Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30
Dartmouth College.


Commencement is over, the boys are nearly all
gone and Hanover is preparing for its annual mid
summer browse The week opened with the GUS
tomary baccalaureate by the president on Sunday,
the 10Th inst, and an address before the Christian
Fraternity, in the evening, by the Rev. j. p. Gull
liver Of Andover, Massachusetts, The
PRIZE SPEAKING,
which took place Monday evening, was conducted
on a new plan this year. There Was the usual
number of speakers, but different apportionment
among the classes. The senior class had five,
three academies and two scientifcs; the juniors
two from each department; and the sophomores
two academies and one scientific. There were five
prizes, four for oratory and one for dramatic
speaking The awards were as follows: the ora
torcal prizes, first to W. A. Service, Glens Falls
New York second, divided between C. II. Beckett,
williamstown, Vermont, and A. L. Spring, Leba-
non, New Hampshire; third, divided between S.
p. Smith and J. II. King, Malone, New York;
fourth to ]. W. Lanehart, Bellville, Ohio ORA
matte prize to F. G. Baldwin, Manchester, New
Hampshire. The
CLAss-DAY EXERCISES
occurred on Tuesday afternoon At the church
there was the Introductory address by f. NJ. Gil
more, Farbault, Minnesota; Grafton by D. ]. Fos-
ter, Passumpsic, Vermont; poem by X. G. Her
rick Manchester New Hampshire, and addresses
to the class, the president, and the undergrad
yates respectively by w. p johnson, Lynn, Mas
sachusetts, Thomas Flint, Jr., San Juan, Califor-
mia, and S. S. Perry, Manchester, New Hampshire.
From the church the audience went to the campus
where the campus address was given by C. II.
/ North Masaaehuaatfa a nd "a "a
to the class-tree in front Of Dartmouth hall and
listened to the class-tree address by F. +. Smith,
Hanover, New Hampshire. From the class-tree
the line of march proceeded to the glen where
the chronicles were read by W. B. Fellows, Sand
witch Center, New Hampshire, and the prophecies
by G. A. Dickey, Derry, New Hampshire. The
old pine on Observatory Hill was then visited the
farewell pipe smoked the class ode, by W. l.
Smith, Manchester New Hampshire, was sung,
and the speeches closed with address to the
pine by F. S. Sutcliffe, Manchester New Hamp-
shire. The class marshal was Y. J. Ripley, North
Easton, Massachusetts; chorister Frank Morton,
u Andover Massachusetts,.
Tuesday evening the
GRADUATING CREATIONS
of the scientific department were delivered in the
church with music by Basdell's orchestra. The
PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY
met Wednesday morning. and following this were
memorial addresses on twelve prominent judges
alumni of the college, among them S. S. Wilde
class Of 1885, Joel Parker class OF II, and Isaat
L. Redfield, class of 20 Wednesday evening the
commencement concert WAS given by the Boston
Cadet Band, Miss Fanny Kellogg and the Temple
Quartette.
Thursday morning there was meeting of thu
alumni at eight o'clock and at ten the graduating
exercises began with the Latin salutatory by Clar
ence Pike, Northwood, New Hampshire, ant
closed about three p. NJ, with the valedictory b,
Lyndon A. Smith, Norwich. Vermont. After tn
comforting Of the diplomas, the
ALUMNI DINNER
was served in the gymnasium at which man!
brilliant speeches were made, the most marke,
by Mr.. Marden of the LoloeH Courier. In tn
evening the graduating class gave reception an,
ball at the hotel
The prizes have been awarded as follows
( Grimes prize OF S36 and S24, English compost
ton, senior class, first to A. L. Spring, Lebanon
New Hampshire second, Clarence Pike, North