Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-08-15
The Seventh Regiment Band furnished
excellent music for the occasion.
PHI BETA KAPPA.

PHI BETA KAPPA.
The Pm BETA KAPPA Society celebrat-
ed their anniversary. The annual meet
ing was held in the morning at Institute
Hall, at which Messrs. W. ?, Smith, III.
., Wheeler and A. Phelps of the gradu-
atlng class We're elected members.
AT three O'Clock Rev. Andrew p. Pea
body, ID. d., OF Cambridge, Mass, deliv-
cred the annual address.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. MIR. Buckley, of Pittsburgh,
N. Y.
DR., Peabody was introduced by Prof.
G. W. Benedict, President OF the So
ciety.
The subject of the reverend gentle-
mans discourse was the Positive Philo-
sophy." Since PHILOSOPHY the Guide
of Life" he said, had been adopted as
the motto of the Society, it was impor-
tant that their studies should not be
perverted by the allurements and plausi-
bility OF false and pernicious systems OF
philosophy. Even though this new sys-
tenn was fitted to purify the world, as its
friends claimed, yet it would be as the
torrent fertllizes the fields, way which
hOhS NSSilSs ihS NOiSb NhSihJ W NAAe
student was the system of positive philo-
sophy, founded by Comte and fortified by
the brilliant logic of Herbert Spencer.
Its seeming plausibility attracted many
who neglected to follow it to its errone-
Gus bases. The speaker entered into an
able and searching analysis Of the sys-
TEN, exposing its errors and misohievous
| tendencies.
An abstract of the address must be
very imperfect, as much of the connec-
| tion would necessarily be lost. 1t was
one of those abstruse, profound, and I'M
reportable discourses, which perhaps
find less favor among popular audiences,
than one on more common every day
| subject. The speaker, however, received
| the close attention of his hearers till the
end.
The benediction by Rev. Mr.. Buckley
closed the exercises.
The church was not as we'll filled as it
might have been, owing of course, to the
intense heat. .-,
COMMENCEMENT CONCERT.
The concert last evening was in all 70
spects success. 1t surpasses any thiI :
! VI bduu SOuCSIG WHICH we nave udtt
Burlington for years. The gem OF the
entertainment was the solo on the Rus
sian Piano." which was most cnthusi-
astically encored. We must omit a
more elaborate notice until our next
| issue.
On Friday evening this band will give
a concert at Academy Hall, st. Adams,
and on Saturday evening at Plattsburg.
We trust cordial welcome awaits them
at both places, and that the sore disap-
pointment of their non arrival at St. AL
bans on Monday evening last will be no
impeachment in the way of their success
at the Queen Village of Lake Champlain.
THE "DELTA PSI" FRATERNITY
celebrated their anniversary at the
american Hotel" last evening. About
forty members were preset and enjoyed
an excellent dinner. An grafton was
delivered by Capt. Abel E. Leavenworth,
Principal of Hinesburgh Academy, and
speeches were made by John s. Gilbert,
Esq, of Malone Rev. e. I'll. Byington
of Windsor, Rev. e. Goodrich of Bur-
lington, Thomas E. Pease, Esq, of De-
troit, Rev. G. I. Bard of Dumbarton, and
Others.
The "Deltas" broke up at a seasonable
hour, having enjoyed general good
time.--Bwlington Times, TIL.