New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-26
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS
Correspondence of The Tribune.

Here | am in this beautiful village, TO
witness the exercises of Commencement week, and
sooh TO say, Ii has been week of great Interest,"
But let us further preface omitted, state what has
been done.
On Sunday evening Rev. Professor Hopkins, OF
Auburn. delivered sermon before the Society Of
Christian Research. 1t was generally well liked,
though the preacher talked generally in different
strain from other Protestant ministers. He went at
considerable length INTO the history and example OF
lgIailus Loyoa and limited that little of his spirit
breathed into some Protestant ministers OF the present
time, would do them 10 HARM
On Monday afternoon the sigma Phi tOnFent
held their Anniversary IN the PRESBYTERIAN Church
The Poem delivered by Rev. X. H. bacon OF
Rochester. The production contained many ofoal
strokes OF LunOr, but beng OF local appNcdtlOn
some of tie best points were not understood, except
by students or graduates of Hamilton. Inc refer
ence TO the tub, however beng univ ersal was re-
cognized by all Rev. DR.. Thompson OF Buffalo not
beng able TO attend as orator, c. H. SejgwlcA, E>l
Of syracuse, kindly consented 20 take ms place
The Grafton which he delivered was the same which
be had given LAST year. before the same society," IN
another place HIS subject was Progress, paItlcu-
larry Law Reform. He thought this reform had not
VET been carried far enough, and suggested various
departments IN which Law might be slmpiihe1 ana
humanzod. The Grafton was well written and wen
delivered.
Monday evening there was prize speaking by mem
berS of the different classes, the Graiuatng CitSS
excepted The pieces were selected, that Is, were
not original but the eocutIon was highly credtaDie
TO The students and their Professor OF Rhetoric Prot
UPsoy. Indeed, throughout the proceedings the
speaking was excellent. | thought the best SPOKEN
niece on Monday evening was an extract from
Dickens by Geo. W. Dakln, of New-l ork CITY, a
member Of the Sophomore Glass. He took the hrst
prize. The selections were some " hat curious, the
speeches of Thompson and GddIues minglIng with
those OF Webster and iiobespierTe. Edward {. Nor
gau, Of CCrilandSille, took The first pnze IN the
Freshman Class, and Charles VI. jenkins son OF me
,f 4
prze IN the JUNIOR.
TUESDAY morning there were yale1ctoues before
the Literary Societies. on the College Hit IL x.
Calm OF Illinois, for the PhGnlX, and Daniel }.
Pratt, Of WoSimorelanc, FOR The Union. BON gen
temen members OF the graduating class. TUESDAY
afternoon al O'Clock. the Alumni society held H.
meeting and was addressed about two hours oy GEo.
W CLINTON, Esq, Of Buffalo. His Grafton was list
ened to by large and delighted audience.
Tuesday afternoon. al o'clock, the PSI tqsit2q
Fraternity consisting Of chapters IN Harvard, faie
Union. Amherst, BOwdoln, Dartmouth, Columbia
ard Hamilton Colleges, and W-Nork, Brown, and
Wesley an Universities. formed IN procession ~ the
UnlyeTsalSt Church, where they held their ConYen-
ton, aId preceded by DodwouhS brass band, o. the
city Of New-York. marched 10 the Presbyterian
Church. They were the only Society that formed N
procession and made quite display. J. d. S.lrte-
want. OF Albany. President OF the Convention, W. ;
Pore, Recorder, with the Poet and Orator, al the
head Of he procession Dwight ii. 0lmstead acting
as Marshal.
The exercises were opened with prayer BY Rev
AiT DlChSCN, MEMBER o. llit fidttlnly. heF.
Henry W. Parker. OF Ehae a. graduate Of Amherst
Collese. followed with poem Of great merit II Is
mainly serious description. philosophical and ina
gluatye, OF The Universe anG the developed faculties
OF the soul in future life.
Reason. In the spiritual world thus described, for
example:
The Reason followed new capacity,
go new its dlsembOdel force. L. pierced
The soul OF things II severed true from false,
And seized essential yefltles No more
Nisled bv worts-tke rafting TOYS OF Time
Nor logic-chdlSh architecture, bulk
o. blocks, aad iumbllng over soon IS built
Nor drawn aside by teaZ,ng sense EOr vet
Weighed down by WEAKNESS but gro VI a man,
And cas1d IN angel armCr, Reason stood
And shotthe dart Of intuition through
The heart OF mystery or, wheeling up
lis forces marched along hundred Ines
or argument. Nth even step anC iEOnt-
Not Struggling sngly on savage tran
And huTllng random arrows as II LIFE
The conclusion is a humorous description Of the
return OF the invisible spirit 10 the EARTH thousand
Neals hence Museum Of the Past " Is visited
At the entrance stands the Olympian Joye OF PM
dias-a marble figure, holding out globe and on the
elobe winged Victory this. grave critic mistakes
for Victoria. and confoands her with Jenny Lind
Who " conquered the world" which Is held IN the
hand OF Barnum. The account of the Museum cioseo
thus:
{" We came al length beside mummy case
The last conservative preserved HIS face