Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-07-11
hiid5lerurv Commencement,

s14SS4SSoAy
/ The reunion of the class OF lS29 being the
,.,,,,i-,.,, ,o,,ri,l anniversary of their rradua-
"'' -. ,s tho ,,,or,,;s,
'l"h' WIS i''''' MT" II
/ interesting incidents OF commencement at
NIiddl,bury. There seemed TO be a common
,I,o,,, IN. nI,cn of honor
"'Nl''S''''' " r,..
and to put upon them Inc h"H"IS "i 'n' "e''
sion OF the class. numbering eighteen,
Ill. ,;,... ,,...,,. ,,r.srnt-Rcy Charles C. V
",''S CnI r.u. N.,,
Eastman, rector ol N''"u i""',
| Brunswick, Rev. pr. EdWlh i. llalleid "i
New York CITY. Hon. Calvin T. lIurlburd of
~ r,u, \ Y Rey. DIR Truman NJ.
u , ~, no,,,.I
! Post OF 81 LOUIS -""'' anu ''u" '''',
Roberts of Burlington, VI pr. foS' :
address to the Alumni was a production of
-, ,,r,,,,,,, and surnassinr bcautv. AT the
s'''' -, g.. -.,,., =,
Alumni dinner ta'h III '''' NV '''''"'''u "
calls, and made very pleasing addresses.
Th., IF Mr. Rnbcr,s. who received the honor
ma, -
of Ll-D-' was rs i'''''"S
REMARKS OF HuE. DANIEL RoBEETs
| ,,,.r ,I,,. 1o,sc of half , bundreJ years he
~, LA No., ravieits ,hr scenes of his
"i'i ,;si i,' H. f;rds Lis m.n,orv tbronr
~ ;,t, ~ ~ ,.r;.,j ronoIIoctions md his ennI
GIi,J ,,i,h onotions and thouGbts all com
n;',;' s., III multitude .pd lack of
~ ~ ,,,,,,or;a, merry and rrntesoue
,'i.',i, ~ ,' naI and ,1;.vnus rmo,ions
''';.,Ia,I f H., in,.o,s Tho accusin,r Tho
s7i,,'.;;- ',Lo,crhts ia, reflections
n,'d S,,,dn,,' - tho mast stretching out Ia
,,.',, a., r,,,r, as snIar,n nronLns;cs lie
! -, Ii,,I i,,,,,,Iso fnr s,enrh ,s turnip,, b;s
n,,, hnctuard he sccs moving mast him thc
,,s,,ara,,o 81 liz life in coIlegr and since In
r.; ,'',,r,,;,r nf smilcc and ,eors ,besn
,',S -, ia,.a a aInSnoncc nf enercb to Inn
III, L, roars IA nor h,, cnolrn words lie
,,.,,,J Il, stin rond enioy rather ,han d;ssi.
,,atn Lis own rmotions hv an ottrmnt to
l'o,o ",,,,,,,,,ica,n , tho incnmmrnica,Je A, rho
mos, hr would Int wLisncr to his
l,,,,nor;o.,s si,t;,,, with in,crlinlcJ
LondS -, lie sid. to look and
son P.,.nnd that silence seems The
ti,tos, ay,,rass;ou IiIn ne whom ono fr,m ;,
- LII, i',Ls a,ro,. 10 ia. western
,',;I ,,,~,,os ,ha ,Ior,. Of tho ehift
w., ,i,,,.,d -. -; j;ssnIn,,
-, -, I.,,,, at,s,,rJ H., nr,fano III.
I'll, ,,,,.o,,s ,r s,,,,cl, -, su,I a ,in,o
d., si,,c am, III. o,,l,. ar,, ,r Tho cIa.s of
1904 ,,, L.,, ,',,inta;,,ai H., r,,,Inll il, ,h,.
