St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-02
THE WEBSTER ANNIVERSARY.
DartnIouth's Notable Observance of an
HistoriC Event.

Historic Event.
(From our college correspondent
The Tooth anniversary of the gradua-
ton of Daniel Webster from Dartmouth
College was celebrated last week and
was brilliant success. Cloudless skies
prevailed and there were immense
crowds present. The exercises began
Tuesday afternoon with the assembling
in the college yard at 100 of faculty.
alumni and undergraduates. The col
lege band of IS pieces furnished muse
The procession was in charge of Col
Darling, '85, and it marched to the col
lege church where the exercises were held.
Pres. Tucker and Gov. Jordan were the
first to enter the church and the former
presided. The program was as follows:
Organ prelude. Prof c. H. Morse
Gounod's "Sanctus," Chorus of 80 voices
Prayer, Rev. DR.. Samuel P. Leeds
Lift Up Your Heads" Chorus
Webster's College Course, -. -
The Development of the college since the
Dartmouth College Case, Prof J. K. Lord
Singing by the Chorus.
The football game between the Var
sity and Alumni came at 5 O'Clock. The
alumni had several of Dartmouths for
mer stars, among them Jennings, who
won the game for the alumni by making
two long runs around the ends. Among
the alumni were three St. ]. A. players:
Stickney, Ben Marshall and Patey.
Score: Alumni, -; Varsity, 6.
The illumination and torchlight pro-
cession Tuesday evening was very sue
cessfuI. Nearly 1900 persons were in the
parade. Col. Darling's aides were six
alumni and four undergraduates. The
order of march was as follows: Col.
Darling and staff on horseback; college
band; Freshman class robed in yellow
caps and gowns; Sophomore class, SINH
larry robed in scarlet; junior class in
blue; senior class in white; college glee
club, in distinctive costume; faculty tobed
in black; alumni, in complete Websteran
costume; carriage with Pres. Tucker and
Gov. Jordan; trustees in a tally.ho; car
riage with Gov. Jordan's staff and coun-
Gil; carriage with Boston alumni; squad
OF 20 Indians" also many Transparent
cies and floats illustrating Webster's life.
Speeches, selections by the glee club,
stereopticon exhibition, races on the
fireworks, and an immense bon
fire, around which the Indians danced,
ended the Tuesday program.
Wednesday morning, at the college
church, the program was varied and in
teresting. President Tucker announced
that degrees of Master of Arts had been
conferred upon the following gentlemen:
James W. Remick, Littleton, judge OF su.
preme court; Wendell P. Stafford, Judge
OF the supreme court Of Vermont; Frank
D. Currier, Congressman, second district,
New Hampshire; Harry G. Sargent,
mayor of Concord; Samuel Appleton, St.
Paul, Mimi; John Francis Colby.
The degree of Doctor of Laws was con-
ferred upon the following gentlemen:
Chester Bradley Jordan, Governor of
New Hampshire; Edgar Aldrich, Judge
OF the United States District Court Will
liam Eaton Chandler, ex-senator; Con-
gresham Samuel Walker Mccall of
Massachusetts; Prof. James Fairbanks
Colby of Dartmouth College; Frank
Sweet Black, Ex-Governor, New York;
Prot. Francis Brown of New York; DR..
William Everett Of Massachusetts, DR..
Edward Everett Hale, Senator George
Frisbie Hoar, of Massachusetts,, Melville
Weston Fuller, Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
The degree was granted in absentia to
James Bryce of England, John Hay, Sec
rotary OF State of the United States, and
Booker 7. Washington. 1t was also an
nounced that the trustees had voted to
confer the degree upon Frank Palmer
Goulding, deceased.
In comforting the degree upon Prof.
Colby the president said: lanes Fair
banks Colby, jurst and teacher, thor
ough in research, independent in opin-
ion, infexible in ideals, of justice and
duty"
On Wednesday afternoon came the lay
ing of the corner stone of Webster Hall,
by Lewis Appleton Armistead, the great
grandson OF Daniel Webster. On Wednes-
day evening came the closing event--the
banquet in College Hail. The galleries
were filed with guests. Portraits of
Webster adorned the walls. Pres. Tucker
was the toastmaster and among the
many who responded was Chief Justice
Fuller.
St. Johnsbury was represented at this
gathering by Prof. Henry Fairbanks, one
of the trustees. and ex-senator Ross.