The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-06-16
COMMENCEMENT AT
BURR AND BURTON

Address Of the Day Given BY Rev.
Arthur W. Hewitt Of Plainheld.
BIB. s. Gymnasium 6lied -iih Stu
dents and Friends.
Enieriai.ang exercises for the ON
rnencement program wAs the order Of
The day Tuesday when the class of
1921 took the stage for their farewell
performance.
The program which was quite
lengthy was well carried out, the
event u the afternoon being the
charming address given 20 the stu
dents By the Rev. Arthur W. Hewitt
Of Plainhcld. q member Of the state
educational board. This was the first
time that a Manchester audience had
had the pleasure Of listening TO Mr..
Hewitt's eloquenee and they we're
unanimous in their expression Of de-
light NJ the masterful word painting
The following Is the program.
Music Equinox Orchestra
Invocation The Rev. Jos. S. Brown
Chorus, Morning Invitation"
Burr and Burton Chorus
Address, The Rev Arthur W. Hewitt
Pllinheld, Vermont
Music Equinox Orchestra
Confcrring Of Diplomas,
DR. +. L. Wyman
Awarding Of Prizes
Be,.ediction, The Rev. w. l.. Haven
Music Equinox Orchestra
The graduating class. College
course: David Bentley, Robert G.
Brewster, David Duke Cochrane, Ruth
Avis Dodge. Dorothy Louisa Gilbert,
Arthur NJ. Kelton, Henry l.. McIntire,
Howard George Marsden, Estella
Ruth OFT, Florence Clara OFT, Wilbert
Warren Salter. General course:
Chester r. Cherboaeau, Mary Luella
PidGock, Ehie Emma Phelps, Luella
A. Phelps, Reginald II. Reed. Com
mercial course: Alretta NJ. Belcher,
Beat ice B1urn. Certificate: William
John Graham, Walter Sherman Nc
Gaire.
Honors. Honorable Mention. Sen
iors who have maintained an average
rank Of ninety per cent, or over, in
all subjects throughout the entire
course EstelIa Ruth OFT, Florence
Cl.,a OFT, Ruth Avis Dodge.
Fist Honors. Students who have
maintained an average rank Of ninety
five per cent, or over, in all subjects
throughout the academic year: Ad-
aie Luthera Benson, 1923; f. Burdett
Patterson, Jr., 1924; Estolla Ruth
OF, 1921; Florence Clara OFT, 1921.
Second honols. Students who have
maintained IN average Of ninety per
cent, or over, in all subjects, with not
more than one subject below ninety
per cent. throughout the academic
year: David Duke Cocimane, 1921
Raymond Kircher Jessen, 1923; Rgtl
Avis Dodge, 1921.
The Skinner prize for scholarship
went TO Miss Addie Luthera Benson
while the Seminary prize for second
in scholarship went 10 +. Burdette
Patterson, Jr., sophomore and fresh
man respectively. The Skinner prize
FOR the essay was divided beteweer
Mis- Florence Clara OFT and Dorothy
Louisa Gilbert. The essays were
judged tbs year by three college pro
fessors who knew nothing OF the stu
dents at all and the two young ladies
received the same rating each.
The Frederick Crosby prize for first
year science went to Miss Dorothy
Kelton. while the l.. +. Hemenway
prize went 10 Howard Marsden.
The annual business meeting and
social hour the the Junior Alumni OF
the Seminary was held in the Gymna-
sium parlors Immediately after ths
graduation exercises and there was q
good attendance.
Tho Senior-Junior Alumni dance in
tile evening, with CoK's orchestra was
a very fine affair and there was q
large attendance.