Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-13
HAS RAISED $4,000
aroward Montpelier Seminary EndOw-
Alumni Elects Officers

MONTPELIER, June 12.-At the meeting of
the Alumni association Of Montpelier SEM
mary tonight the Rev. A. w. Hewitt
was elected president, L. A. Kelly vice.
president, Miss Emily Glover. Montpelier,
secretary. w. B. Lance, Plainfeld, treas
urer. At the banquet which followed,
among the speakers were Mayor S. F.
W. Mitchell Of Montpelier, the Rev A.
w. Hewitt, DR. w. 3. Slutz of Ohio. the
Rev. William Shaw of st. Johnsbury.
sixty-three students and young alumni
have gone into the war.
At the seminary trustees meeting this
evening it was reported that $4,000 of the
! endowment campaign had been subscribed.
The graduating exercises will be held
tomorrow morning. when the following
program will be given: Prayer by the
Rev. E. w. Sharp. organ solo. Prof. Gray /;
salutatory. Walter Cory: vocal solo, Unto
Thy Heart" Miss Marion Bickford: ad-
dress, Bishop E. II. Hughes of Boston;
song, Sweet and Low" quartet: valedic-
tory, Ruth Helen Brown; presentation of
diplomas to the following graduates, a
total of 52:
The following is the list of graduates:
{ James Floyd Arkley of Waterbury,
Hazel Glee Ather of Waterbury. Laura
Bliss of Marshf1ed, Alice NJ. Brown of
Sheldon, Iuth 11elen Brown OI OHeiooIi'
Algsa j. Bertoli of Montpelier. Donald
| c. Church of Jonesville, Lura NJ. Church
| Of Randolph, Walter Dewey Cory of
South Londonderry. Katherine Donald
son of West Burke. Bernice c. Fitch of
! Wells River, Charles A. Flannery OF
| Montpelier. Lucy ]. Frontini Of Mont
| pelier, Marie P. Giuliani Of Montpelier,
Florence Goodwin Of Chelsea, Bellmuth
NJ Green of Cotton, n. Y, Paul H
Hatch Of Montpelier, j. Milo jeffrey OF
East Burke. Harold p Johnson of Barre
I Alice M. Kelley Of Albany, Elton w
Lance of Plainfield, Helen G. Lynch OF
Montpelier, Stanley H. Lyndes Of Marsh.
field, Elsie Z. McElroy Of Richford
Evelyn g. Martin Of Plainfield, Jane NJ
Mansfield of Montpelier Dorothy u
Merriam of Hardwick, Blanche r
Meyette of Wells River, Florence Il
Miles of Glover, Alice B. Moore Of Now
! port, Marjorie NJ Morse Of Montpelier
Ruth z. Mum Of Lyme. N. H.. Doroth!
b. Niles Of Newport Robert A. Noble o.
| Rochester. Charlotte II. Peck Of Calais
Flora Il. Pierce Of Craftsbury. Lucy Il
Rawson OF Underhill. Pauline A. Rhoade
of Monticello. Me-. Vesta B. Rhoades O
Moslttceilo, Me-, Cecile Il. Richardson
Of Montpelier. Doris NJ. Kicker of Yer
shire. Margaret ID. Stanley Of Montpelier
Thomas Of Northfeld, Charlotte Twit
chsll of South Londonderry. Elsie Nj
wAlbridge Of Cabot Edna r. Waldo O
Wllliamstown, Gordon B. Webster o
Cabot, Phyllis A. Webster of Cabot
Harold c. West Of Tunbridge, Nora Il
Wheeler Of Calais and Doris C. Wrigh
Of Colchester.
This morning the class day exercise
took place, and included prayer by Rob
ert Noble. q graduate. address Of wei
come by Milo Jeffrey; class histor,
Dorothy Merriam; class poem. stanle
Lyndes; solo. THE Vagabond," Pa,
Hatch; class prophecy, the Misses Err
Thomas, Elsie McElroy and Paulir
Rhoadss; presentations to the junior
= and incoming seniors, ending with piar
solo by Berry, Lawton.
At three o'clock in the afternoon a
exhibit Of the art work, done under II
supervision of Miss Prentiss, was give
This was attended by many interested
that work. The annual alumni meetir
occurred at five o'clock and the banqu
at seven o'clock The trustees met du
Ing the afternoon.