New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-25

Society be regarded il a. q good Joke sot nm AZ
college fellows ard threw the letter ssde without
taking further notice OF H. And il was only when
he saw bis name announced in the pspcrs that he
began to prepare himself for the occasion.
The crownhg esry of the week, however, was
the celebration Of the Alpha Delta Phi Society, on
Friday. July 20. The Commencement exercises
could rot have had more successful close This
Society, which has been established at Cambridge
for upwards Of twenty years, and which numbers
among it's members some of the ablest sons Of old
Harvard, held lite Annual Convention at Cambridge
this year for the frst time. Large delegations
were present from Yale, Amherst, Hamilton, Dart
mouth, Williams, Bovdoin, Brown, and all the
leading Colleges OF the country
At IL o'clock the public exercises took place In
the First Church. There was large and elegant
audience in attendance. Prayer WAS offered by the
President of the society the Rev F. d. Hunting
tom. the newly.appointed Plummer Professor at
Cambridge. An Introductory piece Of musc was
perIormed BY the Germania Serenade Band. The
PRESIDENT then introduced the orator of the day,
James Coolidge Carter, Esq, of New York, who
wa. most cordially greeted. The subject chosen
bv Mr.. Carter was " The Love of Public Virtue"
The Grafton was thorough and mastery perform
ancs. aud enchsined the attention Of the audience
for more than an hour The introduction was as
follows:
"Ir was the noble design of the founder of our FRA
terny 10 cherish and advance the liberal pursuits OF
life by fostering and sustaining III educated men that
interest in arts and letters which is the purpose OF
collegiate training TO awaken aud direct; and 10 thE
end 10 unite, far might be possible throughout
the colleges of our country, by the ties OF permanent
friendship. thoee whose sympathy and cooperation
such an objec. would engage. His views were not
limited by the narrow period of college life. lie aimed
not simply to furnish for the undergraduate the
charms OF friendship and the advantages sprnging
from sympathy in Kindred tastes and pursuits, but 70
infnse into the breast sentiment which would abide
with the man during life, pointing back TO the period Of
his Youthful studies for its origin and character shap
ing and connecting his endeavors and bnding him 70
old associates and an unseen kindred. His wish
10 reverse the effect which advancing years too oftsn
have upon the ambition Of youth, and to feed in the
breast of the stucen the fires which were kindled al
the affairs of his Alma Mater Our fraternity has not
vet reached iis maturity while It's founder sleeps in
unmey though not an aforementioned grave but his
work has survived him, and we assembled to-day
in the spirit which presided over Its orr in-some OF US
10 r,vive the recolections and enjoy the associations
which belong TO this spot and oil of us 10 indulge the
generous sentiments interviewer with the .raterna
sympatbies which form the basis of our union
The Poet of the occasion was Eibridge Jefferson
Cutler. Esq, of Holliston, Mass. The poem was
one of the most chaste and brilliant that we have
ever listened to. Its frequent beautiful thoughts
as well as its passages of rare poetic power we're
greeted with the liyeliest enthusiasm. We can
only give the concluding lines:
To-day is mans; the Past and Future Gods.
All the boar ages died TO give II birth,
And all the Future hangs upon its deed.
Morn launching from the green horizons shore
His radiant bark, while all the forest tips
And all the air are bright with pennons gay,
Calls To his twilight sister round the world
"To day To-day Aud she with rosy check
Waves white armed farewell from her dusty ear,
While like setting star behind the hills,
Her voice eli ks silyerly, 4" To-day to-day :"
Earth takes the warning on her thousand tongues.
The little flowers whose duty is TO bloom,
The busy streams that bear away the hills,
Ocean with all its harmony OF shells,
And mountain torrents shout aloud, To-day y
Hear IT, oh heart Throw doors and windows wide,
And let the light and voice of morning in ;
Who careth where the shades of night are lied
Who waits to-monow's far uncertain dawn
To day to-day the sun il on the hills.
Go forth oh Hero resoluIe and slrong,
Work while the day is given, and working sing.
And though amid the olashing instruments
OF earth's great orchestra men heed Il not,
No feeblest voice shall pass unheard of God
In the evening there WAS social reunion" OF
the members at Brattle House About one humid
red gentlemen attended. Horace H. Coolidge,
ESQ, presided and by his brilliant and elegant wit,
his ready and pointed repartee, kept the table in
constant roar Ii would be in vain to attempt TO
give any report of the toasts, speeches and other
exercises of the occasion.
The festivities were kept up till late hour with
unfapging interest and the brothers will always
remember it as one of the most pleasant and
successful of the anniversaries Of Alpha Delta
Phi AMHERST.