The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-23
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Commcneemsnt OF Amherst College.
QUIZ AMHERST 00KkksPoEDsNCE.
AMHERsT, Mass, August Is, 1857.
1rsp 10 tie CSuoe- Clerical and kunsoipal Attentions b
our C6ropondas-ArTspal IN 7bsns-Losdlord Roya.
city.
II is worth the trouble Of trip nom New York 70 Am
hes To OH AIN positive personal that one mere
and believe the lSss Of these ntermmaby tedious Oo
lsse Commencsmenis over. Tho great pubic must feel
relieved to know that column aiser column OF vapd I'd
drees and accounts Of young gentlemen, IAN Of whose
performances above the average, will no longer
STARE them in the face This Of IRE crackers seems 10
finished explosion, and tho annoying noise 70
for another year. Possibly there may DO stray
bunch pack In some corner Of the heap whose slow
match nzsng away premonitory but We do mot 1t pro
sent discern II
Your correspondent had NO idea OF tho honors which
were 10 be showered down upon him when he let New
York on Monday morning. At New Haven g,ody depu
taon of professors from Yale College met him, probably
By way Of tesyng their appreciation Of the valuable
vices rendered to the college week or two since, and
escorted him a far Northampton
At Northampton they handed your reporter the
authc Of that respectable Here he anticipated
his iumphs were cease and proceeding bundle
himself into the stage coach for Amherst, when ne
respee fully informed that private carriage n
ina Tor him Thereupou extrcs,tng himself from the
Of crpone and hoops under which he was fast dis
appearing from the public gaze. be deposited himself In
the mentioned and TOOK his place In
specially desgned for hs escort the first ana last
carriage were separated by half mile Of distance, and
that be veracious, ell hat between the two
hioIes At one saiey Amherst spacious
paItnen had been reserved for his receptn-o Wit,
seven BY nine room, otn,Aning several old pairs OF
the cgetner with the prospect Of many
as could be crowded n in the future All these stvsn
sges tgsther with the privilege OF smelling and the
sDle cbai OF tasting, three times per diem, of food
which. In in preparation ba,cy rivaled the French
cuisine were TO be for me trng daily pnance
t given up TO the tender m, OF tho cannibals
but forever afsrward from the clutches Of AM
herst landlords during commencement week.
should here chronicle the act hat happy idea seized
my h, eecort aching Northampton, that,
and see Canacss1s knew Of scientific subjects
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES.
On Inquiry found President searns had Addressed
the graduating class kindly tn sernly on the San
Chris, in the learned professions: Frs. the law
ccndy the medis profession thirdly In that of teach
words OF Find advice were the last their President ad
dressed the cass whole Some benevolent gentleman
the Ss 70 s encou Of
eocnonsry and eloQuental powers OF the members OF
the fr esl man ard sophomore classes.
oRAroRIcAL ExHRoIsxs OF THE STUDENTS.
Mondsy evening Though the pieces s,oken were
rejected, 1t Is hardly probable that their authors
would lave .cnowleaged the 0rstors 70 b. i'm
atjudged prizes Freshman clAes-First prize
E. Shepard, OF Nashua, second prize, Levere't s
Briggs of Bristol, O. Sophomore classFrst ,rze W.
Blnes Of Sharon c. lond prize, Luther Keene, Jr.
Atkinson, Va The audience very emphasichly disap
proved Of the last decision In their opinion of those
not mentioned In the award " We Sophomore deserved
the highest honers
The convention OF the Psi Upsilon Fraternity held here
prese year added much The general n.eres OF the
exercises the delegates present from nino
a tine eleven c,s o delivered
grafton before the Fraternity. it, great merit was It's
nest practical common senee It's main object was 70
show how Individual developement was rreconcilable
With the development society . whole the relation
the two bear to another and the demands which
muntes have right TO make on their individual msm
Of Instruction. John q SAKE did uD the funny part,
reaeiDg bis poem IN the "Press" Though II has been
mostly new 10 An Amherst. audience.
Al any rate, the hearty rosrs Of laughter II
il oisen enough 70 tire Of is Wit In the evening Of
the same day Rev G. Foser OF Lowell, Massachusetts,,
Hoee Of The Chrsan schoarS rSsn the p. Upsiloo
fraternity INDUCED tina, procviy for late hours which
distinguishes secret societies. BY having supper seo ion
A. n. Lively speeches from W. q Hammosd, Esq Pre-
,ident OF the Convention, Rev. Mr. selve, aoa q. A.
Grow, Dr. G. Holland, Of the Springfield Republican, and
ppumcr able others prevented dragging.
The notable incident Of the occasion was The de-
a. one would ~ glance, bv J. q. sAxe;-
Posr PRAHDiAL POEM.
Mr. Chairman aud Brothers, allow me 70 say
A few simple words In my own rhy ming way,
To OK ,rees the deep pleasure ~ well "a may
which slae dens my heart at our meeting today.
To q stat ly convention the tribute bring
Is nos, Pm IRE, the cor veDti,nal thing:
And yet let me hope, 1t this festival reason,
Ny rhyme n not wholly repuenast 70 season;
Al least ! nay say for your certain relief
IT'S simple and honest and hearty and brief
can't be orscular, and, n could,
Aa se1on Ike this I'm not sure that voui;
For a. Romans and Greeks very rarely could nnd
Much pl sAsure at bestin The Delphian kind,
SO gscles no ~-and you know them by scores
Like the old fashioned aueur. are terrible oores7
To be open and honeet In all that you do;
To every high trust 70 be faithful and true
In aughi that concerns morahty's scheme,
To be more ambitious N se than TO seem;
To cultivate honor ~ higher IN WORTH
Than favor or fortune, or genius or birth
To treat with respect all the innoocnt rules
That keep us at peace with society's fools,
But 10 face every non that ever was made
BY policy q cunning Marss trade,
One jos of your freedom, or hair OF your beard;
All this, and much more, might venture 70 teach,
Had only cad and . license to preach:
But since have not 70 my modesty true,
IN lay II ali by a. Q ayman should do.
Success to Pei Ursilon l--beautifui name,
Many thanks to old Cadmus who made MS his debtors,
By inventing one day ttose capital letters,
which sn nom the heart We shall kno- how TO speak
when we've hrly forgotten the rest OF our Greek.
II we love all the rest, ~ pcrooance We may do,
Wen erer remember the glorious two
Which, pregnant with meaning beyond al The others,
Shall every here In the lang ago OF brothers
As an alphabet equal, 10 every part,
To the sweetest oompleest best tongue Of the heart
NAY our characters be ~ rounded and fair
Az those of the beautiful symbols wear;
TIL ga .hered at last In the home Of the blest,
The smybos be lost in the love they expressed
ALUMNI BUSINESS MEETING.
Wednesday Was q very busy day. ASK A. ~, the
alumni held business meeting Professor Ravens, In the
chair George y. Homer, OF Boston, was elected -
their orator for nett Commencement, and Rev. j.
n. Booock Of the District OF Columbia, ~ substi.
ute Brief obituary notices OF seven OF the Alumni dc.
ceased during The pan collegiate year were read and
earnest taken 10 procure the Immediate compile
ton Of contemplated library fund OF slb,oOo, eleven
Thousand already being subscribed Among uee Who have