The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-13
& GRAY
COMMENCEMENT
Diplomas Awarded to Nine
Graduates in TOwnshend
Yesterday
BRATTLEBORO MAN
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Closing Event Was Senior Glass Recep-
tion Last Evening-Prize Speaking,
Glass Day Exercises, Concert and 9th
er Features
er Features.
.ial to The Reformer.(
TOWNSHEND. juno


TOWNSHEND, June 13.
With a reception by the seniors in
Seminary hall last evening commence
ment at Leland and Gray seminary was
brought to a close. The various fea
lures of commencement week were of |
an inspiring character, and the import
ance of the institution was emphasized |
anew. Underneath, however, was a
feeling Of regret that they marked the
completion oe the services here. of
Principal Earl H. Blanchard, who re-
Gently rendered his resignation.
At the reception there was a good
attendance, and after Fluctuations, re-
freshments and marching the class
wells by the different classes were Civ
en- As a token of regard the school
presented Principal Blanchard a cary
| ing set and silver berry spoon.
Graduation exercises were held yes
terdav forenoon in the Baptist church.
when the following program was car
ried out: Orchestra prayer, Rev. r.
| II. Bosworth; salutatory, Sylvia L.
Kidder; essay, Howard T. Osborne; mu
sic; valedictory, Leone G. Franklin;
music; address, Rev. J. IL. Blackburn;
music; awarding of prizes; presentation
of diplomas by Henry Bond; benedic-
tion.
Both Miss Kidder and Miss Frank
lin did themselves and the school credit
and the essay by Howard Osborne was
well constructed and well delivered.
The address by Rev. Mr.. Blackburn was
of a high order and such as was calcu
lated to inspire to noble living and
earnest endeavor.
Il The prizes awarded were as fol
lows: Alumni Latin prize of So, Anne
II Dauchy; sophomore prize essay, So,
Raymond Barry, given by John Green
wood; highest rank in the sciences, 50,
Sylvia Kidder, given by Mrs j. H.
Ware; student attaining the highest
yearly average, So, Marion Putnam,
given by Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Austin; !;
honor prize awarded to that member of
the graduating class who has attained
in all departments of school life the
best excellence awarded to Howard Ds-
borne; University of Vermont scholar
ships, Leone Franklin and Howard 0s-
borne.
Henry Bond of Brattleboro, presi-
dent of the trustees, presented diplomas
: to the graduates as follows: Howard
Osborne, Leone Franklin, Sylvia Kidder,
Wales Cheney, Edith Wilder, Ruth
: Palmer, Hazel Treadwell, Rosa Watson,
, Edna Wilson.
The alumni dinner was served in the
, Baptist church yesterday noon by the
/ Hadassah league and was well attended
. A delicious chcken-pie dinner was
e ,fD
s, toastmaster and the following toasts
were responded to: The Part the Semi
nary Should Take in Community Gather
, ings, by Prof f. H. Blanchard; After
] Graduation What2 by Rev. r. III. Bos
worth; The Value of the Seminary te
Surrounding Towns, by Rev. L. III
! / Sprague; The New Man and the New
Place. bv Rev. j. H. Blackburn; Baby
Alumnus. Howard Osburne.
The opening feature of the week was
the baccalaureate sermon preached Sun
y dav in the Baptist church by Rev. J. E
Harrison, ID. d.. of Mount Hermon
, Mass, to which reference already ha
: been made.
= Then came the annual prize speaking
: contest Tuesday evening in the semin
ary. in which the following nine speak
= ers participated; Harry L. Carleton
: Marion H. Wilson, Edison G. Tefft, Ra,
: G. Wilder Muriel NJ. Grout, Bertha
I Wilson, Lawrence X. Tibbetts, abb
: A. Goodell and Saidee c. Morse. TIL
Judges were Rev. J. H. lackburn, Mis-
Esther Dale and Mrs Arthur Batchel
- der. and the four prizes were awarde
u u as follows: Girls first prize, Mis-
- Saidee Morse; girls second prize, Mis-
Muriel Grout; boys first prize, Ra
Wilder; boys second prize, Bawrenc
Tibbets. The delivery of the variou
!, numbers held the close attention of
Il good sized audience.
On Wednesday afternoon Seminar
. hall was well filled for the class da
exercises All the numbers were we
rendered and showed cleverness and Ii
erary talent. The principal numbers 0
the program were: Essays by Edn
on Wilson and Hazel Treadwell; prophee.
st Ruth Palmer; prophecy ON prophecies
er Edith Wilder; will, Wales Cheney
by presentation of class gift, Webster
IN new international dictionary to the sen
he mary; singing of the class song,. con
posed by Rosa Watson.
ne The annual commencement conee
He was given in the seminary Wednesda
let evening by the Schubert male quart,
b. of Boston, assisted by Charles T. Gri
'st ley of Boston, humorist. The quartz