Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17

COMMENCEMENT AT NoRwIcH.-Com.
mencement exercises at Norwich &C.
Cured last week. On Sunday after
noon, President Bourns preached the an
nual baccalaureate discourse to the stu
dents, drawing lessons from the times
fitting the occasion and the hour, and
admonishing all to stand fast In the lib
erty whereunto they were now called.
Tuesday evening came the prize speak
ing which was highly Creditable to both
instructors and pupils, and, together
with the other exercises of commence
ment, showed that the matter of de
livery here is not, as it is in too many
institutions, neglected.
IntersperSed through Wednesday and
Thursday, and as an important and
prominent feature of the anniversary
exercises, were the battalion, artillery
and skirmish drills by the students. The
prize artillery drill of Wednesday after
noon was remarkably good. The cadets
marching maneuvering and performing
evolutionS with field-pieces, without the
aid Of horses, showed u great amount of
skill, muscle and endurance. The liter
airy exercises before the university were
an Grafton on Wednesday by Frederick
B. Perkins of New York, and a poem on
Thursday by Rev F. w. Shelton, l.. L.
D., Of Montpelier, Hon. Caleb Lyon,
Governor of Idaho, was announced for
an grafton, but failed to arrive, on &C
count OF illness. The speaking and pie
ces by the graduating class were very
good. The following was the order of
exercises:
The necessity Of military education
John Boyd, New York.
Experience-Joseph Swift Richards,
Geneva, n. Y.
Value of domestic manufactures
Charles Smart, Lowell, Mass.
The national debt-Oscar B. Child,
West Randolph, Vt.
Claims of our times-F. Timothy
Bothamly, Cherry Valley, Mass.
ReyolutiOn-Wm. w. Howard, Halo
well, Me.
Whatever is, is right-Harry A. How
ard, Windsor, Vt
Providence in American history, with
the valedictOry addresses-John Dewy,
Quechee.
The above named graduates received
the degree Of Bachelor of Science. The
honorary degrees were Bachelor of
Science-Geo. A. Converse Of Norwich,
Vt, Capt. E. B. Williston, U. S. army
Master Of Arts-Breyet Col. G. w. Bull
lock Of Great Falls, N. H.; Doctor of
Laws-Gen. J. W. Phelps of Brattleboro,
Vt; Doctor of Divinity-Rev. A. L. Bau-
ry. Excellent music during the exer-
clses and for the concert on Wednesday
evening was furnished by the Boston
brigade band.
ROLL OF HONOR OF NORWICH UNIVERSITY.
Five Major Generals, Brigadier Gen
erals, % Colonies, 40 other Field Officers,
90 Captains, about 100 Lieutenants. 6
Naval Officers.
1t is estimated that from 1900 to
$500 Cadets have been at the institution
since 1885. Four or five hundred of this
number have participated in the war
for the Union. The record has not been
so carefully kept as it should have been,
The following are the names of the GEN
eral officers and colonies. Those with a
have been killed or died in the service.
Major Generals-G. NJ. Dodge, IT. E.
G. Ransom, Robert II. Milroy Truman
Seymour Geo. G. Strong.
Brigadier Generals-GeO. P. Buell.. Fl.
W. Lander W. Il. H. Davis, Seth Will
liams, Geo, Wright,
Colonels-S. NJ. Hewitt, 32d Ohio
Vols; Josiah Hall, 1st Vt. Cav; Joseph
steadman, 42d Mass Vols; Chas. Huns
don, 1st Vt. Heavy Art; Geo.W Bullock,
staff, U, s. A; H. W Burton, ID Art, U,
S. A; G. E. Bryant Mich Regt Bern
ard G. Farrar Maine Regt.; F, N. Free
man; Jesse A. Cove, ODD Mass. Vols;
Jacob P. Gould, 59th Mass. Vols; H. L.
S. Haskell, III. Regt; &c. E. Griswold,
56th Mass. Vols; H. II. Howard, Mich,
Regt,; Henry 0. Kent, 18th N. H. Vols.
VIM. Pitt Kellogg, 18th Ill. Cav; *Sami
Marsh, 54th n. Y. Vols; Thomas 0.
Seaver, Sd vt. Vols; Charles B. Slough
ton, 4th Vt. Vols Tho's J. Whipple, 4th
n. Il. Vols; Joseph c. Wright, I'D Ill.
Vols; Charles II. Long, 1st N. Y. Heavy
Art; Edmund Rice, 10Th Mass. Vols
Simeon S. Preston, N. Y. Regt.; S. NJ,
Preston, SD III. Vols.