The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-09-25
EEw-HAvEw, SEPT. II.
COMMENCEMENT.

Church on Wednesday last. The as
sembiage OF strangers was more numer-
| Gus than at any previous anniversary of
the College; and the exercises reflected
additional credit and honour On this great
Literary Institution, which deservedly
ranks as one of the first in our country.
The following was the order of the
Exercises.
Forenoon.
!. Musick.-2. Prayer, by the President.
3. Salutatory Grafton, de eoquentia cul-
tura; by William Sheldon, Litch6eld, Con.
q. Grafton, on the high Importance at
tached to intellectual attainments by Har-
Wy 2. Peet, Bethlem, Con.
5. Celloquy, on the proper mode of win.
dicating the literary character of this country;
BY Edward Beecher, Litchfeld, Con. and Ho-
ratio Nelson Brinsmade, New-Hartford Can.
6. Dispute, on the comparative merits Of
Patrick Henry and Fisher Ames by Henry
Benedict, Norwalk, and Francis Hiram Case,
Canton, Con-
z. Colloquy in French, Sur lie caractere des
auvres de Moliere by Thomas Earle Ives,
Great Darlington, Mass and William Sheldon,
I4itchfeld, Con.
o. OrarTuII, inc vvrEea ss trttoI--
course with the world, during the formation of
intellectual character by John Maltby,
Northford, Con.
8. Grafton, on the education of an Orator
by Francis Griffin, New-York.
10. Colloquy, on DIR. Browns theory Of
cause and effect; by Henry Herrick, New
Haven, and Albert Barlow Camp, Litchfeld,
Connecticut.
II. Dissertation on the character Of Ma.
poleon Buonaparte; by William Henry Law,
New-London, Con.
-. Dissertation on the influence of the
ancients upon independence of genius; by
Walter Reynolds, Northeast, N. Y.
Is. Colloquy, on the origin of the pleas
ures of Tragedy by Osnyn Baker, Amherst,
Mass and Thomas Earl Ives, Great-Barring-
| ton, Massachusetts,.
Ii. Dissertation, on the direction proper
to be given to the literary efforts of this coun
! try; by Isaac Webb, Saybrook, Con.
! 10. Grafton, on the connection between be-
lief and virtue by Thomas Tleston Water
man, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
16. Colloquy, on the late theories Of the
earth by William Henry Law; New-London,
Con. and John Milton Holley, Salisbury, Con.
J II. Musick.
afternoon.
/. Musick.
9. Grafton in Greek; by Isaac Henry
| Townsend, New-tIaven, Con.
| g. Grafton, on the Philosophy of the
| Stoicks; by Sutherland Douglas, Troy, N. Y.
! d. Dissertation, on the influence Of a high
standard Of attainment; by John Todd, Gull
ford, Connecticut.
| 5. Grafton, on the spirit Of sudden revolu-
tons in government; by Luther Wright, East
Hampton, Mass.
g.. Dialogue, on the influence of highly
| cultivated taste on individual and national
happiness; BY osmyn Baker, Amherst, Mass.
ward Gardiner Thompson, New York.
Z. Grafton, on Moral Influence, with the
vsledictory Address; By Edward Beecher,
LitchGeld Connecticut.
! 0. Degrees conferred.
| 8. Prayer, by the Presidential. Musick.
Ths9lesree Of Bachelor Of Arts was con-
ferred on the following young gentlemen,
/ alan,ni OF the College.
| Elijah NJ. Avery, Osmyn Baker, Edward F.
Barnes, Isaac Bartholomew, Edward Beechpr,
| Henry Benedict, J. Lee Bliss, George T.
Bowen, Jonsth3n D. Bradley; Joseph Brain
erd> Joseph VI. Brewster, Horatio n. Brins-
made, Asa Butts, Albert B. Camp, George
Darlington, Francis FL Case, Charles T. Cat
In, Sumner G, Capp Benjamin B: Colt,
| Walter Cotton, Sherman Croswell, Vim. Cros-
well, S. F. Dixon, Sutherland Douglas, An
drew NJ. flaming, N. r. Fielder, Joseph r.
| Fowler, ]. Wrentville Frisbic, Francis Griffin,
| CypfiaR Hart, Henry Herrick, John NJ. Hol-
ley, Thomas G. Hubbard, Thomas f. Ives,
John r. Knox, VIM. Lathrop, John S. Law,
VIM. II. Law, III. I,eIingweh, Sumner Lin.
coin, Solomon Lymans John Matby, Arthur A.
/ Morson, Lott Norton, Harvey P. Peet, rthamar
| Pillsbufy, A.. Gaillard Porter, Eli Reed, Marc
NJ. Reed, Walter Reynolds John r.. Rich
mond, George B. Ripley, James w. Robbins,
| VIM. Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Albert
Russell, George D. SheaG VIM. J. Sheaff,
| Wm. SkeI!on, Etzur G. Smith, Timothy Still
man, Giles Taintor, Landon A. Thomas, Ed
ward G. Thompson, John Todd, Isaac H.
Townsend, Jared B. Waterbury, L. t. Water
[ man, Isaac Webb, Charles II. Weld, Freder-
ick Wbittlesey, VIM. L. Wight, William w.
! wilkins, John w. Williams, Luther Wright,
| GvilGrd ID. Young.
The degree of Master Of Arts was conferred
on tie following gentlemen, alumni of the
| College.
James Abel, Elijah Bishop, David Booth,
| VIM. l.. Buffet, Norman Bull, Graham II
] Chaplin, Sylvester Hoyey, John Fl. Lathrop
I Asahel Huntington, Horatio Miller, Samuel H.
| Parsons, Theodore w. Porter, James M. Smith,
VIM. Turner, Henry A. Ward, L. w. Will
liams, Henry Dutton, Aratus Kent, Luther
spalding, G. w. Wilkins, John Davis, Austin
! Denny, VIM. Page, Samuel Robinson, Rich
ard i. selden, Francis H. Cone, jesse H.
! Woodruff, Charles Hinsdale.
ihe honorary degree Of Master Of Arts was