New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-18

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!o 1s,tp. ,-,,t T., listen 10
the rr A. nl, .or & 4o'keri' Pos. ne ,t ,nrc,
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avo,ocd .c Zach ca A. The JIoior' ietn,r In
oratos ~ the t"o 20" c'''sfs .ya,d,d oracc
" ~ 80 Vonron. VI stcc'3, 10 h7,y oiSo
hess. MAler..iof " Scphciner1, 's", s~cond. b. H.
Nat NJ. Ambicec sa:'0R, Fr, /" .smea Cisss, Gr.t
WoceVaH, ,n,, ~ 4 Wer, BO<On, Mas. e'c'nO' a. -
ON WEDNESDAY NE cay o. she W, ga ,C the mo,n-
torporatop, Aiuini "a a. Q! o'clock, upon the Col
ng. tAe ocetsion nrcbes 10 the ChHfch 70 listen 10
, t,vsi.cs Of the G,eauaths rokcrs and their
'"T T,e lcjogpg If LET ei 'ne 'Pc'"'' anu
sqljsets oD,on poia)-oi wm. wA'@io'' SO"s''
lon Ma. IL. PAae.op, OF Sir wA'm Hamilton. Solo
D." - ne TlluAcs. Lew'A Ar'i'" West r00''no'
u: oerity q TIent-I'sucoesia Ia Government
Geo p.'o9fS fe CIsU,S.Sa q Matter. David b. Dewey
h;,s.5 5ss S oIa.onsy ups,hy necessary for The cOrOe
,Hr 81 Hs,ory Chss Weiherby, M~let!s, o. TN
implicitly ia the tNfe son ei t'U'n' "e"'' -
n!exaaccr Ilaulon John C. Lal,rcs' Middle
o-.i.oITh Opposition IN 10 day. Of r!t' Supremacy
NoSs4 MsIs OF, WG iaIns,ewi ~ n,. ., Co Stat. YIN
10 Os.on-htHg'ous Instruct Oh Du'J "a 'o '''''' " ~
lie1ry Nicno.s. Bfoiutr. 9, VI 49, -,
n OfssoLTaeoo,y P7cg.o',i'e. Allen lsnny, Lyme
vAss.ctor, oiaiioz-SentI Science Al Practical Life
s'bss narsh Mead CoTDSal ".
Th... were folio s-0 by the Masters Grafton upon
AThe Unity Of the Common Mind, from George a.
Weeks A b of tte class ~ 1888; when the degree
Ba1holar Of Arts conferred upon the WE'VE mem
bers Of the graduating class ana the degree Oh Masger
in courso Spou o the class OF le5J The honor
ry degree C Dcctof e Divinity was tae
Rev Gavin ptu.e, the nr1 Presidett OF che Nt. III
veisiv; also anotaef ID D., and two honorary degrees
Int I la IA
1ortul ate recipients.
Tie exercises were throughout Of high order, in
rOupsrisOn of c0uIse, with the efforts OF young men
upon similar occasions There was little or no drag
wing from their tombs and pgraopg in public OF old
Greece and Rome, which annual cGstom has Deeh so
much inc ulgco and, d late, 80 often ridcued ana
Cersured The ,rations all breathGd living, radical
hopeful spirit. The Naedicoy aud Salata'oy ort'ons
were especially comm nded, AID were loudly applaud
xd Tie efforts OF Mossis. IcnDy, Maiston Laoafeo
md Austin were also received with marked favor.
Aoer thc annual CORPORATION Dinner, the Cuurch was
again Sled 10 listen TO the address before the Asso
S,iateo Alumni, from thu Rev. Henry smith, ~ ~, OF
Lane Seminary, OHIO, and Member OF lhe class vi
lss7. H.. Smith, owTtg 10 MISUNDERSTANDING OF posi-
office sCdres-ts Tad received only few days nolce OF
hs appointment deliver the address, ana not having
time 70 prepare one Lad been driven, ia this emergeA
ry to the alternative OF rctou ming an Old one, ana
rresei ting H. II therefore, Icther III merit nor appr0
priacbess old Justice to his hlah reputation and ac-
snowecged talents. His manner, o8cver, 10 some
measpie oouuterbalahced the untsvoraoe crcumst4n'
His voice Is of tie best, and ne ranks hlgn as
public speaker onc pulpit orator. There was 10 poem
owing 90 the sickness OF the poet ect, G c. Lane, Of
the class of 1883.
WeoucsGay evening, President LsbaTee opened his
house md received 0no ener ained large company
If alumni students ctiZeus and STRANGERS, with II It
gentlcu GIly ubaui and dignity for which he IL 50
much distinguished. And so closed the fifty sixth An-
nivoIsaiy OF MiddieruIy Col. ge. | must not forget
10 notice the excellent music dl>oOmssd Dy Halls snd
from Boston, VINO gave excellent concert on Monday
evening and did much 10 surd producing that favOra-
bic npre s-iOn " hch ~ss 80 GENERALLY made by tne
sxercis,s CT Commencement.
| must also mention Incident which caused Qui.e
as much excitement thing that tfanepnc cd during
the cay 1t seems tnat ore member OF ths Graddatmg
sass had during his college course, been s1crhcin@ a!
tie SHINE Of Cup d. as Wei a. Of Apollo ana NnetVa,
sno only waited the moment he should be free
from tie restraints of college laws AMI their executors
10 CoDsummate his bopplntss. During the day the
stOry somehow leaked Uut among the audiences, and
Immediately after the c'se of the Alumni meeting the
large audieIce oetedcd np0Sse TO the Episcopal
Church 20 witness the ceremony, and IN q very few
Mlnutes tie churcn--peGs, ai-les and gallery-wds
Siteiay p0cLtd, 50 there wds literally no stan nug
Tcon within the walls AT q I, " inmates past the
couple appeared, aao were soon " made one accord
ing TO the impie fiIu Oi the Episcopal Church,
aid the crowd isD rsed evidently hluk,ng 1t rather
SpeCc kCt tenent in lite To- become ga of family
~Ithin three hours aite- receiving LIS 'sheepskIn."
iLclned 70 think however, thGt, after 10 King a.
The sweet face of the biide tue ciowd were more
wiHag TO forgive hls scteuing rdshness than they
wcIc bC lore.