Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
T0WNSHEND
Commencement Week at Leland
and Gray Seminary
Exercises Of Last Week We'll Arranged
and Perfectly Exeouted-12 Names on
Class Roll

Exercises Of Last Week We'll ARRANGED
and Perfectly Exeeuted-12 Names on
Glass Roll.
Glass day exercises at Leland and Gray
seminary were held Wednesday. Nav 81.
The weather was IDEAL allowing all the
days program to be given on the com
mon A large and appreciative audience
listened to the essays and class parts.
Both in composition and in rendering
these were exceptionally good, rejecting
a great deal of credit on the English and
elocution teachers. Cornet music appro-
pirate to the occasion was furnished by
Mr.. Leitsinger of Brattleboro, accom-
panied by the instructor in piano, Miss
Lulu Greasy. The following is a complete
program of the days exercises
Music
Glass oration-"The Kingship of Self
control Raymond X. Starr.
class History. Cora j. Brown.
THE Mastery Of Environment"
Raymond c. Truesdell.
Music
Address to Undergraduates.
winifred Garfield.
THE Beginnings of Religion"
Lynn w. Lawrence.
Glass Flower. Cbristabel GARFIELD,
A Few Events of the War Between Rus
STA and Japan. Ernest f. Hodgdon.
Prophecy. Ethel II. Butler.
Music.
Glass VIII. Bert + Oher
Presentation. Esther b. Macdonald.
Glass Ode
The prize defamation contest was held
In seminary hall on the evening Of class
day There were in all seven contestants.
Although very short time was allowed
for the preparation OF the selections rem
dered great deal of praise is due Miss
Page for the worthy showing made
throughout the entire program. The
subject matter was varied, entertaining
and well suited to the different students.
The judges awarded the first prize to
Abbie Adams of the Junior class; the
second prize to Minnie Durham, also of
the Junior class. The Leitsinger trio of
Bratueboro furnished excellent instru-
mental music between the selections.
commencement week reached its focus
on Thursday, IL a. m, at graduation
After prayer by Rev. L. A. Royal the
salutatory address was given by Alice
Barnes, followed by the Valedictory,
rendered by Fred Osgood, who made the
highest general average in the class DUR
ing the four years of it's history. Rev
G. II. Prentiss of New Haven, the speaker
OF the evening, was then introduced. The
address was a masterpiece ard contained
great deal OF help for the young men
on the great ocean Of life. The diplomas
were presented by the president of the
seminary, DIR. Holton of Brattleboro, fol-
lowed by the benediction by Rev. Mr.
Prentiss. All the exercises were sys-
tematic, well arranged and perfectly
executed
Following the graduation exercises the
alumni banquet was held at Townshend
Inn, where seventy sat down around
heavily laden tables. The following
toasts were responded to- our Native
Land" Col. Franklin: THE President OF
the United States" Rev. L. A. Royal;
THE Trustees of Leland and Gray
seminary" DR.. Holton; THE Town of
Townshend," DIR. Osgood and THE Glass
OF '04," Oren Smith. principal of the pub
lie school Of Townshend Immediately
at the close of the banquet the alumni
held their annual meeting.
At p. m. the trustees of the seminary
held their annual meeting for election OF
officers, etc.
The commencement concert was given
by the Plectea quartet Of Springfield, as
sisted by Robert a. tombstone, soloist and
Ethel Ewings Page, elocutionist at Leland
and Gray. The instruments used dur
ing the evening included the mandolin,
mandola, guitar, violin, cello and piano
The evenings entertainment compared
favorably with other years and was en-
joyed by large audience. Miss Pages
selections were popular and beautifully
rendered, receiving prolonged applause.
The class roll included the following
names; Alice G. Barnes of Westminster.
Cora j. Browne of Athens. Ethel H. But
Ter of Jamaica, Christable and Winifred
Garfield of West Townshend, Lynn w.
Lawrence of Grafton; and Esther b. Mac
Donald, Ernest F. Hodgdon, Bert F. Ober,
Fred ID. Osgood, Raymond r. Starr and
Raymond 7. Truesdell of Townshend.