Middlebury register., June 28, 1907, Image 1

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MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, JUHE 28, 1907.
VOL. LXX1I.
NO. 26.
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The 107th Oommencement a G-reat Success
From Every Point of View. Various
Exercises Oarried Out Smoothly
' with Ideal Weather
Conditions.
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1967
THAT Y ROOF
NEEDS PATCHING, OR MAYBE IT WANTS TO BE MADE
ALL NEW. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE; EITHER WAY
1TS OUR GOOD WEARING SHINGLES YOU NEED FOR
THE JOB.
REMEMBER
WE ARE AGENTS FOR HUDSON
PORTLAND CEMENT AND HAVE
JUST RECEIVED A CARLOAD.
ROGrER.S cfeJ WEL.IL18
Timber, Doors, Saali and Blinds
HORSE BLANKETS
We get our Horse Blankets
Direct From Factory
We save the jobbers' profits and can sell you good blankets at
lower prices than others can sell imitations.
WE HANDLE
5-A BLANKETS
They are
wearers.
known as the best, the strongest, and tne longeat
Their long wear makes them the very cheapest.
H. STEWART
Middlebury, Vermont
SUMMER
Seems to have arrived at last. We have all kinds
summer goods and will be pleased to serve you.
of
We have a large stock of flour, purchased betore
the advance. Prices vve are oflering it for will look
low a month lrom now.
F. C. OYER,
West Salisbury,
Vermont.
The One Hundred and 3eventh Com-
mencement of the Collego began in the
Congregatlonal church Sunday morning,
June 23, with the Bnccalaureate Sermon
by President Brainerd. The text was
taken from cxix, 105: "Greatpeace have
tliey which love thy law," and the ser
mon is given in part in another column.
CLASS DAY.
Monday morning at 10 :30 o'clock were
lield the clas3 day exercises of the class
of 1907 on the college campus. Led by
the junior class marehnl, M. D. Holmes,
the seniors forming in hne in front of the
chapel building marched to the library,
where took place the planting of the
class ivy by B. J. Mulcahy. From tho
library the class marched to the platform
constructed on the campus and prettily
draped with the class colors, where the
following programme was rendered: Ad-
dress by tlie class president, Carl Lisle
Percj-; ivy oration, Bernard Joseph Mul-
cahv: will and nresentation, Ihomas
Howard Bartley; class oration, Chester
Munroe Walch; class history, Mabel
Ethelyn Stevenson; class poem, Joseph
Patrick McCormack; class prophecy,
Myrtle Arabelle Mosier.
ALUMNI DAY.
The exercises of alutnui day com-
menced with a preliminary meeting of
the associated alunini in the college chap-
ter building. A committee on nomina
tions for otlicers for the ensuing year wa9
chosen as the following: William "W. ,
Gay, '70; Edward M. Roscoe, '9G, and
Duane L. Robinson, '03. I
The preliminary meeting was followed
at 11 a. m. by the public meeting of the
associated alumni in the Congregational
church. Ex-Gov. John W. Stewart, '40;
presided at this meeting and introduced
the principal speaker of the occasion,
Nathan Button Smith, '03, of Pula9ki,
N. Y., who delivered an mteresting ad-
dress, which will be found in another
column. Following the addrees, Prof.
Prentisa Cheney Hoyt, '89, of Worcester,
Mass.. read his poem, wntten for the oc
casion.
In the afternoon at three o'clock the
annual meeting and elections of the Phi
Beta Kappa society were held in the col
lege chapel. Following theae came the
faculty tea in the college library and the
D. K. E. reception of the fraternity
house.
THE PRIZK SPEAKINO.
The Congregational church was crowd
ed to its doors Tuesday evening with the
usual representative crowd to hear the
annual speaking conteat for the Parker
and Merrill prizes. This noteworthy
event, taking place in the evening, has
always been very largely attended by the
citizens of this and surrounding towns:
and this year was no exception.
In the Parker contest the order was,
Belshazzar's Feast, William Hoyt Car
ter; The Volunteer Soldier, Richard Ai
ken Currier; Eulogy on Lafayette, Rob
ert Fletcher Hunt: The Firenmn'aPrayer,
Harlan Sylvester Perrigo; The Unknown
Rider, Paul Dunton Ross.
In the Merrill contest the following
was the order: Eulogy on Garfield, Ray
mond Mil'.ard Coleman; Toussaint L'
Ouverture, Clifton Starr Hadley ; Robert
Burns, Carl Sumiifr Martin; Protection
of American Citizens, Arthur Wallace
Peach; The Grave of Napoleon. Daniel
Jones Ricker; Eulogy on-Grady, Leonard
Dow Smith; To the South American Re-
publtcs, Ray Adams Stevens; The Na
tional Flag, Philip Anson Wright.
The judges were: E. C. Hoyt, '89; Na-
than 1). Smith, '03; W. W. Gay, '70.
The Parker pnzes of S20 and $10 were
awarded: First, Harlan Sylvester Perrigo,
Jr.; second, Robert Fletcher Hunt. The
Merrill prizes of $25, $20, S15 and 810
were awarded: First, Ray Adams Ste
vens; second, (Jlifton starr Hadley;
third, Leonard Dow Smith; fourth, Ar
thur Wallace Peach. Prof. William
Burrage was the presidine ofHcer.
TOWN BEAT COLLEOE.
