The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-05
COMMENCEMENT.

COMMENCEMENT.
This literary anniversary at Harvard Col
cge in Cambridge was celebrated on
Wednesday last. The Eev President
KIRKLAND being too much indisposed to
attend, the Rev. DR.. WARE, Professor OF
Divinity, presided.
The subjoined is the order of performan-
ces, and the names of graduates of the day.
l. Salutatory Grafton in Latin. Epes s.
Dixwell, Boston.
2. A Conference. factions, Words,
Manners, and Expression of Countenance,
as indicative of Character" Charles A.
Farley, Boston; Geo. A. Meredith, Ra-
leigh, N. c.; VIM. p. Perkins, Boston;
John L. Sargent, Cambridge.
=. A Literary Inquiry. "The Effects
of the CrusadeS." Arnold F. Welles, Bos-
ton.
4. A conference. "Slavery among the
Ancients, in the Feudal Ages, and in Mod
ern Times" Thomas Dwight, Springfield ;
John H. Warland, Cambridge; Horatio
Wood, Newburyport.
5. A Forensic Disputation. "Whether
State has a right to recede from the
Union. John II. Eaton, Bedford; Ed
ward w. Hook, Castine, Me.
6. a Colloquial Discussion. The
Standard of Taste" Henry Cleveland
Lancaster; Charles G.. Paine, Boston.
Z. A Dissertation. "The Benefit &c
cruing to an Individual from knowledge
of the Physical Sciences" James l.. Eng
fish, Boston.
s. A Conference. "The Poets of Eng
land, Spain, France and Italy," Gee
Bartlett, Plymouth Benjamin V. Crownin
/, shield, Salem; Francis Dwight, Spring
field; Charles Richie, Boston.
o. A Poem. Samuel NJ. Z. Kittle, Do
chester.
10. A Literary Discussion. "Change
in English Style, since the time of Milton
Edmund Quincy, Boston; John w. Viii
man, Boston.
ii. An Grafton in English. "Of Lii
ing in Times of great Intellectual Excite
ment" VIM. A. Stearns, Bedford.
10. A Deliberative Discussion. "Cor
parative advantages of Politics and Lite
ature, as Professions in this Country
Vim. H. Brooks. Salem -c""'-"ii''s q Re
IL. An Grafton in English. "The d
/, fusion of Scientific knowledge among Il
! People" Edmund l.. Gushing, Lunenbur
IA. A Dissertation. Prospects
E Young Men in the Different Learned Pr
a fessions." Seth Sweetser, Newburypolt
, Is. Commemorative Grafton. "Tl
: Founders and Benefactors of the Univers
ty." Thomas Davis, Boston.
Y Exercises Of Candidates for the Degree
t Master of .Arts.
Y l. An Grafton in English. "The Il
D portance of Efforts and Institutions for L
s Diffusion of knowledge" Mr.. Edwa
n b. Emerson, Boston.
= 2. A Valedictory Grafton in Latin. y
y Elias H. Derby, Boston.
The degree of Bachelor of Arts, was CO
ferred on the following young gentlemen /:
John w. P. Abbot, Charles Angi.
a George Bartlett, F. H. Bradlee, VIM.
d Brooks, Aaron D. Capen, Richard J. Gle
a erland, Henry R. Cleveland, Oliver Coo
s err, Benjamin V. Crowninshield, Edmund
It Gushing, Thomas Davis, Epes S. Dixwe
G Thomas Dwight, Francis Dwight, John
e Eaton, James L. English, Charles A. Fa
n ley, Cornelius c. FELTON,, VIM. D. Hal
c mond, E. A. Homer, Edward w. Hoo
S VIM. b. Kingsbury, Samuel M. E. Kett
:. Alfred Lee, George A. Meredith, Charl
S G. Paine, VIM. P. Perkins, David M. Pc
A ley, Avery Prescott, Edmund QuinC
@ Charles Richie, Andrew l.. Russell, w
h Fl. Sanford, John T. Sargent VIM.
d Stearns, Seth Sweetser, Marshall TUT
v John H. Warland, Arnold F. Welles, 10
n w. Whitman, Josiah @. Whitney, a
: Horatio Wood-43.
|. The following gentlemen from 9th
Colleges were admitted ad eundem jam
G. Odiorne, of Yale; Charles d. Cleav
J, land, of Dartmouth; Granville 7. Wi
n throp, and J. S. Rogers, of Columbia; a
o Royal Makepeace Ransom, of Burlington
+ The following were admitted, Gd euYde
n Master of Arts:-Hon. Nathan Johnson
j. Yale; David Austin, of Dartmouth ; a
It Peter Bachi, of Naples, Instructor of
e Italian Language at Harvard.
J. The Honorary Degree of Doctor
}, Laws upon the Hon. Bushrod Washingtc
il of Virginia, and Hon. Horace Binney,
i Philadelphia.
G Honorary Degree of Master Of Arts
2 Edward d. Bangs, Esq. Secretary of t
= Commonwealth.
AMHERST COLLEGE. Commemorate
: Aug. %. The exercises consisted of Gig
j orations by Dwight, Boggs, Farnham, l.
man, Tinker, and Clark; and by Ness
: Maxwell and Edwards. Two Conference
two Essays, Poem, Dissertation, Di
putation, and Colloquy. The Degree
Bachelor of Arts was conferred on Thor
: as A. Amerman, N. York city Geo. '
,, Boggs, Pendleton Dist. s. G.. Il. G. Bra
/ ford, Francestown, N. H.; Charles
! Clark, Preston, Conn. Joseph 8. Clur
Plymouth Lucius +. Clark, Plymout
,, Vt; Timothy Dwight, Northampton; l.
Glen Farnam, Windham, Conn; JOSEF
, Howard, Jr. Salem Stephen Johnson, Gri
void, Conn.,. VIM. M. Johnson, Newbur
NJ Y; John d. Kendall, Phillipston Emo,
Kt!ingsbury, Amherst; Giles Lyman, y! !!
ton; William P. Paine, Ashfield Samu
) ID. Partridge, Hatfield; Charles s, Porte
AsbAeld; Tertius Reynolds, Warren, Cor