New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-21
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COMMENCEMENT At WESTERN RE-
SERVE COLLEGE.
co,-s.,o,ssncs Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence OF me ". T. lTuuno.
WESTERN RESERVE COLLEGE, July 10, 1855.
The annual Commencement exercises of West
EN- Reserve College opened on Sunday after
noop the Sth, with the BaccalaGreate Sermon
aud Farewell Address by President Pierce.
His address like the productions OF every pub
lie man who has warm friends aud arde At oppO-
nents, was admired and applauded by some, and
censured by others. The long career of Presi-
dent Pierce as a Collegiate ou1cer mas now
ceased For twenty two year, the administration
has remained unchanged, aud during that period
Western Reserve College, like all Western Col
leges, has experienced its times of prosperity
and adversely Whether every measure adopted
by President Pierce the most polite aud
prudent is a matter of doubt but that he labored
long and faithfully for the establishment of that in
stitution on a firm basis, none can deny. Ga
Wednesday morning the Hon samuel Galloway
Columbus delivered an Grafton before the Literary
Societies. His subject was, "The Evidences Of
Progress in Civilization in the Nineteenth Cen
tury" The Address was mastery effort, such
az YOU would expect from Sam" Space in rHE
| TRIBUNE will not permit even a lacOnc synopsis
of his speech Clearly he showed that military
glory in this day cannot aid even q spawned poll
tieian to ride into offce-that "pure blood, noble
blood" in America, is heard only at cattle.
fairs, or perhaps among the " swallow coat TAIL
gentry" of the ballroom, where heels admired,
| and brains are useless He showed that the
"eyidences of progress were especially seen in
/ the cause of popular education that this Is
| the bulwark of Ameriea-of the world. The Ora
ton was admired by all. Prof Walker OF Otter
ben University at 3 p NJ addressed the Society
of Alumni His subject was, The Deceptive
Character Of the Features of Human Progress.
| Prize Declarations were delivered 10 the Chapel
| in the evening by members OF the lower classes,
which were creditable. On Thursday morning tho
Philozetan ard Phildeto Societies celebrated their
anniversaries in their respective halls, where
/ the " fOw of soul aud feast OF reason reigned
supreme At 10 A. VI. the eratOns by the gradu-
ating class were delivered. The subjects chosen
were discussed in statesmanke manner.
Tie Grafton on American Literature" was
deserving of especial comment At o'clock
/ y NJ President PIERCE delivered a handsome well
come 10 the President elect the Rev. III. L. Hitch
| cock of Columbus President Hitchcock responded
| in a beautiful manner. The Inaugural Address OF
! President Hitchcock was such as 10 inspire the
| friends Of Western Reserve College with the hope
| that the dawn Of better days was glimmering in
| be academical horizon. May their hopes be fully
/ realized!
| An important change was made in the Board OF
/ Trustees Tie designations Of Messrs. COe,
/ LYMAN Fem and Latimer, were accepted. The
! Hon Reuben Hitchcock of gainesville, Judge
/ Andrews of Cleveland, and Dexter Wltter OF
Burton. were appointed 10 fill the vacancies. The
| labors of such men in the Board Of Trustees must
| be successful With new President, new Pro
/ fessors and new Trustees, the College will doubt
/ les flourish and rival the oyergro"n Institutions
J of New.England Western Reserve College has
! been established tweBp-sx years, during which
! tine il has graduated more students than Yale
College did during the first twenty-sx years OF ts
existence.
After the orations Of the graduating class the
/ alumni retired 70 the grove where the strong
tables grosned beneath the smoking siroio, aud
here With oire claDg OF plates and knife and fork
they criticised the pudding aud analysed the meat,
In the evening concert was given tue chAPei
was crowded with the venerable the mid iie' Age''
the youth of noble aud generous Impulse, '1s
radens fair, pure ana chaste lLe sSns 6;,,h
thrilling melody eyinced musical talents ~ ~
order Everything cOnsPred 20 maze az IN 90
cises of Commencement pass on ueIsu go
proftably they truly sustained 'ne ''p''''''" VI
the Institution. -, u-a5,..o5 ,oo.a
-, -, ,bar Western Reserve College, but not
!oeD a.. ~ nnn,ber az many alumni which have pre-
sod The Nsw-EngaDd standard OF collegiate
sSnc.,ion 10 which standard the Faculty OF West
ern Reserve College have always tenaciously adj
| hered WA iorOA'