Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-16

Morris Henry Henry, Nj. D.' VI No"
city. sni OF Alexander Gordon watson,
OF Burlington.
The degree of Doctor Of Philosophy on
Jacob Merrill Clark, c. E., of New YorE
city on Moses Lane. c. E., Of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and On Joseph Thompson
Dodge. c. E., of Madison. Wis
The degree of LII. D., on Rev Nathaniel
George Clark, d. D., of Boston.
The degree of LII. D., ad eErdenl, on Judge
Charles Linnaus Benedict, OF Brooklyn,
NY.
The degree Of d. D.. al otRdem, on
". H. \. Bissell, Bishop Of the Episcopal
Diocese of Vermont.
After the bcnedic;ion. the procession
formed again and marched to the American
Hotel, where in due time the Corporation
dinner was served.
Corporation Din or.
About half past two, the Corporation,
Alumni, ard invited guests, to the number
Of nearly 200. sat down to dinner in the
rooms of the American Hotel. Grace was
said by Rev. j. g. Hale, and when the
eatables had been disposed of, and the cloth
was drawn (fguratiyely). Pres. Buckham
rose and said:
PRESIDENT BUcKHAY's ADDRESS.
Gentlemen If could tell you Of some
git, oil 500, 600 to the University, or of
some new and handsome building to be
erected for her, you would all applaud.
b 81 L ~. f.u al 10
mat | aspire to, and some day hope TO be
eloquent alter that fashion. But if | can
mol speak of victory, can of hope. The
most encouraging thing in our present out
look i, for the Faculty, the manliestly IN
o.ea-ing confidence o; the Alumni in US
Onc thing shows it plainly 1t used 10 be
hard for Professors Clark and Petty and
myself to see the sons Of Alumni 20 oy Us.
20 other and distant and AS we thought not
better colleges Tor education. But | am
happy u report that this state Of things
has pretty much come to an end. IL l. now
d rare thIag for a graduate living in this re-
gion Il send his boys elsewhere, aud turn the
cold shoulder on his old Mother Gap
plAu~e) | remember this incident in illus
tIation son OF an Alumnus came here.
entered Fr6 shman, and moved into a room.
lie found name scratched on a window
pane.-it was that OF his grandfather. who
also was educated here. ana 10 years before
had occupied that very room That Is re-
ceiyiug a blessing to the third generation
ant | hope the fourth Is yet to share in it.
Bat il is not alone the Alumni's support
and confidence We have. The University l.
gathering around it men Of !Iberality, of ac
complishmenis and culture who are not
graduates of this College. am proud Of
the constituency this College Is getting
the kind OF men ;h2t rally around Us with
kind words. good influences and beneiac-
tious. | wish 1t was better known than i.
j.. that around this Institution there Is
gathered e. cultivated and refined a society
a. around any college in the country-an at
noSphere which 10 live in i sort OF lib
cral education.
We expected Gov Peek here today, and
Bishop Bissell-bo;h sons of the College
but they are detained by Official bust
ness We have WIKI u one who, though
not a graduate Of any college, has been
TIC occasion OF liberal education for
for thousands Of other mems sons II he
were not present, would speak moro free
iy OF how he has studied 50 diligently in
.riyate himself, that his senatorial Gd-
dresses are far above the average IL literary
ability. He Is an honor 10 the Senate Of the
United States. and one whom Vermont de-
lights 10 hOnor-one whom the University
.a~t ear, honored with the degree OF Doctor
OF Laws. | call upon Doctor Morrill, 70.
q speech.
L. response Senator Morrill, rose.
SENATOR xoRRILL's SPEECH
lie sad that never having been 81 fortu-
uaie a. to stay through Commencement ex-
erci~ts before, he now found what penalty
he must pay for staying. " hen he had any
thing to say be spoke with dititenee. and
when he had not, he was always mortified
tina; he had not rather stepped down and
OUT ! have been, said be. exceedingly
-ratiied with the exhibition OF to-day
quite satisfed-and when that 5 said. it is
nearly all tina, | am called on 10 say ANY
talk on politics would be just now bore.
Bat will say Of the politicians that
have heard alluded to. that | don't believe
any more OF them will be lost at the final
account, than of other classes. nor nee.
You fear that those OF the present day are
worse than those OF all previous times In
every age Of our history such charges have
been made against public men. But We ought
rather - see what debts We have 10 paw.
3 We must admit that we. men of America
/ are responsible for some of the evils of the
time. We have driven out and well nigh
exJerminG,ed the Gborigines Of the soil. Il
was our reasonable duty to replace them Lv
= better race than We have. We are rc-
. spOn-ib.e for some Oi the evils of slavery for
We craS0ed the legacy not very reluctantly
and he'd !, long. We are responsible f,r
the Introduction Of tobacco into the use Of
the w0sld. don't want the ministers pre-
seat 10 think | esteem myself holicr than
Others in the matter OF tobacco. 10 NOT
di- IKE q bit OF . cigar row and then. but
there can be no doubt that for the race some
deterioration VI physique and possibly OF men
T ISL strength has resulted from the use Of.
t1-1ec0. Against these things our country
hl- made some cOmpensating gifts To man
kiLd.-ucn as corn and potatoes a. food and a
large ii>t Of beautiful flowers And it :
matter Of record that the rate Of increase Of
t5e population OF the world largely in
creased upon the Introduction of corn and
potatoes. IL Is stated a historical fact
tina; tao human brain has increased one
fourth IN average size, since this country
w. discovered. Ii so. We ought 70 show
som. Improvement. Great BritSin-little
-s4 git i>land-what an influence has she
czer;cI On the world Switzerland, small
and mountainous. has mad influence in poll
zeal and other ways larger and mJre potent
shan The whole of Africa. hope the time
j. not distant when our forty millions NAV
exert a greater influence than the whole
% Europe. And If this is ever done it must
be through our educational institutions. ami
there Vermont must not fail to bear her full
share (Applause.)
The President next spoke of the fruit
which the late Professor Torrey's labors and
teachings upon art had begun to bear; and
Of the establishment of the Park Gallery of
Art, aud Of the prospect for the future in
this regard. And with some words Of
graceful! compliment, he callel on Hon. Z.
j Phelps-as one to whom the University
vas greatly indebted for the establishment
Of tle new eallery-to make a short speech.
not for pay. Mr.. Phelps rose, and with
little humorous preface about breyity and
lawyer speeches sand:
VA. PHELPS REMARKS
| a. once alta railroad dinner" when
somebody proposed the health Of the gen
i,enen who had the brains to build road
without any money In starting this en-
terprise of a Gallery of Art. we had no 4
money-hut we had good deal of brain, Of |
the kind Senator Morrill, refers to, of the /
American manufacture be is so fond of |
talking about. (Applause). And on it VIC
went tn work. | wish the time and the man
were forthcoming to present to the Alum
nj the claims OF our nursing a. they
should be presented. We have made be
ginning We have a room, beautiful ana
commodious. through the liberality of Mr.
Park. We have good, permanent organi-
cation. close corporation. of the kind law
yers ike. who get their living out Of the
ml>!Ortunes OF the other kind Of corpora
tons We have done something towards
collection; but thought it wiser not TO urge
contributions during the time of financial
depression. But We shall wait 10 longer.
Now is the time, gentlemen. that helping
hand Is needed-snd the gift of little
money will be much better than, for in
stance, the gift of large bad picture The
success Of such a collection depends upon its
quality: and our collection is at least con-
-picaous by the absence of inferior produc-
tons | will venture TO prophesy-though