The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-14
CENTENNIAL OF
NORWICH ENDS
And Notable Speakers Were
Heard at Exercises in
Mortified To-day
COLLEGES WAR 7 =
ROES REC. ,IZED
EXPIRES. Rs.$ Presided,
Col. Jc,e d. Murphy
Was The Marshal

Mortified, Oct. l4--A notable group
of speakers came together here to-day in
an educational conference marking the
close of the Tooth anniversary of Nor
witch university, which opened last FRI
day An academic procession took place
this morning, which was followed by the
dedication of the centennial entrance and
the centennial address. At noon took
place the centennial lunch, which was
attended by limited number of people
on account af local conditions. Follow
ing the educational conference this after
noon there was a discussion OF educa-
tional problems. At 5 o'clock the first
arrivals at the new stables of the Nor
wich contestants in the 300-mile endur-
ance ride from Fort Ethan Allen TO
| Camp Devens is expected
! Among the contestants in that test
are Col Frank Tompkins, who rides
| 'Kingfisher," the famous horse which the
colonel rode into Mexico; Lieut.. Archi-
| bald Hunter, who rides prince" the
6-year-old thoroughbred Morgan which
was raised on the Calhoun farm in Lyn
| don; and Corp. Edward H. Walter, who
/
l'Corp. Walter, who is a son of Editor
Charles 4. Walter of the st. Johnsbury
Republican, bought this horse when he
was few weeks old and had ridden him
at the university since he has been there.
! Col Ira l.. Reeves, Y. 5. A., former
president of the university and president
of the famous A. j. r university at
Baune, France, presided this morning
and Lieut.. Col John D. Murphy was
marshal Col, Murphy, who is member
of the class of 1915, won in the recent
war list of citations so long that Gen.
Pershing refused to read it at the time
Of conferring the decorations, saying
that If he did there would be no time for
the review TO follow. Hon. Alexander
Dunnett of St. Johnsbury, exUnited
States attorney dedicated the centennial
entrance and Hon, Frank Plumley, for
mer congressman from the second dis
trict and maker of history as umpire IN
international disputes, gave the eenten-
nial address.
, Hon. Alexander Dunnett in dedicat
ing the stairway said: "This stairway
i dedictaed to the innumerable army that
! has come up these steps to this lnstl-
/ tuition of learning. They are solid stone
] steps. This institution should take solid
! substantial steps as it looks to the fu-
? ture. 1t has been said these are troub-
:. lous times. / for one am not afraid
4 Of them, A bolshevist is spotted as
t quickly and hated as badly among our
e merchants and laboring men as the spy
is hated in our army when at the front
! Referring to the spirit of unrest he
: said that while the public sympathy was
e often with strikes they were different
g than that of the Boston police force
i representatives of the law going out
upon a strike. Our people understood it
4 at once and Disseminated at once.
To Capt. Philip B. Sherman's three
sons were accorded the honors of unity
G ing the ribbons of Norwich colors and
+ marching down the steps. Capt. Sher
u man, who was member Of the class Of
J. 1907. was the first Norwich man 10
lose his life at the hands Of the enc
I my. Capt. Sherman lost his life on the
! Tuscania.
DR.. Herbert R. Roberts, dean Of the
|, faculty and acting president, presided
at the educational conference this after
noon. Dean Roberts, who has been with
!. ! the college 27 years and the last two
! years acting head has the proud dis
! tinction of carrying the institution
: through the war period. Following the
J roll call of colleges and other bodies
: represented, DR. Alexander Meikleiohn,
president of Amherst college, gave an
0 address on "The American College in Sc
G clusion." Dr. Harry A. Garfield, presi.
I dent of Williams college and federal fuel
e administrator Of the war period, spoke
: on "The American College and Indus
q try," and Major Charles w. Elliott, Z,
! S. A., representing the war department,
l. gave an address on the subject, The
American College and National Defense.
? Among the large number OF towns
y people who have worked hard to make
: the celebration the splendid success that
it has been, special mention should be Of
the committee of general arrangements,
which is composed of Prof Il. r. b.
# Flint. chairman Prof. c. V. Woodbury.
and c. n. Barber Assisting the com.
mittee is Edward Connell, an alumnus OF
= the university.