New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-29
CENTRAL. COLLEGE ANNIVERSARY.

CENTRAL COLLEGE ANNIVERSARY.
Tie Anniversary Exercises of Central College com
m.nced on the evening of Sunday, the oth inst.
when the Rev. Henry Bowen of Cortland preached
in The College Chapel, before large assembly, diS
courss fruu, Let Timothy, iv.-l4: Negiect not Tue
The production was characterized throughout by
deep thought, happy Illustrations, and graceiui de-
The prize-spesking came eff on Monday evening
before a full house. The decaimers were generally
successful in gaining the attention OF the hesrefs
f. W words We're nrpTODOuDced, Il but the Professors
were not r,fpoDsible for the errors In one OF TWO
c. Ser ~ oeciion NUT have turned wholly upon those
mi. callipgs. Among the Junior Academies w. Hatch
bore Of The prize though the difference in merit be-
The Ia of bet division they all chose extracts 100
f.D Of lofty expression and requiring more gfando.
qUence thrn they were masters OF. We never can see
boys stttnpt to peTsOnate Bee cher, Phillips, snd
br ming his fingers with ,be Ihunderbots Of Jupiter
they capI OF grapple successfully with the sennents,
but ,tsRge) bent ath them.
Among the Senior Academies, ID. w. Carrier took
the frs pine. His piece was the atricsl-" The Raw
"iDes tf Msniso"-and it was faithfully repre-
septed. W. Hanson won the second prize in this dyi-
siOn and A. j. Warner the Only prize among the So
phrDores.
On Tuesday, at 10 o'clock a. m, the Rev. A. l..
Post Of p, nnf yvania delivered sermon before the
Cole ge Association, from these words; TO taen who
"by paient continuaI ce IN Wen gong seek I0r sory
" ana honor an immortality, eternal hfo."-Romans
ii,.7 ,,,
A. O'Clock D. M, Arthur Holmes, A. b., addressed
the Aunn ob the present duties Of the educated. He
was listtred 20 throughout with great attention, ara
wss frt que nly aud spOnl abeousy applauded
Theodore Parker Of Boston addressed the literary
e. ci.t.s in the evening of Tuesday. His theme,
"The Functions OF the Scholar" was treated as he
mspper. We introduce few sentences: (" Let your
"cultivation be natuisl; avoid every college, every
"cturcb, every doctrine, every eoctor, that would
"n axe you mere mscbires-tbat would saw you out,
"plsDe you down, dOvetal you, and ft you into .
bureau or other fuipi ure. Look at the Monks-not
"a gIest man among them and wht one sees any OF
"tLt order, be exclaims, not Man, but Monkg" IL
but teme cOmplms ut TO Mr. Parker TO say that
be tnc aimed the attent of his itOyhe ,lecti
e. q t5.m ccniiI uousy. His brain seemed battery,
surct aIged with thoue and bis whole manner served
t. Sd Of the description of him in the Fable for
Crit s:
Ard This what MAKES him the crowd drawing preacher,
There's OF s"d to e,eh hard ~ohins feature,
In the bs.t Of lite hs. hss struggled in earnest"
Biz attitudes bave evidently not been studied before
a mrCIhe practices none Of the arts OF the orstOnsl
Aouritipg but the secret Of bis power seems to lie in
the and rpo city of ideas, and earnest
nefs Of soul m ifestd d in the delivery.
Tie Commencement Exercises, Wednesday,
we've opeLeo by sn Impressive prayer, from Rev. II.
BOs eU, If COuftland.
OF lie twenty seven orst;ons delivered, seven
were given by ladies' These seven we're all excellent
productions, but could not all bs heard distinctly, in
every part Of the chapel. Mn. Armour, of Sloan,
ard Mis- BoyLtop, Of Cszeuovia, manifested q coW
pass Of voice that would be crecitable to experienced
sPesl.rf they were itened to with marked attsoton.
Fl. c. Ballard of Chicago pronounced an original
POEM on The Conflict of the West"
The exercises were agreesbly interspe rsed With
col music Several of the pieces loudly plsuded
"NsppiDg in the Car" and "Rding in the Stage"
served to put tie audience into the very hsppiest
huD,or.
u. L. l.. -
Csh Inc to make some closing remarks, spoke fol.
lows:
/ sm thankful for The opportunity OF expressing a
few thoughts on tbis occasion. This is the fret ti1e
beve had the privilege Of coming into your beautiful
valley, ard of entering your handsome and progress
i've College. Your Institution is no; extensively
known IL New-EDgsnd; wes not mysef familiar With
it. thtory, but some Of my friends have given a
gooc report concerning it, and what have witnessed
this day has convinced me that the half had Dst
been told. In all the college exercises have at
teLced, have not found 20 good exhibitions of true
virtue az here. / love the pstriotsm-tbe strong
Am. ism tost has pervaded macy Of the orsoDs
aid especially the fine poem 10 which we have listened.
have CONNER dtd you for virtue which sbould ever
be the Students frat, his highest am. second To this
is wisdCm; and of this accord 70 hOh the ladies
srd the gentlemen veiy much. Many Of their pro-
ductons evinc- flight degree of mstured thou9ht
We are not accustomed, however, to look for rpened
.ch lnrship 10 80 young an lnstuon- perfect beauty
io leaning makes ITS appearance late, as msi5enly
charms brighten with the bloom of wOmanhood-per-
f,cton Of .cholanhp is TO the accomplished nan what
the blu is upon the peach Al sa. here to-day could
not but proud ofmy country for her having produced
College founded on liberal and phanthropic basic,
see bere rot cnly the representatives of the
Ethiopian, but discover in the speech of some tr.ces
of The Ieutonic stock Another noble featuIe Ia your
al s that you reeOgdize the right Of woman to an
t9utl participation with males in the advantages OF
lb+ College cogr.e. When consider your embarrass.
ments; when think OF YOUR scsnty library aud mes.
ger apparatus, am reminded of the origin of Hsr
vsfc University. The settlements exenc. hut sew.
epy nhes along TIE sesbosfd, and but fifty miles in.
lal q, when the old Bay State said, we must have
college. Accordingly, Government allowed a peck
OF corn from zach household with which 10 foand il
he town of Lynn voted an endoument eouivs.n Mt TO
three collars and halt Out of these small begin.
IN gs can the Oldest and bestendo we'd literary esisb
In bu ent m the Uniop-the Alma Mater Of 90 many
ontiIguished men. Welcome, then, to you be the
attendant upon the growth Of true
git atpes oppose couIase, patience and principle TO
every difficulty and Cerusl College may yet rival the
NOT prosperous as well the noblest Institutions
Of learning in our land"
Thus ended the exercises In this reasonable Colere
Is 1t not TO be wondered at, Br. Editor that N.
Pierce has not cent of h fanctionsries OF Lev
renee Hotel notoriety to batter down this obuouou,
eojfcef II things suffered to 20 on at this rate
lbe whole region viii become infected with Abolition
ism the coDtsgon Of Free Speech will spread lid the
Fue tive 0aye kW will haroyuA a crn;x- ..A A..