The New York herald., 1850-10-09
Annual Com m ente ment Of Col umbia Colicgs

The annual CON ncemsnt Of Coum bia COLLEGE was
osle ebrssa yesterday forenoon in the Church OF the
Mediator, REV Dr. Ha~k Eighth street at the head
Of Lafayette Place upon which occasion large audi
spee assembled the ladies constituting By far the
greater number The exercises we're opsned With q
pfsyer,by Professor Hsisht, ,ft.r which, the band
struck mp some lively airs
GrssorF. strnoUh, ofHer Yo RI delivered Greek
sslutatory poem, at the coneludsn Of which n. Wa
honored With shower Of bouquets from all parts ofths
house. The hand then played the march nom oberon
BY Weber after which. Gso.an q. BrEos, from New
York, delivered Latin sauatory address In which he
spoke ofthe advantages Of aesdemieal collegiate
eduesen, the duty Of the teachers and the ds nifty sf
the Ina mater He was also favored Nth from
isr bar Dc The address follosed ~ the perform-
snee Of the Evening Star ~altE. from Lsnpar
JcHs = b. Honcts then delivered an Engli.h aaluta-
tory address and In frst Addressing the audit nos. he
r,f,rred 20 the rapid eight cf time and to tn. dcut
postop Of the student in sns ,ueh an titorv
But as long ss he vas encouraged by their cheerful
,m,' snd hind srprobaiion b. you'd consider his task
ss an .sfy enc lie thsn addressed the President OF
the Coll.ge the Faculty aud Board OF Trustee sepa
rst,ly IN t.rms Of w.lcome and cenrs,~l.tion and
cobclpdsd with salutaticn to the audience and An
appeal 10 their Kind ~ ndulsepee
The music oop'ist.d Of airs from Lucia by Doni-
LIwIS W. Epv.nps. Ct New York NEXT delivered an
orstitb upon the tutject QufS os 10 p>-,u,, what
1ht 10 youD lie advsiied to the difneulties witch
The student has TO encounter at the period he leaves
toi's. enc launches hts frs tark upon the oe,au OF
life Here he bee no longer the guiding hand of his
teacher 70 Point out bic rsth lie must steer without
rhot hs Own courte thTuush life lie must snswer
The questtops ~ the eutous ina us.tiv. HON he
VIII ncqu ntly meet on his path With Qud "a 4,
Toiihd ~ What s that TO Jou and boldly and fear.
IetfIy Turtue the rtest srd le hns w view
The m Husic vss Coed fisht from Guns1
NstrbN u. T JoNts. non Cold rpripr Long rsisnd
g'liWrd en- tetsy en- "fhe want Of v.neratinu In
hntriefn chetsiern IN Which be ends svored 10 ebow
tlat We American ptorle dsaciept in yererafan
:" srtquty. a The noBumtnts of art and Of their
encsstofs circumstsnce ~hich has arissn from va
rious csusts
The etssy vas followed BY fute solo frou, T Ret,si
fhtsshIU X CcVutHr 81 New Work then d.livered
sn ofsfs cn The Tlflsn hrr pista the nneteepth
osufUrr This was ahle piece of cen po.iton rand
shougk the author g. = Frsuci ran hv birth n. d.
hvefcd his or.iiun With admirable eas. and facility
Ie started ~ the question What 10 an ~ epums-
rttinf the vesious o. fnore Of nsn ss laia dou, I'm
The Wfitre- ,pcient ard modern rhilnscpber, lie
th'u rste the dahiriion of man 10 the present
y L. DrtsfIAfsr CopNrLt, frum Mes York delivered
sn ofsticr ufc1 t subject of the Bible in our free
tcfools, and ont ted his auaeurs nv evervthinp
etsr snd fsered 70 u m TO retain that bsok in the
schculs - Wv
AEtprrAb v CrsHnls frsm New York delivered
uernen orsticn. the In 1uc nee of public opinion
Nusrt ~ SnIissr from Troy. delivefed an Grafton
Sn isneictuB showing ~. ba reful sfset. s.d u.rn.
sBce INV
AroitHs Lr hoYSE ia from reN' York aellvercss an
10y On nisupssrstccd nstienst 81 srseterirfie. sl.
i'ain ttna rfasirs the many mls.prsssn,stiOps !