New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-28
rhe Florida At Savannah.
COLLEGIATE COMMANDMENTS
COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
Ninety-uiuss Apnnai & Commencement.

College celebrated yesterday morning at Nio0s Ga
den large audience assembled to listen to II,
efforts of the students OF old Columbia the ladies' being
BY far in the majority
On the stage we're the Faculty and Trustees Of the Col
lece. together with Mayor Westsrve, Recorder rloa
1T Rev DR. Whitehead. Bishop Of Illinois Hon Peter D.
yroom an alumnus of Columbia College, sud Minister Il
the United States at the Court Of Prussia; his Exceency
NJ lie VAsseur Minister OF France to Aexico MAJ Sp-Agss
Of tie United States Army Rev Mr Lyman. OF Maryland;
Rev. Mr. Stuart, Of Jamaica Marshall :. Bidweh ESQ,
Charles A. Bristed Esq, snd number Of the alumni
smong whom were many clergymen and the venerable
John W Mugsn who graduated in 1898, and also large
number of distinguished citizens. The Chair occupied
by the President, Chss King LII ID.
Dodworths Qusdhle Band lent is aid to the enivea
ment of the occasion.
The exercises commenced with overture nom la
Sirene by Auber and a fine rendering Of mach from
Mendelssohns Midsummer Nights Dream.
Prayer was offered by Rev DR.. Haight' OF Trinity
Church.
Mune-" Una yoce" RossinL
John A. KernochAn spoke sGreek Salu'atory Poem tr
which he was very generally applsuded
paAs-" Ernaeruus Berlin" BY Labit1ky
George W Dean spoke the Lain SAuiAlory Poem lie
was al,o warmly applauded
"Mdnisht Bells, A. D1dsorih
Nm Emerson Jr WAS the orator for the Eoglish SLa
ttcry Grafton Mr. Emerson spoke his address in very
elcouept manner and bids fair to be able, AZ some day to
bend his audience to his wiz In commencing he observed
that bis predecessors had spoken in the tongues OF Greece
and Rome it was his pleasure 20 address them in the
mother tongue He then alluded to the pleasure and i'm
portance Of Commence ment TO the stuient,-lhouga
might be ever so common place an occasion to others 70
him II WAS the portals Of that world for the duties o.
which he has been preparing himself by long years o.
s,rdv He turned TO the Prtsden, aud Faculty aud thank
ed them for past 6svos and compmened the presiden
on this class being the first which had gradu Isd sacs
hi- Accession to the Presidential chair Turning 70 his
classmates in few pointed remarks, he euoined on them
the sy OF continuing their Observance Of those pre-
cents which have been taught then m the past course OF
study and concluded with an eesln compliment 70 ths
lacies, which was duly responded ~.
Nfvsic-" LabItzsky's Natsien" - o.t.
tory Address Ah, ugh his acceniuation WAS niue ueec
tive bis emphasis good lie retired amid applause.
sipsie--" lie Dabe Amorsux Adam
Albert W Hale next app ared us the ne W.. vas. iltot
"ic IIonors' liz view OF this subject wes that though
history has placed the Laurel crown upon s1e deserving
beads ugh the truly great have occasionally had das
honor ustioe, done TO them on hsorys page-0ut too
often alas history has been the vehicle of perpetuatng
the uame. the vicious and the iutsnous-oen suppress
rgor CLOSING their faults aud lsudrg than vir'uOus
examples lie then gave his yeg II iha character III 10
shine historys pagt-one rarely met with lie retired
"od coiese sycamore schottsch" H B. Dolworth.
St. Clair Smith, the author and speaker Of a Poem
entitled Rome CON pared with New York" His parL-
lei was embodied in The coupleti
the faults OF Rome's proud days
Ard PbGuis me from them have sprung
The evils olo day
lie concluded with few elegant poetic bits OF advice to
his class mate and was appaudec.
Mrsic-"Dubln Waliz"-Lab1ky
W. Allen Johnson. expOunded the Repre- sent Atiye
Cities ofihe world H. detailed, Ia rapid aud for ibs
uauntr the influence OF the pr,se NATIVE leading cit
ies ofboh ancient and modern times aud wound up with
New York Whcs he said possessed more than Roman en
ergv but ache Roman fretought and no lam-ntsd the
con nanoe Of the mechanical aud material over the
intel ctual and spiritual. lie was appisuded.
c VA Anderson made his bow {, the audlen % With
"The Living Dead and the Dead Living He led his
subject in credabe manner and retired amid the Ap'
Iipsie--" Amelia walt4"-Lunbye
Smith Dodge, Jr, WAS tho next ofstor-hs subject
"The Educated Man lie expitiated on ihe glorious 70
suits education, which nike shuttle. wOye among the
nations the weD of human syUPthiss and traced mi
the true guide to the Divine SOURCE Of al Intelligence lie
worldly applauded - his delivery was Of Oh Iss
w,,-1Ca-olsn Garopn-Lumbye
A ; Jackson wss Inc Plntareh % dra parallel be.
tween "Thormopylg aud Plymouth Rock lIe VA. 40.
