The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-07
THE CHIUILdUOUINS.
Enjoyable Commencement Exercises and "A
Banquet at the Pavilon-The Graduates
Receive Diplomas.

Banquet at the Pavilion-The Graduates
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The closing exercises of the Chautauuua
class were held last Friday afternoon at the
Pavilion. The members of the class, with
their invited guests, assembled in the par-
Tors about live O'Clock and at half-past five
adjourned to the dining-room. Rev. Mr.
Webb was called upon to say grace, after
which the eighty-one persons present pro-
ceeded to the enjoyment of feast of good
things. After returning to the parlors, the
company enjoyed a social half hour before
the commencement of the evenings enter
tainment.
The programme was somewhat out of the
usual line, it being arranged to correspond
to the different departments of the Chautau-
guam. The president made the announce
ment that the six Greek Goddesses, ="
which were to appear in the frontispiece,
would be unable to be present.
Louis Hathaway then opened the eXer-
cses with piano solo, which was enthu-
siastically received " A Six Months So
journ in Ancient Greece " was the subject
of very interesting paper read bv Clara A
Macomber. AS the date of this sojourn was
APO b. c., the company were asked to ex-
cuse any apparent discrepancy they might
notice, as her memory might possibly be at
fault. This paper was enjoyed by all but
to the members of the class, with the mem
DRY OF the scenes described fresh in their
minds, it was of particular interest and
showed much painstaking care in the prep
aration. The Sunday Readings" were
selected by Mrs. Ruth b. Kent from one Of
Professor Drummond's books, and gave his
plea of what Christian should be-
" A Sketch of Our Next President" by
Mrs. Kate p. Chapman, was of a humorous
nature, and the various reforms which this
unnamed president is to inaugurate would
make the deepest-dyed pessimist long to
live for this " good time coming" In case
of there being a scarcity of offices, enough
are to be created to satisfy the office-seek-
ing crowd. Mrs. Alice NJ. Richardson YER
bally translated an article from the " Cork
journal" to the entire satisfaction and de-
light OF all present. The original poem
read by Mrs. Mary f. Cummins was worthy
place in the genuine ChautauQuan mag
azine.
" A Speech, Delivered at the Dedication
of the Vermont Building at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition" given by Mrs.
Gertrude A. Alber, was capital burlesque
on the Vermont building and was full of
bright hits. Her thoughtfulness in stand
ing aside to allow the audience to behold
this magnificent plaster structure was APP.
preciated, as was her assurance that the
appropriation had all been appropriated"
Rev. Mr.. Weeks gave song, Saved from
the Storm" in such manner as solicited
hearty encore, in response to which he
sang THE King and the Beggar Maid"
One of the most entertaining numbers on
the programme was breezy essay by Mrs.
Lou Boyce Hayden on "What Woman
Can See" Mrs. Hayden showed that not
only are the women of to-day endowed with
remarkably clear and well-trained intellects,
but with excellent eyesght as well. The
essayist saw with keen vision that the peo-
pie of this country no longer choose the
men to fill the public offices, but that such
offices haves become prizes, in a sort
of reward-of-merit system, as pay for
party work. She pointed out in an enter
tanning and intelligent manner some of the
defects in the much boosted civilization of
to-day, as seen through the bright eyes of a
bright woman, and closed by saying: All
this and more greets the eye of member of
the Woman's Council Table, as she pauses
for a moment from her needle-work hangs
up her broom, or carefully wrings her dish
cloth, and she devoutly hopes there is truth
in the saying that God takes care of chill
dren, fools, and the United States'"
Mrs. Mabel G. Batchelder read a very en-
tertaining paper ON Modern Education"
emphasizing the need of teaching the youths
to undertake work within their capacity,
not despsing to be useful II they cannot be
great. An anonymous poem, "Nantippes
Side of the Story" was read by Mrs. Ada
Il. Sherburne, in which Mantippe herself
addressed the audience and proved to their
satisfaction that she had the best of reasons
for complaining.
The Editorial Department was ably
conducted by Mrs. Emma O. Perkins and
Mrs Eusebia Denny, making mention of
number OF recent publications in "A Talk
About Books" The Books Received" by
Mrs. Josephine g. Sherburne, were all fresh