Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-21
VERMONT ACADEMY.
commencement Week-The Acad-
envy Closes a Successful Year.


envy Closes Successful Year.
Vermont Academy is one of the best
known educational institutions in the state,
and not only the town Of Rockingham but
this entire section learns with pleasure that
the past year has been year of growth.
The attendance has been satisfactory and
over $50, 900 has been added to the endow-
ment fund.
The exercises of commencement week
opened Sunday with sermon in the Bap-
fist church before the graduating class by
Rev. +. E. Marble, Phi. D., of Brattle-
boro.
On Monday battle drill was held on
the campus at 6 80 p. NJ. and was wit
messed by large and enthusiastic number
OF visitors and towns people. An artillery
squad dressed to represent the Spanish
was located on the hillside in the rear of
the campus, and the cadets formed on the
campus in battle array ready for the
charge. After repeated discharges OF
artillery and musketry with all the noise
and some of the reality of war the cadets
captured the artillery at the point of the
bayonet amid the hurrahs and applause of
the spectators.
| PRIZE SPEAKING.
| The prize speaking contest was held in
Fuller Hall Monday evening with the fol-
lowing program:
Pompeii. Anon
Seth F. Arnold, Westminster
Selection from "Evangeline," Longfellow
Miss Ethel Bristol, Brooklyn
The Victor of Marengo, Anon
Howard G. Davis, Lynn
Lady wentworth, Longfellow
| Miss Alice L. Chaplin, saxtons River
The Chariot Race, Wallace
| Clyde Fiske, weybridge
The Building of the Ship, Longfellow
Miss Grace Hutchinson, Burlington
Ioussant L'Ouverture, Phillips
Charles W. Hunt, North Charlestown
Surly Tins Trouble, Burnet,
Miss Ella L. Mead, shoreham
, Our Duties to the Republic, Story
j Herant J. Iskian, Constantinople
, Child's Dream of Star, Dicken.
Miss Edna. F. Wright, Westminster.
, The judges were Rev. F. E. Marble O
, Brattleboro, Rev. F. G. Boughton of Sax
tons River and Rev. G. R. B. Dodge o
Bellows Falls who announced these prizt
winners: First prize for girls, Mis-
, Wright; second prize for girls, Miss Mead
, First prize for boys, Mr.. Hunt; SECOND
, prize for boys, Mr.. Fiske. Honorabl,
mention. Miss Bristol and Mr.. Davis.
CLASS DAY.
Class day is one of the most importan
days of the Commencement week. Tit
occasion was observed yesterday afternoon
wi h this program:
Invocation, DIR. Ellery
Two pianos-La Grace, Bohr
Misses Wood of Pawtucket, R. l., Nichols
of Perkinsville, Haskins of Grafton
Chaplin of Saxtons River
Presidents Address,.
Charles W. Hunt of No. Charlestown, N. h
Glass History, -
i Alice L. Chaplin of Saxtons River
Glass Grafton,
Howard c. Davis of Lynn, Mass.
Glass Poem,
Alice G. Haskins of Grafton
Song-Ah, I have sighed to rest me, Verd
Anna Wood of Pawtucket, r. 1.
Address TO Juniors,
W. Carter Stone of Monkton
Glass Prophecies,
Ella L. Mead of Shoreham, Nathaniel P
Brooks of Charlestown, N. n.
Presentation of Key,
Charlotte W. Slawson of Waterbury, Conn
Response for Juniors,
l. George Ufford
Glass Will.
William II. Hahn of Rockland, Me.
Piano Duet-March from 1T annhauser,
Wagner
Misses Wood and Haskins
An exhibition drill was held at II A. M.
yesterday, the annual alumni meeting at 2
P. NJ. and the concert at P NJ.
The graduating exercises began at $50
this morning when the address will be CIV
Ed by President Buchanan of the University
of Vermont. 1t is thought that the Hon.