The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-06
TOWNSHEND.
CLOSE OF COMMENCEMENT.
Graduation Exercises Alumni Ban
quet-Trustees' Meeting

The weather was never more suited !
to the wishes of the management of |
Leland and Gray seminary than Thurs
day, the day of the graduating exer-
cises. At 1915 the class marched in
to music by Leitsinger s orchestra.
taking seats on the platform of the
Baptist church. Other seats were oe-
eupied by the faculty, President Guy
Potter Benton of the University of
Vermont, and DR.. Henry d. Holton,
president of the board of trustees
The following program was carried
out: Overture, orchestra; invocation
Rev. Daniel Mcintyre of Westminster
West; salutatory and essay, Other
Worlds Edith Landman; Forestry of
Vermont, Pearl Stark; The High Cost
of Living, Addison Richard Kidder:
music, orchestra; Education in the
| United States, Guy Frank Railway;
| valedictory and essay. Avenues Of
| Greatness, Pearle +. Greenwood; mu-
sic, orchestra. The essays of the class
We're of a very high order. rejecting
much credit on work of Principal GUY
w. Powers and his assistants.
President Benton was the speaker
Of the day. His subject was Man
Seven Stories High. He said a man
must be that tall to meet the needs
ol AHls GGHtTdLlOn ana the near fu-
ture. This structure must rest on a
foundation of faith in God. in self. and
in humanity. The seven stories rising
one upon another are virtue, knowl-
edge, temperance, patience, godliness.
brotherly kindness and love. 1t was an
eloquent address by a strong man.
President Benton Is real orator "a
well as a real educator.
The prizes were next awarded by
Principal Powers. The junior Latin
prize of s. was given to Lucy Ne
Hale. The Masonic prize in geometry
50 went to Carlotta Lawrence. The
, Judge 4. l.. Hastings prize for tn,
best sophomore essay, 49, was award
cd to Mabelle Hazelton. The Harriet
{ Fletcher prize of So for the highest
rank in freshman mathematics wa.
won by Guy Hawkins. The John II
( Ware prize of 50 for highest rank II
5 science IN the senior year went Z,
e Pearle Greenwood. The Mr. and Mrs
Albert Austin prize of - for the high
7 est average in an studies was awarde,
7 to Lucy McHale Members Of the IA
/, Guilty also gave a book for the highes
rank in English in each of the fou
,, classes. For the senior class il wa
awarded to Pearle Greenwood. tn
: sophomore 10 Carrie Park, and tn
y freshman to Florence Howard Tn
F." diplomas We're presented ~ Or. Ho
4 ton, followed BY benediction IN Rex
G. II. b. Seliger
The alumni banquet was served 4
the Inn and was enjoyed by about 10
persons, composed of the alumni an
their friends. Rev. Joseph Mexican a
toastmaster called on John A. Greer
wood, who responded in forcefi
u speech to the toast, Ever Onward ID
'e Henry Holton In a witty. but shor
al speech paid tribute to Science an
"A Art. Arthur V. d. Piper responded
e. the toast. Nobility, in a thoughtf
Id and witty manner. The class of ~
was represented in the post-prandi
. exercises by Edith Nav Landma
Mine Host Powers served a beuntif
G and appetizing dinner The reunic
" Of former classmates and oil frien
:. was pleasant feature following Il
= banquet
ue The trustees meeting was held
81 the seminary building at , o 'cloc
re The reports showed the wear IN
ng closed to be prosperous one for 4
pc school. Fred VI. Watson was elect
Dy trustee to fill the vacancy caused
L. the death of a. a. Mason. Office
IT, elected We're: President, DR. Henry
Holton; vice presidents. Rev. Jose
Mexican and l.. T. Landman: see
tary, f. ii. Allbee; treasurer, Fred
Willard; prudential committee Jud
L. L. Hastings, John III. Ware a
Rev. Joseph Mexican; committee
Investment, i. II. Willard. r. n. Wa
and +. =. Batchclder; auditor. &.
Cutler; collectors, G. W. Cutler a
+. b. Batchelder 4 resolution v
passed concerning the repairs on
building done by the alumni assoc
ton, expressing the thanks of
board. a resolution alsu was una
mously passed relative to the loss
the board in the death Of A. a. Mas
n The alumni association held an
II thusiastic meeting at 40 and ch
n for officers: President, ". NJ. Spar
A Vice-president, John 4. GrecnwO
II secretary treasurer, Mrs. Edith Spar
81 The students and the alumni and
81 townspeoplc assembled in the hall
III O'Clock TO participate in the
ri exercise Of the school year, which
n a reception to the senior class,
u faculty standing in the receiving
81 with the graduates Leitsiuger s ORE
n ira furnished music ice-eream
served, and the students spent the
q hour in marching. II was dclil
full occasion, furnishing a fitting g
81 to one of the most successful g
III mencement seasons in the later u,
@J of the school S history.