Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-16
x, BRATTE.EBoRo, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1906.

Lawrence OF Grafton, John Chase OF
Berkeley, Calf, Oren Smith OF Bona
vile, Frank Smith Of South Windaam,
Miss Ella Pierce of Putney, MISS
Florence Adams Of South Newfane, MISS
Cora Brown Of Athens. other visitors
are Miss Mary Ware Of Bellows Falls,
Miss Eta Marsh of Newfane, MISS
Josephine Taft Of Brattleboro, Almon
Marsh of Hartland and Miss Edith Land
man of South Londonderry.
The original junior prize defamation
contest passed off very satisfactorily last
Friday evening The speakers put In
some hard work I'm the days preceding
that time and Mrs. Lewis was very
faithful. and painstaking in her effort to
have the speakers appear at their best
Much credit also is due Prof. Lewis ana
Miss Lane, as the finished work Is the
result of their advice, assistance and cor
rection. 1t is gratifying to have so many
in the class, though only two can take
prizes. All others can count their time
as well spent and feel they are taking
a step forward and thereby fitting them
selves for better work in the future. MISS
Agnes Morgan was successful In winning
the prize for young women and Arthur
Stone for young men, each being the sum
of 49, given by the alumni. The judges
were Rev. G.. II. Baker and Mrs o. w.
Follett The stage was decorated IN
school colors, green and white, bank
Of green with '07 in white formed the
background, while the front was com
posed of interviewer branches of ever
green, ropes of the trailing vine and
white crepe paper tastefully arranged.
The hall was we'll filled with an apprecia-
tive audience who listened with attention
and passed judgment according to each
ones inclination, If not after the required
form, and Il Is safe to conclude that all
would have taken prizes II they had been
consulted. The musical numbers were
Of high merit and deserve mention.
Extracts from an article entitled THE
Value of Schools, as a Home Missionary
Enterprise by Prof F. U. Dandman of
Maine Central institute. Pittsield Me,
published in the Morning Star, a Boston
religious weekly. may be Of interest to
his many friends in this vicinity, and its
relation to school work. in its fullest
sense, is of particular interest here in
Townshend where the school lives of so
many young men and women are lived
from year to year. ours is a day OF
great movements and endeavors-en-
deavors for world peace, for inter-rela-
lions, for nter-communication, for fedora
ton. both in politics and religion. En-
deavors, too for an increase in the spirit
OF evangelism, for the publication Of
politics and society, not only in America,
but In the kingdoms of the world. But
inter-relat ted mass Of Christian effort-the
place the schools have. or ought to have,
in the home missionary enterprise Great
Importance then attaches to the power to
get as many as possible of the student
class to become Christians-Christians
that will not be blown about by every
wind and doctrine, but such as win always
be able to give a reason for the hope they
have, such can wisely and safely say
that Il pays to be a Christian. The
schools ought to turn out a large number
OF such young men and women. and they
are not accepting their opportunity I'M
less they do. Who disputes that the
Moody schools at Mortified, Mass. are
among the strongest agencies in the coun-
try for the enlargement Of Christian work
There are other schools of less magnitude
that are doing work Commensurate with
their size and opportunity, Maine Central
institute is doing that kind of work Money
is nowhere better spent than on the school
that is doing wise work in Christian edu-
cation. II l had a million dollars for
philanthropy, / would establish a school
Of my own that would make for sound
scholarship and clear thinking, but which
would first of all make the basis OF any
scholarship worth having, or any thinking
worthy the mind God has given a supreme
love for Christ as the Master Teacher OF
men, without whom no man will face
death and claim that his life has been
successful"