The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-18
MONTPELIER SEMINARY OPENING.
Twenty-Fifth Annual Young Alumni
Banquet Friday Evening

| oStn schooi year WIN - Wonuei iuils
fine, large student body and very
competent and welI-trained faculty.
Both the boys and girls, hall are full
| to capacity with students The mum
bers are pretty well divided between
the members of the senior. Junior, soph-
omore and freshman classes. Glass
meetings, society meetings, " M. G. A..
and Y.aWs-C. A. meetings have started
with a fine spirit. Class schedules went
into effect on Thursday morning and
every student il now definitely as
signed to classes and working on reg
ular programs.
On Wednesday evening at p. m. the
Y. w G. A. and the Yss.M. e. "A, gave a
formal reception to the new students
and faculty. In the receiving line were
Dir. j. w. Hatch, principal, and Mrs.
Hatch. Miss Alice Pattillo, teacher of
voice; Miss Vera Board, teacher of pi-
ano; Miss Frances Brown, expression;
Miss Evelyn B. Wells, art; Miss Dor
othy Walker, shorthand; Miss Vivian
Hopkins, preceptress; professor John r.
Caldow, French and Spanish; Professor
Howard Hanson, mathematics, and Pro-
lessor Milford Bristol history and
physics. Beside the faculty Miss Effie
Nelson, president of the II W., and J.
Lynwood Smith, president of the Y. NJ,
received. The reception gave a splendid
opportunity for the new members to
meet the old and to know the faculty.
On Friday evening was held the 25th
annual young alumni banquet. To this
affair are invited the present student
body and the alumni for the last ten
classes. At 8 p. IN. meeting of the
association was held in the chapel and
the officers elected Ralph Dwinell, a
sophomore at Dartmouth college and a
member of the class of 1921, was chos-
en- president Of the association.
The banquet was at $50, followed |
by program of varied interest. Repre-
sentatives of the classes of 1912, 1913, |
1917, 1910, 1920 and 1921 and 1922 were
present. Rev, Eldon RI Martin, II,
acted as POSTMASTER and his appropri
ate introduction of the speakers gave
much enjoyment to those present Mr..
Martin is pastor of the Methodist I
church at Bellows Falls. /
Rev. Rutherford B. Moore, 1l2, the |
class that is just sten years old, gave
a very amusing account of some of the
sscapades and achievements Of his class
since they have left their school days |
behind them.
Victor s. Smith, 10. spoke of what
senior privileges meant to them as q
lass and what they should mean 70
The present senior class who are now
1t the seminary He tried to inspire
hem with realization of what they \
ire gaining from day to day.
Miss zepherine Jones. student at
he Emerson College of Oratory and !,
! member of the class Of 1921, gave a
reading entitled, "The Builder" Miss
Jones is a Montpelier girl.
The speaker Of the evening was Pro-
lessor Arthur w. Peach, professor Of
English literature at Norwich univer-
'ity and poet of note He knows
we'll what to bring to young people and
% older people as well, and his adj
lress was the sort of speech to inspire
'veryone to achieve and make the most
II the years that are going. His sub
eet, Whittier Away made his hear
RS think.
Mrs. Leonore Miller, class of 1920,
ave beautifully rendered solo. Mrs.
diller graduated in voice from the sem
nary and 1t was pleasure to hear her
gain.
Edna Celley, teacher in the junior !,
Ugh school at Waterbury, gave very
interesting resume of the class mem
'ers of 1917. Most of them had sent
words of greeting to those assembled
n Seminary Hill for the banquet. i
"kio" Granai, class OF 1919, now !
tudent at Syracuse university, spoke !
nth fitting sadness of the life and dis
ppearance Of "Sam Bones.n the semi :
airy skeleton. He told of the times
nd places at which "Sam" had APP 9
cared in times past. and commented
pom the loss that is felt in seminary
relies because Sam" no longer adorns =
,minary halls. He also made an APP :
nal to the present students to get
hat they ought to get out Of their
,hool days and reminded them that
ley were soon over,
Miss Clara Hill who is student at
le Boston Conservatory of Music and
member Of the class of '2l. gave pi-
no solo in her usual brilliant style
DIR. Hatch concluded the program
it'll remarks of appreciation to every,
ne who had helped make the banquet
success and of anticipation for this
hool year.
Seminary basketball and football
ans have already begun practice. the
rls under the direction of Miss Eve
n b.. Wells and the football team :
lder Professor Howard Hanson, coach. :