The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-09

- Il
with stubborn fanocs |
II fills the varying mind,
And fortunes those who disagree |
With its belief or unbelief defined.
More light from pulpit. bar and press should
Light, stronger. truer character rejecting ignore
Men of worth are needed In the world today;
Men who will not barter principle away.
Men high born or those oflow degree,
with no regard to earl or lord. A. III. or LII. ID.
For titles do not make man, nor birth. nor
He's true or false. just as he makes himself.
God or the world asks not. what Institution he
be enc what has he done; the other asks. what
"Let thcre be light" Shall 1t ceaser shall 1t dief
First heard from Ged, when Nature
slept wrapped up in night:
Twas sounded forth from Calvary's hight.
Let man on every sea. through every land,
Upon the earth extdhd.
Till wrong shall yield to Right;
Till from biz throne
Shall powerless fall base might;
Till Progress by Bigotry
Shall not be trampled down.
Till Honesty, not Fraud
Shall be held In high renown; |
Till every soul on earth.
Exultng shall delight
by word and deed,
In uttering FORTH ''Let there be light"
BUSINESS MEETING OF ASSOCIATED ALUM
NJ.
There was preliminary meeting at
College chapel at nine o'clock Tuesday
morning, with Rev. M. l.. Severance,
president pro tcm., at which the fol
lowing committee wero appointed to
nominate officers for the ensuing year
Rev. Il. G. Flagg, Rev. j. ii. Vorce,
John e. Parker, 4. S. Wellington. The
meeting then adjourned to half past
eight wednesday morning.
Wednesday morning the committee
on nominations reported % follows:
For president, Rev. NJ. l.. Severance;
Independents, Rev. s. Knowlton,
A. F. Walker, d. j. Newland, DR.. N.
II. Eddy.
Recording secretary, z. Z. Smith.
Corresponding secretary, Rufus
Wainwright.
Central committee, l.. ID. Eldridge,
j. M. Slade, II. n. Bailey.
| Committee on neurology, Prof. Il. III
Higley, Prof. w. ii. Parker, Rev. NJ.
l.. Severance. =
Orator, W. c. Dunton; alternate, AL
len Tenney.
Rev. Poet, J. L. Rankin; alternate, w.
w. Gay.
The report was accepted.
| The vOtes upon three names TO be
presented to the corporation from
whom fellow of the college was to be
chosen were counted; Col. A. F. Wal
ker OF Rutland, Y. b. Sherman of
Chicago, and Rev. l.. A. Austin of
Meriden, N. IL. had received the
largest number of votes, and their
names were accordingly transmitted
to the corporation for their action.
i Row. Nj. l.. Severance gave some in
formation in regard to the success of
the effort now being made to secure adj
ditional funds for the college. There
was considerable talk on the question of
aid for the college, and much enthusi-
asm was manifested. The meeting took
n recess until half past four, or after
the corporation dinner.
! At tho latter hour, Prof. 4. ii. Hig-
ley gave the report OF tho committee on
neurology, which was accepted and
placed on file.
Prof. Kellogg moved that the process
sion OH Tuesda y Of commencement
week DO abolished, which was done.
1t was voted that the appointment of
alumni orators be recOnsidered, and
that Judge DuntOn be requested to pre-
pare sketch of the life of Judge Ste
phen Royce. Also that Rev. DIR. f. +.
Hatfield be requested to prepare a halt
hour notice of the late Rev. DIR. N. s.
Beman, the above to be read before the
alumni in place of the Grafton. Rov.
Samuel N. Boardman was appointed
alternate to DIR. Hatfield.
RxRRCIsEs AT THE CHURCH.
After tho morning business meeting
of tho alumni and the meeting of the
corporation al the college chapel, the
procession to the church was formed in
the usual order by l.. ID. Eldredge as
marshal, headed by picked-up band
8 of local musicians.
After prayer by tho president the
orations by the graduating class were
delivered, the following being tho pro-
gram:
Music.
Salutatory and Grafton, Tho Imag-
ination-lts Uses, Hazen M.Parker,
Peacham.
Grafton, The Growth of Govern.
ments, Fred NJ. Baker, Whiting.
f Oration,' The Nebular Hypothesis,
4 Wentworth NJ. Bixby, Ludlow.
5 Music.
Grafton, The Effects of the Crusades
!: upon the Civilization of Modern Eu.
q rope, Sidney Il. Cady, Cavendish.
Grafton, The Hope Of the Negro
n William Dawson, Putney.
Grafton, Intellectual Freedom, Pat
NJ. Meldon, Rutland.
II Music.
\ Philosophical Grafton, Liberal Think
y ers, Perley A. Griswold, Castieton.
!. Poem, John Brown still "Marching
On" Henry II. Dorr, Rutland.
, Grafton, Thomas Chatterton, Frank
: A. Parker, Whiting.
I: Music.
Historical Grafton, The Cost of War,
Willis A. Guernsey, UndeShill.
I, Grafton, Is Life Worth Livingf John
d G. Scofeld, MiddlebCry.
Grafton, and valedictory, From the
Past TO the Present, Alva q. Peck,
Cavendish.
7 Music.
Masters Grafton, J. Mervin Hull, A.
d.
\ Music.
Coaferriug Of degrees, prayer and
bcnediction.
, Excused.
The OrauOns were generally good
d and we'll delivered. William Dawson
!. the col0red member OF the class, gave
= very effective plea for his race, which
|. contained some bright points and Wa
frequently applauded. DORIS poem Ia
}. highly commended.
The masters Grafton by j. N. Hull,
: was . very meritorious effort.