Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-05
Dartmouth Comm encement.

This afternoon, being Lyme-ward bound, at
tempted to make my exit from this seat Of learn
ing without first getting minute directions from
some natives, and to thxt end made use OF the
chief thoroughf,re Of the village, running, SIS
well az could Judge, towards my " objective
point All went well for hundred rodi; cut
soon the road Narrowed, BY and by 1t became a
reprossh to the psthmsster and the town, AID
ere long ended somewhst abruptly in 4 " pair
of bars. Ii is certain thtt il did not turn INTO
A squirrel track and run up a tree, like certain
other promising turnpike We haze reSd o.
retrsced my wsy, and began over again, anu
now slvte all visitors to this elastic spot to take
skilled counsel before trying to leave Hanover
Iregret that can give no account Of Prof.
Aiken, Phi Bets Kapps Adore" yesterday On
the Rights Of Doubt, nor OF DR.. \. b. Crosby
Fulorv on the late President Lord, which FOL
loved. The Rev. Z. E H.le's address before
the Literary Societies in the afternoon is spoken
q As brilliant and effective. OfWslt Whitmsnt
poem, have heard this only said, that II il
marvel Oh what grounds Euglih critics adJudge
". 70 be great American Toe;. 1t must have
been eniurable however, at his machine rsn
dogu At the end Of thirteen minutes. Such con
,;ie-ste breyity should be an evidence Of = large
share Of the sente called common. II l remem-
Der, you in Burlington not long since had Eve
times as much jingle inflicted on you.
The concert in the evening by GrAiula' s
Seventh Regiment Bsnd, was an enjoyable aaaIF
THIS, l may say, with good conscience, though
I e5nfeIs TO 10 liking FOR brass music within
walls Mils sterling's singing vas correct And
srin,eI. and deserved the repeated eaeorc
which called her back to the stage
Today the weather has been propitioCs. The
.,ouls hsye screened Us from the fun, and yet
h.ve shed but one little spriukliug Of rain. The
slunni meeting in the Chapel vas but thinly
attended What other business was done thsn
fine re-. ding # the neurological record, and the
ssetcainq Of the characters and works Of the
dsparteI, know rot. Judge Barrett Of your
state presided with his wontei dignity.
Tae ,ime-honored procession from Chapel to
Church rm not "A very long one, They say thAt
GONNA ra.ively few Alumni are present this year
Your correspondent Ess smuggleliu as an alum
us Of Dartmouth BY the conniyance Of Judge
-. and h.d leisure to look shout before the
eyer,i,es bee.n. The building isa sort Of his
to-ictl monument, with Zig galleries, stii boz
pews. pendent Ga, fixtures, Serving some IN
snosp purpose. as last nights concert wss ilu-
r,,p,t! hv keroseae) and the hesvy timhers Of the
frsmeso pr jsctioz iawi-! asto give the elect IN
mart Of heavy psnelinc To the auditorium one
s.csnds by short higE; Of stairs after psss'ns
from the yestibule. The oil church is relic
AMI something ola curiosity. one look, shout
Almost Involuntary 20 see whst temporary oit-
uasii0n bad been made Of the sounding-toiri
The graduating class Is ranged on the sue Oh tue
stage. Al the Presidents right The fres Gent
himself wears rich robe faced with purple anu
ats nigh on = throne Of state !ozen2e-
sharei scAlemic hat further distinguishes LIN
I'm Al other iignit.ries in the house. Some
Ang,.c.ziug friend Of the College, or OF the Doc
t5r.u8t .our1.nce inflicted upon him the gut OF
ft.IE TunIlNN Is AtAA7i 49, "AAtNH 70
,i.pteI TO in.pire the minds Of the youthful rue
tie With ave sli reverence.
