The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-17
mIDDLEBURy COLLEGE.
It's Seventy-third Anniversary.
ALUMNI EXERCISES.

years. The exercises were hynly enter
tanning and were attended by n large as
semblage from among the Alumni as well
as persons interested in her progress from
all parts of the State. The day was cx-
ccedingly warm, and nothing short of an
event of so much interest and importance
could have called forth so many people as
were assembled 1t is matter of great
pride to the institution that such a deep in
tcrest is continually shown from year to
year by her graduates in their attendance
upon each anniversary, in their coming up
in this voluntary manner to pay the hon.
ate of grateful son to kind and bencfi-
cent alma mater at every opportunity. 1t
is well known fact that the graduates of
no other like institutions in the land hold
dearcr to their hearts the ties of scholastic
affection that cluster about it,than do those
of Middlcbury college. And this must be
acknowledged rs a great and convincing
argument in its favor as a school of learn
ing.
The exercises in the morning commenced
at nine o'clock with a
MEETING OF ASSOCIATED ALUMNI
in the chapel 1t was presided over by its
President, Rev. o. p. Hooker of Middle
bury, and was attended by some twenty
five of its members
Some discussion was had with regard to
the financial status of the alumni and state
mcnts made by Rev. NJ. L. Severance of
Orwell, to the effect that 81 800 had al
ready been raised for the purpose of in
crcasing the library.
The neurology report for the past year
was read by the President, which is as fol-
lows:
Glass of 1S1S-Elsha w. Chester, born
in Groton, Conn. in 1895, died in the city
of New York, May IS, 1873, aged rs years.
Glass of 1825-Stephen Smith Sheldon,
born in Rupert, VT, January 1903, died at
Greensvlle, Mich, August "a, 1872, aged
| 80.
Glass of 1929, Rev. Sheridan Guitcau,
was from Norfolk, Conn, died at Balti-
more, Md, Oct. 10, 1872
Glass of 1884 Rev. Daniel Ladd born
in New Hampshire, Jan. %, 1904. Died
ut Middlebury, Oct. IL, 1872.
Glass of 1888 A. II. Graves, Fairhaven,
Vt.
Glass of 1854 Rev. Alonzo Il. Deming
born in Williston, Vt. Died at Glyndon
| MINI August, 1872
committee to nominate officers Tor the
year ensuing also the orator and poet fol-
the next anniversary, was appointed, con
sisting of Rev. NJ. l.. Severance, Col l.. E.
Knapp, Rev. VIM. Olmstead, Rev. b
Labaree, G.. f. Clark, Esq.
The Alumni then adjourned unit
Wednesday morning at nine o'clock.
At eleven o'clock the Alumni formed il
procession at the College under the Mar
shalship of Loyal d. Eldrdge, Esq, ant
headed by the Sherman Cornet Band OF
Winooski, marched to the Congregations
Church, where the exercises of the Associa
ton were to be held. The church was very
well filled by a large number of interested
citizens, both ladies and gentlemen, as wei
as the Alumni, who were in town. Tit
orchestra, stationed in the gallery, dis
coursed sweet music and the exercises wer,
opened with prayer by the Rev. r. S
Cushman, d. d., of Manchester, and aftc
music the president of the Alumni intro
duced to the audience, Rev. L. A. Austin
class of 1856, Principal of Kimball Unioi
Academy, Meriden, N. H., the orator o
the day.
The following brief abstract of the al
dress conveys but an imperfect idea of it
worth as an original and valuable produc
ton, from one of Vcrmont's brightes
scholars and an honored member of tn
Alumni of the College.
CONCLUSION OF MIR. AUsTIN's GRAFTON.
The pressure upon our columns prevent
cd the publication of a full abstract of Mr.
Austins admirable Grafton in yesterday
GLOBE, and we here give the concluding
paragraphs
Our educated lawyers do many of then
go into political life. They have the mos
leisure for this work. Their professional
studies lead them to it and interest them il
it, Their work in many ways trains then
, for craftsmanship. and they are brought in
to intimate relations with many classe
engaged in the service of the state, 50 tina
> their associations connect them with poll
tics. Thus it happens naturally that tn
great mass of educated men in public lif
, are lawyers. And many of them do nob
work for the state.
: But not all the lawyers are true states
men. One may be learned in law and We
be pettfogger in craftsmanship. An,
many of our best educated lawyers 90 no
: at all into politics. Their eminence in thei
, profession secures them full honorable an,
] lucrative employment. Their devotion T.
their profession, by which in part that EN-
) inencc was won, has become fixed habit
OF those who go into the civil service man.
degenerate into mere politicians. The am
bilious desire to become leaders takes pos
!, session of them and they become part
"wire-pulers" and demagogucs, and til
state finds damage instead of service Il
their hands.
I No doubt many Our educated men AZ
kept out of political lite by the bad charaC
ter which our politics has acquired Tn
word has come to be used only in its ba
sense. Political life has only become tn
, synonym OF intrigue and corruption, an
for this cause many of the scholars with
draw from it. Brain drives away bra
l without striking out.
| All this must be changed. If the ma
. ton is to be saved, men of the highe
classes must take every one in his plac
a and perform his duties in his relations t.
a the State. Among these classes the schola
has foremost place. His place is at tn
; front because he is fitted for it by hi
training. lay it down as a proposition
t scarcely needing defense, that Thorough
education, and with rare exceptions, col
a legiate education is essential as prepare
tiOn for leadership in national affairs
The habit of carefulstudy, seldom acquires
except through long continued training
in the schools, prepares the scholar to Civ
to questions in legislation and diplomac.
that deep investigation without which the.
cannot be safely answered.
The country has enough party leaders