Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-30

Music" College Boys Galop." Bilse.
Excused.
The following degrees were then conferred
by the President
THE DEGREES.
Degree of Bachelor Of Arts, in course, OF
wills wills B Benesi cafn's Ef as Moore.
Adelbert W. Boynton. Jenny Eli.sbeth Petty.
Geo. r. Cutler. Albert Carpenter Prouty
Henry W. Hill. Geo. W. Wales.
Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy on
Roger B. Griffin Sarah Ann Martin
| Horatio LOOMS. Juliette Wing.
Degree of Doctor of Medicine, on
Charles W. Bayley. Fredk. C. Van Welt.
| John A. Brewster. Roscoe Ii. Gooorich
! Rufus r. Chlson. Lorenzo nj. Green.
| Henry II. Deane. VIM. Is. Gibson.
Horace N. Nash. Eugene ". Lowell.
| Edwin e. Pomeroy. Geo. Rustect.
| Jas. NJ. Pease. David +. Rugs.
| Henry W. Post. Eli Seward.
| Elisha A, Rust. Henry p. Shea.
| Hiram Ii. Rust. Vim. =. Sweet.
Nehemiah c. Twombley. Eugene II. Townsend.
Degree of Civil Engineer, on Chas. Ii
| Samson.
| Degree of A. NJ, in course. on Otis ID
Smith, of the class of 10.
Degree of A. B., in course, on Hon. VIM
| A. Wheeler, who was for two wears mem,
Der of the class OF 50 and on Hon. Asahe
Peck, who was for three years student
in the University.
The Commencement exercises were ex-
ceedingly pleasant. the pieces showing a
high average of literary merit, and gen
orally unusual care and effectiveness IN de-
livery. Miss Sewers poem was rather
| lively prophecy of marvels to come, rather
stiily delivered. Miss Moore pleased all BY
her natural and simple delivery, Mis-
Wing spoke with excellent volume OF voice
and good delivery. The Crations and speak
ing Of the young gentlemen were so uni
formly good that we hesitate to particular
ize.
The Young women. and most of the young
men, retired from the stage laden with
tokens of approval. in the shape OF bou-
oue,s and baskets OF flowers. and all were
literally applauded.
Under the new plan by which ten speak
crs were selected from the class, the exer'
cses were not so long as to be tedious
Some very excellent speakers, whose pieces
were every way creditable to them, had &c
be omitted under this arrangement. Hall
of the speakers were elected by the class,
and the other half selected by the Faculty,
with. of course, not only regard to the
ability of the speakers, but to variety and
general effect and while some were ex-
cused whom all would have been glad &c
hear. there is no complaint of partiality oil
unfairness in the selection and the ar
rangement is likely to be continued In fu-
ture years.
At the close of the public exercises the
procession formed again and marched TO the
| \ ba
Commencement Dinner.
Though the numbers present were
not as large a on some former
years, large and goodly company
| filed the dining hall. The dinner was
ample in quantity. choice in quality,
and handsomely served. President Buck
ham presided and called up the after dinner
speakers. with divers apt and happy little
Introductory speeches. He first called on
| Prof Adams, of Michigan University to
tell US how the acknowledged evil OF the
existence of SO many small colleges. rather
| than of fewer and stronger ones, as set
fort in his discourse of Tuesday, was to be
remeded Prof. Adams declared earnestly
that his remarks about small colleges,
which had lowered the standard of higher
| education, bad no reference to Institutions
| like this. The University OF Vermont had
been recognized for half century as an
| elevator of the cause of learning. He
| himself owned largely the measure of his
/ own success TO the influence OF some OF
| its graduates. The long list Of men,
| eminent as scholars and statesmen,
I it had produced. proved the quality
of its work. and the appearance OF Its
/ graduating classes, to-day, showed that 1t
was still doing equally credltable work. AL
/ luding to the way IN which the State OF
| Michigan fosters Its L University, he said
the University had never asked the Legisla-
| ture in vain FOX anything, and last year.
though the University asked Tor nothing
the State gave it endowments equal TO a
| fund of $500 900. The influential men in
the Michigan Legislature arc largely sons
/ Of the University. and they cannot do too
much for it. lie thought the State of Yer
mont could not afford to let its University
anguish. 1t was worthy of generous aid
from the STATE, and he believed that in time
the Legislature would recognize its duty
and take IT up. is the University of the State.
and provide literally for it. Applause. |
| DR.. Fitch, Of Boston. an alamnus of 30
/ years standing. was next called up. be
alluded TO the condition OF things when he
was here in college. before the present
| buildings were erected, and when the col
lege chapel was an old store near the bead
OF Pearl street. lie had come here in hope
10 meet some of his old classmates. but
found himself alone. With good wishes to
the University. he sat down.
Judge Jameson and Hon. ii. o. HOugton,
of the class of AZ, were next called up in
| turn.
Judge Jameson said that he found here,
to-day. ample evidence that the spirit and
training of the old University remains un-
changed. 1t might never become great
college like some others, hut ii it can turn
out once year but twelve young men such
as We have heard to-day, it is indicating
its right to live and prosper. 1t need not
attempt to pOpulsrize its instruction. Let
it maintain its old traditions. Men of a
better stamp than such as are produced
| here are not found elsewhere, and IL should
be sustained and made the most Of. as one
of the smaller colleges, but second to mono
in the value Of IL work.
Mr.. HoUgbton. OF the famous RirersiIe
| iSrsss, of Cambridge, Mass. made pleas
ant speech. lie alluded to the pleasure il
had given him TO be here; to find the 4 -.
| V. NJ. unchanged IL spirit to sec the for
mer familiar faces of Wales and Cutler and
Robert Benedict, not only here in fact, but
also reproduced in second editions, looking
strangely like their former selves; and to
greet his two classmates of thirty wears ago.
Though he was one Of the trustees of a
great college of 600 students. he believed
in the small colleges. Big libraries and
ample facilities. valuable as they are, do
not take the place OF the close personal care
and interest Of the professors, which is
secured only in the smaller institutions
Who that was under them is not con scious
..ft hn alr.a Of fh.r "A
him of such men as Prof. james Marsh.
and Prof. Joseph Torrey, and the two Pro-
fessors Benedict? lie found an analogy to
the influence Of the small colleges, If thew
are such as this. in the influence of small
State, Ike Vermont, over its sons Gov.
Hayes, of Ohio, he understood, only mis-
sed of being born in Vermont by about a
year and halfsnd William A. W heeler only
lacked two years OF being an alumuss Of
this c0llege-and to this he doubted not
they owed their present eKRinence. Mr..
lloughton was frequently and heartily ap-
plauded.
President Buckhsm said that but for
illness. Hon. Wm. A. Wheeler would have
been here to-day. He had heard him saw
recently that nothing in his history was So
much regretted by him as his failure to com
plete his college course that no honors or
rewards he had received compensated him
Tor that loss, and that if he we're but 30
years old he would 90 back to College to
finish his course, and would 60 to Burling-
ton to DO it. lApplause
Royal Daniel King. OF the class of '46,
was called up, and responded briefly.
With an apt allusiou to Plato, President
Buckham then called out Rev. G. II. A.
Buckley. of Malone, n. V. the compiler of
.'Plato's Best Thoughts. just issued from
the RirerS'Se Press. Mr.. Buckley responded
in an exceedingly humorous and entertain
ing speech. full of anecdotes and Jokes,
which kept the tables in a constant roar,
This closed the speaking, and the assem-
blage broke up with the singing of the IA
miliar hymn. From all that dwell below
the skies" to Old Hundred,
The Presidents Levee.
The day closed with the reception at the
Presidents house in the evening. This was