Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-19
VERMONT ACADEMY.
DIR. Guy =. Dcnton Addresses Seniors
ut Graduation.

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President Guy Potter Benton Of tho
University of Vermont made the address
to the enior at the graduation eXcr-
ciscs Tuesday, June 10. The diplomas
were presented 10y Or. Cow of the board
of trustees. The following are the grad
yates: Winthrop II. Bent, WATERFOWL,
Mass; Clark W. Burgess, New York
city; Clarence b. Coleman, Saxtons
River; Chester l.. Butler. Grafton; Hugh
r.. Evans. New York; lioncrt D.. Gibson.
Now York; Reginald G Hnwley, Jericho;
Donald Rugg johnson. St. Paul, MINI.
Robert Kloeber. New York, Avoids a.
MlrtdJnnian, Aintab. Turkey; Dean II.
Lake, Saxtons River. Richard NJ. Parker,
Montgomery; Walter :. Sands, Boston,
Brainard D.. Taylor, Brattleboro A meet
Ing of the alumni was held Immediately
after the graduation exercises. followed
at one by the alumni dinner. The trus-
tees met after dinner Among the speak
ers at the dinner We're: DR.. Cow, Brat
tleboro; +. q. Field. treasurer, North
Springfield; DIR. Lawson, principal. a b.
Gilbert. IS; j. I. Taylor. Burlington; the
Rev Mr.. Thompson, Ludlow. Mr.. Back
us of the faculty was -toastmaster. In
the evening at eight o'clock Principal ana
Mrs. Dawson entertained the seniors and
other commencement guests at Sturte-
vant house.
The following medals and prizes were
awarded at the graduation exercises:
The Fuller prize in elocution: First, to
Paul SQuires Baldwin, Ragoon. Burma;
second. Castor McF. Stephens. New Bed
ford, Mass; third, Martin Henry Gloa-
son, Wardsboro.
Tho class of 1892 medal for highest
standing in junior studies to Raymond
Earl Farnsworth, Aver. Mass.
The class Of 1898 medal for excellence
in senior English to Robert Kloeber, New
York city.
The Barrett debate prize: First, Ray
mond Earl Farnsworth. Aver. Mass;
second. Chester Lyle Butler, Grafton.
third. Clarence Beecher Coleman, Sax
tons River; fourth, Dean Harold Lake.
S~axtons River.
The Barrett medal for excellence in
scholarship and athletics to Robert Don
aid Gibson, New York city.
The Miner prize to the member of tn,
fourth year class who cxcols in algebra,
plane geometry, physics and chemistry
to Avoids Avoids Miridjanian, Aintah
Turkey.
The ia prize for excellence in the de-
livery of an original Grafton to Clarence
Beecher Coleman, Saxtons River.
The Upper prize for the best senior
English essay to Robert Kloeber, New
York city.
The Roux prize for excellence in the
junior French studies to Raymond Earl
Farnsworth. Aver, Mass.
The Pi Beta Phi prize for excellence
in the studies Of the first two years to
Palmer Wilbur Griffith, Dandy.
The Alpha Phi prize for excellence in
junior defamation to Paul Squires Bald
win. Ragoon, Burma.
The fourth history prize for rank in
American history to Clark William Bur
CESS. New York city, and Edward Alfred
Spaulding, Saxtons River.
The first history prize for rank in an
Client history to John Winslow Stickney,
| Ludlow.
The prize for seniors for high standing:
First, Avoids Avedis Miridianian; second.
Robert Kloeber.
In addition to the prizes and medals.
the following awards and trophies were
made:
me II Beta I'm cup to the member of
The Life board doing most for the paper,
Robert kloeber, New York city.
The Alpha Phi shield to the one excel
ling in tennis, Paul Sawyer Miner, Brook
lyn. n. Y.
The room inspection awards. First,
Julian Lustig, Fort Edward. y. Y, sec
ond. Paul S. Baldwin; third, Adelbert
l.. hroning, Clinton. Conn.
The following members of the baseball
nine We're awarded the V: Alfred V.
Eaton, Willimautlc. Conn. Dean II. Lake,
Saxtons River Everett y. Angus. Am
herst, Mass. Lester NJ. Eaton. Whitman
tic, Conn Carl a. Pratt, Cuttingsville
Bruce n. CDuIte.. Bridgeport, Conn.
Winthrop II. Bent. Watertown, Mass
Robert d. Gibson, New York city; Hugh
Ben Evans. New York city; Paul ;. Bald
win kagoon. Burma; Paul j. Miner,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Alpha Phi cup fo- excellence In bat
ting was awarded to Dean II. Lake,
those remarkably average waJ .J25.