The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-16

ALUMNI DAY.
"Wednesday was devoted 10 business
meetings, literary exercises and festivities
Of the Associated Alumni Officers
elected for the ensuing year at the annual
meeting in the morning, as follows
Hon. John W stewart, President Vice.
Presidents, Rev Dir. Gcorgc y. Board
man, Hon. Walter G. p0uion, Hon. Wm.H.
Walker Secretary, james NJ. Slade, Jr.;
Corresponding Secretary, Rufus VAIN
wright; Treasurer T.. H. Wright Cen
trail Committee, l.. II. Knapp, W. II. Ed
DIV. James NJ. Slade, Jr; Neurological
Committee, W. W. Winchester, H. ;.
Cushman, w. H. Parker,
The following appointments were made
for 1871 Orator, Rev. f. W. Plumbc,
ID. D., class of 1924 Substitute. Prof b.
Kellogg, class of 1858. Poet, NJ. ID. La
Collcstcr class of 1865, Substitute w. A.
Jenny, class of 1865. Enthusiastic
speeches were made by gentlemen Of the
Alumni, pledging themselves to make
strong efforts to secure students for the
College.
NEUROLOGY.
Rev. W. W. Winchester, chairman Of
the COMMITTEE ON Neurology, gave the
outline of the report soon to he published.
1t was as follows:
Glass of 1S13.-Rcv Otto Smith Hoyt
was born in New Haven, VI May %,
1898, and died in the same town. Nov.
Is, 1869, aged &c years.
1S16.-Rcv. Hiram Bingham, the first
missionary to the Sandwich Islands
Was born in Bennington, VT, Oct. 80
1889, and died in New Haven, Conn.
May IL, 1870, aged 80 years.
ls22.-Rev. George Cove Beckwith
d. D., was born in Granville, n. Y, Jan
1901, and died in Boston, Mass, May
~, 1870, aged 20 years.
1S22.-Rev. Richard Charles Han(
was born in Shoreham, VT, and died il
Brooklyn, N Y, July %. 1870, oge(
6S years.
1S31.--Daniel Howard, teacher, wa
born in Benson, VT, July "a, 1897, anC
died in Philadelphia July9 1864, age'
=, y years.
' 1s32-Hon. Holsey r. Wing wa
born July 9, 1909. at Sandy Hill n. Y
i and died Jan. 26, 1870 Mt Glcn's Falls
n. Y, aged GO years.
' 1S34.-Rev. James Turner Phelp
e was born in Fairfield, VT. Oct Is, 1905
G and died in Chelsea, Mass, June 20
h 1870, aged 81 years.
= Is34.-Bcniamin Brooker Alen,teach
9 er, was born in Whiting, w.. Nov.
t 1908, and died in Nergennes. w., Dec
:. 81, 1860, aged CT years.
!. 1S3s.-Rev. Ebeneze,, Harvey Squie
!, was born in Rutland w., May ,
t 1909, and died in Scipio, y. Y, Marc
4, 1870, aged GO years.
1S42.-Hon. Dugald Stewart was Dor
in Middlebury, w., Sept. 20, 1921, an
died in the same town. March 50. 1870
2 aged As years.
!. 1s56.-Henry Dwight Foster died i
is Grafton, Vt, Oct. ;, 1863, aged 3
i. years.
J. 1S61.-Prof. James L Pierce wa
:. born Aug, 1889, and died in Auburn
IS n. Y, July 10, 1870, aged 81 years.
POEM.
IS Wednesday afternoon, Rev c. d. Nc
t. Bile Of Cleveland, Ohio, class Of 1861, dc
|. livcred a poem which was listened to a
3. tentively by the audience Subject, Morn
v ing Stars. In accordance with an ancier
5. custom, the poet nominated, and the a
IS ISOLATION confirmed Rev. Woshingto
70 GLADDEN., North Adams, Mass, as a
y. honorary member of the Associated Alum
n. nj. The literary exercises were the
Of closed with music by the band.
n. ALUMNI DINNER.
IN The Alumni and invited guests the
$. proceeded to the Addison House, whel
,e dinner was in waiting. The Presidei
10 being absent, Weep President, Boardma
4. acted as master Of ceremonies, and aft'
r. the dinner was concluded he proceeded
Of call out several gentlemen and the follow
ing responded in short and sometime
humorous speeches Rev. DR.. Kitche
4. Hon. G. T. Hulburd, of Brashcr Fall
d Prof. John Stevens, Of Ohio, Hon. Amas
" Walker of North Brookfcld, Mass, Re
ic G. B. Hubert, of Newark, \. j., Pro
v C. NJ. Mead, of Andover, Mass, Re
D. Mr.. Foote of Cairo, H., Rev. DR.. Spau
{. ding, Rev. DR.. Plumbc, Rev. c. d. N
al BILE, Prof W. F. BaScom. DR.. Sherhcl
ID and others.
10 COMMENCEMENT DAY.
m Thursday morning the usual processiC
G. formed nj the College Chapel, and und
to the leadership of l. D. Eldredge, ESQ
IN Marshal of the day and G. f. Clark, a
4. sistant Marshal, preceded by the ban
is moved to the Congregational churc
It. where were to be held the orations ar
al other exercises of the graduating class
Or The following was the order Of exc
Or cises:
as Prayer by the President.
\. CRATIC Salutatoria, II. s. Pcrrigo, Be
IN videre, III.
st Oration-The abuses Of Religion
le II. Foster, Stockholm, n y.
s. Oration-American Antiquities, r.
r. y. Matthews, Cornwall
IN Oration-Vulgarity in Religion, tie
10 II. Owen, Rutland.
4 Oration-The effect of War on Mcnt
lie Activity, j. c. Porter, Cornwall.
at Oration-Thc Exaggeration Of Hi
rs torical Characters, VI. f.. Severance, Mi
If dlebury.
N Philosophical Oration-Tho Schol
70 not an Idealist, James f. Stapleton, Nj
ar dlebury.
nj Oration-Are We Insane? T.. ;. W,
De lington, Rochester.
OF Historical Oration-'rhc Battle
r. Tours, NJ. o. Perkins, Rutland.
%. Poem-The Charge of St. Mary
mt Heights, f. f. Wright, Shorehnm.
il. Neutrality-suspicious., s. A. Giiln, .
he densburg, N. Y.
ey The masters Grafton was delivered
Ii Do.l.oa r. tbo oloco Of SE- n,