The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-08-18


timer man with even morn than his
ordinary skill, The visnds were dis
eussed TO the internal satisfsetlon Of the
guests, and sentiments and addresses
followed.
President Kitchel announced that
change had tsRen place in the chair of
rhetoric, Prof b. Kellogg having re-
all, d that position in this college and
accepted o similar one in the Polytech-
mic Institute a. Brooklyn, N. Y. The
Board OF CorporatorO have appointed
Mr.. Ezra Brainerd to ill the vacancy,
end have no doubs OF hia acceptance.
There were Jour members Of the class
of 1918 present.. Re-. DR. Clement gave
n interesting history of the class in
verse, intervening their names, char
oetar eud collie incident most hap
pin, Re-. DE-. Patton sctnov lodged
thu ihouc'. h az duated, this was tho
fr-t oor1r- ZEN OF this college he
he'd ever a!t. add. In very humorous
Kramer he ga-c interesting "reminiscences
CT MS co,leso day'-' nad che class, which
a. oricd cand Of emrscment.
f''-er7. were also made By Hon.
,Tr. Uurb1rd oe th' clr-s Of 1929, Rev,
N-orars SAeperd End Sunderland Of the
cles5 Of 1889, Prof Roardman of the
clsce'of 18i7, Gen. II. II. Thomas and
Judge DunionIof the class of 1857, and
others.
co2lrSNSEMEST DAY.
On Thur1dSY procession was formed
at she college, which marched to the
"hhrcb, L. ID. Eldredgo, Esq, acting os
narlhal. Aita- prayer b. the President,
the exercses;of the graduating class fol-
lowed. The following is the pro-
gramme:
CRATIC Salutatorio, g. l.. Jones, Hub
bardton.
Grafton Liberty Of Option. Cbaq. N.
Bell, Wcybri3ge.
Moral Element. p. L. Burke, Mid
dleb-ry.
OraGon--Cbemical Action the Principle
Of Develc"ment George p. Collins,
Ferris6urgh,
Oration-Ar, m Educator. A. z. Hig-
leg, Cast,oton.
Grafton 49, Cc;amcrcial Colleges. Z.
Phillips, Manchester.
Philosophical Oration--Tho Pythagorea,
Dootri-1 OF the Soul. Joel f. Whit.
ney, Wadhaus bills, y. Y.
Oration-Prac;icaI Ideal. C. II. Row
Icy, riidl.ebury
Grafton Political Associations. Jas.
c. Wou-h, st. Louis, DO.
Oration-Personal Freedom. William
". Waugh, S.. Louis, EIo.
English Oration-'The Two Mythoo. les
Oscar d. Scott, Iown=hend,
c tion-Jusiico 20 the Poor in Taxa
tion, .. D. Whitney. Moira, N. Y.
Philosophical Cratio1-- The Illusiveness
Of Language. George w. Ellis. Fair
haven.
Scientific Oration -The Power Of Asso4
ciated Ideas, N z. Graves, Clinton,
n. G.
Va.cdictory Grafton Originality. L.
II. HigicH Casileton.
Masters Grafton. D. J. Newland.
The oraiions are rectoncd as unusually
good. 'Je regret that we were unable
TO hear them. Some Of those who are
accustomed TO listen with interest on all
aim''ar occasions, and ar2 competent to
judge Of u literary effort, speak of the
performances in the highest termp.
The valsditory waa especially compli-
nentcd. The Masters grafton was also
the subject OF complimentary remarks.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
The degree of A. 3, WIS given iu
course to members Of the graduating
class a. ii, in course. to nine of the
class of 1865. Honorary degrees were
cont red "a tol!ows: A. NJ, George NJ.
Blake, George b. lIolli,ter, Z. n. Wood,
j, FL Lucia, Rev. Geo. II. Bailey and
A. Carroll Dana. DID, Rev. j, Avery
Shepherd, Maryland, Rev. John l.,
Tyler, AnJovor, Mass LID. Jacob
5. Spauldng, Barre.
CONCERT.
AT the concert. Thuslay evening,
| everybody were present with their friends,
The llendelss0hn Quimet,e Club charmed
every listener who had any music in his
SOUL" and bliss Braineri's solos were
cheered enthusiastically. The flute and
clarione'te solos were splendid
ere PRESIDENTS LEvrE,
On Wednesday evening, was largely Mt
tended Mt his new andselcgant residence,
by the youth and beauty of the place, and
by their friends yisiIing here There
were also present many of the alumni of
the College and their friends. His ample
rooms are admirable odonto1 10 .,,L