Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-04-25
BOSTON ALUMNI DINNER
President Thomas Delivers Ad-
dress at Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Boston
Alumni Association took place at the
Hotel Vendome on Friday evening,
April II. From the hour of half-past
six alumnae and alumni began to gather,
having come through April showers
from surrounding town and country.
President Thomas came from Middle
bury, By seven O'Clock fifty-five had
gathered to discuss the banquet. These
included members from the classes of
from classes of more recent years :;
a small proportion of the company were
wives, husbands, parents or children of
the graduates. Mr.. Howard A. Bridg
man, editor of the Congregationaisn was
a guest of the occasion.
Some humorous surprise-stunts, col
lege yells and songs and the singing of
a male quartet, kept the atmosphere of
the dinner phosphorescent and made
evident the fact that good team work
and shouting for Dear Old Midd "
does not end with college days.
The full satisfaction of the inner man
having been accomplished, Mr.. j. Earle
Parker, class of O4, president of the
Boston Alumni Association, presented
the POSTMASTER of the evening. Mr..
Prentiss C. Hoyt class of 'S9, of Wor-
cester, Mass. With delightful amia-
bility and sparkling humor he gave the
audience successive pleasures in their
privilege of listening to g triumvir y
of speakers.
Mrs. Grace Potter Belisle with charm
ing manner and feeling earnestness
suggested a definite and broadening
ideal for Middlebury alumnae.
President Thomas, after giving the
Association resume of the past year 5
accomplishments, communicated his
own inspiring ambition toward more
and closer unity of feeling and action
for the years to come.
President Thomas declared that Mid
dlebury's spirit, enthusiasm, confidence
and pride have made her the pluckiest
college in New Englsnd.
He pleaded for a different standard
in classifying colleges, saying that an
institution which is able to confer an
A. M. degree after one years study
should not be rated higher than the one
which bends all its resources towards
taking an interest in and encouraging
the individual interest.
1.-The success of the college in teach
ing its individual students -, is by far
a more scientific basis of measurement
than any yet suggested"
Speaking of the duty of Middlebury
graduates to Vermont, he said that
there should be less migration to the
big cities, because the State which has
so literally supported the institution
deserves a large return in the brains
and industry of the graduates. He
urged the guests to become filled with
incurable optimism -, and went on to
speak Of the rapid growth of the col
lege in recent years. He told of the
new buildings and departments about to
be established and said that the outlook
for Middlebury was exceedingly bright
Mr.. Bridgman, through a running fire
of clever story enthusiastically por-
trayed the successive and ever vaster
domes under which the college man
should serve.
At eleven O'Clock the reunion ad-
journed, after electing the following
officers for the coming year President,
Dr. B. M. Bristol, '9S ; secretary, Miss
Harriette E. Bolton, 80; treasurer, Mr.
c. A. Perkins, '07.