Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-24

Vermont Academy celebrates this week
its goth anniversary. Twenty years ago
ground was first broken for the Academy
plant in an old pasture in Saxtons River.
Since that time its advancement and i'm
provement has been wonderful. Two dor
mitories, dining hall, main hall for recita-
tons, gymnasium, home for the sick, resi-
dences for the principal and military in
structor, library and fine farm buildings
have been erected which place Vermont
Academy with its able corps of teachers as
one of the very, best fitting schools in the
United States. The various departments
of the school have been well equipped; its
ideals are the highest, its influences the
most helpful and the results which the
school accomplishes the most satisfactory.
Every year Vermont Academy sends out a
class Of noble young men and women with
broad and comprehensive views of life who
90 out into the world to make it better and
through the young men and women which
Vermont Academy has graduated its in
fuences are felt all over the United States
This years class is no exception. 1t is one
of the largest classes that ever graduated,
thirty-two young men and women receiy-
ing diplomas. The class is strong one
Individually and collectively, its members
are bright and earnest and will go ont from
the school to make their influence felt for
the right. The one thing the school needs
most is good endowment. The oppor-
tunity is great, who will see to it that the
necessary funds are placed in the hands Of
the trusteesP
Sermon before Graduating Class.
The exercises of the week began Sunday
evening with the sermon before the gradu-
ating class by Rev. E. P. Farnham Of
Salem, Mass. The text was taken from
| Corinthians 9 %, ''Now they do it to
obtain corruptible crown, but we an in.
corruptible." The sermon was without ex-
ception one of the finest productions that
has ever been delivered before graduating
class in Vermont Academy. The speaker
said that his sermon was upon the subject,
"The Winning of Crowns VS.. True Achieve
ments." He divided his sermon under
three heads: The winning of crowns first
in the athletic world, second in the intel
lectual world and third in the spiritual
world It was magnificent sermon and
was delivered in splendid style, holding the
undivided and closest attention of the
large audience. The chorus s'Jerusalem'
by members of the school was finely sung.
The trio .'Thou will Show Me the Path, =
by Misses Adams and Stearns and Mr.
Davis, and the quartet, Evening Hymn,
by Misses Adams and Stearns and Messrs.
Carpenter and Eastman, were worthy OF
note.
Exhibition by Young Ladies.
On Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock oc-
Cured the exhibition of the young ladies'
physical culture department. The young
ladies and Miss Conant, who has had the
class in charge through the year, are to be
congratulated on the success of the exhibi-
ton. The class went through the most
difficult marching and counter marching
without mistake and the class in Indian
clubs was almost perfect, the young ladies
swinging the clubs with an ease and grace
pleasing to see. The fancy marching and
poses were the best thing Of the exhibition
the graceful movements of the young ladies
calling forth hearty applause.
This was followed in the evening at 6. &c
by sham battle. The enemy wee in.
trenched with the cannon on the height.
beyond the campus. the attacking party
forming below the hill on the north side q
the village. As the line came upon the top o.
the hill, line of squads was formed and the
scouts gave the signal for the battle to be.
gin. The squads fired by volleys, then
forming lines of skirmishers advanced to
the hill at the foot OF the campus. Mean.
while the enemy had perceived the approach
and opened up with the big cannon and
rifles. The noise was deafening, while
huge volumes of smoke rolled down from
the campus and over the village. Advanc
ing by rushes the attacking party crossed
the campus where the reserves Joined then
and by last final charge carried the day
amidst the applause of those who had gath
cred on the hill side.
Address Before Christian Associations.
The annual address before the Christian
associations was delivered Monday even
ing, by Rev. B. A. Greene D. ID. of Lynn
Mass. He took for his subject, ..Endur
ance and its Reward" The speaker wen
on to show that the world has known NJ
new conquest of truth except by those VIII,
have trodden the sad and weary road of en-
durance. To be of any moral force in tn,
world, one must be possessed of endurance
He then went on to show that while in en-
during. one must suffer, yet the enduring
brings results, and he who endures mus
succeed. The address was a masteriu
production and was well delivered, produc
inga deep impression upon the large audi
ence. Again the music was pleasant feat
ure of the evening. the quartet ssLeao
Kindly Light" by Messrs. Davis, Gift
Holmes. and Waller and the duet .'Wan
derer's Night Song" by Miss Stearns ant
MIR. Davis being especially fine, as was alsc
the violin solo by Mr.. Eastman.
Fuller Prize Contest.
The sixth annual Fuller prize declama
ton occurred on Tuesday morning imme
diately after chapel with Mrs. Fox of Gin
ton, Conn, Rev. B. A. Greene, ID. d., O
Lynn, Mass, and Rev. Mr.. Chaplin o.
Saxtons River as judges. The selection,
were remarkably well rendered and the de.
cision of the judges was no easy task. First
prizes were awarded to Miss Anna Russell