Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-20
VAIL AND BENTON
RECEIVE DEGREES
Honored by Middlebury College
at Its Commencement Day
Exercises.
FIFfY.FIVE ARE GRADUATED
SUPERINTENDENT Barss Of Indus
trial School and Judge J. E.
Weeks Made Masters
of Arts.
FIFfY.FIVE ARE GRADUATED

Niddebury, June IA class Of IS
young men and women were graduated
from Middebury College to-day, 81 with
the degree OF bachelor of arts and four
with that Of bachelor Of science. Six
graduate students received the degree Of
ma ster OF arts, and those honorary de-
Grcee were conferred: Doctor OF laws on
Theodore y. Vail OF New York and
Lyndonville. president of the American
Telegraph 4 Telephone company; doctor
Of laws on Guy Potter Benton OF Bur-
lington. president of the University Of
Vermont; doctor of science, Charles
Ford Langworthv. a native Of Middle
bury and food expert in the bureau Of
chemistry department of agriculture;
master Of arts, Joseph Nathaniel Barss,
superintendent of the Vermont Industrial
school at NerEennes, master Of arts.
John L Weeks Of Mddlohury, chairman
II the State board OF penal commission
ers; and others.
Other recipients of honorary degrees
we're the Kcv. William r Elsins, pastor
Of the Dewitt Memorial Church, New
York city. doctor of divinity, George
Ilaselton Sweet of New York. editor anu
ick Mathewson of New York, lawyer,
doctor of laws.
The following received the degree OF
master of arts in course; W G. Bos-
worth Of New York; H. n Farrar OF
! New Haven: J. l.. Richmond Of orange
| y. j.. II. a. Scvery of Tuscola, H..
Miss Cora +. Talbot of Brandon; and
{. NJ. Walch of Proctor
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS.
The following seniors spoke AZ the COM
nencement exercises in the Congrega
tionul Church Edith Marjorie Bates o
oittstield. Mass. essay on The Philos
sophy OF the Gate" with sautatory ad
dress: Marcus +. Gorhan ri West Rut
land, Thought as the Basis OF Char
acter;" Mary Elizabeth Bresnehan o
Proctor "Emma Willard and Her Work;
Arthur T. King Of West Hampton. y
". The college Man in Politics. Mar
-ar.t IIol,n Croft Of Water
hury, Conn. The Fairy Elemen
in Modern Drama; Charles w. Mul
cahy of Harlwick. The Inconsistenc,
Of An Armed Peace; Thelma Gertrud
IIavens of Chester. The Short story
Its Popularity and Requirements
clinton Seymour Reynolds of Pitts
neld. Mass. 1.-The central Bank" wit
valedictory al lress. Ezra Brainerd
resident emeritus Of Middlebury Col
lege, sat on the platform and opene
the exercises witt prayer.
The commencement dinner wa
serve at the Inside Inn. on the ground
of the Addison County Agriculture
society. The toastmaster was Presi
dent John NJ. Thomas. Response
were made by Dr G. Ford Langworth
of Washington, u. G., Dr. George II
sweet of New York. the Rev. Dr. WI
liam r. Elsng Of NV York Dr
Charles +. Mathewson of New York
and Presi dent Guy Potter Benton o
Burlington.
At the meeting of the Alumni asso
, ciation this morning t1e following of
icers were elected, President Rev
frank H. Seeley. ISsa; vice. e-presi dent:
Edwin J.. Allen, l>SS. Alexander Mac
donald. 1892 and Z S. Sunderland
1911: secretary ana treasurer, Fran
w Cady. 1899.
The presi1ent's reception took plac
! at his residence tnis evening. Presi
| dent and Mrs. Thomas were assiste
| in receiving by Theodore ~ Vail, Mis-
! Caroline Crawfor4 dean OF wome,
and Dean ans Mrs. Avery r. Lam"
bert,
, The senior hall was held In the Nc
C'ullough gymnasium later In the ever
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