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Charles VI. Nilds, Bristol.
The committee awarded the prizes as fol
lows
Freshman Class-lst prize, Charles L
Linsley 2d, Hiland Hall.
Sophomore Class-Ist prize l.. d. Bragg
%, Charles NJ. Mills.
The Juniors failed to make an appear
ance.
The first prizes consist of gold medals
valued at sos each the second are eacl
so in cash
As in the case of defamation contests, il
general, there was much difference of opin
ion expressed, but all cannot agree. Tn,
exhibition, as a whole, was very good, anC
reflected credit on the elocutionary depart
ment Of Middebury College.
WEDNESDAY. COMMENCE EST DAY.
The weather was all that could be wished
pleasant, cool, and inyigorating
At0a. m, the Alumni gathered in tn,
College Chapel, pursuant to adjournment
and listened to the report of the committee
on nominations for the ensuing year, who
presented the following
Pre,ident-W. F. Blscom.
Nice-PresidentS-G y. Boariman. +. p
Hooker. y. II. Walker, T.. j. Warner.
Secretary-E E. Smith.
Cor. Secretary-R Wainwright.
Treasurer-W. II. Parker.
Central Committee-L. +. Knapp. y. F.
Ryder, J. NJ. Slade, Jr
Committee on Necroi0gy-E. p. Hooker
NJ. L. Severance, ". H. Parker
Orator-John W. Stewart; Substitute,
;. W. Bardman.
Poet-H. II. Shaw; Substitute, NJ. L.
Story.
The report was accepted, and the nomina-
tons adopted.
Letters were read from \. Messer, elias,
Of 1916, L. L. Tilden, % III Conant, %
5 \. Bumstead, 20; Lyman Gilbert, 81.
The committee on Library Fund presented
a report, which started discussion over
the present condition of the College Lib
rary. and the means Of making it better.
At 1870 the Alumni students and friends
formed in procession at the college, with L.
D. Eldredge as Chief Marshal and +. D.
Ellis. class of -, as Assistant, and to the
martial strains Of the Shermans, proceeded
to the church.
AtIIa.m. the exercises were opened by
prayer by President Kitchel, followed by
music from the Beethoven Quintette Club,
Of Boston. Among those on the platform
were Professor Petty, Of the L. Y. NJ;
Judge Barrett, ofWood,tock Professor B.
Kellogg, Of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Insti-
tute Stuart Phelps, tutor elect in Yale
College; Hon Merritt Clark. Of Poultney E;
Joseph Battell, Of New York and Hon.
Harvey Button Of Waliing'1rd, Of the class
Of 1928.
The following was tho programme Of ex-
ercises:
PRAYER. MUSIC.
CRATIC Saiuiatar.o. q. " Brooks, Micdiehury
Grafton. "lr1ueurg of Language upon Thought,
c. Z. Blake. Salisbury. Conn.
vrsIc.
Grafton. American S,eaes.~ J. 4. IIaiy. Wad-
Pa,io.ophical Grafton. The Controlling influence
Of a sense o. Duty ~. Nnrthrup, shorcham.
NUsi,
Grafton, The Coming Man, ". IHsersol. Paias-
h. y. Y.
Teuaey, Morrisy.l-c.
MUSIC.
Grafton. Moral Rectituic Essential to tie Cit
zcn {. R. Turrll, Niles, VI ch.
Grafton. "luiehtedness OF Religion 10 Phys cal
Science" ". Ii. Uiicy. Manchester.
MUSIC.
Grafton. " Dlrmlnt Ideals" ii. v. Brooks. Md
Vaieiictory. eThe influence O., Speculative
c. y. Bn.nerd. s.. Adams.
MUSIC.
Masters Grafton II. ;. Perri-o, johnson.
MUSIC.
Degrees Conferred. Prayer. Benedicton.
The bearing and oratory of the young
men were excellent. and creditable to them
selves and their Alma Mater
After the morning exercises, the process
sion formed and proceeded to the corpora
ton dinner at the Addison House. where
the principal business was eating, speeches
being out of order, to the apparent gratif-
cation Of all. Reforming at 10, they
again repaired TO the Church, and listened
to the concluding exercises, Rev. Aldace
Walker of Wallingford, presiding. in the
absence of President Kitchel.
The Ware medal, for excellence in ora
tory, was awarded to John \. IIaig, who
has lost leg, and who appeared on the
platform on crutches Mention was made
Of Messrs. Ingersoll and Brainerd
The degrees given were as follows;
\. B.-The graduating class.
A. NJ. lin cOurSc)-J. Z. Stapleton, j.
C.. Porter, G.. n Miner. NJ. o. Perkins, +.
F. Wright, H. 5 Perrigo. T. p. d. Math-
sws, IL. J. Parker, d. ;. Wellington. ). \.
Griffin, G. H. Owen, Rev. Luke Dorland-
A. NJ. (Honorary)-A. R. Sabin, I. c.
Tronan.
d. D.-Rev. Heman Rood, Hanover, n.
H., Rev II. y. Barnum, Turkey.
In the evening, at the church, occurred
he Commencement Concert by the
Beethoven Quintette Club, of Boston, as
listed by Mrs II. NJ. Smith, with the fol-
owing programme
fENhhANMEs
Overture" Bandits Frolic, Suppe-Beethoven
luintette Club.
Song" Gratias Agimus,n 6uglielmi. Fluto
,bligato. Herr ReitzeD-Mrs H. VI. Smith.
Scherzendo and Adagio from Quintette in fiat.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Qu ntcttc Club.
Cello Solo. Baskyrs Ans Piath.-Nulf Fries
Song. =" Willie Boy" Gahriel.-Mrs- IL. u
mith.
Violin Solo," valsc Caprice S1enser.-C. y.
Hen.
Blumenlied Flower Sons9 Lange.-Beethoven
luntette Club.
Song" Esneralda," Lcvey.-Mrs, II. NJ smith. !
Treaumsrei, schumann.- Beethoven Quintette |
Tub 49,
Syrian lander tObligato for two Niol'nsl, Win |
er-C " Allen and II. Heind'l.
Operate Selection from william Tell Ros- |
nj (solos for Viola and Flutes. c. Mullaly |
nd ". Reitzel.
After the concert, levee was held at the
residents house, and also a promenade
oncert at Academy Hall, Munson's Or
hestra furnishing the music.