St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-22
commencement Week.

Commencement Week.
St. Johnsbury Academy studeats Have
their Various Gatherings.
The weather favored the graduating
class at st. Johnsbury Academy and the
festivities and functions of commence
ment week passed off in highly success
full manner.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
These were held on theAcademy grounds
on Thursday afternoon and were at
tended as usual by large number of
people, many of whom consider this the
most attractive feature OF commence
ment week. A new and especially pleas
ing part of these exercises was the class
presentation by Miss Aida Howe, who
told of the untiring efforts of the mem
bers of the class during the four years of
hard, concentrated labor. and in a bright
way presented each with an appropriate,
useful or ornamental reward.
CLASS RECEPTION.
The class reception Thursday evening
at the Museum was an especially pleas
ant gathering, each member of the class
doing his part towards making it a
success socially. The guests were re-
ceived by Philip L. Thompson, Miss
Maude E. Follensby, Walter c. Rich.
Miss JEANNE Darling, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
b. Turner, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Dempsey.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Music Hall was filled Friday morning
to listen to the graduating exercises,
which were very interesting and well
delivered. The stage was decorated with
ferns, palms, potted plants and wild
flowers, among which yellow flowers
were conspicuous, yellow and black
being the class colors. est. J. A. 1904"
in yellow and black was prettily ar
ranged over the stage front. The teach
ers and trustees occupied places on the
platform. The diplomas were presented
to the graduates from the Commercial
department, by Rev. DIR. S. 6. Barnes,
who is personally much interested in the
department and who pleasantly ad-
program the principal, d. Y. Comstock,
made some substantial remarks to the
class of 'O4 and presented the diplomas.
ALUMNI MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Alumni
s~oSO~AoSAoA
Friday afternoon. President E. A. Sils-
by was in the chair and the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Edward T. Fairbanks.
Vice Presidents. James P. Richardson. Guy
secretary. Caroline S, Woodruff.
Treasurer, Richard c. Baker.
Registrar, Fannie e. Russell.
Auditor, Arthur G. Sprague
Executive committee, Mrs. Burton I. Sta
pies, Margaret Robie, Martha J. Hall. Hen
Alumni Cooperating Committee. Elwin A.
Silsby, for one year; Arthur F. Stone, for
two years; William S. Boynton, for three
years.
p Fund s4nas committes. 24 Per1sy F; Hazen. Arthur
Lucy NJ. Brooks, Mrs. Charles A. Stanley,
Mrs. Fletcher d. Proctor, Proctor; rFranklin
A. Dakin. Haverford. Pa; Edw: b. Reding-
New New 9oaf n M Gaha T. Baeon Whiss
River Junction, Charles W. Ruiter,
meeting. Charles W. RI Ruiter, Mrs. Mrs hsrt Robert
Mackinnon, Mrs: A. B. Noyes,
st. Johnsbury Alumni Association. Presi-
dent. Charles W: Steele; Vice pres, Ralph B.
Hooker; sec. and treas, Caroline d. Ely.
President Comstock spoke in an unus.
ually happy vein OF the work of the past
year and was followed by ]. P. Richard
son OF Boston who told what the Bos-
ton alumni association was doing to
perpetuate the interest in the Academy.
THE ALUMNI RECEPTION
A most delightful alumni reception
was held in Academy Hall Friday even
ing. The male quartet OF the Academy
rendered a few selections in a most
pleasing manner displaying the fine tai
ent of the school. Punch was served at
either end of the hall. Though the at
tendance was not as large as usual, all
who were present had a most delightful
time.
Among the commencement visitors
were: Miss Mary Darling, of Smith
college, St: J. A. 'ol; IN Miss Ruth Lane. Of
Dartmouth, h5 St. ]. IL A., 'oa. Miss Mildred
Drew, of Danville, St. J. A., 'O3; Miss
Mida Gilbert, st. ]. A., 'O3, Miss Mabel
Spencer, Plymouth, N. H., St. ]. A. 'O2.
CLASS REUNION.
Nineteen members of the class of 1903
met in reunion at the Avenue House,
Friday evening. A banquet was served,
followed by postprandial exercises with
Ralph B. Hooker toastmaster. After a
social time dancing and the singing of
college songs closed their first reunion,
which was very pleasant one. Among
those from out of town who returned
for the reunion were Harry Nelson, from
Tufts college, Lester Berry from Dart
mouth, Misses Bessie Hutchinson from
Lyndonville. Mildred Drew and Edith
Ranney from Danville, Mida Gilbert from
Whitefe1d, and Clara Dwinell. D. Y.
Comstock was the guest of the evening.
Recital at ST. Andrews.
An organ and orchestral recital will be
given in st. Andrews Episcopal church,