Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-27

"e nave reVelNeu TWO accounts oil the exhi-
biton of the "Phiomathesian So,iety,n Of
Mlddlebury College. As we can make room
for only one (and one, moreover, will be sutfi-
cient), we publish the followiug:l
MDDLEBURY, VT.,
November Goth, 1862.
MI. Editor :--Will you once more allow
our CO llege to insert a brief chronicle in the
columns Of your daily, which, by the by, is
considered he daily in this community.
Back to "the time when the mind of man
runneh not to the contrary" just so sure as
there was to be any public exercise in college,
Just SO sure it was To rain on that occason.-
The exhibition of the Philomathesian Society
| yesterday evening was not more favored in
this respect than have been its predecessors.--
1 Thursday was pleasant, and, from tie brilliant
sunset, we augured fair weather for the NOR
row. But alas, for human expectations -
| Wednesday morning it began to rain. and con-
tnued $50 to do" all that day and the sue
ceeding night. Indeed, heavens aqueous
we 'lth seems not yet to have been all dis
charged Still it pours .e .l-9
+, But, the promised chronicle This exhi-
bltlon, IN which the members IN the senior
class alone take part, had been much autici-
pated both in college and in the village, so that,
Tor all the utter unpleasantness of the weather
at a seasonable hour very respectable audi
enee had collected. The class of '63 canned
an envlable reputation last spring at their
Junior exhibition, and, though our impartial
pen would not unjusty compliment or latter
we do not hesitate to say that the expecta-
tlons OF the audience were fully realized-that
the class laurels are still green.
1t would require more space than you might
be willing to give, We're | to speak much in
detail. Allow m very briefly to allude to the
individual productions ..7l-
The Oraton--"Dffcutle of Reform''---by
+. H. Seeley, did its author much credit. Ii
was well written and particularly well deliv-
cred.
The Debate came next. The question:
| "Have we reason to doubt the permanency of
a Republican Government 2"-was one of ne
| culiar interest at this eventfal period in the
history of our own Government, when the
great kepubhc, whose permanency we will not
suffer ourselves to doubt, is making such gi-
gantlc efforts to maintain her own existence
The question was ably and thoroughly dis
cussed on either side, The disputants exhib-
ited somewhat usual oratorical as well as
argumentatlve abilities. The affirmative was
sustained by r. A. Scott and p. G. Caldwell;
the negative by L. II. Blake and H. B.
Smith. s Ha at HsEB
The POEM" Loyal Vermont by M. l..
Story, would rank favorably with most Col
lege poems, though we think its author would
have done both himself and his theme better
justice in an oration. Our other account, by
the way, calls it an excellent effort-ED.l
The exercises of literary sort were closed
by colloquy, by R. S. Tuthlll. Subject,
'The Presidents Proclamation" II was
meant for take Off on the discussion of
great political events by lgnoramuses and
| 'one-idea men," which one SO often hears in
village bar-rooms. Some facts were quite hu-
morous.. Its reception with the audience was
favorable.
After the exhibition many of the young gen.
tlemen, with their fair friends, met at the Ad-
olson House for little social enjoyment
ALPHA.