Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-19
VERMONT PHOENIX BRATTIEBORO FRIDAY,
AT VERMONT ACADEMY.
9th Annual Commencement Exercises
This Week.

This Week.
The 27th annual commencement at Yer
mont academy is being observed this
week. Sunday the sermon before the
graduating class was delivered by Rev.
George b. Lawson of Brattleboro
Monday the debate for the prize given
by Hon. John Barrett was held in Fuller
hall The question, " Resolved. That
Municipalities Should own Public Fran
chises,' was discussed by S. b. Pettingiu
Grafton, and II. ]. b. Stitt. SaXtons
River, on the Affirmative and w. S.
Archibald. North Springfield, and b. u
Atwell, Johnson. on the negative.
The judges were Rev. l.. O. Sherburne,
II. d. Ryder and c. H. Williams. all of
Bellows Falls. The debate was decided
for the affirmative. Pettingill received
the first prize and Stitt the second prize.
Monday evening the annual public
alumni meeting was held in Fuller hall.
The orator of the evening was Rev DR..
Is. l.. Whitman of Philadelphia. There
was large audience. in spite of the
steady downpour of rain.
The Fuller prize contest in eocution
took place Tuesday at 10 a. m. The judges
were Rev. c. w. jackson Bellows Falls;
| n. II. Nichols. Walpole N H.. and H. j.
| Ballou, Chester, who awarded the first
| prize for boys to Walter Gift and the
| second prize to Robert Lord. The first
| prize for girls was won by Bertha Tozer
and the second prize by Airline Hale.
! The afternoon was devoted to the class
| day exercises of the class of '03, with the
| following program: Invocation. DR.. Ed
| ward Ellery piano solo, Airline Moore
! Hammond; presidents address, Robert
! Whiting Lord; class history. Henry
| Blakely Still; violin solo, George NJ.
! Moore; poem. Dorothy Banning; grafton,
| Robert w. Lord; vocal solo, with violin
accompaniment Marion NJ. Lake. proph-
| ecies Alice NJ. Arthur and George Camp
| bell; address to the juniors Percy n.
| SturteVant; vocal duet. Airline u. Hale
and Benjamin f. Atwell; presentation of
! key. Jessie l.. Hawley; response for
| Juniors Burton w. Omstead; class will,
| Bertha f. Tozer; piano quartet, Grace
Hibbard and Airline Moore Hammond.
Airline Hale and Jessie Hawley. In the
evening the anniversary concert was
held.
The address of Wednesday morning
was by Rev. DIR. Kerr Boyce Upper of
the First Baptist church of Philadelphia.
| who took for his theme. The Perfect
Development" The principal. DR. Elery
then presented diplomas to the following:
| Classical course-Alice Marion Arthur,
| SaXtons River; Benjamin Franklin At
well, Johnson; Walter Lawrence Bar
mum. Cornwall: Robert Whiting Lord
Boston; Bertha Estelle Tozer, North Ben
nington.
Scientific course-Dorothy Banning,
| NdlpOle, y. n george 1aHpDell, w est
minister West; Jessie Laura Hawley
Brattleboro; George Miles Moore, Orange
Mass. Marion Maude Lake, Saxtons
River; Edward Ralph Ridley, Bristol;
Henry Blakely Stitt, Saxtons River;
Percy Northrup Sturtevant. Albany.
Musical course-Maud Louise Goodell,
Westminster West; Ardine Davenport
Hale, Wells River; Airline Moore Ham
mond, Troy, VT; Grace Lillian Hubbard.
Durham, Que.
Dr. Elery announced the winners of
the different school medals. as follows
Times medal for general excellence in
athletics, Walter Gift; medal established
by class of '9S for excellence in English
during the senior year. Miss Alice Arthur;
medal given by class of '92 for general
excellence in studies of the junior year,
Miss Lena Campbell.
| DIR. Topper announced that he would
present a medal to the member of the
senior class who should write the best
essay on some literary theme during the
year.
At the anniversary dinner DR.. Elery
was POSTMASTER and the speakers We're
Rev Archibald of North Springfield, Max
. Powell. 50: ]. D. Pope of Garfield. y. j.,
and DR.. Upper.
DIR. Ellery reported the most Success
full year financially for the past L years.
The alumni association held their an
nual meeting Wednesday evening These
Burlington, president; z. G. Osgood OF
, Bellows Falls, first vice president; Miss
Corning Wilay second vice president
Miss Mary l.. Wilbur secretary; John
+ Laurence. treasurer; w. F. Hazleton
auditor; executive committee, w. ]. Bal
lou for three years. l.. $ Gay for two
years and d. +. Pollard for one year.
Principal and Mrs. Ellery gave a recep-
ton Wednesday evening to the schoo
, and guests, as well as townspeope al
: which Mrs. Ellery, Miss Pope and Mis-:
| True received.
I Miss Flora r. Pope, who has been lady
: principal of the academy for the pas
5 nine years, has resigned, much to the re
= greet of the many friends of the school
/. who appreciate her splendid work, SHE
!. | will so TO Marshall College, West Nir
ginina, where she will be the heaC
teacher in music.
The school has secured Miss Adelaid
True of Waterville, Me, TO fill the posi-
ton of assistant principal, Miss True Il
e a graduate of Colby College was lady
l principal of Acadia Seminary. Wolfville
= ~ S, for six years, is a postgraduate
5 of Radcliffe College and has spent
: year in study in Germany.