Iaui. but his ideas Of tic subject were rather ysgasy
3..e-" Anna oaadr!ils'-straoss.
" Irving CLARK dissecied The anatomy Of greatness"
In such cruel u amer dOnbt il the bubble repu-
"as Oh haa been placed within his grasp he would not
Lave ,purn-o the bsuble His view of hs subject
nat-vth tie exception Of feg favored iustsne -
greatrefa was gided sham and decdedly unsatisfactory
Ia m possessoE lie applauded for Biz bold and earn
eft manner of delivery
~ lie" Egenrccn Galop"-LaM'nky
v j Osborns Nas The exponent az Ambilo Fna
bis remarks infer that ambition trs source Of CRED
uutappiuess and that the fame a. witch men grasp
when ainsd but dust and ashe' Although hs n
niied that ambition Ike that which &C uaied Wasnles
ton Onld DO productive OF satisfaction tue ambition o.
Napoleon would result in bitterness.
Mnsc-' Ton HaTchen Wsizea"-Cnngl
" ! T,bbe,ts vas the next orator His theme vas A1n
iean vanity and by his sarcastic treatment ~ IT, be kst
audience Il a roar Of Aughtef. Aiier descrioing bE
sou.d man. unaWed in the presence 81 yrant ana 10y
40 utter Tie pendent Language Of the soul aA -
aau.v f. for tru.h" o. ~ b rssdy 10 s
m, naIae should be written in ths hearts ~ All mp
Bot 70 man vino was brave enough 10 adore" "a T
lean audience "a the language OF earnest convisnl
suurn fu'sOme lsudstOD now supremacy hero0 WON"
+ be of Americans be saidi .s,A.
ave rcaBs the yainest people on tho f&cs -
earth " I've strapped IN profound conemp. a 4.
own superior merits. The whole end aim o2jsd A'1 ~
tent OF our e1L tance appears d. 1e tri KtF-' %
selfs4erfciug gentlemen who, is0er1ii3n o. y
sav acck 70 Washington in ord to o~yis ~ --sos~
Tia uubic GOOD SCI Dr'Flt exon re, ara Xxx
,sen IN f,iog i wh a.. the tilo fl ought % ys ~.
ned h. ne invitation Of such pl1sI1n1 modri+ me ~
Mr. R0bh from tbs region 90 49, Hni g'l'y -
viking 90 make hird,0me flt r4 ~ ti7 per .,-' -
st,gtd upon him by an apiucllny cnshby' 'v'-,,Is
news ttsi hus,a De anne 4tn 81 N s's rf roe 6-rf
confu.d ia come convenient g....en1sy' - 80
(ohb vlo.e Infancy spOIf.f ID w 49, -
foti,p Giant aud fsd or q fssl ~ . ~ ~, ia
bis notion n su eloquent spe CD s, - H.
mir Pr..iceAt this Is gJeot q q - 49,. -, exs
- = s,r couufry ana ~ conthH kno" olIo.s
noresluets 4. there here an Dr. y't 'Vv,ls.f
afrai,or. us arstCcrat yH'frs en-. - 20
Sea- ~ q, look a. fen. h41 ID ~ 'is u .s''iPy -.
W ~. N 49,. ~, That 4 Ga. ,nYJks landed sr1 ~
49, - ~. .eferaua on ~ .i.rl o Enrop % 49, ~
sfs,e f,ru from tllf'r gul'Y 10 ),'s VIZ 'Ds W ~
So clrn the I'd Lleh o. ns siAt .h,lia pVs -
qs ora OF the glorious Dawn ~ ~ ,'''1 h Ia q
rfgft a.! tespoTisn a-f -. '.F .-pt : - -,
liz wave H. triumph from. ~Rif OF - ff5lsI's
Ihi. sres,h II the impa,tf n~' q 1D' us',' -,
,hepa5lic prints The you . .. w.. '~','sn&
81 IL e. v e.