Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-06-30
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had been added to its productive funds
since last commencement. He also COM
meGded the course and work of the
young women students of the institu-
tion, and announced that he was a thor
ough convert to co-education. Rev. G..
N. Thomas, Prof. Eaton, G. M. Wllds,
Esq, Prof. Samuel Sheldon, Jesse
Stearns, Esq, and others were called
out and spoke.
THE PRIZE SPEAKING.
Tuesday evening an audience that fill
ed every seat and the aisles and stuck
out of the doors gathered at the Con-
gregational church for the most univer-
sally popular feature of commencement
week, the Parker and Merrill prize speak
Ing. Four members of the freshman
class contested for the two Parker prizes
of $24 and $l2, and eight sophomores
competed for the four Merrill prizes of
$50, S25, $40 and SIS.
This is the programme, emitting the
music:
PARKER PRIZE SPEAKERS.
Death of Robespierre, Anon.
Appeal to Ireland, Meagher.
Charles T.. Fitzpatrick, Middlebury.
Quelling the Mob, Blaine.
The Bell OF ST John, = ''''' Sargent.
Watson L. WATSON, witherbee, n. Y.
MERRILL PRIZE SPEAKERS.
Death OF GARFIELD, Blaine.
Macleanes Child, Mackay.
George G. Douglass, Norwood, n. Y.
Trial OF Reuben Dunbar, Hawley.
Eben J. Fullam, Ludlow.
The American Question, Bright
Walter s. Grant, Cuyahoga Falls, o.
Battle Flag OF Shenandoah, Joaquin Miller.
Charles L. Leonard, Ripton.
Bertram f. Marshall, Middlebury.
| Sergeant Prentiss' First Plea, Anon
Hedley A. Wicker, Johnstown, \. Y.
Tribute to Roscoe Conkling, 1ngersoll
George S. Wright, Weybridge.
Awarding OF prizes.
Prof. Wright presided. The Judges
were Rev. A. o. Spoor of Winooski,
Prof. L. II. Batchelder of St. Paul,
Mimi, and Rev. F. H. Seeley of Delhi
n. Y. The prizes were awarded as fol
lows: Parker-frst, tn w. i. WATSON
second, to ID. II. Blossom. Merrill
first to John Barlow; second, to &. l.,
Leonard third. to B. f. Marshall fourth
to f. j .Fullam.
1t took the committee nearly half al
hour to come to a decision. The audi
ence were entertained during a portion
of the time by Prof. Hawn, the Brook
lvn elocutionist who came up to trair
the boys. He was called out and gave
two recitations very effectively.
COMMENCEMENT DAY THE ALUMNI:
MEETING.
The first thing Wednesday morning
was the meeting of the associated alumni
at the college chapel. NJ. A. Brooks, 80
of Middlebury presided in the absence
of the president and vice-president
Prof. Boyce. for the committee to nomi
nate officers for the year, reported u
follows: President. F. G. Swinington
rs; vice-president, j. w. TenBIeke
81; secretary, L. f. Boyce, '76 centra
committee, Prof. Boyce, Prof. James ant
w. ii. Button; neurological committee
Prof. Eaton, Prof Boyce and F. II. But
ton; orator, George NJ. Wright. "a; al
ternate, Miss NJ. B. Chellis, SO; poet
Marvin H. Dana, SO; alternate, Mis-
Anna Belle Sheldon, '92. The report wa
, adopted.
Prof. Boyce also presented the repor
of the committee on neurology. 1t cor
tains the names of the following alumni
who have died since last years report:
IS2S-Samuel Everts of Cornwall at Boston
Mass. April %, 1888.
is83-Rev Eleazer J. Marsh at Leominste
Mass, March Il, 1893.
lS39-Rev Hiram Bingham at Windham, %
November IL, 1892.
ls}9-Eliphalet Young Swift at Denmark, O
June l5 1892
lSI0-Henry Is. Farrar at MiddleDury, SCI
TENDER ;, 1892.
, iSi2-Timothy c. Smith at Middlebury, Eel
| ruary 20, lSg3.
! lsiS-Summer Albee at Cambridge, Mass
January II, 1888.
8, 1893.
, January II, l>93.
t ls73-Rev. Charles y. Brainerd at Bratt
t boro, June 10, 1898.
4 Remarks on one phase or another {
S college work were made by Prof. Seely
= DR.. j. B. O'Neil of Portland, Me-, an
. Prof. Eaton.
f The association nominated for men
= bership in the corporation Henry H. Va
= of New York, class of 1860: Edwin |
v III gley of Worcester, Mass, class of lS6
: and DR.. John A. Mead of Ru iland, class
r 1864. Secretary Boyce was instructe
d to report these names to the corporation
Il then in session, after which the meetir
e adjourned.
4 THE GRADUATING EXERCISES.
# Long before IL o'clock, the hour f.
It the graduating exercises, the Iongreg
1t tional church was filled to its full c
X pacity. The usual procession from Il
n college to the church was omitted b
It cause of the disturbed condition of h
streets.
President Brainerd presided at d
church. Seated Oh the stage ct his lie
were Hon. j. w. Stewart, Hon. l..
4 Eldredge and G. NJ. Wilds, Esq,
Sc Middlebury, Rev. c. n. Thomas of Ne
4 Haven, Prof. Brainerd Kellogg of Broo
D. Ign and Hon. ID. X. Simonds of Ma
a chestes, members of the corporatio
e. also Charles j. Starr of New York, w
ne has been truthfully called the create
i. benefactor the college ever had; He
8 William Slade of the class of SO a
" Rev. F. w. Olmsted of Burlington,
q the class of '3S. On the presidents rig
r sat Profs. Seely, Eaton, Boyce, Jan,
Plehn and McGiltOn of the facult
5, Profs. AberDethy and Hawn of BroC
rs Ign, Secretary J. NJ. Slade of the c.
poration and +. NJ. Chapman, the m
shall. Gartland's orchestra of Alba
furnished the best of music. This "
he the
"a PROGRAMME.
&C. Prayer.
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