New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-22
Yale College. Meeting Of Societies.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
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NEw-HAvE>. Aug. 20 o'clock, P. "
This city presents very animated appearance To-
day. Crowds continue to flock in from all parts Of
the country and still there mus, be room made tor
the thousands who will arrive tomorrow
This morning at . o'clock the Alumni Association
me, in the splendid new Gothic edihce erected for
the Libraries. Prot SIILrsaS called the meeting
TO order. and nominated JOINS CorTos SMITH as
President Rev :. W : DUrros and Hon Mr.
DUNCAN. OF New Orleans. were appointed >ecreta
mes. be venerable President read short address
containing description OF College during his student
ship Before be got through with the address MS ieeo.
voice failed him. snd Il concluded By Prot -uinan
Prof LAR~Ep then read the usual Obituary o. the past
year Ameng those who died within that time VINO were
graduates Of this Institution notced Hon Roger Minot
Sherman. Of Connecticut Isaac e Bates oil ha-sacnu
seif- a. Senator. JscOb Sutherland OF Albany ana
other cistn guished men who had reflected honor on
their worthy Alng .Ndier.
Hon. X. c. DUNCAN OF New Orleans. made a beautiful
address a:frbutng hs IN life ~ the training he
received in this College
Judge ROBBINS formerly Of Kentucky but now Of
Illinois. followed He spoke Of the influence which Ae
was exertinz in the West He promised 10 visit the
College Commandments ofener
G. :. HIILiARD Of Boston. spoke as representative
irom the Alumni Of Harvard. He mentioned that Con
neccui had -nce presented forty bushels Of wheat 70
Harvard. This was a debt which WAS still due with
interest
Prof OLMsTED stated that AsHBEL BALDWIN Of the
class Of l76 the Oldest living grsduse. President
Day. Prof slmsn and Prof Kingsley had supern-
tended the education Of more than 5000 Of the present
Alumni
After some farther remarks from Prof OIMsrFD Rev.
Mr KENT and Hon. Mr.. ROCKWELL the following Hymn
was sung by the whole assembly
God Of orr fathers who this land
Hast shielded with Thy mighty hand,
And science linked with liberty,
That may know and honor Thee
To Thee We In our common prayer
Make Yale and all her cons Thy care.
Guard well her interests may she prove
A blessing 10 the land We love
Thy truth was precious in their eyes
Who babe these ancient structures rise
That truth, . God. We will defend
And learning with religion blend.
o may Thy favor never fail
To dwell with Us. 10 dwell with Yale
o bless gatherng.-be il given
To all here met. 20 meet IN Heaven
The Association then formed procession and marched
20 the North Church. where Rev. Mr.. Wilmington Of
Newhurypot delivered an Grafton, which IL 10 be pub
lished
The Society Of Brothers in Unity met to-day at
o'clock, P. NJ Rev. Dr.. SMITH Of Durham one Of the
Fellows Of Yale College called % the Chair and
Rev. K. X. GuRLEY OF Washington was appointed sec
Rotary.
HoA JOIN A. ROCKWELL of Norwich. NJ. C. made
some references the Of his College lie and
introduced series of Resolutions. which called forth
remarks from Rev. Mr. WTHINcro>, Of Newburyport:
Rev. DR.. BEEcImR Of Boston Rev. Nh PERKINS of
Neriien: Prof ETHAN A. ANDREWS. Rev H. r. GUR.
LEY: pr Butler Head Physician in the Insane Re
treat, the venerable SIMEON BALDWIN Gov. Baldwins
sther) who grad Iaicd Nifty four years ago; and W I
GOULD Of Georgia, "a Of the late Judge Gould OF
Litchneid)
Alter some other business and Speeches the meeting
adjourned. having spent two hours very pleasantly 10
seher Youth and age OF al professions and from all
parts OF the country seemed to rejoice that oppor
tunity had been Afforded them OF feeling that they are
indeed Brothers ia Unity.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society hold meeting tonight
in the Centre Church The Poem by ELIzUR WRIGHT.
and Orat9n by HENRY BARNARD are being delivered
10 n crowded house
Dodw0rth's Brass Band own Dodworh's, are
giving Concert IN the Temple 70 large and fashionable
aud ence By the mail tomorrow shall be able 10 say
something about Commencement WE r.