New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-27
COMMENCEMENT AT YALE.
uoccoIaureate sermon Resnttn -The pei'" h%s
Epsilon society.

Corrc,pondcrce OF The NewN OK Tribune
NEW HAVEN, Tuesday, !ily a. li0
The reuru of this season. which seems to be- especially
devoted Ia College cOmmeucem, uts has again Drought
around the time for ale u celebrate her cusiomi9
anniversary The present year Witnesses the 9aehAHdrd
and ftythird commencement when thls Cohege has
held Each succeeding year az Il adds 10 us title %
yeneraton gives il neW claim 20 regard as source
sound education and pure science.
The present occasion promises to be inferior 10 10
respect to those which baye preceded IT, and INDEED
will possess unusual attractions. But as the s0ns Of
Yale gather once more offer the tbute Of their ade
ton there must come over them shadow OF sadneSd
the thought that some who have been yeneratei as
loved rs instructors longer mnyie m these esas
ties rejoice in the prosperity 10 which they 80 ageJ
contributed.
TIE first exercise OF commencement week was ~
Rarcs aurrae sermon. which was delivered lasf Sabho
Afternoon by President W0oisey The subject Of ~
discourse was the Christian Spirit gf Sesacltce VIVA
was treated m an exceed gy a0le manner abonndnte
it dia 10 valuable thought and happy Illustrations ne
preacher et forth The chlractrIisfcs o thh spfh M
is happy results both e. the possessor and 30 aIl nv
kind The farewell address 90 the class about % grasF
ate vGs one OF deep and solemn iutecst.
Dining to-day and Yesterday the examination oil CO
diaf,s Tor admission "a College has been going on, al
the prospect that the ucxt class vii be- as large It
larger, than any precedine
An Interesting exercise, although not OF a literN
character took place ths afternoon Through the itH
atty oi tie graduating class two prizes OF consdersae
value were offered Tor competition 10 the cluboats CO
neoted with the several classes aud the trial tOsk pl
to-day.
Tour boats entered tir lists, viz tbe Ariel, Of for
oars the Halcyon If eight Ours, he Ncpcnthe, Of III
oars and the ITALIA If alx oars.
The arranged course around stake hxedb De
barbor about mile from the stating point. The e@
test excited much inerst and in spite If the uHPsss
antness of the weather hundreds OF spectators sen-
bl,d 10 behold IT, All the cginced high deliee
If skill and excited just admiration for the regularly
and precision If their movements.
The frs prize consisting 0i silver cup valued 4
so. was Won by the ITALIA, Capt Dwight ami the y
cord consisting OF a set Of colOrs Of the value Of sb
by the lialcy0u, Capt Stevens
Tie manly exercise Of boating has grOgn IN ayOfa
late among the students OF this College aud the lG
Nav consists low OF six well manaed boats
Ills evening the COnoiOad Cterun, or Address betm
the General Association Of Connecticut was deiyen
By Rev DR. Fitch. upon the suCj'ct Of the Ir@ d.
yine Of Inspraion The discourse. which was OF CO.
siderable length, well worthy Vi the high pOsltsd
it, author.
At the zane time the Deha kappq Epsi1H Slc,eg
which holds Convention here the present year, hers
public meeting when az Address eas delivered by W
lam II Richards, Esq. OF y s. aud Poem BY Chh
ton r. Lewis 81 Westchcster IA.