New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11
THE ANNIVERSARIES or AMHERST
COLLEGE.

Emerson's "Conco ad Cerum" for the scholar, be-
fore the Social Union" ON Wednesday evening was
plea for the true scholar, and deifed pure and true
thought and sought 70 elevate il and its poss ssos
above bread and bu,te- As literary performance
II was orderess but brilliant, dsoiDted bai effective,
artificial and trsnscen6ental hut yet simple, winong
Ills last paradoxical description under the virtue Of
the axiom that the highest art is ts own concealneot
II flashed out bold aod striking thoughts the IRE Of
rich and deep brain, clear aud cold AID brilliant AS the
aurora bOreas. without either heart or bitterness. tie
painted gowngly the mm ,r0ity Of the miDd-the
everlasting virtue of bright dream d" welded to in
mortal verse,' and con'rasted it with the evanes-
ceuce of the merely practical abors Of dull manhood.
He complained OF the prostitution of literature and
leaning TO trade and commerce, and appealed to the
scholars to be tuer to the nobility OF tier knowledge
and faithful 10 the maesy OF thought ana genius.
Thursday morning broke in q heavy raiG-stOrm,
which poured continually and abuudantly until 10
O'Clock largely interfriug with the usual holiday en-
jOymens of the anniversary. AT that boar the rain
ceased ard sticky heat superveuec. \ ct the exer-
cses by the graduating class opc0ef before generous
audience eliminated before full house aud w1nei
under the grea est crowd of the week. Cne class u
the largest that has left the college for more than ten
YEAR, and With two exceptions IL the largest tlft it
ever graduated. In sterling worth aud ability II j.
believed TO have had no SUPERIOR the new President
holds il in the highest esteem in these respects, and
spoke freely and publicly this opinion. Out of the 50
which il numbers, 30 rank above 20 IL a scale OF
merit and attainment of 100
The following is full list Of the graduates. each Of
whom received the degree of Bachelor of Arts:
nett, Georgetown. Conn; Edwin Cone B,ell Roctvis
Coup,; Jos ph Boardman Ameshury; Albert Henry Brdg
BE cLerown; Francis Frederic own, Su buyi samuel I'd
vsfd d own Oweeo n Y. Charles Wentworth Buck Bo,ol
lohn Curtis CALDWELL ST. Absns, VII Rufus 'h1ate Jr bs
Fsrnnston Me; George Oeni.ou Harlaai Vt; dske Der
nv Boston; William Eastman Dickinson, Moth Amhsfsti
SsOTse Asa Severance Fix Sbebaae fas
Appleton Fitch Hopkinton Edwin Smith g her Can
IaHp an
Alien Hsioek amherst; Charles Harden Maasdsldi
Elijah Paddock Harris lie Roy i F ath, Cole de
e @fn h Martin %0E siodssfd i Howard Md D fo
Genoa y CHESTER Daniel Jeaeds Backbone Iraa Dana
oc,yn Georgia V, WI hsopsf4 !9y aoS san W.
Ipswich Mshew Meclung knosys Tenn W i S L f s.,
Orne j. New buIyport Levi sewa Packard "oonl 'cket,
r. James Cha' Parsons iloueeer PhiP Chss er Porter,
REYNOLDS Conoord Henry Jackson Richardson's Miehet'~r
Ito Leonard siDseton, 81 Louis Mo- Era Tnonp'on
Srrseue Wet knnsly Ct Edwsrd Alexander sIJng Dos
ton Cbauucey Boardmar Thomas salsm Caares Heury
Walton SheoIGSSe u t Iss. Mo- ap Lou M
son bsPeyHer, N Y. Henry Dwight Woodwork, Lebanon
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course upon John H. Amy of Norwich, Conn, Geo.
l.. Becker Daniel Bliss Herman Barnum, joseph
NJ Clark George H. Colt Eli ah ) Fish, William W
Goodrich, Brainard T.: Harrington, Henry Moore
William b. Rankin Henry ID. Root OF Greeatield,
Daniel j. Sprague, George T.. Dudley ana Be9lanln
f. Thurston. The honorary degrees conferred by tue
College Corporation were az follows; Doctor OF Laws
upon Luther V Bel of SOmerve. Mass; Doc or OF
Divinity upon the Rev. Edward \. Kirk and the Rev.
Freder ok u. Huntington of Boston; Master OF Arts
uIon Lieut. Rufus SaXton OF the unlte1 states army
lot Deerfeld Ryand II. Warmer, teacher formerly
of South Deerfeld aud now of Philadelphia ana Ma
than b. Chamberlain OF Boston. gu Intelligent and in-
geniOus mechanic.
The exercises of the day in the church were pro-
lopred until o. and then the students, the Alumni
and the guests the college marched IN proceeson TO
the annual college dinner served up under tent ad-
Joining the grove back of the college baudings Sew
eIal hundred gentlemen were present, anc following
the eating was sung the l22d psalm TO the tune OF
Tate and Brady" when president Stearns introduced
few pleasant speeches, by one from himself. Dr.
Hitchcock Prof. Haven and the Rev. DIR. Peters OF
Wilhamstown, in behalf of Williams College were
among the speakers. Their efforts were of the of
hand humorous nature, aad made fitting amuse-
mept for the close of the festivities. The return OF
rain followed speedily, and the day ended az II begun
IN rich flow of tears greatly 10 ihe discomfort o. the
gathering and returning crowds
The following new members OF the college corpora
tion take the places of Gen. Mack OF Amherst de
ceasedl the Rev. DIR. Fiske OF NewBraintree de
ceasedl and the Rev. DR.. The0phius PacAard OF
South Deerfeld: The Rev. DIR. jonathan Leayltt OF
Providence X. l., the Rev. Edward ;. Dwight oil
Amherst and Alpheus Hardy of Boston.
The PM Beta Kappa Society chose as It's officers Tor
the next year-President, Prof W. ;. Tyler wee
Preside mt Prof =. I. Field Corresponding secretary
Prof T. :. Smell The following gentlemen were
elected honorary members: Rev. Chn'oo Clark, Rev.
VIM p. Paine Rev Mr.. Dudley W. n. Hathaway,
Rev f.. X. Alden, Rev. Lyman Coleman, Rev. ID 40
iel T. Fisk Rev VIM. Gin, Rev. Lewis Grunc, Lin
coin Clark Rev Pndar Field, Rev c. Spear, james
G. Van Benschofen Rev. Mortimer Blake.