Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-26

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tOration- The Ethics OF Labor.
John Peter Halnon, Cornwall.
Literary essay-Lyrlcs and Lite:
Ava Lillian Hawley, Middlebury
Chdrdcteristique-Fr olics Of the Coons. Quincy.
Oration-Socialisma and the saloon.
Guy Caleb Lamson, Brattleboro.
Oration-The Benefits of War.
Carl Murdoch Merrill, Middlebury.
Oraton-The Majesty of Law.
Charles Andrews Munroe, Middlebury
Scientific oratlon-Aristotle the Father OF
Science.
Charles william Prentiss, Middlcbury.
tOratiOn-Politlcs CerSUS Civil Service.
George Richard Riggs, Mddlebury.
FantdStd-1one Pictures Of North and S9Wk:
oration-The Practical Value OF scholarship.
Edward Mortimer Roscoe, New Haven.
"Essay-The Modern symbol OF Mystery
Lena Maynard Roseman, Middlebury.
Essay-A Needed Type.
Carolyn Marie Swiney, Holyoke, Mass.
Historical oration-Tne Philosophy of Revo
lutions.
william Bryant Wilcox, Crown Point, ". Y.
+Oration-History the Interpreter.
Albert Chamberin Wales, Milton, Mass.
tEssay-The Debt OF Literature to Seclusion.
Mabel Hastings Ware, shelburne Falls, Mass
Philosophical essay--Ihe Relation OF Repose
to Growth
Alice Florence Tyler, Townsend, Mass.
*Oration--The New and the Old.
Hiram Parker Williamson, Middlebury.
Grafton, with Valedictory addresses-New
England and the West.
James Moore, Amboy Center, N.Y.
March-king cotton. SoUSo
NOneIllng OF uegfCcS HnC awarding OF
prizes.
Benedictlon.
Excused from speaking.
President Brainerd offered prayer. 1t
was nearly o'clock when he pronounced
the benediction. The speakers all APP
peared to excellent advantage in the
matter and manner of their essays and
Orations and in the delivery of them.
The degree of A. Il. was conferred upon
Misses Pollard, Hawley, Roseman, Ty-
Ter and Ware and Messrs. Blossom,
Cults, Goodman, Halnon, Munroe. Prem
tiss, Wilcox and Wales and that of b. 5.
on the other members of the graduating
class. Honorary degrees were conferred
as follows: ID. d., on Rev. David j.
Edwards, pastor of the American church
at Leipsc, Germany, and LII. d. on
Henry II. Vail of New York city,
member of the class OF 1860.
Honors and prizes were also announced
as follows: Freshman Latin prizes, first
and second divided equally between Her
bert f. BOyce and Lucy w. Southwlck;
to the young women of the sophomore
class for best series of chapel essays,
equally divided between Florence G..
Allen and Della +. Hapgood for largest
aud best herbarum of lowering plants,
E. H. Cults; highest honors in classics,
G. w. Prentiss; honors in classics, Mary
o. Pollard and w. b. Wilcox; highest
honors in modern languages, IL. Parker
Williamson.
THE CORPORATION DINNER.
This was served at the Addison House
at , o'clock, and, like that of the previous
day, was all that could have been wish
ed. Rev. c. \. Thomas OF New Haven
said
up Rev. DR.. II. p. Higley, 60; Rev. 5. |
B. Partridge, 81, of Swallow, China; j. |
e. Mcintyre, Esq. So, of Potsdam, n.
y; Prof. Howard, Il; Rev. &C. Cove,
"a. of Oakfied, y. Y, and w. H. But |
ton, 80. All of them had pleasant words |
TO say of the college of the past and of
its prospects.
TIE CONCERT.
The concert at the Congregational
church at o'clock Wednesday evening |
was unusually well attended. The per- |
formers were Miss Nellie Cameron. the |
Weber male quartet of Boston and Dor
ing's band orchestra of Troy. The fol- |
lowing was the
PROGRAMME.
Overture -"Concert." Bach
~ orchestra.
''Mon Occur : Ouvre Ia Noise."
Miss Cameron.
Creole Lovers Song. smith
Quartette.
Characterstique-
"Danse OF the Goblins." Lorraine
Forest Mill. .1non
Quartette.
Song. Z. Grieg
Miss Cameron.
Comet solo-Fantasia on Irish Airs. Short
Geo +. DOriuE.
The Lord is My shepherd. lf1rstoa
Quartettc.
Gretchen Am Spinnrade. Schubert
Miss Cameron.
A New Flower Song-"lIeaTts and Flowers"
T06ani
OF ST. Ives. Roectel
Mr.. Ripley.
'Now Lay Me Down to sleep" Arranged
Nluartette.
! q. Ouvre TIES Yeux Bleu., Massenet
b. NJ Idrgal. ChaHfnade
Miss Cameron
Battle Scene-"Cavalry Charge Luders
Orchestra.
Miss Cameron, the sOloist, is a Scotch
woman educated IN Berlin and this was
her first public appearance in America
she has rich mezzo-sopranO voice of
great compass and she sings with excel
lent expression and fine pronunciation.
Her high tones are remarkably sweet
and clear and her lower voice deep and
full. She was repeatedly recalled and
sang in response some Scotch songs as
only native of the heather hills could
10. The quartet and the orchestra were
line, too, making the concert all that
could have been asked.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
There were many guests present at
-he reception given by President Brain
erd at his home on Seminary street from
to II o'clock. He was assisted In re-
,eiving by Miss Rockwell and by Mr..
and Mrs. Chaffee of Worcester, Mass.
THE DANCE.
Last, but not least in the estimation of
he younger element, came the dance at
he town hall Wednesday evening, which
July 100 people attended. The orchestra
If Doring's band provided the finest of