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H. Comparative range Of Ancient and Modern
ElOqucncc.
FzRi lloYr BYIxGroN.
Hnesbugh.
49, The Poetry of Inspiration.
JOsnUA IsnAM Bliss,
'Sheiburne.
MUSIC.
oANprpATE FOR THE MASTERS DEGREE.
II. Grafton.
GroReE NELsoN ABBorT,
.Nt,cLwy
ID. Degrees conferred.
l6 Benediction.
The Degree Of A. 3. was conferred unon ,bo
Graduating Class, as mentioned above. Tho
Honorary Degrees we hope to be able to pub
lish Tomorrow
INCIDENTS.
On Tuesday Evening the Alumni dined. will,
their invited guests, at the Pearl Street House.
and the table spread by Mr.. PArrES is spoken
OF as superb in every respect. Hon. II. J.
RAYMoSD, in the absence of JouS y. Pour.
ROY, the President, presided, and speeches were
made by Mr.. CHoATE, DR.. WHEELER. Prof.
BRowN of Dartmouth, Judge CoLLAuER. Mr..
RAYMOND. Prof G.. w. BENEDICT, ]. Fl. Ny
Frs and f. e. BrNEDIr, of New York. J. A.
Mason, of St. Louis Mo-, b B. NEWTON. Of
st. Adams, and Messrs. J II. HicKoK and C..
F. DAvkY, of Burlington The speeches of
Me'srS' CHoAT:, RAYMOND, CoLLAMER, and
DAvEY are reported to US as being particularly
excellent.
The Sigma Phi Society held their An
nlversary Celebration, the same evening, at the
American, where they had dinner got up by
Mr. DREW in his usually superior style. The
public exercises Of this Society were omitted,
IN consequence Of there beng no appropriate
place for them without interfering with other
published arrangements Of the occasion. JoHS
b WHEELER, Esq, in the unavoidable absence
OF Mr.. TuroR JAMESON, the Orator delivered
the Grafton, and spirited and eloquent speech
es were made by Mcssrs SEAvgR and DEuJ,G.
OF Mass, CARTER of Union College, r. ID.
BENED CT, of New York, SCgIyER. of Montre-
al, PANGBoRS of Johnson, and Messrs. PALMER.
PEABODY, GILLETT HisnARD, and others. of
Burlington. The expected Poem was not de-
hvcrcd, IN consequence Of the illness Of Mr.. S,
w. lIlrCHCoCK, the Poet.
At lie Corporation Dinner, on " ed>
neS6ay, at the American, Mr.. n. j. RAYMOND
presided, and admirable speeches were made
by eX-President WHEE1ER, Prof. She'd, Prof
ToRREY, the late Prot. BENEDICT, Mr.. RAY.
MoND, and others. The speech of Prof SHEpp,
who is about to remove to another College,
was sort of valedictory, and exceedingly
eloquent. In concluding his remarks, Mr..
RAYMOND beautifully coDpl;mented the Facul-
ty Of the University while he was an under.
graduate, (most Of WHOM. now compose the
board of lnslructon) by toasting them. and
quoting the admirable inscription on the tomb
of Sir Christopher Wren, the great architect,
Isl monumentum quGrs, circunispce~
Mr.. CHoATE was so i'll as not to be able to-
attend the dinner, much to the regret of ''the
whole table"
- On Wednesday Evening, the Gradual
ing Class gave Boat Ride to Pittsburgh and
back, but the unpIeasantnesS Of the weather
prevented very many from joining in it. We
recommend to Graduating Glasses, hereafter,
not 10 trust to the fckeness of the skies for
their "ater piece but 10 give a Levee, or rath-
er Solree, on the Evening of Commencement
Day, and we are sure that no caprciousness of
weather will proven. their being well patron
izcd.
The Lake is nothing when it is so dark and
rainy that you cannot distinguish it from els
tcrn,-and pleasure excursions Of tins kind
should be certain Of beautiful weather warm
evening. and cloudcss moon, to ensure their
p'casantness or success. Then, 1t would be
superb,-as it was last night it was nothing =
and the very doubtfulness of the necessary con-
comltants to render such termination of our
Commcncemenrs successfully pleasant, should
warn those who have the matter in charge
against attempting the experiment of Boat
ride.
The Degree of A. B. was conferred on
the Graduating Glass as mentioned in the pro-
gramme of Exercises, and that Of 4. NJ. in
course, upon Mr.. GEORGE ABBOTT of Newbu-
ry, who delivered the concluding Address. We
regret to learn that Mr. lilGBEE, Of Pennsylva-
MA, an alumnus of the University, who came
on, under an explicit imitation, TO pronounce
an Address preparatory to admission to the
Masters degree, was not permitted to speak,
because certain theological opinions contained
in his address were found not to tally with the
opinions of the Faculty We state explicitly
that we obtain this information from brother
of Mr.. llIGBEE, and express the belief that no
more iniudicious exhibition of intolerance could
posslb be made. We deeply regret to feel
to mention the circumstance, but, in
our Judgment, the vital interests of the Univcr-
vcrsty hang upon the proper adjustment of such
a point OF difference. Mr. EIlGBEE is a Student
IN Theology, preparing to be a Minister in the