New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-24


The Phi Beta Kappa Society wss Addressed on Tues.
day afternoon by the Hon. Gro. w. CLsrosof Buffalo.
PHILOSOPHY, the Governor Of Life" were the open.
ing words, aid were illustrated by deep thoughtful
ness. rich classical storcs, and most scholarly and
appropriate expressions graceful personal allusion
20 his llus.rious father, who had occupied TIE same
portion az orator thirty years $50, tribute 70 William
L. Marcy, in life meOber Of the fraternity, and An
eapest expression Of his respect for the venerable
President of the College, salient points in his
discoure II will be printed by the Society.
Assos G. CHESTER, esq, of Syracuse, one of your
Brotherhood, followed with a graceful poem, The
shrvecd Soul" which added to its merits of delicate
fancy and auent imagery, that unusual one on these
occasions Of being very short.
On Tuesday evening the Rev. Henry WARD
BsEcHER addressed the Literary Societies. Allow
your reporter line to cay that be had always dsked
some salient points in this man, and had deprecated
him accordingly unseen and unhesrd; but your hum
bic servant now gives up knocks under, and repent
inclv confes.es that H. W. b. is a man, and man OF
genius. too. For an hour and quarter too snor''
alas the house was filed with cations OK chain
lightning now gentle lambert flame, tapping us into
an eyt-um Of delight then flashing forth death and
.dampaticn 10 everything mean and unmanly. Pas-
sayes of exouite finish and deDcacy aternated with
the keepest wit and most convusng humor, and de-
won't aspiration would be followed by such daring
EXPRESSION as once extorted from Dominic beside me
the ejaculation, Awful Did it ever occur to you
how much Beecher, as he stands up before his au-
dence looking at them before beginning TO pitch into
them, looks Ike one of cur Bowery b'hoys, proudly
confident of his ability to "punish" come mean
spirited antagonist He is a man, and noble one,
l.. o,aIJ .c in hat 90 reGupment'
whose excess formed subject Of his denunciation
last night, as one obstacle to success " in life
The Rev. JOHN PIERroST followed with poem.
1t was a severe trial to any man to be put after
Beecher and the friends Of the veteran but fresh aud
hale, beloved poet, at first feared for him. But they
needed not to do SOL for his payu humor genial wit
ard graceful versifcation delighted the i2mense au'
deDce half an hour longer.
The Graduates Meeting was now and striking
feature in this Commencement. 1t was called by a
Committee appointed at the pleasant gathering in
Neg-York last Winter to meet DR.. Mott delsy in
issuirg the circular made the attendance less than
would otherwise have been but still it was very good.
Its object was TO organize an Alumni Association and
to erect Graduates Hall. An excellent, genial and
enthusiastic feeling prevailed. The Rev. DR.. De Witt,
Bishop Potter and others spoke, and it was finally
resolved to meet on next Commencement to lay the
corner. stone of the Graduates Hail. Let the Grad.
yates see to 1t that they keep their pledge 1t pro-
posed to appoint central person in each State or
county TO organize the Alumni there resident. dis.
tinguished sdent of Brooklyn undertook the State
of Long Island" Your neghbor of The Ereatag Post
was present and active, and will presume, publish
the details of the proceedings l am an Outsder.
To day, with weather astray from Paradise" COO,
bslmy and genial, the Commencement exercises are
being held Unusual animation is given to the speak
ing, by contest for two gold medals for Oratory-a
prize just founded by r. NJ. Batchford esq, Of New
York, graduate and Trustee.
The following lie the programme:
PRAYER.
ssutstoIy II NewbSry Dubuque Iowa
TIE Stuoents Hope-Gilbert r Sherwood Poughkeepse,
Baron Won HumbodtCheste Thorne skeneatcles n. Y
An,tociacy Of MndJohn A. DeremeI Charlton; Y,
French oratiOn.LOus Rut,.sy Canterbury, N Z
Religious Liberty-Genit w. V. Van Voast, Schenectady
Die sundnuth- William Jeaords, Triangle, NY.
Intellectual pi.eiRnc william NGetlins jul. Delhi, NY
Fo ncffs y w yei BToolIyp' Y anu '"
Politics and Puipits-Mahon Fsf.eT, summit NY.
Romano, Of helorm-Ea s'.5 Tsnny, LIME n H.
True Elements Of American ChsacteTFrsderck Cochane
Republcanism Vi. Modern Democracy-Coraello D. Elmer
Rene, n Y.
Civil Engineering Science and ArtChsrle' II.
Freedom Of Thoushts-DaDe w. Richardson Middleton,
Mass.
The oId-Robert C. Perry, New. York City.
Pub ic Opinion Ben jsnin =. Dake, Nunds, N.
Spiritual Mamie McA Thorbarn Albany
The Spirit Of POe,ry-sni it'll S. Caldw ELL Marion, N.
The Mission Of the ScholnGeorse r. Tomnson, Shiloh,
The Orders of Be.uy-Georse P Clark NewYoIk City.
InHuenoe of American lnsutions-LoTenzo d. Vckefy IL
81 Rsss: hsop
Robert Burns-John Gilmour Glasgow, Scotland
The ori,insl Thinher-wsies w. Wood, Hhsdae, NY.
Love Of Truth-a Practical Prnciple-Wiliam d. Morton,
Historic Tiuti-Horacc NJ. Hastings. Geneva NY.
The idssi-B. Plsts Carpenter, Pous6keepse, N Y.
Why so Few Great Men-Mathew N. Oliver, Msrbletown,
The american Idc,-Heny Rs,hSOns Albany. c,n,
The Sche. his Trials and TrumPh.-Abner Brush South
Triumph Of Genius. 'Poem-J Willis "e''lake' Homes
dale. Pa
'THB MOTT PRIZE SCHOLARS.
Henry R. LGvel-Prepared under the Rev J. D. wicfhsm'
sapue, kewbury-Prepered under Prof Carl Ruser Cleve
Clark seclye-PcpsIed under the Rev. >. T. seelyc Al.
Ihe Blstchtord Medsls will be awarded to the two
speakers Immediately after the degrees are conferred
p S.-The. Commencement exercises have just
closed and Chancellor Waworth has said to the audi
ence that it was the best Commencement which he
had attended in thirty years. both to the substance
of the speeches and the manner. The "Blatchford
Cratorical Prize Medals awarded to L. c. Seeye
of Connecticut, and Henry r. Rathbone of Albany
The Graduating Glass numbers eightyf five. The fol-
lowing Honorary Degrees have been conferred
IL D-Hillism NJ Evsrts, esq Of New York City
D. D-fhe Rev. Warren Dutton. Chsrestown, Va the
Rev. Geo W. Gale of burg Illinois cass Of ls4 the
Rev. +. b. Wilmer, Philade Phis the Rev. NJ s. Goodae
Ans rdam, y. Y.