The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-11
Sons and Daughters of God
dard Seminary Assem-
bled To-day
MANY OLD CLASSES
WE'RE REPRESENTED
Harvey E. Averill Of Barre
Was Elected President
of Association

Alumni day at Goddard seminary
brought back train Of many memories
to representatives of nearly all of the 45
classes that have been graduated from
the Institution. While the annual bus
mess meeting of the association did not
begin until l0:30 o'clock, the earlier
hours of the forenoon were given over to
informal class reunions that terminated
in larger get-together OF loyal SONS and
daughters of Goddard in the new Alumni
hall at dinner this afternoon. Three OF
the l0-year classes. as they call them
at Goddard, were represented in the
days doings as well as in the little re-
iunions. In between the decimal classes,
"a "a and '04. came other classes that
helped to make Alumni day measure
tup to the best that tradition has estab-
llished.
Pres. Ernest j. Hewitt. '93. of South
Royalton, called the Alumni association
together in the seminary parlors at
l0:30 o'clock. Reports for the year were
read by the secretary and treasurer,
Miss Julia A. Holland, '92, OF Mont
pelier When the time came for elect
ing officers, Miss Holland, who has served
Eetiicently for several wears, declined to
take the Office OF secretary treasurer.
Her wishes in the matter were respected,
but a rising vote of thanks was taken
to show the measure in which the re-
Itiring secrrtary's services are appreciat-
ed by Goddard graduates in every state.
1t was mainly through Miss Hollands
lefforts and the assistance Of Miss T..
/ Halle Lane. '05, of Montpelier, the as
sistant secretary, that corrected reg
ster Of Goddard alumni was available
for use at the business meeting. So
/ far as possible the name of every grad
luate has been tabulated, with his or her
present residence and occupation and
preserved in attraetively bound pamph-
let's. copies of which are to be distrib
lited to the members.
Officers were elected by acclaim as
follows: President. Harvey r. Averill,
'04, of Barre;: vice presidents. Lewis w.
Sibley %, of East Montpelier, Frank n.
! Tupper. 'l2. Of Montpelier Emily G. Ca.
| lef, '05 of Washington, and Esther S.
Cate. III. OF 1ufts college Medford,
Mass; secretary and treasurer. Emma j.
j Foster, i94. Of Montpelier; assistant sec
retarv and treasurer Miss Gracia Rear
don, 'I2 of this city; executive commit
tee, Wilmarth A. Drew. '9l, OF Barre,
4 Mrs Kate Foster Young, 90, Of East
Montpelier. Mrs. Mary Robinson Per
kins. Phi. D. '03. Of Franklin, Mass.
Nominations we're then filed for alum
| nj trustees and the ballotng, beginning
at once continued through the forenoon
land early afternoon. Two trustees from
the association to serve on the general
board are to be chosen from the follow.
/ ing list Miss Bessie J. Frary, '76. OF
South Straford. Mrs. Mary r. Snow
I Holistcr, rs. Of Plainfeld Lewis S. Sih-
ley, '95. of East Montpelier. Irving T.
/ Potter. 700, Of Boston, Mass. and Paul
/ w Waterman. '0S. of Montclair. \. j..
land Barre. Soon afternoon the election
4 of Mr.. Potter as one of the trustees was
generally conceded and Mrs Hollister
was polling high among the other can
! didates.
One Of the features Of the business
section was the appropriation of 800 to-
ward the fund which the school is try
/ ing to raise in order to realize the con
! Iditional gift of Ira c. Calef of Washing
ton, who has offered to pay certain
! part of the debt now existing on the
| new Alumni hall, providing similar
amount is raised within a specified time.
The motion to make the appropriation
prevailed by unanimous vote.
Alumni Exercises Held.
Following Immediately the business
meeting came the alumni exercises. God
dard chapel was crowded with students,
alumni and other guests while the pro-
gram was given. Ernest j. Hewitt pre-
sided at the exercises and the opening
number was a piano solo by Miss Sa
4 die Z. Wilson. 81, of Harrison. Mich,
! a member of the faculty at the uni
|versitv school of music. at Ann Arbor.
1 Miss Wilson responded TO an encore.
/ Rev. Clinton F. Scott OF Northfeld Of
/ fered prayer and the Grafton was de-
lhvered bv Rev Dwight A. Ball ~. of
| West Paris, Me. Speaking from the
| topic, "Marching to Destiny" Rev. Mr..
1 Ball gave an interesting resume of the
iprogress of civilization and asked his
| hearers to consider whether or not civ
! ilization is making the rapid strides to-
day that it did Of yore. He answered
/ his own query by declaring that edu-
cation is the factor that makes pos
sible an affirmative answer. Civilization
/ is not stagnant he said, but on the con
| trarv. it is going forward more rapidly
| than ever before. Mr.. Ball made the
point that there must be an equity Of
contribution to present day civilization
on the part of every individual and
concluded by saying that education is
the force that is distributing mankind's
duty toward progress.
| In the absence of Mrs. Susie Harding
Chase. "a, who was listed on the pro-
gram for a vocal solo, Prin. Q. \. Hol-
| lister sang two pleasing selections for
which he was literally appaudcd. The
oldest OF the l0-year classes represented
had the honor OF producing the essay
ist OF the day in the person OF Mrs. Flor
ence Powers Deane, 'S4, who read an ex-
cellent reminiscent article on Goddard"
! Mrs. Deane traced the growth OF the
school from the days of its infancy to
its present commanding place among the
preparatory schools in Vermont. Look
| ing backward too, she gimpsed an early
picture of Barre, then minor village
among communities in Vermont. Then
followed a spirited recitation by Miss