Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-19
DINNER IN HONOR OF PROF
L. B. WRIGHT

ID, has the following account of the
reception given to Prof. c. B. Wrigh
by the Boston Association of Middle
bury College Alumni:
Praise for Middlebury College and fol
its dean, Prof. Charles B. Wright, whC
has completed 30 years of service to the
college, characterized the annual re-
union dinner of the Boston Association
of Middebury College Alumni at the
Hotel Westminster last evening. About
70 loyal alumni and alumnae attended
the dinner, which was given in honor OF
Prof. Wright.
Pres. John M. Thomas, 80, declared
that Prof. Wright had been his right
hand man in everything pertaining to
Middlebury affairs and expressed his
appreciation of the deans judgment and
discretion in all such matters.
''The all-important matter at Middle
bury just now," declared the president,
''is our relation with the State of YER
mont. The bill of the Carnegie Found
alton for the revision of education in
that State, which was given a hearing
at Montpelier this week, would deprive
Middlebury of about one-third of our in
come from the State. feel, however,
that our cause is likely to prevail and
that this injustice will not be done US.
1T must be remembered that Ver-
mont was really the first inland State,
the first State which was never a
colony. The exact position of Vermont
will never be rightly understood until
it is remembered that, instead of being
an integral part of New England, it
was really the first bold emigrant in the
Western movement, that movement
which made the United States what it
now is. Vermont is not the backwoods
of New England and she intends to
educate her children, not to carry on
the occupations which their fathers hap
pened to follow, but toward the life of
the great American people"
Rev. DIR. William n. Van Allen, go,
rector of the Church of the Advent, en-
phasized the fact that it is not numbers
or mere size which count in the field of
culture and real education, but rather
the influence of strong minds and noble
characters. "When we speak of man
of culture he said, 'it really means
one who enjoys that complete mastery
of his mother tongue which enables him
to unlock the treasure houses of the
literature of that language. Only such
a man is really educated. "
Prof Wright expressed his gratfica-
tion at the honor paid him by the Bos-
ton graduates of Middlebury. Charles
NJ Prynne, '76, the retiring president
of Il association, presided, and Rev.
DR.. James L. Barton, 81, secretary of
the American Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, acted as toastmaster.
Fay A. Simmons. '02, was elected
president of the association and the
other officers are: Rachel M. Pike, ~,
secretary; Arthur B. King, IL, treas
urer; j. Earle Parker. '01, George H.
Remele, '76, and Gertrude Cornish, '0l,
executive committee.
The committee in charge of the re-
union comprised: Mr.. Prynne, Annie l.
Gerry, the retiring secretary, and Wal
ter H. Cleary, the retiring treasurer.
Those present, in addition to the speak
ers and committee, included:
DR.. J. B. Brainerd, 10, DIR. B. M.
Bristol, '98, Rev. G. w. Brooks, '73,
David H. Brown. IA, w. w. Chalmers,
'13. Walter H. Cleary, II, Marvin j.
Dodd, '13, Clifton S. Hadley, '09. E. H.
Higley, '6S, E. w. Howe, '69, Geo. E.
Kimball, '06, Arthur R. King, ~,
Chas. w. Mulcahey. ~. j. Earl Parker
'01, Alva C. Peck, 80, Gertrude Cor
nish, '0l, Elizabeth Chalmers, IA,
Margaret Ellison, ~, May Guerin, IA,
Jessie M. Graves, IA, Mrs. j. E.
Parker, 'O3, Rachel Pike, IL, Marion
E. Roys, II, Mrs. Harriet Scott, Sc,
Mrs. F. G. Simmons, '0l, Eunice w.
Smith, II, Pauline A. Smith. '06,
Harriet H. Steele, '95, Helen G. Wood,
II, Miss Barton, Mrs. E. w. Howe,
Miss Perkins, Mrs. Lewis E. Rye, Mrs.
Chas. B. Wright, Miss Marjorie Wright,
Carl A. Perkins, '07, Chas. M. Prynne,
'76, Prof. Jas. M. Patten, George H.
Remele, '72, Clinton S. Reynolds, ~,
Lewis E. Rye, '08, Thomas Rock, ~,
Fay A. Simmons, '02, Chas. L. Smiddy,
'l3, Robert r. Twitchell, IL, Homer j.
Vail, IA, R. C. Whitney, IA, Mrs. j.
R. Batchelder, '01. Mrs. H. L. Bilish
'99, Rena |. Bisbee, 100, Harriet E.
Bolton, 80.