Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-26
Prof. w. R. Shipman Speaks of
Thier interests before Mid
dlebury Alumni.
PERSONALITY IN POLITICS
Winners in the Parker and Merrill
Prize SpeakinR-Me of Phi
Beta Kappa-Essex County's
Senator Supports Platform.

Mddlebury, June H-This was the alum
nj day of commencement week. At 1880
this morning the associated alumni held
preliminary meeting in the cpllcga
chapel. Charles S. Murkland of The class
of ST presided, and in the absence Of the
secretary, Prof. r. +. Boyce, Prof Bry-
ant was elected secretary pro TEN. The
following committee ON nomination Of Of
ficers for the ensuing year was elected:
William w. Gay of the class of -, Web
ster lngersol of the class of 13 and Harry
=. Powers of the class of 50 This COM
mittee will report at the annual meeting
to be held at the college chapel at $50 to-
morrow morning. The meeting then ad-
journed to the Congregational Church.
wherc the regular exercises of the day
opened at II 80. Col. Il. Nj. Chapman OF
the class of IS ofnciated as marshal, and
President Murkland presided. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. Thomas Carlson of
the class of 9S. Music was furnished by
Wilders orchestra of Montpelier
The alumni address was delivered by
Prof. William Rolin Shipman. ID. d. Ii"
D., class of 50, professor of rhetoric, logic
and English literature in Tufts college. 1t
was a discussion of the interests of small
colleges.
The poem was delivered by William w
Cay, class of 10 of the New York Even
ing Journal.
The annual meeting of the Phi Beta
Kappa society was held in the Vestry of
tho church at the conclusion of the alumni
exercises. The following members of the
graduating class were made members of
this society: John r. Duniold of Rutland,
Gilbert w. Roberts of New York city. Per
civdl Nilds of Middlehury. Edith f. Bar
rett of Manchester. Elizabeth Rowles Of
Mddlcbury and Ruth S. Murdoch of Ak
ron, Ohio.
The annual address before the society
/ h,.t h., t1t
Ill. D., secretary of the United States
board of Indian commissioners and a
| former president of Amherst College, at
the Congregational Church at . o'clock.
Mr.. Gates's subject was For Strong Poll
tics; Strong Personalities" The subject
was handled in a very able manner, the
speaker fully keeping up to his wide repu-
tation as an eloquent orator.
The faculty tea was held on the college
green from uf til ).
This rverine occurred the Parker ana
Merrill prize speaking. 1t proved, as
usual. one of the most attractive events OF
commencement week. The young men
were generally self-possessed end spoke
with force and dstinctness. The pro
gramme was as follows:
Merrill contest Music: The Return
of Regulus, Kellogg Charles Mcneil
Crowell The Protection Of American chi
zens, Frye, Edmund Thompson rutI'eld;
The Littleness Of Eminent Mon. peShon.
Arthur William Eddy; The Character OF
Washington. Phillips. William Henry
Iiammerslev: music Under the Flag
Phillips, William Ernest Slocum, Jr.; The
Negro in the New South. Grady, leslie
Ernest Sunderland; Tho Eetter Part
Washington Edwin Walter Wilcox; At the
Grave of Napoleon, Ingersoll. George Race
Wilson: music.
Parker contest-The Party, Dunbar
James Forrest Taylor: Mary's Night Ride
Gable, Sanford Henry Lane; The Bell of St
John, Anon Adophus Christian Pilgeri
Ivry. Macaulay Percy Lewellyn Roberts
music: award of prizes
The Parker prize winners are Adolphus
| c. Pitger; second. Sanford H. Lane. OF
the Merrill prizes: First. Arthur w.
Eddy; second, Sanford II. Lane: third Ed
mund T. Dufield; fourth, Charles NJ
| Crowell
| Immediately after the prize speaking thu
| Eve Greek letter fraterntios. Mu of Chi
Psi Alpha Alpha of Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Uusilon, Alpha Zeta and Vermont
Alpha of ri Beta Phi assembled at their
respective halls and held their annual
spreads.
i Commencement exercises close to-mor-
row with the graduation exercises.