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honor come to him.
AT MONTPELIER SEMINARY
Graduation characterization u
Urnstecs--Priyc Winners AnnOunc.
ed--Alunni Meeting.

Montpelier, juno 1.-THE graduating ex-
crcises at Montpelier Seminary held this
morning in the chapel, attracting an audi
ioncc that filled the hall to Overlooking.
The juniors had decorated the chapel
with the colors Of the graduating class,
and an abundance Of ferns and Towering
plants.
The Roy. Or. T.. \. Bishop. the princ-
Ipal. presided and introduced the speakers.
prayer was offered by Presiding Elder +.
! w. Lewis of 81. Johnsbury. The pro-
Eramme follows: Music prayer: GRAFTON,
Some of the Elements of True Great
rcss," carl G. Harvey; essay, THE Bless
ed Isles" Cynthia j. Page; Songs of
Praise" Gounod, chorus, essay, THE Mis-
sion of Art" Lena l.. Bushnell; Grafton,
1.-The Significance Of Wealth us a Social
Factor" Pliny +. MorSs; essay, "Conver-
sation as an Art" Jessie NJ. Seaver; ora
ton, Our World and Some of Its Neigh
ibors" William i. Jones; piano -four
hands "Overture to Othelo," Rossini,
Misses Morse and Dewey; essay, The
Successful Life" Erma G. Brown; Grafton,
The Need OF Our Age" Truman ]. Allen.
essay, "America's Daughters" Ethel r.
Colby; poem, "Gethsemane," Fred f. Da-
vson; Merry June" Vincent. ladies'
ichorus.
The graduating class this year numbers
&c, and is made up as follows;
College preparatory course-Truman
James Allen of South Royalton, VII
fred Edward Dawson of Lower Cabot,
! Emerald Charles Glidden of Cabot,
Lena Elmira Bushnell of Waitsfeld
Jessie Muriel Seavcr of Warcham,
Mass
Modern Coursc--Besse Marion Batch
elder of Plainhed. rma Gladys Brown
of sheffield, Margaret Mary Carroll Of
Montpelier, Ethel Rose Colby of Plain
field, Frances Drenan of Montpelier.
Cynthia Julia Page Of Montpelier,
Florence May Tcbbetts of Lower Cab
OF. Carl Clifford Harvey of Lower
Cabot, William Brymer Jones of Mont
pclier. plny Flint Morse of Plainield,
Lauren Howe Pomcroy OF Enosburgh
Falls.
Eloqution course-Wilfred Edward
Dawson of Lower cabot.
Piano course Ethel Marie Dewey Of
Brookncld, Grace Minerva Morse Of
Cabot.
First honor-Lcna Elmira Bushnell,
Wilfrcd Edward Dawson.
Second houor--Ethel Rose Colby,
Truman James Allen
Business graduates commercial
course-Dean Wesley Blodgett of
Lower Cabot, Irwin Leone Henson of
Moretown. Bertelle Louis Lane of
Plainfleld.
| Shorthand Coursc--Alice Christine
Bailey Of Plainheld. Carrie Almedia
badger Of Barton Landing, Hazel Eve
Ign Burnham of Montpelier. Eva Mar
garet Smith OF White River Junction,
Jennie Clark Mcknight of East Mont
pelier. Clark Fremont Mitchell of Mil
ton.
Following the programme the prizes
Tor tho several contests that have been
held We're awarded, and the successful
contestants were called to tho plat
form to receive their awards amid
the applause Of their fellow students
and friends.
The first prize of SIS In the prize de-
, bates went to James Seaver of Ware
ham, Mass the second prize of $40
to Truman Allen of South Royalton.
, The first pre- for ladies of $40 In
, tho prize speaking contest went 10
Miss Erma Brown of Sheffield, the Sec
, ond prize for ladies' of 81 to Miss Dor
othy Parker Of Montgomery. The
FIRST and second prices for young men
Of like amounts went to Howard Buck