The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01
COMMENCEMENT AT
NORTHFIELD BEGUN
Celebration Also of 35th Anniversary
OF Seminary-Many Graduates and
Former Students Present.
Especial to The Reformer.)

NORIHFlELD, Mass, June i.
Commencement at Mortified semi
nary and the celebration of the 35th
anniversary of the founding of the
school began Saturday evening with
a sacred concert in the Auditorium.
In the chorus were 500 seminary girls
and 300 boys from Mt. Hermon school.
The chorus was under the direction of
Nelson 2. Coffin of Keene, who had
been director of music in the Moody
schools two years. A large and en-
thusiastic audience was present and
the program and its rendition were
of an exceptionally meritorious char
actcr.
The trustees of Mortified seminary
held their annual meeting Saturday,
whom Miss Nellie NJ. Starr was elect
ed to the board of trustees of the
Mortified schools, the alumnac having
expressed preference for her. She
graduated from tie seminary in 1894
and later was secretary to Miss Evelyn
5. Hall, principal and secretary of
| Mt. HolyOke college from 1905 to
| 1909. She is now registrar at Wilbra-
| ham academy and president Of the
| Mortified club Of Springfield. She was
the class teacher of the 1905 class and
! designed the seal worn by the alumnae.
Principal Diekerson of the seminary
and Principal Cutler of Mt. Hermon
school gave encouraging reports of the
schools and mentioned the immediate
need Of additional equipment.
The first service of Sunday of com
mencement week at the seminary was
IN alumnae PRAYER meeting in Sage
chapel at $50 a. M The baccalaure-
nj - VlFaG hAl IN bn
at 1915 with an audience that nearly
filed the hall. W. r. Moody presided,
assisted by Rev. +. A. Reed of Hoi-
yoke, who preached the sermon. Mr..
Reed S text was from John 1879.
''Pilate therefore said unto him, Art
thou a king? Jesus answered, Thou
sayest that | am a king. To this end
was ! born and for this cause came
into the world, that | might bear wit
ness of the truth. Everyone that is Of
the truth nearest my voice.
At 4. - in the afternoon a short
service was held in Russell Sage chapel.
attended by many of the alumnac.
Tablets in memory of students who
had died in foreign missions were an
yelled These were to Miss Edna Crit
fin Terry, NJ. D., died in Taian Flu,
Shantung, China, Aug. 9, 1913; Miss
Anna Funk, died on Titanic while re-
turning for furlough; Mrs. Elinor Van
Strein, died in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. ..
1913; Hulda Christensen, died in Afri-
ca in 1901 while stationed at BenictO
on the Congo river. The anniversary
service conducted by the alumnae was
held on Round Top ut 4 o clock, and
at 30 vesper service was held in
Sage chapel by the graduating class
Among the OH students attending
the anniversary are several from Bra
I'll, Turkey, Persia and China and one
from a station go miles from a rail
road in Arizona. There will also be
: present at least three Of the first
students to enter the seminary-Mis.
Nan +. Comins, Mrs. Julia Sykes En-
:. mis- and Mrs. Genevieve Sykes Darrell
and it is expected that every class
which has graduated from the school
will be represented. Those who have
been preparing for the illumination and
festivities on the campus this evening
have not given out full details of their
plans and are preparing several sur
prises for the old students, but some
of the details have become known
There will be an immense bonfire near
Perry Pond, and the entire campus n
the neighborhood will be illuminated
with Japanese lanterns. 4 feature Of
special interest viii be the appearance,
Of several floats on the pond.
Today is Aiumnae day amt the fore
noon was devoted to the business meet
ing of the Alumnae association an,
t Students Aid society, both being het,
: i'll Philips hall.
! The Estcy chorus will give a conccr
this evening, conducted by Nelson L
! Coffin. The chorus, consisting of un
/ dergraduu of Mortified seminary
y will be assisted in the concert by Al
orchestra Of nine members with Rel
land Huxley of Boston as leader.