Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-24
THE TwENTY-THIRD ANNUAL

Commencement Exercises al YER
mont Academy-Alumni Meeting
Principals Reception.
The twenty third annual commencement
exc ,ci,e, we're held at Vermont Academy
Wednesday morning in Fuller hall. The
platform was prettily decorated in white
and yellow, the class colors, and in the
rear was the class motto, ITO thine own
sell be true" There was large audience
present and the exercises were interesting
and meritorious. The exercises were
opened with prayer, followed by this pro-
gram: Chorus, "Voyagers; !" essay, 1.-THE
Longest Reign in British History" Helen
Louise Campbell; oration, 1.-The Anglo
Am rican Alliance, Means to Prevent
War" Howard Clark Davis; piano, "Pil-
grim's Chorus" Anna Wood essay, 1.-The
Star, and Stripes" Ella Louise Mead ora
ton, "Ulysses S Grant" Charles Wesley
Hunt; essay, "a Plea for Lady Macbeth, !"
Alice Crane Ha'kius; two pianos, "Pollaca
Brilliante," Grace Williams, Anna Wood.
The address, which was scholarly and
eloquent, was given by President M. HI.
Buckham Of the University of Vermont.
The subject OF President Buckham's ad-
dres, was Academic Ideals"
The best service an academy can render
to young man or a young woman is to
start them into life with ideals derived from
the superior minds of the race. In the
studies pursued in good school there is a
philosophy OF life above that entertained by
the average man. 1t does not lead them to
despise lowly duties it teaches them how
to dignity the humblest duties by connect
| ing them with noble aims. Common sense
| is of inestimable value in the routine oil
| life, but human life would be poor thing
without the infusion into it of the uncom.
mon sense the view of things which gifted
men get in their moments Of highest in,
spiration. Unschooled men get something
of this element of life from the Bible: All
studies which are pursued without regard
to their money value-even abstract stud
lSS Ike pure cSl6hCO lOI luS
sake of science-tend to lift life out of sor,
lIidness and commonplace, into regions o
purer air.
The academic ideal is demonstrated
Higher education everywhere begcts sym
patby with the people. "School feeling run
decidedly in the direction of socialism
rather than of aristocracy. If school like
this should, as an exercise in politica
science, resolve itself into constitutional
convention, they would be likely to con
struct one of the most democratic consti
tutions ever put forth by any body of men
The academic ideals include service
Their youths would regard as the creates
reproach the insinuation that they will hav
} no part IN the worlds work. Let grea
crisis come in the nation, the church, tn
communitp, and see how the young mel
and women in the schools spring to tn
rescue how they enlist in the army, vol
unteer for the mission field, press into tn
ambulance corps And not the least in
centive to service is ''What would m
in time like this ?"
r 1t is no disparagement of academi
' ideals that they partake somewhat of tn
nature of illusions. The hard experienc
of life will take all that is unreal out G
them and still leave much that will Civ
zest aud charm and inspiration to life. LIE
! us cherish our academic ideals as long a
I we can. Let us keep our school days, on
teachers, OUR comrades, our hopes an
dreams, in our memories and affections q
= among the most cherished treasures OF tha
charmed time when life was young an
promised to be happy.
, Those receiving honor appointment
, were Alice Crane Haskins, Orator, Charlie
r Wesley Hunt, North Charlestown, N. H
and Helen Louise Campbell, Westminster
Those receiving diplomas were: Clas.
cal course-Seth Fenelon Arnold, Yves
minister; Nathaniel P. Brooks, Charlie.
r town, N. H; Alice Louise Chaplin, Saz
tons River; Howard Clarke Davis, Lynn
4 Mass. William H. Hahn, Rockland, Me.
f Alice Crane Haskins, Grafton; Charlie
Wesley Hunt, North Charlestown, N. H.
$ Adds W. Lowell, Alstead, N. H.; Chal
lctte w. Slawson, Waterbury, Conn.
OC'entluC CourSS-IlelGD Louise CamT
bell, Westminster; Ella Louise Mead
Shoreham; Grace E. Nichols, Perkin.
vile; w. Carter Stone, Monkton; Haiti
, Stevens Walker, Saxtons River.
Music course-Anna Wood, Pawtucket
R. /.
The annual dinner was held in Procto
hall shortly after the commencement exer
cises. DR.. Ellery acted as toastmaste
and called upon DR.. M. II. Buckham o
Burlington, Rev. F. E. Marble of Brattle
boro, Rev. S Henry Archibald OF Rutland
president of the board of trustees. and Mr.
Hunt of the senior class for short speeches
A highly enjoyable affair was the prlnci-