New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-28

org naliy resolved 10 wheel it around 10 go, and
f1e task wac early begun. The most obstinate
part Of the hill was left-s knoll 10 front OF the
North College in the bouBds OF the broad street or
common Here il persisted and persists, sedd ct
sedebK For twenty years they endured this ex-
crescence, like the black pudding on the nose OF
tie unfortunate Joan NoaA. As her husband
proposed TO adorn the deformity with gold and
Jewels so here at last octagon cabinet, enforced
by an observatory adhering 10 one corner, rose on
the offending protuberance in Is4s. BY some pro-
cess Of crys sizaton 8 smaller octagon is nov de-
velopng at another angle Of its parent. A Presi-
dents house and since spacious library have To-
Gated themselves on the west side of the road on
ground but little lower Now the long-desired
south building 10 rising, but the symmetry will be
visible only 10 the birds OF the sir or 10 telescopes
on the distant mountains 10 the southwest. Nor
will the appearance of things be materially changed
should the plan take effect 20 erect yet another hall
in the rear of the whole.
So much for the exterior history OF this rapidly
growing institution A quarter of a century since
the number of students was nearly the same as
now (say nearly 250). Theirlodging rooms are e1-
actly the same, or in reality two rooms less, while
the public rooms will soon be three times as large
as they then were. Beneath these spreading roofs
have gathered and are gathering such collections
as are perhaps unequaled by any other college or
university in existence. Utilitarianism cries in
vain cHi bono. Here they are, and here they
will be- At one time suspect that the Trustees
paid rather dearly for some of these treasures, but
the latter accessions have come in spontaneously
with funds to house them, and still they come
Amherst 10 the only country place where natural
ist can write and study and the scientific traveller
might now better leave out New-York from his
tour than Amherst and, except at Washington, no
collections are growing 80 fast.
As another feature and utliarian one il is, too,
81. o.. has hoo IIol linn ia
benefits TO those who cannot pursue a complete
college course and 10 those who desire 10 go beyond
IT, Amherst College, theD has now definite
character of its own, which it will never lose. IL
will ever be the home of the naturalist. Such ls
Amherst high, healthy village, terra iocognita
10 the mosketo, quiet, for 10 is the terminus of
railroad of which the stock will never be very
high within the pale of a pretty we'll executed
prohibitory law, and where the students standard
Of morality is, perhaps as high as in any other
An honored future awaits it.
They say az sll colleges that 10 never rains on
their Commencement. They will not say so here
for some years 20 come. 10 poured. and for the
first tine perhaps, in the history of the college,
the house was not full at the beginning OF the eI-
ercises. lt soon filled, and ultimately the rain
ceased, and we had a cool, pleasant time. The
speaking seemed quite good, and the class appear
uncommOnly fine. send you the list OF speakers
ard also of the graduates.
HONORARY DEGREEs-A NJ: Ryland H. War
riner, Nathan Chamberlain, and Lieut. Rufus Sax
ton, U. $. 4. $. L. D.; The Rev Edward n.
Kirk and the Rev. Frederick ID. Huntington.
IL. D.. Luther V. Bell.
You zee two poems in the order of exercises :;
both went of very well indeed-as did all the
exercises.
The dinner was fine, leisurely, abundant affair,
held under large tent the site for the proposed
Hall for the Societies and the Alumni 1t seems
that this Hall is to be reality, for the graduating
class have subscribed $1,000 toward it,
After dinner speeches were made by the Presi-
dent, Prof Hitchcock, Prof Haven. DIR. Absalom
Peters, the Rev. j. p Thompson, the Rev. VIM /.
Bud6iDgton the Rev. DR.. Stearns of Newark, n. j.,
(brother of President ST. Prof Hackett of Cam
bridge Mr.. Derby, father of the vaedictorisn, and
lastly the Rev. Asa ID. Smith, ID. d., of New York.
Geo. b. Jewett, A. ~, Professor of Latin aud
Modern Languages, has resigned, and the Profes-
sorsbip remains vacant Theo III. BENJAMIN,
Edw. p Crowel and John NJ. Greene were elected
Tutors.
You are indebted to innumerable persons for
favors rendered your correspondent for your sake,
and more particularly to Prof VIM. s. Clark. II.