Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
Class Reunions and Other Inter-
esting Features on Program.
Governor Charles w. Gates, A. Barton
Hepburn and Other Men of Prom
incncc to BE HOnored with
Degrees.

AS recently announced, the one hundred
twenty-fourth year of the University
of Vermont will close with the events
of commencement week, extending from
the Kingsley prize speaking contest on
Saturday evening, June 20, to "Wednesday,
the 30th, on which day the graduation
exercises will occur with the commence
ment Grafton to be delivered by Dean
James Rowland Angel of the University
of Chicago, to be followed by the corpora
ton dinner in the afternoon as the final
function OF the week. The old friends
of Dr. James b. Angel, now president
emeritus of the University Of Michigan,
and who was president of our State uni
versty from 1861 are looking forward
with pleasant anticipatlons to the COM
ing Of his distinguished son, born In
Burlington during his fathers administra-
ton. The university will confer the de-
gree of Doctor of Letters upon Dean
Angel. who is one of the foremost
psychologists and university executives in
America. The honorary degree Of Doctor
of Science will be conferred upon W. A
Orton, plant pathologist of the United
States bureau of agriculture and a grad
| uate Of the university in the class Of 1897,
| field of science.
Governor Charles w. Gates will receive
the degree of Doctor Of Laws from the
| university and he will enjoy the unique
| experience of this academic recognition
at the same time that his son. Paul II.
| Gates, and his daughter, MISS Edith
Gates, both members Of the present
senior class. receive their baccalaureate
| degrees. The trustees of the university
| have also approved the action of the uni
versity senate committee on degrees In
recommending that the honorary degree
| of Doctor of Laws be conferred upon
the Hon. A. Barton Hepburn. a dis
! tinguished graduate of Middlebury Col
lege, president of the Chamber Of Com
| merce OF the State of New York and
! probably the most eminent living au-
| thority on practical banking in America
! to-day Mr. Hepburn has announced his
| acceptance Of the proffcred honor from
the university and he will be present dur.
, ing the commencement season for the
| formal ceremony attendant upon the con.
ferring of degrees.
The class Of 1889 is Offering a handsome
solid silver cup to he awarded annually
to the returning class appearing in the
most effective costume on alumni day
and there will be enthusiastic rivalr,
| among the classes Of eighteen hundred
ninety, ninety-five, nineteen hundred
nineteen hundred five and nineteen ter
| for the possession Of this new trophy
as well as for the cup always given tc
the class having the largest percentage
Of living members present at the yearly
commencement reunions.
The baccalaureate service will be held
on the college green with the sermon by
the president Of the university at halt
past four on Sunday afternoon. June n
The class day exercises, fraternity re-
ceptions, the annual meetings Of the Phi
Beta Kappa society and the senior prom
enade, are events scheduled for Monday
with the alumni breakfast and reunions
on Tuesday, and the usual reception By
President and Mrs, Benton at the presi-
dents home to alumni, trustees. grad
uating class and visiting friends from 4:3t
to six. At six o'clock in the evening the
alumni, of the University Of Vermont col
lege of medicine will hold their annua.
banquet, and at eight o'clock the SUDDEN,
hum and alumni campfire will take
place on the campus, with fraternity no.
unions Immediately following.