St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-13
U. v. M. CENTENNIAL.
A Notable mmeuc ement for o.
State University.


highly favoring circumstances. The
weather was all that could be desired and
the attendance both of alumni and invited
guests met all expectations. The pro-
gram was excellent and was carried out
without a failure. The interest in the
daughters, many of whom had come
from far, was unbounded, and was most
gratifying to those having in charge the
management of the affairs of the institu-
tion and prophetic of a bright future.
The exercises of the commencement
week opened Sunday afternoon at the
College Street Congregational church
with fine baccalaureate sermon by Presi-
dent M. Fl. Buckhanl, in which the posi-
bilities bound up in the nature of man as
seen by Jesus were set forth with clear
ness and force.
Another very large audience was pres
emit again in the evening at the First
church to listen to the annual address
before the college Y. M. c. A. by an alumni
of the university, Rev. DIR. George B.
Spaldipg OF Brooklyn, N. Y, class of 1856.
His address was a most instructive and
LIZ -
OF the Twentieth Century"
Monday was observed as seniors day
with class day exercises in the afternoon
and the senior promenade in the evening.
A weighty and highly interesting part
of the Commencement season was the
alumni conference at the Unitarian
church Tuesday morning. The Hon. r.
D. Benedict of Brooklyn, N. Y, class of
1S4S, presided. The first speaker was
Hon. J. A. Kasson of Washington, class
of 1912 first assistant postmaster-gen-
eral under Lincoln, minister to Austria,
and to Germany, author of important
treaties, and one of the most disting-
uished graduates of the University. His
theme was 81 The Advance of the Inter
national Law During the 10th Century"
Hon. c. A. Kent OF Detroit. Mich class
of 1857, read newspaper on The Uni
versity as the Preserver and Teacher of
the Experiences OF Nations in Public
Affairs" Hon. ]. H. Converse of Phila-
delphia, class OF 1861, paper On The
Relation OF the University to the World
of Business Prof. Davis r. Dewey of
the Massachusetts Institute OF Techno-
and Social Problems;" and Prof. J. R.
Wheeler of Columbia University on The
Nature OF a liberal Education"
The alumni breaEf .st was served in the
gymnasium and attended by about $50
graduates Hon. ]. H. Converse, presi-
dent of the Alumni association, after
rapping for order called on the Hon. 81
W. Hill Of Buffalo, class of 1876, who
was the principa speaker of the occa sion.
Other speakers were the Rev. DIR. E. c.
Bass of Providence, class of 1859; c. A.
Catlin OF the same city, class OF 1873;
Prot. W. o. Atwater of Wesleyan Univer-
sity, at one time member OF class of
1865; Hon. E. N. Foss of Boston, class
1888; Judge c. B. Mclaughlin of New
York, class of 1879; Hon. R. D. Benedict
OF Brooklyn, class OF 1S4S; and D. L.
Cady OF New York, class OF 1886, who
made the announcement that his class
had just voted $1,000 toward the endow-
ment fund.
Interest naturally conferred this year in
the report CT the c. ntennial Endowment
fund commit ee, which was read by c.
A. Catlin. The amount all eady pledged
is $216, 900, but a large part OF the field
yet remains to be canvassed and the sum
pledged is looked upon only as a good
beginning for the one million which it is
proposed to raise.
An important event of the season was
the laying OF the corner stone of the new
mt dical building.
Addresses appropriate to the occasion
were made by DIR. Fl. c. Tinkham, Prot.
A. F. A. King, ex-Gov. u. A. Woodbury.
and Gov. J. G. Mccullough, who handled
the trowel. The speakers were very
telicitously introduced by President Buck
ham.
The feature of the CONNER cement exer-
eises was the address by Hon. D. P.
Kingsley of New York. 1t was a master
" setting forth of the business man as
the chief product OF the 10th century,
who is to be again the leader in the Goth
century.
After the exercises the corporation din
ner was served at the Van Ness house, a
large number bling present. AS soon as
the tables were cleared President Buck
ham opened the after dinner speaking,
and then introduced Gov. Mccullough,
who made bright speech. Other speak
ers were Justice Brewer, Presidents
7. B. Angel of the University Of Michi-
gan, Henry Hopkins of William college,
W. ]. Tucker oil Dartmouth college, Ezra
Brainerd of Middlebury college and
Chancellor Moyse of the McGill Univer-
sity, Montreal.
Following is the list of honorary de-
grees conferred by the university.
Doctor of Laws-John Griffith McCul-
Tough, governor OF Vermont, James Bur-
rill Angel, ex president of the University
OF Mic 1igan; David Josiah Brewer, assn
ciate justice OF the supreme court of the
United States; John Stephen Micha I'D.
bishop OF the Catholic diocese OF Burliug-
ton; Albert Freeman Africanus King,
senior professor in the medical depart
meut, professor in Columbia univrr sity;
Wendell Phillips Staffurd, judge of he
supreme court IF the District OF Column
bia; Charles Artemas Kent, professor of
law in Michigan university; Berthe M.
Lauehlin, juslice of the appellate court
of the state of N, w York; Darwin Peal
Kingsley, vice-president of the New York
Lite Insurance company; Leslie Nj. Shay
ex-governor OF the state OF Iowa and
secretary of tie treasury OF the United
States; R-Gfeld Proctor, senior senator
from Vermont; James M. Tyler and
Loveland Muuson, assistant judges OF
the suprt me court OF Vermont, Rebert
Newton Hall, class ot 81. judge If the
court OF Kings heHch OF tue u, rnInion
OF Capao,.; Ch"Iles Edgar ClTk, ar
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