Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-27
COMMENCEMENT
The Last Day Of the Gradual
Ing Exercises
The Prize SPEAKING
Contest ) Held Last Night at
the Opera House.

ed in the dining room for the alumni |
dinner. There was a large crowd |
present and they all enjoyed the good
things to eat, after which there were
after dinner speeches.
Prin. HOLSTER acted as toastmaster,
presenting in short speech the needs |
of Goddard. He introduced as the
next speaker Prof. H. Austin Tuttle.
He was followed by Luellyn Perkins
of the Brooklyn Poletechnic Institute,
President Carver of the class of 1900,
Fred Cole of Tufts Divinity school,
Irving Rich of the U. v. NJ, DR.. w.
r. Hardness of Montpelier, Attorney
II. W. Scott of Barre, the Rev. +. r.
Gale of Stowe, w. S. Martin Jr., OF
Manchester, N. H., the Rev. Eftie K.
NJ. Jones of Barre and DR.. j. Henry
Jackson of Barre.
The latter described a visit to a
Moslem school in Cairo. After the
speaking the different classes present
gave their respective yells beginning
with the class of 1900 and ending
with the class of 1894.
At the adjourned meeting of the
alumni association held Tuesday after
noon, the committee on nominations
reported the following names for Of
ticers for the year ensuing: President,
Joseph W. Jackson; LIST vice, W. A.
Drew, "a: I'd vice, F. II. Benedict, '94;
Sd vice, Mrs. M. A. Love,s'9l. o. X.
HOLSTER, ,s4, was reelected secretary
and treasurer, and Julia Kline, 1913,
was reelected assistant secretary and
treasurer. The executive committee
is composed of L. w. Sibley, '95, W.
r. Hardness, '95, and Blanche Spauld
ing, '9l.
The committee on program wished
to have their time for reporting ex-
tended until next commencement, and
it was was so voted. The committee
on resolutions reported and after
some discussion their resolution was
amended and passed, and transmitted
to the board of trustees. After pass
ing resolutions on the death of men,
bers during the past year, the associa-
ton adjourned.
The prize speaking by the seniors
and juniors of Goddard Seminary was
held ia the opera house Tuesday
evening.
The programme opened with a
vocal quartet "The Miller's Wooing"
by Misses Morrison and Henry and
Messrs. Davis and Joy. The Rev.
Enie X. NJ. Jones offered prayer.
Miss Ethel Hamilton Of East
Orange presented a selection from
Birds Christmas Carol by Wiggin, a
humorous dialect piece, in very
charming manner. She was awarded
second prize.
Miss Adah B. Edwards Of Richmond
gave a selection entitled, ga Russian
Christmas, by Banks. 1t described
skating match, a jealous lover and
the power of the Gar. 1t was full OF
action and pathos and was nicely
rendered.
T.. Alice Greene Of Williamstown,
presented, "The story Of Patsy, by
Wiggin. This was dialect piece,
full of pathos, and Miss Greene rem
dered it in the true spirit. Misses
Eva Scott, Blanche Gale, and Jessie
Cook gave piano trio, which was
enjoyed by all.
Miss Eleanor Cole of Marshheld
presented, "Connor", dialect piece
full of pathos, in very touching
manner.
The "Debating Society,", by Hall
was given to the audience by J. Ware
Carverof Marshdeld.
This was a humorous dialect piece
and Mr.. Carver kept the audience
roaring with laughter at his inter
pretations of the various queer char
acters in the society. His stag
presence was.rerfect and his enuncl
alton clear. He received tempestu
ous applause, and all were satisfied
when the judges awarded him hrs
prize.
uTbc Victor Of Marengo" a wor'
picture of that famous battle AM
the drummer boy who won it, wa
given by George W. Dickey OF WASH
inpton. He received third prize.
Miss Olive Calef Of Washington
presented the poem "Little Rocket
Christmas, which described the gen
erosity of bootblack 10 very charm
ing manner. - ~,
After a vocal solo by Mr.. Viau tn
;udoes DIR. J. Henry jackson OF Barre
w. s, Martin Jr., Of Manchester N
r., and Luellyn Perkins os the BROOK
,vn Poletechnic Institute, throug
their chairman, DR.. jackson, announ
ced the prizes, stating that they wer