Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-29
CORNER STONE LAID
An Alumni Hail at Norwich University
-l'rlses Awarded and Promotions
Made.

Northacld. June 22.--The graduating
exercises at Norwich University took
place this morning In Dewey hall at
ten o'clock.
Gov. c. ]. Bell arrived on the $40
train and was met by Major II. w.
Hovey commandment of cadets. and
Major Frank l.. Howe and entire corps
of cadets. who acted as an escort Of
honor to the college grounds. He con-
fcrrcd the degrees to the members OF
the class as follows: II. A., Ralph A..
Booth; b. s., Edward Moore; II. :. in
c. T., Joseph c. Columbc; Ernest A..
Lawrence, Joy G. Ross. Pcrcival G..
Sinclair; r. $. in chemistry. Harry Il.
Deal and John J. Howard. The degree
of G. T.. was given to John a. Holmes,
class of '95; The honorary degrees Of
u. y. to the Rev. Walter Dole, LII. d..
to John @. Mccullough, and LII. ID. to
Frank Plumlcy.
The address to the graduates was
delivered by the Hon. John l.. Lewis,
which was one of tho finest addresses
ever heard at the college.
The president. c. II. Spooner. award
cd the following medals and prizes:
Tho Austin trophies, first. NJ. Tcnny,
gold medal; second. John II. Mears.
silver: third, G. w. Cobb. bronze. Shell
don prizes, first, Willis Fraser, SIS In
gold: second Lucy Il. c. Amidon. $40;
third. John II. Mcars. IS. The faculty
gold medal. Capt T. A. Lawrence;
Thomas gold medal. IL. c. Pratt: Juck-
EFT gold medal. r. w. Brown: shuttle
worth sword. Bradford p. Hovey. The
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sopho more and freshman classes were:
General average. military and aca-
demic, II. c. Pratt of the sophomore
class of Montpelier. received all three;
freshman, academic, Cadet Edwin w.
Smallman: military. l.. NJ Wheelock;
general average. Fred S. stowe.
After the hencdiction the corner stone
If the new alumni hall was laid. The al
dress was delivered by Gcn. Grenville Nj
r,o1cc Of New York city who has hecn
the chief promoter of the buil1'ng Ne-
marks were also made by Governor Rel
and others. After tho laying Of the corner
stone tho corporation dinner was served
| in the drill hail to very largo crowd.
PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED.
In the afternoon there were battalion
review ana inspection ana VIC various
drills. The last drill was last evening
parade. at which time the promotions
| werc made for the coming school yeai
and were as follows:
| Cadet major, Bradford =. iovey: cadet
captains. Gilman, Bcllerly and Andrews;
| first leutcnants, hampton. Barker.
Clarke: Guartcrmaster and acting SER
geant. SWEET: second Meutenants. Pratt.
Mears and Noyes first sergeants. Bar
ney, T. d. Huntley and Watson; SER
geants. Hartwell Burr Sherman Brown.
w. r. knight. Graves, Frink. n. c.
Frnk, c. D. Gray: corporals. Batchel-
der. Cobb. Hardy. Thomas, Fraser,
Ryan, Baldwin. Smith. II. j. Day.
Wheeler and Ransom.
At eight o'clock the reception OF Presi-
dent c. II. Spooner took place in Dewey
hall followed by the commencement
Prof. J. r. johnson was elected the
alumni trustee of the university to serve
five years Geo. d. Thomas was elected
a permanent member of the board of
trustees. DR.. Adrian Scott of Black
stone, Mass. recent professor at
Brown University, was elected professor
Of mathematics.