The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-08

The annual exhibition of the junior class
in MiddlcburY college, too kplacc at the hall
of the graded school building on Tuesday
evening, before large audience. The
several speakers were presented by Prof.
Ezra Brainard. The exercises took place
in accordance with the following
PROGRAMME
MUSIC.
ano-forte-Transcrptio of The Mcrmalds
Song, Won Weber's "Oberon."
Il. Oration-The Influence OF the Crusades,
w. S. Austin, Tama City, 10.
.. Oratlon-Indiscriminate Criticism,
II. ii. Baxter, Mddlebury.
?; SCI Seie p oraton-The Relation Of Science
4. oratlon-Cromwell' Defense,
W. l. Brown, Salisbury.
Song-Robert. tol que Jaime, Mcyerbcer.
IS. Historical Grafton Early French Minstrclsy,
:. o. j: w. Abernethy, Bristol.
g. oratlon-The Execution Of Joan q Arc,
=. Classical Oration-The origin OF Myths,
S. oration-Grasp All, Lose All,
o. W. Dodge, Massena Center, n. Y.
Song-"Deh vleni, non tardl." Mozart.
.. Oration-The Statesman and the state,
10. oration-Has Every Man his PrIcea - '''O
G. q. Farwell, Ashland, Neb.
II. Poem-The Wind and A. the Flower,aA Fable,
'l9. Oration-The Inadequacy Of Biograpy.
H. p. James, Weybrldge.
MUSIC.
Song-.The Mermaid's Song, Haydn.
10. Oratlon-Organic Influence in History,
. z. L. Linsley, Alstead N. II.
ii. OratiOn-The Renaissance OF Europe,
W. A. Remele, Mlddlebury
is. Oration-The Future of the English Lam
guage, G. f. b. Willard, Weybridge.
MUSIC.
Song-The Distant Shore, Sullivan
10. Literary Conference.-The Southern Problem
Einion Chanog Vab Evans, Llangranog, Wales.
coLLooUn rERsoNR
Jarret S. Minton, Southerner L. C. Evans.
Linden II. Julepp, Northerner, C.. L. Linsiey.
Reynard N. Wolfe, Carpet-baggerr,, .,..,
Cragin p. Brigot, An Old Fogy, Up. James
MUSIC.
Excused.
The exercises were all of exceeding in
terest to both the participants and audi
ence, from their high character, as well as
enlivened by the scenes and observations
of the students preparatory to the occasion.
We give brief abstract of several of the
orations.
/. The Grafton of William S. Austin of
Tama City, Iowa, on "Thc Influence of
the Crusades."
The progress and civilization of our race
was largely determined by the Crusades.
Began at the instigation of the highest dig
nitaries of the church. All Europe flocked
to the standard of the cross, animated by a
burning desire to wrest the holy city from
the hands of the saracen. The crusades
accomplished the moral and political uni
fication of Europe, gave elevation to the
mind, and freed it from the ascendency of
religious ideas by bringing it into contact
with the riches and gorgeous architecture
OF the East, and wisdom and love of the
Arabian sages, opened wider field for
commerce, elevated the lower classes in
the social scale, and gave strong impulse
to the religious sentiment and finally
wrought the glorious reformation Of
Luther.
2. "Indscrimnate Criticism by f. II.
Baxter of Middlebury, of which we have
not an abstract, was well prepared, con-
else and finely expressed Grafton.
8. "The Relation of Science to the PEG.
pie, T. f. Boycc, Middebury.
The introduction consisted in showing
that science is the subject that will cspeci-
ally interest the public for the next hun
bred years. Next ii was shown that the
practical object of science is not to make
scholars but to uplift the masses to ocono-
mize labor. Then it was shown that the
people need the truths that are made
known through science. Bacon was allud-
ed to as the one who had turned the sci
ences to n practical use. BY comparing
our past with our present condition, we
were led to see nothing but Il bright future
In store for us. But how can scientific in
formation be made to reach general society?
The speaker said that science should first
be included among the studies of the com.
mon schools and academies, and be taught
to the children. Next, popular lectures
were mentioned as means of advancing
the scientific education of the masses. The
speaker closed by abiding in general way
to the improvement that will be brought
about by the scientific education of The
Masses
5.-"Early French Minstrelsy," J, w.
Abernethy, Bristol. We find the history of
every literature beginning with minstrelsy.
The poetry of the troubadours, in South
ern France, and of the trouveres, in
Northern France, constituted the early
from which the English litera-
ure has drawn its inspiration and life
From the one IS derived the various types |
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