The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-08-20
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CONFINEMENT AT MIDBLEBUGY Col
LEGE.-Last week occurred the annual
literary and social festival Of our place
On Tuesday afternoon the 10Th inst
Samuel w, Bates, Esq, Of Boston, de-
livered an Grafton before the Philomath.
csian Society, on the subject Of - Para
doxcs d; which was sprightly in concep.
ton. fclic,ous in expression. handsome
~ delivered and received with frequent
bursts Of applause. Prof Phelps of
Audover, followed with an address be
fore the Philadelphia Society more COM
rlete in character and admirable in man
ner than we recollcct to have witnessed
on similar occasion. Prof. PHELPS is
fortunate in endowmcnts Of sterling quail
ity and a culture and tone refined, exact
and liberal His subject was The true
theory of preaching.
The Prize Speaking came off on the
evening Of Tuesday, to the great delight
of n numerous and attentive auditory
The prizes were dis,ribu ted as follows
to the Freshmen, George o. Ware first
premium: J. c. o. Redington, second
TO the Sophomores, n. NJ. Ambrose the
first: d. Ii Woodward, the second Jun.
iors II IL Thomas, first and II i. Fur
ness, second. The gentlemen Of the
Junior class composed their own pieces
while those Of the two other classes Sc
lected from various authors, In our
Judgment. tho end Of the elocutionary
exercise would be best secured, by SO.
Letting declama,ions Of forensic, ra,L-
err than Of theatrical character
The exercises Of Commencement were
as follows
|, Prayer by the President. 3 Ora
ito Salutatoria-Ozi William Whita.
ker, New Salem, Mass. 5. Grafton
The Philosophy of Sir William Hamil.
tou--Soomon TheopLilus Allen, Pan.
ton. A Oration-The Thinker-Lewis
Augustine Austin, West Poultncy. 5.
Oration-Nl ediocrity of Talent. its Sue.
cess in Government-Georgo Daniel
Davenport, Salisbury. 6. Grafton
The Circulation of Matter--David
Brownson Dewey, Whitehall N, Y. 7.
Historical Oration--Sympathy, neces.
sary for the Comprehension of History
Charles Weiherby, Marietta. Ohio,
8. Oration--Simplicity in the Express
sion of Truth--Henry Dwight Foster,
Ludlow. o Oralion-Alexander Ham
ilton--J John Goldman Labaren. Middle
bury. 10. Orotion--The Opposition
in the days of Pitts Supremacy-Nlose
Marston, Williamstown. H. Grafton
Religions Instruction, Duty of the
State-William Henry Nichols, Brain.
tree. ~ Oration-Thcology, not
Progressive-Allen Tenny, LYME, N. II.
10. Valedictory OTation--Mental Sci
ence in Practical Life-Charles Marsh
Mead, Cornwall. IA. Masters Grafton
The Unity of the Common Mind
G., A. Weeks, A. b Salisbury.
In addition to the class, who receiv-
cd the usual degree of A. D., the follow
ing gentlemen were admitted. in course,
to that Of a. NJ. viz Il. d. Ames, l. s.
Cheney, d. ID Haskell, D. G Hooker,
J. A. Howe, G. c. Lane, w. w. Walk
er, j. T. Rice, G. w. Thomas, G. A.
Weeks. Tho honorary degree of A. NJ.
was conferred on Solomon Sias Of Fort
Edward Institute; that of d. d. on Rev.
President Peasc, Of the University at
Burlington, and Rev. Ova p. IIoyt Of
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The exercises were attended by one
Of the fullest Commencement audiences,
and gave in all quarters unusual salts
faction. The salutatory of Whitaker
aud the valedictory of Mead, each in its
! place, commanded special appreciation,