The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-21
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Mabel Gale, class OF '9i. Both Mr.. Burt and
Miss Gale made tender and touching ref
erence to Miss H. Belle Henry, class of 'g2.
now deceased, who made the presentation
speech one year ago. For the past four
years it has been customary for the grad
uatlng class TO leave some memento to the
institution This year well.equipped lab.
oratory was presented to the trustees by e.
u. webster, and received by Rev. l.. o.
Sherburne for the trustees in graceful
speech.
The business meeting of the alumni asso-
citation was held Wednesday forenoon.
Rev. l.. o. Sherburne of Enosburg Falls
was elected president; e. f. Palmer of
Waterbury, Rev. Il. E. Reynolds of Will
Jamestown, Miss Myrtle Huntley of Water
bury, A. G. Austin, Jr. of Newbury, vice
presidents; Emily A. Glover of Montpelier,
secretary; Rev. Il. f.. Reynolds of Williams
town, treasurer Rev. w. X. Davenport and
Miss Glover, executive committee. Rev. H.
o. Sherburne and Thomas Marvin were re.
elected trustees Of the seminary, from this
association.
The annual meeting of the trustees was
held Wednesday afternoon Hon. w. p.
Dillingham;, the president in the chair
Ihere were twenty-three trustees present,
including Senator Proctor and Hon. j. b.
Brooks of Syracuse, n. Y. The following
officers were elected for the year ensuing
President w. p. Dillingham; secretary,
Rev. w. r. Davenport; treasurer, Thomas
Marvin; executive committee, w. p. Dill
lingham, Thomas Marvin, G.. w. Parmen-
ter. W. Il. Barney, Rev. W. r. Daven-
port, Rev. j. o. Sherburne; investment
committee, Hon. DIN Merrill, l.. Bart Cross,
Thomas Marvin, NJ p. Perley, S. d. Hob
son. j. A. Sherburne, j. r. George p. Ii d..
Hinkley and S. ID. Hobson were reelected
trustees. Rev. II. A. Spencer was elected
in place of Rev. j. ID. Beeman and Hon. n.
W. Fisk in place of Prof. e. A. Bishop. II
was voted to establish an English depart
lnent, to place a university graduate at its
head, and to make that department a spe-
cialty. The Vermont Methodist Seminary
is the first institution in the state to estab.
llsh such department, and in so doing the
broad and liberal-minded board of official
managers have planned wisely and well,
and perhaps builded better than they
knew.
Those who suppose that the Vermont
Methodist Seminary is an institution de-
voted exclusively to mental and musical
culture would have been surprised to look
at the annual exhibition of drawing and
painting shown in the art rooms last
wednesday and Thursday, This depart
ment has been under the efficient direction
OF Miss q. K. Rood, and the work displayed
compared very favorably with that show n
IN former years Both in quality and guam
uty, the work was deserving of more than
stlll lie, showing remarkable knowledge
OF coloring for young artists, pictures from
nature, drawings from casts, crayonipg and
charcoal drawings. The crayonings by
Miss Sylvia Eddy, and the paintings in oil
by Josephine Cochran, May Jackman,
Grace Wheeler, Miss Cutler and Mrs. Bar
nard, were especially noticeable for their
excellence. The rooms were crowded for
the two days, and both instructor and pu-
pits received complimentary criticism on
every hand.
The field-day sports on Wednesday after.
noon demonstrated that the athletes at the
seminary are not confined to the base ball
diamond. Some of the records made we're
as follows: Standing bound jump-Morse,
1913, 9-S4; Whitehill, '95, and Lee, 96, tied
at 81. Putting twenty pound shot-Burt,
,93, 29-7. Northumberland dash - Lee,
IL seconds; Whitehill, III. Pole vault
Jacobs, '4, feet; Hinkley, '95, GO. Run
ming broad jump-Jacobs, 1922 Lee, 17-S
Hop-step jump-Morse, 2s-1 Lee, 27-S.
Running hop-step-Lee, SILL; Jacobs, 81 s..
Two-hundred-twenty dash - Lee, Oh
seconds; Whitehill, 273. Standing high
kick-Morse, 6 feet TO- Lee $40. Running
high jump-Lee, feet inches; Jacobs, A
Master OF ceremonies, G. r. Ditty; time
keeper, w. III. Hilton; judges, Professor e.
w. Morrill,, e. E. Grant.
Rev. j. o. Peck DID,, OF New York lee
tured Wednesday evening in the chapel
before the alumni association on "Yosem-
lite the Wonder of Wonders" DR.. Peck
trod no beaten paths, but his address was
instructive, entertaining and created de-
sire for even more knowledge of that Won
derful spot. His peroration was particu-
larly fine
In their report to the trustees, the board
of visitors recommended that the executive
committee of that body make arrangements
with four of the best teachers in the state
and II Il.
each, thus securing new ideas, broadening
acquaintance and getting out of the ruts in
which it is so easy to fall.
Under Thursdays bright skies, before an
audience that filled the chapel to the over
flow point, the graduating exercises were
held. The theses of the graduates were ex-
cellent productions, and, did space permit.
brief sketch of each would be given. Fol
lowing was the programme; Chorus, "The
Heavens are Telling; prayer, Rev. Joseph
Hamilton; organ solo, Louis j. Hathaway;
grafton, salutatory, Burton NJ. Yaw of West
berkshire; essay, Learn to Labor and to
Wait" Grace l.. Wheeler of Hartand; ora
Morse of Montpelier essay, 1.-THE Planet
Mars" Jeanette Norris of Montpelier; ora
ton, Some Problems Before the Present
Administration, Cecil G. Tucker OF Wash.
ington; vocal duet, Through Valleys and
Forest "(BlanginD, Misses Dewey and
cochran; essay, The Ideal and the Real, !"
Alice K. Webster of Cabot grafton, "Should
the Railroads be Controlled by the Govern
ment?" Ernest j. Billings of Morrsville (;
essay, Woman's Work in Evangelizing the
World" Susie e, Farrand of Barre; grafton,
The Silver Question:" Clayton II. Ditty
of Williamstown; vocal solo (Soquai), Miss
Ross; Grafton, Purpose" E. Elmer Web
ster of Barton; essay, " The Use of Culture"
Mamie 4. Stevens of Montpelier grafton,
"Romanism and Professionalism Contrasted, :"
James 7. M. Stephens of West Fairlee; es-
say Silent Forces" Mabel G. Hamilton of
St. Johnsbury; overture to Egmont (eight
hands, Misses Jackman, Cochran, Hunting
ton and Mr.. Hinkley; grafton, 1.-THE Chi
nese Question:" Donald G. Wedgworth of
West Berkshire; essay, valedctory, jose
phine E. Cochran of Groton. The class then
filed upon the platform, and each received
a diploma from the hands of Professor
Bishop. Singing the class song was fol-
lowed by awarding the prizes. James l..
Davis received the special prize of S25 for
best debater Miss Marian e. Marvin first
prize for recitation, Miss Gertrude b. Rich
ardson, second j. Burton Pike, first for
defamation, Frank A. Bailey second, with
honorable mention of Nellie NJ. Dewey and
Harry G. Whitehill.
Governor Fuller, who had occupied a
seat on the platform during the exercises,
and Rev, DR.. L. NJ. Smith, the newly
elected principal, were introduced by Pro-
lessor Bishop, and made brief congratula-
tory addresses.