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

Masters Grafton - Richari eI
Holmes.
Degrees conferred.
Prayer by the President
Benediction by the same.
1t is not our custom to speak critically
of the performance Of the graduating
class. 1t is enough to say of them that
the testimony of many who had full op-
portunty to know is assurance that no
New England college has this year ex-
cellcd ours in any respect. In truth we
should say that in display of intellectual
ability and in thcir oratory this class is
quite above the average of Middlebury
The degree of A. Il. was conferred in
course upon the fifteen young gentlemen
whose names appear in the programme.
The honorary degree was conferred upon
Capt. w. d.. Brennan, who lett college
before completing his course, and lost
leg in the service of his country.
The Masters degree was conferred in
course upon Aldace +. Walker, George
ii. Sweet, Charles G. Smith, Norman f,
Rider, Lyman L. Knapp, Richard =.
Holmes and Erwin a. IIasseliine.
The honorary degree OF A. NJ, was
conferred upon Charles ID. Mead, Fer
nan1o {. Beaman, and Edward II.
Hobbs.
The honorary deg rec of y. d., was
conferred upon Rev Henry Taylor, of
Scotland, and Rev. saac n. Spracue of
New Jersey.
The honorary degree OF L. J.. d., was
conferred upon Hon. James Barrett of
the Supreme Court in Vermont, and Hon.
John NJ. Parker, of the Supreme Court
in New York.
The attendance at the exercises was
quite large, and we observed on the stage
large number of notabilitics from abroad.
The weather was delightful. Under the
skllltul direction of the Marshall of the
day, Gen Hopkins of Rutland, all move
menis were made gracefully and in good
order
ALUMNI DAY.
Thursday was the Alumni Day, rs it
has been since 1858. A change was pro-
posed and adopted at the dinner meeting,
which, unless reconsidercd, will give the
closing day to the class exercises as at
other colleges. Rev. j. w. Chickering.
ID. d., late of Portland, Maine, (class of
1926 now President of the Association.
presided; the audience was large, the
representation of the Alumni being full.
Music introduced the exercises. and
prayer was Offered by Rev. II. S. Cusl,.
man of Manchester, (class 1880
The orator of the occasion, Hon. Cal
vim 4. 1Iulburd of Brasher Falls, n. V,
graduated in 1929, Edward ID. Barber
Daniel Roberts, Edwin Lawrence and
/. NJ. Post were of the same year. IIay-
ing held at several sessions leading DO
sition in the y. y. legislature, Mr.. HUI
burd is serving now with distinction in
his first Congressional term, as member
from the St. Lawrence district.
The subject Of his Grafton was the
political, Public and Personal Charac-
ter Of Daniel Webster" which was ably
and minutely presented. Mr.. IlulLurd
IS by habit an effective speaker, but was
100 closely held to his notes on this occa-
sion 10 give his abilities as an orator free
play.
The dinner was had at the Addison
House at one O'Clock. Some one hun
dred and fifty ladies and gentlemen were
at table, the Alumni of older and later
CLASSES being largely present Rev.
Dr. Chickerng presided; Rev. Dr. Adj
ans Of Philadelphia, invoked the divine
blessing. liy request Of the President, the
regular toasts were read by Philip Bat
tell, Esq, class 1926, and responded to
in the following order.
"Aiumni Dy-Poculo moesto mustum
merum efiunditur, tune in illud VIVA We
tuStlora libantur, dulce rdentia."
The Latin toast was responded to by
Rev. Prof Geo. n. Boardman, of Binq-
hampton, n. y, (class 1919 who ac-
kno @ledged some obligation to fulfill that
duty from having been the first, as lie
was reminded, TO propose the institution
Of separate day at Commencement for
the Alumni. Without translating the
words Of the toast, the Professor said it
presented the idea of the new wine hay-
ing been drained from the cup, and the
old wine being substituted at the close of
the feast. The Professors brief address
gave an opportunity particularly to his
former pupils and friends TO renew their
qualification in seeing and hearing him.