Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-07-23

GRADUATING EXERcIsEs-coNFERRIN OF
DEGREES CoLLEuE IMPROVEMENTS
LADY GRADUATES.

GRADUATING EXERcIsEs-CoNFERR OF
DEaREEs-c COLLEGE IMPROVEMENTS
LADY GRADUATES.
The'commencement exercises opened on
Tuesday OF last week with the military
drill by the students. Some eighty mus
kets were in the line, commanded by Capt.
Robinson, United States Army, aud were
reviewed by Gov. Peck and the Trustees Of
the university. The new Park Gallery Of
Art was then thrown open, and was soon
filled. At the Phi Beta Kappa meeting at
$3.50 an interesting question arose. Two
young ladies stood in the first third OF the
graduating class, and were entitled TO
membership. II was thought best TO hold
consultation with some OF the other chap
tors before deciding such weighty ques-
ton but the result was that the ladies were
finally admitted. The quarter-Centennial
ortho Delta Psi Society followed the Alumni
meeting. The address was delivered by
Prof. II. Il. Buckham, of Buffalo, and the
poem by Rev. c. +. Hunting of Kilburn
City. Wis. In the afternoon came the cell
ebration by the Alumni. The Grafton was
given by Hon William p. Wells of Detroit,
Mich, and the poem by Rev. Il. j.. Her
rick, of Chelsea, VT. The election of officers
of the Alumni Association resulted as fol-
lows: President, Prof. S. II. Peabody,
Chicago, Ill. Vice President, William G.
Shaw, Burlington, VT; Secretary, c. L.
Allen, Burlington, VI. In the evening oc-
CURED the Junior exhibition, at which six
teen members OF the class spoke.
At IL a. M, on Wednesday, the gradual
ing exercises took place in the College
Street Church. The speakers and their
subjects were as follows: PHILOSOPHY Of
France in the Eighteenth Century," l..
w. Andrews, Shelburn; 1.-THE Wager of
Battle" L. NJ. Lee, Burlington; EN-
gineering as an Agent of Modern Civilz1-
tion," J. b. Allen, Burlington; "The Unity
of Law" o. w. Hard, South Burlington (;
"The aesthetics of Agriculture" o. S. Bas-
ford, Milton "The Ethics of Engineer
ing" F. f. Lucas, Burlington "Influence
of New England in Establishing English
Liberty" w. N. Ferrin, Iinesburg; $50
lar Myths" JOHN Brooks Wheeler, Bur-
lington "Trne Excellence Conformity 10
Principle" Ida Mason, Jersey City, n.
]. "The Value of an Appeal TO Common
Sense" Ellen Hamilton, Brandon; "The
Relation of Art to Morals" Il. f. Woodruff,
Underhill 1.-The Wisdom of Athens" \.
n. Targert, Shelburn. Candidate for Mas
ter's degree, L. n. Arthur, 4. b., Burling-
ton; subject, 1.-The Claims OF Pure Theo-
ry."
The following degrees we're then confer
red
4. NJ, in CourSe-Eihu b. Taft, c. Ii.
Dunton, William c. Hopkins, Julian
Phelps, Henry Tenney, L. A. Arthur.
Honorable 4. NH. II. Henry, A. G..
Watson.
d. D., dd eundem-Right Rev. VIM A.
Bissell, Bishop Of Vermont.
l.. L. d., dd eunlem- Charles L. Ben
dict.
L. L. D.-Rev. Nathaniel G. Clark.
Phi. D.-Jacob NJ. Clark, Joseph r..
Dodge, Moses Lane.
In the evening occurred the levce at the
Presidents house, which was crowded
with the friends of the college. The college
grounds have lately been ornamented with
fountain, presented by Trevor Parks of
Bennington, VT. Much improvement has
been made in the buildings, and much
more is contemplated. The next class en-
tering will number about thirty, of whom
six are young ladies. Two of the members
of the graduating class this year were la
dies, they being the first of their sex TO
graduate from a Vermont college and the
friends of the university fell that the throw
ing open of the doors TO both sexes has
been and will continue 10 be a success.