Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-21

Sir Anthony, Ralph w. Hedges
Captain Absolute, Homer R. Denison
Bob Acres, John S. Woodward
Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Michael j. Lahiff
Falkland, Charles l.. Smiddy
Fag, Garland B. Cook
David Bernard A. Leonard
Coachman, Homer j. Vail
Mrs. Malaprop, Miss Ruth Hill
Lydia Languish, Miss Helen Hartman
Julia, Miss Florine Parker
Lucy, Miss Sarah Brown
Goldsmith's "She Stops to Conquer"
was given in the gymnasium Friday
evening, June IA, when a large number
of students in the high schools of west
ern Vermont were guests of the col
lege. The cast
Sir Charles NARROW, Charles L. Smiddy
Young NARROW, his son, John C. Agnew
Hardcastle, E. j. Wiley
Hastings, E. A. Carrier
Tony Lumpkin, w. w. Chalmers
Diggory, Lacy w. Bump
Bernard A. Leonard
Servants, Roy H. Walch
w. B. McGuirk
Mrs. Hardcastle, Miss Mary Archibald
Miss Hardcastle, Miss Caroline Buttolph
Miss Neville, Miss Bessie Cudworth
Maid, Miss Phyllis Hopkins
On Wednesday SIS young men and
women were graduated from the col
lege, 81 with the degree of Bachelor of
Arts and four (all mem with that of
Bachelor of Science. Six graduate stu
dents received the degree of Master of
Arts and honorary degrees were con.
ferred
The academic procession formed on
the campus at 10 o'clock and marched
to the Congregational church, where
the graduation exercises were held.
Col. Thad NJ Chapman of Middlebury
acted as marshal and Prof. William S.
Burrage as assistant marshal.
Following are the seniors who spoke
at the commencement exercises in the
church: Edith Marjorie Bates of Pitts
field, Mass, THE Philosophy of the
Gate" and salutatory address; Marcus
Franklin Gorham of West Rutland,
Thought as the Basis of Character;"
Mary Elizabeth Bresnehan of Proctor
Emma Willard and her Work." Arthur
B. King of West Hampton, N. Y,
1.-The College Man in Politics." Mar
garet Helen Croft, The Fairy Ele-
ment in Modern Drama;" Charles Will
liam Mulcahy of Hardwick, The In
consistency of an Armed Peace"
Thelma Gertrude Havens of Chester
Depot, 1.-THE Short Story: its Popu-
larity and Requirement." Clinton Sey-
mour Reynolds of Pittsfield, Mass.
1.-The Central Bank" with valedictory
address. DR.. Ezra Brainerd, president
emeritus of the college, opened the ex-
ercises with prayer.
Honorary degrees were conferred on
the following: Doctor of Laws, Theo-
dore Newton Vail of New York and
Lyndonville, president of the American
Telegraph and Telephone company
Guy Potter Benton of Burlington, pres
ident of the University of Vermont
George Haselton Sweet of New York
editor and lawyer; Charles Frederick
MaJhewson of New York, lawyer.
Doctor of Divinity, Rev. William T.
Elsing, pastor of the Dewitt Memorial
church, New York. Doctor of Science
Charles Ford Langworthy of Middle
bury, a graduate of Middlebury college
in the class of 1887, chemist and fooC
expert in the Department of Agricul
ture. Master of Arts, John Eliakir
Weeks of Middlebury, chairman of the
State Board of Penal Commissioners
Joseph Nathaniel Barss of Vergennes,
superintendent of the Vermont Indus
| lIldl SCllOOl.
The following received the degree OF
Master of Arts in course:-W. c. Bos-
worth of New York, H. A. Farrar of
New Haven, ]. L. Richmond of Orange,
N. j., H. A. Severy of TuscoTa, Ill.
Miss Cora Z. Talbot of Brandon and c.
NJ. Walch of Proctor
The commencement dinner was served
a t the Inside Inn, on the grounds of the
Addison County Agricultural society.
The POSTMASTER was Pres. John NJ
Thomas. Responses were made by DR.
C. Ford Langworthy of Washington, d.
c., George H. Sweet of New York
Rev. Dr. William T. Elsing of New
York, Charles f. Mathewson of New
York, and President Guy Potter Benton
of Burlington.
At the meeting of the alumni associa-
ton the following officers were elected
President, Rev. Frank H. Seeley SO,
of Delhi, N. Y. vice presidents, Edwin
L. Allen, 'SS, of Pittsburg, Penn.
Alexander Macdonald, 80, of st. Regis
Falls, N. Y, f. S. Sunderland, II, of
Middlebury; secretary and treasur er
Prof. Frank w. Cady, '99, of Middle
bury; central committee, Prof. c. B
Wright of Middlebury, Prof. d. L
r Crimson, '03, of Middlebury and Prof
Archibald ID. Wetherell, 'O5, of Middle
bury; neurological committee, Thomas
E. Boyce, &c, of Middlebury. Dr.
Sta nton S. Eddy, '94, of Middlebur!
and Guy B. Horton, 700, of Burlington
The gathering was of the nature of a
memorial meeting, commemorative the
alumni who have died in the last year.
The alumnae association elected the
following executive buard:-Mrs. Annie
Richie Megathlin, '94, of Walpole, N
H., president; Miss Frances Warner
'05, of Middlebury, vice president; Miss
Eleanor Ross, '95, of Rutland. secre
tary and treasurer; Miss Florence c
Allen, '9S, of Brattleboro, and Mis-
Carman Walker.
The presidents reception took place
at his residence on College street, We'd
nesday evening. President and Mrs
John M. Thomas We're assisted in re
ceiving the guests by Mr.. and Mrs
/, | Theodore n Vail Miss Caroline CraW