The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-24
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
Exercises at Union COLLEGE, n. -schsnect.iy
or shs OIden Time-2 ne Indian Massacre
Progress OF Standardization Colioxe aud
H. kall daft

I,s Foundation.
OUR scHRNgCrADY CORRESPONDENCE
scHEsEcrApY July %, 1867.
arrived in this ancient town At early hour this morn
Ing and prepared assert that 10 leaving the pro
gresve precincts of our leading metropolis such fact Is
we'll calculated 70 set ones notions Of onwdness back
eas, ten degrees The has finished aspect, and oil
Of the Indigenous inhabitants look though they would
garrote any presumpuous enough 70 think Of i'd
vancpg the interests Of the place by the same means tina,
the interests Of other localities. made 10 60 ahead
There for this. Few have taken the trouble
to bear In mind that during the continuance OF the Dutch
NASTY" In North America this same schenectady was
Of their most fourishipg cities Nor will 1t occur to
many Its importance net at all diminished when
the year lees tbedynasy surrendered It's power u the
hands OF the English Being the centre Of the trade
ried with the Indians, 1t one Of the largest,
II not the largest Dutch town in ell Amer a.
Indeed, tradition asserts that much larger then
than the later period Of 1885, stunning blow was,
however dealt at IT. prosperity by the French and Indians
the occurrence OF the cele DRAFTED massacre 1t Was
shock from which 1t long time in recovering. Tho
following snecdote Is told Of the massacre
On the night Of February 8, 1880 TO- 81, 1891 (N 81,
the celebrated Indian massacre took place. Il repre-.
dAilebout Il ader in tbose times crossed over the No
hawk to visit Colonies Glen, smother prominent m.n Of the
gress Of the work Of death Coon Glen exceedingly
anxious to inform the good people Of Schenectady He
finally sent acrcss messenger in the person OF friendly
squsw, who had formerly sold brooms in the village to the
doomed inhabitants She stole quietly away and gave
few of the inhabitants timely warning They did not be-
peyious at that Of the At that
very moment an army Of several hundred Frenchmen
within mile Of the village. Tradition rays that
che paid visit certain widow who reganng the
pastor OF the village with chocolate, which was great
Wdox The sausw shook Of the snow from her
the newly scrubbed floor. This elected sharp rebuke
from The overnice widow, at which the sauAw took
ing che crossed the thresbold Your floor ~ be dirty
enough before TO morrow morning" The ma ne Of the
pastor was Tassmsker, the ars clergyman that ever
settled In Schenectady Az the squaw left he from the
table at which he sitting and the sudden trembling of
bis limbs and psleness Of his counenanoe gave evidence
that the hint Of Indian not lost upon him
He left the house without uNering word, and woat be-
came of him Was never known The belief
the Dutch Reformed Church of Science ady and
from Holland assuming the pastoral charge Of the church
early the 1854 Previous TO this time, the
pie attended church In Abany-a journey TO which place
| and return occupied two days.
ton is sound and heathfutbe drst Engsh school being
opened year ITO From the earliest history of the
S ne % From 70
seminary YVES carried on by sonan from LONDON named
Burrows. The frat boarding school ever established
city founded In the 1919 She was succeeded
! by Miss Urania Sheldon, the present accomplished
| spouse Of President Mott
The interests of the fret college ever incorporated In this
State ntrusted to the rector, church wardens and
vesrymen of Trinity church. New York, who presented
part Of their church farm for the Of the college and
agreed among tbemseves to make up the salary Of Dr.
JohDson, OF STAFFORD who as called to the presidency
thereof Upon College WAS the second one established
lsbmsnt Concerning frat college building, learned
the following interesting facas which will be read with
the In the year 1855 tho Con.story Of the Dutch
chuJ built academy tn north of Union
street This was The frt building devoted exclusively
still standing; but has been perverted 10 less noble
purposes; and deprived Of Its steepe and gable roof does
not present the seeuy appearance that erst did After
the charerinr OF Upon Cces the academy building was
presented 10 the trustees and previous TO the erection Of
the oommodious buildings on the old Niskayuna hill,
when Schenectady made county in 1885, the acade
my sold TO the county and converted into o jail and
court house. The gra mmar school then transferred
70 the old west college until was given up to judicial
purposes In Sl4 But from pleasing recurrence 70 the
crown. and was ruled over By shouts, scneppos and bur
gcmasters must HE 70 more modern hour, and
tell the story OF Commencement week shall proceed at
once
COMMENCEMENT WEEK. or ls5I-AOrRsARY unuB.
The anniversary exercises for the current year have
just closed amid much paterpal and dial reo sing, and the
Of this ancient home Of the Dutch have for the past
fcw days teemed wi RAIDS or qnite another Who
back to The and classic retreats Of the college
on commencement day. 10 renew old oca Ions and 70
dwell once more Spsa ne quiet hours passed here In tho
In the new 1edged graduate from any college, merely
weakness-namely, Knowledge. The HERALD holds, be
heve that each college has its annual humbug day upon
which much is said md done that might De better unsad
and undone think this untrue Of Union. for there was
less twaddle this concernng dear alma mater and the
eSclu,veucss Of human learning illustrated In the uni
veites than on almost any previous OF this ma
and subdued vet An and hsh toned culture obtains
within the gray walls OF this OF learning q culture
tha while eminenty in srmrg and refining, at the
time sternly PRACTICAL and IL generally conceded
that when Dr. Nott and bis cosduors In the Of in
sructon here consent TO sign Adpoma, that as certa
cate Ia OF some positve value as passport itto the
midst active rccessfu reshee Of fe Yet the
students here by means OF that stpcal and comps
cent disposition that prevents them nom minglng The
k cum duios through the medium Of hilarious os,ivy
and unrcstrsined social joiiy Many q night, M one
sols up that broad and hsahul aicn leads 10
and takes lis name from the colege-Union street.-the
may hear ubapt voices vocal with strains Ike the follow
ing. which, ~hen copiously fortified with the prevailing
beverage, flow most meiuousy for b, sometimes TO the
admiration and others TO the disgust and annoyance OF
|. the staid denizsps Of this completed oSn;-
IT'S WAY WE HAVE AT OLD UNION.
AIR-'To drive dull care away"
We think Il IL all riehi, boys,
On evory Saturday night boys,
To get most adjective tght, boys,
To orve dull away.
ChoFus-1o drive dull care away,
To drive dull care away;
For tits a way we have 81 Old Union,
lis way we have at old Union,
IT'S way we have 81 old Union,
To drive dull care away.
We think II Is no Elm, boys,
To take the nesbmen 10, boys,
To them Of their "tin (" boys,
To drive dull care away
Old Lewis Is q bore. boys,
And be works sore. boys;
Let's care for that more, boys,
But drive dull care away.
worse one In Geodesy;
hard old nut. and ocd II he:
From him we turn 10 Aphrodite,
To drive duh care away.
Freedmen are full OF fally,
And Seniors melar choly,
But Juniors and Sophs are Jolly
And drive Gull away.
ball 10 the jolly classes,
Ger whom sorrow psseee-
Who alp punch al the ,hsdcs Of Parnassus-
To drive dull away.
Tobacc,, love and wine. boys,
Are things that mighty ane, boys,
And with them spend our time, boys,
To drive dull care away.
PRrByTxruANrx AGArSsr uS1rANaNnN-so THEOLOGICAL
AnnRES.
The usual that the exercises iuterrup
ID this year through the Prcsbyetian of Dr.