Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-07

The honorary degree Of Master Of IT'S ~
conferred on George Franklin Bailey, Il Chicago.
H.; Luther LOOMS butcher, Of y Adams. Vt;
Hon. Orange Ferris, VI. c.. Of 6Ienn'- Falls Y
Y; Calvin Lewis Robinson. 'ofJacksonville, Flor
ida; Dennis Townsend California; snd William
". Wheeler, of Chicago H., and Of NJ D on
David II. Gooivillie-, DDS. New Jersey.
The honorary degree Of Doctor Of Divinity Was
conferred on Rev Elwin AIolphu. Buckley. Of
Ptattsburg, y Y and Rev Alonzo Berry Rich,
Of Beverly, Mass, of the Class Of 1872
The honorary degree Of Doctor Of Laws uas
conferred on Prof Farrand Northrup eeae,i5ct.
OF Parsippany, New Jersey.
The services commemorative VI The late Prof
Torrey which followed. we're deeply interesting
AMI impressiv-. Addresses were made by the
Rev. DR.. CIeueat On Prof Torrey's early life. by
PROT &. ". Benedict on his maturer years, by
Rev. Mr.. Parker on his services as a teacher, By
Prot Buckham on his lahors in Philosophy, and
Rev. DR.. Worcester on hi Christian character.
\ few remarks were also made by Hon. VIM.
Highly, Of California.
We are compelled, for wan; Of -uffieien, sPase
to postpone these next week, wheG se shall
give them in full. if possible
At the conclusion Of the exercises at the,
Church. the Corporation. together with the.
Alumni Of t. University and their friends,
AMI invited g.ests, marched to the American
Hotel to partake Of the
CORPORATION DINNER,
after discussing which, the table WI. cleared.
and
President ANGEL, rising, said that as thy,
hour WIS late they would De only able to hear q
few brief remarks FROM some Of those presant.
adding that their Alma Mater had heard her
boys were out dining yesterday, and that they
had good time, that they had behaved them
selves orderly, and had talked so well she was
encouraged TO meet them here again to-day, and
that she, through him. would give them all
the injunction that they should be very obs-
dent and do what they were told to do. They
were going to have little family talk, ssi
he would briefly advert to a few Of the things
which had been done during the past year
They had been trying 10 enrich the curriculuni
Of the University, especially in rhetorical study
and the science of literature and politics. One
year ago that afternoon they were lacking
$1,000 in securing the subscription to the
fund Of the Marsh ProfessOrship. but BEFORE II
O'Clock that night the chasm had been bndssd
between the SIS, 900 and the So. 200 necessary
/ to be raised to bind the subscription, ana De-
sides there had been aided to their endowmentS
Sc, 900 of the $50, 900 to be raised; and while
he promised that no Alumnus should be asked
70 give less than 81 900, he would say that he
should put nothing in the way Of subscriptions
to any amour, being made by any Of the outside
friends of the institution, even if 100000 was
secured thereby. He hoped they would remeH-
Der, when they thought of the large sums WA'iA
had been given to larger colleges during tns saso
year, that the difference between the cost Oh
educating sons in those colleges and sur own
was 500 or $500 year. Now if the Vermont
colleges were blotted out. and 200 Was the aver
age number of students who entered these oths,