New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-09
COMMENCEMENT 1T THE UNIVEAslr1
or VERMONT.
corr,.ponsenoe ef Then Y. Tnoune.

CoTrespol oefSe ef The - l. lrlONe
BURLINGTON, VI, Monday, AUg. Z, la
% Sabbath afternoon, Pretiden. Petss gs...,
BsccasuIeste Sermon in the CJLefegsta,
Church before dcnse'y crowded audience. Z,
trxt vas: "ShoS tayself msn," sad moe. a,
cid be discourse upon il. HIS remark e q,
Senior Class were brief, cloee ard foin,e3 Il
Todd The Young gentleoo4n - shoE .Af ose,7es ~,
ss the, e forth into the word, and mLeie Il !.
scenes and engage in the battle OF lie. II "
eysnipp an address was delivered BEIGE ISe H.
c,ety for Religious Inquiry by 'he Rev. NJ Jane
ID. Of AibaDy, y Y Susje,t: "LOyslb %
Ctri.t" This production was chsrsc's,iB.S "
deep thought, choice words, and spoken 10 40 nj.
mated ard eloquent manner.
Nordsy evening wss the ceIebrslioa o. ths
si.mi Phi. Address BY tbs r v james Dotsiss d
Ru,spG, and pom by the Rev. a. c. K.tdrict
D. d., of Rochester Cpigersity. Bob pei.
formsnces were Well received snd highly sgpre
GATED The subject Of the address was - tSasdc
Culture;" that of the poem, =" Dreams The
poet gave some good hits, having dream vhics
was lot all dream.
On Tue sday forenoon President Pease wbt pre-
sented in due form with the keys ofthe College bys
President Wheeler, who pertormed bis part 81 Z,
ceremony with dignity and eloquence. ihe Tres
Dent then gave an inaugural discourse, wolch "ork
have been too long if Il had not been 90 good
Prelident Pease il an able writer, proiouod AID
fnisLed scholar ana withsl possesses large st,rs
of GOOD common sense qualities which render
hin, an exec llent man for the office he holds. lc
the afternoon the Literary Societies celebrated
their anniversary. The Rev. j. Z. IhoDs,sos Of
YOUR city gave the Grafton and m )st eloquentor,
il vas His subject was Literary Culture Tor
Literary Men" We have never had az Any o.
our comneDcements more eloquent and highly.
flushed Grafton than this. A crowded audiep'e
rat in breatbless silence and drank In every VOID
II was followed by Poem, delivered by }. $ ..
Taylor esq, Of Plattsburgh, y Y. Ilie su,sc.
vas The Old School House;" and most grspb.
ically did he describe its crazy benches snd ts a.
COW eDiences; but the Poem was altogetbtt toe
long, for it weeried both speaker and hearers.
Strange that public speakers DO not learn that
hrevity is the soul Of wit! In the evening, tie
exhibition Of the Junior Class took place; aud a
most cre6itable periorDance II WAS, showing that
the students are ", Il trained in this University.
Htdnesday.- Commencement day. The rair Is
pouring down in torrents. We have not had such
a rain. storm for long time 1t COMES from TOE
north east The clouds low, aud dice Ou nt m0st
iIeeD. Ii raiDed yesterday and iass ni.ht
but not so hard rs il does to day The ground
is now completely dreDched, aud the riir
was much needed; but the storm, violent d.
it was, did not prevent full attendance
On CONNIE cement exercises. The house w6s well
filed, and the galleries presented many ROXY
cheeks ard sparkling eyes. The graduating ,lass
numbered over twenty, and the young men spose
very well. PRECEDENT Peo-e offcated with ease
and dignity. The corporation could not have
made better selection for President. This hte
rary institution under his administration 10 bound
10 progress in the right direction. The degree VI
Doctor OF Medicine was conferred on abou, a dozen
yourg men who attended the medical school cen
neet,d with the University.
1be students did we'll in engaging the Come,
Band of this village, instead Of paying some $500
Tor music from your city, az they usually have 10
years part. our band performed their part ex.
ctediDgly well, and discoursed music good eno7gb
for the occasion. 1t is well for students thus 20
save their money. IL lie al economy highly CON.
mendable; besides, it is encouraging home manu-.
iactuIe. On the whole, our College is vel es'sb-
lished and promises much for the future.