The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-15
Our Rochester Correspondence.

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RocHEsrER, July II, 1855.
Celebrations Of As FbuvA Of Juy-A Maine Ld0 Pro.
cessson-TAs People and heir Demonstration College
Comm1seemens-7 me Esocsses, Orators and Graduates.
TIE two first weeks Of July may be put down a.
gala weeks for this section. The Fourth opens the
programme, WIEN all who are imbued with patriot
ism in the Gepesee Valley and Western New York
thropg the city, give vent to their patriotic desires
in such ways % inclined We were favored this
wear with two celebeAtops- peoples procession
and exercises in which ali could join and enjoy q
genuine old fashioned "dsy We cesbrats," and such
was enjoyed on grand scale.
For several weeks past the Maine-lawites, beiAg
over elated with joy, have moved everything nova
BILE to make q formidable demonstration on tho
Fourth ard with great boasts proclaimed that they
would outnumbeY The peoples procession nine to
one. During streak OF llhberal benevolence they
ccndescended 70 allow the people" 70 join with
them, provided they would adopt their programme,
their orator being Harbor Master BurIeigh. The
citizens committee, however, were not SO blue, but
went in, and ned procession Of Thousands. All
eyes were eager to get glimpse Of ths great Maine
Law procession. It finally moved, and the highest
essimste Of numbers wss Two hundred and fifty out
OF q multitude Of one hundred thousand assembled
here that day. Such was the great BLASTED Maine
Law celebration In Rochester, aud probably the last
This being commencement week OF the Rochester
University attracts alarge concourse Of its friends
from this section. Among it's eminent supporters
we notice Hon. Ira Harris and John N. Wilder,
Esq, Of Albany; Robert Kelly, Esq, and Rev. d..
Msgoon, Of New York; Rev. Messrs. Miller, of Con-
necticut Colver Of Detroit and Fleishman of Phils
delphia.
The prize exhibition OF the sophomore class
csne OF on Monday evening, before an immense
sudience. The young gentlemen acquitted them
selves handsomely. and ELECTED much praise. The
fifth anniversary of the theological department
took place ON Tuesday evening, and consisted Of
tions by the graduating class. The exer ;ises were
Of very interesting character, and Indicated very
gratifying degree of discipline and study ON the
part Of the speakers There were sixteen graduates
in this department
On Tuesday evening the DsIphic and Pishonian
societies held their anniversary a. Corinthiau
tor, j. w. Fowler, Esq. WIN. Pitt Palmer delivered
an eloquent and well timed poem on the occasion.
On Wednesday an immense Gro vd assembled to
witness the Common cement exercises. Thegradaate5
displayed great skill Of oratory, aud q power Of
thought that bet0kers much usefulness in tae life
before them. The Chancellor Of the University,
Hon. Ire Harris, conferred the degrees. There are
sixteen graduates, viz. A. K. Mott, Kennehunkport,
Me.; G. d. ". Bridgman, Hoboken, N. j.. A. d.
Williams, Ann Arb0r, Mich; G. W. Turner, Cortr
lard; D. II. Cooley, Brockport; N. s. Smith, Rod
man; II. A. Brown, Marion; j. L. Otis, Rochester;
w. G. Learned, Willismsvilfe; A. J. Ensign, Ridge
way; q. Evans, Brooklyn; w. I. Pagan, TnDes'
Hill; w. G. Pratt, Somerset; N Fox, Jr., Science
tsdy; N. NJ. Marble, Providence, r. l.; W. W. Fay,
Pouehkeepsie.
With grand banquet by the Alumni closed the
fifth annual Commencement exercises Of the
Rochester University.
The exercises closed with great credit to the in
stitution AZ its faculty and sIudenss. The gradu
atiDg class dis Aayed mucn taste in the selection of
the themes on which they spoke, and much intel
lectusl force in their discussion. WAS exceedingly
gratifed by the hiebminded and generous spirit dis
played, and the absence Of that partisan and sec
tonal cant too ofed INDUCED in on such occasions.
1t argued well for the tone and temper Of the Uni
versi.y. The prize deelamAtons on the evening of
the 9th very coed specimens Of elocution, and
in twODr three instances evinced the possession OF
hne native powers. The gem OF the occasion was
the orstion before the literary societies last even
ing, by John w. Fosler, ESQ.,, President Of the
National Law Scnool Ia 2oughkeepsie. It was pro-
nounced the mgbtiess effort Of mipd-the most
splendid specimen OF eloquence ever listened TO At
this University commencement. For more than
two hours he held an immense and intelligent audi
erce spellbound,
The occasion, on the whole, was highly satlsfsc
tory and creditabls to this popular and valuable in
sttutiOn. G.. r. l..