St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-06-24
LYNDON INSTITUTE
Commencement Program Success
fully Carried Out-PresentatiOn
to Mr.. VaiI-Addresses.

Commencement week at Lynuon
Institute and Agricultural School
passed off with great success, all the
events being carried out as planned.
The commencement pail was held
Wednesday evening. Music hall was
very attractively decorated for the
occasion with greens and palms.
The annual trustees meeting took
place Thursday morning. The old
board of officers was reelected, and
matters of Importance to the school
discussed. Professor Mathewson sug-
gested that the number of weeks of
school during the year could be re-
! duced from 80 to SO with advantage
to the pupils and the matter was ta-
ken under consideration.
Thursday evening the Alumni
meeting was held, with an interest
ing program. 1t was expected Con-
gresham Mccall would be present
and make the address of the even
ing, but he was unable to do so and
an impromptu program was arrang-
ed which was very enjoyable. A
special and novel feature was the
dancing of the Highland Fling by
several of the Institute pupils under
Miss Blake's tutelage.
On Thursday evening also the
Alumni of the School of Agriculture
held a banquet at Hotel Lyndon and
enjoyed a fine menu and post-pran-
dial exercises of much interest. Ar
rangements have been made by
which these two alumni associations
will be amalgamated, and hereafter
their meetings and reunions will be
held together.
The Institute Alumni banquet was
held at the Pleasant View House
Friday at 1 D. m and largely attend
ed. The menu served was an excel
lent one and thoroughly appreciated.
Charles T. Walter acted as toast
master, and some very excellent
speeches were made by the different
alumni and members of the faculty.
Attention was then focused on the
Alumni-Institute ball game, which
was played on the campus and was
won by the alumni.
The Graduation
The elimination Of the week was
in the graduation exercises, which
took place Friday evening in Music
Hall. The hall was decorated with
0N6ISE6SuS anu pd1llS, as lOE LHE jail.
Under the stage hung the Vermont
flag and above it the banners of Lyn-
don Institute, garnet and white, and
of Lyndon School of Agriculture,
green and white. Highest of all
above the stage hung the initials
''T. "" in green and white, commem-
Grating the name so fondly associat-
ed with Lyndon Institute. Every
seat in the house was filed, and the
Railways to the doors were packed
with people standing. 1t is estimated
that 1900 people we're in attendance,
more than this hall has ever before
been called upon to hold. Seats
were reserved in the body of the
house for the SO graduates, who
marched in, led by Hilmer s. Nelson,
marshal. The Invocation was offer
ed by the Rev. ]. G. Stephenson.
A brief but excellent address of
welcome, strictly to the point, was
given by ]. Leo Edison.
Miss Alice L. Parmalee then deliv-
cred a practical and timely essay on
Rural Schools" touching upon the |
way in which they can be made to |
serve as social centers for the COM
A demonstration then followed by |
two Agricultural graduates, Harold |
Adams, and Edward Flint, the first |
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