Tne Iresk.ng, 50 far a. heard il. VS. credit
sic. some 4 1t deserved praifc, but 30 not care
Il. rs--iculArize I fsuciei could discern some
ro5l re,u'ts q Mrs Miers el0cutiouAry tram
ing. fr should be mentioned that Dartmouth
c5nfies one department Of instruction TO ilaiy
although s. We; Ila shu, Der DOOR 90 female
Isnts The girls may go e.te Nhither. 70
Ner.icu or Tillen. or Burlington The l.lu
SNutstory il the same Old ttory, Silh fewer 'o-
ror5as tuper,atiyes than usual Il could l9'
au 20. alaliug 10 the rlrgtlss f.1erS Nh1 ram
smiles nl,heyounE Latiniit from al the galleries
the college eles. who have rung their Wlicn'rg
changes, some Of them for more yesrs nov than
fbe,e unsusrecfiug Bachelors (0f Srtsl can give
any account o. How many hesris they have
.lmdst caught Ia keeping with the Lsun
Salutst5ry AMI the quairsnsular bat Nouli
have been yreEimas Iccefst orator, or come
other equally worn AMI honorable bit ot LA;ni.y
hut 10. the President very tensibly talks ting itA
-btt NAV he undetermined Of = common lAn
Tais leAis me TO SAY th.t / have wondered
hundred tmes bow college Senior NA0 rtSAy
Las brains. &c the Ss.utAtorisu - supposed %
have.-somcthiug 10 cay and something 10 say II
v.th-csu be induced 20 hide the int. 'cctual
. 4
Ci,eroni.n Latin Give me some other, Though
less honorable. place on the schedule, chance
ar.t % write 40 GRAFTON, snd next Al audience
20 rhicL t. deliver it.
The graduating clG,s numbers ti1ty-nine IN
81, of whom thirty are from New HampthFe'
All ff-san from Vermont And vet in looking
over the let Of speakers, twenty-oue IN ST. !
ful eeyen from Vermont including the vac
H. Ia IF DarsunnTerTN
the same number from New Hampshire. Ii If
little singular. inst in the allotment Of College
bonors. Vermont should, proportionaly, take
twice as many as New Hampshire
VISA Obliged to esve the house before the con-
ferrng Of degrees, Aud 50 csnnot tell you VINO
have h.i their law and theology doctored ths
wear OF Colyer Hail, the new building for the
agricultural department, presume your rei iert
have al heard Il j. the fines, by fsr Of the
college buildings. ,ud excel!ently arrsn &c !
Tiihin In passing through the library, here
note ore custom which might well enough be Co
piei elsewhere Each Senior Glaze on leaving .
mskes donation Of new volumes 10 the shelves
Ia number and in qusty too, they reject much
credit on the donors OF course they are al re-
cent issues Of the press. In smother department
Of the Library may be seen the fossil, or TO use
: familiar booksellers pun, the standard htera-
ture This lead, very nsturSly to mention Of
one Of the institutions " Of Hanover, lar
KEYS bookstore the largest collection IN the
Stste, probably. of fresh and really valuable
hooks Il isA pleasant surprise 10 find late
English works. and those too Of high grade, on
sale in 20 small place as Hanover. The Col
lege accounts for part Of course, but compare
the Midllebury collections, and you will he con-
yiucel thst the enterprise Of the proprietor has
something to DO with it. The shelves OF your
neichbor Huntington show the only stock IN
Vermont worthy TO be compared to II nor
would Hanover suffer at all in the comparison.
PARKER let ne add, is gentleman and a good
fellow to trade with
In point Of hotel accommodations, Hanover,
to quote friend Of mine, " has it's limita-
tions" When the Dartmouth House il filled,
all is done The house engages no rooms out
side, and no one else looks up any, so that pill
grims to thi, thrine Of learning, who hsppen al
the same time to be strangers, are left to luck
and the streets | had to bettow my horse IN
one place. get my own meals in smother, and
find lodging (hy favor Of chance and friend)
in a third The Dartmouth House furnishes :
very good table Snd excellent coffee, but As TO
the n0sf-cuiiRCry arrangements, TO use a word
Of De Quincey's, the less said the better. At
the door Of the dining room sits youth with
shirt-sleeyes rolled above his elbows, watching
for your egre,s, and bouncing on you with 8
demand for your dollar before you can potsloly
make YOUR way to the bar, to Eettle your Dill
Among the possible and not expensive improve
ments at this c.ravsnssry might be enumerated
clean towels in the wash room, decent sosp, anu
ice-wster-small matters, but perfection Is
made up Of tribes, you know.
The prospect for the next class is good
hear. On the morning Of Commencement day,
forty-6ve had been examined and admitted to
the Freshman class.
gIMBALL UNION AcADEEY
The graduating exercises of Kimb.ll Union
Academy, Meriden. occurred on the 10Th inst.
Twenty-three received diplomas, of whom ten
were ladies The two highest honors were take ore
by the girls the class leader, as at Dartmouth,
was from Vermont. This school h" long been
one Of the chief feeders of Dartmouth, IS is nat
ursl, since it lies almost under its caves, and
draws it's patronage from the same region. VI