Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-03
BURLINGTON, VT. FRIDAY JULY 3. Iss5rWEIIVE PAGES.

Perrigo. class of 1870, and Rev. S. S.
Howe, class Of 1S29. There were present be-
sides large number of graduates of re-
cent years.
The report of the committee on nomina
tions was the first thing in order, which
was as follows; For president, Hon.
Aldace f. Walker of Rutland, class of
1862; for vce-presdent. Prof Brainerd
Kellogg of Brooklyn, y. Y; class of 1858
for secretary. Henry > Foot, Esq, class
of 1859, of Middlebury; for central com
mittee james VI. Slade, Charles NJ. Wilds
and A. 7. StapletOn The neurological
committee of last year was renominated
in u lump, and all of these nominations
were adopted and confirmed without OPP
position.
The committee which had been appoint
ed to select a list of six names from which
the corporation should elect two members
of the corporation, reported through their
chairman, Mr.. j. j. Mcintyre, of the class
of 1860 The report of the committee was
accepted and adopted, and the list of SIX
names was sent in to the corporation,
then in session, for their consideration.
Prof. Ezra Branard of the clase of 1864,
next presented the report of the necroIog-
ical committee which showed the deaths
Of the following graduates during the
year: Silas Baldwin, class of 1921 Will
liam Sargent, class of 1922: Rev. Lyman
Gilbert, ID. D., class of 1921 Rev. Cephas
| II. Kent, class of 1924; Charles Hawk,
class of 1884; Rev. Timothy Emerson
| Ranney, class of 1899; James Taft, class OF
| 1855; William A. Tewksburyi class OF
| 1865 and Rev. Giles p. Hawley, who en-.
| tered in the class of 1871 and oniuued
with it three years, but did not graduate.
| Then the report of the action taken by
| the corporation upon the nominations OF
| the alumni for members of the corpora
| tiOn was made, by which it appeared that
| the corporation had chosen as the two
| representatives of the alumni, Gen Jane,
| Warner of Albany, \. Y, and Hon
| Aldace f. Walker of Rutland, Vt. With
out regard to the merits and good points
| of these gentlemen, their selection was not
what the alumni had desired. On the
| list of six names presented by the alumni
those of Prof. Brainerd Kellogg, of the
class of 1858, and Prof. Edwin II. Higley
of the class of 1867, had stood first, as show
ing the preference of the alumni
for the election of those gentlemen. Boti
| were graduates of the college, both
| had been professors here, and both enjoy
| ed the respect, esteem, admiration anC
| good will of the alumni to larger extent
| than any other two men living. Yet tht
corporation saw fit TO pass them by and
elect two other gentlemen, against whom
nothing is or can be said The trouble
| was that the corporation had simply
ignored the plainly expressed wishes OF
the alumni in choosing any body else than
Professors Kellogg and Higley. Hon
George Il. Erwin of Potsdam, \. y, class
of 1868, was also elected Il trustee by tn,
members of the corporation. AS soon n
the action of the trustees was announced
the displeasure of the alumni was made
known, and the expression OF dlssatlstac
tiUn was most emphatic.
the graduation exercises at the churcl
commenced at 1880 Il. m, and were hel'
in tnllnANlnu
gramme:
Overture-"Piqu Dame" SuppC
Grafton, with Salutnt"ry address tsecJn
nonors.j The Rise Of our Constitution,
Wllbcrt y severance, Manchester
Grafton, Rcpubicauism in Europe,
Edward G. jerks, POultney
Grafton, Plea for the Individual,
Gerald s. Lee, Brattleborc
| Grafton, philosophical. Ghlrd honorsl, The Re
lation between Science aud Philosophy.
james 4. Jones, Middieburl
| MeSSi~. Stockbridge and Wheaton.
Grafton, The Clayton EulwerT Treaty,
Geo. T., M4cgowan, David's Island, Ny III
| OratIOn. The lutuence OF the Jesuits upon
the Protestant Reformation,
Fred r. Mcleod, Liverpool ~ ;
Grafton, Some of the Germnant Principles o
| the Fifteenth Century,
Julius V. Sturtevant, New Haven
Grafton, W III vtIedlctory addresses (iirst non
'' ~ MichaeI \. Stapeton, Mddlebur,
Wnzcr-"My Best Day i'll Berlin Gung'
Masters Grafton, John c. Miller, A. 1
| GaVOtte-"iicart' Desire Schrappt
Conicrrlug Of degrees ana awarding OF prizes
| BcuedCtlOn.
Honorary degrees were conferred as 70
lows: DOctoruf Laws, on +. Is. Shuman
Chicago, ILL.,; Doctor of Divinity, ON Rev
Ira +. PettiDOne of ConstantluOple, Tul
key Master of Arts, on George j. Ware
: well OF Rutland.
The corporation dinner followed at tn
Addison house, and was attended 10y
larger number than usual. There wer
several good speeches made, and tho-
present had an exceptionally enjoyabl
| time
"Wednesday night occurred the annua
Commencement concert Miss VI. &c
trude Edmunds OF Boston WAS the SOLOS
and she was assisted by the RuggleS stree
church quartette of Boston and the Blai.
dell orchestra OF Concord, y. II. Ate
the concert came the president recel
tion, which in turn was followed by til
annual promenade concert. And thu
ended the college career OF the class of lsS