Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-25
University Of Vermont Sends Out
a Glass of Forty-five Young
Men and Women.
THE CORPORATION DINNER
Unconditional Gift of $4,000 Towards
the Centennial Fund from Mrs.
Fredcrick Billings and Son and
u Provisional Gift of Another
$4,000 from Hon. John
Ii. Converse.

The exercises of the 99th commencement
of the University of Vermont and the
State Agricultural College were held at
the opera house yesterday morning at Ii
o'clock when. following orations and
essays by eight members of the gradual
| ing class, President Buckham conferred
bachelor degrees upon 10 students and
master degrees upon five candidates, four
of the latter being graduates of the uni
Versity and one of the University Of Chi
cago. There were no honorary degrees
given this year. The orations were to the
point and were well delivered and the
essays of the two young ladies interest
ing and instructive.
on che stage were seated Governor Nc
Cullough, ID. T. Kingsley of New
York, James O'Ilalloran of the class of
lSi3. now a resident of Cowansville, L
q. the Rev. h. W. Atwell, d. D., of
Shelburnc. the Hon. r. ID. Benedict of
Brooklyn, y. Y, the Hon. n. w. Fisk
of Isle La Motto, the clergymen of this
city, the faculty of the university and
members OF the board of trustees. Charles
T.. Allen was marshal of the day and
attended to The various arrange ments for
the morning exercises and also to the
seating of the guests at the corporation
dinner which was given at the Van Ness
House following the comforting of de-
groos.
After President Buckham and those
win MN We're seated upon the stage.
Waterman's orchestra played a march to
the inspiring strains of which the mem
berS of the graduating class. in can and
gown. entered by the center aisle and
took the seats reserved for them at tho
front Of the house. Prayer was offered
ny the Rov. DR.. Gerald II. Beard of the
'oliece street Church and the order Of
| exercises was proceeded with as follows:
Muslc-"lIearts Secrets Idyllic Seronade.
,,,, Diamond
The Louisiana Purchase and Its Po-
litical Significance
Harold James Adams
THE White Mans Burden"
..,,, Murray Bourne
Inc tendency to Paternalism in Gov
ernment' ..,..... Walter Alden ,IOa ne
Music-"Iialimar," Oriental Rondo.
..,,, Banta
Hattie Mason Hodge
"Collogiate Athleticism."
George Ernest Robbins
Rural Exodus ard Social Progress
George Frederick Wells
Muslc-"A Bird of Paradise" Intermezzo.
.e,,, Matthews
Mary Louise Tracy
The Tories Of tho American Revolution :,
John Stratton Wright
dissatisfaction. "Mr ricltwick" Klein
President Fuckham then conferred the
following degrees:
Hachcl'rs Of farts-Teighton Emerson Alb
hott, Randolph: George David prodio
burlington; Nathaniel Preston Brooks
Charlestown. \. f.. Mary Ethel Colburn'
Union Village; Walter Alden Dane Neu
port; Lyman Moses Darling GaroeId :.
William James Dodge. burlington; James
s'aWorth Eaton. burlington; Hollis Ed
Ward Gray, Cambridge Hervey Paul
'ho ri
,cum laudo), burlington. Ira Phelps Kel
logg, Jr.. Monkton; Florence Nichols Post
St Alhans; Henry Wallace. Burlington.
John stratton Wright, burlington.
bachelors of Observation-Disclosures
Abraham. Rutland Harold James Adams,
West Haven; Murray Bourne. burlington
Edith Cook Bristol Burlington: WilI,a m
REYNOLDS Farrington. Brandon. blossom,
Franklin Goodrich. Richmond; George
Ernest Robbins. North Easton, N. Y:
DAISY Lotte Russell RurlinCton. Cora
Elizabeth Talbot. Stottvillo. n Y, Mary
Louise Tracy Sholhurno: Charles Hugh
adde'l; Johnshureh, n Y; Charles
Holmes Wheeler. South burlington.
Bachelors Of science in civil enginoorir, r.
William Eugene Holman. Randolph
Iloward Harrington Marsh, Winchondon
Mass Louis Fuller Martin. Washington,
Valley, n Y.
ba'nelorS or science in mechanical on
eireerinE-Roy Nerhcrt Harvey. Newport .
| Clinton James Parker, North Hero: Luth-
or Pike Cheney Smith Ccum laude). St.
Johnshury; Arthur Hopson Valiquette.
Rutland.
| Bachelors of science In electrical on
| gineering-John Henry Rrackett. Rurlinr-
| ton; Charles Palmer Merrill Fairfield
Warren Horace Tcnnoy. South Rovalton
Bachelors Of science in chemistrv-Dan
German SeaCer, A. -, Brandon; LeRoy
| Ho'ton Shipman, Wnoosld
Bachelors of science in agriculture-
Oliver Bowen Gilbert, Dorset; Fred Mar
| tin Holister. Bennington: George Fred
orick Wells, Rakersfeld: John Gordon
| Wills, Chateaugav. n. Y
| bachelors Of science in commerce and
cconorcs-Clarence Field W-orthen
| Barre
Aiken, Ph r., 1901, Benson; Max Walter
Andrews, A. r.. 1900, West berkshire: (:
Emily Garfield, Ph r, University Of
Chicago, 1901, Burlington,
| Masters Of soionce-Frank Nelson
| Guild, r, s, 1898, Tucson. Arizona: War
nor Jackson Morse, r. s., 1898, Burling-
| ton.
Tho honodiction. pronounced by the
| Rev, G. " Beard, closed tho exercises.
SENIOR HONOR LIST
| General high standing-Hattie Mason
Hodge. Luther Pike Cheney Smith.
Special honors-Chemistry Dan German
Seager.