The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-25
GODDARD SEMINARY.

1t takes somewhat more than a down
pour of rain to dampen the enthusi-
asm of 'Goddardites'' and they came
| in full force to Goddard Seminary in
Barre on Wednesday morning, with
dripping umbrellas and smiling faces,
to the graduation exercises of the
thirty fourth annual commencement.
Excellent music was furnished by the
Goddard orchestra. Prayer being
offered by Prof. W. r. Shipman of
Tufts College, Bessie Eliza Thwing of
Barre welcomed the alumni and all
friends of Goddard, following with an
essay, in which she outlined the de-
velopments of THE Short Story. -
Municipal Tendencies was the SUBJ
ject of an eloquent Grafton by Arthur
Eugene Brown of N. Williston.
Bessie Buell. of South Strafford told of
the Associations of the Hudson"
with it's wealth of legend and story.
Perley Buchanan made an earnest plea
for international Arbitration" and
Charlotte Grove of South Ryegate in
terested her hearers in the famous
poet, Robert Burns. The Venez-
uelan Affair." was the subject for
consideration by Glenn Richard Grant
and the Glass Prophecies were
given by Helen Ruth Sturtevant.
Vermont s Gift to the Nation"
afforded subject for eloquent tribute
to his native State by Klate Melvin
Holt of South Woodstock. Blanche
Estelle Kibling of West Lebanon, N.
H., lauded the army nurse, telling OF
her sacrifice and efficiency. and Har-
old Bowker Swazey of Barre discussed
the relative advantages OF Re-
public and Empire. The valedictory
fell to Mary Robinson of Ferrisburgh,
which she gave with earnestness and
feeling. AS has been the custom for
many years the diplomas were then
| presented by Prof. W. r. Shipman,
president of the board of trustees, and
followed by the singing of the class
hymn and the benediction. The diff
cult work of commencement was thus
ended. leaving the final afternoon and
evening for social pleasures. The re-
ception On Wednesday evening is ais
wavs looked forward to with anticipa-
tions of enjoyment. The entire list OF
| graduates is as follows: Bessie Dora
Buell., South Strafford, Charlotte
Grove South Ryegate, Maude Lydia
Gray. Plainfeld, Blanche Estelle
Kibling, West Lebanon, N. H., Ida
Blanche Kidder, Barre, Mabel Roben,
South Barre, Mary Robinson, Ferris
burgh, Bessie Evelyn Speare, Barre,
Helen Ruth Sturtevant, Hartland,
Bertha Agnes Tierney, Barre, Bessie
Eliza Thwing, Barre, Arthur Eugene
Brown, North Williston, Perley Bu
chanan, Barre, Mark Allan Davis,
Marshfield, Glenn Richard Grant
Randolph, Klate Melvin Holt
South Woodstock, Harold Bowkel
Swasey, Barre, Earl Lytton Water
nina, Barre. Alumni Day at the Sem
mary means much co her graduates
an occasion for pleasant greetings ano
happy reunions. AT II o'clock OF
Tuesday the exercises for this yea
were held in the chapel, Rev G
Stanley Speare, '93, being the orator
of the day, having chosen for his sub
ject THE National Need" d V
Camp, '96, alumni president. con
Quoted the exercises. At one o clocl
occurred the alumni dinner. The
officers for the next year elected b,
the association are as follows: Presi
dent. Fred H. Cole '9s; first vice
president, Duane White '92: secon'
vice president, D. A Camp. '97; thir'
vice president, Fred Burnham 'O2
secretary, o. K. Hollister 'S4; assist
ant secretary, Miss Mabel White 9S
executive committee, Don V. Camp
'9e, Mrs. H, Q. Stoughton '97. Fl. W
Scott '93.
At the meeting of the board O.
trustees the officers were re-electe'
with the exception that A. G. Fay wa
made a member of the executive com
mittee and four new trustees wer
chosen. They were Edward Wells
Lyndonville. O. A. Chapman of Ferris
burgh, H. Austin Tuttle of Brooklyl
and W. r. Ransom of Tufts college
It was voted to wire the buildings TO
electric lights.
Not always is program for priz
speaking SO we'll chosen as was that
the Goddard contest on Tuesday even
ing at the Barre opera house; nor is
usually the case that the ability of tn