News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-05
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
One of the Most Successful Years in the History
OfPeOpIe's Academy Closes This Week.

One of the Most Successful Years in the History
OfPeOpIe's Academy Closes This Week.
The 31st commencement exercises
Senior class of Peoples Academy
we're opened Sunday evening at the
Cong'l church, when the baccalaureate
sermon was preached by Rev. NJ. s.
Eddy of the NJ. E. church. The front
part of the auditorium was tastily
arranged with a profusion OF potted
plants and flowers, while the class
colors of green and white formed part
of the decorations. Seats we're re-
served near the center of the church
for the class and were also trimmed
with the class colors.
After the church was filled to its ut
most seating capacity the class was
ushered in by class marshall, Nehe-
miah Town. The choir, composed of
T. G. Fleetwood, Mrs. Fisk, Mrs. G.
NJ. Powers and Dr.. Leach, rendered
a selection after which Rev. Geo. n.
Kellogg read a scripture lesson, fol
lowed by prayer by Rev. DR.. Booth.
Rev. MIR. Eddy took for his theme
"Diligence" and drew therefrom
many practical lessons.
Class Day exercises we're observed
in Academy hall Tuesday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock. The program was CARR
ed out as follows: Piano solo, Miss
Lena Irish; Welcome, Mindwell S.
Parker; Class Roll, Ralph A. Booth;
Address to Undergraduates, Charles
H. RaymOre; Class Essay, Martin W.
Chaff e; Music by the class; Class
Poem, c. Josie Silloway; Class Will,
Ethel M. Guyer; Prophecy, Alice Fl.
Chase; Piano solo, Lena Irish. The
exercises were under the direction OF
Nehemiah Towne, Marshall, and Mis-
tress of Ceremonies, Mindwell Parker.
Following the Class Day exercises
a business meeting of the Alumni
Association was held and these Of
ficers were elected for the year en-
suing President, Henry A. Stay
ton; Vice President, Miss Mary Fisk !;
Secretary, Miss Anna Mower; Treas
urer, Mrs. E. W. Gates; Executive
Committee, Walter Sargent, Mrs. A.
L Cheney and Miss Ednah Rublee.
Eighteen new members were added to
the association this year.
At eight O'Clock Tuesday evening
the audience room of the Universali~ t
church was we'll filled with members OF
Alumni, Academy students and their
friends, gathered to listen to an ad.
dress by former Principal of Peoples
Academy, Prof. Chas. D. Adams Of
Dartmouth college. An enjoyable
musical program was rendered, con.
sisting of a banjo and guitar duet by
Messrs Leach and Clark, with piano
accompaniment; vocal solos by F. G
Fleetwood and Mrs. 6. NJ. Powers
and a cornet solo by T. c. Cheney
Miss Lena Irish presiding at the
piano. E. s. Robinson, President O.
the Alumni Association, in few vel
chosen words, introduced the speak
er, who responded in a happy manner
and after a few preliminary remarks
in which he referred 20 his pleasanI
associations while an instructor il
our institution as determining biz
lite work, took for his subject "Prac
tical Education" which was an elo
quent plea for a broader and more
practical education. 1t was scho
larly, entertaining and instructive
Effort, in fact, one of the best ever
given here.
At the close OF the address an in
formal reception was held, Mr.. Adam,
meeting many old friends and severa
of his former students. This was tol
lowed by a reception and baDqur
given the Alumni in the church par
lors.
The graduation exercises will b,
held in town hall this evening, com
mencing at s O'Clock.