New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-21


! ODE bresidr circle with small talk for weeks
| Tie topics taken up were rather more fresh aud
| nedsru than Ia customary. Greece and Rome
we're utterly neglected, and it was possible for an
| auditor TO dis over that he was in the midst of
the nineteenth century. The late European revo-
| utiGns aud ware we're discussed in one way aud
| another several times, and Italy found many 10
Ii,y and to hope for her; though for the
NJ, st psrt, il mus, be admitted, in ctr Ain sone-
| What hscknt,ed iu this land OF stump speeches.
But ne young man neddled with our palitics
Ih. VhI ase, ''Our Manifest Destiny" received at
| his hands q sober and sensible treatment, too
sober and sensible, too cautious and free from
con, lusiOps for Young America. The lighter
themes, az The DaDce ofDesth," Ben Jonson,"
"1be Legend cf Robert the Devil, and Diners
Cut" were we'll suited TO hot day and gave ample
&c, re for fpriehthbes. and bumor. Some Of them
vtit prasaut enough disposed Of so as to cool the
air stn,iby. wish we could have more ofsubjects
like tio.s ust numed lcecreams and syllabus
are more reiIesbiDg than bot meats IN Summer.
II would be SO delicious to cit down at real
literary feat in July, free from the vanties aud
.Lans aid all. Citations Of these times Of ours-no
shrioks tor freedom where there is no freedom, no
stately periods or solemn twadde, or vapid specu-
a,icn or commonplace reflections; but genial,
kindly fun and delicatest tancies; pictures fro n
history or ronsDce: sketches of character; rscy
elts,s On matters of sOcal life past or present;
some OF the hopeful dreams which visit the young
mans heart and mind before he has taken his
frT sad taste of life; some of the scenes replete
with the associations of Nature or of Art-subects
various enough to tit every disposition, and con
lepial to the place and time.
1t is the fashion among young people TO say
that they csn do nothing in the te% minutes
slltted, and so not TO try But it is sIl mistake
Cpe Of Chas. Lambs essays would take No longer
and every editorial in your paper would be quite
tnrdn nInh
proved the contrary. A poem by Mr.. Fisher in
blank verse, giving the freshest bit of sceLe at
the Isle of shoals wild rocks aud wider sea, and
the white moon, walking tie waves in silver
Slippers like Cinderella at the ball; euOgy on
war as contrastrd with peace, in the Maud vein,
b, Dr. Blsgdeus son If Boston: a hearty eulOgy
urCl france az the great civillzer, by one
wbo had right to praise, young Casarls,
bailing from Yucatan; seven. minute disposition
of the lare European war by ihos kinnlcutt' ir.,
OF Orce1er in hlch the position Ofthe cOuteadlng
po~-rp and the leading results OF the contest wsre
p,.pblcsly and coDcis. ly stated sketcby msga-
aipi,b protest against the judgment passed oo Dean
Swift by jeffrey aud hackeray, calling tor charity
TOW ard that grand old misanthrJpe-t aud
some other prrtOIman mostly on the ligbter
topics though by no means rounded us q star,
slow,d that finished essays OF the leugth required
could be produced easily, il the writer we're wise
50. ciul treatment adopted.
In the matter of .fyIe, the "psrts" we're mostly
what iR call. el-written, grammatical, chaste
and sutaurd, free from glariDg vices, as free from
peculiar excellepces. Like writing master chlrog-
rsply, il SET NED to be after pattern, and worthy
of ali praise as copy but was not characteristic
did nor reflect the author. This is fault of Har-
ysrd training. Our dear Alma Mater makes her
children 70 fearful of falling into the ridiculous
that the, are shy of tr, ing the sublime. never
heard SOpbOmOric commencement part at CAIN
bridge. though have suffered under many SOM
mob place aid dull one One could pardon little
youthful extravaganza, if it opened sleepy eyes and
stOpp, busy taDs for moment. The delivery OF the
Young men was also, as usual, taUe and splrltless
No one wss shocked throughout the day, and no
one had ap opportunity to laugh 1t strange that
,oupp men give SO little evidence OF life on these
pLblic DAYS Among 70 uahy speakers, but very
/. w spoke a living word in living way, or seemed
specially interested in what they said. One roar
ing hearty sentence would have electrihed the ss-
s.nbly.
The performances ended with an Oration by the
first scholar, q BOrton boy named Kiuball. His
tonic was the Influence Of the New World upon
the old, and his treatment of it was sufficiently
G. nmor place. The Boston papers predict glo-
riuus future for him. they babitually do tor frst
sclolsrs; but what he SAID showed no promise, but
fel dead on the audience.
Iounc.mept of the following honorary degrees:
Masters of Arts - Ch.rl.s Deane esq, "f Cam
bricg.; James Bsrawell Richarcs, esd, OF Phila-
delpbin. e
AtLert Greece; the Rev. Joseph Parrh ThOGf-On
of New.Y0ik; the Rev. Thomas Worcester OF Bof-
ton; the Rev. Edwin Hubbe Chapin of New York.
doctors of Iars-The Hon. John Chipmsn Gray OF
Bo,op; Gio con Lane SOule, e-q., Principal OF Exeter
Academy; the Rev. John james Giichrst Of Washing
ton, u. {. r.,u.
esq.,, of Bangor, Of the class of 1882.
The expectation, or at least the hope, that Chas.
Sumner would receive an LII. ID. was quite gen.
eral. and the breathless silence in the church,
"a hile the pames were being read, showed how
strong it was; but we were all disappointed. Mr..
sumner war however, remembered tne next day
by his brethren of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
with cheers and with music at their dinner. IL
barptn-d in this wise: A gentleman by the name
Of Brooks was called up, and ne gave, without
preface:s "1he restoration 10 health OF our
''brother. Charles Sumner" Loud applause
greeted the toast; the company rose, gave three
cheers, and the bard struck up Yankee Doodle.
Quite hopeful for Cambridge. =.
U,ward Of seven hundred graduates partook OF
tleir Con, n,menc ement dinner in Harvard Hall. and
sspg the -honored psalm, "Give ear, my chill
drtI," &c. There are three new portraits 10 the
Hall: tpe of the late Professor Cbannlng, and
two Of Btp. Franklin-as an old and young
MAD.
In the evening, curious and novel spectacle
was TO be teen in the College yard. The Orpne9s
Club consulting Of some twenty persons, mostly
German, epcanped there and remained Till no-
night, unmoes,rd singing Geruan and Laun
SONS, AID drinking lager beer. with acc0mpdni-
merits of CRACKERS aud cheese. DIR walkers
kvee was quite deserted after their arrival, ana
o,f, ,h lnh lU