Middlebury College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Middlebury, VT)

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. Midd's Dick Worthington stopped by a Wesleyan tackler Yale University, Dr. Oliver Carmichael, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Learning, Mildred MacAfee Horton, former President of Wel- lesley College, and Dr. Henry M. Wriston, President of Brown University. Saturday morning, sunny, bright, and rather early, the Ted Lang Jr. Memorial Field, to be used for intramural sports, Was dedicated. Later in the morning could be seen one of the most impressive features of the Weekend . . . the procession of delegates, trustees, faculty members and students to the Memorial Field House. College men, looking very fine in their Saturday best, were complemented by college Women in White, and both formed an aisle in front of the Field House through which marched the remainder of the procession. The proceedings within the Field House vied With, and defeated, those Without for precedence. The Idea and the Hour, a poem written expressly for this occasion, was read by its author, Arthur Wallace, '09, to commence the Convocation which was ended by the presentation of honorary degrees to ive of our outstanding guests. The interim -21- between the presentation of the poetry and the degrees Was emblazoned by Philip C. Jessup, United States Ambassador-at-Large. Ambassador Jessup's speech, entitled Let Freedom Ring, invoked spontaneous ap- plause from an appreciative audience. A tie-score football game with Wesleyan and the Commodore's Ball completed the Weekend. A most successful birthday party. The Alpha Slug's Winning decoration

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Sesquicentennial Weekend President Stratton, Dr. Carmichael, Mrs- Horton, President Emeritus Seymour, Dr. Wriston After one hundred and fifty years of lib- eral education, anyone would feel like cele- brating! That is just what we did on the weekend of September twenty-ninth and thirtieth. Middlebury welcomed a record number of old graduates, friends, and par-- entsg also sixty-two delegates, fifty-ive of which represented various colleges and uni- Dr. Philip C. Jessup and President Stratton versities throughout the country. President Truman extended his congratulations. What Was the occasion? A birthday party, of course, and the annual Homecoming Week- end thrown in to boot. The two day Sesquicentennial Anniver- sary began on Friday morning in the Con- gregational Church, when Dr. Thomas Qpast president of Middleburyj , Dr. Freeman, and President Stratton spoke, and by Friday afternoon it had really made the rounds. From the church it had proceeded to the Inn Qfor registrationsj, to Old Chapel Qfor an informal receptionl, and ended at Mead Chapel for a twilight musicale by the college choir. Friday evening the Symposium . . . The Liberal Arts College . . . Its Heritage and Prospects . . . claimed the presence of many of the delegates. A few old grads were viewed cutting and heading in the direc- tion of Passion Puddle. Probably these had been former biology majors, the frog popu- lation of this puddle being well known. The above mentioned romanticists, however, missed an excellent program. Speaking were Dr. Charles Seymour, President Emeritus of

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d F rms were also severely hurt Storm damage hits corner of College Street an 2 Zflb' Storm Qld Chapel Road On November 25th, 1950, Middlebury and the surrounding area from Rutland 'to Burlington suffered a repetition of the dis- astrous 1938 hurricane as driving winds bat- tered the countryside for ten hours in an unceasing attack. This most destructive storm in the history of Middlebury College did fully S100,000 The Wind hits Mead Chapel Lf in t I , V T X fsfg ' W, ' fr ,, , ,ZIV U g -ga 44 ai -22- damage to the school property. Every build- ing on campus was damaged with the Memo- rial Field House, Mead Chapel, Pearsons Hall and the Student Union building suffering the heaviest losses. In addition to the physical plant the life of the college was thrown out of gear for at least a week. The storm was on Saturday night. For Sunday and most of Monday the campus was without electricity. This meant makeshift meals in the dining halls and can- dles at night. Some buildings like Painter and Pearsons were without lights for a period of five days. The Memorial Field House, barely two years old, suffered damages estimated at 50,000 dollars. The winds, sweeping across the athletic fields, completely blew off the flat section of the roof which extends the length of the building, exposing the hockey rink, the locker rooms, the basketball floors and the exercise room to the heavy rains. The main worry was the basketball floor which was likely to warp from the soaking. However, by covering the floor with saw- dust and working at top speed to get the roof back on, the floor was saved and the SYH1 Opened a short while after the Christ- mas holidays. .The chapel suffered extensive damage to Wmdows, its spire, and the roof. Two large cement urns on the steeple were blown off and down through the roof, one landing in the balcony of the building. The top of the SteeP1e Was blown loose although it still