Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-03
From Dartmouth College.

HANOVER, N. H., July /, 1878.
MesSrS. Editors commencement is over and
the town seems deserted. A few OF the gradual.
ing class remain to settle their affairs in the line
ofurniture, ETC. but probably there are nota score
Of students in town. The number in town com.
mencement day was the largest since 60, and the
exercises were unusually creditable throughout
the week The first on the programme for COM
mencement was the baccalaureate sermon on
Sunday morning by President Bartlett The text
was John viii &c and q, and the subject,
"Men's responsibility for their religious views"
II was considered under three heads the necessity
the propriety and the fact It was a logical and
able discourse and held the unfagging attention
of the audience for All hour. Rev L. r Town
send, of Boston, delivered an interesting and in
structive address before the Christian fraternity
in the evening.
The only exercise Monday was the prize speak
ing in the evening for the Clark prizes of $40 800
$50 and $40, and the Lockwood prize of $50 to
the Junior or Sophomore who took the highest
Clark prize. There were twelve speakers, two
from each of the three upper classes in the aca-
demic and scientific departments. The speaking
was unusually good this year. The prizes were
all awarded to academic students; First A. f.
Andrews Of New York city; second, S. f. Hotlng
OF Albany, N. Y; third, C. NJ Hough of Phila-
delphia, Penn fourth, d. ]. Foster of Passump-
sic Andrews and Hotling's speaking was quite
dramatic. 1t was the generally expressed opinion
that Foster displayed the most real oratorical
talent
On Tuesday afternoon were the class day exer-
cises At the church was the Introductory adj
dress by S. s. White, Grafton by Rev Charles
Parkhurst of Montpelier, poem by A. S. New
com, address to the class by Lewis Parkhurst, ad-
dress to the president by j. W. Henry. The au-
dience adjourned to the campus and listened to
the campus address by w. L. Brown, c. s. d.
They then moved across the street into the coll
lege yard, where the class tree address was de-
livered by T. W. Stone The line Of march now
led to the Elm, and they heard the chronicles by
L. H. Meader, and the prophecies by J. H. Fox
The crowd now took its way to the Old Pine
where the farewell pipe was smoked and the adj
dress TO the Old Pine was delivered by c. =.
Templeton. The class formed in line and marched
back to the college buildings, cheered Wentworth,
Dartmouth Thornton and Reed Halls and the
campus.
Wednesday morning the Phi Beta Kappa meet
ing and limitations took place, and in the after
noon there was meeting of the Associated
Alumni in the chapel, followed by an address at
the church by Alfred Russell, Esq, OF Detroit,
Mich. In the evening the commencement con-
cert was given by Austin's Tenth Regiment Band,
of Albany, N. Y, assisted by the Mrs. IL. M.
Smith quartette and the college glee club. The
music was all fine and was appreciated by the
audience, as is evident from the fact that more
than one-third Of very long programme was en-
cored The finest pieces, II it is possible to make
any distinction, were the solo by Mrs Smith, the
bass solo by Mr.. Babcock and the cornet solo by
Mr.. Fred Austin, all of which had to be repeated.
The climax was reached when the glee club came
on the stage; they were twice recalled and the
audience tried by constant cheering for about five
minutes to get them back again, but they de
clined and finally made an exit at a side window
to escape rl.I.
Long before the beginning of the exercises
Thursday morning the village began TO be crowded
with people and teams from the adjoining towns.
There was double row OF teams around three
sides OF the campus and the college buildings
were swarmng with visitors The usual com
meneement exercises took place in the church,
followed by the Alumni dinner at Conant Hall
and the reception and ball in the evening at the
same place Both were very pleasant affairs.
Probably the most prominent Alumnus present
was Long" John Wentworth of Chicago, whose
herculean proportions and eccentric ways made
him conspicuous parsonage. Governor Pres
colt was also present and several prominent law
yers OF New Hampshire
The exercises of the whole week passed off
very pleasantly, with nothing to mar the effect