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

rotary of the corporation; Hon. G. W.
Grandey of Vergennes, Rev. DR.. Archi-
bald of Middlebury, Prof. Chas. NJ. Mead,
several members of the class of 1899, and
the members of the faculty.
Music of the finest quality was fur
nshed by Blaisdells orchestra of Con-
cord, n II.
The programme of the exercises fol-
lows
Prayer.
Oration-N ,th salutatory addresses-Crow ned
Leslie II. Raine, Addison.
orationC g ,n!g N. Depew
Oration-The Fallacy OF the Mighty Dollar.
Louis W. Austin, Winter Park, Fla.
Music
Oration-Our Debt to Hamilton.
Colwort X. p. Cogswell, Middlebury.
Oration-Universa Han .nonv.
Robelt NJ Collins Mlddlcbu,y...
Oration-"The Little Thou Hast Use it."
Al thur +. Cushman Lincoln.
Music.
Oration-Trusts.
Frank F. Douglas, hitting.
Oration-Thc Social Parasite.
Carlton ;. Severance, Bennins on
Oration-w it'll valedictoi. addresses-"Bu,l
this Letter"
Prentiss C. Hoy,, Addison.
Music.
Masters OratiOn-The Public schools.
Charles Billings, b. a.
Comforting OF Degrees and awarding OF
Prizes.
Benediction.
Prayer was offered by Rev. c. c. McIn-
tire.
The orations of the class were without
exception creditable to them and to their
instructors, while some of them were no
table as showing a power of thought and
expression not common among students.
Mr.. Billings handled his subject under
standingly and forcibly. The orations
were all delivered in an easy, graceful
manner.
At the close of the speaking Messrs.
Raine, Alden, Austin. Cogswell, Collins,
Cushman, Douglas and Hoyt were es-
corted to the platform by Col. Thad NJ,
Chapman, marshal, and j. +. Mead, 80,
assistant, and received their diplomas
from Secretary of the Corporation Slade.
President Brainerd announced that these
other degrees had been conferred A. NJ.
Gin course) on May Belle Chellis, Henry
l.. Bailey, Charles Billings, Marvin II
Dana and Jesse A. Ellsworth of the class
of SO, also on John A. Haig, '73, Madrid
n. y, and Orange w. Dodge, '76, Og-
densburgh, n. y; honorary A. NJ. or
Rev. A. f. Keith of Middlebury; d. d
on Rev. John c. Labaree, Sc, Randolph
, kalamazoo, Mich; LII. ID. on Rev. j. Z
Rankin, d. D., '4S, Orange, Nj.
The president announced, also. thai
prizes and hOnOrs had been awarded a!
follows: Waldo prizes-Senors, p. C
Hoyt, F. F. Douglas. l.. H. Raine
juniors, j. NJ. Thomas, II. NJ. God
dard, j. f. Mead; sophomores, C. A
Mead, f. c. Bryant, '. c. Harrington
and also an equivalent prize to Saral
e Grace Seely; freshmen, G. II. Kelton
2 .. d. Colby, j. F. McNaboe and als
q IN equal prize to Miss Annah Bell
Sheldon. First botanical prize to A. d
e Mead second to b. W. Norton. Highes
;, honors in political science to F. f. Doug
, las (; highest honors in physics and chem
Y istry to l.. w. AUSTIN highest honors i
5 classics to p. c. IIoyt and l.. II. Raine.
: The exercises at the church closed wit
4 prayer and the benediction by Presiden
: Brainerd.
e CORPORATION DINNER.
il Over eighty of the alumni of this an
= other colleges partook of the corpOratio
/ dinner, which was served at the Addiso
$ at o'clock. Grace was said by Rev. 4
e ii. Parmelee, 80. The dinner, like tha
OF tlle previous udy, was good. Afte
d dinner speeches were made by Rev. l.,
t Their Sheldon of the class of 1899, Re-
d DIR. Boardman of the corporation, Hol
ID James X. Batchelder of the class of 8
It Prof. Wright of the faculty and other
% THE CONCERT.
lie Following is the programme of the e,
d cellent concert given at the church in Il
l. evening by Blaisdell's orchestra of Coz
r cord, n. H.; Miss Helene Clarkson
he Boston, sopranos Mrs. Georgia Dea
re Spaulding of Boston, harpist, and Mr..
rs ii. Ricketson of Boston, tenor, assistt
Of by Mrs. G.. ID. Miner of Middlebury
m accompanist:
~ l. Overture-Raymond. Ambrose Thorn
It orchestra
es .. Aria-"O Sleep" Hand
of Mr.. Jas. ii Ricketson.
4 3. Allegro Moderato-from symphony in
minor. SchuDo
RS Orchestra.
ne L. Harp Solo
as George Dean Spauldtng.
90 5. Waltz-from Romeo 4. Giuletta. Goun
ne Miss Helene GARRISON.