The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-27

their approval Of the original resolution
introduced by j., Il. Knapp, last year.
and after discussion it seemed to be pre-.
ferred by the Alumni, and it was accord
ingly unanimously adopted as the sense
Of the meeting, as follows:
WHEREAS IL is our Judgment that the welfare
Of Mddlebury College demands more intimate
and confdentia relation between the Alumni and
the management, and the interest Of the Alumni
in the prosperity Of their Alma Mater would be
increased by additional responsibilities. There
fore:
Resoiped, That official reports of the condition of
the College should be annually made by the Cor
poration to the Associated Alumni and the Al
umni should be invited to nominate for the filling
Of at least portion of the vacancies occurring
from time to time in the corporation.
PARKERIAN EXHIBITION.
This most popular of all the exercises
Of Commencement was held in the church
on Tuesday evening. The house was full
to overlooking, some estimating the au.
diencc at 1900 persons. George w.
Ware, Jr., Of Boston, Prof w. II. Ship.
man, of Tufts College, and Rev. s. w.
Segur, of West Midway, Mass, were
made committee of award. Only two
classes were represented. The following
is the programme
Freshmen.
observation-disclosures, .... Holmes
W. Denison Smith, Clarendon.
Observation-Disclosures from the Grafton
at Concord. ................C Curtis
W. Fl. shaw, Wallingford.
Music.
Decentralization he saved ST. Mi.
chaeIs.. ..........,.... .Stansbury
Jno. G. Stapleton, Middlebury.
Observation-Disclosures. 49,. Kellogg
X. II. Smith. st. James, l.. L.
Music.
SophomoreS.
Decamation-Public Opinion =. d. Phillips
j. Meacham Clifford New Haven.
Declamation-War Scene. -. Raymond
A. W. Lamb, Middlebury.
Music.
Declamation--Paul Reveres Ride.
Longfellow
c. B. Warner, Port Henry, N. Y.
Decamation-R "Reminiscences of Southern
Pulpit Oratory, From the Independent
j. r. Newell, Cedarville, Kansas.
Music.
The speaking was generally voted to
be excellent, and some of those not re-
ceiving prizes had their friends among
the audience, who claimed that they were
entitled to the honors. But the commit.
tees opinion was official, and the prizes
went as follows:
Freshmen-1st prize, John g. Staple
ton, Middlebury; End, w. II. Shaw
Wallingford.
Sophomorcs-1st. j. r.. Newell, Ce-
darville, Kansas 2nd, j. Meacham G
ford, New Haven.
COMMENCEMENT PROPER.
At ten o'clock, Wednesday morning,
the Mddebury Cornet Band commenced
to play in front of the college chapel, and
a procession was formed under the direc.
ton of Lyman Il. Knapp, marshal, and
j. w. Abe-nethy, assistant marshal, in
the following order: The undergradu.
ates inversely in the order of classes, the
corporation, the Faculty and the Alumni
by classes in the order Of seniority. The
procession moved to the church where
the graduation exercises were to be held
The music for the occasion was furnished
by the Boston Philharmonic Club Rev.
FL. d. Kitchel, d. D., presided and of.
fered prayer, and tho programme pre-
pared for the occasion was followed.
Music,
l. Prayer.
2. CRATIC Sautatoria.
John f. Reynolds, East Albrrgh
3. Oraton-Lord Bacon's Treatment of
Earl Essex.
Lawrence Phelps Andover, Mass
Music,
4. Capitalization in our Gov
ment
Hiland Southworth, Middetown.
5. Philosophical Oration-Faith,in What?
Lyman d. Bragg, Underhill.
Music.
6. Observation-Disclosures of Intellect on So.
cal Intercourse.
Fred. G. Swinington, Leicester.
7. Oration-Science and Dogmatism.
Charles M. Wilds, Bristol.
Music
8. Oration-Shal we Forgive and For
get.
John f. Reynolds, East Alburgh.
8 Grafton and Valedictory-The Need
Of an International Tribunal.
Warren ii. Hamilton, Brandon.
Music.
Masters Grafton. Henry M. Ladd.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
The degree Of A. b. was conferred
upon the members of the graduating
class.