The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
COMMENCEMENT At
BURR AND BURTON


lion.
Another commencement week has
arrived. and passed Oh to yield its
place TO other Interests rs pro
grams hayc bccn widely announced.
ard AL its cycHis have been remark
ably attended Twcnty sever rieh1u-
rci scrolls have summoned forth
host ~ parents. sisters brothers
friends. whose hcar fayc spoken 2
blessing 70 thc young men aaI young
women receiving ,b seal Upon the
efforts q their minds ana lives
The commencement recital was IN
many respects enc of ,he best fccilaIs
In our memory. "The Rose Maiden"
perhaps B. a particularly choice eau-
tata. but alec, the eantata-sts render
al Us harmouies reeitatiyes and
solos In particularly delightsome
peYfectncss. Il was the fitting con
summation n faithful work, constant
rehcarsing, and the inspiring o. guild
ancc Of Madame Broa&s. Special tri-
hutc should be individually paid to
each 81 the s1loists, Misses Kelley and
McDcvitt. Mrs. Hard, Miss Stone, ana
Messrs. Bennett. Hard Conrog and
Sehlicdcr. One plant overheard IN
the audience expresses the only lack
in this otherwise complete recital
"And isn't Mrs. Brooks going TO sing
at all ?"
An the subsequent commencement
events have been saddcncd by the III
ness Of Mrs. Brooks. Her presence is
80 indispcnsably vital to the spirit Of
commencement that her absence was
deeply felt A sympathetic thought
for her, and an eager hope for inn
mediate recovery has been expressed
by everyone. II is a tribute to Mrs.
Brooks, perhaps the more gracious be-
cause manifcstly unconscious, that ali
persons concerned, have cxerted spec
ial efforts to make this commence
meut, so incomplete without her,
measure MS closely as possible up to
the standard she has so beautifully
established,
Saturday afternoon an informal and
most friendly little reception was held
iatAc paror Of the Gymnasium. Re-
Treatments were served. Miss Paul
inc Martin played. The pleasure Of
the occasion was also heightened by
the announcement Of the baseball
score Of 6 to won from West Rut-
land High School in the last game Of
the season.
Baccaiaureate services were held
Sunday evening in tie Congregational
Church Local pastors participated in
the service. The sermon was preached
by Rev. George II. Symth, of Harris
dale, N. Y, formerly Of Manchester.
Mr.. Smyth referred TO the interesting
fact that he was preaching in the robe
worn by his father when lie preached
the Baccalaureate sermon in 1897. He
used as text Ezekiel 1875: And there
appears in the cherubim the form
of a mans hand under their wings.
Mr.. Smyth raised the question; was
Ezekiel a foolish mystic, mere
dreamer Of dreams never realized ?
His vision was interpreted as pow
erful allegory Of life, an insistent de-
mand Of life in its most lofty develop
men, that to the wings of vision we
must link the hands Of human cndeay
or, and thus realize our vision, and eX
alt, and make gIowingly beautiful our
endeavor. The appeal to the young
people, in leaving the Seminary, to
cultivate the power Of vision,--not to
perish as do those without vision, and
to act in the forceful, practical accom-
pishment Of that vision, will not be
forgotten.
Class day exercises Monday after
noon made chapel merry spot Mr..
Marsden, senior president, gave faith
cry huNlNs W tltt spuHEti Nidasts'
Miss Hazel Brown, junior president,
delivered the junior response, ere
tort courteous" that left questions Of
scores to settle. Miss Andrew re-
viewed the history of the class Of 1917,
and Mr. Bennett outlined its scintil-
lating future. Mr.. Gilbert read the
class will as one to manner born; and
Miss Jessie Bennett read the sophie
more poem. Among general announce
ments, Mr.. Brooks expressed his APP |
probation Of the fact that the Echo"
was dedicated to him by the senior
class.
The 74th annual graduation exercis-
es were held Tuesday afternoon at
$50; in the Gymnasium, about 400
being present.
The address Of the day was given
by the Rev. Chauncey c. Adams Of
Burlington, pastor OF tie Flfst Con-
gregational Church in that city.
arts Of his address, wticn was excep-