New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-31
COLLEGE, OoMMENCEMENrS.
Hamilton College Gen

oon~P Cttsros Oneida ca. Saiaresy 'uy So
.commersemeDt Week In tni' q1io' -
,cTT,op !. always crowded with excitement Auu
'',.,s,, lis the week Of the year-a "S s', ''O--
in'e'.' 80. date and around which bright hopes
.,l sn,icipa,ons cluster nth
The Intellectual festivities began U.s. ",''
=, Address before the "sooiety Oh CHRISTIAN u"
..,,cb.p BY Rev. ALBERT BAhSts' OF fn"Soe''
~, II was delivered on saoostn evening .ue
ff,.,;,., 70 laree and delighted audience dis
..h;sc,-o Tk, CAristiaH Scholar h' po'"'oa
s.,:..n MANY who had never before felt mis-
49,, .owsr NJ may so distinguish ill., were ex'
sns display OF orstorc skill but they
- m;.,.ken in their man, for no Evolutionary
...Ii.,res have contributed to the success Of Al
49,, B.rpes: he moves an audience by the simple
nover Of thought, expressed in an easy, graceful
.,,ls but delivered without single gesture.
LED hardly say that bis audience was highly graf
lied on this occasion.
On Monday evening the annual Prize Decsms'
,ooD drew a crowded house. About this exercise
there has always been a good deal Of exciting in
arest az each one in the house forms an opinion OF
The comparative merits Of the several speakers, and
visbing to see the prizes awarded according To
their own judgments, they await with anxiety the
decision Of trumvirate appointed for the occasion
The young men acquitted themselves finely and
with much spirit.
Tuesday morning. the Anniversary exercises OF
thu Literary Societies were held valedctJry ad'
dresses were delivered by d. w. Gilet Of Elmira,
!. the Phonix and by J. H. Townsend Of Lysan-
1sr the 'Union'-bOth members Of the graduating
class.
We cannot fail to speak Of the new cabinet con-
tanning about 5000 meteorological specimens pre-
,ented TO the College and arranged with great
taste by Prof Roof who has lately been called TO
NE chair of Mathematics in place OF Prot CATLIS,
deceased 1t is a monument 20 the beneyolence,
skill and perseverance Of Mr.. Root.
In the afternoon of Tuesday an address was de.
hvered before the Society Of the Alumni by Hon.
w Bacon Of Utica Rev. DR.. ADAMS OF SYRIA
euse was TO have discharged this duty, aud in
taking bis place Mr. Bacon gave just and touch
fpg tribute 10 his memory, and then announced his
subject as " The COnsecydttng Potoer Of Poetry,
which the me he handled in a graceful and pleasing
manner After the Address the Society held
business meeting, Prof KEsDRIcK Of Madison mi
yenity, 10 the Chair. Feeling illusions were
made TO the death of Prof CATLIS and Of B. w.
DWIGHT, late Treasurer Of the Institution. In the
evening the house was literally packed 10 hear
poem from ALFRED b. STREET, followed by an
Address from Hon. II. b. STANTON. Mr.. Street
fully sustained his reputation as a descriptive poet
and Mr. Stanton delivered a brilliant aud iOrcible
Addreu-at times CONFUSING bis audience with
laughter and then delighting them with his fervd
and glowing elOQuence. He announced his sub
ject as :" The motive powers Of progress and the
y,inti0n Of Literature and literary men TO It
which Of oourse, allowed him to discourse much OF
aReform and Reiormers" The next day, July
49, eoff ha US
held the day was excessively warm, the Their
nometer standing at 92s in the shade yet, not
vitbstsDding, at an early hour carriages came
cruwdng into the village and consigning their bar
dens To the church, it was soon Tiled with tne
audience. There were 81 Candidates for the de-
gree Of Bachelor Of Arts, "a of whom delivered
Ora,ions. The subjects in general were well
selected and the pieces forcbly written; We could
mention some which exhibited unusual maturity
and power, but will forbear. ! prefer at present
to speak Of the style OF elocutlon which seems
prevalent among the students here. They devote
much attention to the subjecs OF writing and
spesking believing that mere book knowledge
viii not enable them to influence the people
Prof A. j. UPsoH has charge OF this department;
formerly the place was filled by HER MANDE-
VILE d. and under him the speaking was 50
GOOD that when heard of a change l feared that
l,bould not be as much pleased with the exer
cises as had been On former occasions bat In TINS
Twas dissppointed There seemed TO be In their
speaAipg greater freedom from the tram nels OF
Ar and there was more OF the genuine prone
thIan Hre"-yet there was no want OF accuracy IN
meditation, emphasis or expression. The general
opinion seemed 10 be that this dep rtment has fsl
len into good hands. Mr.. Epson Is engaged In a
useful work aud we wish him success, fully be-
6evipg that no will sustain the reputation OF the
In,titStlon in regard to his department. that OF
Bellies Letters
The honorary degree OF LII d. was conferred up
ID tKki al hut
4 rs,ident of our own city and also upon Augustus
w Smith Professor of Mathematics at Middletown.
Rev. Chas. Wiley of Utica brother OF John Wiley
Of New York; received the degree Of Do'tof OF Di-
vinty, and the honorary degree oil AN was anong
othef, conferred upon our fsvorte artist, Daniel
Huntington, and upon GerrHP Judd, bis Hawaiian
ksjesty's Minister Of Finance,
In concluding this somewhat extended oommuni-
cation, | must say that in my Summer wanderings,
away from the heat and masquitos OF Gotham, l
miss nothing so much as my DAILY Tribune.
A NEw.YoRKER.