Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-08-05
Yale College Commencement.

The Commencement Exercises Of tho
one hundred and fifty. second anniversary
of Yale College, took place on Thursday
last. Ga Wednesday, at half past ID, a
meeting of the Alumni was held under%he
large and elegant tent pitched ia front Of
the College Library; Professor Jonathan
Knigh. was appointed Chairman, and Rev
s. w. S. button and the Hon. William T
Gould, Secretaries. Prayer was offered by
the Rev. Dr.. Field; and obituary notices
were read of thirty nine graduates of the
collegeswho had died during the last col
legiate year. DIR. Eneas Monson of New
Haven, of the class Of 1880, was stated to
be the oldest living graduate. Addresses
were made by the Rev. DR.. Adams of New
York, Newton p. Strong. Esq, Professor
Oimstead, Rev. Samuel Merwin, Professor
Goodrich, President Thornwell of South
Carolina College, President Sturtevant Of
Illinois College, &c.
10 the afternoon. the anniversary meets
IuSS VI Tic 0OVCIdI SOCdCuOS WV
held in their respective halls. Ia the Lii
nonian Society, the lion. Charles H. Pond.
Lieutenant Governor. presided. In the
Brothers in Unity, the Hon. William Il,
Gould, of Augusta, Ga. presided. In tho,
latter Society addresses were made BY ex,
Governor Bissell, Rev. DR.. Adams, Prof
Thatcher, and r. w Fish, ESQ.
On Wednesday evening, the Grafton and
poem before the Phi Beta Kappa Society
we're delivered 10 the North Church. The
subject Of the GRAFTON, which was DELIVERED
by g. r. Whippie, Esa., Of Boston. was,
+" The Engiish Mind" The poem was
delivered hy the Rev. John Pierpont. Of
Medford, Mass. His theme was " The
Scholars Hope" t%s
On Thursday morning the exercises Of
the graduating class took place in the Gen.
tre Church. The SalutatOry Ora,iOn ia
Latin was BY William, Augustus Reynolds
of New Haven the Philosophical Grafton.
by Fisk Parsons Brewer q. MiddletOwn
the valedlciory, BY Joel FDose Bingham
Of A. dover. The Dissertation on 8. The
oldsn Timss." BY Henry Seymour Sanford
Of New Milford, 10 highly commended BY
those who Listened TO It.
Professor Henry Bronson Ofthe Medical
Department, Professor E'eazer T. Fitch Of,
the Theological Department. asd Wylsis
Warner. Es.l. Treasurer Of the College,,
resigned their places. DR.. Worshington
Hooker was elected TO the vacancy in the
Medical Department, and Edward c. Herr.
rick, ESQ.,, was chosen Treasurer. ..s-
The degree Of Bachelor of Laws was
conferred on the following gen,lemen. viz,
Curtis s Bushnell, Frederick s Giddings,
Edward s. Jerome, Peter w. Rouse, Ma
than A. Lee. Vim X. Seeley,
The degree Of Bachelor Of Philosophy
was conferred on the following Gentlemen.
WIN r Blake. Vim II Brewer, George ]
Brush. Vim Craw, VIM A Shepard, Geo
w Weyman.
The degree Of A. M. was conferred in
course on IS graduates.
The ad eundem degree Of A. M. was
conferred on Edward w. Canning, fer.
merly Of Williams College. and Rev. Da-
vid Murdoch ofNew Milford, formerly Of
Union College. 1855.
The honorary degree of a. NJ. was con-
ferred on Rev. Archibald F Gould OF Tai
Iahassee, Florida, Rev, Asahel A. Stevens
of ueriden, WIN II Potter, President OF
Rrandoo College, Mississippi. (aii formerly
members Of Yale College. } and 90 Erastas
q n;ga,ow Of Clinton. Mass.
The honorary degree Of Doctor Of Laws
wss conferred on Prof Albert 2. Church
A. Yves, Point. icon of Chief Justice Church
Of this village.) and on Henry Barnard Esq
Of Hartford. ..4..e--
The degree Of NJ. D. On the recOnmen'
datiOu Of the Connections alSocieiy,
s.....A ~, ne NHrsa r Mash Of BRIDGE