The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-08-18
XIII. ORATIoN.-Yankee Element in

G. f. ABBOTT, Panama, Ohio.
XIV. HTsToRIcAL GRAFTON. - Slow De-
velopmeut Of Important Ideas,
GEo. FISHER Chester.
XVI. PHILosoPHIcAL ORATIoN.--Skep-
ticism characteristic Of all manly think
ing, ....B. KELLOGG, Champlain. N. Y.
XVII. GRAFTON. Slavery and the
American Tract Society.
j. Wilcox, Middlebury.
XVIII. VALEDIoToRY.- Conservative
Tendency of Scholarship,
s. A. WALKER, Pittsford
MASTERS GRAFTON, MARTIN i. MFAD.
+Excusod.
The annual levee in the absence Of
the President and lady, was given by Prof.
Boardman. The attendance was large
and the reception, by Prof. B. and
his excellent lady was everything which
could contribute TO the enjoyment of their
guests.
The non-appearance of Prof Butler be-
fore the Associated Alumni, Thursday
morning, was serious disappointment,
but nothing could better serve to recon-
cile the audience than the coming sooner
of the Poem. by Mr.. SAKE. This poem
has been too much lauded by the press
\ throughout the country to permit our say
ing anything of it here. The author APP
peared in his best mood, and his auditors
were in perfect sympathy with him, and
were carried by him through the recital
in state of continued, intense excitement.
The occasion proved what has often been
proved before, that port may be honored
aud loved in his own country.
TIE Alumni Dinner as, being a new in
stitution, was an occasion OF special in
tere5t. The tables of the AID iison House
werS spread in more than usually superior
andi beautiful style, which has already
given the Messrs Adams, an enviable rep
utation, and around them were seated
mbre than hundred of the alumni and
Invited friends. The dinner being dis
posed Of, Hon. Bradford l.. Wales JOSH
fua Bates ESQ.,, and Rev. Saml. W. Board
man, being designated as Vice Presidents,
Hon Daniel Roberts, who presided on
the occasion, introduced the feast of rea-
son with few felicitous remarks Toasts
were read which called for speeches from
n number of distinguished gentlemen,
among which were the Rev Mr.. Hopkins,
of the class of 1904, the Hon. Samuel
Swift, Hon. Peter Starr Rev. DR.. Beman,
Rev. DIR. Thompson, Hon. VIM A How
ard, Mr.. SAKE and others. The former
dwelt chiefly on early "reminiscences con-
nected with the college and were listened
to with absorbing interest. The latter,
especially Mcssrs. Howard aud Thompson,
treated the company to genuine dinner
table oratory,-that Of the latter particu-
larry, was perfect model of the kind.
Many a 1eu d. esprit caused tremendous
explosions Of hilarity. which made the
house tremble. The festivity was conclu-
ded by the recital of an original poem by
Mr.. SAKE.
The evening was occupied and the an-
niversary concluded by an address, before
the United Secret Societies by Geo. W.
Curtis Esq, of New York, upon the Re-
lation Of Education to Democracy Mr..
| G. took wide range of thought, but
handled his subject with mighty grasp,
and an apparent consciousness of his pow
er. Seldom, perhaps never before, have
the people of this vicinity received higher
qualification.
Degrees were conferred upon the fol-
lowing named gentlemen,
A. NJ. IN course, Gilbert 5. Board
man, Rotus o. Graves, Edward p. Hook
er, Edwin G. johnson, Martin l.. Mead
Henry James.
tloiOldi( "a 4b' was COulcIleu Ou lecN
Ebenezer Plat of Brooklyn, n. Y, Rev
Peter p narrower of Schuyervlle, N. Y
Rev. George l.. Walker, Portland, Me
Rev. George G. SAKE of Poultney, Rev
Barnes NJ. Hall of Middlebury, Hon Noah
Davis Jr. Of Albion, n. Y. Richard Fl
Stodard, Esq, Brooklyn, n Y, Ansoi
A. Nicholson, Esq, Brandon.
d. d., on Rev, Elijah W. Plumb, Prin.
oipal of St. Lawrence Academy, Potsdam
n. Y, Rev. Harvey d. Kitchet of De
troit, Michigan.
At the annual meeting of the Associ
ated Alumni of Middlebury College held
August llth, 1858, the following persons
now elected officers for the ensuing year
FceSiaeai,
Hon. SOLOMON FOOT.
-PreSWeRts,
DANIEL ROBERTS, Esq,
W. II. STARR, ESQ,
GYMS FARwELL, Esq,
Rev SAN'L Nj. WoOD.
Treasurer,