The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-03

INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT EVERETT
tcrday morning unpromisng for the Inauguration of
Mr. Everett but by 10 O'clock the clouds broke away
and the prospect frightened, and the day proved most
delightful At l0i o'clock procession formed at
Gore Hall, composed Of undergraduates divinity and
law students College professors preceded by the Stew
ard and Librarian bearing the charter keys of the Col
lege &C. the Governor and Counsel the President elect
and the alumni Of the University. The procession march
ed to the meeting house of the first church. where the
inaugural services attended These were intro
duced by prayer from Rev. DR.. Walker after which,
his Excellency Governor Briggs indicted Mr.. Everett
into Office, accompany the ceremony with brief and
appropriate address To this address President Everett
briefly replied expressing his grateful obligations for the
honor shown him by the guardians Of his Alma Mater.
After this came Grafton in Latin, by @. NJ Lane, of
the senior class then hymn by tho choir. Then fnl
lowed the Inaugural Address Of President Everett pray
CT by Rev. DR. Francis the Doxoy and the Benedicton
All these exercises we're appropriate and interesting
The inaugural was OF course, finished and elegant
production The subject was The Objects Of Acadc-
mic Education" Mr. Webster came upon the stage just
before the address was commenced, and greeted
with loud plaudts by the audience and alluded to
by the President Mt the commencement Of his address,
in the bappiest manner, saying that il would be a pleas
him be allowed TO the usual formula Of the
President public OCCASION and say to his distinguish
ed friend "Erspectatr CRATIC in ingna rernacuia."
At the close of tho inaugural services the procession
reformed and marched to Harvard Hall, where dinner
served After the removal Of the cloth quite
Der OF excellent speeches made and numerous
and sentiments were given and drunk in pure water.
One OF the happest hits was made by Mr. Webster in al
fusion the remark Of President Everett and his
connection with the turbulent politics of the present day,
who said that should he go into such matters the pre-
sent OCCASION the proper announcement would not be
Erspecfatw CRATIC iingna Latina, nor even Erspcc-
fatur oratio in hngna rernacuian but Il would be De-
ctduao et obugafio eTpcctantur in pessaa jargona"
The Presidents lcvce in the evening a splendid az
fair There must have been several hundreds there
the house absolutely crammed" The illumination
from o'clock till in the evening, was worthy Of all
praise and much admired University Hall
brilliantly lighted, and graced by the words Welcome,
Everett, 1885, iIalworthy Hall displayed in letters
formed by the lights, Josiah Quincy, 1879" Slough
ton Hall had the names Of several professors, aud
Hollis had Excelsior" in the windows OF the lower
story Harvard and Massachusetts Halls brilliantly
lighted. Massachusetts, Hall had Dunstcr, $780, in
large splendid letters The fire works generally
admired and were very great addition to the evenings
amusement On the whole, the Both Of April 1876, viii
long be remembered by all connected with the college,
a. great day and will form in the history OF
the university.--Boston Trapeiier, May /.