Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
COMMENCEMENT AT MlDDLEBuRY.
President Brainerd's Bnccnlaureate Ad-
dress Sunday.


Middlebury college opened auspiciously
Sunday forenoon with the delivery Of
the baccalaureate address at the Con
gregational church by President Ezra
Brainerd, L. l.. ID. The day was almost
perfect and the church was well filed by a
congregation including most of our leading
citizens besides goodly number of prom
inent alumni from out of town who have
come to participate in the enjoyments of
another commencement.
President Brainerd took for his text
Romans, viii: 10.-"For the earnest expec-
tation OF the creation waitcth for the re-
veaiing of the sous of Cod
The Alumni Dinner.
Over 100 sat down to the alumni dinner
After the demands of the inner man had
been satisfied, then began the intellectual
feast. Music was furnished by the Col
lege Glee club and the Howard Opera
House orchestra. Landlord Higgins
outdid himself in the preparation of
the banquet. President Howard Of the
alumni presided and introduced Presi-
dent Brainerd of the college who welcomed
back so many of the alumni; spoke of the
interest which the alumni took in the col
lege aud of the good which it did to those
vino did their work here
The Glee club sang "Our College is a
Jolly Home, - and then Hon. f. q. Sher
man of Chicago was introduced. He saw in
the increased interest that "A now era of pros
perity was dawnng upon the college. He
spoke of John G. SAKE Hudson, Footo and
others who had become part of the
tom history in science and literature.
The address of the day was delivered by
Rev. Il. $. Holmes Of the class of 60 of
PittsburG, Pa. The speaker announced
his topic, THE college graduate as
social unit
The poet, c. NJ Wilds was prevented
from attending by illness.
After DR.. Holiness pleasing remarks
the toastmaster introduced Hon. l.. d.
Illdrcdge, treasurer of tho college. Mr.
Eldredge spoke in touching terms of
his classmate and friend Hon. W. c.
Dunton lately deceased He also spoke
of Dr. Mcintyre, a late trustee of the
! college; both of these gentlemen have been
active and faithful men in the interests
of the college. POSTMASTER Howard then
called upon Rev. c. y. Thomas, '6l, to call
up his family and sing. Whereupon Mr.
| Thomas, wife and two sons sang some very
fine selections. Other speakers were then
introducedand the festivities continued sand
, =! = 90, nv u"
auil0, 'll,i ""o.' ''rs '''.t w.
| Nagcrs residence. The large and spacious
parlors of the house were well filled from 6
to 8 p. m. when the time had come for tine
Prize Speaking.
The prize speaking of the freshman class
took place this evening at o'clock in the
| Congregational church. The house was
] III N,
music furnished by the Howard orchestra
was unusually fine. Following is the order
of exercise
Music ............... ........... Orchestra
Defamation tribute to SheTE,Gnn' 3, no,o,.on
Defamation. one Niche the Hirlest.
VIII d. Douglas
Music ',......i. 80. Orcheetr ira
MW-'ler .ir,ni, ilenry g. NIerathlir
Defamation. Ben Hur's Chariot Race.
rank W; lhoma'
49, ,c i,..
Music az. ....................... Orchestra
DR.. Il. S. Holmes. j. S. Mallory and f.
j. Rans,ow were the committee After the
speaking DR. Holmes announced the result
as follows: First money to Henry 6
Ncgathlin second TO WIN !. Douglass
The announcement brought storm of ap
plausc from the audience.
At the close the three college fraternitios
Delta Kappa Epsilon, Chi Psi and Delti
Up,ilon he'd reunions in their rcspectiv,
parlors
The crowd attending commencement thi
year far outnunbers any previous wear fol
some time among the late arrival, to tn,
corps of alumni are Roy. DR.. Philips o.
Rutland j. c. Scofield. so: u. f.. sim
monds, 10; :. 3. Cady, so; F. II. Seey
'63 w. y. BiNby, 80; &. /. Blake, '63
llder' "; H. H. Dorr' ~ ". H. a
lHtn' FORMER HIrI''"eI Vi t"' ''''9 Oh ~
a. - 'c"' oo' W. a. "urh7ey' o. aill
pr~l aIher
ne congregational church was wei
mica SUNDAY evening WLeh lhe an
nlNersary exercises OF Ihe college
NJ I. a were neid' me interest tAu
manifested was amply Ju'tted by th
character oil the services Whirh were th
most successful ana prohIanie yeo ned D.
the association Mr.. Johh vi. Ihomas oil th'
senior class, president OF the association
presided Inc singing was ny the CoIlcg
Ulee club wlth MIS- 4. D. Miner at tn
organ. Kew. A. \. Cambridge pastor o
the baptist church, read the scripture les
SON found III first Kings, 18th chapter ant