Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-29
HON0RS AT MlDDLEBURY
mcnt observation-disclosures and Bail
In Evening.

Middlchury. Juno 2s-Thc commence
ment exercises opened with the annual
business meeting of tho associated
alumni in tho chapel at ton O'Clock Tho
officers chosen for the ensuing year were
as follows: President, Or. Edward Mason
Parker. 81, first vice -prcsidcnt, Dr..
George r. -. Willard &c: second vice
president Willis NJ. Ross. 81, third vice
president Adclbert A. savcry. 20 orator.
Prot. Albert D. Mead, Ph. D.. 20: alter
nate. James Moore, 96; poet. the Roy.
Vernon G. Harrington, 81: alternate the
Rev. }. +. Mead. go: secretary. Prof. f.
|C. Bryant. '9l corresponding secretary,
Or. hdrics T.. Prentiss. g; central COM
mttec, Prof. Walter +. Howard, II,
Prof. G. Il. Wright, Thomas r. Boyco. rs;
committee of neurology. DR.. Charles T..
PrcntsS. '6i. Thomas T. Boycc, 20, DR.,
Stanton S. Eddy. '94
After the business meeting Of the
alumni the faculty, graduates and under
graduates, headed by the Middlehurv
band. marched down to the Congrega-
tional Church where the graduation
exercises were held. The programme was
as follows:
Prayer. President Brainerd: overture.
"Woodland," Doring's orchestra; saluta-
tory address, Isabella Mathcr Blake:
economic grafton. Economic Freedom.
Charles Gardner Barnum; grafton, Tho
Grand Army of tho Republic as Ex-
emplars of Patriotism" David Charles
Caldwell, Grafton, Turns as a Social Re-
former, James Forrest Taylor: music:
literary ESSAY rs Poetry Losing It's Su-
prcmacy?" Alice jeanette Potter; oration.
'Limitations," Roy Marion Pickard: his
toric essay, "Ieonardo da Ninoi: an
Eoitomc of His Age" Bertha Chandler
Duncan; music; sociological oration. The
Reward of Labor" Harry Haseltine Holt:
orhtion, "Tho Immigration Problem
VIII 1t Solve Itself?' Samuel Lee Abbot:
philosophical essay Beauty" Lena MAY
Goodwin; Grafton. THE Spirit of Vic.
tory, Archibald Darius Wctherell. music;
college Days" Clark; Grafton with
valcdictory addresses ''rhe Fading of
| Ideals Jesse CARLYLE French: comforting
| Of degrees.
COMMENCEMENT HONORS.
Tho following were awarded commence.
ment honors: Jesse Carlyle French. rsa-
bella Mather Blake. Harris Hazeltine
Holt, Lena May Goodwin. Charles Gard.
rer Barnum, Alice jeanette Potter Ber-
!
mond. Bessie Bachelor Freeto
| Tho following were admitted to the
Phi Beta Kappa society. Charles Gardner
| Barnum. Isabella Mather Blake, Bertha
Chandler Duncan. Jesse Carlyle French.
Lena May Goodwin. Harris Hazeltiru
Holt. Roy Marion Pickard Alice jean
ettc Potter Archibald Darius Wetherell.
| Highest honors in Latin and highest
in IN lich
bella NJ Blake; in Latin to Lena Nav
! Goodwin: in English to Jesse Car
lyle French in history, to Bertha Chand-
| Ter Duncan: in jurisprudence. to Archibald
Darius Wethcrell in chemistry. to Charles
Gardner Barnum. David Charles Cald.
well. James Forest Taylor and France.
| Warner.
! Directly following the commencement
exercises in the congregational Church
the corporation drner was served at tha
| Addison House.
| The commencement concert was held M
the Congregational Church at p. N. by
the Temple Quartettc. II. $. Tripp. first
Baker. baritone. and accompanist; \. c.
Steele passo: Dorings orchestra, Mrs.
Harrison w Conner and Ralph Smalley.
! Immediately after the concert the an
nual senior ball was held in the opera
house. Music was furnished by Dorins {
orchestra. Forty couples We're in attend'
ance. The patronesses were: Mrs. Ezra
Braincrd. Mrs. w. W. MHGilton, Mrs. Eu.
gene Bryant, Mrs. Theodore Henckels,
Mrs. John a. Fletcher. Mrs. John Stew
art. committee. p. l.. Roberts, j. +. Tay.
| lor. chairman. G. f. Weld.
| Following the concert reception rs
President and Mrs. Braincrd was givcd
at their residence on Seminary street.