The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-11-24

| 'oclety WIS helu III the college chapel
on Tuesday evening. AS usual on such
occasions, the house was well filled.
The audience evidently came expecting,
as it had right to expect, rare treat,
and in this expectation they were not
disappointed. We believe this exhibition
was far above the average of College ex-
ibitions. The literary exercises of the
evening were as follows
Grafton, William j. Gilbert, Dorset.
vt subject y Modern Delusion. De-
bate-Question Is the prohibition of
the traffic in any article, such rs Spir-
ituous Liquors, Opium, &C., which is
considered dclcterious to those using IL
violation of the rights of the citizen q?
Observation-Disclosures: Charles f.
Stone, Pawlet, VT, Harry p. Nichols.
Sudbury, VT; Negative: Eugene T..
Sheldon, Willsboro, n. y. Orestes /.
Douglas, Potsdam, y. v. Grafton. j.
w. Bradshaw, Niddlchury, VT. sub
Ject: The Prospect of Future Advance
ment. Poem, Frod Musscy. Middle
bury, VI; subject: After Gcttysburp
Grafton, Martin f. Gladly, Middleburv.
VT. ; subject: The Gentleman. Confer
encc, Rufus G. Flagg, Castleton. Vt
subject: Amusements. Sccnc-In the
depot waiting for the cars. Colloouii
Person@-Nbcnezcr Josquin, Liberal
Ihinker,) r. c. Flaqg; Thomas Jos
quin, (ilXcc,sivoly Liberal. w. J.
Gilbert; Theodore Hazlitt, fConserva-
tivc,) J. ". bradshaw Anthony
Stickleback, llgnorantly Puritanical.j
III. S. Bake.
Though all OF the performances were
good we were especially interested in
the oration' Of Gilbert and RradshcN-
ana the poem of Mussoy Wcmv4t TO-
gard the poem as u mast,rI.s..e,
though we wanted to witt,nc.
a suggestion to fhc poet when his i'm
imagination was portraying the death
of his hero ON the battlefield or Cettys-
burg, by moonlight, that if oar rccolcc-
ton serves u, those three nights upon
the field Of Gettysburg, were dark rs
Egypt.
The debate WAS Wcll conducted and
interesting. The Conference was fun
of sharp hi,> and l,umor, and WAS re-
ceiVod by the Audience with audible
smiles The Grafton Of Cady was sound
and logical. The music, by the College
Quintette Climb, was superior. and we
must say, in infinitely better taste than
any foreign importations could have
boon. II was decidedly senaiLle.
EditaI>' and Fuhl., hcr,' As.ucini.on.
y special meeting oi ttis Association
was holden in the senate Chamber of
the Capital, ON Friday evening last.
The meeting Was aaled 10 order nv the
President, 6on. T.. p Walton. The
following members responded to roll
call: L. +. Whiting, q. q. Benedict
y. y. Swain. IEuny Clark, c. NJ. stone,
Luther @. Greene, ELI Rallou, Jas c.
Mclean, y. NJ, Camp and Hiram At
kihs. IN addition to these, Joseph
PolaadoftIe WatchnanN journal. and
) ". VhCcl0ck Of the Freeman. Al
bert Clarke ot the It. Adams Messen
ger, T.. b. Sawyer OF the Newsdcalcr.
". w, Eaton OF the burlington Scnti-
mel, and Geo. W. F"ggctt OF the Good
IehpIaH'S Advocate, were present and
Joined the Association. james IL. Lam
sleY, w. p. Davis, Henry y Cutler
Geo. il, Bradford, O. :. Blis.. Rev.
John Newman amt Rev. p. Franklin
Jones Were proposed as members ofthe
Society and accepted.
Mr.. Bencdics, from the committee on
iob-worll, presented q revised and cor
rected schedule o. rates for iob-work
which repor, was adopted, and the
comnaittec were directed TO furnish
cach member Of the Association with
printed copies OF the rates.
The subject Of requiring advance bay
ment on subscriptions was generally and
thoroughly discussed, resulting in the
adoption OF the following
resolution;
Resoired That this Association hereby
adopts the system Of requiring advance
payment OF newspaper subscriptions,
and recommends its strict enforcement
ON all new subscriptions, on and after
the let Of January next, 10y every mem
Der OF the Association.
The extremely low price rald by the
State for the publication ot The law
designated for publication
came mp for debate, and the expression
vi the Association is embodied in the
following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Rcsolrtd, That the price hitherto paid
by the State for publishing the laws
designated for publication in the news
papess. is pitiably inadequate and the
President of this Association be and is
hereby appointed committee to CON
suit with the State Auditor of A Accounts,
and draft bill, and cause the same TO
be presented to the Legislature which
shall provide for payment at, some rate
which shall at least pay for the cost of
publication