The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-27
YALE COLLEGE.

R..tss;.s aud their friends. Esto pspstua
IRAN.
YALE COLLEGE
NEW HAVEN, July 26 1856
T.. C,s.,Eg Eeercises- Speeches, Orations Disysao
h.4., fe--Ie Graduating Glass Of 1s55-End Of
as ore Hundred and FVty.ffth Anniversary, DE
tfc &c.
Tts festivities and exercises of Commencement
wses reached thar eliminating point to day. Last
evsr.fy The Pei U2sops had dinner at the Torine
hut es sAs scce.y ID q sserst one, but members
w.xs az nitted under stand however, that they had
pleasant jelly time Of It, and that they did not Ego
huuas ~ morning. Taere speeches OF every
kind. hunor flowed ss wine, and that pretty
s6undsnt and msrnbsra pledged themselves evsr the
aos rg cup es the hight Of friendship gov
dim. ThlA morning III, Com mencemeot exercises wers
ale~sd in the Centre chu rch, of which DR. Bacon il
pss.sr sad whcc situated in the mi Idle OF thu pub
lie green In respect the order OF arrangem thsy
did not offer from those of Columbia College AMI
tbs J1iyersty nj New York, except in their
character and quality and in both these thsy
wars decidedly supsr Distinctions, it msy be-
saii avidious bur IN this case every one think
nuss aoait the justice o. decision which has Sesn nads
by the Ehe,s ccuasry which tina Faculty Of
beth those instita .,ens wi. themselves Wedge
Thsxe is ht:ts-y ia saying that in literary merit,
tee most inferior grafton delivered hers
Gay surpassed the bsst have heard in New York
Tbexs must be for this and it would be- well
for the Faculties toinvestiyate it, with vie its
movs, tor there - really why New York
should not bs equal nj least in the character OF
tsase, 10 Connecticut Bat 70 return to tho exercises
Tbs procession headed cy the Under Graduates, and
succesds by the F4outy md the Alumni in The order
OF taesr graduation, formed thescoi,sgs grcands
ard prscsded by Dadworths band, marchsd
down 70 DR.. b. .cn's church. On their srriv-
nj in 0f TIM urda n
vtdsd INTO two lines between which the Faculty with
tAs President at their eAd, followed the Alumni
wAksa ints the church. On entering, foun the gal
leusee sEd portion o. the platform occupied by the
ladies' Tor whom II is sufficient praise 10 say that they
Nigh sa their fair sisters Of the Empire City IN point
OF beauty and personal sppe,rance-and that il saying
great deaf The GENRE of the platform oceu cd
by TIE President ana proie Of the college several
Prot. a. cthe- institutions Of learning, aud nun
BEG at invited guests, among whom tho sent
eovsrror OF Connecsicut and ex-Govsraor Dutton
Atlas ths performance Of excellent music By tina
buui, tia exere with prayer by the PIE
sstert Rev theodore d. woc'sey steg nh ca Latin
Aiseanss al lahaira, Mani, sandwich islands. This
wes tslcved By 3 distertation the circumstance
ous.n Euzs ceth by ind B,ardIan Andrews Of Sew
Havea. Ths spesser eli'ey reviewed those cir,um.
sss aoes placing ABOVE ali the formation the
by waiea it sas prccsdsa and followed isnt Ia his
&c regarded PROOFS or the intel
hctrai sctvity by Winch characterized. Ar,org
these no nnn toned tie us overy Of America aud ths
art Of printing, bo.h 0. vh.h world Wis their
eoets It was an age o. sublms courage, OF daring
teErr.se of cAvarous and OF great rtssctua
aohsevsnsots The nucleus OF new aud permanent
Ntefature was fornea, Which, the speaker opin on
win asvsr cease 70 eyist I. was to bs :enad in tho
writings q Milton, Bacon Shakespeare spsnesr whose
uerks VIII ever stand lyins monument Of the great
"7As French writer's Of the Eighteen Century, ard
theiralnfue-ce ,he Revolution OF 1884,, he sub
Jecs dissertation ~ HssAy ANDERSON DIckEasos of
Grady, Mass The thee mos: prcmine at of these,
Moatssquisu, vol.are and Rasseau no rsgr "a the
great exson nts Of the principles which hen ruled
FrAnos. OF these Monttaquieu took tbs lead in the
enurcAtion OF great and liberal views and did his u.
