Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-29
Letter from Dartmouth College.
DEDICATION OF CULVER HALL.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE,
IrNrn % 1871

Tor Hanover. AT one p. M. al eA'i" liam
arrived from Concord containing the Gov
ernor, Senate and House of Representa-
tiyes, besides many of the fair sex. The
object of the witt was the dedication OF
Culver Hall, our new Agricultural College,
the corner stone of which was laid one
year ago. The procession was formed at
the depot under the charge Of Prof. +. I.
DUMMY. Proceeding to the gymnasium,
a collation. was partaken Of, furnished BY
the ladies of II. Thence, headed by
the franklin Brass Band, they wendell
their way to the hall. The exercises were
held in the upper story, which is a large
hall, calculated for museum. President
Smith opened the exercises with happy
speech, welcoming heartily the Governor
and Representatives to Hanover. He was
followed by Prof. Diamond of the Agri-
cultural College, who gave the details OF
the building and closed by presenting the
keys of the structure to President Smith.
Brief remarks were then made by Gov.
Weston, Elk. Cows. Smith and Stearns,
Senator II. E. Parker of Claremont; Col.
Wheeler of Keene; Walker of Concord !;
Claigh; U. s. Senator Patterson and
others.
The meeting then closed and the people
gathered upon the farm in front of the
building to witness blowing match, at
the close of which Col. Clough of Con.
cord turned one furrow with the plow
used by Daniel Webster, upon his farm.
Thus the exercises closed and the people
turned their faces homeward we'll pleased
with the entertainment.
The Agricultural College was founded
by Hon. David Culver, of Lynn. who gave
to it $4,000; 1000 was afterwards add
ed to it by his widow-all for agricultu-
raj purposes. In 1869 the state voted for
its aid $4,000. Twelve thousand dollars
is now desired for its support, and this nc
doubt will be appropriated by the Legisla'
ture. The building now, though inoom'
plete, has cost about $4,000. Col. Wheel
er of Keene, now holds $12, 900 in his pos
session, given by John Conant of Jaffrey
| for the purchase of farm and buildings
| provided an additional amount can b'
raised.
EXERCISES OF COMMENCEMENT WEEK
Sunday, 16th-Bsccalaureat, by Presi
dent Smith; address before the Theologi'
cal society, in the evening, by Prof. J. @
Bodwell of Hartford, Conn.
Monday evening, 17th-Prize speaking
from Junior class-H. NJ. Silver, Brooklyn
N. Y; G.. B. French, Moultonville, N. h.
J. A. Freeman, Caledonia, Nova Scotia
n. D. Pierce, Cavendisb, VT; @. R. Miller
Hanover; J. M. Stevens, Bunceton, Mo
Sophomore GLASS;. T. Coulee, Green
wich, N. Y; II. w. King, Woodstock
VT; F. A. Thaysr, New Ipswich, N. Fl.
Alex. Wiswall, Fitchburg, Mass; ]. A
Aiken, Greenfield, Mass; Robert Kerr
Killingworth, Conn.
Wednesday, 19th-Class day exercises
Orator, A. T. Batchelder, Newport, N H..
Poet, j. B. Mason, Sunderland, Mass
Introductory address, G. E. Davis, San
Francisco, Cal; address to the President,
A. W. Waters, Marietta. Ohio; prophet,
L. W. Holmes, Keene, N. H; ehroniclsr,
Sidney Worth, San Francisco, Cal; ad'
dress at the old Pine, s. P. Page, Haver
hill, N. H.; odist, A. R. Savage, Lam
caster, N. H.: marshal, G. w. Hoyt, Dow
er, N. II.
| COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Thursday, 20th-1st, English Grafton
with valedictory address-theme. IRE
wards of True Scholarship. by S. w
Dana, Woodstock, VT
I'd, Salutatory in Latin, W. W. Thut
Concord, N. II.
Sd, Philosophical GRAFTON, Bacon il
Retirement, NJ. o. Adams. Ashburn
ham, Mass.
4th, Philosophical Grafton, Practical In
fuence of the Positive Philosophy, NJ
w. Parker, Manchester, N. Fl.
English Orstions: 5tb, Legal and Mora
Light, Warren Upham, Amherst, Mass.
9th, Mutual Relations of the Working
and Educated Glasses, w. w. Bartlett
Peoria, Ill.
7th, Obligations of our Country IL
Alexander Hamilton, G. A. Conant, Lit
Teton, Mass.
9Th, Influence of Custom on our Moral
Judgments, W. P. Hszen, Sholapore, In
dia.
9th, The Future of Church Establish
ments. @. N. Flanders, Hsverhill, N. Fl.
10th, Mental and Moral Pauperism, w
B. circuit, Concord, Mass.
18th, The Eloquence OF Fanaticism, A
R. Savage, Leicester, N. Fl.
| 18th, The Lesson Taught by Prussiar
Victories, G. A. Savage, Stowe, Vt.
18th, Satire as IN Agent of Reform, FL
H. Scott, Salem, N. Fl.
Disputstions.-14tb, Political-Is Uni
versal Suffrage Conducive to Wise Legis
lation ? Aft. Joseph Nee, San Francisco
Cal; Neg, A. H. Porter, Thetford. VT.
18th, Philosophical-IsB Buckles Theory
of History Preferable to Carlyles? All.
G. F. Richardson, South Marleboro, N. r.
Neg, W. M. Wright, Hanover, N. n.
18th, Ethical-May Self Culture be
properly an EndP Aft, 81. A. Folsom
Hanover, N. H.; Neg, A. D. Wyatt
Csmptou, N. Ell.
Dessertations.-17th, Arbitration and
the Sword, by E. G. Atwood, Westfsrd
Mass.
18th, Poem, by NJ. D. Bisbee, iSpring
field, VT. "..
10Th, Communism in France, by Eben
Brewer, Westfeld, N. Y.
Goth, Hawthorn and Leigh Hunt, by
]. Herbert, Romney, N. Y.
21st, Injustice of Historians to Defeat
ed Parties. by NJ. 81. Hoyt, Northwood
N. II. ..- ..
Odd Self Renunciation by Valorous