New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-07
COMMENCEMENT At WILLIAMS coll
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corrrspoaaencs Of III. N. Y. I;buue.

Afcir this pleasant New England village I, througed
with tie ruperor1 fier1s, patrons and Alumni Of it,
famed Uuiversiy patiently suffering the scanty a.
commodaions of crow led boel, n!:h rs innumera.
BILE rconveDepccs in order to wtuess TIE Of
IL. Sixty..hrd Commentator. Day.
| Williams College owes it, name and o1oin 20 Co.
| Ephrain Wilsms, who distinguished hin~eIf in The
| Fench War Of l7tO es commander of a eompsqy
levied IN New. England for the Canada seryce--whoss
Il ltary career was, however, cut short by death On
| the Stl, Of September, 1856 While at the kesd os
scouting party rear French Mountain, by French and
Ia irus in ambush. 10 h wiz, after severuT be-
,uests 70 bis relatives and fiends be directed that he
Il " bis end should be sold at the di ere rn
of hs executors wrnE FIVE years aleer al eablshsd
n zee and that e interest Of the n Aeys arising Com
The ale ogeier with fine interest ST bis bonds ava
notes sLeud be eppied 10 The support Of res school
in tow aship ives; at Foit Fla e,ts provide it
.el within The jurisdiction Of Massachusetts aud when
Incorporated be called W.lEamsiOwn. These condi.
t;ons bavIug been compiler, with the executors pro-
reedfd in due time to sell the lana oLedeny TO The
directions OF the testctoT BY their fai'hfnl aud IL
lo n Inana. meDt he iUcd annually incye ased aud
in J.S5 an ect incoI ocratrE ice school in Wliaus
town was granted by the General Cout. Usder these
lvoY be auspices the enterprise cortnued % tb,ive
rn.l the year 1890. when e Dick editice, now the
W. at College. was built. which, Jsetler With email
ci De coz Al 100 snd the ssrplv- fund remaining
interest amounted ID about the same sum. The school
wa3 opeaed in lie following yer under The p.eceptr
s.in O. ile Rev. Whenever Fitch, whoIe moral aud
intellectual s.ia.nmens secured the entIe confidence
o, iie community. Thee yeels elerwa,d the Original
de>i,n OF charging TIE school int college was
e Lee, od by sr2nt Of the Legislature June -, 1893
Ey 'i, CT el the scboo! trus ees We made tr1'''
OF the Coiege, cpd the property there vested traps
feIlcd. wlitI together with grant OF ; 700 from
re Size TIE. ~ we: appropriated I the purchase
Of li;ir. and phIo5o.lica appa ne, AT toe fist
nce.ing OF The Bo-id, called Ar, OF the same year
H.. r.. c., ives uuer'mou,ly ol,c;e President, All
nat er bis skl'pl d cotton the College rapidly ~
G cared 30 biol aud acknowledged ie:pectlbity
T,e irs. three Conrnenc .mer's were he'd n smai
meet g.house, tie iirJt built in the tow0 wAca wa,
found t. . ,mal ard uconyeDient. Ia 1875 the Legi,
10 NE oJane "a two townships Of Sru which we're oi
f $1,000 End Che eyeils, with considerable s1ui
rodi iop were rpfiitC to bHid ne Fest ColIese,
socic; es e'so fol nee, clled the Phihoos.a
end pbio ccbn'n Socieiie2 They iee3lve The
excitement and f.o1hIe of " elec,ioneei"g" Apleas
rpt ,yaly exists between i'en, wch Slves zeal aro
veue ID tner exercises. Upon public occasions ihe
Philoos,aLs we2r n blue lbbOa as badge OF d.
tinc;ion tom the nfechrlchs, "Go we;r wn'Se oue'
The Theological Society was oimcd sooL aiter ne
Li.eipiy SCcetie, end usually numbers iom t"ep'y
10 tliuy young hlen from oil oi'9ses Ihe exefc'ses
OF ini, Society ae es-sys end d'sprt1tor' Oh mora.
srt Iel icus Subjects cad dis5e,f:'ioG tests %
S1n;uie. TIE early property OF ihls restitution is
Ct,l,yutable 10 IFS advantageous situation aud 4 g
cb; acer of the community about Ii which p'esemed
few lrGucements 70 extravaganza or dis ipaiiop~
so long sustained at the advarced a;e OF VI yeels,
ep,, soon begen 70 experience and exhibit the en-
seebirg fleets Of ega. He con''aued, howeyet, 10
discharge the regular dutel OF pastor TO ths cnrc 70
Bloomfield ior twelve yeas, when he wa compelled
by lis rc"ea ug iDfirplPs 20 rc'ie III me summer
of ls'5 ne agau, in bis I'D year, vrited Williams
fowr. Tbs was bis lass visit 70 the scene oil MS
ialus cLd was n source Of much seii:fsei,on 10 nun
dr,i, TIE renf ndsr of bis days. lie did at Bloom
fie q, y. l., March q, 1888, a9ei 10 years lie was
a ~ an Of l.eid integrity END s,lbili y--elemen' of
cha ac-er whch Only COULD have BONE nj n success
July brorgh toe troubel that three the eliiy
sr,cofs Of The College. He took deep incest IN
the cue OF Education, and was prora'nelt IN LIE
e. .blisimept Of TIE American Education Socle y and
he Tn oogi' al Seminary ct Auoun Mit.l lns oa.si
sketch Ct ile PIT history Of Old WIlisms, we ap..
