Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-25
The 108th Commencement Feat
ured by the Colleges ar
gest Glass
LIST OF HONOR STUDENTS
Master of Arts Conferred on Two
Alumni uncheon-Innugurrtion Of
President-EIcct Thomas We'd
nesday Morning the Big
Event Of the week.

Middlebury. June 23-The 1905 class of
Niddlebury college. numbering 81, the
largest class yet graduated by this insti-
hutton, held its commencement exercises
this morning at 1890 in the CongreRa-
tional Church. The entire undergraduate
body In order OF classes marched from
the college campus as an escort TO pro-
cession composed of the faculty of the
college led by President Rrainerd, the
alumni In order of classes and the grad
uating class.
Arriving ut the church, sne undergradu-
stes formed two lines from the street to
the entrance Between these lines the
rest OF the procession marched into the
church. whore the following program was
rendered after music by poring's or
chestra of Troy Prayer President Brain
erd: salutatory address. Marie Louise
Chaffee: Grafton True Nobility" Ben
Jamin Edward Farr Grafton. "Our Coun-
try and Its Manhood" Moody Dole Hol-
mes; ESSAY "Thc Old Honor and The
New" Pearl Cynthna Fuller; Grafton,
The Abolition of War" Samuel Bar
rett PettengIl; Jr. Hrntion. The Man
Behind the Millionaire Burt Evans
Robirson; essay. Personal Mag
netism," Vera Phoebe Powell;
pration. THE Golden Age of the Present"
Lewis Edward Rye; Grafton. The College
Mans Sickle" Roy Dyer Wood; Grafton.
with validictorv address. Two Factors
in Modern Civilizations" William Russell
Wheeler
After the program the degrees were
conferred as follows: Bachelor of arts.
George Nelson Bailey, Wells River;
Robert Charles Carlson, Proctor; Ralph
Dodge Carson, Frankstown. y. IL;
George Gellatly Duff, Mddlebury; Eugene
Leslie Eddy. Middlebury; Benjamin Ed
ward Farr. Salem Depot, y. H.; william
Henry Hayford Rouses Point. y. y;
Moody Dole Holmes. Concord. ~ H.
Merrill Spencer June. Middlebury; George
Harold Learned. Wells River. James
Lyman L-ovcjoy. Weston: Harold
Roberts Manchester, Middlehury: Samuel
Barrett Pettengiil. Jr.. Middlebury; James
Leigh Richmond. Mduebury; Burt Evans
Robinson, Ticonderoga, n T.; Lewis Ed
ward Rye, Randoph George Henry
Severance. Jr., Claremont, n. H.; Dugald
Stewart. Middehury; Henry Raymond
Vaughan, Thetford; William Russell
Wheeler West Rutland Ivan Elverdon
Winslow, Nashua, y. H.; Roy Dyer
Wood Fair Haven: Frank Cecil Gage,
AIddlebury; Grace Smith Buttolph,
Middlebury: Marie Louise Charfee,
New Haven; Pearl Cynthia Fuller,
Warrensburgh, y. y; Mary Katherine
Kendall Mddlebury; Mary Emma
Marholf, West Rutland: Vera Phoebe
Powell, Post Mills; Jessie McClukin
Smith. West Rutland; Sarah Adkins
Ward, Princeton, Mass.
awarded to Duane Leroy Robinson, 'o3,
In Latin. and to Archibald Darius
Wetherell, 'o5, In English literature
and Jurisprudence.
COMMENCEMENT HONORS.
Commencement honors We're award
ed to William Russell Wheeler, Lewis
Edward Rye. George TIcnry Severance"
Jr., George Nelson Bailey, George Gel
Iatly Duff. Roy Dyer Wood, Ben iamin
Edward Farr, Eugene Leslie Eddy
Marie Louise Chaffee, Sarah Adkins
Ward, Grace Smith Buttolph.
The following were admitted to the
Phi Beta Kappa society: George Mel
son Bailey, James Leigh Richmond
Lewis Edward Rye. George Henry Sew
erance, Jr.. William Russell Wheeler
Marie Louise Chaffee. Sarah Adkins
Ward.
Honors in Greek were awarded &c
George Henry Severance. Jr.: honors
in history and political science to
Lewis Edward Rye for work in jurls-
prudence; highest honors in Latin &c
Marie Louise ChafYee; highest honors
In chemistry TO William Henry Hay
ford and to Ivan t.'verdon Winslow
The salutatory and valedictory honor'
are of equal rank. The class entered
rollege 40 strong.
OTHER EVENTS OF THE DAY.
At the preliminary meeting of tn
associated alumni of Middlebury Col
lege, held in chapel at nine o'clocl
this morning, Joseph A. Peck, '9s, a
chairman. appointed Frank r. Bell
81, Thos. II. Noonan, 81, and r. /
Carr, 'O1. as n committee to nominate
candidates for offices to be filled II
the annual meeting held tomorrow
At the same time and place.
This evening at 500 p m. Presiden
Brainerd gave n reception to the un
dergraduates and alumni at his resi-
dence on Seminary street.
At 100 p. IN. the annual alumni
luncheon was held in the town hal
Jas. NJ. Clifford, II. acted as toast
master and the speakers wer
Drained Kellogg. 81 U. 8, Senate
]. w. Stewart. Mr.. Preston, 's2. J. A
Lobban. '9S. the Rev. w. A. Farms
worth, '4S. Reid Lansdon Carr. '01.
Alpha Mu Of Chi Psi gave a recep
ton to-day from 400 to 500 p. m. a
its chapter house.
The Inauguration of President
elect DR.. John NJ. Thomas will TAX
place tomorrow morning at 1880 {
m. Tomorrow evening the annua
concert and ball will be held. con
Guiding Middleburys 10Sth commence
ment.