The Middlebury College base ball team
was defeated in a very exciting game of
ball by the Middlebury town team here
Tueaday afternoon, 4 to 3. Batteries,
Munson and Stewart for the town team,
and Gove and Ross for the college. The
feature was a home run by Higgins.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The exercises of commencement day
at Middlebury College opened at 8:30
a. m., when the annual meeting of the
Associated Alumni Was held in the col
lege chapel.
Following this meeting at 10:30 a. m.,
the exercises of tie graduating class
were held In the Cdngregational church.
The student body members of the grad
uating class, alumni, faculty and trus
tees, forming in line on the college cam
pus, led by Colonel Thad Chapman, mar
shal, and the Middlebury band, marched
to the church, where the exercises were
held. The programme was: Music;
prayer, President Brainerd; saluta
tory address, Mary Louisa Pratt; ora
tion, "Our Liberty," Walter Lawrence
Barnum; oration, "The College Man in
the Industrial World," Thomas Howard
Bartley; music; essay, "Ave Coosar, Ave
Chrlste," Marguerite Harwood; oration,
"The Extension of Federal Power,"
Bernard Joseph Mulcahy; essay, "Tho
Decadence of Business Integrity," Susan
Beatrice Miner; music; oration, "The
Worth of It," James Montroso Duncan
Olmsted; essay, "Language Conscious
ness," Mabel Ethlyn Stevenson; oration,
"Three Qualities Essential to Success,"
Chester Munroe Walch ; music ; oration
with valedictory addresses, "Reason as a
Uharacteristic of the Age," Joseph Pat
rick McCormack; conferring of degrees;
benediction.
WALL PAPE
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At The Old Stand
Middlebury, Vermont
THE OKADUATING CLASS.
The membars of the class of 1907 are:
W. F. Barnum, Cornwall; T. H. Bartley,
Vergennes; W. E. Bristol, Vergennes;
H. L. Cushman, Middlebury; E. M. Gove,
New Haven Mills; R. I. Haseltine, Wa
terbury; L. P. Long, Bangor, Pa.; W. S.
Maggs, New London, Conn. ; J. P. Mc
Cormack, Bethel; B. J. Mulcahy, Hard
wick; J. M. D. Olmsted, Suncook, N. H.:
C. L. Percy, Marlboro, Mass.; C. A
Perkins, Hampton, N. H. ; G. A. Ratti,
Proctor; C. M. Walch, Hudson Cen
ter, N. H.
YOCNG LADY GRADUATES.
Tlie Misses Iy A. Adams, Pittsford;
V. W. Child, Middlebury; Margusrite
Harwood, Swanton; G. T. Hughes, Fair
Haven; S. B. Miner, Middlebury; L. A.
Mosier, West Berkshire; A. F. Murdock,
Warren, Ohio; F. A. Powers, Benning
ton; M. L. Pratt, Paxton, Mass.; M. E.
Stevenson, Worcester, Mass.
HONORS AWARDED.
Commencement honors were: J. P.
McCormack, U. M. Walch, W. L. Bar
num, J. M D. Olmsted, T- H. Bartley.
Women: M. L. Pratt, M. E. Stevenson,
Marguerite Harwood.
Highest honors: Greek, Chester M.
Walch; Latin, Tomas H. Bartley and
Mary L. Pratt; French, T. H. Bartley,
Joseph P. McCormack, Gino A. Ratti
and C. M. Walch.
Highest honors in history and political
science were awarded to Marguerite
Harwood for work in history and B. J.
Mulcahy for work in political science.
Honors in history and political science,
F. M. Gove; mathematics, J. P. McCor
mack; natural history, W. E. Bristol
and li. I. Haseltine. Highest honora in
cheinistry to E. M. Gove, J. P. McCor
mack and J. M. D. Olmsted. The de
gree of master of arts was awarded to
Charles G. Barnum, '05, in chemistry;
Marie Murkland, Smith College, '00, in
Greek and philosophy; Maud M. Tucker,
'04, in Spanish language and literature.
Miss Marie Murkland, Smith, '00, who
received the degreef of A. M. in Greek
and Philosophy, will return to Smith in
September.having been appointed Fellow
in Philosophy.
rm 11ETA KAITA.
Following elected to the Phi Beta
Kappa society : W. L. Barnum, T. H.
Bartley, J. P. McCormack, James Olm
sted, Chester M. Walch, Marguerite Har
wood, Mary L. Pratt and Mabel E. Ste
venson. j
New trustees of the college, his ex
cellency, Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor and
f the Hon. Rufus C. Flagg, '09.
HONORAItY DEOREE.
L. L. D., the Hon. Elias Huntington
Bottum, '71.
D. D., the Rev. Isaac Chipman Smart
of Burlington. ,
D. D., the Rev. John Martin Thomas,
'90, of East Orange, N. J.
After the presentation of the diplomas
and degrees came the corporation dinner
at The Addison at 2 p. m.
This evening the annual commence
ment concert was held in the Congre
gational Church and all those preaent
enjoyed the programme rendered by
The Schubort Male Quartette, Robert
Martin, first tenor, Charles Wt Swaine,
second tenor, William W. Walker,' bari
tone, Dr. George R. Clark, basso, as
sisted by Charles T. Grjlley, imperson
ator. and Doriug's orchestra, of Troy,
N.Y.
Directly following the concert came
tlie Presiaent's nceptlon at his residence
and the commencement ball at the opera
house. Dorinc'a orchestra of Troy, N.
Y.. nine pieces, furnished music for
dancing.
Till After the Nation's
Birthday, July 4th.
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Suits $5.00 to $25.00. Hats 25c
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July 4th.
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