Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-09-11

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\ WILLIAM II. SMITH, Secretary.
Brown UNIvEKsiTY.-In addition 4
our summary Of the Exercises of Com
mencement at Providence, last week, WI
copy the annexed from the Providence
Journal Of Friday:
The following young gentlemen were
admitted 70 the degree Of A. B. in
course
Oliver Aver, Silas Bailey, JOSEPH
Brigham, J. Russell Bullock, James 4
Champlin, George Cole, Hervey Smith
Dale, Joshua w. Downing, Samuel Ed
dy, Francis w. Fickling, Edward II
Hazard, Darlington Hoppin, Charles X
johnson, Augustn Leland, Edward A.
Lothrop, Matthew Mills, Crawford
Nightingale, David Perkins, Thomas
Potter, Luther Robinson, Daniel p.
Simpson, Pardon d. Tiffany, Ephraim
Ward, William IL. Wood, Charles W.
Wood.
The degree Of A. NJ, in course, was
conferred on William Gammell, Luther
Crawford, Edward Otheman, Joseph NJ
Church, Hey Waterman, Walter S.
Burses, Francis W. Bird, William +.
D'WolG, William II. Eddy; also, on
Charles w. Crouch, of the class of 1899,
and on the Rev. Jesse Ha.twell, Of the
class of 1919.
Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtliff, A. M.
Of Harvard University, and the Rev. A.
Henry Dumont, A. NJ, Of Rutgers Col
lege, were admitted ad eundem.
The honorary degree Of A. M. was
conferred upon William Nelson Pendle-
ton, Professor of Mathematics and Nat
ural Philosophy in Bristol College, (Pa. }
Rev. Samuel Furman, Professor in the
Furman Theological Institution, South
Carolina Rev. Joseph A. Warne, Of
Brookline, Mass. Rev. John Dowliog,
Of Newport, r. l.; Josiah Quincy, Esq
Of Rumney, NH. Isaac Stephens, Esq
Of marlborough, Mass.
The Honorary degree Of ID. ID. was
conferred upon the Rev. Oliver Cobb, Of
Rochester, Mass.
After the morning exercises were con-
cluded, the procession was again formed,
and returned to the dining room of the
University, and partook of an excellent
repast provided by Mr.. Elliott, the stew
ard.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CORPORATION.
AT the annual meeting ofthe Corpora
ton, held on Thursday, Sept. 4th, the
Rev. +. Paltison, and the Hon. John
Pi,man, both of Providence, were elect
ed members Of the Board Of Fellows,
vice DR.. Solomon Drown, deceased, and
Rev. Ebenezer Burgess, who declined
accepting his appointment. in the Board
of Trustees there are now three vacan-
cies, two created by the transfer Of Mr.
Pattison and Judge Pitman to the Eel
Iowship-the other by the resignation of
Robert II. Ives, Esq.
AT the same meeting, the Rev. DIR.
President Of the University,
was elected Professor Of Moral and In
tellectual Philosophy, vice William G.. |
Goddard, Esq. resigned. The latter
gentleman was elected Professor Of Bel
les Lettres-and George /. Chase, lute
Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and
Philosophy, Professor of Chem
istry. Tutor Ganmell was appointed
Lecturer oil the Latin Language and
and Mr. Arthur S. Train, an
alumnus Of the Institution, was appointed
Tutor.
FEDERAL ADELPHI.
At the annual meeting of this Society
held yesterday, in University Hall, the
gentlemen were elected off"
GERS for the year ensuing, viz:
WIN. G. Goddard, President, Albert
6. Greene, Vice-President, William f.
George Larned, and John
Fl. Weeden, Curators. James w.
Cooke, Recording Secretary. William
II. Smith, Corresponding Secretary. -
Gamaliel L. Dwight, Treasurer. will |
lam Gammell, Librarian.
AT the same meeting, John II. Vice.
len, Esq. Of Pawtucket, was elected
Orator, and Mr.. George w. Greene, of
his city, Poet for the next Anniversa-
y.-[b.
PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY.
At the annual meeting of the Rhode
sland Alpha Of the Phi Eeua Kappa
society, held yesterday in University
Hall, the following gentlemen were cleo
cd officers, for the year ensuing, viz:
Francis Wayland, President. John
'itman, Vice President, vice Theron
'letcalf, who declined Te-election.-iI
Alexis Caswell, Corresponding Sccreta-
y, and Peter Pratt, Treasurer, vice
Robert ii. Ives, who declined re-
lection. Il
BY vote Of the Society, the Consti-