The New York herald., 1845-08-22
Yale College, Commencement.
NEW HAVEN, August 20. l845

Yale College, Commencement.
New HAVEN, August 20 lS45.
This IS "Commencement week" in New Haven,
the Cty. OF Ems" as 1t Is very appropriately styled,
and glorious week for Old Yale. The city is
crowded with visitors, and the anxious parents of
the numerous students, with hearts beating high
with hope that their sons may acquit themselves
with credit. The preliminary exercises have as
yet emily been going on, but tomorrow will be an
evenuul day to many; it will decide whether the
students have spent the time they have been at col
lege proftably or otherwise.
At nine o'clock this morning the tolllpg of the
college bell announced that the Alumni were about
to meet for exercises, and the interchange OF greet
ings with former professors and students of the col
lege. We went to the new library building in the
college grounds, and found there congregated
considerable number of the Alumni OF Yale and
other colleges OF the United States, and witnessed
most refreshing scene there you would the
middle aged men, former graduates OF Yale, who
had from the north, south, and other parts, to
greet their old tutors and professors once more;
there was the young clergyman shaking hands with
the pious and reverend professor under whose tutor
age and instruction he had been prepared for the
work of his holy calling.
few minutes after nine o'clock the meeting was
called to order, and motion made that Ex-G Cover
nor John Cotton Smith take the chair, and the old
man totterlng with age took his seat as chairman.
The venerable ex-governor then stood up to read an
address prepared tor the occasion, giving sketch
OF college life while he was student, when the
students would be compelled to leave their studies
and take up arms tor the defence OF their country,
and when the students wore cloth. .ot their mothers
weaving, but the effort was too much for the poor
old man, his strength failed and he tainted; IN few
minutes he recovered and attempted to proceed
with the remainder of his address, but nature could
not stand the attempt and he again tainted, and Pro-
tessor Sillman finished the reading OF it.
Professor LAUREL now rend list ot the deaths OF
the alumni which had been ascerained this year,
and the time and place, as near as could be ; and
thinking that it may be interesting to some of the
subscribers OF the Herald who have graduated at
| Yale, took them as fast they were read, and
herewith enclose them.
l775-Rev Elisha S. Williams, died at Beverly, Mass,
1874.
l775-obadiah Dickinson, died 1874.
| l775-John w elch Litchfeld, ls44.
| l779-Shadrack Mead Greenwich, 1874
| l7s0-John Lay, Batavia, n. Y, lS45.
i7sl-DanieI TomlinsOn, Newport, r. l., ls45.
| l782-Asher Robbins.
1888 Samuel wees, Rochester, NY.
| l7s5-Thomas Toucey.
| l756-John Kingsley, Waterbury, 1874
| Simeon Strong.
l7s7-Elijah L. Lathrop Auburn, ls4a.
Roger Whtlesey, southington lsil.
| l7ss-Danel B. Cook, is4s
! l7so-Wm Gay, Coxsackie, N r.
i79I- d Eliphalet ST. John, New Canaan, lsis
! l792-Roger Minott Sherman, Fairfield, 1874
| 1793-Burage Beach, Cheshire
w. r. Cleveland New London lsi5.
Joseph Washburn, Schenectady, ls44
| l794-Andrew Yates
| l795-Thomas Howell, ls44
! 1797--Timothy Field Westminster, VT. 1915.
/ 1s02-Isaac G. Bates, Washington, l6I5
| John Fitch, lS45.
lso4-Daniel c. Banks, Louisville, KY, ls45
lS05-Samuel Stevens, New York, 1874.
| Samuel Wheaton, Johnstown, N. Y, 1874.
! lso6-Isaac N Ely, ~ Y, 1874
lso7-Daniel Hanford, Middletown, New York, 1874.
Jacob Sutherland, Albany.
lS09-Moses Simons, London, 1872.
lsla-Thomas Perkins, at sea, isl4
lSl4-Isichard r. Chrisophers.
Nathaniel Coles, N Y, lsia~S
George E.sprpiu North Carolina is4s.
lslo-Iiilcs II. swan.
Frederic White. 1899.
| IsI6--Ashbel Dart Ohio, 1914.
| lsl7-Wm. u. Titus New York ls45.
! lSl9-Jonathan II. Bissell, North Carolina.
Edward II. Purcell, New York, lsa5.
James Nc cElhenny, North Carolina.
| ls22-Thomas +. Ives, New Orleans.
| Albert Russell, Alabama
Walter Reynolds, 1874
ls2a-Joseph Whiting, Michigan, lsi5.
| Henry II. Woodbridge, 1874.
| Is2I-James Berdan
! lS2S-Alex Y Nco
| lS29-George ii, Apthorp, Ceylon, 1874
George S. Meredith, ls4s
VIM. $. Sherwood, Greenwich ls45.
sidney P. Williams, Philadelphia, lsa5.
lS30-Alnahan p Mott.
George ii. Abemet thy, Is44
1881 Orlando Chester, Indiana 1910
Thomas N. Morgan, Nashville, 1874
ls33-Epaphroditus Champion Bacon, Europe, 1914.
"A.
| ls37-Robert U. Hyatt Louisiana lsi3
Daniel Powers, Warren, Ms, lsi5.
| Edward Rowland, (Ned) Ohio, ls45.
| lsas-Chas. Botsford Nled) lsi5
| lSiOJohn $. Kelley, ls4I
sii- Ephram T Barstow, Rochester, NY, is45.
Jacob w Bellinger, New Jersey, 1874.
| sl3-Franklin TAILOR Westport, 1874.
Professor Sillman in speaking of the antiquity of the
College, mentioned that the oldest graduate living
Dr. Ashbel Baldwin, the seaond Oldest Dr. Darling
of New Haven, who was then present. He said that
President Day. also present. was for ortyseven
officer of the College, and Professor Sillman for forty
six years. and tbst those gentlemen had educated up
wards of three thousand OF the Alumni he then exhib
Doctor Darling by his class pledge of their affection
towards him in the year l745 just one hundred years
ago; also Dr. Darngs diploma dated l777, signed by
The following beautiful hymn composed for the occa
| sion was then sung by all present -
God oil fathers, who this land,
Hast shielded with thy mighty hand,
And science linked with liberty,
That we may know and honor Thee;
To Thee we lift our common prayer
Make Yale and all her thy care.
Guard well her interests may she prove
blessing to the land we love.
Thy truth was precious in their eyes
WHO bade these ancient structures rse
That TRUTH o God will we Defend
And learning with religion blend.
o may thy favor never fail
To dwell with us to dwell with Yale.
O! bless gathering-be it given
To all here met to meet in Heaven.
The meeting then broke up and the assemblage moved
the senior classes taking precedence to the
North Church, short time after their arrival tle RevDr
Chapman delivered most excellent prayer; this
BILE and veneraed man, has been pastor of the Rocky
HILL (Conn) Church for ffty-one years past-and an
Grafton delivered by the Rev. Mr. Wilmington.
At o'clock, 7. NJ, the theological exercises COM
mencsd in the Centre Church. which is situated in
beautiful plot of grass in the centre of the city The
church pretty well filed and such array of beau
y and loveness filled the body Of the church cannot
be seen any where but in New England.
After singing hymn the candidates for theological
honors dels their dscourses and in which
reflects credit on themselves and their teachers.
we had not time stay throughout the whole, and
cannot notice more than half dozen.