Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-23
COMMENCEMENTDAYS
The HIGH SCHOOL SENDS OUH TIN
GRADUATES. \

Hear Exercises-Essays and Orations
Well acknowledgement For the Col
lege Commencement Next Week.
The opera house was filled to its ut.
most capacity on last Friday evening on
the occasion of the graduating exercises
| of the High School class of 80. The
hall was tastefully decorated with
potted plant and evergreen. Above the
stage was the class motto in evergreen,
sex Porto in Mare" On the stage were
seated, in addition to Professor Howe,
who presided over the exercises, Profess
sor W. w. Eaton and Rev. A. w.
Dickens.
Brehmer's orchestra was in attendance
and played Weingarten's march, "Royal
Eagle" as prelude to the exercises.
The latter were opened with prayer by
Rev. A. w. Dickens, The first number
on the program was the salutatory by
Bertha Mabel Kelsey, graduate of the
classical course of the school. She was
followed by Grace Adele Sheldon of the
English course, who read an essay on
1.-THE Life of James Russell Lowell"
The exercises were, in fact, an evening
with Lowell, as each member of the
graduating class had selected some
phase of the life or works of the great
American poet, patriot and diplomat.
The plan was new one in Middlebury
graduating exercises and it was a dis
tinctiYely successful departure. Careful
preparation was evidenced on the part of
all and the essays and orations were in
forming as we'll as entertaining to the
audience.
Garfield Minot Weld, classical course,
delivered an Grafton on "The Poets
Legacy; and after music by the
orchestra, Mertie May Belle Gipson,
classical, read an essay comparing the
"Holy Grail" of Lowell to that of
Tennyson. Maude Winifred Smith. of
the Latin-scientifc course, next recited
a selection from Lowell's 1.-The Vision of
Sir Launfal."
E. S. Kane. member of Brehmer's
orchestra, rendered selected cornet
solo, after which an essay on Lowell as
Lover of Nature was read by Sallie
Wells Chatfield, Latln-scientific course.
'Lowel the Patriot; was the title of the
Grafton then delivered by Albert Edwin
Witherell, classical course. This was
followed by the recitation of Lowell's
''The Courtin'" by Agnes Adele Mac
Quivey, English course. The orchestra
covered the nterlude which followed
by playing Rollinson's march, "To the
Front" The essay by Cora Nancy
Chapman, English course, was the last
one on the program preceding the vale
dictOry,, and her subject was "Mr.
Lowell at Home" After the valedictor-
ian, Burton Blakeslee Dimmock, class-
cal, had said the farewells for his class,
the diplomas were delivered by Profess
sor Eaton. Rev. Mr.. Dickens gave the
benedctiou, and amid the strains of the
galop, "Farewell' by the orchestra, the
big audience slowly dispersed.
After the exercises the floor of the hall
was cleared and the graduates and their
friends to the number of about forty
couples enjoyed a very pleasant social
dance, the Brehmer orchestra playing
therefor.
College Commencement Program.
The 99th annual commencement of
Middlebury college will be held from
June 25 to 2S inclusive. The exercises
will begin with the baccalaureate ad-
dress of President Brainerd on Sunday
morning at II As. At s p. m. of the
same day comes the anniversary of the
college Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion in the Congregational church. The
address will be given by Rev. Martin
Evarts Cady, ID. d., class of 1869,
Chicago, Ill.
The class of 80 will have its Glass
Day exercises on the college campus at
1880 a. M on Monday, and the follow
ing is the program:
Address by Glass President, Harry F. Lake
Class History, Frank w. Cady
Grafton, William b. Richmond
fresentaton, Ernest j. Waterman
Ioem, Donald +. Hurlburt
Prophecy, NJ Grace Potter
On Tuesday, June ~, Alumni Day,
there will be preliminary meeting of
the Associated Alumni In the college
chapel at 10 a. III. At IL a. IN. occurs
the public meeting of the Associated
Alumni at the Congregational church.
An address will be given by Rev. James
Ten Brooke, A. NJ, class of 1884, Toron-
to, Canada. A poem will be read by
Edgar Russell Brown, A. b., class of
1898, Newark, n. j.
The annual meeting of the Phi Beta
Kappa society in the vestry of the church
comes at the conclusion of the alumni
exercises. A dinner will be served at
the Addison House to all alumni after
the morning exercises.
AT 8 p. M, Tuesday, occurs the an
nual Parker and Merrill prize declama-
tion contest by representatives of the
freshman and sophomore classes. The
following men of the class of 1901 will
compete for the Merrill prizes of $50,
$25, $40 and Sl5: Fred j. Bailey, Wells
River; Walter M. Barnard, Granville,
N. Y; Reid L. Carr, Middlebury; David
F. Clark, Cedar Rapids, Ia; John E.
Parker, West Rutland; Bert L. Stafford,
Tinmouth; Heny c. Long, New Haven
Glenn w. White, Ludlow. These men
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