New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-05
COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT WESLEYAN UNI.
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con MtNCEMENT WEEK AT WESLEYAN UNI
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cor..O,pseaes Of IN. y. rnbauy
MlDDLErOWN. Conn., ThuncAy, Ass l. 1885
Tie quiet of this beautiful CITY has agaia been IN
yad.d hy the hurry and hustle Of Gommenccment
The ab.ua examination of che varfous classes was
closed last week With the result the hoard OF Exam
irers r ssed their satisfaction, though the examna-
ton ere searching protrscted and tor the most part
written TIE direct personal examination OF each stu
dent On the studies of the last year lasted SIX hours
On SUNDAY the BaccalauIrae sermon was delivered
BY Bishop SlwPsoS III. theme Was the "Ntalzlng In
en.nce OF the Gospel With espeosl reference to Sci
cree and Scholastic Pursuits. The sermon WAS clear,
orche and eloquent presentation OF tue importance OF
recognizing the religious element 10 all che concerns OF
life This element should be cherished aud developed
until lite in its noblest sense becomes realization Oh
Christianity
Monde, evening WAS occupied by the Literary Soci-
cites They we're addressed by l.. T. WHPrLE, Esq,
If Boston on the Conditions and Means of developing
the Intcectual Man" The Grafton has already been
sketched in The Tribune that Il needs only 10 say tnat
lis dctiun was beautiful and ts imagery forclole and
orntibrd his audience. OF he delivery, / can say thst
II narred the Grafton Mr. Whpple was succeeded by
CHAs THuRBER, of Worcester with Poem which con-
tanned numerous hits, PuDs and good natural SATIRE
The Joint Board of Trustees and Visitors met on
TueGay and heard the rrea report II was in the
HIGHEST degree satisfactory The financial crisis IN the
b,tury OF the College past and spurpose Is limited al
TO maxi tuition free. The schemes now in process OF
realization seem Ia PROMISE the nttahuen' vi 'hs on"
at a comparatively early day.
1tt.n uuyr at the co.e Of 1850 elected adjunct
Pro,ss,t II Bellies Lettres aud Moral Science, and Dr.
" NAN NLEEK of the same class adjunct Professor o,
Mathematics There is grave reason 10 doubt the policy
of Ill first appointment but il Is ouly for ayear tho
crlup which il excited will subside. But the Colleges
certainly Fortunate in securing the services OF Mr. Van
Week whom Piof Pierce, of Cambridge, terms tho
first Mathematician of his bye in America, II not IN
The world do bot know BE equal lie Is young
mar with a brilliant future.
In the evening. Picf T.. ID. HAvESs OF Michigan Uni
veIsiu addressed the Eclectic society, ION the In
creased Mental Activity of the World. Its Causes,
ard the Responsibilities which It Involves" Prof
Ravens j. fluent and impressive speaker and never
more 50 than when handling this subject His prcduton
was brilliant rather thai profound aud sas well received
The various secret societies consumed the balance OF
the upht in their annual festivities The veil VI secresy
is over these meetings. but we happen to know thai
with music speaking light refreshments, and the con-
verse Of old friends there first alter many years Of
.eparacD one person never passed an evening equally
pleasant. ,.,,,
Wednesday morning the Alumni held brlef meeting
and made ar angements for grand Alumni estVal next
year.
The comm Mt exercises we're held in the Method
IL, Church which was flied win -Uch audience as in
y,ri,by attends ON such oceasions Each member ~
The graduating class2 IN al-bad anappointDent aod
about 20 of those appeared the stage OF the exer-
c.s il il sufficient 10 observe that they were In the ag
sreaate Inferior TIE class was weak in numbers and
not distn gusheG for ability There we're however, sew
eral brilliant exceptions The lit Of subjects uuusu
ally good but their treatment was ia most Instances Tee
lie Its lust 10 except from this remark the Orat0ns OF
Nessrf Pom.roy BanDsbs, Virgins, Wright, aud per-
hans Harrison Steele of Boston who had pretty ladies'
boarding school sort OF on Grafton few Of the orators
were GOOD and one or two very good hint as = mis-
pronunciation and nasal twang would be out 81 Place In
This notice so nothing will be said about those
sources Of torment 10 Any educated mind
AT The close Of the speeches, the President went
through the usual disgrsceu farce 0i announcing tho
houorary degree To one who knOws the base-not 70
cav dshes-means resorfed TO 10 procure these titles,
10 language of rebuke Of this absurd bumbag can be
too strong The tact Of merit is about the only guan-
cation which is ignored Wealth station or influence
are about the sole recommendations have Known an
NJ gwen to please iIl,n nd, aud q ID ID to console
man for the los Of child have h-afd other men re-
fed degree because being rich, they bad DOT come
mn 10 the degree makers notion Of iberality to their
college MANY of the y d. ships and A. d. ships lately
=, inferred are broad buresques literary titles Thcy
are betwed on men Of bOtOri0usJ Inferior abilities,
and 10 pretens0ns scholarship. i am sorry to have
10 add that these remarks not inappcable 10 Wes-
l,ysD Unversty
Tie following i. the list Of burIesqued this year
With silly titles
III D - eqr..d Rev Lseon crs Of Msals-
town Eey % sstsor o. Nam Re- ASa'hof o'S'a Of Mes"
lie d. eree Of ~ ex graca-(b be reader will please
eut basic N grGcia according TO bis Dan taste
VI kCP bOrsft tfaWNfn 900 NJ. ~ S'-'Nf '-' -
- uroeu % Clsss OF lso, ~ifh 80 sxc@ption-
Tie degree Of A on the following gentlemen nem-
bers Of The Graduating Csss:
~ Burhsp 2 Conrad : v Coose DsSs l r
r.,fio II Z H-iis'l, iio<<s0l, y
Isssssr p Jal@. > Lee 5 H. )pd,ks 6 Pons1yy d. u
] A J. a ri'sr fefrs IT. H. '" Warren, o.
I WEE B. ViEyns " r. Hnslt.
The annual dinner, a. the McDolOugh House, pre-
geuted a brilliant specimen Of god and ripld eating
Many q the guests buried from the table 10 take
Ibr boat for your City With the crosded and peassnt
.yee It President Smiths. the singing closed the Com
Increment GRADUATE