The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-08-16

J was easily seen, anu in point of cloquenc,
the Grafton was fur below what we have
heard from him on former occasions still
| it was the best treat Of the week.
AFTERNOON.
Music by the Band and Prayer by
Rev DR.. Stone Of Concord, y. IL. The
address before the Phil delphian Society,
was by Rev. DR. Adams, Of Philadelphia
on the theme, Man and his Relations -
What distinguishes man from all other
animals, sketched in his physical forma-
ton but the grand difference was found
IN his religious nature. Man now Sit
at the apex Of the living Pyramid and
should attain to the fullest possible stature
OF excellence. The requisites to this are
found in the health and harmony of the
animal and moral natures, good consci-
cnce, holy affections, and Il sanctfcd
will. This, however 1t might appear fanci-
tul is attainable. Man is evidently a fall
'cn creature, and tending toward his for
mex estate. Man is Of ono race--pcrhaps
Of higher developments in some families
than in Others but each may rise.
EVENING.
The usual parkcrian Prize Speaking,
occurred in the evening, az is invariably
the case the house was dcnsely packed
long before the time for the commence
mcnt Of the exercises and not a very pre-
Vonderating proportion took Il deci-
Jed MISUNDERSTANDING an ANNOYANCE
dat las existed time out of mind ard will
probably continue to exist.
The following WAS the Programme Tor
the evening;
Freshmen
| Defamation Speech at his Trial.
Emmett L. Burke, Middlebury.
| Declamation.-Fate of Virginia. -NIa-
cauly. w. +. Hyde, Pawlet.
Defamation. -tialleo and Keplcr.
Mitchell. c. ii. Rowley, Middlcbury.
Defamation The Punishment of
Treason is Death.-I'ilton. Albce Smith,
Chicago, III.
Sophomores
misunderstanding of the Lexine-
ton-Chapin. ID. n. Burke, Middle
bury.
Defamation. - Daniel Webster. -
Clarke. G. +. Lawrence, Weybridge.
Defamation. Address to the Flag at
Sumtcr.-I}cecher. j. NJ. Slade, Jr.,
Nliddlebury.
Defamation Thanks TO Whom .
itl of July Grafton at Boston.-,Ian-
ming. y. ID. Yale, Middlebury.
Juniors.
Oration.-The Ideal. L. S. Ford.
Spring Cottage. Miss.
Oration.-Reading. J. S. Grinnel,
Massena, y. y.
Oration..-Our One Danger. y. II.
Nichols, DANNY.
Orat;on.-Spirit of American Society.
y. b. Sheppard, Lawrenccville, y. Y.
On former occasions we have felt it
our duty to criticise and sometimes severe
ly the performances of this evening.
We have no disposition or occasion to do
SO now The speaking afforded little OPP
portunity for any, however disposed, to
criticize. There was positively no poor
speaking and some surprisingly good-cx-
hiblling IN manlincss of style that gave
promise of rare attainments in the future.
The award Of merit by the Committee
was as follows:
Frcshmen--iirst prize, Rowlcyi Sec
oni, Hyde.
Sophomorcs--frst, Sladc; second, Yale,
Juniors-hrst, Grinnell second, Shcp-
ard.
Of this we have only 10 say that our
own marks did not wholly concur.
WEDNESDAY.
The great day of the week was as
usual given to the exercises of the gradu
atins class. The following is the sched-
ule:
FORENOON.
Prayer by the President
Music BY the Mendclssohn Quintettc
Club.
!. CRATIC Salutatoria-Geo Gorge Zal-
mon Erwin, Madrid, y. y.
.. Oration-Thc characteristics of
Modern Writng-Edmund Nichols Dor
rance, Mildlebury, Vt.
3. Oration-'The Religious Mirage of
the Day-Ezckicl Webster Dimond,
Concord, y. ii.
4. Historical Oration-lIistoric Lit
erature of Greece-John Gilbert McIn-
tyre, Massena, n. Y.
8. Oration--Elements of Reform
Evarts Bradford Kent, Ripton, Vt.
u. Grafton Civilization, "a Progress
fIom the Simple to the Complex-Geo.
Lyman MINIS, Sullivan, y. ii.
7. Scientific Oration-Is Animal In
stinct in kind Human Understandings
Warren Corbn Wood, Wilmington, Ill.
s. poem-Iniyersal Harmonv-