New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-25
Union College Commencement.

SCHENECTADY, wednesday july ID
Our American Colleges display pecu-
liar astronomical phenomenon at the time OF
their Commencement exercises. The constella-
ton of stars, Of various degrees of bullancy,
which appears on Commencement proper,
and then scatters It's component over the thirty
one States, never more TO reunlte, exercises an
idlosyncratc gravitatiOn which attracts from
their own spheres various planets, which IN turn
shine forth, evening after evening, IN antlclpa-
ton Of the final pyrOtechny. Some brief notices
of these propose to give you.
1.-THE CHOICE OF PROFESSION" was the sub
lcct of an address before the Theological Soc'e-
~" on Sunday evening, by Rev Luther +. Beech
or, NJ d., of Albany 1t opened picturesqucy
with sketch of the progress Of young man,
running in many respects parallel course with
the class addressed, and their aroused curiosity
learned only al the close OF the well limned bl-
egraphy that the young man was Saul OF Tarsus
His inquiry. What wilt thou have me TO do ~
led to the enunciation of the subject An Amer
lean young man must do somethng-bHt the
want Of the age is manly, patient. Christian
heroism Men often lament III the dOwnhill OF
their career, that " life is failure y but 1t is
because they began wrong. \ man who tries to
climb to the moon will find has life failure, and
with good reason. As examples of the contrary,
the lives of Horard and Judson were sketched
with few bold and characteristic touches, Their
names being wisely unenunclated and while
the bold navigators searching for Sir John
Franklin were duly appreciated, the unoStenta-
tious, martyr-heroism of the missionaries, frozen
I'd for wears, unknown and unsOught Tor, IN the
same regions. received a higher need OF adml-
ration But wealth is desired in profession.
The best wealth is that OF the soul and Its
best attributes are Liberty, Contentment and
Reputation. These are found united with
higher and holier qualities III the profession OF
the ministry Its battles the pous lalty have
also to fight and to a full performance OF these
duties the hearers were urgently eXhor'ed
"THE BATTLE OF LIFE" was the subject oi
the address before the " Senate OF Union Col
lcge, by Hon. Mitchell SANFoRD OF Hudson -
With earnest exhortatlon and feeling strength,
informing his hearers that 81 years before he had
been in their present position and could therefore
feel with them, he depicted the field OF life on
which they now were about to struggle. Inc
age of warriors is gone The present age de-
mands Faith, Work and 1iH The hrst was
illustrated by Columbus on the Atlantic, and
Taylor at Ruena Vista the second by one o; our
learned Judges, proud to ayow his work as
shoemaker; and the third, with great imparuility
by Jackson, Webster and Clay. His exhoration
being completed, an impressive series oil warn
ngaranst the protency of evil habits concluded
the Address.
DAN MARVIN, Esq. of New-lork, delivered an
Address before the Kappa Alpha Society at the
celebration of the Twenty fifth Anniversary, fdll
of genial spirit and sympathy and fehcnouS IN
us sketchings of the deceased members OF the
! Society.
! ). MILLS DAY of Ithaca, of the class OF 1850,
! pronounced a Poem on the same occasion,
marked by the same graceful thought and happy
expression belonging to volume OF Pencil
ines published by HIM while an under graduate.
A sketch Of the admirable Oratlons of Rev. DIR.
Clark of Hartford before the Pm Beta Kappa So
ciety, and of Edwin T Whpple before the Lat
| erary Societies, will send YOU tomorrow
Commencement Day dawned with the uniall-
| ing brlliancy WEIGH attends 1t here. Near two
thousand auditors crowded into the Church.
| Orations generally OF a high order of merlt)
were delivered by about halt the graduating
/ class, and the degree of A. b was conferred 10y
| the President (who grows Younger at each ami
versary) upon a class OF seveniysl SIX, and n VI.
/ TN course) on thIrty-nlne.
/ The following Honorary degrees were also
conferred
| Ii. D.-Prof. Theodore Irving OF the Free Acad-
/ envy, New-York
D.D-Rev John A. Savage, President Of Carroll
College, Wisconsin Rev. Thomas VI Clark, OF Hart
/ ford. Conn Rev James T Spear, of Brooklyn Rev.
/ VIM c Wlsnor OF Lockport
M-Stephen J Sedgwick, Classical Teacher,
/ Newly ork, J. Romeyn broadhead, Esq, William
( +. Phelps, of the State Normal School William
McLaren Principal OF the Glenn's Falls Academy
Fessenlen y. Ots, NJ. D.. Neville rk
I A. B--Archbald McDougal. VINO.