Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-29
BURLINGTON.

A NOTABLE WEEK FOR THE C1ry-PREsIDENT
nucKHAM's BACcALAUREATE SERMON
MEDICAL COLLEGE COMMEMORATIVE La
FAYETTE CELEBRATION.
The present week is one which will long be
remembered in Burlington's history, marked
as it has been by events Of more than local
interest, both for the city and the Vermont
University. President Buckhams baccalau-
reate sermon, preached on Sunday, was from
Rev. x1.. 10. Tho 'lesson of the hour" en-
forced by the discourse was that the predes-
tined and rightful place of Christianity in the
world is the throne of power over the world,
and consequently that the true rogulative
principle of human life is loyalty to the Lord
Christ On Monday afternoon Prof. Samuel
G.. Brown repeated his address on George p
Marsh, recently delivered at Dartmouth.
In the evening the Both annual commence
ment of the Medical Department of the Uni
yersity was held in the opera house, and was
attended by large and brilliant audience
The degree of NJ d. was conferred on GS
candidates. OF these IL were from Yer
mont, II from New York, from New Jer-
sey, from Massachusetts, from New Hamp-
shire. North Carolina and Ohio had repre-
sontatives in the list, as did also Canada,
New Brunswick, Sweden and Turkey. The
"honor men" of the class-the five passing
the best examinations-were E. L. Andrews,
j. w. Pearson, w. ID. De Long L. L. Stat
ford and A. A. Stamm. The first prize, $50
for the best written examination, was award
cd to w. d. De Long of Pennsylvania and
the second of $25 to A. A. Stamm of Pennsyl.
vania. The address was delivered by Rev
+. j. Parry of Burlington.
The exhibition of the junior class was Civ
en- ut the opera house on Tuesday evening.
Lafayette Day.
Tuesday was a red-letter day for Burling-
ton. Elaborate preparations had been made
for the ceremonies attending the relaying of
the corners stone of tho University and the un
yelling of the statue of Lafayette presented
to the University by John =. Howard, and
everything passed off in the most satisfactory
manner. Fully 10000 people were in attend
ance, including the governor and staff and
the state officials, military and Masonic bodies
Odd Fellows ex.governors and prominent
men from all parts of the state The process
sion was a long and brilliant one. The cor
ner.stone of the University, originally laid by
Con. Lafayette in 1925, was relaid with Ma
sonic ceremonies, the address being by Past
Grand Master Butler. The Howard corner
stone was laid by @. A. Dawson of New York,
Mr.. Towards representative, Bishop Bisselrs
address being deferred for lack of time.
The great event of the day was the unveil-
ing OF the Lafayette statue, which lmmedi-
ately followed. The statue was formally pre-.
scented by Mr.. Dawson, on Mr.. Towards be-
half and was unveiled by the sculptor J. O.
A. Ward of New York, at the proper mo.
ment President Buckham responded to the
presentation, and Judge John A. Jameson of
Chicago made the address, which was in sub
stance a careful analysis of Lafayette's char
acter, with an outline of his career. At the
close of the address the national hymn was
sung, and Gov. Barstow, Mayor Morse and
Hon. II. II. Powers, made short addresses
The exercises at the statue concluded with the
singing of the Marsellaise.
The statue is considered to fully uphold
Wards reputation. 1t is in bronze, of heroic
size, eight feet high, in citizens costume, the
OvercoAt thrown back to reveal the well pro
portioned figure, the head bare, the face i'm
pressive yet genial and modelled from sever
al portraits. The pedestal, in itself work
of art, is square of granite 10 or - feet
high and stands in the center of the college
park, fronting the University. The exact cost
of the statue and pedestal is known only to
Mr.. Howard, but the sum is probably from
S22 900 to S25, 600.
The commencement exercises of the Uni
versity proper took place on Wednesday and
degrees were conferred on the 10 graduates,
including one woman. The corporation din.
ner was eaten at the Van Ness House. and in
the evening the commencement levee was
held at President Buckhams