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THE MIDDLEBURY REGISTER
JUNE 25, 1915.
MIDDLEBURY REG1STER
PUBLIBHED BY
JOSEPH BATTELL ESTATE,
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Washington, D. C.
FRIUAY, JUNE 25, 1915.
An impressive ccremony was cnacted
at Bread Loaf atthe closeof the Alumni
pvprrises Tuosdav. after a stanza of
"America", as the audience were
gathercd about the porch of the Inn
where Joseph Battell for forty years
hnd sounded the buirle to assemble his
guests, a clear-toned cornut blew the
plaintive notes of "taps." Heads un
oovered unconseiously and tears stood
in muny eyes.
.Middlebury College has just had a
great Commencement. Not since the
centennial of liioo haw so many alumni
returned and not even then was
there such enthusiasm. The rxtensive
huilding operations in progress on the
hill, the realization of the ixtent of the
Battell bequest from the trip to Bread
Loaf. the graduation i' the largest
class in the history of the college, the
gift of a chime of bolls for the Mcad
Memorial ehapel and of a tablet in
memorv of Silas Wright, theappropriate
honorary degrees all combined to make
the oceasion a notable one. Middle
bury'? star is eertainly in the ascendant
and never before did the future look m
bright.
TRIBUTES TO JOSEPH BAT
TELL AND JOHN G- MC
CULLOUGH. Two names spoken fretjuently at the
commencement exercises were thost of
Mr. Battell and ex-Governor McCul
lough, both benefactors of the college
who have recent y passed away. This
being the first meeting of the Corpora
tion since the death of these two
trustees, resolutions of respect for each
of them were spieadupon the minutes.
That concerning Mr. Battell was as
follows:
"In the death of Joseph Battell,
which occurredon February 21?, 1915, in
the city of Washington, our college has
sustained the loss of one of her most
devoted and generous friends. Both in
personality and publie service Mr.
Battell was so unique that or linary ex
pressions of appreciation fail to do jus
tice to his memory. He was an idealist,
a lover of the beautiful in nature, in
art, in musie, and in literature. Few
men were more largely guiiled by
wholesome and patriotic sentiment. He
possessed in rare dugree sentiment for
the town in which he spent his life, iis
history and tradition, its natural beauty
and its public improvement, and no
citizen of the town has ever done more,
or indeed as much, to improve and
beautify the village in which our col
lege is located. He was nctuated also
by earnest patriotic sentiment towanl
his nativo State, its natural beauties,
its worthy history, its great men. The
love he bore the wooded mountains of
Vermont, which led him to acquire large
portions of them for the protection of
their native forests, without thought of
profit, marks Mr. Battell as one of the
most far-sighted, noble-hearted men
who ever blessed the commonwealth,
and the generosity in which he en
trusted them for perpetual preserva
tion and improvement to the United
States, the State of Vermont, and this
college, will preserve his memory in
lasting gratitude and honor. He has
left bchind him an example of public
st rvice. of presistent continuanco in
high purpos s of usefulness, of generous
regard for the welfare of futute gen
erations, which his associates reeognize
With deep gratitudeand sincere honor."
In memory of Ex-Governor McCul
lough the Corporation minutes will
record the following:
"Whereas, we have lost from our
number one of the mcst loyal and help
ful of the friends of Middlebury College,
Hon. John G. McCullough, therefore
"Be it resolved, That wo placo upon
our minutes a testimony to our appre
ciation of the strength and worth of his
character and of the unique valuo of
his generous services to our institution.
Governor McCullough exerted 11 maBter
ul influence in the deliberations of this
Board. Quiet in expression of judg
ment, his spirit was so broad, his judg
ment so keen, and his motives so lofty
and patriotic that his counsels, when he
chose to express them, compelled
respect. He had an unfailing sense for
the right word at the right time. His
gifts to the college, generous and wise,
were bestowed atsuch times and in such
manner asgrently to increase thcir use-
fulness. The gymnasium whicli bears
his name and the funtl for its preserva-
tion were by no means alone in his
benefactions to this institution. He was
a rare friend, kindly, eontagious with
cheer, uniting courtly dignity with genial
comradery, a man from whom power
emanated without his efl'ort, whose in
lluence made for dignity and large
mindedness of policy, and whose mem-
ory will live in the gratitude and
respect Jof all who were privileged to
knowhis gracious and kindly spirit.
