Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-26
University of Vermont Sends Out
the Largest Class in its
History.
THE CORPORATION DINNER
Drations by Members 8 Graduat-
ing Class, Followed b Confer
ring Of Degrees-Spt = es at the
Annual Dinner ~ Van
Ness Hou

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The University of Vefhunt graduated
yesterday the largest class in it's history,
degrees in course being conferred on 43
young men and IA young women. There
were also three degrees conferred on stu
1ents of other years and four honorary de-
grees.
A large audience gathered at the Howard
Opera House at II o'clock to listen to the
exercises and to witness the comforting OF
the degrees by President Buckham.
Seated upon the stage with President
Buckham We're members of the board Of
trustees, the faculty. and other college OF
fcers as well as many of the prominent
alumni, local clergymen and other citizens
The graduating class numbering % can
ddates, AZ being young men and IA young
women, entered the opera house and
marched down the middle aisle, occupying
the front seats on either side of the house.
This is the largest class ever graduated
from the University of Vermont num-
bering one more than last year. The order
of exercises follows Charles j..
ALLEN acting as marshall:
Music-March. Flag of victory
f. V. Blon
Prayer, Rev. C. G.. Atkins of Burlington.
Music-Venetian Love Song Qrom Day
in Venice .........................NeV .NeVln
The United States and Cuba,
George Percival Aud
The Revision of the Monroe Doctrine,
James Edward Donahue
The Half Truth in History.
John Nelson Harvey
Music--Hungarian Dance. Rath
The value of the Study of Science,
Forrest Metcalf Larcher
The Rationale of the Social Settlement,
Alice Harriet Derby
Possibilities of an Anglo-Saxon Union,
Cassius Reuben Peck
Musc--Air de Ballet. Puerner
The Claim of the Ideal,
Bertha Isadore Field
The Status and Consequent Government of
the Philippines Julius Arthur Teller
Music-Patrol of the Guardsmen,
L. H. Losey
Degrees Conferred.
Musc-March, "Parnassus"
The graduation orations were all of
high order of excellence choice of subject,
style and construction, and in forchlc and
eloquent delivery. The musical numbers
by the Howard Opera House orchestra
were also we'll chosen and peasingly rem
dered.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Degrees were then conferred on the
graduates as follows:
Bachelors of Arts--John Edward Adams
Swanton George Percival Aud cum
laude, Burlington; Alice Lillian Bean
Newport Arthur Sanders Bean. Randolph
Florence Louise Douglas, West Haven
Abbott Trask Hutchinson, burlington;
Harry Bliss Joyner, Burlington; Nelson
Kellogg. Tlattsburgh, n. y; Anna Mary
lilley, Hyde Park Levi Miller Munson
Morrisvile; Cassius Reuben Peck, ,um
laude. Burlington; Arthur Duane Stearns,
Burlington Richard Hills Taylor, Burling-
ton julius Arthur Teller, Felchville; John
Martin Wheeler, Burlington; Jessie Patti
ence Woodworth Westield.
Bachelors of Philosophy-Geneva Claire
Carpenter, cum laude, Brookfield May
COpro Derby.
cum laude Essex Junction; James Edward
Donahue cum laude, Essex Junction;
Bertha Isadore Field cum laude; North
Springfield; Grace Anna Goodhuo EUR
linGton: Mary Wheaton Hall, Rutland John
Nelson Harvey, Montpelier; Maud Leonora
Merrihew, South Burlington; Irving Ly-
man Rich, Richville; Donna Maria Slater.
cum laude, Essex Junction; Ethe' Mnrilla
Stevens, Wiliston; James Obadiah Walker,
burlington; Carey Persia Williams, Bur
lEton.
Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineer
ing-Luthcr David I3eCklcy, Barre; William
ELI Putnam Springfeld Albert Orange
Smith, Barre Richard Dudley Wilson.
Bethel.
Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engi-
neering-Floyd Arkley Miller, Newport;
John Elliott Seaver, Quechee: Adm Cyprian
Woodbury., Perkinsvile; Maxwell Eugene
Woodward Ludlow.
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engi-
neering-George William ellison, b. s..
Bethel; Harry Pratt Hudson. bennington;
George Eugene Lamb, Stoclbrdge; James
McEwen Larabee, Craftsbury George
Glenn Morse, MorrisVille; Don Martin Rice,
Westford; Arthur Hastings Tenney South
Royalton; Arthur Day Welch, Sharon,
Bachelors of Science in Chemistry-Cieo.
Orin Bryant Williston, Harold Frederick
Huntley. Essex Junction; Arthur Leon
Kelley, Lowell, Mass; Forrest Metcalf
Larchar, Webster, Mass; Harris David
Mcdonald, a. b.. swanton; Lysander Her
bert Merrihew, South Burlington.
Bachelors of Science in Agriculture-Wil-
lard Levi Goss, Lyndonville; Leon Everett
Grout Newfane; Leonard Pearsons
Sprague East Randolph; Reuben Richard
son strait, Fairfax.
Masters of Arts-Periey Orman Ray, A.
H., 1898, Burlington; George Washington
1apley Whitney, PHI b., 1897, Ithaca, n. Y.
Master of Science-Arthur Woodbury. Ed
son. A. b. 1900 Washington. d. c.
HONORARY DEGREES CONFERRED.
The degree of LII. d. on the Hon. Hiram
i. Stevens of st. Paul MINI. The degree
of ID. ID. on the Rev. Edwin Wheelock OF
Cambridge, Vt, and on Prof. William Nell
son Perrin of Pacific University, Oregon
The degree of mining engineer on Robert
dayO Catlin of Johannesburg South Africa
CORPORATION DINNER.
The annual corporation dinner at the
Van Ness House followed the exercises al
persons President Buckham sat at the
centre of the head table and others al
this table were Mayor Hawley, the Rev
g. G. Atkins, the Rev. j. Isham Bliss, the
Rev. G. II. Beard, the Rev. c. Y Bliss
Robert Roberts, the Rev. II. D. Penney G. q
Benedict, Cassius Peck and Elias Lyman
of Burlington. the Hon. Fl. F. Stevens o
ST. Paul, Mimi, the Hon. j. H. Convers,
of Philadelphia, the Rev. ]. D. Kingsbur.
of Bradford, Mass, the Hon. r. d. Bene
dict of New York, the Rev. DR.. Norman
Seaver of Rutland C. A, Catlin of Provi
dence, r. l., the Hon. II. w. Hill of Buf
falo. N. Y, and the Rev. G. 7. Sutton o
New York
Remarks were made by President Buck
ham, Mayor Hawley of Burlington, the
Hon. H. f. Stevens of st. Paul, MINI.
Prof, j. +. Goodrich, C. A. Catln Of Provi-
dence, X. l.; ]. III. Converse of Philadel-
Ihia ana II. H. benedict of New York.