The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-22

Mendelssohn, orchestral accompaniment on
second piano and organ, Miss Post; o, Di.
vine Redeemer, Gounod, accompaniment OF
piano, organ and violin obligato, Miss Claire
|. DeFord; Coronation March, Meyerbeer,
Miss Lawrence.
The vocal solos of Misses Crandall and
DeForl and the violin playing by Miss
Lawrence came in, perhaps for the largest
share OF applause, yet every number on the
programme was finely rendered and the
concert as a whole was highly creditable
alike to Prof. Lawrence and his pupils.
AT the annual meeting OF the trustees,
held last Wednesday afternoon, the finan-
cial outlook for the school was thoroughly
ment was found. The question OF a success
sor to Prof. Lawrence In the musical de-
partment was considered, but no decisive
action was taken. Louis j. Hathaway Of
Montpelier has very strong endorsements
for the position. Col. +. ID. Proctor and
Col. e. Q. Smith, whose terms of Office as
trustees expired this year, were reelected,
as was the old board OF officers as follows
President, w. p. Dillingham;; secretary,
w. X. Davenport; treasurer, w. M. New
tom board OF investment DIN Merrill,
Fletcher ID. Proctor, l.. Bart Cross, n. w,
Fiske, and A. L. Bailey; executive commit.
tee, W. p. Dillingham;, W. X. Davenp ort,
L. b. Cross, j. o Sherburn, y NJ, Mansur.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
ceived their diplomas at the hands of Prin-
cipal Newton Thursday morning. AS
usual on such occasions the chapel was
crowded with deeply interested audience.
The trustees and faculty occupied seats on
the stage. The essays and orations OF the
graduates were carefully prepared and well
delivered, and only scant justice would be
done them by a brief abstract of each. The
full programme follows:
Organ-Grand M ,rch from Tannhauser,
Wagner, Mr.. Lawrence; prayer, Rev. ii A.
Spencer, st. Johnsbury; The Physical Man,
ship of Woman, Mary Jane Knapp, West
Concord; Cost OF Progress, George Ernest
Curtis, Lowell; Best OF the Pagans, Annie
Laura Chedel, Gaysville; vocation the
Wild Rose Tree, Miss Edith Metcalf; Justi-
liability of War, Henry Wilson Averill,
East Warren; Interpretation. of Nature,
Myrtle Florence Guptil, Waterbury; United
States and the Mother Country, Mark Huse
Moody, Waterbury; Beauty Of Self Sacri-
fee, Caroline May Swift Middlesex; SUI
preme Lesson OF History, Fred Blaney
Bodgett, Lower Cabot; Meditation-piano
Miss Lawrence; Silent Teaching, Lillian
Helen Martin, Bradford; First Blood OF the
American Revolution, John Nelson Harvey,
Montpelier; Our Country's Emblem,
Charles Alfred Webb, Bradford; vocal
Nymphs and Fauns, Bemberg, Miss Claire
I. DeFord.
The graduates OF the different depart
ments were then called to the stage by Prof.
Newton, and each were presented with a
diploma. Mr.. Newton prefaced this with a
few words of advice and encouragement.
The class then sang the
CLASS ODE.
-Four years are gone, the race is done
And now another must be rum
The world Is waiting to be won
And ours it is to win.
tIra Irg.xlt
Ere we forever separate
Thy lasting praises celebrate.
Oh, Alma Mater dearl
God grant that we may worthy be
Ot all we have received from thee;
That looking on us men shall see
The likeness of their King.
Long may thy walls mistaken stand,
tower for truth to guard the land,
worthy torch in Gods own hand
To light the way to Him.
Next came the interesting ceremony OF
awarding the prizes. The first prize OF S25
in the Ivers Batchelder debate went to
Charles M. Ranney, the second prize So to
Carroll ID. Lance. The first prize for ladies
in prize speaking went to Minnie p. Knapp,
the second for ladies to Lillian II. Martin.
Fred Daniels was awarded the first prize
for gentlemen, and Ralph G. Brown the sec
ond.
The names and addresses of the graduates
in the different courses is as follows:
Modern course-Cassius Murdoch Austin,
OeorBldi Deury WILSON AV6rlll, East w ar
rem; Ralph Carlisle Brown, Underhill;
Fred Blaney Blodgett, Lower Cabot; George
Earnest Curtis, Lowell; Perley Jay Hewey,
Beaver; Carroll Dean Lance, Cabot; Mark
Huse Moody, Waterbury Arthur Ellis Pat
trell, Wilder; Annie Laura Chedel, Gays
Vile; Mary Jane Knapp, West Concord
Nora Dell Mower, Calais; Caroline May
Sxift, Middlesex; Harriet Vail, Mechanic
vile.
College preparatory - WILDER Edward
Newton, Evansville; Charles Alfred Webb,
Bradford; James Maynard Wright, North
Hartland.
Latin college preparatory-Ernest Dwight
Clapp, Georgia. John Nelson Harvey,
Montpelier; Charles Moore Ranney,
Brownsville; Lucy Helen Garfield, Brad
ford; Myrtle Florence Guptil, Waterbury;
Lillian Helen Martin, Bradford.
Piano-Myra Ellen Post, Georgia; Edith
Julia Metcalf, Williston.
Vocal music-Clara Isabel DeFord, Hard
wick.
Art course-Alice Maude Greene, Madi-
son, Me-; Myra Ellen Post, Georgia; M arion
Alinira Page, Jeffersonville; Grace Mari
on Reed, Fall River Mass.