Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-06
COLLEGIATE.
PUBLIC COMMENCEMENT At TUE
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.

BURLINGTON, sErT. ..
ON the evening before commencement
the "CuNCIo AID CLERUM was preached
at the a. pointment Of the Convention Of
Ministers in this State, by the Rev. Ban
croft Fowler, A, NJ. Of Windsor. in the Col
ege Chapel, before very attentive audi
cnce.
In the afternoon preceding Commeuc,-
ment, the exercises, chiefly from the Fresh
man Class, were as follows
l. Instrumental music. J. An Grafton in
Greek, by Thomas Chittcnden. 3. An Eng
lish dialogue, by Isaac X. Hopkins, j
Rrownson, u. Stone and F. Buell.. 4. An
f. ll>h dialogue, by VIM. Atwater and j .
\ Pomeroy. 8. An English dialogue. by
u. NJ. Camp. |. 4. Hopkins and ID. King.
Is An English dialogue, by D. Collamer, j.
N. Pomeroy and W. Atwater, :. An Eng
liSh dialogue. exemplifying modern learn
ing, by VIM Noble, j. Brownson, j. Park
hurst, J. p Russell. ID. Stone. NJ. Stafford,
Y. Toilet, u. NJ Camp and ID. King :. An
English grafton To the Phi. Sigma. M So
ciety-On the improvement OF the under
standing. by AmarIah Chandler. Q. lnstru-
m til music.
COMMENCEMENT DAY
: iesPecnble procession was formed from
til, Philosophy Chamber. under the direc-
tiJn of Col. James sawyer. Marshal of the
day, in the order following.
Academicians.
Students in the lower classes.
Candidates for the Baccalaurea;c
and Masters degrees.
Gentlemen of distinction
The Clergy.
Music
The President of the University.
The Corporation.
Treasurer and Secretary.
Instructors and officers.
At ten O'Clock. \. N. the procession moved
to the Meeting House, which it entered in
inverted order, preceded by the President
and Corporation. After being seated, were
had the exercises following.
FORENOON.
/. instrumental music. ,. Sacred music
,. Prayer l. Distribution of order of Ex-
Grcises s. SllutatOry Grafton in Latin, by
Lewis johnson. & An English GRAFTON ON
Natural Philosophy, by Archibald ". Hyde.
7. A Hebrew Grafton on Party Spirit, by
Joel Strong. s. An English Coloquy on
the comparative merits and enjOyment5 re-
sulting from The different pursuits OF the
Divine. the Lawyer, the Physician and the
Farmer, by Alden b Spooner. Isaac X, liar
ringtOn. John II Bird and Eli Brownson.
o An English Poem on Imagination, by
Amariah Chandler. 10. Instrumental mu
sic.
AFTERNOON.
|. Instrumental music. =. An English
Grafton on the Energy OF Intellect, by Lewis
johnson. , A forensic disputation on this
question. Whether wars have been benef
clal to mankind? by Charles G. Lester and
Ira Hill. 1. English compositions on various
subjects. by several Students. 5. An Eng
lish Grafton on Government, by Charles
Adams. 6. Degrees Conferred = a Charge
to the Graduated Glass, by the President.
s. An English Grafton on BenevOlence, with
the Naledictory Addresses, by Amsriah
Chandler. Q. a Prayer. TO- Sacred music.
The degree of Bachelor of Arts was con-
ferred on Amariah Chandler of Shelburne,
Mr.. Satterlee Clarke of Castleton and Lewis
johnson of Burlington. The degree OF Mas
ter of Arts was conferred on Charles Adams
of Burlington and Jairus KEENAN, Of the City
of New YORK. alumni OF this University.
JosiaS Smith, Esq. OF the city OF Nergennes,
A. b. Dartmouth, was admitted to the
Masters degree.
After the exercises of the forenoon, the
procession moved in the order before named
to partake of a public dinner provided at
the Hall OF Major LYMAN King.
The Hon. Daniel Farrand. Esq. y Doctor
John Pomeroy have been elected members
of the Corporation.
The exercises of the day were highly sat
isiactory A respectable number OF students
have been this year admitted. The entire
completion OF the magnificent edifce, the
increase of the College and society -liora-
rles, the vast additions to the astrOnomi-
cal and philosophical apparatus, augur
well of the unexampled prosperity of this
tlOurishing University. founded by the State
and bearing its name.