The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-01
Norwich University Commencement.

The tifty-seventh annual commencement
of Norwich University was held at North
field last week The baccalaureate sermon
was preached at three o'clock Sunday after
noon at the Episcopal church by the rector,
Rev. Homer White. The Sheldon prize
speaking was held in Concert hall Tuesday
evening, the following members of the
freshman and sophomore classes being the
contestants; l.. q. Hulburd, G. II. Booth,
e. G. Bennett, f. d. Holbrook, w. II.
w. Gaynor. The judges were Rev. V. NJ.
Hardy of West Randolph, Rev G. w. Gal
lagher of Montpelier and f. j. Martin, Esq,
of Barre, who awarded the first prize to E.
w. Gaynor and the second to E. g. Bennett.
Music was furnished by Mrs. W. A. Briggs
of Montpelier Miss Alma Huntley and
Chase's orchestra.
WEDNESDAY.
The trustees met Wednesday and elected
John j. Dewey of Quechee and Chauncey
Denny of Mortified to fill vacancies on
their board. In the evening an ad,
dress before the associated alumni was
delivered in Concert hall by Rev. Howard
F. Hill, ID, of Amesbury, Mass, with
music by the cadet band and the University
glee club. AT the close of the exercises a
banquet was held in the vestry of the Meth
odisJ church, and during the evening the
following toasts were responded to: " Old
South Barracks" Major o. s, Tenney OF
LtAluBlOl, NY. ouI NdllOD y IbltuttS,
Lieutenant e. II. Catlin, U. S. A., of Fort
Trumbull, New London, Conn, former com.
mandant; Student Life" Rev. Howard
F. Hill; "The Ladies'" L. B. Johnson
editor Northfeld NeWs; Vermont" Hon
George Nichols of Northfield, vice-presi.
dent and acting president of the University
Remarks were made by f. c. Hatch and
and II, n Cross, past cadets, and others
The following officers were elected by the
alumni association: President, Professor n
i. Sheldon; vice-president, Charles Dole
secretary, Professor j. b. Johnson treas
urer, L. b. johnson. George ID. Thomas OF
Waltham, Mass, class of rs, was reelected
as one of the alumni members of the board
of trustees for the term of five years.
THURSDAY.
The commencement exercises were held
in the Methodist church Thursday at tel
o'clock. The corps of cadets in command
of Lieutenant Kimball, the commandant
and led by the cadet band, escorted to the
church the following distinguished visitors
Ex-Governor Redfield Proctor, secretary o.
war, Governor Carroll S. Page, Ex-Governor
w. p. Dillingham;, General T. S. Peck
General w. III. Gilmore, Lieutenant K. III
Catlin, U. S. A, Colonel NJ. j. Horton, o
the governors staff, and Rev. L. NJ. Hardy
chaplain of the state militia. The gradual
ing exercises consisted of a salutatory ant
Grafton by Captain G. +. Abbott, Grafton,
by Lieutenants K. A. Shuttleworth, Ii. G
Woodruff and w. Ii. Sprague, and Grafton
with valedictory, by Captain A. f. Booth
The cadet corps is part of the state militia
and by virtue of his Office as commander
in-chief the governor conferred the follow
ing degrees on the members of the gradual
ing class Civil engineer, C. f. Abbott, A
f. Booth, II. G. Cady, C. G. Dole, all o
Northfield, c. b. Riggs OF Middlebury, L
A. Shaw of Northfeld, e. A. Shuttlewortl
of Bellows Falls, p. G. Smith of Well
River; bachelor Of civil engineering, B. w
Farnham of Northfeld, F. M Goodhue q
Lowell, Mass; bachelor of letters, w. II
Sprague of Brookfeld, II. G. Woodruff G
Chelsea. The degree of master of science
in course was also conferred on the follow
ing members of the class of SS; f. 7. Aus
tin of Brockton, Mass, E. V. Booth c
Nashua, N. H., l., b. Johnson OF North
field and W. A. Shaw of Portland Me.
b. Adams of the class of 80 received TIL
degree of bee. The following honorar
degrees were conferred: ID, Rev. viii
lam 9. Hopkins of Toledo, Ohio, Rev. l. /
Booth OF Northfeld; AM, Roswell Dow {
Sycamore, Ill.,, class of AS; LID, MajC
GUS ). Tenney of Lexington, KY, class {
40. The faculty gold medal for highei
average rank for the course was awarded I
Captain A. f. Booth. The Grafton befoI
the trustees was delivered by ex-GovernC
Dillingham;. Secretary Proctor then al