith,
Palmer, Mass, and Herman Dodge, Stam-
ford. Conn.