Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-02
/MfDDLEBuRY COLLEGE COMMENCE
MENT,
Continued from page g.
THE ALUMNI MEETING.

tie, n. V, the vice president, occupied
the chair. The minutes Ct last years
meeting were read by the secretary,
Prof. II. f. Boyce of Middlebury, and
adopted Prof. j. w. Abernethy, '76,
of Brooklyn presented the report of the
nominating committee appointed on
Tuesday. The report was accepted and
adopted, as follows: For president, f.
D. Howe, 81, of Valatie, n. y; vice
presidents, c. r. Turrill '73, of Burllng-
ton, Willis |. Twitchell, '7G, of Hartford.
Ct, F. G. Swiuington, 70. of Rutland
and w. II. Button, 80, of Middlebury
orator, Rev. Lawrence Phelps, 70, of
Gardner Mass; alternate, James NJ.
Clifford, -, of New York; poet, James
T. Clark, 81, of New York; alternate,
Francis NJ Peck. II. of Potsdam, n. Y;
secretary, Prof. 4. f. Boyce of Middle
bury; central committee, Profs. Howard
and Wright and w. IL. Button of Mid
dlebury; neurological committee, Rev
A. w. Wild, 81, of Elizabethtown, n.
Y. and Profs. Eaton and Bryant.
Rev. A. w. Wild submitted the nee
rological report. 1t appes red that these
graduates had died during the past
V, ar Rev |. n. Sprague, class of %, at
Poultney, September 9, 1896, aged 9G
years; Rev, Azariah Hyde, class of '3S,
at Galesburg, H., last February, aged
ST. Prof. Werden Reynolds, class of
80, at Green Bay, Wis, in February
last, aged 81; Judge w. II Walker,
class of 5S, at Ludlow, August II. 1896,
aged ca w. II. Knight. class of 30, in
Boston. Mass, March 13, 1897, and f.
| d. Mussey, 90, in Mlddlebury, June p,
| 1897.
Mr. Lobban of the junior class, editor
of the Undergraduate. was introduced
and presented the claims of that publi-
cation to support. President Brainerd
made report on behalf of the central
committee and further remarks were
| heard from Rev. DR.. G. \. BOardman
of Pittsford, Hon. j. w. Stewart of Mid
dlebury and others.
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES.
The finest procession seen here for
wears formed at the college at the con-
clusion of the alumni meeting and
marched down through the towl to the
Congreg gational church, where the eX-
ercises of the graduating class were
held. Thad NJ. Chapman was marshal.
First came the Middlebury band, then
the undergraduates. the members of the
graduating class, the alumni, the faculty
and lastly the corporation. Seats were
reserved for them in the church, the re-
mainder OF which was crowded. Seated
at the left of President BraineId on the
stage were cX-GOv. Stewart. Rev. Dr.
Smart of Brandon. +. Fl. Phelps of Fair
Haven. Rev. DR.. James l.. Barton of
Boston, Rev. G. n. Thomas OF New
Haven. I" D. Eldredge and c. NJ. Wilds
of Middlebury, all members of the cor
poration, and Secretary j. NJ. Slade of
that body, while at his right we're Plots.
Seelv, Eaton, Howard, McGlton. Henck-
els, Sanford, Wright, Bryant and Burt
of the faculty. Fine music was provided
by the Russian Imperial band orchestra
of New York. The exercises were in
accordance with the following pro
gramme:
overture Oypbeos O6mbacl
Essay, with salutatory addresses
Ellen Chase Gordon, Worcester, Mass.
r Grafton, The Evolution OF Mans Moral Nature
Elmer Gerri7h Bridgham, Mmot, Me.
| Philosophical Grafton, "No Admittance'
. Luther Amos Brown, Galway, y \.
2 Grafton The New Journalism
J John Ashley Caldwell, Jr, New Haven.
ITditz Lures Dream. UatMeHfe
Essay, Halt Told Tale
I Harriet Dupee Gerould, Hollis. \. II:
t Mary Arabena Goodwin, So. Woodstock, Ct.
, ! Grafton, The Mission OF Gladstone
i Benjamin Leslie Hayden, Heuvelton, T. !.
Florence Mabel Holden, Worcester, Mass.
d Essay, The Influence OF the study OF Scienc
i, Anna LOuise james, ST. Albans.
u sOration, American Citizenshi
1 Arthur Cutler Park hurst, Templeton, Mass.
Oration,-The House OF Lords and Constitr
e tional Government
n Arthur Piper, Middlebury.
I AiddieJHry college Patrol. Pee
e Essay The Kin6lier Side OF To
Flora Calista lockwood, East Middlebury.
J. Grafton, Law as an Index NJ Moralit
n Leroy Carter Russell, New Haven.
II Philosophical Essay,
q Architecture and Characte
Mary Amelia TOwle. jamestown, \, Y.
7, Grafton, The Man the World Needs Mo'
Marcus Day Whitney, Granville, y. y.
Essay, with Naledictory Addresses,
IS Stability Fundamental CHARACTERISED
Marion Elizabeth Dunbar, Island Pond.
$ Orerture- Poet and Peasant, sup
N Conterrng OF Degrees, Awarding OF Prizes
BencdictiOn.
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