The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-05

ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE,
TUESDAY, Der 4, lSi2-This event, so memorable
In the lives OF the present graduating class, cee
brated yesterday in the Middle Dutch Church, with
all the wonted pomp and circumstance, and parade
of distinguished individuals.
At half past 9 A. NJ, the procession moved from
College Green, and passed TO the Church through
Park Place, Broadway, and Cedar street.
On arriving at the church, the usual exercises OF
the day were preceded by the Inauguration OF the
President elect. Nathaniel F. Moore, l.. L. ID. Ii
will be recollected that President Duer resigned
account of i'll health some six months since. Pres
dent Moore was formerly the Professor of Greek
and Latin in the same Institution.
An address was delivered by the Hon. Peter A.
Jay, L. L. d., Chairman of the Board OF Trustees,
to which the President replied But we regret to
say that such was the noise of people coming into
the house, it was quite impossible to get nteli-
gble hearing of any of the Introductory perform
ances.
The regular exercises OF the day were then open
ed by prayer from the President, to which succeeded
music, by Persons celebrated band, who per-
formed numerous pieces on this occasion, with
great credit to themselves.
The following young gentlemen, candidates for
the degree of Bachelor Of Arts, had parts assign
ed them, which they performed In the following
order
ADRIAN s. HEWITT,
WILLIAM ). kERNoCHAN,
ROBERT JAFFRAy, Jr.
WILLIAM III. EBBETs,
WILLIAM PINKNEY STEWART,
ROBERT M. OLyPHANT,
JOHN SYM,
w. H. PARMLY,
ID. X. STANFORD,
S. w. ROOSEVELT,
G. E. ROBERTS,
w. RoDMAN,
H. RING, Jr.
| EDwARo f. POTTER,
In relation to the performances, we have little to
say The subjects discussed on this occasion on
all others like 1t, were exclusively OF scholastic
character, and but ll-adapted to the minds OF pop
| footsteps OF long line of ilustrous predeces-
| sors, and OF course chargeable with no blame
Yet is not unkind to say they remind of their
own classic Tityrus;
Tityre tn patulae recubans sub tcgmine fagi;
| which, translated into English, reads thus:-
o, Tityrus does your mother know you out
In other words having been for eight or ten years
immured within the walls of academcal institutions,
they have not yet entered upon the wide arena OF
the great world, with which they are practically but
| little acquainted.
| The two crack scholars of the present class are
| Abram S. Hewitt, who took the gold medal, pupil
| of DIR. Anthon's and William S. Kernochan, pupil
| of the Rev. L. r. Huddar, both of this city.
the nrSt Oreek, ana the Iattef
sauatory may be spoken of In the highest terms Of
praise, especially for the beautiful enunciation
w: H.. Ebbet's grafton was good, so was X. M.
| ELEPHANTS. w. H. Parmly has good voice. Z.
| Ring, jr, graceful in his delivery. The most
attractive piece, if we may Judge by the applause
bestowed, was delivered by SIlas w. Roosevelt, an
Essay on the Biography OF Music. Several others
might be deserving OF more praise, but they spoke
| so low that we could not hear them.
After these performances, sundry medals were
| delivered in each class the only ones, however,
| which we have room to notice, were gold medals
TO A s. Hewitt, OF the senior class; VIM; Mcclure,
| of the junior class; ]. p. G Foster, of the Sopho-
| more class; and j. w. Leavtt, of the Freshman
class.
The degree of Bachclor of Arts was then conferred
| upon the fourteen above named young men who haC
parts assigned them, and upon sixteen Others making
total Of thirty students Of the late Senior class.
The degree Of A. M. was conferred upon severa
gentlemen, and that OF d. ID. upon Gustavus Abee
OF Geneva.
The day was exceedingly fine, and the audience
was immense; indeed, the spacious church was
| crowded to its very utmost capacity with the nu
friends OF the college students The young ladies pre-
sent were unusually attractive and the young gentle
men admitted upon the stage endeavored in theirper-
lormances, to out vieeach other in winning smiles
There were an unusually large number of the clergy
present; among them were Bishop Onderdonk, DR..
Wainwright, DR.. Berrian, and others Among other
| gentlemen of distinction upon the stage we noticed
his Excellency Governor Seward, Chancellor FIRE.
| linghuysen, of the New York University; Judge
Berrien, OF the U. S. Senate; the Hon. Gulian G.
Verplanck, Hon. S. B. Ruggles, Hon. Peter A. Jay,
Jas. Campbell, Esq, Ogden Hoffman, Esq, Philip
Hone, Esq, and all the officers of the College.
Among the other strangers of distinction we also
observed magnificent finger ring. Gov. Seward
sat upon its right Philip Hone upon the left, various
honorable gentlemen in the rear, and an audience
OF lovely ladies in front. II was gold ring OF stu
pendous dlmensions-a half dollar would not hide
it. Whether it was an amethyst, or topaz, or a
beryl, or a carbuncle, we cannot pronounce with
certainty although to our eye il had the appearance
of in the Arabian Nights Within the circumfer-
ence of this ring finger-to the finger was at.
tached big hand-in the hand was gold headed
cane and on the cane leaned the very learned Col.
| w. l.. Stone, editor of the Commercial Advertiser,
and Professor of Animal Magnetism for the Uni
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