-, vs. III; ,,,;,.i,,. a,,'t If ,,,r Iha', ~
,,J .,r,J ,l i,,. ,s n;,. ,lass II, ,,rs IL
hos Iocn n,,t n,,on me ,o r.clcome van nv
| veterans. to our little rc-gathcring. There
Were Is Of us on the day when President
| Bates. in the scholarly robes and dress of the
odcn time with his extraordinary grace of
action and silver tone of voice, in Latin speech
assigned 10 each jEreRis the sacred shecpskin
which testified TO all the world (HJiqHe gen.
| tj'Um) who could translate its inscriptions,
/ that We had mastered the two first letters OF
/ the alphabet of college culture That docu-
| mcnt have ever since preserved with great
/ est care enclosed in this Tin case fashioned
| for such use 10y the tlnman Wilcox, whom
the boys we're wlckedly wont TO call MIR.
| IlnC"N, SO that II ever thereafter my attain
mcnts in scholarship should he ques-
! toned, ! could Vrliy them by IVoW Pdtd
/ PR HcordHm; and also as a memento OF our
| brother iialhcld, the accomplished penman
| of our class, who filed in my name TO the
/ document in script as neat and elegant as
that "i an illuminated mssal ! doubt
whether with all his years and titles he could
| today excel his work OF 30 Years ago.
There are hut hvc ni us here prrsrn, IN the
I flesh to-day to answer to roll-call- seven
are absent. hut accounted for, and send us
greetings from their scattered homes. Five
others answer from beyond the stars while
oi the one remaining We know not whether
he Is in or ont OF the body; but may say
We are elghteen.and whether or not manifest
10 the eye "l sense We count Them all
present I" our memory ana love.
lime mas urait WIN our class gently anu
kindly. Is II because we, more than others,
were The children oi lhat wisdom IN whose
figli hand Is length oi days or Is 1t hy rea-
son "l certain uncommon iolShnrss oi ma
i've lihrt' ii'al 50 many ol lis nave endured
10 Tins ual lakln@ the latest general GAIA
loSur lle'll, l md oi The three classes
preceding oars and the three following, each
parity conttmp"rhneoilS win us III college
lie, tins report Ol the class OF lS26, ~ IN
all, nlne are marked by star, and turninSto
the predatory Wohtam OF the catalogue
read 1cfhgelt az" cfSsHrpHt. or the class
ot 1877, II IN all, nlne are Starred oi the
ia "a 80 80 =, VI ,'n'
~ '''f9 VI - - - ,'',n III g. g @
pcai''a' anu ~, III I' -, '1 ~, la''l uun
v'S ,I, Wv I'LL.
.lo"n W" mn Zoo '..'I: ''ia'" ~,
M o"i' VI '','' y, '''''''' i' II.
an, ,, N'h ~. No. - VI Wv '',Ha "
- ",,i''D' -, ~; ~ =" '''i''
VI ''t' ''''H VI i'''-' " 's' - II" '''' w ''' -"
h'Ir" es..-.- A..
i"-"'H I''r' my g'iis' "n'L 'nc y''ins
's' vi "''i 'ich 'iass II no." iISt s'Nt| -eisn'
Years "nN NV "i inc lT ",' i.h'"h !" ne
nt'u arr A'''Nh =" 'f MING ana one
u'her la S"li"S'H Ia u" 'h'i'e cElss "i
hNtS i"f an insurance company I" nave 'ah-
rh nazId upon
ms caiaioSue SHOWS i"', uue proper
il,i, M "l 'ca'heiS' a"SeiS MINISTER'S '"'lurS
"i ilNlh'S Ui 'li "'I'S' anu "iiS one VINO
can nc 'housh' l" nave brought niS'r'h'.
upon Inc ciaS7 ny nec"iiihs hhclnher "i
I"hgrcSS; ~ IL IS huI i;'lr l" say "i our nro'hrf
II iiuilnuiu' ,'ia' ne u''' 'i'' nrst P'sS'"le' III
tne clrc''ihs'ah''s' I" save the h"h"r "i the
ciass:
IS PrhSlilt To reineih'cr ''iat our cilsS
l,'u ho vi ncSs Vi 'iN''''S' "u,
ilat W" stood 'oSrther uhlied I" an unusual
ucer,c III ri'iSS itiio"Siii'' ih'tr "aS'iiota
sneak or mean reno" among us 'irh anu
Is pheasant I" NOE no" each one mas ue'ei
"lGi III ms ''t9r nc "cIoiuiis 10 otle pio'lllSr
"l MS '"ileSe Jay )" lIia' hs We loon over
'hc naiii'a upon ti'' 'at'h''si'' an" h"t' thc
Ia