The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-01
Rutgers College Commencement

The commencement exercises Of Rutgers College, at
New Brunswick, N. j., took place on Wednesday
last The correspondent Of the NeWark :4dperiiser
says AT on o'clock the procession moved from the
college campus to the First Dutch Church. escorted by
Dinge's brass band Here the exercises were opened
with prayer by the Rev Dr. Romeyn, of Bergen Point
The young gentlemen of the senior class then pro-
nounced their orations in the following order =
Latin Salutatory-G George H Sharp, Kingston, N. Y.
ayter, Paterson N. J. Spirit Of our Country Poem
Charles E. Whitehead, Walden, ~ Y. Warwick
Henry F. Van Dsrvesr' Warwcs n National Re-
Signs Of the Times-I Lawrence Pool New Brunswick,
NJ. Antdote Of Error-Benjamin w; Crowell, St,
pncott, New York city Praise Incentive to Effort
Wesley Taylor, Paterson, N. j. The Real and the
snSba prsbs Mss
in Ruin-Henry v. Voorhees, Princeton N. j. Civiliza-
tion--Isaac NJ Fisher Bedminster, N. j. Isaac N.
Wyckoh New Brunswick, N. j. Neutrality-suspicious. d.
Scudder, Madras, India.
The Latin Salutatory was fine specimen of compost
rate and animated delivery The Spirit Of our Country
Poem also well spoken, with the exception of few
strange pronunciations The Signs of the Times was
quite stirring speech, composition very faireocuton
manly Praise, Incentive to Effort, credtable
performance 1t had the merit of being perfectly audi
BILE In every part Of the church. and excited regular
tempest OF applause The Real and the IDEAL reflected
honor its author. He writes well The Patriots Death
Founded on the wek adventure which resulted
in the death of Nathan Hale, and written with really
classic taste it held the attention fthe audience
throughout Its delivery was specimen of finished eo-
cution Civilizations dialogue, acetious and anus
ing 1t was listened to with interest The Valedicory
very creditable production Making ao for
the tritenes Of the theme the speaker did remarkably
well.
Circumstances of an unpleasant nature prevented
other gentlemen from appearing who were reckoned
among the best speakers in the Institution.
hedegree Of A b. conferred on the following "a
gentlemen. comprising the graduating class =
AID. j. Berdan j. Romeyn Berry, b. w. Crowel, c. A.
Cruiser, II. Dayter A Dubois, j. W. Ferdon, M. Fish
err Watts Gausha, J H Goetschius, T.. A. Hoffman d
d. Leacock, BENZ {. Lippincott j. Lawrence Pool, j.
Quick, ID. Scudder g. II Sharp b X. W. Strong
Wesley Taylor, II. +. Vanderveer, H. v. Voorhees, N
w. Voorhees,, &. L. Whitehead, J. N. Wyckoff.
The degree Of A. M conferred on the % gentle
men whose names subjoined
w 8. Banta, II. F. Brinkerhof, N. Conklin, G. ID.
Eltnge T.. w Griffith, J. II. Hardenberg w Harden
berg, l.. Hasbrouck II. l.. Janeway, w. H. Kimball,
d. Lord, j. H. Manning, J. V. b. Martense E. Pye j. v.
Schenok, G. Scott j. A. Scott w b Snider r. H. Steele
B. Stevens, T.. H. Stitt, j. H. Swift, j. " w Veghte,
t. Whitehead.
The President, we are happy to say, is convalescent
and presided at the church to- day as usual.
OUTRAGEOUS Yesterday evening, about 8
o'clock the Mexican Gulf train came within a
hair breadth Of being thrown of the track by
ster In human shape laying heavy piece Of timber
across the rails Fortunately for the company and the
persons the passengers were to be landed at
the barrack station and the whole had already
been checked for that purpose, when the locomotive
came In contact with the obstacle and ran II with
inc cloudy at the time the hidden and the
piece of timber could not be espedso that the train
had not been checked for the purpose landing
gers Il must inevitably have been thrown OF the track
and capssed and God knows whatwould have been the
consequences ~ O. Courier, Flat