New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-27

-h;.h o..rrv Commencement week were opened
nth the Anniversary Exhibition of the Phitotog'-
eal Society. whose representatives acquitted thein
selyes well. One young gentleman read poem
with " o PARA ! Connecticut Tor MS suojec'
which was written with beauty and feeling and
touched many q responsive heart with its humor
Grace and pathOs. An allusion to spot close 10
our boybOods home brought up many sweet recOi-
lectious. The following evening the PtdtoReaH 10
ran held a similar Exhibition, which also was
bioIly credtable TO the Society. Sunday forenoon
the Bsccslaureste Sermon was delivered by Prot
II. II. Nadsl His subject, The Rme q high,
was profoundly discussed, and many maxlms OF
practical wisdom We're given to the Graduating
class II was quite lengthy, and at times ran over
such hackneyed ground or became so metaphysical
that the interest would moderate. During such
passages We amused ourself by scrutinlzlng me
the class trying ID discover in their looks when
was the best az a scholar, which as speaker,
which as a writer.
Monday evening we listened with great interest
10 the Prize Declarations nd Essays Inc decla.
nations were all good, though little less " rant
and agony" would have improved some OF the
re.formances The Committee agreed with our
Judgment IN this matter by awarding the
fret prize to the most natural and easy
declaimer The Essays also were excel
lent. but Plea for Western Society, oy
the same student who read the poem on Friday
evening. was far superior 10 al its competitors.
ASS sequel 10 bis former effort, it was admirable.
Some sighting remarks Oh Western manners ny
the new President, who has just come on from the
East. lad nettled many, and this enthusiastic de-
Tense of the frankness hospitality and heartlness
OF feeling in the independent Western man was
cheered again and again by the audience But It
received sou ething more than cheers tor, to use
Western. phrase, it knocked the persimmon -
took iheprlze.
On Tuesday evening the Hon. James Harlan.
Senator elect from Iowa. addressed the Platonlan
Society on the Formation OF Character IN one
ofthe most powerful speeches of the kind we ever
listened to- IL was bold and rugged in expression,
vyeiphty with the rich ore OF thought, and spoken
with tie grave aud striking persuash eness OF an
earnest man.
"Wednesday forenoon came the Inauguration Of
DR.. Curry az President Of the University. Bishop
Ames delivered a brief charge with great dignity
Dr. Curry's address was able. Though not brill
liant as a speaker nor very smooth a writer, he
displayed great learning and ability The gradu-
stnq speeches of the Law Class, in the afternoon,
either because of their real merit or our Partially
10 our own profession, seemed superior in interest
10 ANYTHING else that we heard from the students.
J. s darlington, Esq of Indianapolis addressed
the Pathological Society in the evening. It was a
brilliant oratorical effort on The Political Con-
" science"
! IhnTfNuF. the lJtN. Nun EthAh"ANh N"ff ~
this we tad looked forward with high expectations,
and we can hardly say that they were tulhlled;
we missed the face Of the one whom We had selected
on Sabbath at the Baccalaureate as the most prom
/ isipp in tie class On inquiry we learned the
cause. One of the class, remarkable or his schol-
arsbip and amiableness, had resolved 10 leave dur
ing the past year on account of some harsh treat
ment from the President, but at his departure had
been refused an honorable dismssiOn thst be might
not use il 10 enter another college Hcreup0n the
rest Of the class determined that unless the resi-
dent changed his course they would not graduate
under him But he remained firm, and the whole
of them came up for their diplomas save this one,
whose face we missed on the rostrun, but soon
found in the audience He was spoken OF highly,
and we could not help looking with interest from
! those who were receiving their honors so proudly
to one who could sit there so calmly and decline
! them.
At III o'clock the exercises of the eight young
men cl, sed, and with them the academic year.
Then came a great deal of shaking hands and fare
wells among studtn ts alumni and visitors. For
ourself, we felt that we had spent pleasant
week, revived our old college feelings aud were
better fitted for the toll of business by having at
tended Western Commencement. n. }. W.