LARGEST CLASS GRADUATED
Continued from 1st page.
The graduating class, receiving the
degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bache
lor of Science, and numbering sixty
nine, was composed of the following:
James Glenn Anderson, East Orange,
N. J.; George Grovcr Atherton-Barker,
Saxonville, Mass. ; Irving Lyman Cabot,
Windsor; Elbert Charlus Cole, Orleans;
George Clyf ton Dade, Amesbury, Mass
Clifford Theron Day, Morrisville, N. Y
Carroll William Dodge, Pawlet; Charles
Atherton Fort, Middlebury; George
Henry Gardner, N. Marshfield, Mass.;
Harvey Edward Goodell, Readsboro;
Wayne Martin Haller, Shelburne Falls,
Mass.; Harold Webb Haskins, Brad
ford; Guy Clinton Hendry, N. Hamp
ton, N. H. ; John Mott Hoyt. Cornwall;
Frank Silver King Hunt, W. Lebanon,
N. H.; Merrill LeeJenkins, North Troy;
Charles Sherman Jones, Castleton; Al
bert Labtirton Kimball, Bradford, Mass.;
Carlisle George Kron, Bt rlin, Ct.;
Robert Loder, East Orange, N. J.;
Clarence Wil.-on Mclntire, Woodsville,
N. H.; George Wilson MacLaughlin,
Ticonderoga, N. Y. ; Leonard Coleman
Monahan, S. Framingham, Mass-. ;
Thomas Hamilton Ormsbee, Brooklyn
N. Y.; Thomas Kenneth Penniman,
Meriden, N. H.; Aldo Alfml Hatti,
Proctor; Halph Walter Ray, Ilacketts
town, N. .1.; Thomas Milne Ross,
Northlield; William Mollis Sistare, .lr.,
Waterford, Ct. ; Karl Isaac Solomon
Sterns, Middlebury; Harold Joseph
Swezey, Patchogue, N. Y.; Ehner Heed
West, Ticonderoga, N. Y. ; Roy Thad
deus Whitney, Shrewsbury.
womi:n.
Mary Hayward Buck, Waterville,
Ct. ; Anna May Cole, Hampton, N.
11.'; "Mary Louise Ellis, Pittsfield;
Emma Louise Feeney, Ballstoh Lake,
N. Y. ; IsabelClara Field, Wells River:
Sarah Katherine Fish, Vergennes;
Sarah Louise runnell, Huntington,
N. Y. ; Fannie Olive Gill, Snringfield;
Ginevra Pollard Harlow, Chester; Clo-
tilda Hayes, Lee, Mass. ; Pauhne Helms,
Forest Hills, Mass.; Ruth Hilton, Rich
mond; Annie Josephine Hulihan, Center
Kutlantl; Irene Itlelle Ingalls, Windham;
Kuth Kendall, Pittsford; Horence
Kopke, Brooklyn. N. Y. ; Mildred Dick-
erson Lusk, Newark, N. J.; Alice King
.Mactiiiton, Middlebury; lrene h,thel
McGregor, Waterbury, Ct. ; Laura
Louise iMead, N. Ferrisburg; Mabel
Alice Miller, Wells River; Margaret
l'ark Wills, lownsenu; bonhie Uonker
Musgrove, Pittsfield, Mass.; Helena
Catherine Norton, Newport; Ruth
Dickinson Norton, Vergennes; Grace
Llizabeth Peaslee, Contoocook, N. H
Elizabeth Joy Rose, Cornwall; Adelaide
Ross, West Rutland; Harriet Emily
hmith, Addison; iintomarte bomers,
V. Barnet; Mary Alice Mone. Vergen
nes; Marion Sarah Thomas.JMiddlebury;
Mabel Kathrjn Tooley, Stratford, Ct. ;
Josephine Tracy, Lee, Mass.; Laura
Eliza Walbridge, Brattleboro; Marjory
Aiexander right, .Middlebury.
