St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-20
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
Sermon By DR.. Bryan Of Colgate
University and Address By Pres.
John MI. Thomas.

Commencement week of St. Johns
bury Academy will begin with the
commencement sermon, which will
be delivered at the North church,
Sunday evening, May 81, at 100
O'Clock, by DR.. Elmer B. Bryan,
president of Colgate University,
Hamilton, N. Y. All churches are
invited to join with the Academy
for this service.
Tuesday evening, June 2, at 500
O'Clock, the school concert will be
given in the South church.
Wednesday afternoon, June 3, at
400 O'Clock in the afternoon, the
senior class exercises will be held.
The class will meet on the lawn
south of the Principals residence.
Thursday, June 4, at 1000 o'clock
in the morning the graduating ex-
ercises will be held in the South
church. The exercises will consist
in part of five orations delivered by
members of the graduating class,
and the address to the class by
President j. M. Thomas of Middle
bury College.
Thursday, Immediately following
the commencement exercises the
Academy auditorium. At this lunch
con the Academy Glee Clubs will
render by request the operetta en-
titled 'Trial by Jury"
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at
Bertrand's hall will be held the
Senior promenade.
The public are cordially invited to
attend all of these exercises. Ad-
mission to the Alumni luncheon and
the Senior promenade will be by
ticket only.
Principal and Mrs. Benedict will
give a reception to the Senior class
at their home, Saturday evening, May
80.
Final examinations will be held
Friday afternoon, May 20, Monday
morning and afternoon, June 1, and
Tuesday afternoon, June 2.
Hon. Edwin A. Bayley of Boston,
st. J. A. 81, has been elected a mem
Der of the board of trustees of the
St. Johnsbury Academy.
Alumni Reunion and Banquet
The annual alumni reunion and
banquet of the st. Johnsbury Acad- !
emy will be held in the Academy |
auditorium Immediately following
the commencement exercises on
Thursday, June 4.
Those attending this reunion this
year will not only be served a most |
appetizing luncheon, but the program |
will be of an exceedingly high order I
and of itself should interest every
one. Among the alumni who will be |
present will be Hon. Edwin A. Bailey |
of Boston, st. J. A. '81; Charles E. |
Russell, st. ]. A. 81 of New York |
and Washington, a man who has
written extensively and acceptably |
upon the great economic questions of /
the day and formerly candidate for
Governor of the State of New York;
and DR.. Lewis M. Silver of New
York City, st. J. A '7S. In addi-
tion to the speakers the operetta
Trial by Jury will be repeated by
the musical organizations of the
Academy, upon request. Not in re-
cent years has the Alumni AssOcia-
tion offered such an attractive pro-
gram.
This meeting is always an import
ant one sosfar as the advancement of
the school is concerned, and all who
are interested in the Academy and
it's alumni should interest others
This can be done in no better way
than to see that they attend this
reunion and see for themselves what
is being done in this school. More
inspiration and help comes to the
and faculty through in
terest shown in and by the alumni
of the school than from any other
source.
Tickets will be sold to this lunch
con at an early date, and all friends
as well as alumni will be admitted
as long as there is room.