The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-08-27

V, Moral Culture. CHARLES i. Ev- o
eREsr, Moriah, ~. Y. VI. Natural Sci j
nee. ALBEKr HURD, Augustd, c. W.
VII. The Importance Of weH- directed Men ,
tai E6ori. HIRAM. MEAD. COrnWdH. VIII.
Lite,-FidIsc and True. Henry NJ. SLADF,
lfniN, bury. TX. LdJor,-t Rewdr1iS, En-
Y. SWIFT, Miidl, Lory. Y. Pro-
gresS The Lar If Nature. SYLVESTER 5.
WILLARD, FcrgcnncS. ri. Ordtion. G%tonGE
\. BoAKpMAN, 4. b., Cdsit ton. MI. De.
grecs Conferrch. Mi Prayer by tie Pres
idcnt. XIV. BencIiciion. l*Excused.
The o%ra'ions Of the graduating class
were listened 10 with much attention by
the largest audience we have ever seen
M such an occasion, and were highly
praised by men whose appreciation is
not lightly bestowed, aud whose judy
ment will hardly he disputed by any
who were present through the exercises
Of the forenoon sitting. The Masters
Grafton was pronounced by GEoRGE N.
3oARDMAN, A. B., on the subject of His
tory, and was a rare and striking pros
duction of a contemplative spirit des-
tined one day, we predict, TO be known
in the world of letters and philosophy
Sentences Of remarkable force an beau.
ty were thickly in%tcrspcrsed throughout
the entire essay.
DEGREEs CONFERRED II. B., on the
members Of the graduating class above
named. 4. M-Gcorec y. Boardman.
Ira d. Burwell, ASA +. Everest, John w.
NIuni, Levi p. Sawyer, Richard II. Eolton,
EIwin f. Hatfield. and C.. T. lluiburl,
alumni Of the College, Rev. James Mul-
cIlahey, of MiddIchury, n graduate olTrin-
iib College. ad eundem. The honorary
dcgree Of A. NJ. was conferred on The fol-
owing persons:
Hon. Amasa Walker, North Bro kield,
Mass; Rev. Preston Tal Tor, Sheldon:
Rev. b. o. Mcekcr, Middlebuly; BENZ. F..
Mason, Boston.
The degree Of d. y. on the following {:
Rev. Geo. c. Beckwith, Boston Rev. Ly-
man Gilbert, West Newton, Mass,
The degree Of LII d. on Rev. Albeit
Barnes, Philadelphia, and Hon. John Will
lard, Saratoga Springs.
At3 O'Clock, on Wednesday after
noon, the Associated Alumni were adj
dressed by Hon. ALEXANDER w. BuEL,
member Of Congress from Mich gan
His address was handsomely written,
and contained strong and brilliant points.
His subject was the relation between past
and present civilization, from which
were dcduced bright hopes for the lu.
ture. The closing part Of the address
was truly eloquent and patriotic APP
peal in behalf of the Union, on whicI
he deemed the future of our race SO in
tima,ely to depend. We hope this ad
dress will be published.
e In the evening, the Presidents L.eve'
was attended by great numbers of th'
c lage, and others. forming a happy ere
union" for a brief while, that will not
IS doubtless, soon be forgotten.
Anniversary of the Associated Alumni
. The special exercises of the Semi Centcn
NAL Anniversai y--the Jubilee proper-wcr
held on Thursday. The procession move
h from the Colleges at about 10 o'clock and o
reaching the Con gregational Church
which was speedily filled in every part (r
GLIDING the porch)to its utmost capacity-th
n exercises commenced with prayer by tn
Rev. F~RAScEwAY r. CossITT, d. ID
President of Cumberland College, Kentuck,
A Salutatory address, by Rev. BESJAMI
LABAREE, D. d, President of the Collcg,
y followed. Of the propricty, grace. and el'
quence of this Introductory Grafton, it is in
% possible TO give an adequate Ideally any mer
lie synopsis. Its effect was electric. and, 70
A. the first time within our knowledge, at a Il
crary festival within the walls Of tia
m house, called forth spontaneous and dea
ening applause. The first manilestatio
r of this sort was elected by a very happy "A
=. fusion to Professor %lIoUGH, who sat upo
'' the stage; and it was renewed, with cqu
~ heartiness, by n similar reference 10 the vel
cradle DR.. BATES, the former president, wi
Ct was also present.
III An address, on the Relations of the Co
a lego to the Religious Interests of Societ
e. was then delivered by Rev. JOSHUA BATE
re D. d., occupying something more than q
" hour. 1t was an able, systematic, and bca
IN ;ifully written discourse, strongly marked |
tho intellectual vigoa fol- which It's author
celebrated. Ii contained many touching al
pleasing "reminiscences of former days, al
V. particularly of the twenty one years duriI
W which the venerable speaker was at the hci
an of the college. The closing JdrepeH was
strain of pathetic eloqucnce such ms we ne
err heard, on any other occasion. There "
- scarcely a dry eye in the whole asscmbly,d
ring that parting apostrophe TO the "w indir
-" Otter" 10 the valleys,th mountains the WA
OF tho church, where he had so often sioo
* the college halls, 10 the living in our stree
H. an1 a.. tho gn.,al ,ua. star... H.. IL. 81.