Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-06-14
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Vermont Academy.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman and daughter
of Springfield We're guests of Mr.. Snow
last week. Mr. Gilman was student
at Boston University with Mr.. Snow.
Principal Williams is to deliver an
address ON the "Place and Work of Our
Baptist Academies on Tuesday after
noon, July 10, in connection with the
Baptist Grove meeting at The Weirs,
n. II.
Rev. c. r. B. Dodge of Bellows Falls
will act as d member of the examining
committee ON Friday and Saturday of
this week in place of Prof. Seymour of
Yale, who finds it impossible to be
present.
Edwin Sumner Hunt, class of 'S6,
Amherst go, will deliver the Grafton
before the alumni A poem will be
read, written by Miss Mary Chaplin,
class of '92 and the presidents address
will be given by G. 7. Snow, class of 'S7.
A new feature of commencement
week will be the public recital on Mon
day at 2 o'clock, by the music depart
ment. A fine program has been ar
ranged and much careful practice in
4 preparation has been put into the work,
which is under the direction of Misses
Norton and Lacey.
The second nine played the Charles
town, N. H., nine on Monday and We're
victorious by the score of ID to IL. The
base ball season closes with the game
with Vermont Methodist Seminary at
Burlington on Wednesday. This will
determine the championship of the ill.,
terscholastic league in this state.
Commander A. ID. Brown of Brattle-
| borO, formerly commander of the i'll
fated "Kearsargen delivered an instruc-
tive address in the chapel on Monday
evening entitled '"Time; or How We
Keep our Clock and Watches Correct
The thanks of the school are due to
Commander Brown for giving us this
interesting address.
r. w. SHETLAND, principal elect of
Cook Academy, Havana, n. Y, visited
us on Friday last. He has been visit
ing several of the prominent New Eng
land schools. Is graduate of Roches-
ter University, and teacher of expert
ence and it is expected that the good
record of Cook Academy will be main
tanned and advanced under his admin
stratiOn.
Rev. I. Newton Earle of Philadelphia
delivered two addresses illustrated by
charts, entitled Birds Eye View of the
Bible, and "Bird's Eye View of the
Life of Christ, y in Fuller hall on Thurs
day last. His words We're highly APP
preciated and probably nothing has
been devised which is likely to prove
more helpful to the bible student@than
the charts illustrating the bible and the
life of Christ.
The athletic team returned from Han
over on Thursday last, the winners of
the pennant, having secured 81 5-6
points, while Cushing Academy, the
next on the list, secured Is. This re-
suit was a complete surprise, butt'the
fact that the boys had for weeks been
training Systematically for these events
with the competent help, a part of the
time Of Mr.. Neary of Boston, explains
the result. Seventeen schools were
represented. The boys secured seven
three bronze medals If anything was
mont Academy in athletic lines among
the schools in Vermont and New
Hampshire, this result would seem to
put the matter beyond question. ID
! Don't forget that on Monday evening
Rev. G. E. Horn of the Waterman will
deliver an address before the literary
societies on the subject, "Spare Hours,
or the Uses of Leisure'; that the Bos-
ton Artists Quartet assisted by Miss
Jessie M. Lawrence violinist, will give
one of the finest concerts ever given at
: Vermont Academy on Tuesday even
ing and that DIR. G. G. Lorimer, pastor
of the fremont Temple church, Boston,
one Of the foremost of pulpit orators,
will deliver the address on Wednesday,
Immediately following the exercises of
the graduating class. Governor Fuller
and staff will review the battalion on
Monday afternoon. On Tuesday after
noon at o'clock a flag drill, and exhi-
bition ofthe Crack Co. will be given in
the chapel and small admission fee
will be charged.
The full program for Commencement
exercises beginning Friday, June Is, is
as follows:
! FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
to II a. M, and to p. m. Public Oral Ex-
| am1nations.
SUNDAY.
7.45 p. m. Sermon before the Graduating
Class, Rev. p. c. Abbey Barre.
MONDAY.
900 a. m. Chapel Service, followed by
| Fuller Prize Declarations
2.oo p. m. Publlc Recital by the Music De.
| partment.
4.30 Military Drill and Dress Parade.
| 1.45 Address before the Literary So.
| clet1es by Rev. George E. Horr,
jr., Editor of The Watchman
| TUESDAY.
800 a. m. Chapel Service, followed by
Public Alumni Meeting.
HOO Competitive Prize Drills
200 p. m. Glass Day Exercises.
400 Flag Drill by the Girls
l.45 Anniversary Concert, by the Bos.
1 ton Artists Quartet, Mrs. Jennie
| Patrick-Walker, soprano; Miss
| Gertrude Edmands, contralto.
/ George J. Parker, tenor; d. Marks
| Babcock, basso.
/ WEDNESDAY.
$50 a. m. Graduating Exercises of the Glass
| of "a; followed by address nv
| Rev. George c. Lorimer D. d.
| Boston.
LOO p. M. Commencement Dinner.
500 Principals Reception at Sturte
/ want House.
WEST TOWNSEND.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wood visited
friends in Amherst and Irving, Mass.
last week.