Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-03
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE.
The Exercises Attending the Eighty fifth
Commencement.

The Exercises Attending the Eighty-ffth
Commencement.
The exercises of the Eighty-fifth Com
menCement of Middlebuly college were
inaugurated with the baccaluureate dis
course by President Hamlin--the last he is
to preach-at l0;45 o'clock Sunday fore
noon. The Congregational church was
crowded. as is usual on such OCCASIONS
with the friends and relatives of the stu
dents, and especially of tn. graduating
kclass. President Hamlins text was the
following:
"And wisdom and knowlege shall be the
stability of thy times and strength of thy
salvation; the fear of the Lord is his
| treasure" Isaiah, XXxiii 6.
DR.. Hamins discourse was devoted to a
| discussion of the American college, in its
various aspects He considered his sub
ject in regard to what he Judged our
| American colleges to be now and what he
| thought they ought to be in the future
| especially in relation to their eXcellenceS
and their DEFICIENCIES, and the rene
dies for their faults. He argued against
| the elective course on the ground that he
thought it came in too early, the proper
place for elective studies being, in his
opinion in postgraduate course. A
|
| of study IN American collegiate institu-
tiOnS Is the absence of all opportunities for
industrial training. DR.. Hamln then ul-
folded Il plan which he thought would
remedy this defect, and discussed it at
some length. He next considered what
he believed to be another and Il chief de-
feet i'll the American college OF the present
day, and that is the general adherence OF
American colleges to the teaching of the
British system of political economy. As a
general thing British textbooks are adopt
ell in our American colleges, and when they
are not, something worse, III the shape OF
American books that are merely echoes OF
| English books, made still more intensely
English than the original works. is adopt
cd aud used. All this, as a matter OF
course, secures the dissapprobation and
contempt ot practical men. 1t is the Gus
too nf III" Enssligh rcNICwe to lament thr
fac that, while all the professors III the
English universities teach free trade, "tht
people are protectionstS and will not fol
low their doctrinaires." 1t is the duty o
boards of trades to correct thus custom
and nuisance of false teaching and il
there are any Americans who wish tc
teach and adopt the British system, lei
, them furnish the money as well as tn,
men, and let the two systems he taught
side by side. Concluding, DR.. Hamlin ad
vOcated close union between the col
lege and the people and the learned pro
|
ought to exist
Sunday evening Rev. Dr. f. b. Webb
: ID. d., OF Boston Mass, deliN cred the an
nual address before the Young Men!
Christian Association. His address wa!
Oh the theme of "Christianty and Social
ism"
Tuesday was the anniversary of tn,
Associate Alumni OF Middlebury college
Prof. c. G. Love, class of 1874, of New lIa
ven, the president of the Alumni aSsucia
ton, presided, and Hon. l., +. Knapp
class OF 1864, of Middlebury, was marshal
Vocal music was furnished by a quartett
; consisting of Mrs j, w. Pitts, Miss Hor
and Mr. Samuel Sheldon Mrs. q. ID. Mi
ner presiding at the organ
The annual address was delv
} cred by Rev, Leroy Blake
class of 80 of Ftchburg Mass
a. +. Clark, class of ISL delivered III,
; phles." 1t is custom of the college t,
allow the alumni orator and poet eacl
year to nominate gentlemen for hOnOrar,
alumni of the college. In accordance witt
this custom, Rev. Mr., Blake named Mr.
= j. |. EdSerly, superintendent of schools IL
e. Fitchburg, Mass, and Mr.. Clark nameC
Hon. William T. ONeil, member of TIN
l New York Assembly from Franklin coun
p ty. Both gentlemen were elected. Atte
the exercises at the church the alumni
dinner took place, and was eaten at th
Addison house.
Al Tuesday evening occurred the annua
, prize speaking by members of the Fresh
man and Sophomore classes which is tn,
popular event of Commencement. Th
Freshman prizes were awarded to j. Has
, . sett of Stafford first and g. Maynard o
Michigan second the Sophomore prize,
were awarded first to j. 5. Zelie of Maine
second to +. q. Howe of Albany, n. Y.
third to George Wales of Middlebury
fourth to +. G. Langworthy of Middle
bury.
The ID. X. f. fraternity held its an
nual reunion Tuesday Among other wei
9 known persons present We're Prof Brain
4 erd, Kellogg and Speaker Erwin, VIII,
made excellent speeches.
Meeting of the Alumni Association Com
mencement Exercises-The Concert.
Wednesday was Commencement day a
Middlebury college. The first thing o.
the programme was the annual meetin
= of the Associate Alumni at the colleg
chapel, which began at o o'clock. Anon
| the Alumni present from abroad wer
/ Rev. 5. Leroy Blake, class of 1859, G
Z Fitchburg, Mass; j. IL. Norce, class c
4 1865, of Essex, Conn; A, +. Clark, elias
of 1871, Malone, n. Y; Edward Dana
l NlttSS vi lo'oi VI hulldutl, T., lSddC ~
t Sprague, class of 1922, of Detroit, Mich
!. j. }. Mcintyre and George r. Erwin
! speaker of the New York assembly, bot
: of the class of 1868, of Potsdam, n, Y
Prof, Brainerd Kellogg, class of 1858, c
e the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute; Wa
i ter +. Howard, late United States consu
q at Toronto, of the class of 1871, of Fai
: Haven, VT; David IL, Adams, class c
t 1860, of st. Johnsbury, Vt; J. A. Storr,
| class Of ls3s. OF Hartford. Conn.i Ii. 5