The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-22

Thursday. Fortunately the tree fell a
little to the south of the house, and no
damage was done by its falling.
Tho danger Of leaving loose papers
about the street was illustrated in front Of
Ohapman's store, Friday morning. A
paper blew into the face of horse at.
tsched to buggy In which was gentle.
man and two ladies. The horse jump
ed, broke thill and was inclined to
run, but the driver, by considerable pres.
ence of mind, managed to check him be.
fore further damage was done.
For the past year the Sophomores
have been paying their attentions 20
party named Ana-Lytics. 1t is difficult
to say whether affection was their mo.
tive, or whether some i'll defined notions
OF duty, digesting in the Sophomore
brain, and stimulated by the enthusiastic
admiration always expressed by Prof.
Parker for the virtues and excellence of
Miss Lytics, was tho cause OF their WOO.
ing But we fear it cannot be said that
they were always true to her. Too often,
when the king Of day was inspecting the
other side of his terrestrial domains, leav.
ing only his stellar half to watch over
this section, were the Sophs, forgetful of
the charms OF Ana, engaged in the more
agreeable, if not more improving study Of
some Middebury damscl disgusting the
Professor and periling next days works,
when the faithless Sophs were confronted
by the fair Ana. But alas for the Sophs
Ana.Lytics is no more. She came to her
end last week. And then the remorseful
Sophs calling to mind all she had done
for them, resolved to do all they could do
for her, and on Friday of last week
magnificent funeral was the result The
body lay in state in the college during
the afternoon and evening, decked with
flowers aud fragrant with spices. Invi.
tations had been issued to the friends of
TIE class, and in the evening large
crowd had gathered to attend the cere.
monie' About halt past ten the process
sion of Sopbs, clad 10 white sheets trim.
med with black, headed by the Middle.
bury Band playing dirges, lighted with
torches and with the coffin borne upon
the shoulders Of members Of the class,
started from the college and moved about
town On returning, about the witching
hour the body was "incinerated" while
the bell tolled and the grass around glist.
ened with dewey tears. While the com.
bustion progressed few exercises we're
indulged in,consisting Of an invocation to
Jove, reading OF preface, grafton and poem,
interspersed with music by the band and
BY quartette who sang hymns composed
for the occasion. Altogether it was
sorrowiul occasion, and it afforded much
qualification to the outlookers to see how
much the Sophs thought of Ana deceased,
1t she was not so precious to them alive
COMMENCEMENT NOTES.
The Chi Psi and Delta Kappa ZIP.
silou societies held their commencement
reunions on Tuesday evening
Tho class just graduated consisted Of
sixteen INT mbers, and is the largest class
graduating from this college for number
OF years,
The corporation voted to change
the time of commencement to the last
week in June, hereafter The matter Of
arranging the terms was left to the facul.
~.
The prize for the best philosophical
essay was awarded to I f. Boyce of the
graduating class. The botanical prize
was divided equally between II. p. Slim.
son and b. NJ. Weld.
-Ofthe semi. centennial class there
we're only two present at the commence.
ment this week, the poet of the alumni
anniversary exercises. Philip Battell,
Esq, and Rev. j. W. Chickeriug, of
Washington, d. c.
The beautiful poem of Mr.. Gay,
delivered on the occasion Of his gradua.
alton last Wednesday. was desorvedly
very popular affair. At our solicitation
he kindly permitted US to publish it, and
our readers will find it entire upon our
first page.
Some twenty-five or thirty candi.
dates for admission to the Freshman
class have been examined already, with
an expectation Of several more of the
opening of the fall term Four or five
applicants we're refused admission for in.
'ufficiency Of preparation.
Since the last commencement, two
portraits have been added to the collcc.
ion in the college library-Hon. Samuel
Miller aud his wife Mr. Miller was
one Of the original board Of trustees Of
the college, and he was in the legislature
when the charter was obtained.
AT the close Of the annual examina.
tions last week, just one. hall Of the un.
dergraduates were conditioned 10 some
one or more Of their studies, fact which
shows the determination Of the faculty
to keep up their very high standard Of
attainment in scholarship.
f. j . Wclch, Esq, Of Boston, has
lately given a prize Of thirty dollars Tor
the best essay on some subject connected
with art. The prize is to be given annu.
ally to some member Of the senior class.
The class of 1879 voted to purchase plas.
ter cast to put 10 the college library, and
commissioned Geo. W. Ware, Jr of
Boston, to make the selection.
Hon. James Barrett, of Wood.
stock, Judge of the Vermont Supreme
court, although graduate of Dartmouth
college and now member of the corpora.
ton aud until the last comm encement
president of the associated alumni of that
institution for nearly dozen years. makes
40 secret Of his interest in Middlebury
college, and regularly attends our com.
mencements.
The vacant chair of Intellectual
Philosophy was not filed during any Of
the meetings of the corporation at COM
mencemen. time. but initiatorY steps we're