Churcn IMotes.
MKJIOUIAI, IIAl'TIST CIIUKCI1
Rev. Roy E. Whittemore, Pastor.
bunday niorning at 10:15, worship
wmi sermon ny tne pasior, "Au Ulil
lestanient Parable. Welcome to a
Blble hchool at 12 o'cloclc. C'lassei for
all. Visitors welcoined.
Biblo schoid at Brooksvillo at ;i:"0 p. 111.
ChriHtiaii Kndeavor meeting at 0::J0
p. m. Subject, "Song and Its Meaning
Mr. .I0I111 Ives, leader.
Evening worship with gospel mejsage
iy 1110 pastor. i'eople 8 service, wel
come to everybody.
Tuesday eveniilg tervice at Brooks'
ville at 7:45.
TI10 Latlies' missionary meeting, orig
inally scheduled for June 'M, will be
held Tliurbclay evening, July 1, and
merged with the regular prayer service
of tho church. Mra. F. A. Ulford,
a iiiissioimry fmm Chiim, will address
llie iiieetlng. All are cordially inviteJ
ST. STEI'HEN'S CHUItCH.
Rev. John Evans Bold, Rector.
Rectory No. 11U Main street.
7:!!0, Holy (Joininunion (2nd, 4th and
inn aunuuyf.;
10:45, Morning Prayer. Holy Com.
1 1 1 11 11 1011 (lbt and lird Sundays).
10:00, Sunday bchool,
7 t'M, Evening prayer.
CONGKEGATIONAL CHUnCII.
Rev. A. A. Lancaster, Pastor.
Morning worshi(, 10:45 Sermon by
tho imstor. Subject, "Keeping tho
Lord h Day." Biblo school at noon.
Classes for all. Evening worship, 7 :30
o'clock, Address by the Pastor, Sub
ject, "Thu Curo of Uovetousness." All
aru invited.
Tho members of tho IJible school who
were in the "On To Berlin" contest will
meet at tho church at flve o'clock Sat
urday afternoou nnd go for a picnic,
whero tlie Green army will fiirmah tlio
refreshnientB and entertainment for the
Red army.
ALUMNI AT BREAD LOAF.
(Continued from Page 1.)
patience in the execution of purpoae.
was forced to attribute to him at
times almost thc power of divination
of truths unsuspected by the dull
world and of the course of events in the
far future veiled from common eyes.
"ln his death the town of Middlebury
lost her hest friend, and the State of
Vermont one ot her most loyal and de
voted sons. Joseph Battell worked for
our village nnd town, in his own
way, but patiently, perslstently, far
sightedly, and generously, through all
his active life. Our beautiful and sub
stantial village, in its central portion,
is n monument to his faith, hisindustry,
and his generosity.
"There is not a town in Vermont
which has changed its outward look
more substantially for the betterin the
last quarter century than our own Mid
dlebury, and the major portion of the
improvement has been due to the labor
of Mr. Battell. Memories of my stu
dent days incltide the steep hill on Main
street from the railroad to the bridge,
the decayed and unsightly structure
where the new part of the Battell
Block stands, the Manney store where
is now the fountain and park, and the
ugly and tottering bridge over the
Otter. How dilferent must bethe im
pression upon the visitor to-day, and
how much of the change was brought
about by thc careful planning and self
sacrificing labor of our good, true
friend !
'He loved the village and wanted his
liorne to be in the very center of its
life. He loved the town and worked for
everything that would make it a better
town. He loved the entire region and
thought and felt that no where else in
the world had God made a larcl riK're
fair. He loved our State ard prided
himself in its mountains and hills, its
valleys and fields, its noble men and
women, its heroic history and storv.
His snul was filltd with stnmg and
tender afl"ection toward all that re
tained in any way tohis home and to I.)-.
native State. I have stood with him on
the height of the land which he gn-
erously gave to the college and watched
the tears rain down his face as he looked
down upon the village, witn the fair
church spire framed in the trees and
the river gleaming bright between the
fields, and oif to themajestic mountains
whose native green he had kept from
the vandal's touch. He loved our rocks
and rills, our woods and templed hills
no man ever loved them more.
