The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-09
MONT PELIER SEMINARY.

AL ALLLLLL1b OIL
TIL executive and finance commit.
tees of Montpelier Seminary met on
Tuesday afternoon in the principals
office, and elected Miss Mabel @.
Hamilton of Danville, instructor of
elocution and physical culture to sue
coed Miss Jennie A. Palmer resigned.
None of the other vacancies were
filled at this meeting, the principal
wishing to examine more thoroughly
those who are already candidates for
the vacancies. Miss Parmenter of
Gloucester, Mass, was hired a few
weeks ago by Prin. Davenport to sue
coed Miss Katherine. Mute of Boston
in the art department. Miss Par
menter is a relative of Mrs. Frank
S%herburne of this city and comes
highly recommended. Miss Parmen-
ter's mother will come to the Semi
nary with her, where she will reside
with her daughter for the year.
During commencement week Mr..
Partch and wife of Salem, Mass. were
hired by the principal for the ensuing
year. Mr.. Partch is a Wesleyan grad
uate and during the past year has, in
company with his wife, been engaged
in educational work in the south. He
will succeed Prof. Goodhue in the
science and history work, Mrs. Partch
is a graduate of Boston University in
the class of 1900. Throughout her
college course she was a faithful and
conscientious student and noted for
her high standard of scholarship.
She will do no teaching at the Semi
nary, but will act as preoeptress and
have the entire charge of the girls in
the various halls.
With the exception of the vocal and
commercial instructors, who are yet to
be engaged, the remaining depart
ments, will be manned by the same
corps of instructors as last year.
These are: Prof. L.. J. Hathaway,
instrumental; f. M. Howe, mathe-
matics; E. A. Hamilton, ancient clas-
sizes; Miss Miriam Kimball, English
Emily Glover, modern classics;
Miss Lillian Isham, short hand and
typewriting. Mr.. Hathaway will, as
formerly, be given assistants in the
instrumental department.
The finance question relating to the
Seminary was thoroughly discussed,
and several projects and financial
schemes advanced, until, at length, a
new finance committee headed by Col.
q. M. Manzur of Newport was ap-
pointed, whose exact object and
methods of work, Prin. Davenport
said are mot. as yet, to be made
Many institutions, whose
financial condition has been aver
worse than that of some schools less
than a hundred miles from Montpe-
lier, have in some miraculous manner
been ably assisted at a most critical
time, in the bestowing Of large en-
which are Tilton
Seminary, Vermont, aud Burr and
Manchester Academy. which
has recently received an endowment
Of $50, 900, besides other schools,
and it is devoutly hoped by the trus-
tees and friends of Montpelier Semi
nary that, in some way, it may be
benefcently endowed and tina some Of
these gifts may fall to it's lot:
For the next few days the principal
will be engaged in securing the re-
naming two instructors.
Miss Hamilton, the newly appoint
ed elocution teacher, is an alum
ma of the Seminary, graduating
the class OF '93. While at the
Miss Hamilton pursued a
In %elocution, capturing a prize
at the annual commencement prize
speaking contest. Later she took q
course in elooution, and physical
culture, at the Emerson School Of
Oratory in Boston, graduating from
that institution in the class of '98.
This was the first class from this
school when certificates for graduation
required a minimum study Of three
years, the III previous to this time
embracing but two years Of study.
Since her graduation Miss Hamilton
has taught elocution and physical Gull
tura In Yarmouth cadamv Var