Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-23
Commencement Week Exercises
Came to an End Tuesday.
Essays Of the Graduates, Followed by
Presentation Of Diplomas, Medals
and Prixes--SIceting of the
Aiumnae Association.

| close Tuesday afternoon in the assembly
| ball with the graduation essays and tho
| presentation of diplomas by the RI Rev
| j. j. Rice, u. D., who also made the ad-
dress to the graduates. Prizes were also
awarded to students OF the school. In the
| evening a meeting of the Alumnac assoc
| citation was held and officers for the en-
| suing year elected
| The hall was filled for the graduation
exercises and the stage was made beauti-
ful with a large number of palms and
roses. Across the front OF the stage was
a quantity OF homlock boughs. Handel's
| Professional was played by st. Ceciia's
| club. made up of undergraduates of the
school as the Rt. Rev. J. ]. Rice entered
the hail and took his seat. followed by
several other members of the clergy. The
audience arose and remained standing
until the bishop had taken his seat: The
clergy, who were present, were the Rcvs
T. ]. Barrett, ]. r, ellis and w. =. Cros-
by of the Cathedral, G. G. Delany of
| White River Junction, f. Dewey e. ST. Al
bans Bay. Z. j. Leonard of St. Johnsbury.
Salmon and Lucas of St Michnels Col
loge, and Pouillet of Essex Junction.
The members of the chorus came In aft
erwards and filed on to the stage, saluting
the bishop as they passed the place where
lie seated They sang THE Fairies
Moonlight Dance" being accompanied by
Miss Hazel Morgan on the plano and the
entire club. consisting Of nine violins. two
'cellos. n flute and n clarinet. The chorus
itself consisted of about 20 members and
was excellently drilled.
| Following the music two short essays
were read by the Misses Reason and
Leary on "Chivalry" and "Heraldry." They
dealt with their subjects In an interesting
manner. Miss Reason gave a brief sketch
of the history of chivalry ana said that it
had existed in all ages but had not reach
cd its elimination until the time Of the
crusades when 1t became an organized
institution. She quoted Burke, when. at
the time of the French Revolution, he said
that the flower of chvalry had been de-
stroyed. but thought that although many
Of the forms and customs had been de-
stroyed, the future held still greater
hopes. with the elevation Of thought and
progress.
Miss Leary, in dealing with the subject
= OF heraldry. told of it's influence upon
architecture and gave the meanings Of
some of the symbols and closed with de-
escutcheon and interpreted the meanings
of the symbols.
After another selection by the or
chestra, Miss Elizabeth Allard read h ar
= essay on ideals and Actions" She
spoke of the cultivation OF the mind
y and It's bearing upon the Imagination
6 which In turn played such an impor-
tant part in the history OF nations.
aIe ba NJ
4 the ideals. which influenced to such
a an extent the motives and actions
II After John Boyle OReilley's The
4 Trial of the Gods" had been recited in
6 an eloquent manner by Miss Alice Nc
l., Donald, the "Con cert of the Nightin-
y Fales" was sung by the Misses Lillian
70 Magner and Agnes Mcmahon, assisted
D. by the chorus and orchestra.
is The last number on the part of the
students was the essay by Miss Evan
Ic gelne Dubuc upon the class motto
L. "Omne Bonum de Super" Miss Dubu'
" developed the subject in a skilful man
lie ner and hers. proved to be one of III,
I'd most interesting on the program.
The presentation of diplomas AM
awarding of medals and prizes cam
next. They were given by the blsho
anu tdCH stuutilt kutll anu hisStu III
hand as they received the parchmen
&C Upon the conclusion of this the bisho
made HIS address to the graduate,
the members of the class standin
ny during its course.
nc The bishops address consisted O
L. words of plain advice to the member
-, of the class. who are TO take thei
u places In the world. Before biddln
" received an education which he dl
~ not believe could be surpassed. a
~ their learning had been founded upo
70 God and they had been taught TIL
- fundamental principles of knowledg
y so that it was Of substantial natur
:, and not of the tottering kind. which
has not God for its foundation. r.
. urged them not to look down upo,
n those who had not received the advan
No tages of such an education but sal,
that something could BIO learned from
every person encountered and tina
self sufiiciency closed the door to fur
Their education.
lie also advised them against thu
foolish scntimcntality Of the times an,
said that the world never needed gooC
women women Of sound principle.
IT and common sense, moro than to-day
4 He asked them to follow the ideals o
d true womanhood as held up to then
t. i'm tho teachings OF the reverend sis
d ters and not to follow the pleasure
It loving course Of some OF the womei
Of to-day. whose only life was bount
d up in an attempt to dress so to at
a tract attention or perhaps for a sue
8 cession of banauots, theatre parties
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