Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-08-08
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1857.
Commencement at Norwich
University.

last by the delivery OF the Daccalauteate
sermon by Rev. Edward Bourns, LID,
the former President Of the University.
On Wednesday afternoon the exhibition
of the Junior class took place. At q IL
O'Clock p. m. the annual meeting OF the
Alumni was held, and at O'Clock an ex-
cellent concert was given by Browns
Brigade Band of Boston, which was fol-
lowed by q torch.light drill by the Ca
diets.
Thursday morning, Commencement
day, opened bright and beautiful, with
refreshing breeze coming from the noun
tains that surround the village OF North
field. AT an early hour the people be-
gan TO come in from the surrounding
country, and railway trains added
largely to the concourse assembled. At
8 o'clock a. m. procession was formed
under the direction of Col. Charles b.
stoughton of Bellows Falls, as uniVer-
sity Marshal, which proceeded to the
church.
Major T. W. Walker, an officer OF the
Regular Army, who has been detailed as
President Of the University, presided.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by the Right Rev. John Henry Hopkins,
D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont
Orations were then delivered by the
graduating class as follows;
Music.
/. "The Soldier. His True Mission
and Reward" Seth H. Benson, Black
stone, Mass.
2. popular Cultivation of Music
Wesley K. Walton, Auburn, Maine.l
8, "The land is sacred which WI
love-" Myron R. Hurlburt, Grand Isle
Vt.
4. "war not opposed to Goodness, will
Valedictory. Francis NJ. Gowdy, BroaC
Brook, Conn.
The Grafton by Mr.. Benson was
well written and finely pronounced pro
duction giving a narration of the mission
of the faithful soldier and the reward
which come to him who serves hi
country in the field. The poem by MI
Hurlburt, which was finely read on &C
count Of his indisposition, by Mr.. Ber
son, was conceived in q patriotic spiri
containing many choice thoughts, whic
brought out the applause of the audienc'
The valedictory was logically pr
pared grafton, and the farewell addres
to the faculty and class was pertiner
and touching.
President Walker in a brief addre'
delivered the Diplomas to the gradua
ing class, and announced that the Co
poration of the University had conferrt
honorary degrees upon the followir
named gentlemen;
LII D., Hon. J. H. Hartley, (Assistal
Secretary of the Treasury Washin
ton, D. G.
Hon. stoddard B. Colby washingto
DC.
A. NJ, Samuel W. shattuck, Mort
field.
Hon. Charles G. Vanzandt OF Newpo
Ri, then delivered a chastely writ
poem, which we can entitle in no 9th
way than "a Legend Of German 81
dent" 1t was production worthy
its distinguished author. Its historic
illusions were finely and appropriate
introduced, and his witty allusic
to passing events brought down
house, although we thought the poll
cal illusions it contained were not
good taste on such an occasion.
Vanzandt possesses poetic talent o
high order and indicates finely e'
Gated mind and cultivated taste.
delivery surpasses in richness of tt
aud gracefulness of manner any poet
whom before 1t has been our pleasure
listen. We hope he may again be
yited to Vermont on similar missi
The annual Grafton was then delive
by the Hon. Stoddard B. Colby, Regis
of the Treasury at Washington, form
ly of Montpelier. Mr.. @. in opening,
luded to the scenes which surroup
the audience and paid faithful and
CANT tribute to the late exGov. Cha
Paine, to whom Vermont was so m
indebted, for his labors in increasing
prosperity and in inaugurating so m
enterprises which had built up, not G
the business of that community, bu
the whole commonwealth. He then
nounced as his theme of discourse "
Yankee and his Teachings" The s
ject was discussed in a scholarly and
quent manner, taking the position
the teachings of the Yankee, (Which
treated in its broad signidcation) as
ing pervaded our. whole country anC
entering into all our institutions.
regret that our space will not admi
an outline of this mastery grafton
livered in the peculiarly interes