New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-03
Newly ork University CONNIE ncemenf.

,s line OF march at about half past O'Clock for DR.
Potts Church. corner of University Place and Tenth
street This edifce presented splendid appear
ance. though not yet finished The sombre as
pec of the gothic structure. the richly stained glass
the black walnut woodwork conirasted strongly
with the gay and rich dresses Of the ihrong of La
! dies in attendance.
| The Chancellor occupied the centre scat on the
platform. On his night sat Hon. D. d. BARSARD.
while around him were disposed number Of lera
ry scientific, and official digniiaries. besides the
Faculty, Council &c Among others we noticed
Dr. Bangs President Of the Wesleyan University,
Connecticut. whose son was one OF the graduating
class Col JoSrs, the High Sheriff OF the Coun-
". was present dressed in Military Chapeau and
sword.
Chancellor FRKLIyGHUYsEs read portion of
Scripture and offered up appropriate Prayer, af-
ter which the several performers were announced
as follows
W r. MARTIN pronounced the Latin saluIatory
Address, which well delivered, and az far as we
could Judge, good composition.
C. A DowSs delivered the English Salutatory,
the subject of which was The Mission OF Burns %
/ ne address WAS WHICH III Il anu fiAbipt-
style
II ID TOWNSEND followed In an English Grafton
on Circassia, which would have shown TO greater
advantage if the speaker had spoken more slowly.
He began TO find this out about the time he got
through
G.P HASES delivered the Greek Grafton The
subject was the death OF Socrates The Grafton was
1,,,f, Of nn.iatxr in no
language. The dstincincss with which he enunci-
ated. was great relief even to those who though
they did not understand loved to hear
p f RavEsIEs delivered good Grafton, on Pas
sion the Soul of Eloquencc in which he tried prac
lically to illustrate bis subiecperhaps little too
much.
T. r. Cook gave very sensible. well written.
and correctly spoken Grafton on Our Age.
CHARLES flaming illustrated the Supremacy Of
Moral Force. in finely written, and gracefully de-
liyered Grafton He appeared rather too timid but
this j. fault more easily remedicd than the opposite
extreme.
JoHx HAMMOND, took for his theme The Past
and the Future He was followed by CORNELIUS
EARLE Jr., in the Philosophical Grafton. which was
received with marked favor by the audience The
Grafton was on the Religion of Ancient Philosophy.
Ii was an ably written Grafton containing scholar
like and sensible views eloquenty expressed.
THEODORE COLEMAN delivered an Grafton on
American Nationality 1t was spoken in so low
voice as not to be heard distinctly by the audience
C.AVAy DoRES delivered Poem on Enthusiasm
which was well received
The following young gentlemen then assembled
the platform, three or four at a time. The Chan
cellor sitting with his hat on, addressed them IN La
tin. while they laid their hands upon book They
were thus dubbed b. A.
John Baker. Francis n. b. Bangs. VIM. f. Bloodgood,
Jason r. Clapp. Theodore Coleman, Edwin Ruthven
Cook Chas Aleernon Downs Cornelius Earle. Jr.
Charles flaming Benjamin Hsines John Hammond 10
seph Hart Jr George Preston Haven, Clinton Hitch
cock. VIM. r. Martin, Luther w. Peek. Thomas Dunn
Pitman Paul Francis Ravesies, Howard Scoyel, Cnas
Augustus Van Doren and Charles +. winthrop
CH Phillips and Henry d. Townsend students
Of the Scientific and Philosophical course had Dplo
mas presented to them. The degree of VI \. was
conferred upon the following Graduates;
Jared Sparks. Winthrop H. Phelps Whitfield Timson,
George IL Houghton George II Moore r. J. Cone, Reu-
ben ;. Goodman. George Cassidy Robert o. Doremus,
Edwin smith Marcus L. Taft, Naihsnie Hudson. John
Cromwell, : o. Vanderpoel and A. Gilbert
The following are the Graduates o. the Medical
College of the University upon whom the degree Of
VI. d. was conferred:
John l. Dodge of New York. Seth smith Of Conn. Val
entne Mott Jr Of y Y, Walter 7. Nurch.on OF Geor-
ma Luther Curtis White of Maine Fred. X. Revere OF Y
Y Nathan Stephenson OF " Y, John + Pslmore OF Va,
VIM D Cowsn OF ~ C., Henry Farrier OF Ala and John
y. Fielder Of = C.
The honorary degree of NJ. d was conferred on
Calvin Howard Of New.York V. Z. West, Of do :
Alexander McWhorter. Alabama Ezra Bliss.
Iowa A Davezac New York.
The degree of ID. D. was conferred on Rev Cort-
landt Van Rensselaer,. of New Jersey Rev. Henry
GRAY of Scotland Ri Rev William ! Boon.
OF China. and Rev Albert bod of New Jersey.
The degree OF Ii. d. was conferred on Denison
Olms,ed. OF Yale College.
L. w PEck then delivered the vaedictory oraiion
preiscins his farewell with few eloquently written
and well spoken remarks Adversely as the school
of great men. When, in behalf Of his classmates,
ne paid an eloquent tribute TO the moral worth and
patriotism OF their distinguished Chancellor he touch
ed chord in every hearers hsart and the audience
responded in several rounds OF applause. The fare
well to the professors and TO his classmates was equal
y happy. He received the highest honors in his class
and he deserved them Clinton Hitchcock. C. r.
Winthrop J F. Clapp, ]. B. Hart Jr and Benjamin
Haines who had been appointed to deliver orations
were excused from speaking
The exercises were varied with some excellent
instrumental music by the orchestra, under the di-
reciion OF Mr.. Wiese.
Rev. DR. Porrs then pronounced the benediction
and the audience separated The students dotted
their black gowns and turned their attention to the
refreshments which were prepared at the University
Thus have these twenty-one young men launched
their barks on the of life. They have read in
classic poetry of Rosy fingered Morn ushering in
the dawn" They may have dreamed of bright
skies and fairy before them. But these rose
tinted dreams OF youth mus; yield to the stem and
gloomy realities OF manhood Some OF them. in OBJ
tanning an Education may have contracted debts.
even disease, which years of toll or death itself
alone will cancel yet how few have been really pre-
pared Tor the scenes through which they may have
to pass We trust, however that their voyage may
Be pleasant and prosperous, notwithstanding these