Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-29
NORWICH UNIV. HAS
N|NETY.E|GHTH
COMMENCEMENT
Address by Col. Glenn-Gen.
Wood, Gov. Gates and Pres.
Benton Given Honor
airy Degrees.

Mortified. June 22.-The 9sth COM
versty were held at 10 O'Clock this
morning on the college campus, The
reception and escort OF official guests
occurred at half past nine, when the
entire corps and band marched to the
Central Vermont station and escorted
the guests to the university
The program of tho commencement
exercises opened with prayer by tho uni
versity chaplain, tho Rev. James y.
Sargent. pastor of the Congregational
Church. with response by the band
Then followed the principal address OF
the day by Col Edwin r. Glenn, chief
Of staff to Major-Gen. Leonard A.
Wood. The presentation OF the Regi-
mental Cavalry Standard Ia beautiful
silk flag. yellow with the state coat OF
arms) was made by Col. Joseph T.
Dickman of the Second cavalry, In he.
half of the Vermont Commandery,
Loyal Legion. Cadot-Major Arthur u.
Edmunds accepted the standard on be.
half of the corps, followed by ITO the
Color Salute
The award Of medals was then made,
| Freshman medals. study average.
Hilarian D. Dawson; general average,
Hilarian D. Dawson; Thomas medal,
highest general average for year, three
upper classes. Eugene G. Adams. senior
class; Cowlishaw trophy, highest study
averag &c In junior class in civil engineer
ing. Edward II. Walton; White trophy,
fraternity having highest study aver
| % all
! fraternity.
Those graduated with honors are:
George r. Anderson, Frank G. Berry,
Edward II. Brooks, Lloyd II. Cook.
Richard L. Greed. Arthur D. Edmunds,
Hugh J. Kinsman, Robert c. Knowlton,
Heber f. Shaw, Clarence l.. Stevens:
high honor, Eugene G. Adams; senior
gold medal. Eugene G.. Adams; Richold
medal. gold. Sergeant Major w. A. Up
ham; silver, First Sergeant f. H. Wal
ton; bronze. Private r. P. Lyman;
Shuttleworth sabre. First Sergeant E.
II. Walton. Equitation medals, pre-
sented by the junior class, silver
Private L. II. Mason. bronze, Private H
II. Cameron: freshman military medal
r. p. Lyman.
The degrees conferred were: Bachelor
l.. Stevens; b. s. chemistry, Eugene G..
Adams George A. Curley. Arthur A.
bearing, Arthur D. Edmunds and Mich
olas Santosuosso; B. 9. electrical engi-
neering, George E. Anderson, Richard L.
Creed, Walter c. Merkel, Antonio Mos
chella. Leon f. Ryder and Heber E
Shaw; q. S. civil engineering. Frank G
Berry. Edward f. Brooks. Lloyd Fl. Cook
| "a 4. George
Carlyle j. Hancock, Hugh H. Kinsmar
and Robert c. Knowlton; bachelor OF
military science, Henry B. P. Body: II
course, Warren w English. G. E.' anc
William T MacCreadie, NJ. g.
Honorary degrees were given to Sebas
tan c. Jones, NJ. S., president Of New
York Military Academy, Major-Genera
Leonard A. Wood, master military sci
ence; Col. Edwin F. Glenn. doctor of lit
erature; Col Ira L. Reeves. doctor OF lit
erature; Guy Potter Benton. doctor OF lit
erature; Governor Charles w. Gates, doc
tor OF laws.
Among those present were: Gen. 7.
Peck, Gen. Crosby p. Idiller. Gen. S.
Jocelyn and Capt. Carl d. Williams, a
of Burlington, as representatives of tn
! Loyal Legion. Following the presentatio
! by Colonel Dickman, Gen%al Peck wa
called upon and spoke briefly.
At two O'Clock in the afternoon cam
the review OF the squadron. followed b
bayonet and fencing exercises, cotillio
drill, butts rifle and physical drill. ev'
-. ming parade, and final review by II
graduating class
The commencement ball was held
$50