The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-06-13
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Al the end of perfect day Burr
and Burton Seminary has onec more
sen, oar into usc world q graduation
class. each member of which mus, feel
the great responsibility q the hour
that i resting upon him. or her
The weeks activities commenced
last Friday evening with the pupils
recital given By Mrs Brooks and her
music pupils This event was well at
tended by those interested and the
program as printed last week was
practically carried out.
On sunday evening the whole school
and most Of the towns people assem-
hled at the Congregational Church in
this village 10 listen to the baccaleaur-
cate address 70 the graduates by Rev.
George S. Mills Of the Second Congre-
gationa Church of Bennington. Mr..
Mills. always an interesting speaker
was especially so this year inasmueh
as he has just returned from SIX
months activities with soldiers IN a
western training camp.
On Monday afternoon the annual
class day exercises were held at the
chapel of the Seminary and were well
carried out,
Tuesday afternoon at the Gymnasl-
um Assembly Hall the graduation ex-
ercises were carried out before one OF
the largest assemblages ever seen IN
the Gymnasium, there being 437 per
sons there,
The following program was carried
out:
Music, Orchestra,
Invocation, Rev. W. II, Bamford
Solo, Mrs. Brooks.
Address by Rev. W. r. Campbell
Conferring of diplomas on the fol
lowing members of the senior class;
Latin Scientific Course -- Florence
Catherine kelton.
English Course-Henry AdolphuS
Calm, Halle Della Goyette, Crista
Marion Johnson, Benjamin Levin
Mary Winifred Manley Frederick
Beacon Rich, Frances Louise Schnei-
der. Helen Charlotte Sheridan, Anna
Cecilia Stone, Fannie Jessie Wilcox.
English Commercial Course-Hazel
MAY Brown, Mildred Grace Brown
Jennie Sophia MacNaughton.
Post Graduate Course-Paul Wen
dell Buck, Mildred Irene Dooley, Pru-
dence Effe Hulet.
Awarding of Prizes
The following are the prizes and the
winners thereof:
Essay Skinner prize of s25--Divid-
ed between Miss Mavis Walsh and
Miss Floris Johnson.
Scholarship Skinner prize of 500
To Miss Helena McDevitt The prln-
cipals' prize of $40 for scholarship
was awarded half to Beacon Rleb
and half to Miss Laura Bebee. The
Clarke prize of $40 for the best IN
SCIENCE was awarded TO Master Henry
McIntire, the youngest scholar by the
way. in school, while the Gunther
prize of $500 for the maker OF the
best loaf of bread by member OF the
Domestic Science class, was awerded
as second science prize, inasmuch
as there was no class in domestic sci
enee this year, to Miss Florence OFT
The Hemenway prize was divided be-
tween Beacon Rich and Miss Hazel
Brown.
The ranking members of the "A
class for the past year with their
marks are as follows. Helena McDe-
witt. 97.5; Beacon Rich, 81; Laura be
bee. sc; Gladys Baker, 95; Rhoda Or
Wis. 95; Jennie McNaughton, "a do
In general science: honorable mention,
Henry Mclntire, Florence OFT, Robert
Brooks, Ruth Harris and William
Graham.
Benediction by Rev. J. S. Brown.
Music by orchestra.
The annual dance was given by the
seniors on Tuesday evening and was a
largely attended affair at which all,
both young and old, enjoyed every
moment Of an all too short evening,
The senior picnic on Wednesday was
held at Lake St. Catherine.