The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-09
Baccalaureate Sunday.


IT. w0uld be hard to conceive of a
more beautiful morning than that of
last Sunday, when scores of people from
the farms and surrounding towns gath
cred in the Baptist church to hear the
baccalaureate sermon preached by ReN'
r.. III. Tibbas of South Londonderry to
the senior class. The class, together
with the undergraduates and the teach
ers, marched from the seminary to the
church. Harry Howe acting as marshal'
Several beautiful hymns and two IN
spring anthems were sung by the doucc
BILE quartet, composed of members OF
both churches, with Mrs. Il. D. Phlllps
at the organ. Rev. Joseph Mexican,
pastor of the church. conducted the
devotional exercises. The church was
beautifully decorated with all kinds, OF
potted plants, such as geraniums. n.y.
drangeas, as well as palms and large
quantities of ferns. There were also
several kinds of ut flowers, which add
ed to the variety. The whole building
was tastefully decorated. and much
credit is due the junior class and the
teachers who helped them in the work.
Mr.. Tibbals spoke from the text lisa.
Wis. He said in part: This IS the sea-
son when from schools and colleges thou
sands of Young men and women are
going forth to the active work of life.
School DAYS are all behind They are
entering upon a new life. What will
it be? Today comes the call of God to
these Young people as it came to the
prophet of old. 1t is call to be faith
full to duty. Duty is often disagreeable9,
hard irksome. 1t is a call to cherish
high ideals. Here you have beheld them
As you 90 out into the world cherish
them still Resist the temptation to
lower them. High ideals of business
are coming to be demanded today. High
successful life-ideals of purity, of
body and mind: ideals of truth and
loyalty; ideals of manhood and woman
hood High ideals of the home must be
held if this nation is to endure. 1t is
a call to interpret God to man. This is
not merely the duty of the clergy but
of laymen as we'll Isaiah was not a
priest. God is calling for farmers,
business men, engineers. teachers,
preachers and missionaries. All these
callngs are sacred-nOne more so than
that of the home-maker.
HMembers of the graduating class:
You 90 out this week from a Christian
school into the larger responsibilities
of active life. The old school has done
for YOU all she can. She sends you
forth with her benedictiOn. Your flu
ture is in your hands Your education
has prepared you for the call of life to
a personal and Christian responsibility.
As you respond to God S call will be
your future. May you be faithful to
every duty, true to the highest ideals,
and so interpret God in your daily liv-
ing that some, beholding, shall give
thanks to Him that you have lived!'
Annual Prize Speaking Contest.
The annual prize speaking contest
was held in Seminary hall Tuesday eve
ming. In spite of the bad weather there
was large attendance and nearly all
the seats were taken before the begin
ming of the contest, large number Of
people being present from the surround
ing farms and neighboring towns. In
troductory music was furnished by the
seminary band.
The first speaker on the program was
Willis E. Tuttle, who held the attention
of the audience by the interesting and
amusing selection, How Tom Sawyer
Got His Fence Whitewashed. Little
Tommy Tucker, pathetic account of a