The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-21

commencement Of Harvard COzxoIos
CTrcm the Boston Traveller July Io.l
The exercises connected With the annual festival
at Cambridge College were commenced this morn
ing, and, as usual, will not be concluded until to-
morrow evening, Atan early hour this morning.
his Excelency, Gov. Washburn, bis Honor, Lieut
Gov. Punkett and suite, with numerous other dis
tinguished gentlemen, were escorted by the Ian
GERS, Capt. Wilmath, from the State House to Gore
Hall, Cambridge.
At I0k O'Clock, procession formed on the Col
lege Green, and preceded b. the brass band,
moved TO the Unitarian Cnurch appointed.
The side aisles and galleries Of the church were
already well filed with ladies' and the procession,
composed Of the faculty, graduating stndents, Gov
enor and suite, invited guests, 3d., having been
admitted, the church became crowded TO overflow
ing. President Walker then called the assemblage
to order. and having offered prayer introduced the
first speaker of the occasion. Austin White Thomp-
son, Of NORTHAMPTON, who delivered salutary ad-
dress in Latin. The exercises were then continued
nearly according to the programme.
The productions Of the young men were gener-
evinced mind of no ordinary character, and talent
Of high order. On the whole the exercises were
credit TO the universitya its professorship. The
music In the church was furnished BY qusdrille
band, we believe Schnapp's.
In the meantime sumptuous repsst had been
provided for the faculty, students and invited
guests to which they repaired in procession, when
dismissed from the church, and will probably spend
good portion Of the afternoon In social and intel
lee tuai enjoyment at the festive board.
From the academic department Of the University
there are eightysix graduates to-day, from the D
vinty school six and from the other schools large
number; while the new class entering college is
said to be even more numerous than that of last
year, which was very full. There were twelve gem
tlemen presented as candidates for the degree OF
doctor in medicine, twelve for that of bachelor Of
science, apd sixty for that Of bachelor of laws.
Tie graduates Of the day are follows:--,,otn 2.
Allison, Thomas p. Aston, John W. Ames, Benja-
min H. Bailey, John G. Bancroft, George L. Bennett,
Francis W. Bigelow. Atherton Blight, julius J. Car
riere, Henry Cobb Edward ". Goldman. Theodore
Il. Colburn, Charles G.. Conner, David Fl. Coolidge,
Hall Curtis Samuel L. Cutter, George r. Dana, Ed
ward @: Dawes, Daniel Denny, Frederick W. Dorr,
Hiram = Ewcrs, Ed w. Forbush, George G. Fran
cs, Horatso n. Furnish John G. Gallard Charles D.
~ I. Nichols Gilman, Richard 6. Goodwin, Fran
els IL. Griggs, Richard +. Hall, Vim. S. Hazeltine.
Joseph A. Holmes, Charles A. Huntington, Benja-
min !. Jeffres, John Johnson, Jacob G. johnson.
VIM. johnson, Jacob b. Kendall, Isaiah Knowles,
Theodore Lang, Oliver s. Leland, Thomas j. Lo
throp. Charles 4. Lowell, John +. MoEroy, Marcus
G. McLemore, Edward c. Mcclure David II. Morde-
cal, VIM 9. Paine, Gorham Parks, w. G. Pearson,
Wm s. Perry, VIM. J. Potter, Henry G. Prentiss,
Alfred "A. Preston, VIM. A. Preston, Thomas p.
Proctor. George Putnam, Robert A. Renshaw, Ed
mund Rhett, Truman II. Stafford Jacob Savage,
George W. Sewal, Edward L. Sherman, VIM d.
Slack, VIM $. Slater, Samuel f.. Smith, George w.
Soren Charles r. Stetson, Foster Swift, Augustine
". Thompson, Charles Thorndike. William Thorn
fs
Van Brunt, Aibra Wadleigh, VIM. W. Warren, 10
seph Il. Webster, John D. Wells, Frederick Whee.
Ter, Eugene l.. White, George b. Winship Leonard
J. Wyeth.
Degree Of Bachelor OF La,cs--Messrs. Luther 7.
Ball, Samuel Batchelder, Henry McIlyain BRYAN,
Edward P. Burgess, Edward X. Buttrick. Alfred II.
Byrd, Bernard Carter, William t. Chandler, Joseph
liam Mcneil Clough, Gordon 4. Cole, Josiah Col.
Inns, Randolph Coolidge, Charles P. Crawford Henry
q. Denny, Charles A. Desorby, Albert Dickerman,
Samuel K. Dow, Henry II. Downes, James B: Eustis.
Gholson, William F. Goodwin, Augustus G. Green
wood, Daniel A. N. Grover, William Hall, Nathaniel
w. Jamison, Josiah b. Kinsman, Edward w. Lord,
%y Gs lyman Cyrus Gysrs Meyers Gerard Morris
George D. Noyes, Maurice O'Connsl, Sylvester PEN
meyer, Phillips Phoenix, Josiah Porter, Thomas +.
Richardson, William b. Ross, William H. Sears,
Stephenson, William G. Stewart, William l.. Stone.
Robert +. Stream, Adam W. Thaxter, Samuel L..
Thorndike, Charles w. Upham, Joseph II. vanmeter,
Franklin Webster, William p Wells, Henry Willis.
William G. Wilson.
Degree of Doctor in Afedicine--Albicn K. P.
Bradbury, George J. Donnelley, George A. Gallup,
Edward L. Holmes, Francis NJ. Lincoln, I.dwarG T..
Mcrong, Geo. H. Oliver, Enoch III. Piitsbury, Oliver
d. Root, Joel Sfaverns, Lincoln II. Stone, Michael
w. Turner.
Degree of Bachelor IN Sci,ncc.-Jsmes A. Bate,
William A. Brewer, Henry j. Clark, Thomas T..
Clark. Andrew McFarlan Davis, JOSIAH i. Flagg,
Charles Fl. Hudson, Nathaniel Mansfield, Ebenezer
Marsh, John NJ. Richardson, Joseph ". spfague,
Sharon Tyndale.
Dsrinify lSchooi-Moncure l.. CONWAY, Jas. II.
Fowler Marshall q. kimbali Calvin $. Locke, II.
Mctcalf, Charles II. Wheeler.
The Grafton before the alumni Tomorrow will be
delivered by Professor FELTON,, long and widely
known from his connection with the University Il
viii commence ut IL o'clock, and will be followed
by the annual public dinner.
The Advertiser of this morning contains list OF
the deaths Of graduates Of the college which have
occurred during the past year. The whole number
is 63 Of whom 81 have died since the last COM
mencement day. OF the surviving alumni, thirty
seven are upwards Of so years oil age, and five OF
the number are upward of 90 years. Asa Andrews,
Of Ipswich of the class Of 1883, is the oldest in
age, having been born May IL, il162. The oldest
survivor in graduation is the Hon. John Weiles, Of
Boston, Of tho class of 1852. This gentleman will
be 10 years old in October next. The iricnnial
catalogue gives the graduates Of Harvard College
in the order Of years nom 1912 to 1854, inclusive
The whole number Of names in the catalogue is
SAGE, OF whom there are marked as deceased lSO3:
still living, 1906; whole number of the alumni,
6,8l2: marked deceased, 1889; illving, 2273.
Number OF clergymen among the alumni, ISIS;
still living, 302. 1t is to be hoped that large mum.
Der Of the two thousand two hundred and seventy.
three survivors Of the alumni will he present At the
festival "a morrow.
TELEG RAPHIC.
JUBILEE or THE ALUMNI.
Boston, July 20, 1851
The trenpial iuNiica of the Alumni NJ Harvard Col,