New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-17
Among the Distinguished graduates deceIsd
prine the pas. College year. are

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Dr. Joseph Darling, of New-Hayen, is the Oldest
living graduate, having taken his B A. in l777, and
Of course having entered the College before the
Declaration Of independence. He is now in his
olNyesr. lie was present At the meeting iona
than Matby, an oder man by one year. was also
present, as he is at almost every Commencement
The oldest clergyman among the Alunri is Rev
Samuel Mott of Connecticut father, believe Of
DR.. ELIPHALET Mort, President Of Union COllsge)
who graduated in $780, but who is 90 years Of age.
PRESIDENT wOoLsZY's ADDREBs
Aner these exercises IN the chapel and many
friendly greetings among long.absent friends, the
meeting adjourned TO the Cent,r Church, where
the Somi. Centennial Orah was delivered by Rev.
DR.. THYopoRE d. WooLsEY, Prea lent Of the Col
leee, with appropriate opening and closing exer
ci,es. cannot speak OF this Grafton a: would
Every line of il was Of interest TO tho sons Of Old
Yale, ard the most condensed report. would occupy
several columns Of your paper 1t is 70 be pub
T,hed. however, and those who wish can easily OBJ
tain copy In fact il was G history Of the College
complete and compact, touching upon many mat
tiers, which history would no; admit, but which are
here embalmed in the terSe vigorous language OF
the orator.
EARLY COLLEGE CUSTOMS
The early history Of the College at BraniOrd and
ssybrook, the scenes through which it passed At
the Revelation the characters Of its Presidents
Clap, Daggett Stiles and Dwight, the services to
the College of Gov. Yale, aiser whom it was
named, and Of Bishop Berkely, the distinguished
hi,h Philosopher the srStocrstc practices 10 Col.
lege in ancien, times, were sn sketched briefly and
clearly in the grafton There used to be Butlerto
the College, selected from among the students, who
furnished the candles for evening prayers for the
privilege Of selling cider, strong beer books, sta.
tonery &c TO the student, from the battery. which
wa, kept in one Of the rooms Of the College.
The College and the State Governmsats uIel to
be somewhat ntsgonisiic, but the Governor and
other State officers being admitted into the Corpo.
ration in Preiident Siiless time, the jealousy was
Sbated. The laws which had been formerly writ
ten printed in Latin, were required by tho Leg
ialsture for examinRtion-L, tia WAS not consider
ed legisative-snd therefore they were ordered,
for the first time, printsdn English in IA. Fines
Of from a penny up were imposed az punishment
for absences from prayers, ringing the bell playing
cards, bringing liquor into college, &c. Students
10 DO ClAttlutN ANNpA AiAb ~ 49, ~~- S-''~N-
Of their fathers. The son OF = shoemaker, not
wihif to stand l5w on the roll tod the Faculty
his father wat on tho Beach. C0ilng the ears
used to be among the punishments and, as IS more
generally known, the students o, the lower classes
were the vAsials OF those Of the higher Happily
these things are now history, and this Grafton viii
give these almost forgotten aui ridiculous customs
a wider space in history than they have hitherto
occupied. -. .
THE ALUMNI DINNER.
Atthe conclusion OF the Grafton, the Society "a.
lourned to dinner, in tina College grounds some
twenty or thirty tables were spread under large
tent and aide canvasses covering, | should think
about AZ acre. AZ these tables the Fa,al.y Cor
poratiOn, Invited 6aestI, Distinguished Strangers
&c with the clasIes from l777 do to 1850, in the
order Of their graduation took seats to dinner O.
cold chicken, ham tongue, &c ice cream, peaches
sc lemonade and cold waier-ths tables being or
namented with bouquets in psOfasion.
President SahmAn oocu pied the chair with Vios-
President Skinner Ex.Presidens Dsv. Han. "a
ward safes Of Mo- 10 whom Rssat in F;nno,,,,
Cabinet was offered Judge Gamble. tar B,,.,,.
law partner DR.. Bashaen Daniel Losd. &c q, ~.
left and on bis right President woolsey DR. IL.
man Bsecuer Prof FELTON,. tol Harvard DR.. q
Wendell Holmes, Rev. DR.. Samuel II. Cox. Se'