Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
CLOSING SESSION
OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
In Commencement Address DR..
Littlefield Considers Conditions
in Armenia - Pageant Given
on College Campus--School in
New Hampshire This Week

One student was graduated after a
three years course, 20 received GER
tif1cates for two years work and ga
received certificates for one years work
at the commencement exercises Of the
Northern New England School of Re-
ligious Education. held in the chapel
of the University of Vermont Sunday eve
ming. The graduate was Miss Amelia
Duguid of Montreal, and this is the
18th diploma she has received for re-
ligious work. Mrs. Nellie Towne Hend-
rick of Nashua, n. H., dean of the
school, presided and the Rev. Charles
F.. Jefferson of New York city gave
the opening prayer. John W. Nichols
of the summer school gave two solos.
Come Unto Me- and Abide with Me-"
He was accompanied by Miss Anne
Woods McLeary, also of the summer
school.
Mrs. Hendrick expressed her arpre-
citation and that of the school at the
hospitality Of the University of Yer
mont, and especially Of the assistance
given them by Prof. j. F! Messeng or.
She then gave a short resume of the
work, saying that at the school there
had been three alumni, two members
of the class of 1919, % of the class of
1920 and 81 of the class of 1921 There
were SO all-time students. II part
time students, 81 visitors who took part
in the work and IL members Of the
faculty. OF the SO possible periods
one had attended all of them. many 3s
and several had attended so. She
then read the records of the classes
and told something of what the school
aimed to accomplish. speaking of the
sister school to be held in Durham
n. H.. beginning Monday.
A letter greeting was read from the
class of 1921 at the university to the
class opening at Durham this week
Then the notices of the different classes
were read: 1919 Service" 1920 Garry
drick explained that the certificates
were good for one years work in any
similar summer school in the country
CONDITIONS IN ARMENIA
Dr. Littleheld was the speaker of the
evening. He told of Armenia conditions
which he saw personally, and said that
he did not believe that the people OF
America realized that for over 800 years
the Armenians had been suffering from
the cruelties inflicted by the Turks He
said that all of the martyrdoms suffered
since the coming of Christ did not equal
in number those suffered by the Armen-
ians in the last 20 years. Three great
provinces of Armenia are still In the
hands of the Turks and there nothing
can be done, but In the remainder of the
country there is much to be done,
DR.. Littlefied said that the immediate
| question was food but as soon as crops
could be grown that would be taken care
of, for Armenit is fertile country and
have al IN
their field. they soon will have food
| enough. Then there are industries to be
built up. This is being done as much as
| possible and in all of the orphanages, and
| there are many of them, children are
being taught trades. There are two ma
| tions alone" said DR., Littlefleld. that
can carry on this work, and these are
America and England"
America is confronting a great crisis
am sorry to say that we hear too much
OF American rights and too little OF
American duties. Every right entails a
duty. We have heard american rights
until the heart is sick but I plead fol-
American duties" DR.. Littlefield closed
with the reasons why the United States
should enter into the League of Nations
and the people of this country try to turr
their minds to what they should dc
rdther than TO what they should have.
| PAGEANT ON THE CAMPUS
More than 1000 people attended the
pageant given by the Northern New
England School Of Religious Education
on the campus Of the University of Yer
mont Saturday evening under the d.
rection of Prof. II. Augustine Smith Of
Boston University The pageant had
four scenes emphasizing the -four
phases of development In the norma
! Christian life. In the first, ~ girls
entered, carrying lamps hooded with
white globes, and typical of family
life and motherhood. They sang "Jusi
a Song at Twilight" Next came the
Spirit of the Community" "a young
ladies carrying Japanese lanterns very
high IMPLYING lifted life above this
| community of the Christian life. They