The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-11

LYMAN w. WHITCOMB, Barre.
MARY Q. WILLIAMS, Lebanon, \. II.
LAWT0N w. WITT, Winchendon,
Mass.
Thirty-one students of Goddard sem
mary received their certificates of grad.
uatlon early this afternoon when exer-
eises marking the formal close of com
mencement week at the school on the
hill came to an impressive end Little
reunions, the faculty's informal recep-
tion tonight and other less important
odds and ends of the weeks program are
in prospect for the late afternoon ana
evening, but to a majority of those who
each year return for the June gathering
of seminary graduates, old and new. the
climax of commencement week has been
reached
Goddard chapel, auditorium and bal.
eony was crowded when the orchestra
opened the exercises with an overture at
1890 o'clock Those who were to be
seniors but short while long.
er were ushered into seats near the ros
trum. Principal @. X. Hollister presid-
ed and prayer was offered by Rev. George
f. Fortier of ST. Abans, fielS secretary
for the Universalist churches ofiNermont
and Quebec. Following the second or.
chestral overture, Miss Beulah :. Tillot-
son of Middlesex. the second ranking
member of the class, gave the salutatorv
address with an original poem. An in
Leresting treatment OF comprehensive
opic. Use of Electricity was given in
IN grafton by George G. McCrillis of
Significant OF the latter-dsy
progress which Goddard has made in the
direction of practical training was the
tory. A Real Interest in Domestic Sci
nee" by Miss Mary T. Converse of Cal
is There was enough ( local atmos-
here about Miss Converse's contribution
o commend il 10 all who are interested
n the new domestic science course at the
eninary.
The second oration on the program.
Amusements of the American People
rss given by Hugh l. Seaver Of VII
In il the speaker described
y an Illuminating wav some OF the va
ious forms of diversion that have como
D he a part and parcel OF national char
cter. The trend of the times toward
ersihcation was reflected perhaps IN the
ssay on "Gleauings from Recent Poetry"
' Miss Alice l. Pratt nf Webstertille.
lost ~ her subject matter Miss Pratt
npears 20 have gathered from current
agszines. which form the principal for
N for good poetry these days. Her IS
il vas one of the distinctive features
the exercises. Timely enough was the
alton on "France in the Present War
J g. Paul Dole of Notthheld, His paper
rived oncs again 20 remind ono that
rance is in the struggle with ricsn
Inds.
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