The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-08
commencement mt the University.

Tho saes es.',n Connected With Tie sixty
Seventh Commencement of the University
of Vermont and State Agricultural Col
lege, opened Sunday afternoon, with the
Baccalaureate discourse by President
Angel to n crowded house. lie gave
some valuable, practical advice to the
young men about to graduate and 60
forth and choose their life work, urging
Christian hopefuness as all important.
Sunday evening, Prof. George n. Weber,
of Middlebury College, addressed the So
ciety for Religious Inquiry in an able,
eloquent and exceedingly effective dis.
course on a subject adapted to the objects
of the Society.
The exercises Of Tuesday were mostly
devoted to the Alumni and the general
interests of the College.
The annual meeting OF Associated AL.
umni was held at the College Chapel at 10
o'clock, Hon. Homer Nash Hibbard of
Chicago, presiding
A well prepared neurology of the de.
ceased alumni of the past year, was read
by George II. Bigelow, consisting of no.
tees of Hon. David NJ. Camp of class of
1910, George +. Houghton 1897 John
II. Bates $780, Ira Divoll (1S47,) Geo.
r. Thompson (lS53) W. W. Gadcomb
1854.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year;
President Hon. Homer n. Hubbard !;
Vice-President, Rev. j. E. Goodrich /;
Secretary, Charles E. Allen; Treasurer,
Charles }. Alger Executive Committee,
NJ. II. Buckham, +. H. Byington, j. Z.
Goodrich, VIM. G. Shaw, Chas. E. Allen
Obituary Committee, George II. Bigelow,
George w. Perry, S. II, Pearl, and H. H.
Talcott.
Junior Exhibition occupied Tuesday
evening and drew crowded house.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society held their
annual meeting and elected George S.
billiard of Boston Orator for the next
year Substitute, Homer B. Sprague.
In the evening two of the time honor.
ed secret literary associations of the Uni
versity held celebrations, the Lamba
Iota and Sigma Phi societies. Orations.
poems, and suppers were among the exer-
cises.
On Wednesday occurred the orations
and other exercises ofthe graduating class.
The graduates were G. B. Bradstreet,
Royalton c. S. Denison, Lockport, N.
Y; F. A. Fay, S. Burlington; T. W.
Huntington Olympia, W. T.; P. P.
Wheaton, Barre S. H. Wheeler, South
Hero; II. E. Rustedt Sudbury; f. b.
Taft, S, Burlington W. II. Bliss, Royal.
ton; d. F. Estes, Jericho S. Hazleton,
Underhill G. X. Mead, Malone, n. Y.
Masters Grafton, A. D. Tenney, St.
Adams.
The honorary degree of d. D. was
conferred upon Rev. Stephen D. Brown,
Of New York, and Rev. Orpheus T.
Lamphear, Of Beverly, Mass.
The degree of LII. d. upon Hon John
Gregory Smith, of St. Adams.
Then followed the Inauguration of Prof.
NJ. II. Buckham as President of the
University in place of President Angel
called to the Presidency of the Universe
ty of Michigan, The retiring President
announced the election by the trustees.
Governor Stewart, administered the oath
of office and delivered to him the keys
of the University, and President Buck
ham responded in an elaborate and power
full inaugural address which captivated
all the hearers who had not previously
been aware Of his power as an orator.
The usual corporation dinner was held
at the American House. President
Angel presided at the post prandial ex-
ercises and speeches were made by Presi-
dent Angel, President Buckham, Gov
ernor Stewart, Hon. Homer n. Hbbard
of Chicago, President Caswell, of Brown
University, Major 2. X. Pangborn of
Jersey City, William p. Wells, Esq, of
Detroit, Hon. +. II. Bennett of Taunton,
Mass, and poem was read by G. r.
Ballard.
The Corporation OF the University
passed the following resolution
Resolved THAT women may be admitted to
the Academic and Scientific Instruction of the
University and State Agricultural College, under
such rules and regulations as the Faculty shall
recommend; which rules and regulations shall be
submitted to the next meeting Of the Trustees for
their approval,
With this "new departure" and its
new President, the prospects Of the insti-
tuition are brighter than ever before.
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