Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-29

! Overture-Romantic. Keler BETA.
Essay, with salutatory Addresses-Bells OF
Bertha Eliza Ranslow, swanton. VT
Oration-The Students Place in Reform.
Frank lloffnagle Bgelow. Proctor, Vt.
Oration-The Laborer's Complaint.
Denis James Hayes, Mineville, y. Y.
, Oration-Sociai Reform.
William Ernest Chapman, Moriah Center,N.Y.
Literary Essay-Originality.
Seection-rhe ryrolean. Zeller.
! Oration-The Unexpressed.
stanton Seelv Eddy, Middlebury, Vt.
Philosophical Oralon-Our Italy.
0liverJohnson sawyer East Templeton, Mass.
/ OratlOn-The Abuse of Citizenship.
Ira Henry LaFleur, Mddlebury, VT.
Henry Hamblin seely, Mdd ebuiy, Vt.
Historical Essay-A Lost Art
ANNE Lawrence Richie, Shelburne, Mass.
Patrol-Retmn of the Troops EHen6erg
/ Oration-The Change of College Ideals.
charles Bhckhurst Toleman, Little Britain,
Oration-rhe Philosophy of Progress
Albert ASA sargent, Ludlow, Vt.
Grafton The Engineer.
Harry Edward Wells Middcbury, Vt
Essay with Valedictory Addres~es-Wo oman,
| Yesterday, Today anG Tomorrow
! Laura SOphrOnia Clark, Ludlow, VI.
! Caprce-ZNnzibar. GHler
Confcrring of Degrees and Announcement of
Honor-.
BencdictiOn.
President Brainerd made the opening
prayer. The orators and esSaYiSts all ap-
peared to excellent advantage as regards
both the matter and manner of their pro-
{ uctons and the delivery of them. Es-
peciallv worthy of commentator were
| the valedictOry addresses bv Miss Clark.
which were very happily worded and
charmingly spoken. Miss Ranslow is
the first woman salutatorian in the histo-
ry of the institution and she performed
her part well. The fact is that the wo-
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honors Of the day. OF the five s0-called
honor appointments on the pro-
gramme, they had four.
At the close of the speaking the presi-
dent conferred the degree of \. b. on the
II graduates and announced the honorary
degrees and hOnOrs. Only two honorary
degrees were conferred, that of doctor of
divinity on Rev. James l.. Barton of the
class of 81, who has lately been made an
assistant secretary of the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
and lives in Boston, and that of doctor of
laws on Edward III. Hobbs, Il prominent
New York lawyer. who was for time a
student here, but did not graduate.
The president announced that Miss
Clark of the graduates had done such
work as entitled her to second-vear high.
est honors in Latin, and that Miss Rams
lows work entitled her to second-year
highest honors in classics.
The benediction. pronounced by the
president, brought the exercises to an end.
THE CORPORATION DINNER.
The corporation dinner was eaten at
the Addison House at o'clock. Every
seat at the long tables was filled. Rev
G. y. Thomas of New Haven said grace
The after-dinncr speakers were President
ftn.A. II
urer; Prof. Eaton of the faculty. Rev. +.
j. Ranslow of SwantOn and Hon. John
a. Mead of Rutland. The president told
how much funds the college has-over
S4OO,OOO-and of the improvements con-
templated. He also spoke with regret of
the resignation of Prof. James and of the
new profess just elected, who, he be-
lleved, would add materially to the
strength of the faculty Mr.. Eldredge
went somewhat into the details OF the H.
nancial condition of the institution, which
is as good as could be asked. Prof. Eaton
expressed the pleasure of the faculty at
seeing so many of their old pupils back
and of the hopeful outlook for the col
lege in every way.
THE CONCERT.
The concert at the Congregational
church in the evening drew out a good
house. The singers, Miss Priscilla
White, soprano, and the Temple quar-
tette of Boston were all fine, and
Mrs. G.. d. Miner, as is always the case,
proved most acceptable accompanist:
while Gartland's orchestra of Albany
did good work.
THE RECEPTION.
President Brainerd, assisted by his eld-
est daughter, Mrs. Plehn, held largely
attended reception at his home Wednes-
day evening. 1t was very pleasant
affair.
THE DANCE.
The last event in the commencement
programme was the dance. 1t was at
tended by nearly 100 people, who danced
till well on toward daylight. Gartland's
orchestra played for them.
THE NEW PROFESSORS.
About the only action of public interest
taken by the trustees had reference to
the selection of three professors. The
new men are Myron II. Sanford, who will
take the chair of Latin made vacant bv
the resignation of Prof. James; Theodore |
Henchel, who will occupy the char of !
modern languages recently established, |
and Ernest c. Bryant, whose duties as |
assistant professor have not yet been
defined.
Mr.. Sanford graduated at WESLEYAN in |
1850 and had been professor of Latin for
seven years at Haverford college, near
Philadelphia, when he resigned, a year
ago, to go abroad for further study. He |
passed the year at the university of |
Leipslc and at Rome.
Prof. Henchel is native of Luxem- |
bourg. lie was educated at the German |
schools and at Belgian university. He |
has been in this country II years, and |
has taught seven years of that time, four |
years as instructor at Cornell university |
and the last three years as an assistant |
professor at Harvard.
Mr.. Bryant graduated at Middlehury
three years ago. He exceled in all his
studies, but was especially strong i'm
Since graduating he has
taken course in the Massachusetts in
sttute of technology.
RACES AT RUTLAND.
The Rutland Driving Park association
will have its summer meeting at Rutland
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