"Mr. Battell was aman of sentiment.
Beauty stirred him, whether of out
waid nature, or music, or 11 work i
art. Sentiment governed his condiu-t
in situations where others would have
acted from lesser motives. It is common
to slur at sentiment, as a weak and un
worthy indulgence rf the idle and in
capable. But sentiment in its noble
forms of passion for one's home and
birthplace, delight in old scents and
boyhood memoties, emotion from the
grand or the exquisitely beautiful in
nature, is a noble quali ty of the strongest
natures. Such was the sentiment of
David when he longed for a drink of
water from the well by the gate of
Bethlehem, the sentiment of Washing
ton for the stately trees of Mount
Vernon, the sentiment of Scott for the
heathered mountains of Scotland and
the graceful towers of Abbottsford,
and of Wordsworth for the lakes of
Cumberland, like Wordsworth Mr.
Battell began in youth to yield himself
to nature, with a strong and holy
passion. We have had no man among
us the past forty years who appreciated
more truly at their worth the beauty f
the Vermont hills and forests than di 1
Joseph Battell.
"Gratitude, respect, veneratior,
honor should till our hearts when we
think of him. He was the frien 1
of the humblest, and his charity knew
no bounds of creed or social station.
He was a true American in devotion to
the prineiples of liberty and equality
He was 11 tireless worker and knew not
how to rest, and all his work was for
the public good. He did good in hi
own way, but he did it, nnd for what
he did, and for the generous and loya
impulse which prompted all he did
town and State and college will blesN
his memory many days.
"ln the midst of these scenes lu
loved so loyally, looking out on the for
ests he labored forty years to protecl
and to preserve, let us as a college dedi
cate ourselves to the work he so noblj
began. He has laid upon us a great
trust, believing thnt we would carry it
out honorably and with fidelity. To
protect these majestic forests, God's
giftHehas been ages in preparing, to
spare them for the delight and the
strength and health of the generations
to come, to use them whilo still making
them grander and mightier, to show
the way to a worthier life to the men
and women who livo by them and under
their protection, is our high task a
mission as great and inspiring as it is
unique and singular, in which if we
succeed we shall attach to ourselves an
honor that will diatinguish us among
the colleges of the world, and prove
ourselves worthy of the confidence in
which a noble soul placed his life work
in our hands.
For baby's croup. Willle's daily cuts
and bruises, iniinnna's bore throat.
GrandtnaV lamenesn. lr Thomas' Ec
lectic Oil the household remedy. 25c
and 50c. adv.
COMMENCEMENT DINNER.
Like all other exercises of this Com
mencement the corporation dinner fol
lowing the graduation exercises was
largely attended and marked by enthu
siasm. President Thomas, who presid
ed, voiced the general feeling when he
said that the enthusiasm of this Com
mencement wns not of the manufactured
variety.
The; first speaker was Willard R.
Cray, '70, who expre9sed his apprecia
tion of the degree conlerred upon him
and his pleasure in witnessing so many
evidences of progress in tho college.
Rev. A. P. Pratt of Bellows Falls
testified to the large influence of Mid
dlebury in the State, and Rev. John W.
Chapman spoke in prnise of some of the
studies of the old curriculum. The
alumni were given a chance to show
their approval of the conferring of a
degree upon Professor Wright, which
theyj improved heartily. Mr. Darwin
P. Kingsley paid a uenerous tribute. as
a graduate of the University of Ver
mont, to the educational soundness of
Middlebury College.
The exercises culminated in the pre
sentntion of a bronze tablet commem
orating the one hundredth anniversary
of the graduation of Silas Wright. The
presentation was made in a finished and
scholarly historical address by Hon.
Harrington Putnam, Judgo of the Ap
peldte Division of the Supreme Court
of New York. The inscription 011 the
tablet, which will be placed in the
chapel, is:
IN MEMORY OF
SILAS WRIGHT
P.orn Amherst Mass., May 24 17!)o-
Died uanton M. Y. August 27 1M7.
