New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-19
Commencement al Amherst College, Mass.

The commencement exercises Of Am
heTst College took place last week Ga Sunday after.
room President Hitchcock preached the B,ccaaurcsts
Sermon, from l Corinthians, TO- b. Out you like
men
On Tuesday afternoon Prof Park, Of Andoyer. pro
nouLced an eulogy on the late Prof b. Edwards, OF
Amherst College The eu!ogy was a noble tribute 10
the memory OF the amonted Edwards.
In iho evening came the Prize Speaking when four
young men from each Of the t@O lover classes
tended tor vOume Il Poems and the eofy appsrtain-
ns thereto In ths lreshmau class, Ed yard a. Strong
OF B sop, received the ls aud Ll an ;. Fdrcnid Of
tu.hiug l. T., the ID prize. OF the S0phOnores,
Albert w hayesot AshwOoi Tenn the 1T, and john
" Cape U Oskham, the % PIKE.
meeting Of tue Society IT the Alumni was held In
me chapel, q, ele O'Clock Wednesday morning. Prof
Jcseph Hey elected Pieldrnt Tor the next year,
the o'her fcc o.! last year reelected Rev.
Henry Neil If LenoS, elected Orator for the mex.
Conn eDcenent and Rev Edward =. Humphrey, D d.,
substitute Al 90 O'Clock the procession proceeded to
the church where All Grafton before the Alumni was
deliver by II Bull ck, Of Worcester. Hi. subject
vas. Inc reiaious OF the higher Seninarss % learn.
ing . hs age and country, az conservative and sd
lusting power. The Grafton was an eZcslept one.
An adjourned meeting Of the Alumni was held a.
o'clock Committee consisting Of Prot f. Smell
Re Dtose c. Psrtridgo, and t. g. b. .don, E,q.,
vas spICint,o 90 make Brraugenents ilr an Alumni
diner next year. lst # hose who nave died dug.
irg tire past year. ard brief obituary nohee Of each
IVES read b. Prof Tyler They are Is t1Hards u
d John 4 Jones = ID. John Wade & Bait more j.
". Brchtr and yohn d SpeGcer
10 die afternoon Rev. Il > Storrs delivered m sd
dess before th- Literary )clftis' al in tse evening
Prot Henry b. With, q New. York, delivered on ad
dFcs' before lhe Socieiy Of Inquiry Boii addresses
are Vel, pJson Of
On "wednesday zoe exercises Of the graduaies took
pace IL lhe Chufcb aid we're highly cEeotable 10 the
c9ss
Tho degree Of A r wss conferred upon a.. ,radus.
irg cass numbering :, and upon Ezra FairchId "a.
wiz ClspP and I = Ranney. The degree Of A n was
conferred u Dineteen candidates In course and the
honorary deg on Curtis 81 smith l. + Conksy
and Geo. Merriam, Of Springfield.
lev. John Aeir, Professor Of Theology in Prluceton
College sid Rev Seth STeetzer received tho degree
OF ID D.
Abou,3 Freshmen haye been admitted and as about
halt usually enter BY this time this number indcatesa
large Glars
Tutors Il L. Edwards ani William c. Dlckns1n
leave the College az this tine ard Samuel Fox Of
SAe!burDe sno George How and Of Conway have been
appointed TO hl their places 40 Tutor Emersou isa
native Of Heath, Franklin county has the honor Of
furnishing all the Tutors q Al hers, College.
VIM Clark, q E.sthsmpt0D, who h.s Just con. /
peted course Of study Al German University, has |
bern elected instructor IN Chemistry
Twenty one thousand dollars have been raised for /
the Library, and 4" the work goes brayey o. Hon /
Bullock has been elected member Of the Board |
o. Trustees