The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-19
MORTIFIED, MASS.
MT. HERmoN COMMENCEMENT.
Alumni Prize Debate Thursday, Prize
Speaking Last Night.


Mt Hermon commencement began
Thursday night with the alumni prize
debate in Memorial chapel. The ques
ton was, THAT the interests of the
United States and Mexico demand the
intervention of the United States in
political crisis such as the present in
Mexico. The affirmative was upheld
by o. w. Tyler, 1914, of Marlboro, VT,
Vincent Hockey, 1914, of New York
city, and George A. Washington, 1915,
of Adams The negative was upheld
by William C. Fitzgibbon, 1915, of
Princess Bay, n. Y, Harold S. Frazier,
1915, of Franklin, n. Y, and Guy E.
Wiltse, 1914, of Mount Kisco, n. Y.
\ large crowd of students, faculty and
friends were present. The debate was
spirited throughout and much enthusi-
assn on the part of the audience was
shown. Prizes amounting to $50 are
annually provided by the alumni of
the school for exeeleney in debating.
| The debate was won by the affirma-
tive. The first prize of $40 was award
! ed to G. A. WaddingtOn, the second of
| IS to Guy Wiltse, while a prize of So
was awarded to the winning team, to
/ be divided among the members. The
Judges were L. L. Norton, S. A. Nor
1on, E. H. IIazen, f. \. Stoue and H.
Holton.
The annual prize defamation contest
/ COX place last evening in Memorial
.hapel. The program was as follows
'oction by the Mount Hermon orches-
/ fra; The race problem, George Fred
e=ek Johnson, 1913, of Riverside, n.
T.; The public duty of educated men,
thomas Ellis Rivers, 1913, of Meridian
| Miss; America s Mission, Clarence Wi
an Hunter. 1914. of Newburg, n Y,
/ Toussant L Overture, Harold Smeallie
Frazier, 1915, of Franklin, n. Y; Am
erica a World Republic, NangeI Kon
stantine Sugareff, 1914, of Monastir
Turkey. and The Independence of Gu.
ha, Peter Walter Kamaiopili, 1917, OF
Honolulu, Hawaii selection by the or
chestra. Two prizes Of $40 and 500
each are awarded each year to the two
best speakers. These prizes were es
tablished some years ago by Mrs. Skin
ner of Holyoke The winners las
; night were George Frederick johnson
and Thomas Ellis Rivers.
Rev. \. Fay Smith attended the dis
missal of Rev. I. H. Childs in the Con
gregational church of South Deerfel,
Wednesday.
Norman Sibley was a delegate t.
the Y. ?. s. c. f. convention in Mon
tague today. Others from the society
also attended.
\ private switchboard for telephone
service is being installed at Kenarde1
hall. All the buildings connected witt
the seminary Will be on lines % an
9G.
Henry F. Cutler attended the funera
Of Mrs. Maria Ford, at the home o.
her daughter, Mrs. G.. Bradford Of Wei
lesley Hills, ON Sunday. She was tn
| late Mrs. Harriet Fort Curtis 5 mother
At a recent meeting of the Noun
Hermon athletic association the follow
officers were elected for the summe
term: President, George R. Brunies
vice president, c. R. Carmean: secre
tary, B. J. Roberg.
The Sons of Veterans auxiliary ha
Il very successful supper at their new
hall Thursday evening. The entertain
ment which followed was very gOOC
T. w. Doane read The Soldier Dream
!. and at various points in the story wa
songs were sung by chorus, trios an
SololSt. The effect was pleasing. Th
receipts for the evening were satisfa,
tory.
The Franklin County spring CONVEX
ton of w. c. T. L. will hold session /
Shelburne Falls Wednesday, April =;
Mrs. E. NJ. Lazene and Mrs. Mar
Dickinson will attend Mrs. Eft
> Luce of Martha 5 VINEYARD the stat
superintendent of scientific Temperance
spoke in Sage chapel Thursday evenin
and in all the schools of Mortified an
u East Mortified during the day. 81
i also told of her interesting work We,
- nesday afternoon to the members
70 the w. G.. T. L. While in town 81
y was a guest of Mrs. f. NJ. Lazelle.