The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-11
80 GRADUATED AT
MONTPELIER SEM.
Commencement Exercises Came to
Close To-day--Address Given by
Editor Walter j. Bigelow.

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nsry's commencement was held to-day
when the graduation exercises were
given at the school this forenoon, class
of thirty seniors being graduated. The
orator of the day war Walter j. blge-
low, editor of the St. Johnsbury Gale
donian, and the other participants on
the program were Maidene Elsie Wal
bridge, who gave the salutatory address
and Clifford Francis Dodge, who had the
yaledictory. AT the end of the program
diplomas were granted to the following:
Academic course: Leonard Beman Full
Ter, Madene Elsie Walbrdge, Delbert
Meade Burnett, Clifford Francis Dodge,
Erla Marion Simpson, Grace lone Me-
Cullum, Bertha Ruth Bruce, Ella Mar
iorie Walker, Walter John Chynoweth,
/ Charles Sherman Parker, Harold Albert
Dwinell Albert Thayer Freeman,
Erskine Martin Jeffords, Ralph Clifford
Chambers
Commercial course: Stanley Horace
Farnham, Everett Clyde Pattrell, Ken
meth Goodrich Harris, George Bringle
Smith. Harold b. Keniston, Margaret
Hope Tewksbury, Pauline Grace Tarte,
Helen Irene Sargent, Harold b. Hutchin-
son. Pauline Darling, Harold Albert
Dodge, Eloise Mason.
Music course: Gladys f. johnson,
Maidene Elsie Walbridge, Beatrice Mary
SERVER Gladys Vinton Tupper, Muir
dena Smith
Prize awards were announced as fol
lows:
Junior prize speaking, Gertrude House,
first for girls, and Lila Townsend and
Ruth Valcourt, tied for second; first and
second for boys, Martin Jeronomie and
Maurice Walbridge.
Commencement prize speaking, first
and second for girls, Margaret Shea and
lone McCullum; first and second for
boys, Leonard Fuller and Stanley Farm
ham,
Team prize for debating, Adelphi
team.
Individual prizes for debating, Will
liam Henry of the Band society, hrst ;
Alfred Il. Freeman of the Band, second.
Best thesis Leonard Fuller.
! Best short story, Alfred Freeman.
Scholarship prize, c. F. Dodge. i.
| No first honors were awarded in the
class, but c. F. Dodge and Maidene Wal.
bridge won second.
Glass Day Participants.
Glass day, alumni day and trustee day
proceedings were held yesterday begin
ming with the first named. at which the
following program was carried out; Organ
{ r,II a
1T. fireman; address of welcome, l.. b.
/ Fuller; class history, H, A. Dwinell;
class poem, Miss Bruce; Grafton, j. NJ.
Jefords; music by the orchestrai class
prophecy, Miss MeCullum; class will,
Miss Simpson, presentation Of class key,
G. f. Dodge. Just prior to the class day
exercises the Junior class conducted the
annual scrub exercises in the chapel
Prin Hatch Reelected
The trustees held their annual meeting
yesterday afternoon and elected the old
board as follows President, Sen. w. r.
/ Dillingham;; vice president, Joseph A.
| DeBoer; secretary, Rev r. f. Lowe /;
treasurer, Henry Holt; trustees at large,
Joseph A. DeBoer, Montpelier; W. j.
Bigelow, st. Johnshury; Thomas B. Hall,
Groton Henry Holt, Montpelier; G. A.
i Morse. Morrisyille; c. A. Edgerton,
Northfield; Horace NJ Farnham. Mont
pelier, and Rev z. W. Sharp, Brattle-
| boro.
/ Conference trustees, Rev. f. w. Lewis,
Groton; Rev r. r. Lowe. st, Johnsbury;
Rev. William Shaw, Montpelier, and
Rev. w. h. Dukeshire, St Albans. Alum
nj trustees, Dr. Lewis Martin. Barre; !;
Sen. w. p. Dillingham;, Montpelier, and
T.. A. Cotton. Montpelier.
| The trustees reelected John w Hatch
as principal Of the school His PROPOSE
/ tion to establish a domestic science
course was referred to the executive
committee with power to act The board
adopted a policy of raising 100000, Of
which amount at least 100000 shall be
| for endowment
| The annual art exhibition and tea was
| held in the art room of the adminstra-
tion building yesterday afternoon, being
ATTENDED bv about two hundred people.
The exhibition was considered very
good and was much appreciated by all.
Alumni Banquet
| Early last evening the NJ. s. alumni
association held its annual meeting with
election of officers. The following Of
/ ficers were chosen: President L. A.
Kelly; vice presidents, H. j. Dodge, Mrs.
la. y. Hewitt, Rev r. H. Moore; secre-
tary, Emily A. Glover; treasurer, Al
fred d. Simpson; executive committee,
10. j. Gross, Inez Thurston, L. j. Hath
away; alumni trustees, DR.. J.. d. Martin,
Barre; II. ]. Rickford, New York
After the business meeting a banquet
was served TO nearly 300 persons. Otis
/ j. Gross. '92. was toastmaster Miss Lii
lie Hersey Greene, '04 rendered vocal
solo: Leonard Fuller, IA told of the
present day doings of the school; w. j..
Bigelow. so, told of the older days; Mrs.
Nellie Swasey Robinson. "a, spoke on
"reminiscences; :" Alfred Simpson, 90,
spoke for Syracuse university; Principal
Hatch then spoke enthusiastically about
the work of the past year and optimis-
| tically of the coming year; Rev. William
Shaw spoke on christian Education" :"
and the postprandial exercises came to a
close with the singing of Home Again"
written by w b. Hinkley, '95.
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