Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-10
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l am, sir,
Respectfully yours,
TuE clfr0HATloN DI>Nla

AnE ANt4NAA4l'N llNNEa
We complete our accounted Commence
: m,ut by lriai replr, of thc speeches O., Oh,
dinner table.
After tie nuts aud ra.-ins. Gov. Ddl.us-
ham, presiding, called the tables 60 order,
aad rcmarkins taat be was himself. s., G.,
speak, but a step -3n of the Uu.gcr-i.y. and
lees familiar with many OF tae faces around
him than some Others. requested Hon.
Roman 5 HALE. N. c. from tie lj.l Di.-
tric, Of New York. to act as hi. a.iuant "a
the occasion. judge Haleac,..,.i ,a, r.-i-
ti5a aai discharged i,- duties u aIm.rs-
bly, lie remarked that the Governor .ai.nt
properly institute him bis lclcam.u. but
need u.t suppose that be clali -al. ,sclrc
making speech. As The Governor. bow
. ever. perhaps greed with q certain Dutch
Governor. who when bullets l-la 90 dy
concluded that .'the place for Go. Executive
was tie rsar,' De- would MT .all on aiu at
present Nrh some stir1in. allu-i.as Go the
strong atraehmeu, Of the Alumni 20 their
Alma Mafar, only strengthened by time aaI
distnee, and to the happy au-piei,s under
which thoy met to-day, De gave ..Tbe Od
L. !. w. IN as ue,r glass and ,-sh as aeir
had and called on Pres. Angel o. respond.
President Angel rose amid O. greeting Of
hearty applause. Cammenc,us with some
humorous remarks which sct che tables in
roar, he went ON to speak or iIs apprecia-
ton Of the high position TO which be had
Dseu csll,d: Of the deiicacy of Do. r,l 4tions
10 undertaking 10 fil T.s, vlI,a should De
Giicd by one OF the sau- Of ,.c Ca.y,r-i,y
and oi his sense ol bis personal ir,ulEcieucy
Or such rcsI n-ilie duties. rac a,artiuc,s
of tie greeting extended to him. and the .
splrit be SAW manifested. bad convinced him /
that ii &c failed j; woali De hi, own fault. /
no. theirs. With renewed thanks for their
kind reception. be closei a very halpy Iiule
speech.
Mr. Hale next gave the health og gR.v. DIR.
SHEDD Of New York. Mr.. Sl,di was wei.
coined with long applause. lie responded
briefly and pointedly as usual lie said we
meet to day under bright skies. The tide
which for time seemed to set against tie
College has turned, and no one can now
doubt that it has brilliant future before it.
lie was no. so sure that it was ALWAYS best
for college To seloc; lis t5achers and head.
wholly from it. own Sons lie believed IN
miugling Of the blood and spirit and
culture of different institutions. He
was sausfcd that IN gong outside Of
the Alumni, in this case, Tor a
President, the Cooperation hsd done well
lie believed they had made the wiscst choice
of man, ard he pledged to the new Presi-
dent the hearty, enthusiastic and effective
support Of the Alumni, assuring him that
they would rally round him. TO a man, and
with great strength Of feeling.
With some rleasan. illusions t, the Land
Of Gold and the sons Of the L. Y. NJ. in the
Pacific, Mr. Hale next called up Hon. VIM.
Highly. Of the class of 40, now Member of
Congress from California Mr.. Highly said
the University was represented in California
by a score or more Of her sons, and no one
Of them had ever dish norcd her. He hard
ly knew what impulse had brought him here
today. lie had heard that the University
was languishIng he had no reason to ex-
pect to find here many Of his old college
mates ;-neverthcless two hours aftei the
adjournment Of Congress. he found himself
iurrying hithor. to attend this commence
nent. lie found 1t inspired with new life
/ large and enthusiastic gathering Of alum
nj, and around him many of the faces Of old
friends 1t was no dark day to him. The
var is over. The country has commenced a q
rev career Of prosperity and glory, and this
University, he saw, was rising to DO its c
hare in the duties of such time She
would need more help in her work and the s
Ilumni must rally TO her and. He was ready 4
o do his share, and so We're the sons of the v
'olege in California. lie was abundantly 5
.pplauded. b
Judge Hale after reading despatch, with a
London dates of the day before, received by '
he Gable, said that the lightning was a o
apid thing, but it was not quicker than t
Judge CULvER's wit This brought up Hon. S
:. ID. CULVER, who as always, spoke wittily P
nd we'll. Abiding to his four years ser t
ice, just closed, as United States Minister &
o Venezuela. be said that for four years he L
lad been in the condition of Connecticut
'eer barrel on Sundays. He had had to e
leep his mouth closed, Mr.. Seward having Fl
autioned his ministers against after dinner
peeches; but he was now free and glad C
nee more to open his mouth. In words full a