pros c rs arcent fare to witness tie periodical feast
If Ierttu.e aud Scierce. ,
TIE usral LaccIlau,o tie seTmo was te'ivei by
the Rev. Pre-, iGeDt Of the Ins;iirt'o No HOPKINS
ID ID on Sunday a. erloon IN he ad CoeSreSa.o al
Church which usual on suth OCCASIONS, was crowd
Tronp,oa ,Gdret ed the Mlis 4" COo ,icc' S)e,.y.'
His elo, WIS CONCEDED by alto have bC n maste ey
dnpay o. rhetoric and rea- N. on Monday evening"
ne ia cd Dodwoiibs Band ave 0. their inInita
HE tolteijs. On day, the 5 M Phi lc'd its
Convection. The addr. IS was by D. \. Bur esq,
ruou " Srerg'h," sud wdj powerful production.
The excIc,fes c'o ed with u poem b" 4. W. b. Can.
ing upoL Be 1dty.
VIII, G.. Lo.d, o.1 who w,s follow, by a poem by
wilcm PIT Palmer, w.ich is spoken OF by o.l as
the most nr-hed md ec1ois,c enc "a tG's aaulvef
SAL, These exe.c.e clio cd abort oc'ock r. M
and rt7 o'clock the PIE dcclaml'oy exhibition OF
he fire lower CT sces took place. Tfose exerces
ave alwtys amOps the most inte.e3'pS Of The o.
o- The competitors forthe pi,zes WHO are selected
from among those pre,uuent in elocuton ore n'ne IN
nun her thee iom ecoh c:ss. GA ihis OCCASION the
i,,t d. was taken by Edwcrd Hooker Of Fairfield,
V. OF the F,e.huan cs-7, bis subject being The
Ago aud tho Mayhowar." OF tue Sopgomotes, Tie
spccos fu competitor WI John C. msed OF lOnkej,
n. v subject, " Wogship;" aof OF the Juniors,
Robert 'Ieech of Aoeny n. Y, subject = Paul at
Maj Hill" These exercises were followed by al eic-
ouert alton ION Edwin 2. Whpple OF Tost,n, on
ar, Ilec.ual Cbarscter." the remainder OF me
evening was devoted TO music and mel menl when
e.Lotd lorg alter midnight amid the quiet valleys Of
B.ik shire.
The morning of commencement. day dawned vnpro-
n,tiously; the day waJ clouuy and accompanied ny
aiI a, iotelvl's during the GAy. AT an eiiy nour
be Armn met :, ditcuc, i''e propieiy OF building
| new chapel The pronosiiion met " aieafy ies'
om all Sc oJO oepg SUI c,9ea Ca cine ihe tp %h
teibed 500 30 The enterprise n dau''oh y s'oV
| which he has previously gwen -,.o.
The gaGufiiDg orations Of the Young gentlemen men
were ali entitled 10 consideration both for the hsn n
raiy Attachments which they eynced and pure ara
elegant delivery The most sil.king oraior OF AL WIS
upon Beauty allied to life" by William Lansing Oh
Albany, N. Y Mr.. Lansing spoke at leDg'n upon
di~c,imiraicps. The msberatical Grafton by Charles
Morgan P;erce of Hirsdae, Mass, was also eAceeh..
Hf tufe, Asymp,otes was tsat'd IN cu,I .ndy
| orst!on bs Edward Swift Isham of Bennington W.
Ihe veedciory ives delivered bv Alexander Hutch' s
Of PeekskIl, n. Y. His subject Labor Of - ihs
Era'n was excelepty ctccen, aud as eIcceuy ois,
cuss,d At the co,e Of lhfse exercise s he de6e VI
Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon fy thee yourg
O. '.Ismer. pumber ~ sivel 9 a. ii in coaise.
Toe b, nla,y decree of ID W., coh'e red q T"o
The Rev. JOIN no ce7 o. o. w. of'o. Inc n ths
| Jsres r. Wb;rg OF New-YoIk City rccsWea .1o
dsgrte of Ill. D." s ye,a' received the honorary
| "a ~" -, H.