The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-18

Lillian Wainwright.
The Maiden and the Nightingal lie. ~.
..............;....a, Frank Renar
The Estey.
The members of the chorus this yea
are: Sopranos, Ina Keator, Kathryn I
Prentiss, Ruth l.. Smith; mezzo-sopranos
Ethel A. Boggs, Janet Brown, Clara A
Welcome; altos, EIilda Carver Eleanor A
Christie, Edna NJ Sisco; contratos, Eve
lyn A, Hess, Mildred d. Hull, Emmt
Weidaw; leader, Louis Sperry Chafer, as
sisted by Hazel Richmond Cannon and
Harriet Richardson Aver, piano, anC
Helen Goodrich and Lillian Wainwright
sololsts
The commencement exercises were held
in the auditorium Tuesday morning, over
2000 being present. Owing to misunder
standings as to the seating of the alum
nae guests and school, the exercises were
somewhat delayed, During the playing of
ldge the school filed to their places, the
audience rising on the entrance of the
graduating class, which had their places
directly in front of the platform Col.
c. A. Hopkins of Boston, president of the
seminary board of trustees, presided and
other occupants of the platform were
Rey. n; Fay Smith, W. R. Moody, Miss
trustees, The chorus, Eye Hath Not Seen,
from Gaul's Holy City and sung by the
entire school, opened the services. After
scripture reading by Arthur Perry of
Boston, another trustee, and prayer by
DR.. H. l.. Clark of the Agassiz museum of
Harvard, Rev. G. Glen Atkins of Detroit
gave the commencement address. Before
introducing him Col. Hopkins announced
that the proceeds of the Estey concert of
the preceding evening" some 5000, would
be given toward the purchase of a new
piano for music hall and that friend
had also given piano. The completion of
Music hall called for Is new pianos.
ing and he said in part that those who
go out from Mortified have a greater
possession than those who remain for
they have both love and longing for it.
lie called attention to the words of Abra-
ham, He went out, not knowing with
er he Went, and he sought city which
hath foundations, whose builder and max
er is God" He said that as we go out
into the unknown we often face uncertain
ties, but we are hidden to go forward"
and when we ask, "Whither?", the an
swer comes, "What is that to thee? Fol
low thou Me-" This is the charm of life
the unexpected. The great drawback
of old age is that there is so little time
left to explore When a man discovers
ings his interest fades. What we want is |
what we become. In closing, the speaker
told of the life of Louis Pasteur who |
went into the great unknown and the
finding Of one truth that made possible
the finding of others which have been of
as much benefit to mankind.
Following this the 81 members of the
graduating class, the largest in the history
of the school, received their diplomas, 10
from the Latin, 16 from the general and
% from the English courses. The mem
bers of the class are Mabel Florence Ar
rington of Guadaljara, Mex; Evangeline
Boggs Of Boston,; Florence Brasser of
.on Of New York city; Alberta Budd Of
Rochester, Ny; Ruth Marion Buell. of
Teryville, Ct; Hazel Adele Burbank of
Chester, VT; Alice Burr of Fultonville,
\. Y; Eva Childs of Lyons, N. Y. Gail
Jorwin of Chelsea, VT; Edith Corson of
New York city; Mary Cummings of Sha-
on, VT; Frances Davis Of East Orange,
l.; Laura F.. Ellis of Avoca, Pa; Mary
''aith Fairbank of Guilford, Vt; Edith !
florence Gray of Vernon, VT; Josephine /
'uion Of Charlotte, n c.; jamie Graves
Lartwell of Whang Hsien, China; Ella )
[olmes of Washington, D. G.; Eleanor
ewkirk Hull of Livingston Manor n
! Florence LETTERS of Ellington, W. Va; a
iriam Jones of Pattersonville, N Y; T.
osephine Kallina of Chester N Y; An U
abel Cain of Succasunna, n. j.; Ina y
Gator Of Kingston, n; Y; Ethel Mabel a
:. err IS Of c Renssselae5 n y; Maud N Ian
uann Lyman Of Chester; Verkinia II.
of Constantinople, Turkey; C
essie Irene Mcintyre of Mount Vernon, a
. Y; Dorothy Grace Montgomery of "
ong. City, Neb.; Sarah Esther Moss of n
7eedsport n. Y; Ruth Constance Peck r
East Mortified, Harriet Dewey Prin- t.
Ia pf Midi 1at Snrpuc ~ Ha1on | n
eanette Buscup Of Yonkers, N. Y; Alice \
aeber of Limerick, N. Y; Edna Martha t
SEQ of Glover, VT; Natilie Sleeper of t
ittleton; Ruth Lydia Smith of Brook .
cid; Vine E. Smith of Atlanta, Ca; f'
LA Spencer of East Northfeld; Mil
ct Thomas of Meath, Pa, Mary Towle of n
nermanville, Me-, Maud Evelyn Van 81
larcom of Passaic, n. j.; Ella Martha N
eenboer of Detroit, Mich; Hazel Louise d.
ibbard of Albany, n. Y; Emma Weld G
V of Easton, Pa; Margaret B. White of F
arsovan, Turkey. L
At ! O'Clock a luncheon was served to 7
linner gymnasium, all the classes from tt
81 to 1914 being seated together. d;
After the luncheon the following toasts L
ere given Welcome, Miss Evelyn S. F.
ALL Looking Backward, D. w. McWil- G.
ms; Looking Around, George E. Keith; G
,oking Within, Miss Florence LOOMS; j,
,oking With9ut-Work of Former STU G,
nowlton, '9l; Industry, Florence Mar st
all, '95; Professional Life, DR.. .Evange- II
lie Young. '96; Religious Work, Mrs. r,
izabeth Barrows Usher, '94; Looking E
'rward, Paul d. Moody. W. R. Moody G;
Is POSTMASTER. ID;
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale. 81