Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-06-25
COMMENCEMENT
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knowledge of aerial communication"
George H. Catlin, a native of Add
son County, graduated from Union
College, and is now prominent bank
er in Scranton, Pa.
COMMENCEMENT LUNCHEON
Upon the adjournment at noon for
the Commencement luncheon, the Nc
Cullough gymnasium was found in at
tractive readiness for seating some 300
guests Every place was in demand,
and additional accommodation had to
be provided for some Of the late
corners The luncheon proceeded pleas
antly through the bountiful provision
of Mrs Kate Mills, matron OF Battell
Cottage, and puncuated often with
college songs by the newly made alum
nj of the class of 1920.
Dr. Thomas was POSTMASTER and
when the chairs were swung about so
all could face the speakers table he
created much merriment by his intro
ductory pleasantries. He said he had
been put under considerable reproach
by one of his neighbors at the table
because while at Chicago he had failed
to nominate Mr.. Hoover for Presi-
dent He declared, however, that dur
ing the Commencement program he
had prayed two prayers, preached
two sermons and now considered him
self as withdrawn from politics and re-
turned to his usual avocation,
REUNION CUP
The Mccullough Reunion cup he
announced had been won for the third
consecutive time by the class of 1891
by reason of that class having had the
largest percentage of its members
present at the last three Commence
ments The class includes several To-
cal alumni among them Grace Seeley
Thomas, the Presidents wife, Prof
and Mrs E. c. Bryant and Dr. V. c.
Harrington. Dr. Thomas himself was
Of the preceding class of 1890, and as
sumed a real humiliation at passing the
trophy on to the freshmen of his col
lege days
NJ Liebert who had not arrived in
time for receipt of the honorary de-
gree of Doctor of Laws at the morn
ing exercises, accepted it under in
formal circumstances at the luncheon
In response to President Thomas tri-
butte he spoke his thanks gracefully
He mentioned with gratitude the
friendship of Mr.. Hepburn tow4rd him
self and his country. He Sad he was
glad to visit the Champla.n valley
where French pioneers had b,azed the
path of civilization, and he welcomed
the opportunity to tell his audience
something of the reconstruction work
in France He declared that news
paper dispatches had recently borne
false accounts of the situation in
France, some of them having alleged
that a wave of laziness" had come
over the French people as a conse-
quenCe of recent exertions at war. In
denial of this NJ Liebert wished that
Americans could see how heroically the
French peasants had carried on the
rehabilitation of their devastated pro-
vinCes At a result France would have
this fall the largest harvest in the past
20 years. France was in need of Amer
lean financial aid, but with it or with
out it, the Republic would rise within
a few years to equal if not surpass
her former strength. The speaker, in
concluding asked the privilege to
raise his glass i'll tribute to Middle
bury and to her particular interest in
cementing the relations between Amer
lea and France, as demonstrated by
the growth of the French School here
His cordial sentiments were heartily
recriprocated the entire audience
standing to drink the toast with him
The Rev Frank B. Seeley, DR..
Louis W. Austin and Rev, Vincent
RaviBooth ,arleady mentioned as hav-
ing received honorary degrees were
also speakers at the luncheon.
OPENING OF MAISON FRANCHISE
A large number of those present at
the luncheon later proceeded to the
building which formerly was the Logan
House and there witnessed the CONVEX
sion of that place into the "Maison
Franchise de Middlebury College"
After a short address of welcome by
Prof H. P Williamson de Visme, dean
of the French School, delivered from
the steps Of the building, Rene Stephan,
a young Frenchman who has been here