The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-26
TWENTY-0NE
GRADUATES
In Class Of 1907, Goddard
Seminary
CLOSING EXERCISES TODAY
Prize Speaking Contest Won BY Bessie
E. Brown and Rowland r. Preston
r-Alunni 0fficers Elected-clos-
ing Reception Tonight.

The thirty-eighth annual commence
ment exercises Of Goddard seminary
were held at 10 o'clock this morning
IN the chapel before large audience
composed OF the parents and relatives
Of the members Of the graduating class
alumni and friends of the school, The
exercises were most successful and en-
joyable. at the close Of the exercises
the twenty-one members Of the class
received their diplomas from the hands
Of DR.. w. R. Shipman, president Of
Goddard. The platform on which the
exercises were. given was simply deco
rated with evergreen, potted plants and
flowers on the wall back OF the stage
were hung the class colors, pink and
green, and shield on which were the
words Of the class motto, "NihiI Sine
Lahore
Whittier's orchestra of Montpelier
played enjoyable selectishs during the
programme
The first on the programme was the
salutatory with Grafton, "Glimpses- OF
American Life" delivered by Archie
Rice Cram, Williamstown (second hon
|or). The salutatorian said that it was
his honor and pleasure to welcome all
t. the exercises, "We have not invited
you here he said, 'becanse we have an
amount Of wit to display Of any great
ideas to give to you, but because we
thought YOU were interested III us and
the fact that Won are here assures us
that you are interested in u.s. In his
well prepared oration be declared that
no other nation can say that they have
equaled us in progress ut Is said that
business men in New York city are
raped mp in their work that they fairly
run from their homes 10 their offices.
and this is the spirit that has charac-
tcrized the wonderful progress Of
America until now she Is one Of tne
leading nations of the world"
The next was a well written essay on
Home Influence by Miss Carrie Emily
Hollister, Marshfield. Dante was the
subject OF the interesting and well de-
IiSered oration Of Orlando Joseph
Olgiati, Of Barre. George Stanley Mil
ler, Boston, gave an excellent ofation
on Service, the Watehword Of the
Age" this was followed by tae class
prophecies BY Miss Lydia Salome Buell.
South StrafEord who pictured in well
written and clever manner her class.
mates in their future positions and oc-
cupations. Burns Rush Eastman,
Woodsville, interested the audience with
his orasion ON American Influence and
his delivery was especially good. "Ten-
nyson at Home was the subject of the
essay read by Miss Grace Mabek Waite,
johnson in which she showed familiar
iiy with the life of the poet and good
composition ability. Carl Darwin
Waterman made an excellent oration
out Of his subject Acres Of Diamonds"
and he delivered it in an excellent man
ner. The last was the valedietory, with
essay, +The Dreamer" by Miss Edna
Lee McMuuay, Montgomery, Ala,
(hrst honor). Both her yaledictory and
essay were remarkably well prepared,
scholarly efforts that won appreciative
applause. Following the valedictory
Principal o. X. Hollister spoke briefly
in farewell in the class and the diplo-
mas were presented TO class by Dr.
Shipman. The exercises then closed
with the singing of the class hymn
written by George Stanley Miller.