Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-05-02
uiddlSbury College.

The annual exhibition OF the Junior
class Of Middlebury College took place on
Tuesday in he Chapel Of the college
before large and appreciative audience.
President Kitchell presided with an ease
and grace which showed that he was 3
worthy successor OF his predecessors,
ex. Presidents Bates and Labarse whose
portraits adorn the walls Of the Chapel.
The following was the order Of exercises
A.ls,o.
I. CRATIC Salutatoris, J. L. Jones.
II. Grafton. The Companionship OF the
Atmosphere, Chas. N. Bell.
III. Grafton. sslf-Trust P. F. Burke.
Aasis.
". Grafton. Chemico. spiritualism,
G. P. Collins.
V. Grafton. Suicide, A. E. Higley.
VI. Grafton. Approximation, the only
Perfection, G. IL. Rowley.
VII. Scientific Grafton. Unity Of Man
kind J. F. whitley.
VIII. Grafton. Resctionary influence
OF Words upon Thought, J. c. Waugh.
TX. Grafton. Looking and Seeing,
A. D. Whitney.
hus0.
x. Historical Grafton Aaron Burr dur
ing the "Tie Intrigue" G. W. Ellis.
XG. Grafton. What is Homeopathy
W. W. Waugh.
XII. Historical Grafton The Moral.
Element In Historical Progress,
o. D. Scott.
Music.
XIII. Literary Conference. The Fine
Arts their Practical Nature,
E. II. Higley
Characters.
Mr.. Barston, Politician and Theoreti-
cal Unitarian, G. W. Ellis.
Mr.. Dudley, Yankee Man Of Business.
Chas. N. Bell.
Mr.. HYDE, an Amateur Of the Fine Arts.
E. H. Higley,
Scene-Mr. Barston's Residence.
Mitsie.
The orations were well written, and
pronounced in a manner which was
worthy Of imitation. On all occasions
enunciation was clear and distinct, and
nearly all appeared to have perfect com
mand of themselves, which led US to be-
lieve that they had been under the tutor
ship of the accomplished Professor Of
English Literature, Prof. Brainard Kel
logg, who is himself one Of the mos
polished speakers, able and interesting
lecturers that appear upon the plat
form.
The Latin salutatory was delivered II
q distinct manner, so that one who ha(
but little knowledge Of the Latin Ian
guage could easily distinguish the senti
ments presented to the several classe
addressed. The Grafton of Charles n
Bell. entitled, "The Companionship o
the Atmosphere, was chastely written
and gracefully delivered. "Self-Trust,
by P. F. Burke, was production OF rea
merit. which must have impressed al
with the force of his illustrations Of tn
subject. Suicide" by A. e. Higley, wa
a carefully prepared satire upon int
lectual suicide, and we should be please
to lay it before our readers that the
might forcibly see the various method
of intellectual incidence and death
graphically described in this essay. Tn
historical orations on "The NORA Ell
ment in Historical Progress" by 0.
Scott, and "Aaron Burr during the LII
trigue," by G. N. Ellis, were both pr
auctions containing rare thoughts an
analysis of the subjects, and gave ev
dence of scholarship and mind Of hig
tone. The Literary Conference"
Lieut.. E. H. Higley of Castleton, was
) well-conceived and spirited defence
the fine arts 10 distinction from Il
merely practical. We may be above
, to say a word more In reference to Lieu
Higley. His original class graduated
1852, he leaving it to enter the arm
1 where he served for three years wi
great fidelity and honor, and then
sumed his collegiate studies. This is
instance of patriotism worthy of recor
|, and deserves much credit. How maj
other instances of like character can
found In the annals Of the war; d.
ing the last twenty years it has been Q
!. privilege to be present on large nu
e Der of similar occasions, but on nc
d have the parties acquitted themsel'