The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-22
Montpelier Seminary Students
Given Diplomas and Prizes.
EXERCISES IN THE CHAPEL
Thesis Prize Awarded to Fred w. Marsh
all of Orleans and Scholarship Prize
to Alethe Roberts of Northfeld
Many Other Awards.

Commencement exercises were held
at Montpelier seminary to-day begin
ming at 10 o'clock They were held in
the school chapel and were well at
tended. There were sixteen graduated
III the regular four years course, seven
in music, thirteen in shorthand and
one in elocution.
The names Of the gTadHates were
as follows:
Four years course, Cora +. Benja-
min, Alethe NJ Roberts, Francis G..
Marion, Wynn L. Taplin, Allie Il.
Warner, Eldon A Austin, Almon w.
Bushnell, Mason Freedman, Alland g.
Glidden, Fred w. Marshall, William
II Niles, Raymond B. Waldo, Ohio
c. Williams, Henry II Wright.
Piano course, Pearl NJ. johnson,
Emma B Packer, Merle 7 .Plastridge,
Rachel NJ Thatcher, Avis Hooker
Wheeler
Vocal course, Flora A. Wing, Ivah
Strachan
Shorthand course, Beatrice H Ather-
ton, Dora NJ Douglas, Dora r Ennis,
Mary w Plastridge, Virginia Towle,
Hazel r Wheeler, Bertha l.. Buzzell,
Carrie NJ Williams; from Montpelier
high school, Ina Nelson. Katherine
Berry, Esther Berry, Florence Wing,
Mary Drew
Elocution, Cora E. Benjamin
No first honors were given out, but
second honors were awarded to A. w.
Bushnall and H H, Wright, with spe-
cial mention for B Maude Benjamin
and Alethe Roberts.
For debate between the Band and
Adelph societies earlier in the year,
first to Francis Marion of Montpelier
and second to Eldon Martin Of Will
Jamestown
For junior prize speaking earlier in
the year, first for boys, to Alden Owen
of Cabot and second for boys, to II.
Chester Sargent of East Barre, first
for girls, to Irene A. Dwinell of East
Calais and second for girls, to Maud
Nalbridge of Williamstown
For commencement prize speaking,
first for boys to H C. Sargent and
second for boys to o. G. Williams, first
for girls to c. Evaline Benjamin of
Woodbury. and Irene a. Dwinell Of East
Calais.
Thesis prize, Fred W Marshall Of
Orleans
Scholarship prize, Alethe Roberts Of
Northfield
Special prize Of s25 for organizing
band and other music work, A. w.
OF Vershire
Alumni Doings.
At the class day exercises, Henry II.
Wright, president of the class, extended
a welcome to the guests followed by
these speakers: William H. Niles, The
Perfect Tribute dealing with the life
of Abraham Lincoln; Miss G. Evelyn
class history; Almon w.
class poem Miss Alethe M.
Roberts, class prophecy; Miss Ivah
Strachan, class will; Allan G. Glidden,
of class key, which was
accepted by Miss Maidene Walbridge in
behalf of the juniors; Miss Irene Dwi-
hell and George Stevens, for the juniors,
to the seniors of ludicrous
yifts The number of graduates is about
.hirty
Following the exercises, came the
alumni dinner, the toastmaster being
Professor Harley w. Heath The speak
srs included Principal Jesse NJ. Tebbets
II Northfeld high school for Wesleyan;
Alfred Simpson for Syracuse; Rev. A.
N. Hewitt OF Plainfieid for the Band
society; Rev. Fred Daniels of Fairfax
'or the Adelphi; Miss Lucy Swift Of
Middlesex, for the Ladies' Literary;
Charles n. Bemis for the press. DR..
9. A. Bishop responded to the toast,
old Friends" Vice Principal E. A.
cooper spoke in behalf of the faculty
md Rev +. B. Blodgett of Newport Cen
er for the clergy Each class had
speaker and the event proved very in
eresting.
A The trustees held their annual meet
NC in the afternoon, when reports were
,eard and the old board of trustees was
reelected, as follows; William P. Dill
ingham, president; J A. DeBoer, vice
Henry f. Holt, treasurer;
Rev. Ralph Low, secretary. DIR. E. A.
Bishop was reelected principal and L.
l. Cooper, vice principal
The reception, held last evening, was
arpely attended by alumni and friends.
were served and music
vas furnished by the seminary orches-
ra.