Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-25
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Degrees Conferred on . Class OF Forty
Four.

Four.
Wednesday was an ideal day for COM
and the graduating exercises
at the Howard Opera House Of the class
of 1896 of the Y. V. NJ. were unusually
well attended. Seated at the left of Presi-
dent Buckham on the stage were Rev. p.
NJ. Snyder, John ii. Converse, Hon. Crosby
Miller of Pomfret, President Oscar At
wood Of Straight University, Rev. w. s.
Roberts Rev. II. $. Rowe, and C. Il. AL
len, marshal. On the presidents right
were Gov Woodbury., Right Rev. A. G. A.
Hail. S. d. T., l. s. Belcher and II. l..
Dodge OF San Francisco, Il. d. King of
Benson and Rev. Edward Halves, ID. ID.
Others on tho stage were Mayor Peck, NJ.
Stone Prof. J. s. Cllley. DR.. George N.
Boardman, Dr. Nichols of Plattsburgh, j.
j. Allen, Prof. s. w. Landon, Judge Rus
sell, several of the trustees, and faculty
of the university, clergymen and a num-
Der OF prominent citizens.
President Buckham in announcing the
speakers said that they had been selected
from eight departments of the university
Modern Languages, English Classics
Philosophy, Political Science, Agriculture
History and Chemistry, according to the
following programmes:
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
MUSIC
Overture, "Frolics of Cupid" ..Gruenwald
PRAYER.
MUSIC
Cello solo ......,.......G George Allen, Jr.
The Relation of Goethe to Spinoza,
George Fletcher Beecher
The Study OF English Literature
John Edward Colburn
The Aeolian Lyric. Annie Bowen Leavens
MUSIC.
Twilight Whispers" Intermezzo,
Laurendeau
The Permanence OF Philosophy,
Chauncey Marsh Goodrich
Our Diplomatic Service.
Erwin Maurice Harvey
A Defense of Bacteria.
Joseph Benjamin Kidder
MUSIC.
Waltz, Admiration" HERNIA IN
The Mission of England,
Helen Frances slade
The Study of Science.
George Millar sabin
MUSIC.
"Modjeska," Polish Mazurka . Puerner
DEGREES CONFERRED.
MUSIC.
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BENEDICTION.
The essays. both in subject matter and
manner of presentation, were of a very
high order of merit, as was evident from
the cordial reception accorded each speak
er.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Degrees in course were conferred as fol-
lows:
Bachelor of Arts-Charles Ethan Allen.
Rutland; George Pomeroy Anderson, ST
Albans George Fletcher Boecher, Essex
Centre: Norris Darling Blake. Eden;
Thomas Hawley Garfield. jr.. Burlington
John Edward Colburn, Foster Brook. Pa,
Erwin Maurice Harvey, West Topsham
Robert IIazen, Richmond; Edwin Leroy
ingalls,, Montgomery; Annie Bowen Leay-
ems, Passaic, n. j.. Florence Joanna May
st. Johnsbury; Elizabeth Norton, Rut-
land; Frederick William Roberts. Bur
lington; Matte Elizabeth Spafford Rut-
land; Joseph futile Stearns, Burlington;
Chauncey Marsh Goodrich, Burlington.
Bachelor of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS At
wood Bates. Randolph: Frank Parker
Bingham, Buffalo. N. Y, John Harold
Buffum, East Dorset: Herbert Bill Han
son, Barre: Leirion Hannah Johnson, Bur
lington; Ruth Ida Norton, Bristol; May
Aurelia Peck, Brookfield; Jessie Scott,
Burlington: Helen Frances Slade, Thet-
ford; Edith Emma Smith. Burlington
Henry Bgelow Shaw, Burlington.
Bachelor of Science In civil engineering
Charles HART Hagar. Burlington; VII
liam John Knox, Craftsbury; George So
ter Miller. Lowell. Mass: Daniel Lunar
Parker. Bethel; Ernest Holley West. Dor
set.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engi
neering-Fred Steele English, Woodstock
Nathaniel King. Plymouth.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engi'
neering-Dana Edwin Bicknell. Underhill
Ernest Henry Chase. Woodstock; Sydney
Farnsworth Weston, .Casoadeville, N. Y.
Charles Gardner Wmslow. A. B., Bran
don. -n
Bachelor of Science in Chemstry-Har
ry Dewitt Giddings, Burlington; George
Mllar Sabin. Malone. N. Y; Frank Rob
ert Wright, Newport; Lawrence Barnes
Hayward, Burlington.
Bachelor of Science In Agriculture
James Wesley Boyce. West Burke; JOSEPH
Benjamin Kidder, East Hardwick.
Master of Arts-Florence Lucy Bur-
dick A. b., 1896. Winooski.
HONORARY DEGREES.
The degree of d. d. on Rev. David Fos-
| ter Estes. professor In Colgate Theoogi-
cal Seminary; and on Rev. George Wash
ington Henderson, professor In Straight
| University, New Orleans, La.
The degree of Ill, ID. on Professor III. A
p. Torrey of the University. now absen,
In Europe.
THE CORPORATION DINNER.
| Over 200 in Attendanoe-Ths Post PrAn-
dial Exercises.
At the conclusion of the exercises al