The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-07-22

the Meeting houie, whs'e the exetCie Cf TIE
day were introduced With preparatory pay
81 by the Reeve, end PIefiIen, ihen !AIu.s
iory oratioh IN Latin, The u!lil, Syloe'tic
Ddpu,ations ic Latin followed the sJdi
.nce were next entertained with FottIic
Oi(pUtation in Engifh, on the African A.vc
;rade then followed Latin Dialogue, and
mother in Arabic; and an elegant E0glb
|Oraton on the rife and progreis Ct TIE ArGs
and Sciences, clolcd the forenoon ieEyices.
After which the procefion ed 30 the
Hall, where a genteel entertainment was
provided.
Between four and five O'Clock, p. NJ. the
proceilion proceeded BY the Candidates Tor
their fecond degree, Sc. &c. returned from
the Hall to the Meeting houfe; an EnglIlh
Dialogue opened the iervices of the after
aoon, after which The Candidates for the
Maee's degree entered upon their Sylo.
giftic Difputations; then followed an lndi
an Grafton, aud ValediGoIy Grafton 10
Engliih.
The degrees Of Bachelor and Mater of
Arts were conferred on the following gentle
men, viz.
BACHELORS of ARTS.
Nathaniel W akcr pp'eton, Jolhua Ami
| ,y,Moies Barnard, jeremiah Barnard, Eben
ger Boltwood, William b. AFFORD, Ifaac Brad
n, William Caldwell, StepheDCr fby. Ma.
hume Cutler ,Joihua Eaton, SamuelF aIes, Tho
mas harrington, Thomas Fucker, Samuel
H.nihaw, Martin LeaviIt, John Low, Tilly
Menick, AbnerMorgan, Daniel Pa ker, War.
,amParks, TheodorePahons, OliverPcsbody,
Eliphalet Pearlon, Jolhua PIummer, Thomas
Prince, Benjamin Rice, Nathan Rice, Eben-
ez.r Lockwood, Manafah Smith, Charles
) earns, John Trumbull, Abel Whitney:
Solomon Willard, and Robert Williams.
MAS TERS Ct ARTS.
William Sanford Hutchinfon, GilberSal
onGaIl, William Winthrop, Paul Langdon
Ward Chapman, Jonathan S,earns, Anna.
.lah FloR, John Mellen, Jonathan Newell
Edward Sprague, Samuel Adams, Samue
Ofsood, Joleph Hunt, Zebulon Butler
William Wetmore, Jonathan Barns, Alb
ner Smith, Nathan Goddard, Samuel Shell
don Pool, Thomas Colman, TilliamSiearnl
Benjamin Chadwick, llaac Stone, Henry
Bright, David Townihend, Jofeph Pope
oallgrave Wellington, Jonathan Hicks
owen Warland, Jacob Burnap and AaroI
Croiby.
Il The honorary degree of Mater of Arts
vas conferred on the Rev. Jofeph Howe, edu
4ted at Yale College, and on Mr.. ThOma
Mevill, educated at New. Jerfey.
II The degree Of Doctor of Divinity, wa
conferred on the Rev. Samue Locke, Pref
dent; and the degree of Doctor of Laws, OF
the Hon. John Winthrop Elq; pro merits
The degree of Doctor of Divinity was alG
conferred on the Rev. Samuel Mather Of hi
town.
Il The whole was conducted with eleganc
and propriety, much to the credit of the col
ege, and the faiisfaaion of a very brilian
and crowded audience.
II We hear ais Excellency Thomas Hutch
nion Eq; is indIlpoied.
II The Governor and Lieutenant. Governor
we're not at Cambridge yeiferday as uiual o
/ Commencement days.
II We hear that the Seedmeu have appointe
M. Mofes Deihon, Mr.. Martin Becker
III Mr. Robert Gould. Mr.. - Hunt, and Mr.
William Fallsl, Vendue-msaers in this towr
n addition to the four formerly aPPrOba'sd b
them.
MARRIED. Capt. Mics Allen, to Mi
Mehetible Parker Of Sandwich.
DIED. Capt Nathaniel Atwood, c
his town. His funeral is to be attended I
morrow at FIVE o'clock, were his friends an
acquaintance are deGred to attend.