The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-14

Laude - Graduating Glass Numbers
S5 - New Policy Regarding Entrance
Requirements
NIDDLEBURY, June 14.-Rev. Paul
D. Moody was inaugurated yesterday at
the 122d commencement as the 10th
president of Middlebury college. in the
presence of delegates from 80 of the
prominent educational institutions of
the East The induction address was
delivered by Hon. James NJ Clifford of
New York city.
Defining the aim of Middlebury to de-
velop her students in culture, efficiency.
and character, to relate them to the
past, the present and the future, Presi-
dent Moody declared in his inaugural
address that the most important thing
in education is not theoretical or practi-
cal education, but the training of the
mind to the right uses of these things.
In discussing the policy of the college
President Moody said it would be Mid
dlebury's aim to grow in quality rather
than in quantity. and that to this end
the number of students would be re-
Stricted next year to keep the college
which will be an increase of relatively
10 per cent.
A second new policy viii be the COM
plete separation of the men and women
of the freshman class next fall. a pol
icy which President Moody said would
be gradually extended to complete sepa-
ration of the women's college from the
mems college. 1T is not because we do
not believe in the higher education of
women said he, that we would ex-
cIude them from the corridors of
mans college We believe in it so much
that we desire to give them equal oppor-
tunities which they can never have I'M
der the existing system
Calling attention to Niddlebury's
modern language schools, which have at
famed national reputation, President
Moody said: There are many subjects
cgitimate for a college which we must
deliberately exclude from our curriculum.
them. We VIII do only what we can
d, we'll Some things we are ambitious
enough to try to do as well as it is
humanity possible to do them" Our
aim shall be-" said he mot to turn out
numbers but men, to make Middlcbury
synonymous with the best in apprecia-
ton. service. character"
President Moody, who is the younger
son of the late Dwight j.. Moody, is a
graduate of Yale in the class of 1901.
lie studied too, in the free church theo-
logical semInarieS of Edinburgh and
Glasgow and at Hartford seminary. He
also has had experience in business and
teaching. and during the war was chap
lain in the 103d infantry until his APP
pointment as associate to the senior
chaplain of the American expeditiOuary
forces, succeeding Bishop Brent. At the
time of his appointment as president of
Middlebury he was associate pastor Of
tho Madison avenue Presbyterian church
Of New York city.
Following the inauguration and grad
uation exercises. honorary degrees were
conferred upoa President James r. An
cell of Yale university, Hon. Albert III.
Virgin. president Of the Chase National
hank of New York; President Guy w.
Bailey of the University of Vermont
President Charles 4. Plumley of Nor
wich university and Rev. Glenn W,
White and Rev. l.. Ernest Sunderland
of New York city.
Degrees were conferred on a class Of
S-i-42 men and ~ women. Degrees,
magma cum laude. We're conferred on
Melvin A. Perkins of Rutland, Alice Il.
Ladd of East Andover. y. H.. Anne \.
IittIeield of Newburyport. Mass. Alice
O. st. Pierre Of Brandon and Lila II.
Winchester of Pawlet. Degrees, cum
laude, were conferred on Karl i. Brau-
fisam of South Orange. \. J.. Albert u.
| Gojlnick IF Milwaukee. Wis, George Il
Lewis of Crown Point. y. Y. Robert f.
Whitney Of Bridgeport. Conn, Bernice
x. CIapp of Richford. Ruth +. Coolidge
f Bellows Fails. ANY Il. Goode'l OF
BrattIeboro, Mildred f. Jenkins Of FAN
Haven, Ida l.. Jennings of Green
! Farms Conn. Alice NJ. Kirkpatrick Of
| North Lconinster. Mass. Doris NJ. Pin
| ncy of Dalton, Mass, Elsie :. Scott o.
/ Greenfield. Mass, and Julia Il. Sallivar
/ of Waterbury Center.
| Valedictory honors were awarded (
! Melvin A. Perkins and Alice II. I.ad1
and salutatory honors to Albert f. Coll
! nick and Alice g. St Pierre.
! The following were elected to IN
| Peta kappa Karl A. Rrautigam, Al
| bert r. Gollnick. George T. Lewis, Mel
vim A. Perkins, Robert II. Whitney
! Rernice X. Clapp, Lindred Z. Jenkins
! Alice NJ Kirlpatricl. Alice Il. Iadd
! Anne 4. Tittlcfeld. Nice G. st Pierre
Lula s. Sullivan and Lila y. Xinches
1 ter.