Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
VlNDHAM COUNTY EVENTS.
IS REPORTED BY THE REFORMERs
CORRESPONDENTS.

yermout Academy Commencement Exercises
The annual commencement exercises
Of Vermont academy at SaXton's River
creped Monday, with large attend
aneo of friends, former students and
alnuni. In the forenoon the cadets
raye an exhibition drill on the cam
s,u.. and in the afternoon the contest
3or the Fuller prize in elocution was
held The address was delivered by
Dr. Horace M. Willard of Wollaston,
Mas. principal of the school ID years
400. Bv request of the alumni, his ad-
drps, was of historic and reminiscent
Character. He said, among other
Things: Vermont academy was born
in stirring times, and has lived through
the most wonderful quarter century the
world has ever seen. The board of
|trus.ees organized and adopted the
name Trustees of Vermont academy
Ion June H. that ever memorable day,
which taught our forefathers that in
|dependence WAS impossible. The school
opened in 1896, the centennial year of
our nations existence. Now its grad
yates are studying and making name
for their alma mater at Yale, Brown,
| Harvard. Amherst, Vermont. Lehigh
. and Boston university, and pupils are
attending from every New England
| state At business meeting of the
alumni Tuesday Rex L. Powell of Bur-
|lngton. who undertook the work of
raising funds to refurnish rooms in
| Farnworth hall, the boys dormitory,
reported $40 paid and more money
pledged This is sufficient to furnish
l0rooms. The alumni association elect
ed its officers and the class day eXer-
cises were held in the afternoon. Fl.
IT, Hunt, the class president, gave an
address and d. F. Gardner delivered
the Grafton. The class history was
chroncled by Mr.. Hall, while d. But
terrified and Miss Bertha Coffin were
prophets for the occasion. The address
to the juniors was made by l.. S. Gay.
The key was received by Mr. Atwell
for the juniors. The will was read by
W. D. Clough.
The graduating exercises occurred
Wednesday morning at Fuller hall.
The address before the graduating
class was by Rev. DR.. B. l.. Whitman
of Philadelphia, who took for his sub
ject What Constitutes the Man."
As suggested by the class motto, "Be
the BEST he said in part: ITO be
the best one must do the best. 1t is
ones duty to make the most of ones
self. One must not be satisfied to fill |
a small position, if one feels that he
could do more" After the address
the medal and prize winners were an
nounced as follows 1.-THE Times athletic
medal was won by George Moore,
Orange. Mass. the junior medal
for excellence in junior studies
by Miss Julia Arthur Saxtons Riv
er; medal for excellence in English,
Joseph Butterfield, Walpole, N. Fl.
Hon John Barrett, ex-minister to
Siam and an alumnus of the academy,
established two prizes of So and $40
each to be awarded to the best essays on
the subject of Americas Responsible
ity as a World Power" The first prize
was won by Joseph Butterfield and the
second by Henry Stitt of Saxtons River.
Diplomas were then presented by the
principal, DR.. Edward Ellery, to the
graduates who numbered IS. The an
nual commencement dinner was given
in Proctor hall, over $50 being present.
DR.. Ellery as POSTMASTER called upon
Dr. Whitman, DIR. Willard Rev. S.
Henry Archibald of Rutland and Mr..
Hunt, president of the senior class, for
short speeches.