Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-06-28

and some of them notably bright. They
were without exception well spoken.
Mr. Barlow's valedictory addresses were
singularly felcitous In matter and
manner.
The members of the graduating class
went upon the stage and received their
degrees from Judge Slade, secretary of
the corporation. Misses Palmer, Rogers
and Verder and Messrs. Adams, Barlow,
Douglass, Leonard and Scott received
the degree of bachelor of science and the
remainder of the class that of bachelor
of arts. The degree of master of arts in
course was conferred upon Miss Richie
and Harry +. Wells of the class of "a.
Honorary degrees were conferred as fol-
lows: ID. ID. on Rev. p. S. Pratt of
Dorset and Ii. d. on Rev. Edward IL.
Merrill of Ripon, WIS, ex-president of
Ripon college.
Honors and prizes were announced as
follows: Highest honors in natural his
tory, John Barlow: second year highest
honors in Latin, Cora NJ. Rogers; soph-
more Latin prize, Marion E. Dunbar of
Island Pond; first freshman Latin prize,
Walter b. DuntOn of Rutland second
freshman Latin prize, James A. Lob
ban of Milton, Mass.
President Brainerd pronounced the
benediction.
THE CORPORATION DINNER.
The corporation dinner at the Addison
House at , o'clock was very fully at
tended.
The after-dinner speakers were Rev.
DR.. Rankin of Washington, ID. c.; Prof.
Seely, Rev. G.. II. w. Scott of Brook
line, Mass. Prof. C. NJ Mead of Hart
ford. Conn. Hon. j. w. Stewart. Rev.
@. +. Merriam of Greenville, n. H., and
Mr.. Leonard of the graduating class.
Prof. Seely, whose resignation of the
professOrship of natural science, after
36 years of service, President Brainerd
announced in calling him up, was greet
ed with loud applause AS he arose. He
said he had often wished of late, as he
looked upon the portraits i'm the chapel
of the eminent men who guided the des-
TIMES of the college in the old days, that
he might tell them of the bright day
that had dawned upon the institution.
He had always believed in the future of
Middlebury, and that belief was now
stronger than ever. The light we see is
not the full light of the day that is
breaking upon her, but only the first
glimmerings of it. 1t might never be-
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told that at no distant date it would be IA
fully-equipped college. Men may come
and men may go, but the college will 90
on forever.
Mr.. Stewart, called up as the senior mem
Der of the corporation, said that he might
be the oldest in years, but in no other
respect whatsoever. The ends of educa-
ton are clear ideas and wise action.
The last surely results from possession Of
the first. The world never needed educat-
ed men of this sort, and more of them, to a
greater degree than it does today. 1t is
an era of cranks, whose crazy notions
come from superficial education or no
education at all. The education afforded
at Middleburv is the old-fashioned New
England kind. The college does not pro-
duce specialists, but men and women
who can think correctly and will act as
they think. The faculty are well fitted
to bestow this kind of education and tC
impress their personality upon the stu.
dents; for, after all, it is personality
rather than doctrines, creeds and facts
that is valuable.