New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-04
COMMENCEMENT AT DARTMOUTH

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE,

HANOVER n. H., July 81, 1915
The commencement exercises Of Dartmouth Col
lese are ended AID there remains only to perpetuate
their memory by the aid of types.
The regular exercises Of Commencement began on
Sunday last with the Bacoalaureate sermon by the
President DIR. LoRD-a sermon, l am told, replete
with sopnd, practical advice TO the graduates, aud
fYer than usual from the expression Of those views of
the status philosophical and moral Of the world which
mark DIR. Lords productions In the course OF the
sermon he had occasion to refer to the diversity of
views entertained at the College, and made the pledge
that the genemanly end Christian expression of any
views whatever would always be allowed at Dart
mouth College. The pledge was amply redeemed be-
fore the week was over.
On the Friday evening previous 10 Commencement,
the Sophomore Glass bad celebrated the close of their
Sophomore year. ard the termination Of their study of
pure mathematics, with supper and the incneratiOn
pf an eiey of Father Mathew matics which last
mopy was accompanied with speeches, &c., end was
witnessed by large number of the towns people and
several of the Faculty Monday was consumed in
incarnation for the exercises OF the next three days.
On Tnesdsy morning the Argo and Nina boat clubs
INDUCED in race up the river and back making not
very good time, but affording great pleasure to the
spectators of the race. The coxsyaln OF the Argo Is
also her builder His name is L. W. Vose OF Brewer
Village Maine and he is in the year OF the Chan
dler Scientific Course. Mr.. Vose last year superin-
tended the erection of the flag saii the Common,
and it would lie difficult to lind pole mere trim aud
straight.
This race employed the morning In the afternoon
came the exercises of Class Day. vigorous Grafton
on the claims Of duty and the necessity Of hopeful
and industrious spit YES Il before p the
N c. ard poem of merit delivered by Mr.. III w.
Fuller of Concord n. III. humorous account Of the
Glass college 9 was s'E M " S NIX ~ q @
H. atteDptcd to delineate tho future al the Glass
Then Mr. r. S. Crane of Lowell in behalf of the Glass,
bade the Pre- sdeLt farewell. The responded
in few happy ana eell reinSrts, paying hys
also sung The latter peIt of the exercises were to
have been in the open air, under the odd pine, but
shower prevented. The shower, which lasted TIL .
,rtu nee on the weather OF Wednesd aud Thursday
The a was cooled the dust was laid, and there were
pever two mole propiticus days on Commencement
Week.
United Literary and Phi Beta kepps Societies he'd
their meetings, and listened 10 addresses:
Prof f. A. Park Of An6oyer Theological Seminary
addressed the 1heologics Society taias as MS ene
mu,uel assistance rendered by Religion and Taste.
Prof Park as u reasODer, is sheIp rather THAN pi0-
found But his large reading, his flush, aud poetic
spirit which binds together his sentences into one
beautiful rhetorical waole, always gam nin
ments to prove that abe religious and asthec
principles Of nature were auA'iares were MOI very
Strong very but no made his theme the cen.ef
clustered and his ideal OF The art OF the future which
shall beauty Christianity at the same time that i Is
elevated by Christianity was 80 vivdly drawn tEet
his long address listened to without WEAKNESS and
to the Improvement Of tie hearers. was exceed
ipgly glad that he chose such taene, FOL IT was ZAP.
proprate to the occasion, ana such ceionse and
dressing OF the claims of the asthetc was needed at
Hanover There IL probably as much vigorous the'ght
anon the students of Dartmouth es among the stu
dents Of any other College, but there is not that oul
tiyatcn of IL graees and rcnencnss the humaxates
OF literature, "a there should be. S1 Dartmouth has
gone On graduating men who, in business in law In
medicine have done well. But she coTnts no his
torian among her alumni, any poet and even IN
Theology her alumni have sttained, with one OF tco
EXCEPTIONS great note a. preachsr rs OF meiaphysi'
clans.
Prof. Park was followed by the Rev. w. Fl. Lord OF
Mortpc her. VT, who ncucated the duty of Faith, aRd
pointed ont its speca, need in this unsettled chaotic
age" His sermon, Lad almost written IT, pitched
IN the ninor key ana was the evident ouiSrowth OF
that peculiar theological end metaphysical sys
tenn which is adopted by the milknarians OF this
country and England. Doubtless the believing spiri:
IA nece sary give ceytRde AID to promote progress,
hut lust as surely is there need Of the ncreduous and
doubling spirit which constantly makes inquiry and
reese arch. Both needed 20 aconplese development
o. the powers os man. Mr. Lore saw !, me pTeeent an
unsettled ace. lie the world divided and uneasy,
and he seemed 10 think IL an omen OF ILL., Tor he failed
to see that thu age has settled many thirgs almost
az il has unsettled and that has in oil cases, unset
tied Only that il Tay settle in better asc litter shape
lie seems forget that the neat hcscwiie in her talf
yex-ly renoyaons called teanngs, tImbles end
disorders everything only to place it cleaner than be-
fore in some more t.tiDg sitsaOn.
In the afternoon, the United Li.ersry Societies were
addressed by Mr. t.. W. Curtis II your city, and
poemstized why not poenstized ss well as ad-
dressed y by Nr. John C. S;.,e Of Darlington, Ut.
Mr.. Curtiss address was or Patriotism. Ii was
bold fearless oren protest aeanet that minded
patriotism which clIDgs 20 institute; N from which
he life has fed. The Orator pointed out the nature on
true patriotism in America. II was obedience to the
sentiment of America-the universal brotherhood Of
mar. The oratioR oulty ia structure; it lacked
the drectrefs and FIBER which reduction IN it, length
would have given it. The address warmly re-
oeived and u most radical passages met the loud
est applause.
Ar. SAKE followed with the " Money King" aad, as
always when SAKE speaks there were sching sides and
damaged vest buttons.
In the evening DodwoIths btnd-wbose pleasant
uusc has eOane 10 be almost essential 10 Dart
mouth Comme nee ne0t as grodantes-gerc coucert
10 q large and pleased audience.
Thursday came the third the last gTcat day Of the
feast. when the graduating class received their letters
Your readers are aware that, at this College, the
ent parts are assigned always by lot, and
,b.. there are no prizes Some of the friends of the
College dislike this system, but the more see of its
knrs the more am satisfied that Il leads young
,oen 10 desire merit rather thar reward, 10 DO more
sn.ious Cor excellence than for dsiDcioD end, so iaE
ar the pieces of the graduating c.ss show - effects,
Daamepth can bess ,oppsr con vilp any obtr i's''