Student at Middlebury College 1811
1S15. Surrogate of St. Lawrencc
County N. Y. 1S21-1823. State
Senator lS24-li?27. Member of Con
gress 1S271-829. Comptroller of
State of New York lf29-l!33.
United States Senator 1S33-1S4I.
Governor of New York 1845-lS.pi.
"Mind, manner?, moral, temper,
united in him to fotm a character
perfect in public and private lifr,
an example of a patriot citizen."
Thomas II. Benton.
The reception given at their home in
the evening by President and Mrs.
riioinas was largely attended and most
enjoyable.
A HUDSON PROFESSORSH1P.
A start has been made on a new en-
dowment fund for Middlebury College,
a Professorship in English Literature
to bear the name of Henrv Norman
Hudson, the Shakespearean critic, who
graduated seventy-live years ago. Dr.
Hudson is ealled Middlebury's greatest
graduate in the field of pure letters and
a chaif in his honor would be very ap
propriate. The suirgestion of such a Professor
ship was made by Prof. Wright and the
alumni have welcomed the opportunity
to reeognize in this way his thirty years
of service. Pledges of about ?5,000 have
been received already.
ln a letter outlining the proposal to
the Alumni, President Thomas said:
"Middlebury College has never had
an endowed ehair of English literature.
For an institution which has magnified
letters as ours has done, the fact is un
fortunately notable. Hough, Meacham,
Boardman, Kellogg, Brainerd, and
Wright have expounded the masters of
the English speech in our class-rooms
and created an invaluable literary tra
dition in the College, but no one has
come forward to establish the work
upon a permanent basis.
"This Commencement marks the
thirtieth anniversary of the teaching of
English in Middlebury by Professor
Wright. We owe to him a token of our
gratitude, honor, and afTection. 1 have
certain knowledge that anything per-
sonal would be displeasing, but that
nothing would give him greater satis
faction than the founding of this chair.
It would be especially grateful to him if
his own pupils a large fraction of our
living graduates had each at least
some part.
"To secure that result, it has been
proposed to divide the requisite sum,
$50,000, intoSoO units, and extend the
payments over five years. It is hoped
that every one will take at least one
unit, and that enough will take more to
complete the fund."
CLASS OF '90 WINS CUP.
The McCullough Cup, presented some
years ago by the late ex-Governor John
G. McCullough, to be inscribed each
commencement with the name of the
class having the largest percentage of
graduates back, was won by the class
of lfe90. 90 celebrated its twenty-fifth
anniversary, and had been making earn
est efTorts for over a year to get out :
large attendance at this coinmeneement
Every graduite but two was present.
and they were unavoidably detained at
tho last moment. '90 was ahvays a
strenuous class, night and day, and
generally accomplished what she set out
to do.
The big '90 banner of striking green
and yellow was a prominont sight at the
various commencement features. The
samo banner was carried at the inaugu
ration in 190S.
The members of tho class present
were Miss Harriette E. Bolton, Private
Secretary, Boston; Frederick H. But
ton, Attorney, New York; William II .
Iiutton, Attorney, New York; Edwin B.
Clift, Physician, Fair Haven; Henry M.
Goddard, Congregational clergyman,
NOTIOE!
The Burlington
Will pay tho ueual dividend
4
Per
Per annum for the six montlis ending June 30th.
INTEREST IS PAID 011 all deposits from $1.(10 to $3,000 and 011 larer
amounts from widows, administrators and guardiaiis.
Deposits received on or before JULY 10th will draw interett frnrn
JULY lst.
Writc For Furtlicr Iiiroriuation
CHARLES P. SMITH. President
F. W. PERRY, Vice President
EXTRA DIVIDENDS
arc tho surcst evidcnceof thc "Mutual" fraturo of financial im.titiii.onc. Ihi lianl has
mailc twp su.-h divtdeniK in tho past two years in addition to vainy ihc rrpular puarartre-d
raleor fourper ccnt. I- uturo cxtradividends will dcnend cntirolv upm thc erowth of b-i.
noss and consoquont carninKi" Why not join tho hst of our dtpoeitir- and thcrcbv n ai t
possiblo that further oxtras' dorlarcd '
Four I'cr Ccnt in Any Ivvent ! l'ossiblv More
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BANKING ADVANTAGE
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
TRUST COMPAXY
burlington,
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VERMONT
By General Gates : dam Maid oi Orleans, by Morris M., by
Moloch, by Stranger, by Gen. Washington, by Gen. Knox; 2d
dam Bettie Moloch, by Moloch.
