New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-22
Yale Commencement,

Correspondence OF The Tribune.
NEw-HAvEx Conn. Aug. 90, 1876
The great annual jubilee of New -Havon has Just
closed and old and venerated Yale has again sent
forth her scores OF to engage in the conflicts
duties and pleasures Of life The exercises were
held in the Center Church aud were fair in charac-
and in composition We cannot pronounce them supe
ror TO those of institutions the Commandments
OF which have attended this and which have
already been noticed in The Tribune The defence OF
West Point Institution by Mr. Kinsley wel-umed,
ingenious attacking and exposing the false theories OF
certain class OF demagogues who forever assaiing
that nursery OF brave hearts and faithful arms The
Inconsistencies o. War ingenious riddle where,
under other names Mr. Folks likeness and the Mexican
lniquity exhibited in its wickednes and de:orny
Shelley" 10y OF Hon Judge Nelson was plea,
an extcnuatiou for one who from earliest youth,
throughout his gentle life seemed 10 have been con
temncd despised and Stunned, instead OF being won TO
the ways OF truth by tenderness and love The contrast
drawn by the speaker tix, BYRON and shelley met our
hearty appro5aton Time forbids US to mention others
of equal merit and simply remark tina; the VHedictory
was elegant and finished aud from the anxiety mani
tested to hear it, evnced that the speaker the svo
rite of his own cary. and may say that he richly
merted il
sons That OF A NJ. on 40 Honorary degree OF NJ. D.
one NJ D. on 10, and the degree OF Bachelor OF Law
on graduates The honorary degree OF IL. D. was
conferred upon DANIEL LORD and :. + b MORSE, Esq.
of New-York
The following Professors then appointed
Hon WM L. SroRRs Judge of Supreme Court)
HENRY WH1rTLEsEY Prof in the Lsw Department
ISAAC H TOWNSEND CLARK, Prots. of Moral Philoso.
pay, &c.
NEW PRorEssoRsHrPs.-The College Corpora
ton a, meeting yesterday morning established three
new Proessorships and elected the Professors
The fund given wenty.iour years since by Sheldon
Clark ESQ OF Oxford CT and which by the terms OF
the donation TO accumulate "a years before used.
has this beer made the foundation OF Professor
ship styled the Clark Proiessorshp OF Moral Phio-o'
ply and Metaphysics Rev. }. T. PORTER, Jun. Pro
lessor.
A donation OF 5000 was made by John 7. Norton, OF
Huntington, CT 10 promote the study OF Agricultural
Chemistry shor: since and was this morning &C
cepted and used 10 endow the second new
tina, of Agriculture and Animal and Vegetable fhysl
oogy.' The gentleman elected 10 MI the once was
JOIN PIrKIN NORTON, Esq. the son OF tha donor IL
will DC recolected that this gentleman recently took the
premium offered by the Roys Agriculture! society OF
England for the best dissertation on particular branch
OF Agricultural Chemistry We believe tina, ne Is no"
travelling in Germany
The third Protessorship that OF Practical Chemistry
or Chemistry applied the Arts the char OF which Is
10 be tled by BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, Jr. OF ths City
These creations eVtDCe certainly SoOS4s stA-S u
prosperity the College and well for the future
excellence o! the INSTITUTION New-Hsven Herald.
TIE NETWORK STATE TEACHERS Asso-
CITATION convened pursuant adjournment at Utcs on
Wednesday An invitation extended 10 al friends
OF education 10 take the Convention and ssEist
in the deliberations After The appointment OF TIE re
quiste Committees Resolutions offered 20 the effect
tina, the Convention disapprove OF the diversion OF
lsrce portion of tie Literature Fund snd l. 5 Deposit
Fund from, the several Colleges and Academies 20 the
Common School Fund proposed by the report OF the
Committee on Education the Stte Constitutional Cen
venron snd that we would respectfully urge upon our
Representatives in Convention withhold their supper;
rom S proposition so uawise.' And also That they
cordially approve OF the proposition submitted 70 ne
Convention al Albany for the establishment by S o.
system OF Free schools The Resolutions were 70 nave
been acted upon the next day snd ad before me S'Se
Convention al Albany -.
At the afternoon session Reports were presented OF
the eNped!ency OF adopting such measures 81 .AA- e
suit II the Establishment Of Teachers profession o.
Agricultural Education Educational FsIsc!es and ne
use OF the Bible u Schools-which were ainos. u1ii
| IroUs!y approved
| In The evening SALEM Town delivered address on
the Origin q the School System which VII DC pub
EsAeI ny Z P. Freeman from tie Committee on
Scnoo1 leieorsaons ulsde report adverse 10 ceeors
| mons usually conducted