The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-22
Oar Cambridge Corrospon0ence.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July Is, 1873.

Annual Commencement of Harvard College.
write from the seat Of tho ancient and homo
rabe University of our venerable Commonwealth.
Ii is " commencement day"-a great, high day
amongst us, in these ends of the EARTH" as yeu
Go,hamtes say. The banks of Boston, the Gus
tom House, &c, are closed, and all hands have a
play day, az usual; for il is commencement day"
While write 90 o'clock AMI, grand process
sion is forming at Gore Hall, the new and elegant
library building. Already do hear the animating
notes Of the Boston Brigade Band, that precedes
the procession and the ladies, who fill two-thirds
of the Rev Mr.. Newell's church, rise nasss, to
view the grand entrance OF the sons, and the sons
elect, of old Harvard AT precisely half-past 10,
the gle at assembage was seated, and the services
were introduced with short and appropriate
prayer, by the Rev Or. Walker, OF the Divinity
School, Cambridge. The new President, DR..
Sparks, who was inaugurated last month, now took
his elevated chair upon the platform, and the pub
lie speaking Of the day proceeded according to the
order below
ORDER OF ExERcIsEs.
l. A Salutatory Grafton in Latn-Ssmuel Abbot Smith.
q An Esssy-.The Character of As.ious-Jamss w.lkor
g. Disquisition Rome in ls49'- PrAnOis Rowland.
s.ion-'The Last Hours Of se0rasss'-chare'
g. Ar English 0ratlOn-ITho Pilgrim FAthors"-J0hn Lo
DissertsonMai superficial and the Tru. sohelar-
Frederick A,hearn Lane boston
T. An Ess.y-"The PresOsn' q the United States in Re-
wy Ssy Ssa1Sra Do. r.,
y Hpissertation-'John Phpot Currsn''-Lorsnso slas
- An English oraton-"Fn~ Memorials Of cha. Lamb"
H. Of Literary Fams"-Ed-
Fmpire~HenTy Middleton RuIodse POss Nashville, Team.
Is An Ess.y-N.tiona Styles of C.ricasurs"-John Re-
BsqSsiaonHThs Absence Of Great Leaders in tn.
Revolutions Of spanish Ameroa-rhOmas Merriam Ste's0n.
IS A Dss.r,a,ion-"Ths Two Races in Cansda"-Frsds-
ie a squisi'ion~'Nstionai Jubilces'-James Cutler
H. An Insi,sh Oraten-"Nevspap.rs'-T Thornton Kirk
LAM tTs Isp DOs1IS .aess Of Hs.ory"-wau Abbo.
49, A Greek Oiaticn--Pert fou Pcrth'g0M ioSo'-VhAs
Carroll Fisie, Cambridge.
90 An Essay-"wsr and Modern soiencs'-James Dureli
Green. Cambridge .v...., conon... :, Ina,."ch.r,o
risle Eeionas, Chale;toxn. , d., NO..
~. DsQusit,on - "seheins"- Joseph Binford Tufts
Is A Dissertation Chiv.iry"-Robsrs Bsrnwsi
AZ English Grafton Prediction Coinoideaoos
ossss pssrsa haleHf Washington
Cogsweil, Buffalo, n. Y
&C. pisauisiton-'The Nationality Of American Liters-
A Observation-Disclosures Estimate. of suOcess"-A.-
sus.u, Snpps NsISsG I"s.se. of
julius Il; " Y aiIsr Stuart Beaufort, $: 0.c,,,
lai d WIS . Slss' Howard n,assisy, Boston;
atioL-'Nineve ana its -Sames An
81 A Disqustion-" The Earth aid Gan-James Edward
~ Practical Utility Of Philosophy
& s n nnsh 9 .n Multiplication of Books
AFaD pssriaton% Kossush-Horace Davis Worcester
rs An English ors,iop~.'Rental Epidcmies' Charles
Francis Choat-, Salem
The third speaker, South Carolina boy, was
received with special applause. Ills subect-
Rome, in '49'-snd his speaking, were popular.
The next speaker, Folen, showed himself TO be
an ele giant writer and g1aceiul speaker lie Is a
son ef The lsmentrd Prof. Follen who, few years
ago, came 10 bey death and 10 watery grave
from the Inflated lexington. Mr.. Hathaway, who
was to have spoken on national SUBJECT, did not
make his appearance; Mr. CIagln gave to us
sensible wtll-w oided, and wel.-spoken production
on one of Irelsnds most popular orators, Curran.
speaker No l8 did not appear. much to our regrrt,
ss we wished IL hear with our own ears, son OF
the sold Dominion" The next speaker was, IN
some respe cts the most popular speaker up to this
point Of the exercises He is son OF the reoriner
divine, lately Of Medford.
Numbers ID and 10 now aspeared.
The Grafton ON "Ne wspapers" was quite popular.
The orator is a son Of the well known pastor OF
Braue street church, in The neRhborlng metropo.
/ lis Mr. h. said 1.-The first newspaper published
in Boston was the News Letter OF 70l News
papers are the pilots al public opinion: They turn
! II whthersoevrr they will; they are freside COM
panions Since newspapers exert such power, the
, first elements that should characterze them are,
4 dectnCt, mOOefhtlcn, canuor. Inc eleHcuts ooo
often are passion prejudice, party spirit In closing,
among Other things, he SAID, " the industry OF an
editor bubbles up, an inc haustable spring"
The speaker on ''The Fallacles OF History" IS
nephew of ex- President Everett; and orator num-
Der twenty IL son of the late Mayor OF this city
| Orators % and "a were excused.
The last speaker and the best scholar OF the class
| Of seventy right members, Is nephew oil the Hon
| Rufus Choaie.
| The class is understood to be an average class
| for talents and requirements. One thing - re-
| marksblr about IL, WIS the number OF sous or re-
| lauvcs Of distinguished men.
The exercises Of the church closed by the usual
announcement Of degrees conferred, &c, &c;-
| The venerable DIR Pierce, OF Brookline, graeu-
ate If 1893, and who has led the closing hymn
| in some old tune, like "Mlear" or est. Martins, "
| on iiiy.ihrec commencement occasions, was alb
sent, on account Of sickness. IL IL not likely he
will ever attend another commencement at his Al
ma Mater. 4,
The honorary dsgree OF LII ID. was conferred
! on Hon George Eusiis, Chief Justice Of the Su-
prene Court Of Louisiana; Hon Richard Fletcher,
A. sociate Justice If the Supreme Court Of Massa-
Z cbusetts Hon Horace Mann, member OF Con
eress fr,m Massachusetts; Hon. Theophilus Par
! sons, Dane Professor OF Law in The Law school
! Of Harvard College. The honorary degree OF DID.
was conferred on Rev. George Washington Bur
nap, of Baltimore Rev Levi Wsshbum Leonard,
Of Dublin, N. II. Rev. Charles kittridge True,
"a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
who graduated st Cambridge in lS;s2). The homo
Alerr, Of Boston Jonathas Ingersoll Bowdtch,
Of Bo,ton Professor Arnold Guyo, Of Neuichsiel,
Switzerland.
The usual public dinner succeeded at Harvard
Hail. There II tn BIZ levec this evening, AT the
house Of the President
Tnr Ell Pas. RourK TO CAIIronsiA.-The edi.
l. lA.s. A.