Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

Wilmont Taylor Fiske, CRANKY, Mass;
Harry Leroy French. Potsdam, N. Y;
Ivan Drake Hagar, Middlebury; William
valla Hagar, Middlebury; Herbert Nc
Donald Hail. Hartford, N. Y; Ross
Charles Holt, West Rutland: Carl Sum-
ner Martin, Middlebury; Edward Homer
Martin, Jr., Middlebury John William
Mccormack, Bethel; Arthur Wallace
Peach, Bratteboro; Daniel Jones Kicker,
Waterbury; Sidney Wilbur Sanford,
Stephentown Center, N. Y; Harold Allen
Severy, Brandon; Donald Marsh Shew-
brooks, Holden, Mass; Leonard Dow
Smith. Morrisville; Ray Adams Stevens,
Chichester, N. H.; Lyman Burt Tobin,
Swanton; Jay Bryan Viele, Fort Edward,
n. Y, John Andrew Viele, Fort Edward,
n. Y; Henry Spencer White, Whining
ton; Oscar Julius Williams, Rutland;
Philip Arson Wright, New Haven;
Sophia Belle Anderson, Waterbury Cen
ter; Clara May Buffum, East Dorset;
Caroline Howard Clark, Brattleboro;
IneZ Clara Cook, Shoreham; Carrie
ENERGY Damon, Middlebury Cora May
Derby, Ripton; Edith Vera Fay, Benson;
Winifred White Fiske, CRANKY, Mass;
Fannie Maria Gates, Franklin; Olive
Elizabeth Getman, Gloversville, n. Y;
Susie Carrie Holmes, Montpelier; Hazel
Mcleod, Bennington; Bertha Anna Mum
sey, Suncook, N. H.; Anna Barton Rust,
CRANKY, Mass; Alice Bruce Sears, Ben
nington; Bertha Octavia Stilson. Proc
tor; Mabel Ella Wales, Middlebury; Mar
garet Maud Whitney, Marlboro, Mass.
The degree of A. B. out of course was
given to DR.. John Joseph Hassett, ex-'SS,
Lee, Mass, and the degree of master of
arts in course to Miss Marguerite Har-
wood, 'O7, Swanton, and Gino Ratti, OF,
Proctor.
D. d. on the Rev. George w. Chill,
pastor of the North Congregational
church. st. Johnsbury
LII. D. on Richard S. Tuthill, '63, judge
of the circuit court of Illinois, Chidago,
ILL.,; Frank G. Partridge, exist, Proctor.
COMMENCEMENT LUNCHEON.
Two hundred graduates, members Of
the faculty and friends of the college
attended the commencement luncheon
which was held at the town hall at one
o'clock in the afternoon. At the post
prandial exercises, President Thomas pre-
sided and there were responses by the
Rev. DR.. George w. G. Hill of st. Johns
bury, Frank c. Partridge, Amherst, 81,
of Proctor, Prof. w. w. McGilton, the
Rev. E. P. Miller, "a, of Catskill, N. Y,
George E. Plumb, 81, of Chicago, and E.
w. Howe, so, of Boston.
The presidents reception was held in
the evening followed by the commence
ment ball at nine o'clock The latter was
held at the town hall and dancing was
enjoyed till a late hour. Whittier's or
chestra of Montpelier furnishing de-
| lightful music.
STODDARD TABLET UNVEILED.
Before the commencement exercises, a
bronze tablet, the gift of Mrs. A. Lyman
Williston of Northampton, Mass, was
unveiled in the Latin room. The tablet
is in memory of Mrs. Williston's fath.r,
and reads as follows: "In memoriam,
Solomon Stoddard 1S00-1S47, professor of
Latin and Greek in this college lS31-lS41,
accurate scholar, faithful colleague, in
spring teacher. Erected by the eldest
daughter, Sarah Stoddard Williston,
1909"
Professor Stoddard was the author of
the celebrated Andrews and Stoddard's
Latin grammar, used by thousands of
American students. He was the sole
author of the work, but the name of DIR.
Andrews was included in the title, since
the grammar WAS one of series of Latin
books bearing DIR. Andrews name In his
use of the grammar at Mddlebury,
Professor Stoddard made marginal com
ments, which were adopted after his
death by DIR. Andrews in getting out
new edition of the work.
Professor Stoddard was descendant in
the fifth generation of the Rev. solomon
Stoddard, second minister of Northamp-
ton, and grandfather of Jonathan Ed
wards, while his mother was Sarah
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