The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-05
Leland and Gray School in
TOWnshend Remembered
by Miss Fletcher
PRIZES AWARDED
AT GRADUATION
Two Scholarships from University OF
Vermont Came as Surprise = Dr.
Holton Toastmaster at Alumni Asso-
citation Banquet.
Especial to The Reformer.)
TOWNSHFND. Jun

cation Banquet.
Especial to The Reformer)
TOWNSHEND. June 5.
A larger audience than had been seen at
Leland and Gray seminary commencement |
exercises in years thronged the Baptist
church Thursday morning for the gradu-
ating program. The platform was banked
with ferns and white spirea, while large
bouquets Of violets, the class flower, with |
maindenhair and a beautiful Boston fern, |
added to the decorative effect Music was |
furnished by Leitsinger's orchestra
After invocation by Rhv H. Z. |
Leyoy, the salutatory and essay, Success |
through Service, We're given by Miss |
Elisabeth Lavina Dauchy. Miss Dauchv |
mentioned the various phases Of life usual |
ly called success, the true success consist |
ing only in serving others and doing ones |
best. so in serving others we will also |
serve ourselves in that we viii attain per-
feet manhood and womanhood and so sue
coed
The vaIedictorian, Miss Carlotta Gene
livery Lawrence of Grafton, took for her
subject the life story of Mary Lyon,
founder of Mount HoIyoke college and
one Of the most remarkable teachers in
the early part of the century Miss Law
renee delivered the address in an earnest
and pleasing manner, which added to the
interest of the topic.
The address Of the day was delivered BY
Rev A. r. Pratt OF Bellows Falls, who
took for his subject the class motto,
tStrive to Succeed. 1t was inspiring and
was delivered in a forceful and mastery
lway. He aroused enthusiasm for the
true success in life and the life of en-
Ideavor.
Winners Of the Prizes.
! The yearly prizes Of the seminary were
' presented by Prof. G w Powers Those
winning prizes We're: Three dollars for
highest yearly average in all studies Miss
Marguerite Dauchy, 1918: highest rank
: in science, So, Leroy Spiller, 1916; fresh
man mathematics, 50, Allen Heath, 1918;
sophomore essay, So, Miss Luella Covey,
1917; geometry, annual prize examination,
= Merle Randall 1917, who was also given
t honorable mention in the sophomore essay
b contest: junior Latin prize, 50, Leroy
G Spiller, 1916 The book prizes given to
: the student attaining the highest rank in
b English in each class were won by Miss
Marguerite Dauchy, freshman, Miss
i Eunice Heath, sophomore, Miss Florence
r Howard, junior Miss Elisabeth Dauchy,
senior. In addition to the above two
i scholarships, valued at 800 each, good to
college period Of 1915-16, were presented
\ by the University Of Vermont to the boy
Is and girl in the graduating class who had
t taken the highest rank in the college pre-
It paratory course. These scholarships
L which were a complete surprise to the
). school as the plan had been arranged only
Y recently, were awarded to Miss Elisabeth
J. Dauchy and Raymond Watson.
IS An announcement was made by j. III
n Ware, one of the trustees, that the late
Miss Harriet Fletcher, who for years had
Ie been greatly interested in the seminary
p and was at the time of her death one OF
.c the trustees, had remembered the school
in her will. leaving an endowment OF
" $4,000, or $4,000 if the property proves
n enough when other bequests are settled
n. the interest of this sum to be used entire
h ~ for the improvement of the school
h. The announcement was greeted with hear
III ty applause.
!; Diplomas Presented.
= = The diplomas were presented to the
y class by the president of the board, DIR
Henry ID. Holton of Brattleboro, who ha'
- performed this pleasant duty many years
- - and the work of the class of 1915 in LIE
= land and Gray was finished.
:. The annual alumni banquet was held il
= the Baptist vestry at o'clock Thursda!
h AFTERNOON. about 30 being seated at tn,
tables The rooms were decorated with
70 70 multitude of l.. G. S. banners, the table
~ showing the class colors in the golden
..e' fbuttercups, purple violets and pansies
~ These toasts were given, DIR. Henry L
~ Holton acting as POSTMASTER: The Stu
ie dents and the Seminary, Dr. Holton; Th
~ Student Body, Rev. r. III. Bosworth; TIL
Prospective Pupils Rev. II. S. McHale
The Alumni, Orrin b Hughes; The Att
letes Rev H. Z. Levoy; The Chicks
Miss Carlotta Lawrence. The recently al
- pointed seminary trustee, Henry Bond {
iS Brattleboro, and j. J. Cudworth, Pro
Powers, and Prof. Palmer of New Yorl
,,r a brother-in-law of the late Miss Fletehe
~ responded with appropriate remarks
nj A meeting of the trustees was calle
-o,1I Thursday afternoon and officers electei
low the officers being the same as last YET
10 except the finance committee, which il
~ cludes f H. Willard, j H. Ware an
+or Henry Bond of Brattleboro
ral A reception was held in Seminary ha
rv- Thursday evening to the graduating elias
CIV the hall having been made into a hospi
able parler with the aid of easy ehai
ast and rugs The faculty and graduatil
a. class were in the receiving line, the in
ont iors acting as ushers. Leitsinger's orche
r,o ira furnished music and refreshmen
Iwere served. A feature Of the evening W