The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-12
MONTPELIER
Montpelier Seminary Prize Speaking Was
Excellent.

The annual prize speaking in the com.
mencement of Montpelier seminary took
place Tuesday evening in the chapel OF
the institution with large number OF
people attending the exercises. One OF
| the judges, who has attended these exer-
| cises for some years, said after the enter
tainment, that it was the best speaking
she had heard there in recent years The
competition was closer than usual: in
fact, the winner of the second girls prize
only lost first because she hesitated a
little. Miss Abbie J. Smith of Cabot,
winner of first prize, read Andrews Her
Country" while Miss Dorothy j. Smith,
also of Cabot, who won the second hon
ors, read one of w. d. Pelley's recent
stories. THE Toast to Forty Five. I"
Clayton A. Tillotson of Montpelier, who
was awarded first prize for boys, was
very clever in his impersonation. He
read when Is Possumi" while Ernest
A. Merrihew of Saugus, Me, read Amer
lea First" giving the Grafton in fine
shape The others who spoke were Whit
ney J. Parker Of Pittsford, giving BE
fore Commencement" Miss Nella Tillot-
son of Montpelier, giving THE Elephants
Child; Miss Evelyn g. Martin Of Plain
field, giving This Is the Life" Miss J.
Evelyn Davis Of Corinth, who was to
have read, was i'll and could not partici-
pate, Music also occupied a part of the
program 1t included vocal solos, Lit
tie Mother of Mine" Burleigh, and "In
an Old Fashioned Town." Squire, sung
by Herbert Coddling of Montpelier; vivid
de Moon" Cook, and THE Fairy Pipers,
Brewer, sung by Miss Marjorie Estee
Montpelier, both of whom did we'll The
judges were Miss Aida Turney Rev, L.
c. Carson and Rev. F. B. Leach
At 10 o'clock this morning the class
day exercises of the weeks program oc-
and the So students who will re-
ceive their diplomas Thursday morning
an audience that nearly filed |
the chapel The rostrum and front of |
the chapel were very suitably decorated
with cut flowers, palms and other orna
while the class colors and
displaying of the class motto furnished
a part of these. The quartet sang /
DRY Yo' Eyes" Prayer /
was offered by Robert A. Noble j. Milo
Jeffrey gave the address of welcome, in /
which he extended to those attending
very pleasing invitation to remain for
he rest of the commencement program,
Miss Dorothy Merriam, in giving the
lass history recited the many changes
hat have taken place. She referred es-
,ecially to those who have gone to war.
rhe class poem was given by Stanley II,
-yndes, the prophecy by Miss Erna
Thomas and Miss Ellie McElroy, while
he class will was read by Miss Pauline
2hoades, These furnished great deal
Il amusement. Donald Church presented
he class key to the junior class, while
evelyn Davis, Dorothy j. Smith and
schuyler p, Berry made numerous anus
ng presentations Of gifts to seniors.
)uring the program Paul Hatch sang
Ialloy's song, "The Vagabond' and Miss
'eryl Lawton finished the program with
piano solo. Wedding Day at Trold-
augen," Greig.
The class motto is "Mores Stunt Solum
era Diploma" The class officers are:
resident.~J Milo Jeffrey; vice president,
nth II. Brown; secretary and treasurer, |
liss Lura NJ. Church; committees, class
lift to the school, Misses Evelyn Martin,
Iazel Ather and Charlotte Twitchell;
rogram, Misses Florence Miles, Edna
Waldo and Elsie McEiroy.
About $3.50 o'clock this morning the
sual antics of the student body, other Y
IAN graduates. took place. These are !
nown as scrub exercises and this wear c
icy were probably as good as seen in re. Z
mt years. The faculty and graduating
ass saw themselves as they look to l
hers in the student body. Many laugh
Die and interesting scenes were por-
aged. At o'clock this afternoon the
{ exhibit took place in the studio. while
= o'clock the annual meeting Of The
umni association viii take place and at
30 o'clock this evening the annual
umni banquet will be served The 2
osing ceremonies will occur at $3.50
clock Thursday morning.