The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-12

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having attsadsd d parti i eourR: Those Married 4
sesx hs os. s,grss q B.cAslsr q Phil:selhy oay
sso ss" Al the remaining sook the regular
President Way now conferred ~ following honor
sry degrees =
"a. L"-Augustus T. Day, Kinistown. Pa; Rsy. Zach
Eddy. WARSAW N. Il Rev. J. Leland Maynard, E. Doug
d. shepardson, Cncnnat. o.; Joshua Hunt Esq, do.
80. Dn-Rev. Thos. Shepard. Bristol r. l., Of thu
class Of 1913 Rsy E. G Robinson. Prof Theology, Uoi
I'LL D"-Hon. Benz. Franklin Thomas. Worcester
Mass class 1880; Geo. Ide Chase Providence Prof Che
mi.ry and Physiology Brown University, class of 1880
Hon Daniel Dewey Barnard United States Minister to
Prussia and Hon. Henry 8. Randall, Albany N T., So
cletary OF State.
II seems singular that D. D. Barnard and q. s Ran.
dali should be doctorated while such as Henry Bar
nard and S Randall are neglected. The two latter
have borne the burtheR of common school edus.ton In
their respective States few other did in any
country. Henry Barnard has done more the Conmis
soner of the Public Schools Of Rhode Island for the Ia
tslecuAl and moral elevation of that State than any
enc hundred Of her politicians
Some years srcs Rev Dr. Sears, Of Boston, baptissd
celebrated Prussian who has snco established forty
Baptist churches In Prussia These and ether Protes-
tsnt chufchss have been recently prosecuted, which
caused Hon. d Barnard to address powerful pro-
test 10 the Prussan government and which is doubtless
At the close Of these exsrcses about Eve hundred alum
nj studes and invited guests proceeded to the campus Of
the Cclsse where fine collation. was spread under the
sbig tent y All present Wed in daspatching summary
justice 10 these elements Of life when the President made
hslSscne speech stating the fact that he had taught
his first class in the college nearly twenty nine years
fore and Is matter of course remembered that class
with such peculiar affection chat he would call up Gov
Clifford. who enc of ts representative The Cover
spoke happily. He had letter addressed TIVE
hundred yesrs ago to Roger Williams in which it was
proposed to make Rhode Island subject to Plymouth.
cose Since that the college which the free aud unsuS
eced people Of Rhode Island had reared had asserted
claim TO Plymouth and well maintained it. Brown lad
sent her leaders Of thought her teachers all old
Plymouth ard at codrt time since he found that
among ninety lawyers nineteen and the presiding judge
graduates Of Brown He said also that the two only
chief magistrates of Massachusetts, from old Plymouth
were graduates of Brown
Attorney General Burgess made happy speech hear
ing Rhode Island given In the absencs Of the Lieut..
Governor he the next highest functionary He said
that with great OF had
and he rather imagined that the ssss service 10 oouS
render TO the college just would be to rest tbs
centre of his corporation. He excited unb0unded ap
Flause.
Judge Thomas said that four Chief Justices In Massa
cbuseits At the present time we're graduates Of Brown
Mr. EcAlistsr responded to California.
Hon Isaac Holmes of South Carolina made very ef
fectve speech Among other things he said that in 1774
Mr. Quincy sent from Boston to Charleston to
all was right Charleston gave assurances for liberty
warm that soon after Mr. Quincy's return the whole
thing WAS understood and Charleston encouraged the
first blow on Bunker Hill
The Mayor Of Providence happily and quantity res
ponded to the "Cty Of Providence He had graduated
nearly forty years before, and hence, was no longer
chicken
Hon Charles Thurber Of Worcester who was Of the
class twenty years SINCE and who Snakes pistols"
reced beautiful poem Of the bygone days, which fire.
quently brought the "tent down with uproarious APP
plsuse
After singing sold Hundred" which you know is Z
Irrational institution in New England, the happy con-
course adjourned. 1t has been good COMMENCEMENT:
very little Of "Grsecs and Rome" but much Of
have fed for relief to the cooling brse7es Of the
Sound and after chat with your friends the officers
will turn into ny hosptable bunk on the Vanderbilt
THE MAJOR