The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-08
GIFT OF CHAPEL
DEDICATED
AT Commencement Exer-
cises of Montpelier
Seminary
IVERS BATCHELDER
WAS THE DONOR
Nearly 40 Diplomas We're
Distributed
To-day

diplomas were presented to-day z
Us students who have completed theil
courses in Montpelier seminary and an
other will be presented to Florinds
Gerasoli when he Is able to receive it
that student still being confined to his
bed by III health. The exercises Of com,
mcnccment are said to have been
among the best ever held at the school
perhaps due, in part, to the added
beauty Of the chapel, the cost Of which
was given BY Ivers Batchelder Of the
class of 1881
Dedication services of the chapel pre-
ceded the graduation exercises to-day.
They began with an organ solo by Mrs.
Harold Goodrich, after which Mr..
Batchelder presented the redecorated
chapel to the institution in very ap-
propriate words, referring at first 10
his own graduation. then to a visit ten
years after when he decided to do
something for the school and then his
visit of one year ago when he coneldd-
ed that the redecorating Of the chapel
was necessary. Rev. A. W. Hewitt Of
Plainfeld accepted the gift from the
trustees in very happy manner. clos
ing by telling Mr.. Batchelder that he
had done the best thing that he could
for the school, that while he might
have given dormitory or something
else Of that value. II would not have
been as great a piece of work as the
gift presented. A memorial will be
placed at the entrance 10 the chapel,
which will be known henceforth as the
Ivers Batchelder chapel
Rev. y. w. Lewis performed the
ritualistic services in closing.
Mr. Batchelder. 81, was to-day elect.
ed q trustee of the seminary in place
of G. A. Edgerton Of Northfeld, re-
signed During the exercises it was an
nounced that scholarship had been
given To the school in memory Of the
late Lorenzo White, who was princi-
pal OF the school many years ago.
The graduating exercises then com
menced, and not in many years has
class been favored with an
address so fitting to their part in life
AZ was the address given them by Rev
Edward r. Wells Of the class Of 1909
who had not come back for 20 years
for anything Of this nature. Mr.. Wells,
whose grandfather attended the semi
nary when il was in Newbury, spoke
briefly but gave the students the best
IF advice, on love and loyalty, quoting
Babson and other great men OF those
lays at times in presenting his argu-
ments to the students He spoke II |
loyalty, self control and co-operation, |
Is learned not only In the class rooms
but on the field Of sports. fraternity I
nails and in the life struggles. He spoke |
II the troubles between capital and Ia
,or to-day criticising one for too much |
Iutocracy and the other for too much |
and he states the need II
,eople teaching the young Americans
he lessons they ought TO know-not |
hose persons who sneer at Lincoln
md Roosevelt being our teachers. Fol
ow the golden rule, he urged the class
The salutatory Of the exercises was
iven by Mildred Bigelow and the val
dictory by Marion Ward. Both young
eople did very well. The presentation
( the usual gift 10 the school was
1ade by Eschol Sargent and accepted
y Rev. B. G. Lipsky. A vocal solo BY
lillian Bixby. Gently Lead U.s. was
realty appIauded.
The many awards Of prizes were as
blows: Second honors, Edith Start,
aul Buchanan; for the best theme
Tritten by senior class member,
lorinda Cerasol; prize for best schol-
rship. same class, Duane Barnes; Gary
rize. best essay. boy. Leroy Collins; \,
vi, Mildred Miles; faculty prize, $40,
scond price, So; freshman excellence n
Nahum Chesley and Ralph
rown; Ivers Batchelder prize for de-
atipg. Adelphia society. Barnes, Dow
nd Bone winning. There was no Paul
stchelder prize this wear. owing To the
thletic conditions. The Sharp memo
Al prize for scholarship went TO: Fresh
an. Clifton Virgins; sophomore, EfFie
elson; junior, Mr.. Barnes. senior.
aul Buchanan.
Senior prize speaking. first to Waldo
argent and Lemira Roberts; second to
ing Howe and Mildred Spinney; mod
for scholarship. Mr.. Irons