The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-17

81. Francis Xavier College Commencement.
The seventh annual Of this college con
cluded Tuesday evening church Joining the college,
Sixteenth The exercises menced Monday
evening and consisted chiefly Of juvenile exhibition.
temporary stage, with aide and drop curtain,
very prctty arranged for the OCCASION ~ considers
bic expense the comedy Of rhe Nser" produced
by the students creditable style Master P. r. Nchol.
sos, az the Niser, received much praise, and his
spendthrift Sons, Masters NJ Y. Clark aud J.
Mooney did well n they had been acting nsiur-
ally. There pleasing experiments 10 organic
Chemistry. The exercises las! evening commenced with
overture by The orchestra; after which Master j. oDon.
nell delivered oraiiou on the Present Literary Aspec,
of the Eng sh DRAMA which he argued, fast depre
eating literary excellence He said that cngrsvers aud
other artists have classes OF pceresne Tor the plea
OF the critical ige and connoseurs AMI another IN
phase the Superficial spectator the ORA had passed
those when It's excellence truly developed snc had
come 10 be mere panderng 10 the deprsved tastes
OF the mob the masses the pit Toe eyes and OF
the audience much called into action than the
intellect recent notice In leading morning paper
would 20 show this characteristic The critic bad
writtenwant of srece prevents our swing The pot oui
30 chow It's interest IL ~ only necessary TO hat there
three murderers sud four villains iDcufet among the
draBdfts p~rsond Negro minstresy came In for full
OF announcement and IN coucosou the young
ho ped for future OF the drains "wh0se genius like
nc American eagle would be fond soaring on the highest
ua.,er NJ " CL.sK next delivered an Grafton on the
UNoral Aspect Of the DRAINS" which prescn ei q sorry
mankind the dwellings vhohsve for the nero sake Of g,n
80 dsbaseo the drama and perverted from ts egumre
and argued at length - mproosory OF s0y INIT me-
date reecue
Mr. n BRlNS concluded the sp ,akng with able ora
ton on The Advantages Of Intellectual Philosophy" ne
depicted Citing the benefits mentally and morally
10 the etudent Of culuvstug ise0ecua philosophy in all
iu branches and received with Catering demonsra
tions Of approval
The adore ses well nmlt'ed 70 memory. and lie
lvered Nh much spirit The degree " Bichelor OF Arts
wss IeD curlerr ID Henry Braos @ Jersey CITY, the
only sradusle Most OF the students or this college
fpsh their course ~ 81 Johns College, For iasm.)
formidable lisa OF premiums prizes and M 1als Was
then warded tho most deserving during the pas,
Their great number precludes the publication OF the WHOLE
aud selections might be deemed partial
There are altogether about two nandi ed srf hry stu
ierSs In the college, varying 10 their from SIX 10
twenty years The OF instruction embraces all the
branches Usually taught 10 colleges, besides preparatory
class now couss ing Of about seventy pupils The students
are mainly Of the Catholic persuasion. Father Mchse
DrSca TIE rector and Is assisted by corps OF fifteen
professors. The highest praise mus, be accorded 70 Prof
weisuuler, The eacher OF music. for the delightful
cboruscs which his pupils rendered at this exhibition.