Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-20
MORNING HERALD.



We Hatter ourselves that our account OF the
Commencement at Yale College is the best that
will be published in New York. 1; is prepared by
our special correspondent who was on the spot, and
who never fails TO do whatever he undertakes, well.
Here it is-ett speak for itself
To the Editor of the New York Herald.
SIGHTSEEING by your paper of this morning, that
you expect me TO give you account Of our College
anniversary, sit down to write few lines for your
paper Of Monday. l would first, however, with the
permission of the editorial dog killer beg to correct
mistake in Saturdays "Journal of Co1merce."
That blundering paper says that President Hum
phrsy delivered an Grafton before the Pal Beta kap-
pa Society on Tuesday evening. Now the members
of that Society don't thank David Hale for the cora
piment. They think themselves of sufficient import
ance to have an Grafton in day time, and the Grafton
was delivered on Tuesday forenoon at half past IL,
not in the evening
After President Humphreys Grafton, the next pub
lie exercise was the exhibition of the theological de-
partment at hafpas, P. NJ, and at halfpast P.
M. This exhibition is spoken of in terms Of approba
ton by those who attended; as for me, could not
think OF sitting under such bore" The exercises
were all too dry too undressing, metaph ysical
too boreish-and yet the ladies sat out-yes these
sweet angelic beings listened to all They TO be sure,
made it mere interesting; had il not been that they
thrsnged the Chapel, and attracted many admirers
the speakers would have had the pleasure of deliver
ing empty benches the productions Of their equally
empty heads. Pardon the depression, and will turn
TO eur College exhibition. On Wednesday, the 18th
instant, as "rosy fingered morn" tnged the eastern
sky, and PhGbus peeped above the horzoR-the bells
of all the churches in New Haven peaed for joy, that
our anniversary had returned; all was now hustle
and life, preparing for the approaching festival-and
long before the time appointed for meeting every
except those appointed for the procession,
pied by hundreds of lovely ladies as ever sent
thrill Of admiration through youths beating breast
The gentlemen all denied admission except
those who went with ladies' and they had to return
as soon as they had seated their fair companions.
At half past eight the bells rung and the pro-
cessien moved from beneath the lofty college elms
under the direction OF Tutor Taylor; it embraced
the four classes of college, the distinguished stran
gers, the faculty. the graduates Of the institution,
Judges governors, clergy, &c. &C. About o'clock,
entered the centre church in the procession, not
however, without pushes and thrusts from some
of the New Haven loafers. But oh! ye goas and
little toads how shall ! attempt description of
those looks sivine-.hat surprising beauty-those
sparkling eyes, and that dazzling splendor that burst
upon my astonished gaze. Your correspondents at
Newburgh Poughkeepsie and the Jerseys boast of
the beauty of their respective towns ladies; and one
of your Jersey correspondents had the assurance to
compare the ladies' OF his town with ours of New
Haven, and went far to call in question nay We
racty in my communications to the Herald.
Now, SIR, 1 like To preserve my good temper, but
certainly this is too much for human nature TO bear.
We gods above below, and in the middle, Luna, Di-
ana. or Hecate see what a comparison! The Jersey
girls compared with the lovely beings whe move 50
gracefully through the streets and bowers of love-
ly city; compare the move of wheelbanew to the
thunder clap, you prefer more chaste simile,
compare a New Haven clam canoe to "a gun ship.
But those who have not beauty cannot appreci-
ate it nor is there any dspung of taste; but really sir
il is too much this hot weather to bear the assertions
of some of your correspondents No doubt there
NAV be some fine Dutch girls n some parts of the
Jerseys and il may be pleasant enough TO 20 a
sparkling there a winter evening; but to make
comparisons such the above, il enough to serve
an emetic for Is men aud boy for whole year and
a day. As well might the whortle berry tree boast
equality with the cedar Of Leoanon the little rll
that 10 dr up by three days drought challenge SUI
periorty over the mighty Amazon as II heaves its
majestic stream into the giant embrace OF the broad
Atlantic. But pardon me ye fair ones Of New Haven
for STOPPING defend you, you need only to be
10 prove your superiorty-you require no language Of
mine to vHdicaie yeu, even were i able to write in
manner worthy Of your characters. That the comets
blaze is more attractive than the twRkling of light
nins bug or that the lightnngs fash is more splen-
did than the glimmering Of leaky Astral, demands
and shall have no demonstration.
About nine o'clock the exercises commenced as in
the printed order which send you
oRpER ExSRcisss
Fere~sos
a. Sacred Music.
2. Prayer by Presdeat
sslus,ory Latin by Joseph Parrish Thompson
4 Ds.eral,en On the Abssesof 0esius" by william walt
Weed worth. New Haven, Con.
ors,ien on The importance Of National Patronage to
scientific mes" by DAVID TspPss Ssoddsrd. norhsmpos
Mas.
8. Instrumen,al music.
Dertstion the comparative inauesc. OF Moaarchea
cad Free Isstitsons by David klnor Goodwin, Lhchfed
Conn.
3. Grafton; "oa the want Of Chrsisn Literature" sy
whi,msn Peck eepwich Con.
Diss- ts,ioa "os Literary Agrarianisu," by Charles
TO- Colequy OF the Ludieross- by Rufus
wbeewrigb, CLARK" Newour port, Msss-
n ". CLARg. Newburyport, Mass
McCHAis, New York Guy.
IL taenailon, the style &c Public Speaking demand
ed oy the ehsrsesr OF the tines by George Washington
sal Aadover, Con
Is Grafton the aceumulave ger OF Truth nv R.
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