New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-30
CONCIO AID CLERUM-PHI BETA KAPPA
ALUMNI MEETING.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
NEw.HAvEN, Wednesday, July ~, 1857.
The COncio ad Clerum was delivered last evening in
the North Church by the Rev. d. S. BRAINERD Of
Lyme from the text, Thess, iv. 3. His subject
Christian Sanctifcation." The discourse quite
an able one, but was delivered to very small audi
ence At business meeting Of the Phi Beta Kappa
Society this morning, Prof FELTON, of Harvard Col
ege was chosen Orator for the next Anniversary, with
Judge STRONG of Connecticut as substitute. WIN. A.
BUTLER, esq, of New. York (author u Nothing to
Wear was elected Poet for the same occasion, and
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, esq, as substitute.
The Alumni meeting held this morning in the
Graduates Hall, which crowded to overlooking.
The me citing having been called to order by Prof Sill
uMAN, sen, DR.. JONATHAN KSIsHT Of the class of
1867 was chosen Chairman, and CHAs. TRACY, esq,
Atelstant Secretary. The appearance Of exPreside
DAY upon the platform was greeted with loud applause
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DANIEL WALDO Of
the class Of 1853. The record Of Alumni deceased
during the past year was then read by the Rev. :.
DuTToS, Secretary Of the Association.
The CHAIRMAN then remark ed thGt it was customary
upon this occasion 10 call upon members OF different
classes to speak, and he would first invite the Rev.
DANIEL WALDO the oldest graduate living, to address
them. Mr. Waldo came forward upon the PLATFORM,
and began by expressing the pleasure which he felt in
bered when meetings Of this kind were held in email
school. house upon the corner Of the Green, and
now to look upon so large assembly Of
graduates, collected in SO splendid an edl-
re to be true what hao been told him, that New
Haven had become place for the manufacture Of
matter and mind. When he was here, the College
under the government of arstocracy or something
worse. Freshmen compelled to run hither and
hiher at the bidding Of Sophonores, or wise fools"
as they used to call them. The Sophomores were
accustomed to regard themselves as having reached
the climax Of human wisdom, and he bod heard re-
marx Of DIR. Beilamy, when about to preach in New
Haven, that he did not feel embarrassed with respect
10 any one else but bs afraid Of those Sophomore
He proceeded TO give some advice to the younger
members If College how 10 live iu order to attain to
Old age They should endeavor to keep good natured
Nothing tended more 10 protect life than to preserve
quiet mind A tempest of pass on would do to.
ward breaking down the constitution than an attack
of " Ihus lever. Ii they would preserve their memo
nes they should follow the practice of telling over
whsie,c or they read. A lady 20 whom he gave this
nd, ice answered tnat there was no one to whom she
could report it, Then tell it, he said, to your cat
He would advise the young men just graduating 70
choose professions in which they could exercise their
talk aud DO honest. If they were lawyers let them
be hoafa. lie thought Pcpes line might DC altered
Of God" lie wanted the young men OF talents ana
uety TO become MINISTERS II the talents OF any ". 70
not very good, they would do for lawyers augateIl
In conclusion he expressed bis ardent affection zoe ms
Alma Mater, and his hope lbat sue "Oua co"''hao "
enjoy increasing prosperity.
The Hon. JOIN WALES was rext called upcn 10
speak. lilo said that in standing up before such an
assembly, be f.h what little courage no possessed
oozpp out Of Biz iDscs ends. Ii be addressing
n mass meeting ard expoundpg those great principles
of pobtcal economy which he learned unjer Df.
Dwight, lie would DO at no loss for matter; bat no
ba,d, knew what to speak OF befoie each an Hence
Should he speak Of Yale She noeded no euiogy o.
Li.; her fame hes spread throughout. tho world. hc
lad rlways found that her dip! ma was every
where a good ktt:r oi introduction and credit.
Thee was not state cr q oty "a the
UpIcD where ;Le .rfperce o. far etuceaeb