The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-07-04

WI w buttOu, WIN hIDkt OF JOnn
Brown at Harper's Ferry with the zeal
due to.Wendell Phillips model hero.
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATED ALUMNI.
On Wednesday morning at half past
eight the meeting of the Associated
Alumni took place at the chapel.
Rev. WV. Winchester, vice-president,
called tho meeting to order. M. l..
Severance presented the report of the
committee TO nominate officers for the
ensuing year. The report was accepted,
and the following were elected:
President--Rev. w. w. winchester. al.
vice. Presilents-Rev. $. knowiton, ~, A r.
walker, T2; h. ID. sherman, go, Geo. s. swim,
Recording secrctary-E. T.. Smith
Treasurer-froG W. II. Parker.
Central Committed. ID. Eld,edRe james NJ
Slade, X. NJ. Bailey.
Neurological Committe-ProfE. IT, Hielev, PROF
w. ii. Parker, kev. NJ. L. Severance.
Orator for lssO-Daniel Roberts, 80; alternato
II. Z. Hlgley, w.
Poet-H. b. Funess. %, alternate, E. III
Gale, 62.
Prof. ID. kellogg presented the report
OF the committee appointed last year TO
confer with the college corporation
with reference to securing for the
alumnii the right to nominate TO va
cancics in that body. He presented the
following action by the President, Eel
lows and Corporation of the college.
Extract from the minutes OF the President,
Fellows and Corporation OF Mildlebury College
Resolved, That the graduates of the college
and all persons admitted by her to The degree q,
Master of Arts, or to any higher degree, sRalihe
asked by this body to name three candidates al
of the College. IRON which candidates one may
be chosen BY this body TO that once" '"''
Resotred, That this request shall always lie
made of the Alumni at the commencement neNt
| he made. " ::
Resolred. That copy of the foregoing reso.
buttons be certified by tie secretary OF This board
TO the secretaryof the Associated Alumni for such
consideration and action thereupon as said body
a true copy nom the minutes. Attest:
| IT, 81 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Sec.
In order to the carrying out of the
privileges conferred by this action of
the college trustees, Prof. Kellogg of.
fered resolutions TO that effect, which
were adopted. A committee of five
was appointed to select suitable names
to be presented by the alumni, to report
in one year. Committee: Prof. b. Kel-
logg, Hon. J. w. Stewart, Prof. f. II.
Higley, l.. E. Knapp, Esq, James NJ.
| S,ade.
| James Nj. Sladc made a statement in
regard to the lack of support extended
by the Associated Alumni to the anpu.
al Neurology. Pending this the meet
ing adjourned until three O'Clock in the
afternoon.
After this meeting there was long
period of waiting for the close of the
corporation meeting, which did not oc-
cur until after eleven O'Clock. The pro-
cession then formed In the usual order
for the march to the church. headed by
the Middlebury cornet band. sc
commenced the exercises of
COMMENCEMENT PROPER.
Blaisdell's Orchestra of Concord
N. H., furnished the music, which was
very fine. The following is the pro-
grammc:
Music.
| Prayer.
| Music.
salniatory. II. W, IIulbert. Middlebury.
oratlon How shall We deyelope n good Charac
ter. ): W. Chapman, Middlebury.
,, ration The Power OF the Suggestive. II. W
Hubert, Mlidlebury.
T. Grafton, The dignity of the Physicians Calling,
T, D. Whipple, Dandy.
| Music.
| Philosophical Grafton. The Abuse of snecuIa.
i've Ihoushi, h. IL farnsworth. Concord, y. II.
Nalediclory and Grafton, Englan,ps debt to
Chaucer, f. X. Brainerd, ST. Adams.
dlebury. - '
Music.
Comforting of Degrees.
Prayer.
Denediction. .ar.ss
Tho graduating orations were fully
up to the average of orations delivered
on the commencement stage and some
of them above.
The masters oraiion by Mr.. Aber-
nethy, was upon"L Literature, its L Sc and
Abuse Books are most effective for pre-
serving the memoirs and achievements of
men, Tor pictures, monuments, and 9TH
er works OF art, are useful to this end,
only as they are interpreted and ex-
planned in books. The function of lii
erature is to stimulate TO pure thought
and noble action. But books are more
abused than anything else. We read
too much and too prOmiscuously. To
make reading useful, we should be
careful and discriminating in our selec-
tons, and read what we do read, thor
onghly and Systematically. The Grafton
was fine one and eloquently delivered.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
The degree of A. b. was conferred in
course upon the members of the gradu-
ating class; LII. ID. was conferred upon
Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington
ID. ID. upon Rev. j. q. Johnson of Rut- |
land; A. nj. In course upon some mem
bers of 1876; the honorary degree of
A. M. upon Congressman James Tyler
of Brattleboro, Hon. Loveland Mum
son of Manchester, and Hon. Joseph
Battell of Middlebury.
CORPORATION DINNER.
The tables in the large dining room
at the Addison Ilouseiwere completely
filled with alumni and guests. AMER
The sumptnous dinner was dispatched,
President Hubert made q few remarks
and then calls were made on various
persons present. DIR. Allen of Rutland,
Rev. HIM. Tenney,W. III. Walker, Hon.
Daniel Roberts, Prof. Means, w. j.
Fish and others responded, all quite
happily. Our space does not permit of
particular mention of the many good
hings said.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATED
ALUMNI.
The adjourned meeting took place at
hree O'Clock at the lecture room of the
hurch, with the president in the chair.
t was voted to print the Neurology
nee in three years.
The secretary read communication
rom the board of trustees, concurring
4 the resolutions submitted by Prof.
Kellogg in the mo rning, as follows:
Resolred. That the Associated Alumni Of the col d
ge are hereby notified that this board intend
elect AT the meeting 10 be held at commence
ent In 1850 Fellow of the college and hereby
'quest the alumni 20 suggest such names for this
osition as they may designate In persuence oil
10 resolutions heIetsiore passed.
A committee of three was appointed
} solicit copy of DIR. Posts address
efore the Associated Alumni for pub
cation, and 10 superintend the publ
'tion OF the same. Committee; L. II.
napp, rof w. h. Bascom, and Prof.
faiueri