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


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ent ideals Of power as they have existed
along the ages-the physical type, the
power derived from blood and birth. the
power grounded In wealth, intellectual
power, and lastly, moral power. The
possession and exercises of power is, he
said, the laudable ambition of youth.
The text suggests that there are powers
both for good and for evil. 1t Is fair
question, then, what Is the power IN
which young men should glory? The
aim of the discourse was to point out the
superiority of moral power-the power
not only to be good but to do gOod-over
all other powers men attain.
Singing and the benediction by Rev.
G. F. Noble closed the service.
ALUMNI DAY-THE GRAFTON AND POEM.
Tuesday, alumni day, opened with
threatenings of rain and it did rain for a
few minutes, but the weather in the main
was all that could have been wished.
The first thing on the days programme
was the preliminary meeting of the as
sociated alumni, which was held at the
college chapel at 10 o'clock. Neither
the president nor the yice-president was
here. so Prof. j. w. Abernethy of Brook
lyn, n. Y, class of &c, was chosen presi-
dent for the day. Prof. Boyce, secre-
tary, read the report of last years meet
ing, which was accepted and adopted.
Prof. ii. NJ. Seely and Thad NJ. Chap
man of Middlebury and Jesse Stearns,
Esq, of New York were made COM
mittee to nominate officers of the alumni
association for the coming year, and re-
port at the business meeting Wednesday
morning.
The Congregational church was well
filled at IL o'clock by those who had
gathered to hear the oration and poem at
the annual alumni celebration. Prof.
Abernethy presided. Brehmer's orches-
ira of Rutland furnished excellent music.
After they had played selection, Rev.
c. n. Thomas of New Haven, class of
,Gl, offered prayer. More music for
lowed, and then Prof. Abernethy intro
duced the orator of the day, L. II.
Batchelder of the class of "a, who is
professor of physics and chemistry in
Hamline university, ST. Paul. MINI. The
title of the address was "The Second
Mayflower" and its theme the influence
of the New England element in the old
Northwest. The speaker in his opening
of his address, saying: "In the month of
April, l7SS, a colony consisting of 4S
sons of New England embarked on rude
river boat at Yougheany, in western
Penns sylyania, and tlOated down the Ohio.
Landing at the mouth of the Muskingum,
they began what was practically the
first American settlement of the North
west Territory. | desire to sketch in
broad way some features in the develop
ment of the great common wealths which
now occupy this region, their influence
in molding the character of the republic
and their share in Its preservation. My
special purpose in doing this will be to
give some account of those natives of
New England who in this and the last
generation have swelled the tide of mi
grafton to the great West. | shall not
notice in this discussion the new States
which have been carved from the north
ern division of the Louisiana purchase.
The old Northwest is type of the whole,
the more readily studied as in some
senses these States may be regarded as
finished. 1t was during the times of the
settlement, admission and partial devel-
opment of the old Northwest that we
find American character formed; that
the nation passed from a limited repub-
the government of classes gave way to
the governmental masses" The speaker
concluded as follows: "If we are to
seek a typical American civilization, it
will be found not in the East or South,
nor in the further West, but in the
middle ground of the old Northwest,
where have met and mingled much that
was good from both South and East !;
and whatever is best in our representa-
tive American he will owe to the in
fiuence of an ancestry with its traditions
of freedom and democratic self-govern-
ment which reaches back through gen.
erations of life on the generous plains of
the West, through generations more of
conflict with the savage tribes, the
grudging soil and the rugged climate of
New England to the Purltans of county
Kent, the best blood of old England.
Two transplantings and more than two
centuries have developed from the Eng
lish Puritan the typical American" 1t
was an admirable address and was heard
with interest.
Then the poet of the day, w. II. But
ton, Esq, of Middlebury, was introduce
ed and gave skilfully-wftten and ex-
cellent poem In praise of truth. Both
the orator and the poet were heartily ap-
plauded. The speaker named as honor
airy member of the alumni association
Rev. c. +. Noble, pastor of the Middle
bury Methodist church, and the poet
nominated W. ii. Bliss of Middlebury,
and the gentlemen named we're elected.
ALUMNI DINNER.
The alumni dinner was served at the
Addison House at 40 o'clock. The
dining room was almost filled with the
alumni and their friends. Grace was
said by Rev. A. o. Spoor of Winooski.
After the feast had been disposed of,
President Abernethy of the association
raped to order and called out several
gentlemen. President Brainerd, the
first speaker, talked of the progress the