Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-30

A. Hinman, '9S, Ahtabula, o.; r. L..
Rice. '9S, Niagara, n. Y: II. f. Sessions,
'9S; Fanny NJ. Sutton, '9S, Shelburne; j.
A. Lobban, '9S, Milton, Mass; Lucia f.
Avery, '9S, Middlebury T. d. Wells, '9s,
Middlebury; Fred w. Noble, 80, n.
Chatham, n. Y.
AT the close of the alumni exercises the
annual meeting of the Vermont Beta of
Phi Beta Kappa was held and the follow
ing graduates were initiated: NJ. A.
Anderson, A. G. Champion, L. w. South
wick, A. NJ. Sturges, +. G.. Bingham and
G. w. Stone. Rev. James TenBroeke
also was initiated.
AT l 30 p. m. the alumni gathered at
the Addison for the annual dinner and
social reunion. Charles b. Adams acted
as toastmaster and brief speeches were
made by Prof. Brainerd Kellogg. 6S,
Rev. James TenBroeke, 81, Charles NJ.
Wilds, '75, Edgar Brown, 49, and Pro.
fessor Eaton of the college.
The "faculty tea" was given on Tues
day afternoon from 3 80 to j 80 o'clock
at the residence of Professor Burt on
Seminary street. In the receiving party
with Mrs. Burt were Mrs. Ezra Brainerd,
Mrs. Eaton and Professor Sanford. Mrs.
Wright and Mrs. Henckels presided
over the tables, which were set on the
lawn. and number of the young ladies
of the college and of the village assisted.
A very large number of people attended
the team fact the sterreotyped "lam'
would be needed to describe the occa-
sion had it been an indoors function
throughout. 1t formed a very pleasant
feature of the weeks festivities.
For some reason not altogether appar-
ent. unless the convenience of time Is
taken into account. the prize speaking
for the Merrill and Parker prizes always
draws cut the largest audience of COM
mencement week. The contest of this
wear WAS no exception. The Congrega-
tional church was packed to the doors
Tuesday evening to hear four young ora
tors compete for the Parker prizes of S24
and Sl2, and eight for the Merrill prizes
of $50. S25, $40 and Sl5. The speakers
and their subjects were as follows: /:
Parker cOntest-John Il. Dui1ield. "The
Chariot Race" by Lew Wallace; Jesse
c. French. "The Dandy Fifth" by Gas
saway; Charles l.. Seiple, extract from
"Quo Nadis," by Sienkiewicz; Fay A.
Simmons, "'The Problem Ahead" by Nc
Kinley Merrill contest-Fred j. Bailey.
"The Puritan Minister anonymous
Walter NJ. Barnard, "The Results of
Bencficent Conquest" by l.. w. Bacon;
Reid l.. Carr, "rhe Minute Man of the
Revolution" by G.. W. Curtis; David F.
Clark. "rhe Spirit of Caste" by G.. w.
Curas; John +. Parker, Justin 5. Nor
rill, anonymous: Bert l.. Stafford, "For
the Greater Republic" by Beveridge; !;
Henry c. Tong, "Liberty and the Con-
stitution," by Senator Hoar; Glenn w.
White, "The Litteness of Eminent Men,"
by De Shon. The Judges of the contests
were Prof. James Ten Brooke. Edward l..
Brainerd and George Il. Wales. They
awarded the prizes as follows: First
Merrill prize to Glenn w. White, second
to Reid l.. Carr, third to Fred A. j. Bal
ley, fourth to John Earle Parker. The
two Parker prizes were awarded. the
first to Fay Simmons and the second to
Jesse C. French.
Music was furnished for the various
Alumni Day exercises by an orchestra
under the direction of \. ID. Nittum of
Vergennes.
The fine weather which characterized
the first three days of the weeks festiv-
tiles was "too good to last;' but it was
an unpleasant circumstance that the day
of all days Commencement Day should
be singled out for the breaking of the
record of beautiful summer weather
which had preceded. AS far as attend
ance on the exercises of the day is con-
cerned, however, the damp weather had
no dampening effect, and if the overcast
skies which marked every hour of the
day acted to overcast the spirits of those
who participated, they dissembled well
the fact.
The day began with the annual meet
ing of the associated alumni, which was
held in the college chapel at S 80 O'Clock,
the members responding to the chape
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