VERMONT is a nice Stallion and gets fine colts.
Kept at the Battell Stock Farm just east of Middlebury Village.
The Fee is TEN DOLLARS to insure a foal. Inquire at
the barn or
THOS.
BREAD
Founded by Joseph Battell
Now Open For the Season
For Rates and Reservations Apply to Thomas E. Boyce,
Bread Loaf, Vermont.
North Reading, Mass.; A. A. Lavery,
Sup't of Schools, Elnora, N Y. ; Junius
E. Mead, Methodist clergyman, Platts
burg, N. Y.; Burton W. Norton, Muni
cipal Judge, Rockford. 111.; Lucretius
II. Ross, Physician, Bennington; Bernis
W. Sherman, Attorney. Chicago; John
M. Thomas, President, Middlebury; and
W. H. vanAllen, Episcopal clergyman,
Boston. Dr. vanAllen was a membor
of the class for ono year; the others
attended four years and graduated.
COLLEGE NOTES.
A ten was given by th Y. W. C. A.
at IVnrsons hall, Monday afternoou
from four to six o'clock, for the alumni
and guests. Mrs. Thomas, Mrs.
Burrage, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Bryant,
Miss Throop anil Miss Hobbs were in
the receiving line. The all'air was well
attended and proved very enjoyable.
At the annual meeting of the College
Athletic association in the chapel Sat
urday morning Charles H. Wright, '10,
was elected president of the athletic
association for the ensuing year. Thomas
H. Bresnahan, '17, was the choice for
vice-president, white RolandV. Ricker,
'17, was elected secrotary-treasurer.
At the flnal meeting of tho Inter
fraternity Council Tuesday evening a
set of rushing rules was adopted for
the ensuing year, superseding the
rules 111 elTect during the past rushing
season. Resolutions were adopted to
ave all incoming men made fully ac-
Savings Bank
to depositors at the rate of
Cent
4
F. W. WARD, Treaaurcr
E. S. ISHAM, AsaiBtant Treasurer
There is advantage in
business concerns havini,'
patisfactory banking con
nections. Our facilities
for handling accounts, to
gether with our uniform
courtesy, will make your
banking with us satisfac
tory. E. BOYCE, Executor.
LOAF INN
quainted with the new rules, by hairg
them explained by President Thi'ir.as
in the presence of the Inter-Fraternity
Council, immediately after the opcning
of college in the f all.
Amid a crowd of U. V. M. "rootcrs,
who were recklessly cutting classes frr
the oceasion, the tennis tournamert
between U. V. M. and Middlebury
women was played oft' Snturday morn
ing, June 12, at Burlington. The rcsult
was a victory for the Middlebury girls.
In the final baseball game of the
season, Middlebury defeated B.ir-f
Italinn A. C. on Porter tield M'- .a
afternoou in a well played contt-s'.. l ; a
score of (i to 1. Muldleburv -h.iw- l.i
llash of her mid-season forni and on
hatuiily with room to spare. Macl ,uirh
lin was very etl'eotive and held the isit
ors safe at all times.
Batteries, Barre :-Veaer and Carr. t,
Jliddlebury :-MacI.aughlin and Haskins.
1 On Tuesday evening, June !, the
' Senior girls were gien a very pritty
! sing by the women members of the
1 Junior class. Eirective use of red Ught
l :!- 1
snoweti .ineieen-sixieeii sgiris, j;owiieu
in white, and grouped to form the
Senior numerals. The sing closed with
a rousing "wiskey-i-i", after which
Miss Throop was serenaded.
Joel J. Lamere, 10, was elected track
captain for next year, at a meeting of
the "M" track men on Friday. Lamere
has run the two mile for three years on
thevarsity team, is a triple letter man,
having won his letter in baseball, foot
ball and track, and should make a good
leader