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M|DDLEBURY
GRADUATES 50
Gov. Graham, Judge Hand and
Ambassador Elkus Given
Honorary Degrees

Middlebury. May 6.-The graduation
exercises of the class of 1918 and
the comforting of degrees was held this
morning at II o'clock at the Congrega-
tional Church. The commencement ad
dress was delivered by the Rev. j. Per-
cival Huget, D. D., of Brooklyn, n. Y.
The following honorary degrees were
conferred:
Gov Horace +. Graham, Doctor of
Laws.
The Hon. William B. c. Stickncy, Doc
tor of Laws.
Judge Augustus N. Hand. of the United
of Laws.
Abram T. flkus, ambassador of tho
United States to Turkey. Doctor of Laws.
The following so candidates received
their degrees:
FOR THE DEGREE OF A. 3.
Richard Harrison BufYum, James Car
dell, Henry Hamblin Chapman, Britton
Armstrong Everitt, Louis Greene, Forrest
Guilford Myrck, Urban Henry Parker,
Frank Carl Whitney, Irene Lamson
Adams Elsie Agnes Atwell Estella
Louise Atwe,l Dorothy Elizabeth Brew
ster, Dorothy Helen Brown, Ruth Mary
Bryant, Alice May Chynoweth, Helen
Seymour Gift Gold.e Josephine Courte-
manche, Marion Alice Dean. Helen
Alexandra Diehl. Hazel Grace Doody.
Marion Grace Elmer. Bertha Elizabeth
Farrell. Elsie Langworthy Footc. Alice
Katherine Fuller, Alice Catherir Hal
pin. Margaret Mae Harris Ruth Avaline
Hcssclrravc, Bessie Corneila jennings,
Marguerite Hoion Jones. Josephine Fran
cc9 MeDotti. Helen Beatrice Newton. Ruth
Louise Norris, Louise Harrison Reynolds,
/ Marguerite Rogers, Lucy Smith. Faith
Walker and Christine Jane Webster.
FOR THE DEGREE OF 3. s.
William Russell Brewster Henry Nab
btt Crippen, Jr., Harold Franklin Drew,
Robert Samuel English, Charles julius
Lyon. Carl Huntress Moulton, Marion
Smith Webb, Margaret Chatfeld Han
nah Dvorcef Katherine Howard Hurd,
Doris Annie Kendall, Elsie Monteith and
Frances Mary Pray.
SPECIAL HONORS
Degrees conferred cum laude: Mr.
Buffum. Mr.. Chapman, Miss Bryant, Miss
Chynoweth Miss Conference.-The, Miss
Hurd, Miss Jennings, Miss Jones, Miss
Menotti, Miss Newton and Miss Norris.
Degrees conferred magma cum laude
Mr.. Lyon, Miss E.stella Atwell Miss
Dvorcef, Miss Farrell, Miss Fuller, Miss
Pray and Miss Rogers,
Honors in English Miss Dorothy II,
Brown. Miss Margaret NJ. Harris and Miss
Louise H. Reynolds.
Honors in French: Miss Goldie j.
Courtemanche
Honors in German: Miss Elsie L. Foote.
| Honors in home economies: Miss Bessie
| c. Jennings.
Honors in Latin: Miss Helen S. Cliff
Miss Marion A. Dean. Miss Ruth A.
Hesselgrave and Miss Marguerite Rogers
High honors in French: Miss Bertha f.
Farrell and Miss Josephine F. Menotti
HONORARY APPOINTMENTS.
| Valedictory honors, Charles j. Lyon;
salutatory honors, Miss Estella L. Atwell.
PRIZES IN HORACE.
First prize, Anna Pauline Locklin, 90
awarded for delicacy of Interpretation
and felicity of expression.
| Special first prize presented by the
committee of award. Mary Edith Bliss
90 awarded for unique illustrative inter
| probation.
| Second prize. Corinne Marshall Weber
! 30 awarded for richness and fullness OF
Illustration. with vigor of interpretation
Third prize, Mary Louise Smith, 20
awarded for general excellence.
GEORGE II. CATLIN CLASSICAL.
George II. Catln classical prize, Henry
ii. Chapman. IS. Deacon Boardmar
peace prize. James Dayton Searles, 10.
NEW PRIZES.
President Thomas announced two new
prizes. The Kellogg Latin-English prize
presented by Brainerd Kellogg of the
class of SO, and the George II. Catlir
classical prize. presented by George II
~ uv,kn Do For. tIs 4,
the senior class whose college work il
Greek and Latin is adjudged worthiest o
the distinction.
1918 STUDENTS IN SERVICE.
Lester Nelson Allyn. New Haven
Conn.,, LIST Lieut., 10Th Machine GU
Bait. FIT. Oglethorpe, Ga; Walter Ed
ward Anderson. Fitchburg, Mass, L
S. N. r., Indian Head, Md; Charles Eff
bingham Bartlett, Middlebury. U. S.
Quartermasters Corps in France; Ros
coe Edwin Dake, Middle Grove. n. Y
u. S. A. Unit 900, Co. 6, in France
Irving Willard Eastman, st. Johnsbury
L. S. N. u. S. S. America; Walbridg
Birney Fullington. Johnson. 103rd Re
giment, Co. G in France Edward Shep
ard Huntley, New London, Conn.,, u. :
n. r., Cambridge, Mass; Edgar Law
renee Lord, Dennis, Mass. card Aer
Squadron. Hampstead. L. l.; Raymon
Corwin Nudge, Ludlow, Aero Station
Pensacola, Fla; Carroll Ross Stearn
Bristol. U. S. Naval Hospital. Norfoll
Va; Guy Eugent Wheelock, Mort
Troy. u. S. N. r., Boston, Mass: Stanle
Victor Wright Middlebury. End. Lieu
Aviation section Camp Dick, Texas.
The commencement luncheon wa
held "a one O'Clock ut Battell Cottag
and at 1880 this evening Presider
Thomas held his annual reception
the social rooms of Hepburn hall. TIL
, junior promenade began ut S:45 o'cloc
In the Mccullough gymnasium.