The Press., 1907-06-26

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 up studies in New York, two are to
 be married, while the plans of the
 other two are not known. Principal
 Butterworth has been busy for some
 time securing new teachers to take
 their places, believing the earlier they are engaged the better, and he
 has nearly filled the vacancies, or
 will within few days. O. F. Nor
 rall of Lawrence academy at Groton
 will take charge of Cushman hall, and teach Latin and history; Miss Frances M. Nixon, for two years at the head of the science department of
 the Hopkins academy, will teach sciences here, and Miss Olive Holman, a graduate of Smith college, will teach Greek and English No less than six of the students are planning to enter college this fall. The pros- poets are bright for large entering class from the town schools this fall, and most of the out of town students will return in the fall.
 The baccalaureate sermon was preached in the Congregational church
 Sunday evening by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Dinsmore of Waterbury, Ot. His topic was "Life from Three Stand points, and his text Joel ii, 2S, Your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see vis- ions. 1"
 The class.day exercises were held at the academy chapel Monday even- ing at 7 o'clock and the attendance was unusually large, and in fact so large that not all who attended were able to secure seats. The warm night brought out large number of the alumni, and the girl graduates were able to don their summer fnery with out fear of rain, as the evening was prefect one. Before the exercises in the chapel the planting of the ivy was held on the campus, as has been the custom for many years.
 Miss Ella Crowley, president of the graduating class, gave the address of welcome. There were more than the usual number of prophets this year, and numerous were the prophecies given by Miss Doris Sutcliffe, Miss Mildred Moulton, Miss Mary Mo- Auliffe and Miss Hazel Priess1y. None of the young men graduates made any attempt at being prophets, This part of the program being left to the young women. The ivy essay was prepared by Raymond Towne. The statistics, as given by Miss Alice Sweet and Howard Giffin, were inn portant features of the exercises. as were the "grinds'' by Miss Nellie Grandsfield and Miss Bessie Allen. The class sermon was written and delivered by Wilson Brainerd, and some valuable advice was expounded to the undergraduates.
 The class will was drawn up by Ernest Carpenter. who made some inn portant beque<ts to the lower classes The presentations were made by Miss Florence Orocker, giving to the junior class teddy bear, to the junior middle class yeast cake, and to the middle class balloon. Miss Gladys Lull responded for the junior class, Miss Lillian Lyon for the junior middle class and Miss Bessie Leahy for the middle class. The exercises closed with the singing of the class song, written for the occasion by Miss Eva Welden.
 Graduation exercises took place Tuesday morning in Memorial hall. The hall was decorated with hemlock and wild flowers, and there was music by an orchestra. The class colors, red and white, were much in evidence and the motto, "Sequere Summa," was prominently displayed over the stage.
 After selections by the orchestra the school marched into the hall and took seats. There was an invocation by Rev. G. A. Andrws, followed by music. The salutatory was by Miss Charlotte Faye Rindge, with an essay on Putting the Most Into Life.'' The next was an oration by Francis Edward Nelligan on "Rail- road Acoidents," followed by John English with an oration on "Note worthy Traits in the Japanese. <" After another selection by the orches- tra, Miss Ruth Burleigh Flynt read an essay on 'The Women of Japan, " and Edward Burgess Hatch delivered am oration on "The Young Mans | Chances To-day.'' An oration on !" Physical Training and Education" by Isaac Burton Dunfield, was follow cd by an essay by Miss Ella Cecelia Crowley on "The Twentieth Century Woman" Henry Michael Foley had an oration on Country Life and the Electric" and Miss Ada Foster fol- lowed with an oration on Time-Its | Uses," and with valedictory address es.
 Diplomas were presented by Prof.
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