Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-29
lNAUGU. ATION WILL OCCUR
OCTOBER 5 AND 6 NEXT
Address by Dr. Henry Holt on Fallacies Facing
Young Graduates in Place of Customary
Orations by Members of the Glass
The Corporation Dinner.

with the graduating exercises In The
Strong theatre yesterday morning. the
comforting degrees in course and Of the
honorary degree of doctor of laws upon
President-elect Guy Potter Benton. the
corporation dinner at the Van Ness House
IN the afternoon, and the presidents re-
ccption at the Billings library in the
evening the 1O7th commencement of the
University of Vermont came to an end.
At nine O'Clock in the morning there
was meeting of the board of trustees, at
which Judge George NJ. Powers of Morris
Vile of the class of 1883. was elected
trustee, representing the alumni of the
university. At about 10 30 the annual pro-
cession formed upon University place and
marched, not down Main street, as In
former years, but down College street and
through Church street to The Strong
theatre
The procession was headed by Sher-
rams band. Following this organization
came the members of the graduating
class. the candidates for the bachelors
degree first in their ''mortarboards' and
plain black robes. and the candidates for
the degree of doctor of medicine in robes
with green and black insignia.
Next in the column were the alumni.
arranged by classes, the most recent
graduates coming first. BEHIND them were
the guests of the day, followed by the
academic and medical faculties. Last In
the procession were the trustees, the COL
umn closing with Acting President Lyman
and Presdent-elect Benton.
When the procession had entered the
theatre and the members of the faculty
1Tt 1nxy
lad taken their places on the stage, the
graduates and alumni occupying reserved
seats at the front Of tho orchestra rows,
the program opened with the march,
Hail to Vermont" composed by
Harold +. Barton, 'W,. prayer was
offered by the Rev. c. j. Staples of this
city. There were no orations by members
Of the graduating class, as in former
wears. but instead an address by Henry
Holt. Ill. D. head Of the publishing
house Of New York. who pointed out some
of the fallacies facing young graduates
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Following Dr. Holt's address the de-
yrees in course were conferred by Dear
George II. Perkins, and at the close OF
this ceremony. Mr.. Lyman, acting IN be-
half of the trustees. conferred upon Dr
Benton the honorary degree OF doctor o.
laws.
The degrees in course were conferred
1ipon members of the graduating class as
follows:
BACHELORS OF ARTS.
Maud Eva Cutler .........,..,...S SprlnGtlelc
Henry Hamilton Deane, Jr.,
Watertown. n. Y
Harold Henry Fisher ............ .MorrlsVlllt
Marguerite Jones .Burnngtof
Edward John Lockwood Brandon
Elias Lyman, Jr., cum laude,
Burlington
Donald Woodward Mcclellan, cum laude
Burlingt gtor
lanes Herbert Wilson, cum laude,
Bethe
BACHELORS OF PHILOSOPHY
May Anne Campbell, cum laude,
Lyndonvill
Ethel Mary Center In Education)
Grand ISL
Eugene Henry Clowse.
Josephine Emene Dana, cum laude,
North Pomfre
Mabene Elizabeth George burlington
Ruth Helen Gregory On Educaton)
Burlington
Ruth Frances Ladd In Education)
Santiago de las Vegas, CUB
Adolphus Newman Lockwood,
East Orange, n.
Lois Redmond, cum laude. ....,...Newpor
Isaac Hemen Rosenberg ...... Burlingto
Ruth Votey, cum laude. ........ .Burlingto
Clarence Ralph White .......... Burlingto
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL
ENGINEERING
Lewis Geor-e Basso ..... North springnel
Max Lawrence Button, cum laude,
East Berkshir
Arthur Brookins Delano
Edward Hamilton butcher,
East Orange, N.
Albert Earl Harris .,Canaa
Ellery Charming Kilbourn,
Townsend. Mas
Harry Spore Morse .,.,.,.,,,...,.'Br 'Brando
Lawrence Elmer Raymond .....Post NIL
Horace Roberts .Grasmere, N }
BACHI9LORS OF SCIENCE IN ELEC
CHANICAL ENGINEERING.
James Edison TrIllam .-.....,.... Brookhel
Albert Gallatin Whittemore. Jr,
Burnsto
BACHELORS or SCIENCE IN ELEC
TRICAL ENGINEERING.
Walter Belding, .Newpo
Arthur Henry Kehoe ..,,.,..- .Benningto
George Albert Landry. cum laude.
Rouses Point, n.
George Arthur Meigs Vergenn'
Orlando Joseph Ogiati .....,..........B Barr
William Hartwell Peet. A. b.,
Constantlnope. Turke