New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-30
COMMENCEMENT At AIDDLEBtRP COL
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midway between Rutland and Darlington, ard near
the center vi the County Of ADDISON which is bounced
on the we,t by Lake Chsmplain. Toe tewn was
chartered in l.6l by Bsnning Wentsortn, then
Goytrror Of the PfoyDce Of New-Usppshire, under
Hing George the Third, AID wn ircluded among the
slAty charters grsited in that year called n more re-
cent lin e. The Ne~ Hampshire Grants The WI
lsge contains about three thousand inhabitants, IS
ptasaItly siUa'ed CT both sidts ct otter Creek sod
ID the very cart otthose fertile plains knoSn a. the
Cbanplap Valley. Tie pioneer settlers OF Vermont
emisrsted mole particularly hom the neigh5oring OF
Nea England Stales, where religious and literary in-
sinunUns were al. sdy 10 8 touri-hIg condition..
10 1891, the Addison County Gfsm mar School was
chartered, and met With such universal tsvOf ain 'os
the rubsbitans Cf Middlebury thai, J;esd OF iiIi
OF lCC0, which the est Dsed cost OF the neces
s.iy bulcirgs contrbu ION of four times thai 81
zas INN eesiey rendered. Thus encouraged, the ices
Of iouroirg Q College, to supeTsede tae Grammar
ScLcu s,uI suggested ,tsf 10 the minds of tue mana
GERS and in 1870 then efforts in that behalf Stre re-
~ardeo by of The State LEGISLATURE iEcorpors
hrg The SScety, thereafter 10 be bposu oy the name
OF Tie President and Fellows # the Mddlebdry
Co,ee." TIE corporation Dei their hrst uee'iug on
tb. Ain of Noveu ber 1900 aud pursuant 70 the pro-
visions Of tie Get, the Rev. Jeremiah Atwater then
Principal Of the Adoison Grammar SchoVl snd tormer
" atu.r in lae College, ~as called I" the Pfesscetcy
Col Seth S'orrs was appointed Secretary, aud joel
Doohtle, Tutor. The foloslDs day sevco stuients
we've admitted TO the Coleg-, aud at the hss
Con mebc.ueut, in 1902, OF their number,
Asr.D Pity, received the 0egIee Of A. Is.
Iu 1919 President Atws.er sen. ia his resignation,
ard Henry Dsyis Professor VI Languages ~ L DION
College, vas sppoined to fill the v.caIcy. Tie beld
this vusition uu the 9th 1, October, 1917, when the
Rev Jocbpa Bates Of Dedham, Mas, was aPpoeted
hs suc essor, and c. nit ued III the olschsrge OF ms
duties uDul 1870, Nben the Rev. BeDJAunn LaoaFee
Was Chosep 10 the Presidency.
The 5sh sb1v.rsary OF he CONNIE nee nent exer'
cses Of Mdolebury College began on Sunday TIE 'tn
ust at the Congregational Church 10 thts WI age, oy
a BscCalaureare sermon from the President GA the
"Rsl ton VI the Il Die 10 Education. HIS text Was
selected from PsalGs l9, 9S, ~, ami OO. 1t was
cesr bgh.toned. phl sophical analysts Of THIS CON-
preh.Dsive subject ana wubnl marked by that gr sce-
ful simplicity fer which the Rev. Dr. is 80 prov-rolai
Although lot announced "a part of the program ne,
the Junior Class, Monday evening, the STU iLst,
paid a visit to Prof. Boa,dmaD, whose al heath had
con pelled him to retire from the Department OF
Rb.torc aud 10 peat and appropriate speech, dehv'
.egsni pitcher Of solid ,llver at cost Of SO gotten
no ior tie occasion by George A. Allen, OF New YORK
City, and bearing the follow pg inscription:
Prof @ N Bosrduan
From Clsss VI 1860,
IN Modisoury College"
Atll o'clock on Tuesday, Aug. 3, Dr. j. q. Hoi'
land Of The Springfield htpnbticnn delivered .n al,
cress before the rhlomath sian Society on Art an
le; Ant o. the Expression Of Life; Lite as the Edd
OF AIT" Dr. Holland 10 we'll kbo~u IN Literary CIR
c.s but The remark was many times made that this
address vas he happiest effort Of bis life.
