Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-06

Commencement day was clear and cool
and tine exercises were Of the same successful
character that marked all the previous
proceedings Of the week. Gov. Fuller and
staff, Senator Morrill,, President Buckham
and the trustees were taken from the Van
Ness House in carriages to tho University
and at III o'clock were escorted through
College and Church streets to the opera
house by the University battalion headed
by the Sherman band, the seniors In caps
and gowns accompanying the procession
The opera house was crowded throughout
the exercises Seated on the stage with
President Buckham were Gov. Fuller, Gen.
7. s. Peck Gen. w. II. Gilmore of Fairlee
and Coils. A. o. Gates of Worthwhile, J. f.
Pollard of Chester, j. q. Foster of Derby
and c. c.. Gilmore of Swanton of Gov. Full
ler's staff, Capts. II. E. Tutherly, S. S.
Leach and II. S. Foster, U. S. A, Senator
Morrill,, ex-Gov. Farnham, several Of the
trustees, members of the faculty and few
of the older graduates OF the University.
The opera house orchestra furnished music
The order of exercises was &C follows:
Music-Concert overture. .......C; FRANKIE
Prayer, Rev. w. =. Hazen of Mortified.
Muslc-'On Guard" (cornet solO)-....P. Dicrig
The Victory Of French komauticism.
The Serious Element in Comedy,
George WHY'S Benedict.
Genius of William Blake,
James Dewey Benedict.
Music-Selection. Nogelhundler {. Xel.er
Browning and Tennyson,
Lillian Estelle Corse.
The Supreme Court in the Constitution,
Edward harrington Deavitt
international Federation.....W William Hazen
The Extension Of the laboratory Method,
Henry Augustus Torrey
Nusic-Spanish Wedding sereuade .....silva
University Orat on. by lion. Justin 5. Morrill,
Music-Waltz, "Be True to e,"...G. Spiesser
Degrees conferred.
Music-March, SteinwehT- POST. Yheo. Moses
EeuedictiOn .... ............by Rev. Mr.. HaZvn
The orations showed much ability and
originality ana were delivered with force
and dstinctness.
Mr.. Allen showed that in France the ty-
ranny of the absolute monarchy had be
come extended over all the departments Of
thought, especially the stage, and tho first
presentation of Victor Hugo's Herman
was made the occasion of a battle for liberty
which, in its way, played as important a
part in the history Of French literature as
the battle OF Bunker Hill did in that Of our
government.
Mr.. G. W. Benedict sRid that in human
life, the sublime aud the ridiculous 90 har
in hand. and so in the drama we find clo g
kinship between tragedy and comedy. This
.
comic writer's Of the world, Aristophur es
and Shakespeare. BY analysis of the pr n
ciples Of the comic we arrive at conditio MS
- which comedy must conform, and as ex
amples the plays of the "Clou1sn and the
"Midsummar Nights Dream" were con
sidered and comparod; by which we see TINT
medy really has serious element j. it,
which ailies it with poetry aud duty, ene
aesthetic and moral ideals.
La treating his subject Mr.. j. d. Bene-
dict said that to properly understand Blake
one must recognize the fact that he was far
ahead OF his time, and therefore unappreci-
ated. Being so desplsed "a the world, he
Fought comfort in expressing in his works
the essence of his wonderful Imagination,
which was not OF n sort to be understood by
meDy. So, if one would study Blake. lie
must place himself Us far as possible in
Blaks's circumstances
The essay OF Mas Lillian Corse on the
subject, "Browning and Tennyson, :" opened
with q sketch of the true mission of the
poet Miss Corse gave an interesting COM
parison Of the TWO poets mentioned, the in
fuences in which they lived. and some les
sons from their lvas.
Mr.. Deavitt showed how the organism of
the constitution Of to-day was unfoded and
The task Of interpreting the constitution is
rendered increasingly difficult on account OF
intricacies continually arising with the
growth OF civilization.
Mr.. Hazen showed that the evolution of
political organization loads from the nation
toward the cosmopolitan State. The United
States is the best type Of the former, ana
also the germ. of the latter. For the real
lzation OF this ideal there are many encour-
hgements but still greater opportunities.
Both Europe and America may and ought
10 contribute toward this end, the goal OF
history and the ideal of religion.
Mr.. Torrey said that the distinctive mark
OF the successful university consists in the
opportunities it offers for independent in
vestigation The laboratory method has
been found to be the most successful means
for discovery of new truth, and is never
employed in history, economics, psychology
and many other branches of learning. 1t
has yielded most valuable services The
high position which science now holds, is
due to the discovery and application of this
modern method of research.
An address by United States Senator
j. S. Morrill, on "Land Grant Collegesu
followed.
SENATOR MORRILL'S ADDRESS.
Though not statesman out Of Job, as
Mr.. ingalls, claims to be, l have accepted
the invitation rendered to me to address
you to-day upon Land Grant Colleges, es-
pecially concerning thai here established in
which Vermont holds an abiding interest.
and, it is to be hoped, an abiding affection.
Ii ! can rise "to the height of this argu.
ment, you will not expect me to invade
the domain OF politics, literature or science,
and, therefore, the present political problem
of whether republican ofiiceholders should
be turned out for ''pernicious activity" aud
the democratic for ''pernicious inactivity
will 20 untouched, as well as whether Bacon
or Shakespeare was the author of Hamlet,
and, it is enough for to-day, that our worthy
Gov. Fuller has already satisfactorily set
tied the question OF priority as to the scen-
tific application Of the power to propel boats
by steam in favor Of Samuel Morey of Fair
lee, Vt, and against Robert Fulton.
| am firm believer in universal educa-
ton. Ii the training and education of
domestic animals wonderfully Increases
their value and title to esteem, obviously
for man, having dominion over every
living creature" it must be Of vastly higher
Importance. For one man who has too