Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-27
The dinner was an excellent one, and re-
llc;lcd much credit on mine hosts Barber
and Ferguson. The following was the
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SoUl-Clam Imperial.
Fish-FroZrn Salmon Il Ia MayOnnaise
Cold Ornamental Dish"s-Paln tie Foie tiras Ia
Gelee BOned Turkey Ia PerigueuX. Ham Garnle
rHisioire; Wild Goost; Glaze la franeaise'
Plan Cold DISHES - Turkey, Wild Duck, Wild
Goose, Duck. Chicken. Ham, Loin Of Veal. Tongue,
Tenderloin Of Beet, Beef Ia Mode, Leg OF Mutton,
Van Ness House Corned Beef, Fried Potatoes style
FnfSGncts = Picked Beets, Lettuce Radlshes,
| Chow Chow, Assorted Pickles Horse Radlsh. To
| mato Caisup, Cucumhers Walnut Catsup, Olives.
D,s>eJf-French Tribes, Chocolate lee Cream,
| Lemon Water lee, Vanilla lee Cream Corn starch
cake Spice Kisses. Delicate cup Cake, Cocoa Balls,
| Almond Rings, Wine Jelly. Fruit Cake, silver Jake
| Lady Fingers, Chocolate cake, Tarts, Rum Jelly,
Jelly Cake, Naples Biscuit. Lemon Jelly, KISS Bas-
| keiS Mlcaronns Charlotte Russo, Love IN the Mist,
Raisins Almonds Oranges. Apples, Filbetts, Eng
| sh WalnuiS, Pecan Nuts, Strawberries, Wafer
melons. Tea toliee.
! Grace was asked ly Rev. \. A. Baker of
| Win0oski and after substantial justice had
been done the good things provided, Presi-
dent Buckham raped the tables TO order.
lie was reminded, he said, of what an essay
writer had said of this sort of thing-that
when You get cultivated and genial gentle
men together ut table you have all the
kindcst results of modern civilization. This
of course was said by an Englishman, for in
men of that nation there is such an intimate
relation between stomach and heart that rs
the one is filled the other is expanded. On
these Commencement occasions there gather
here genial gentlemen and comrades, and the
sight is something thoroughly enjoyable.
| Once in while take down from its shelf
| some old text book that used in college
/ II L., al nj Il
read two or three words and then Il don't
read any more that day" 1t takes me back
to college days; see again my old class
mates and hear their voices see the ap-
proving smile of our old professor as a knot
~ point in Thucydides is untanged or nice
construction in Homer clucidated. What
would take to surrender all these reminis-
| cences
| notice every year-ard always with a
new delight and surprisc-thc JOY and salts
| faction of the old graduates rs they come
back. There is to them kind OF eXhilara-
ton in the very aspect of things, or, as one
of them said, there is wine in the air "
| 1t is 10 renew old associations and memories
that we have this fcstival-to live over again
the scenes of our fresh young lives. We are
trying TO keep the college SO that it will
always retain your pride and your affection.
| We know that if the college stands still while
You and the world 90 on it can not do it.
The college must have a future. as well as
a past, and We must all do something to give
it future. We are doing what we can,
under great disadvantages and against great
| competition. We can lot do the work
alone. We most have your help, and first of
all your confidence. Never was an alumnus
of the University of Vermont ashamed Of
his Alma Mater 1t is orr pridetha so large
number of our students are the sons of
graduates. We have much larger percent
age of such than Harvard, with all its SPLEEN
did history and local attractions
| would he derelict to my duty did | not
mention the generosity of the gentleman in
whose splendid building to-days exercises
were held. OF him have asked great
many favors, and none did he ever refuse.
| President Buckham then referred to Mr..
John p Towards gift Of = 800 for improv-
! ing the College Park, of the fountain there.
and of handsome and valuable flag This
| year, continued President Buckham, when
| it was thought best TO use the new hall for
| Commencement Mr.. Howard was in Spain.
! | wrote to him there, and on the first day
when an answer could possibly come back
Mr. Towards reply reached me, that he
would he happy TO give the use OF the hall.
| On the table in front of the President were
two large and elegant pitchers of solid silver,
left to the college by the late DIR. Martyr
| Paine of New York a proviso of whose will
indicated his wish that they should be used
ut the corporation dinner Referring to
these President BucLham said:
DIR. Painc's only son was an Undergraduate
of Harvard College and ended his life under
very sad and distressing circumstances. 1t
was the fathers great desire in life To per-
petuate the sons name. He intended to de-
vote his whole property to scholarships in
| Harvard in the young mans name, and to
this end made most elaborate will Cover
ing $50 pages OF manuscript. But in spite
of all his pains the only things that went
where he intended were these two
pitchers. The moral is, when You want
to make your will get Il good law
yer TO help you. \ better way still would
be to give away your money while you live,
and was about 10 say, save it from the
lawyers Litigants in an English court
declining to follow the Judges advice TO
compromise, the Judge said, Then let the
property be divided among the lawyers in the
usual manner"
The University has received other small
hut not insignificant gifts during tho year.
Ii must be coniented with small things until
it can get larger. 1t needs new buildings. A
college is something more than brick and
mortar These shelter men, but men make
the college. If Lad Il million dollars to
put into new buildings | would not tonch a
brick of our old historic editice. We want
men. We want good material to work on
was very much delighted to hear yester-
days IIcpnnrsn rDllpnp scholarship
Everyword of it was true. But the
facts eXonerate us. \ few years ago
this University had eleven of its graduates
in Congress, while Yale had only six Dur
ing the last twenty years we have had more
graduates in Congress than Yale.
President Buckham then pleasantly called
up Rev. DIR. George B. Spaulding, who re-
feued to the fact that the present was his
first appearance ut Commencement since his
graduation. He was glad TO see what i'm
mense strides the University had taken in
the line of practical studies. Everywhere
is evidence of progress The morale of the
students is higher He hoped hereafter to
come here every year and show his interest
in the institution AMI his pride in lis pro-
gress.
The next aumnus called on was W. ii.
Bliss Esq, who, after a short preface, re
cited some appropriate post-prandial verses.
Prof. II. ID. IIoton returned thanks in be
half Of the medical faculty for the honor con-
ferred upon them in the bestowal of the hon
oraIy degrees He hoped that the Univcr-
sity would 90 on conquerins and To conquer.
Its welfare must not be left to the annual
meeting of the corporation, hut all graduates
should put lheir shoulders To the wheel,
DR. Il H. Williams, after an exceedingly
funny introduction, spoke of the condition
of the Medical College. 1t now has a larger
number of students than ever before and will
graduate the largest class in its history. No
one leaves the institution with degree who
is no, perfectly qualified 10 practice mcdi-
cine and in tht last two years we have had
half Il dozen graduates whom would not
fear 10 pit AGAINST those of the medical
schools of Vienna, Paris or London. The
relations between the Medical AMI Academic
departments are most pleasant and harmo-
NOUS
Hon. John |. Gilbert Of Malone, n. Y,
gave sentiment. In Franklin county
was "A noble elm that lowered head and
shoulders above the surrounding forest. 1t
was worth eou /. far tr see On investigat-
ing the cause OF its wonderful growth
spring was found Il, lis rnlts II our State
is To prosper there must at its roots he a
spring, like this fountain of learning.
Rev. f. G.. Bass, hcins called upon, spoke
pleasantly and happily fur his class 1859
and brief speech l.y Mr.. George l.. Stowe,
II. brought the speaking To a close
Thr occasion then closed with the Singing
of the ,oxolngy. From all that dwell below
the skies.