Gem In which they --rs held. by the enlarged aud
nghtsesd ?, ncpies OF lag which ne promulgated vo'
tairs OF cifferen stImp-hs destruction is
wtowsuld have uprcctsd IT, ysy foundations OF the
cs system end sFspt asy all vesges Of religion. rns
ny Of the priesthood b@ regarded religion up.
ling sb. and diroctod Ainst IL the xhcle
Of his VII and carcas TO his satire there nothing
culs As.sptic himself, he taught his couutrymeu 10
lesk ~iih coa.spt the priesthood and to laugh
third great wter Of this period Rousseau the
ste.sn sho clothed vice IN 50 attractive form
and ,n,practicesle theories, based on thu par.
ecnbAits Of human nature he did his utmost to
s1sP.s1 10 their government. beware mad enthusiast
sa4 the 7csyhtul aktr IN tones OF warning how
,s s h, s1S trust d in M ps0sopay These sm.es
eosd.tic1 to which France reduced 1. no. to
BE- cors,d,td at al strange that whsn the government.
the people should put th the
untried .A oits OF suc1 these and that Robes
P.uesecq't finally hold The reins Of goyernusnt and
tass tie place Louis the Fifteenth that in those
terrible Gays shch marked the reign terror, reason
should ss p,sonihea By courtesan and worsaipped
abuses. ell committed in the name OF liberty, should
mas cSSoc'acy bysord and rsprcach alaony tho
1Atsos
Alter the performance Q, smother piece Of music BY
the batd Cornelius CHRISTIE, of BackensAck N j. &C.
lversd .seer'aton on the mechanism of the hsavens
AT of a hpav tna;a
coasrss,ed with the efforts and Of human
skie ard sthius, as illustrated in the mechsnisrn of
watch, soo the Infinite difference between the Creator
ant tie erssture sho sn by the comparison The works
Q, Goa .e.e simple grand, aubms thOss of man, com
we'll pcr,crmso.
citeo By Samuel Lsthrop Bronson, OF New Raves with
nuch effect. He dsscriee5 strain Of mingled wit and
Cd bsnr !. ss ~ enc -
GspeIatle article Of male attire, tbs collar He was
at tso severe upon The hsss whose he.ddses,
IN coca 40. terms" at tsir hate be did not Offer any
thirs In lieu thereof and expressed his opinion
that they would look better wfthou. any. iouot
lees qualification to the offended fair when he
turned biz attention to the Steiner SEX whose coat tabs
were lje the subject OF some very cutting remarks.
Hs POI laughed at AMI that Is the gre praise
that ca he given to II
kw,R written grafton on the life and character OF
Weest.r tsborne Of Bloonifcld ~ J. The composition
rsses.A.d oae great merritt expressed good deal ia
ver1 rev wordssn art in writing II would be well for
yourg setstn 70 study carefully We think however,
ne gays ias subject CT his GRAFTON little credit
thAn no deserved, for, although William the Third
vn sWNsman Of great shrewdnsss he
NOS 20 comprt heosve in his views or bis poll
~. osborne stated He also maze
Svnt historical mistake in aging that he achieved
for England "s boedEass revoIntcn,,--the WiIlamts
~srs wssed soI the possession Of the English throne
were among the most ssnyuinlry reoor5eJ in hstorv
and their elects a'es yards Visible In ths
rve suuSges made BY the stuarts 10 regain A nro,n
that had been lost to them by their own mbscty and
weakness. -"
lively air which seemed 10 put the audience in tho
tie last notes died away they we're sadrs,,es ~
On BY ALFRED PasKrN1 Rockwrit, Of Norvi Gu rha
ootncsd eulogy the early Hugueuot settlers Ia
I, quary. His manner OF pronunc alton and DELI
r1oaadbeve satisHed. any Frenchman and Il hisian
vas cot txactly the same that sposeu a Ffancs
20 very like Il that IL might have even deserved
asr sons ~ TO his birthplace. We thins, however
u. thstthe Huguenota like the PuritsnS have "a