New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-27
Rutgers College Commencement.

The annual exercises OF this iourishing institu-
ton situated In New Brunswick, New Jersey, were
peculiarly interesting this year new and magnificent
building mas been added to the College under the name
OF Van Nest Hall which IS quite an acquisition in sp
pearsnce and utility.
On Sabbath morning last, Rev. Prof PRoUDFTT de-
hvered the Baccsaureste address in the college chapel
The address IS spoken Of highly finished and beau
tiful production.
THO. B. RoMEYS. Of the Theological Seminary, deli
vered the Prize essay, in the Second Dutch Church
the same evening on Foreign Missions.
On Tuesday morning, Of II o'clock. the Alumni held
their annual meeting. when AUGUSTUS F. TAYLOR ND.
OF New.Brunswck delivered the Grafton before them.
His theme was Popular Progress-its chsracteristcs
and extent Dr. TATLoR Is close student Of Science
and History and his Grafton AZ once instructive
aud eloquent After the Grafton the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year THEODORE no
MEYN ESQ President Rev. GARREr C. ScHENcK, Vice
President; DAVID BISHOP. Esq secretary Rev. w J.
THOMSON Treasurer FREDERICK I. FEELiNsHrl-
SKI Esq was elected Orator, with JAMES c. VAN
DYKE ior Substitute for next year.
Al O'Clock on Tuesday the Peithessophian and Phi
locesn Societies were addressed By GARNET ADRIAN
of New Brunswick and JOSEPH P BsADLEY Of New
AK respectively az aiter~ard ootn were addressed
by Prof JOIN FoHsrTH, ID OF Princeton College. IN
the First Dutch Church IN an able and eloquent Grafton
Of an hour and halt, on Education.
The Junior Exhibition came OF On Tuesday evening, in
the First Dutch Church before very large audience.
As we were not present speak Of the merits
Of the performances The following Is the order Of
exercises
JOHN H. JANEwAY Pa-On Patriotism
JOHN CASTOR. y. tin P0lrca! Reform
G. B. PENrz " Y.-On Nature source OF Poetic In
spirst0u.
J SPENCER CANNON j. y. J.-On Young America.
WILLARD T. GEER y N-On Progress OF Opinion.
EDWIN B YoUNG. y. ion Humbugs.
BCER P PORTER y Jon the Genus Of the age.
But the great day was Yesterday. Al 10 o'clock the
largest church IN New brunswick crowded with
the beauty OF the place and OF the surrounding nesn
borhood The bright and lovely daughters Of Jersey
we're there; radiant with beauty aud glowing Win
health New Brunswick Is beautiful place and can
boast oi much beauty any other cry Of ~ ste IN
the United states. The hotels Nere crowded ana mere
IS cefier Hotel In tie country nan inat Aepl y
"BENNy STELLE where hundreds found reilesililents
At 10 O'Clock the exercises commenced n me follow
in- order DiNGLEs Brass Band rom ms cry inter-
serpsng the pieces with spproqr.aie music
Prayer by Rev. y. ElsHEs Of bfooins 81 Ne" loiA
6 Henry Vaudeville, Pompton Plans y J--stih "a
ilfsIory James Milford. Hyde P4rke, y ling 81
Sallfato-y, Tie Spirits Home Joseph ecGaeef' pa
dras india-Houorary Grafton. Causes ~llicA produce
HerQlsu William ID Rucxc.rN, New nr4LsN--Ar y J.
Mutabilty OF Popular Opinion James Z. be-narh A-l-
stone. y. The sta,esmans Reward, John b. hicA-
mond. New Brunswick, y. il amour te a FatIie
Adsm i. Van Franken. Schenectady y -ClFA Ana
Military Glory Calvin Case, Campts"n, y - ! ne
proper uls OF the Passions John y. Jansen MarOla-
town. y i.-El0quencc iis intuence James r. Nls0n,
Roy sield. y. J-Poliucal Freedom, y Grant " ate
head, Wa den. y. Y-WoMani L. Warren Ioirr'
Havre De Grace. Ni-roem Dreams Of Genius. Keats.
The ConieIring Of Degrees Moses Coidington, View
hrlnswick y J.-N ledicfory henedieuon, ~ rev.
/ Do. CANAAN, President o. Princeton College
Young >cCDDER IS a son Of heF. Dr.. ScuDDER, re
eminent Missionary, snl his Grafton was received VITA
much favor BY the audience. The Faed.ctory was de-
hveTed with great good taste and was written in deep
spiriI Of iesling aud eloquence.
During the delivery Of the orstOns and addresses
wreaths bouquets and lowers were shoTered down IN
grsst abundance from fair hand IN The galleries. The
body OF the church -res; mass Of living lowell
hess with thousand fans playing with fairy ringets
and ,holsanis % ewes fsncirg with delight % tle cx
hibfon Of The genius 81 friends AMI loved ones.
Wsnoucei the President OF the College, h0nA bYVTS