Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-06-30

Grafton, Freedom and Poverty.
Benjamin Franklin Wynn @, Minneapolis,
Oratio On with valedctory addresses.
Our Present Opportunity.
Charles Everett II ssselgrave, OgdensDurg,
seiection-The Tyroiean. cellar
Masters Grafton, The Prophets Work.
John Martin Thomas, East Orange, n. j.
Comforting OF Degrees.
Benediction.
President Brainerd made the opening
prayer. The orations and essays were
all well written and forcibly and grace
fully delivered. The masters Grafton
was particularly good. At the close
of the speaking these honorary degrees
were announced: LII. ID. on Hon. A. b.
Hepburn, president of the Third national
bank of New York city; ID. d. on Rev.
F.. b. DEMO, class of II, professor of
Hebrew In Bangor Theological seminary;
A. NJ. on Rev. Lawrence Phelps, class
of rs, of Boston, Mass, and on
Hon. George w. Lewis, class of SO, of
San Jose, Cal. The degree of A. B. was
conferred upon the members of the grad
uating class, aud the degree of A. NJ. in
course on these members of the class of
80: A. A. Lavery, Z. b. Cliff, II. NJ.
Goddard, A. B. Pease, B. w. Sherman,
John n. Thomas, Harriet f. Bolton, w.
II. Button, F. H. Button, l.. II. Ross.
THE CORPORATION DINNER.
The corporation dinner was eaten at
the Addison House at 2 o'clock. Like
the dinner of the day before, 1t was am
pie, well cooked and well served. Rev.
! w. n. Bacon of Bridport was called up
on to say grace. The after-dinner speak
ers were Hon. L. d. Eldredge, Rev. A.
w. Dickens and Profs. McGilton and
PlehnSall of whom were heard with
plt asure. Mr.. Eldredge contras-
ted the condition of the college
finances nine years ago, when he be-
came treasurer, with their present sta
tus. Then the Institution was in debt
in fact, decidedly hard up; now it pays
as it goes. Its interest-bearing funds
amount in round numbers to 100000,
it owes nothing, and it is believed that
all Its funds are safely invested. There
have been no losses in recent years, and
he limited that there was good ground
for the belief that the endowment would
soon be increased by a considerable
amount.
THE CONCERT AND THE DANCE.
The Congregational church was well
filled again at s o'clock Wednesday ev-
ening, when Nine. Lillian Blauvelt and
Gartland's orchestra of Albany, n. V,
Blauvelt was warmly commended, and
the orchestra did good work.
After the concert was the dance at the
town hall. About so persons attended
it and danced till along toward morn
ing. Gartlands orchestra played for
them, and MIR. Shepard furnished fine
supper at his restaurant in the Battell
block.
THE CORPORATIONS DoNGs.
The corporation elected two new men,
bers, Hon. John A. Mead of Rutland and
H. Fl. Vail of New York.
: 1t also made Hon Walter E. Howard
, L. S. consul at Cardiff, Wales, since
February, 1892, when he resigned pro
fessorship here, professor of history and
; logic. Prof. Plehn will remain anG
teach political science and economics
The recalling of Mr.. Howard will NEE
,, with universal approval in and out o.
; college circles.
These resolutions on the late Judge c
S. ColburE of Pittsford were unanimous
ly adopted by the trustees:
p; In the death of Judge Charles S. Colburn
the college suffers a severe loss and the trus
tees a deep personal grief Tor he was loyal L
the institution of which he was Tor thirty fl W
l. years a graduate and four years stee,an
was firm and sincere in his attachment to al
; honored with his intimacy.
Mr.. COlbuln was man wellinformed, G
- clear intelligence, wise conservative. @
sound judgment, a safe counsellor, looked u
- to and trusted implicitly by his townsmen-
among whom he had spent his useful lite, eA
J. cept while at college, while in the paymastel
service in the army and during his short sta
J. in New York city.
He was "A man OF thoroughly genuine cha
- acter, blameless and pure in all his relation
, as a citizen, as n member OF the church an
II as an officer in his native town. He was gel
ial, delicate, tender and affectionate as II hu'
2, band and father, and faithful and considerat
in all his friendships.
; Such q man Is always loved, always needed
always used in this world. We sincerely an
f profoundly mourn his loss to the community
TO the college and to ourselves.
i NOTES.
Only three members of the class of s
l. appeared for the reunion-PrOf. Sam
il Sheldon, DR.. j. B. O'Neil and jess
l.. Stearns, Esq. Mr.. Palmer, who intende
;, to come, could not leave his work q
If Chicago.
q The register of alumni, which wa
l. kept at the Addison House, shows III
z names of 35 out-of-town graduate
Probably not more than two-thrds {
those here registered, and perhaps M
half of them.
'r A most enjoyable social event was ii
A. reception at Battell hall on Tuesda
a afternoon. Mrs. H. M. Seely, Mrs.
he w. Eaton and Miss Elizabeth Brainel
e. received the guests, who included mo
ne of the graduates and their friends in tow
and many of the townspeople.