Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-04-27
"OtO MlDO'S" CENTENNIAL.


dredth Anniversary.
The preparations for commencement
and the centennial are being rapidly ma
tured, says the April Undergraduates
Nearly all the various speake's have
been engaged and their names will be
announced soon. II is sufficient to say
that they will comprise some of the most
noted and most able Of the alumni body
The recent alumni banqurts and the
enthusiasm there shown. coupled with
the assurance of the new science build
ing and the confident expectation of at
least 100000 more for equipment and
endowment before commencement, have
made this truly "A jubilee year.
The new library is being rapidly com
pleted. The interior, even in its disord-
cred state, promises to be what 1t has
been called-thc most beautiful room i'm
Vermont. 1he solid oak sidewalks and
massive doors are already done, but ever
$1,000 in the way Of decorations is yet to
be spent upon IT. The stack is expected
soon. The mautels for the freplaces
have been put in position and they are
beautiful samples of imported Irish
marble.
Perhaps the great event of the COM
mencpment week promises to be the RO-
man Drama. and elaborate preparations
have already been made for it. The
drama itself will be substantially the
same as last year, though some revisions
will he made and more of the spectacular
will be introduced. Rehersals will be
bo, I,o g - r.,
properly present it the trustees at this
meeting voted to erect upon the campus
temporary structure The building will
be about 60 by 1870 feet and of one story.
The seats will be arranged on an inclined
plane facing the stage which will be in
one end and behind It the dressing rooms.
The scenery of last year will be used as
back ground, supplemented. however,
by new work by Mr.. Witham. The sit
uation of this building will probably be
either between the chapel and Starr Hall
or at rear of the latter. 1t is planned
also to use it on the following day for the
centennial banquet One thousand dol
lars Will be expended for the erection of
this building and the equipments for the
presentation of the play.
Every indication points to the presence
of an overwhelming number of alumni
and fricnfS x July Many of them
will remain throughout the week. The
question of proper accommodation of
these presents serious difficulty to the
authorities, as the hotels have nearly all
their rooms spoken for already, Plans
are. however. being considered by the
faculty committee of entertainment and
il is hoped to solve the difficulty sati>fac
torily. The committee will gladly assist
any one. hut arrangemt nts should be
made at once. Taken all in all Middle
bury will have a great commencement;
everybody intends to be here. The col
legc was never in better shape to receive
her guests and will entertain them
royalty.
burlington District VI. Il. Appointments.
The following appointments were an
nOunced on Monday at the Troy confer
ence of the NJ. +. church Presiding
elder, George W. Brown; Arlington and
Sandgate, W. K. Ryder; Bennington, W
II. Washburn: Benson. G. f.. Cady:
Brandon, d. F. Brooks; Brdport, d. p.
IIurlbcrt: Bristol. II. b. keton: Bur
lingtOn. &. l.. Hall: Cambridge. c. l..
Leonard; Castletcn, Clarence Miller;
Charlotte. ID. W. Dayton; East Middle
bury. G p. IIogle: Fair Haven. Clarence
Miller; Granville. j. l.. Atwell: Hampton.
c. f.. Bizzell: lInesburgh, Charles NJ.
Sterger; Lincoln, ; Manchester
Centre. 4. \. Bradford; Meudon and
East Pittsfori, r. ;. Watson; Middle
bury. f. j. Guernsey: Middletown
Springs. \. l. Christie; Monkton 20 be
supplied; North Ferrisburgh, j. NJ.
Appleman: North Granville, II ID.
Spencer; Panton aud West Addison. G.
Yates ; Pawlet. y. NJ. Shaw; pitt>ford,
Il. Campbell; Poultncy. c. y Curtis;
Raceville. II. -. spencer; RiptOn, G. Il.
Hogie: Rupert. +. b. Gardner; Rutland.
John Duilield; salem. G.. c. Morchouse;
Shelburnr, ID. W. Dayton; ShuShan and
West Arlington. ". -. spencer; South
ShaftsburY, &. +. Lennon: Stark boro,
+. b. Harris; rinmouth ana Dandy, j.
II. Long; Nergennes and Ferri. burgh.
G.. \. Kerr: Wells. ID. Perry: West
Cornwall. Il. +. Edwards West Hebron
and Belcher, Il. l.. Thompson; West
Rutland, W. IL. llammerSley; West
Salisbury, Il. +. Edwards; Weybridge,
Il. W. THOMPSON; White Creek. NJ.
Hitchcock; Williston, W. W Crawford;
Winooski. j, l., Fort Prot. kitchin,
professor in the {. Y. NJ; -. Il. Lowell.
chaplain IN the United States army; II.
\. Durfce, principal of Troy Conference