New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-27
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middIehury Centennial Cello
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Correspondence Of The Tribune
MIDDLEBURY, VI Thursday, Aug p, ASA
Three days have been occupied At this College,
and smarty occupied too, In the exercises OF Com
mencement and the Semi Centennial Celebration.
The people of Niddlebury love their College, and
exert themselves more to sustain il than any other
people ever knew. The students here always
make part and parcel Of MiddIebury society, aud
mingle freely with the inhabitants who treat them
more as members of their own families than ss
separate and distinct clshs Of the community, ss
the custom is in almost every other town where
Colleges happen to be located A graduate Of this
College may be absent Cor several years from Mid.
debury, but he is never forgotten by the inhabt
ants and when he returns he is greeted a. cordially
Is if he were SOD This friendly feeling toward
students is peculiar characteristic OF hddlebury
citizens. The patrons officers and students of this
College are really workers, aud embrace much Of
the bone and muscle Of the country. don't be-
lieve there ia another College in our Union, where
the citizens Of the town in which it Is located so
much identity themselves with its interests, as the
people OF this village do with their College. The
institution has seen many dark days but its friends
have never suffered themselves to be discouraged.
The darker the clouds that hung over il, the more
strenuous have been the exertions of these people
70 sustain II. And for a quarter Of century they
have sustained IL in spite OF all discouragemeDts.
Tie living have spent their substance to uphold IT,
and the dying have remembered it ia their last
Wills and Testanents.
was not present during the exercises OF the
first two days, but had the pleasure of witnessing
the proceedings OF Thursday, the third day. There
wa a very large crowd Of people in attendance
upon all the exercises and u very deep feeling
manifested for the prosperity OF the College.
Tuesday the different societies neld their meet
ings and 0rations were delivered by Rev. FREE
MAN N. Posi- Of St. Louis, Mo. and by Rev. EDwIs
+. BAYFIELD,, d ID Of your city
Wednesday forenoon the graduating class spoke
their pieces and in the afternoon Hon. ALEX w.
BuEL OF Michigan gave al Grafton before toe asso
ciated Alumni All their addresses are highly
spoken OF BY those who heard them. After the
morning exercises were over, the Corporation Din
ner came of at the Vermont Hotel
Thursday morning at 8 o'clock the Alumni met ct
the chapel, where they made speeches and iutsr-
chsnged sentiments and feelings until 10 oclocz,
when procession Was formed aud moved 70 the
church. 1t is not often that many Old College sc-
qusintsnces get together As met on this occasion.
| They came from many States Of the Union TO em
brace oLce more their Alma Mater. The meeting
was most interesting one. At 10 O'CLOCK A NJ
the large church was filed and the stage 10 front OF
the pulpit presented many venerable specimens
OF humanity. ClergymeD, Presidents OF Colleges,
Statesmen, ex.Governors, Lawyers aud Laymsn,
Who had been educated a. tlls College while II
was in its infancy, were present, and formed a
| group Of men who had done tse State "sone ser
vice." Prayer was offered by President Of q
Kentucky College. former graduate Of this, aud
must say | never listened TO a more fervent oat
pouring Of the heart than this reverend gentleman
| gave on this occasion. II his prayer is answered
hicdltbary College viii be highly prospsred
| After tins eloquent prayer = salatstory address
| vas delivered by Rev. BEsJAnIs LABAREE, ID D.
The President Of the College. He gave q most
| hearty welcome TO the Alumni who had come from