Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-05

8. Cornet solo-Turf Polka. Stcinhauser
Mr.. f. A. Nevers.
"a. wiegenlied- Brahms
b. My Pretty Jane Bishop
s. String Quintet-Andante from Op; II.
Messrs. Blaisdcll, Everett, Jones, Stock.
.. Swiss Song Eckhert
Miss Clarkson.
"a. Russian Airs-varied.
| 10. Harp SOLOS, b. Now lay me down to
| sleep.
George Dean spaulding. ,,,.,
| IL. Gillian Dance Missud
Orchestra.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
After the concert came that always
pleasing feature of the week, the presi-
dents reception at his home on Seminary
street. The grounds were handsomely
illuminated. President and Mrs. Brain
erd, Mrs. A. o. Gates of Morrisville and
Mrs. L. II. Hemenway of Manchester re-
ceived the numerous guests.
THE PROMENADE CONCERT.
Last, but by no means least of the
events of the week, was the promenade
concert at the town hall. Blaisdell's or
chestra provided the music for the dane
ers, and supper was had at the Addison,
and both these important features were
admirable. The company was large and
brilliant.
COMMENCEMENT NOTES.
The register of the alumni contains
these names of visiting graduates, but all
who were here did not register, as some
of them did not understand where the
register was: ID. X. Simonds, 90, K. p.
Wild, go, and l.. Ii. Hemenway, "a, all
of Manchester f. p. Hooker, 80, Win
ter Park, Fla. f. j. Ranslow, '66, Swan
ton; G. NJ. Severance, SO, and NJ. l..
Severance, 80, Bennington Center; II.
n. Winchester, 81, Oregon, Wis. NJ. III.
Dana, SO, New Haven; Chas. Billings,
sc, Poultney; Dan'l Roberts, 30. Bur
lington; w. NJ. Bass, '32, Dedham, Mass.
5. j. Preston, 80, Mamaroneck, n. y;
(. II. Iiigley, IS, Groton, Mass; G. n.
Webber. 81, Northampton, Mass; II. l..
Bailey, SO, Pasumala. India; G.. II. Bal
ley, GA, Franklin, n. Y; y. w. Wild,
81, Charlotte; NJ. L. Gray, 80, st. Louis,
Mo-; q. X. Wales, 81. Bristol; j. a.
Haig, %, Madrid, n. Y. f. j. klock, So,
Pawlet; Saml Sheldon, So, Brooklyn, n.
Y; p. NJ. Mcldon, 80, Rutland; E. W.
Howe, 90, Boston; j. Nj. Mallory, II,
Thctford; Z. Z. Howe, SO, Arlington !; J
X. Batchelder, GA, Arlington; Walter f.
Howard, Il, Fair Haven; w. w. Walker,
SO, Burlington; G.. Il. Collins, 'GS, Fer
risburgh; G. f. Lawrence, 81, Rutland
Frank \. Walker, 80, Ludlow; Lyman
II. Blake. '63, Westtield, Mass; II. W
DEMO, SO, Port Henry, n. Y; c. Il. Tur-
rill, '73, Burlington; c. S. Colburn, '5S,
Pittsford.
The trustees elected these new mem
bers of their body to fill vacancies: Hon
ID. X. Simonds of Manchester, Hon. G.
5. COlhurn of Pittsford and Rev. G.. n
Thomas of Port Henry.
OF the 81 men graduated in the elias:
of 1929, If are living and seven gathered
at commencement to celebrate the semi
centennial of their graduation. Those
present were: Rev. Hiram Bingham o.
Windham. o.; Rev. j. A. Ranney o.
Kalamazoo, Mich; Melvin l.. Gray of st
Louis, Mo-, Norman F. and Truman X
Wright of Ohio, Rev. Luther II. Sheldol
and Rev. A. II. Parmalee.
Mrs. 4. NJ. Beckwith and Mrs. G.. 5
Wainwright gave very enjoyable ant
largely attended reception to the alumni
and their friends on Tuesday evening a
their home. The ladies mentioned wer
assisted in receiving the guests by Mrs
Montpelier and Miss Aggie Wainwright
Choice refreshments were served
Gen. Grandey of Vergennes was her
for the Goth consecutive year. He re
members distinctly the commencement
exercises of 1929, the first he ever at
tended.
Rev. DR.. Wickham of Manchester is il
the 92d year of his age. He graduated a
Yale in 1915 and has been a trustee 0
the college since 1910. +