New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-28
BOSTON.
President Walkers Inauguration, and the Boston
Anniversaries.

Correspondence Of The n. Y Tribune.
BOSTON, Thursday May D. 1853
This week mas been rainy enough to put the extn-
qusher upon almost anything but the old Puritan spirit
that still aniHaes this time hall0wed season Of Ami
versaries 1t may be that the crowd Of listeners has
been somewhat ess than usual and therefore the tone Of
speaking has been more quiet and delberatVe.
promised To write YOU word as TO the event of the
week most interesting to the world of letters-Rey Dr.
Walkers inauguration President Of Harvard Unlver-
sty One who lives in City so stirring and changing
as NeW-lO finds something peculiarly striking in the
fixed od.fashio1cd look of Cambridge and few days
residence there might take the fever and unrest out OF
head bslfcrazed with habitual turmoil. The very
buildings seem determined 20 resist all notions, and
tie wooden Westinghouse where We assembled, which
las the merest suspicion OF the Gothic, looks as if the
village carpenter had begun TO follow the lead OF the
recent eyeTs of that STYLE and had been scared by the
Ghost Of Purtsnism out of ali but the inte features
Of that architecture There is quiet boOkish tone in
the voice Of the speaker which makes you feel that
men have taken time to study their words and free
from the passion aud pressure OF the hour
The Inauguration on Tuesday afternoon was arranged
upOn the plan Of the rigid simplicity 10 say nothing
OF economy. A band of music was the only item that
seen ed TO have touched the not very scanty Golfers OF
the University There was 10 festive entertainment
not ever cup of coffee for invited guests-not solitary
window Illuminated This simplicity said to be
rather prevent among the students than to save
cost Surely there 10 want Of enthusiasm towards
the President elect who greeted with the heartes
scelsmsuOn on every occasion The reports have told
the course of proceedings, and need only give the i'm
preston Of the whole II is not often thaOn sees such
an array Of marked faces were gathered upon the
stage Nv eye ranged in one line the profles of the
three ex Presidents Of the University, and few pencil
strokes might have sketched noble medallion Of the
trio Sparks with his manly free and easy airEverett,
who carris bis Greek culture in every feature and Qun'
CIV who shows the Roman IN the very pOse OF his head
In one glance too one might catch the features OF Pres
colt and LonctellOw-bOth excellent specimens Of pros
porous authorship and showing eTey trace OF thought
except the marks fanxOus and the midnight lamp
Gov Clifford performed bis preliminary part with mod
esty ana good sense, whilst DR.. Walkers reply to bis
official Address was in the impressive style OF sim
pie soem1ity The Inaugural Address, which closed the
exercises was memorable performance, although with
little attempt at popular eloquence. DR. Walker mas
much more the air of retired scholar than when he err
eulated much freely in the world as an active
parish minister. His face always so full OF dignity and
sarsey shows tie lines of thought and study beyond
the usual mark ofhs years. His tOneis much more qu
ct and deliberate whilst his style is more simple and Sc
rene than ever His Discourse is better htted 70
commend the cause Of College Education 10 the mlnd'
of the liberal republican thinkers than any document
within our knowledge. 1t was especially strong II
its reputation of all arisocrac e1clusiveness and II
defending higher semnaries Of learning as the bes
friends of the people II is from his strong sympath!
with the common lot his hearty interest in the vear,
Of every who strives brayey for his own best good
that apprehend the most encouraging results from
his sdminsraton One of the wariest of thinkers an,
constitutOnay to all extrayagance in speculation