The Rev. f. b. Foster, ID d., OF Lo~el, Macs, de,
lyered 5, rmon b, fore the Pblai. phlau Socety AZ
clock y. IN. en- the sane day. Thls religious as
sociatoD, and bis theme was, "A Living Theology q
{" The Source of he q, ator Power"
The Pa kerian pIze-speakiDg ON Tuesdsy evening
called forth much comment both pro and con- Inc
prizes were awarded ss folio We: 10 the Freshnsu
Class +. H. Hobbs took the fret, and W. A. Roo'nsor
the eecoLd; Sophomore, w. II. Barton the first, and
G.. L. Abel The second; JUNIOR, ID. ii. Adams ffst
a. ogta land N
Boston played IN The nterudes and the exercises we're
lot cortlpoed TIL toward midnight.
On Wednesday morning, August III, the PROCESSION
Which furued a. tie College Chapel, were escorted Z
the cIuoh by the band aLd sooD after ~ O'Clock th
exercises we're proceeded with according to the follow
ing programme;
Pa,yrR ny THE President
l. salu...Ory in La,n-L s VISITS, Peaobam.
os,lcn-Ensn'h Le'.'ure IS C''i'' u Bailey h'fd
o. Orstlon-The Relation OF Style LertursM p. Cad
well Ees Haven.
Oa,io1 -sua.riDs Means OF Developing Charseter-M
s. Ora ss,- Bishop Base. Moral Phio.0phyo. E. Lane
G. Lire sry D,quisi.ion-Ths Writings Of Hugh Mller-s L
Blake AidShoot'' ..,a
T. Pbic.cpiics O,.tonTh. Ire Method Of Studying Ills
tnry-W II Might, Rs,iis boro
OaiionThe Conversion of Nsiursl Foroes-S. '" Sesaf
Orsop- Raid In'eeo,u, Discipline Pronsot:v
OF Morsiiy-W. II. Ship an, Rochssier'
Master, Ora,iou-C Nj. a,:A
BY way of coreludrg the moving exercises, ans
| preceding the last prayer and benedictiJn, an an
LOU cement was maze OF the Honorary Degrees whcI
had been conferred thls gear, ss follows:
LLD-On the Bon Geo n Ds,I, Of London England, See
Iety Of LoIdon Trst Socially aid tHe Hon. Peter sfr
D. D. IN the R.v. Luther Lee Professor Of Theology il
"A. NJ On Norman +. Coolidge Ct o-orsiA C. L. Ford
snu ss Boston, Mass aid CHARLES H. Anthony, albany
A. NJ in course On Allen, L. A. Austin, H. D. Foster
John c. lsbaree, and G. NJ M.se
On leaving the church procession was formed, and
eesin tscoited by the band marched to the spacou
dining ball oftbe ADDISON House, where the propre
tore, under the direction of the Corporation Of th'
College bad prepared dinner. Present At the dinner
as well ss a. the cturch, noticed the following dis
| tirguished gentlemen Hon. solomon Foote, United
Staes Senator; Dr.. Jopathsn Wales, Boston
Professor James ID. Itler, WisconsiD; the Rev. DR.
Walker, PinsfoId Prot. Tilden, DR.. Allen, j.
| ". Stewart, Prof. BOardnan. Presi lent Labaree
| Mr.. Wright Marsbal Of the Day &c, Middlebury
Rev. DR.. Foster, Lowell; Rev DR.. IL and benoiDgton
| Judge Howe and Rev. DIR. Chds CastetoD; Rev. DIR
Leay u, y.rgepnes; Rev. DR.. Curtis, H., and may
! Others wi Dee IS lid not learn.
Early in The evening concert WAS given 81 the
| church by Heinecke's Gennsnis Band. As soon a.
the 90, ceIt closed great rush made for the eyo
which vac being hello at President Labsrees. HIS ID
yiaiou extended in the morniDg both to sTassers
Al reeiceDts of the village and encO throng VI beau
II spc talent az assembed on Pleasant street q, II
Gc.cck have seldom, ever witnessed a, any Col
lge Commencement.
q, o'clock on Thu,sdsy morning the Alumni hel a
special meeting in tie VesfrS, ADD at II M they
MARCHED 10 son TO the booy Of the church, shsfe
James D. Boiler Professor Of A. cient Languages il
Madison UIiyersty Wis, delivered address before
the assoca ed Alumni, on " The Cl,ins of the Clas
sics." DR.. Bulleia discourse was prefaced BY
a poem, bittirg a Dir. Churchill If New York, fol
whom be was a substitute. The illusions we're h.ppy
AID el c ed Z Ucn merrlu ept.
For 1850, Prof. f. G. Vines Of the Cliss OF 1917 va
seecd to deliver the Grafton before the Associated
Alumni sro T.. j. Philips esq, Class Of lsio bis cub