New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-13
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u,o,sb wah, and Tho usual repors hare been doiy
psblisbeo, viz, Tbs, 'hs dscourseH bsore tho Alumni
ia.,.,v gocio iss &c. Of high order. that he
performances by The members Of Tho graduating class
admitted D, tho houor Of n public ors,ion we're Of
moro than ordinary excellence, that Tho h9v' Dr''
U.sv,,,ern. Tsrtmor,ar &C., &c, Vars seen on The
sspc. and that n collation. 'ucceedei, AZ whien
,p.eebes were made BY the aforesaid rcvcren' aud
oiher guests extremely appropriate - the occason-
To one unused "a 7 am 70 the college rest V'l',
.ome,bpo more il suggesied by actual attendance
then /, contain ed in these sreoty ped reports and the
impressions which | rec.ycd at one OF the AnniVer
.niss when present will at least have inc inefi
of novelty 10 recommer d them 10 your ielderS'
Twas attracted TO attend the late common cement nj
Amherst by the high reputation the college ~ .na'
place has attained, snd suppose It would be ssfe %
cay that as Little superficial display - De met VAN
there as in most Of our colleges
The recently ipaugurated President tDr. StsaTnsl
delivert the Baccalauyeae discourse on the Sabbath
precedipg Cmmeoct meat. FJr the p'eci-e import Of
Ibis term must refer to The Aer-York Cbserrer,
Which has lately risen 70 critical celebrity archaical
I;,erotu,e. having happily illustrated many ancient
di.tcbes such IS Now lay me do WI to sleep" SC,
and traced out recoidite phrases o their Lain orig.
il al such as TemD0ra mut0Htnr,' which 10 derived
from IN obscure wri of the middle ages III IL prov
ing u at Uoiace was plas aT I.
rem. her sim'l5r discovery asst Ferii ss, whose
feu Gus funeral Grafton found 70 have been PER-
,slly borrowed from speech delivered lew years
since in New-Oresrs
TrtiI the desired explanation is furnished by that
erndi a usrer. | a-opt ri hardsoo's derivation of
:. Cgccoio1regs" or :" Bachelor" from tho Anglo
Saxon Boo and LareoV :" book. doctor, and VIII ac.
cor lecture of my osn, that BaccalaHredte Is tr IN
borrowed from chemistry, ndicaticg neutral salt,
having neither scid nor slka'i and apty applied To
discourse delivered before the candidates tor oacae
lor. degree.
The discourse was in form sermOa-that ia TO say,
n ,ext was pTefxed The subject i'sef scarcely BE-
IoIred4 20 The Sabbath. |, TUsculaR, aud ham
died with The discrimination Of Cicero and Seneca
abouI ding in earnest exhortAflon Ia the pursuit Oh
learning, and perssverns effort 10 ootan an honoru-
BILE Distinction among men. / had the impression az
the time lperha1s mistaken one) that II would have
b. On in better Eeeppg with the day aud WIN the eau
ing of the reverend orator, had be gwen more pom
uence 10 The doctrine which was " To me Ue"ss toi-
ihntss" and 10 sll sges made little account OF ny
yotldl, wise men but which s priceless as safe
guard 10 our JUS entering upon the strife OF ME-
OF the discourscs by disng literary gentle
men on the day before Commencement DO nov thlnh
IL Necessary to cay much, they bave tile OF the
COLLEGE element AID rather Of general literature
nav MENTION however that il occurred 10 me as a
curious inquiry how Ralph Waldo Emerson should
have been found at Amherst No that the nsuIu ioa
Is theological though il has been fos;eed by the orho-
cox clergy of NewEDgand, and it is justly held one
of he principal merits Of the College tbat sound 10.
liz ious Influence prevails thtre; MOI wouli quarrel
with Mr.. En- orson about his creed OILY mere ID
congruity or fitness of things 10 winch we snju1 pay
con regard, aid 10 my mind the presence OF Arch
bishop Hul les at New. Eogland DINER in New
Yok some years sipce. which he himself fscetlousy
kened to TIE case Of Giles Scroggins, VINO had lost
lore or found cart. might compare In congruity
with MIR. Emersops poeitioD as lecturer oeiofe tue
young men OF Amherst
The exercises Commencement Day have been
sufficiently no. iced in the brief paragraphs wb;h have
anne ar.d in the wspapers far respects Their H.
ererv merit | should cay that less number OF
sneakers and more extended eaboraton OF the sub
iecis treated Of would be more satisfactory to the
audience. Initiative compositions, which are miie up
Of second. hand thoughts ard rosy ncuTc sc )timen
tally. borrowed from fashionable Zee and writers
of the pIesent da., will indeed bear condensation.
Original thought take TO be the chief Object TO be
attained by public Instructions discipline OF MAD IL OF
fer greater worth tban extent OF information. The
result of sound culture should be practical. Good
ser Sc witch is mans own is preferable in early life
,be ims gnative, which viii almost always be found
10 be an atteciatOD.
Professor Huuti gtor said in bis address, 10 tho
Alumni, at common sense as il is pltbiy called In
vulgar pbraec gumrtion" is as nectful 70 The scholar
10 the mau 81 business.
Il would be unfair 10 judge Of general scholastic ac
queme ns by tie rhetorical displays a. college Com
mol cemcrts do not mean 10 sa that on this occa-
sion there any inferioiy 70 the general STANDARD
OF college performances. The valedictory reminded
OF distinction As reward of schoia slip IL may be
almost equally dcseived by several in class. As an
inciieu ert TO ambition il is positive injury by
ticking those who seek the honor. Whatever may be
the cause, yaedctoriaus 81 general rule do not hold
the seme preen inence in ater life.
Ofihe ofic rs of this institution TWO, viz, Professors
Cla ke and Field, ere quito young. 1t s true hat
appointments must sometimes be made upon pro mise,
and professor, must be young before they old. 1t
r,mains 10 be soen whether the exoec alton of the
rencs Of ttese professors will b. realized. As Cicero
said 10 Caesar "HdJemus qg0d admJemHr-erpec-
tamus quod hdudtmYS." We admire heir good for.
tUre in getting such appo'ntmentswe wait TO see If
their merit will justify them. Prof ssor Clarke must
have Prott capa ity 10 fulfill oil the duties assigned
him. He has the Dc part nen's OF ctefn4try, botany
zoology, anatomy, and conchOlogy. &esite which he
hae the ger chsrge of "pu,tir yay the students
20 use a hotel pbTase) is master Of ceremonies q, COM
me Dcemeni and would seem 10 perform all misc lane
Gus services not specifically belonging to eny other pro-
tessor.
Prof laie Presd,n') Hitchcock has q longestab-
lisl ed reputation, ard 10 bin more than 70 any other
professor is tie College indeb for is good name.
il this country. | don't know why il should BE- sup
The College was raised from crippled condition 20
lis present hourisling state under his administration.
Annie. ST ives spGrng OF IFS ghes honors this year;
" llaus College, Observe has bean more liberal 10
the laiiy Dr. Field suppose received hs degree for
professional services codiler Mr.. Braoish proba-
bly, owes tho honor 10 the part hs has taken in the
CO nissoti0hS Of the Historical Society OF tnis City
Nee. York, Aug 80 less EaASMCS DUMKOPFs