New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-07
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
TIE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.
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Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.
BURLINGroS, VI, Aas. l. ~
The exercises commenced with the BH,ssrss
sermon by Presidett Psase, on Sandy E.xss
His text was: "Ye are tbs lish: OF hs wl
TIE President always writes well, AMI closJaiss
his remarks to the subject he has chossr. Has
dress 10 the class about 10 take the bonors d AIs
versty was most admirable. and mus. have pAx
deep impression upon the young gen.sDss .S y
tened 10 il.
Sabbath evening tie Society for Rssgca. inqst
celebrated their anniversary, and the Rev. Df. He'd
# the Bangor Me Theological Inst ution gaze y
raticn which was characterized by deep ti,ssAtS,
ripe scholarship. His suhject was; "How b lai
he Great Results Of Life, and Il Wa t,cssi vi
maste,ly ability. He thought II tee wises pokg@
make the pipmaker into nan rather ths nsls NJ
man into q pinmsker He discarded tie ef psrc,
i'rir ciples, not men, and said, (;ivevn.s Va
Principles"
Tuesday forenoon the celebration Of The Ltasq
ieties took place. The Rev. X. S. sto:r, j., d.
Broo oklyp, n. Y, delivered an ors,sr o. ID
Past, end what it has done for the P,e:y.'
wss two hours lorg bu. so brilliant the issgssC'
pure, the illustrations apt and the e'ocrson ,s
ceDent, that the large audience Bstered WITH usl'z
ateItlop. In the course OF ais rema'ks me OF.
paid fine compliment TO the farmers. lie
" Civilization grows up from esrth.tlsge as 0S
secure ground; and, historically, The eeve'ogss
" Of its manifold brsncbes Of enterprise, tho essss
ment Of oil in inter. relation, have si been ~
" through the spread Of this in:erss.. IH ~
" hands Of the farmer, no. the hnsers i pb,b'opcs
have brought to mankind the true sces comp
y b. IL. IL. LOLA
daring adventures OF coLmerce, not ey w
" ning skili Of inventors, but by the d. pt'cx.
" drudgery Of agricultural toll, have test ~.
" those fountains in the breasts Of the esns ~
which has flowed paci6cation, culture so1 49,
" 10 the nations In another division Of hs@T
ne SAID: - The total past is speaking 3 C.,
ohdency IS, and its legitimate iDfaeose 80
away sectionalites of character il the besevs
scope OF broader hunanity-to make tshs
cosmopolte, In fact, OF every s.uden, Of tDe W.
sra its aInas. lie is the truly gres. sod W.
!" who accepts this tendency and seeks to iE.ops
" ID himset aid Eis life ali the goodnes o. t,e =
- he IS the nan CT this age who takes tie bsos's
neous spirit and works 1t out with Gsl.s 90
leutonic s.eaofastress through the chsAgsfs W.
"ot American life. The ampler development, ~ y
wider spread of this inclusive and censu masS "
" OF character aid action, should be oar sntzsa
1t VII be Il we reach Il. the real e0rosAGosdS "
selves and our times"
Tuesdey afternoon tho Associated AIN pe c, i:kss
their ar rniversary. The Grafton wx By the li,v ,
Cutter Of W worcester, Mass. His subjsc; Wa "fh'
" lation OF Common Sense and Genus" W gsr
somewhat novel definition both OF geni.v o. CONS
sen'e. His oration was well rece yed, sd eve,
much 'alent, acute analysis and snap VII y
poet came up missing on the occasion, and ts1es
farcy Commencement poems were dissppcntss-
Tuescay evening the rain poured down n tSrs'
TIE Junior exhibition Grew q very ero s.ed ~
The laoiss turred out in 2re., numbers. srat ,
Juniors were not eloquent II was not for tee 30
aspiration from the gsntler sex.
Wednesday, -mmsncemeht Day t-cpef,
usi cred IN, tot by the firing 4 big guns, 6s; "
strong south wiId. The Clouds hung ds-h and w
yer village, mountsin and lake, tbrea.sang ns
meIc!iully Withholding it. NotwithstsndIg the ~
the weather, the cars, stea os.. sLe privss
iisge. bioueh. crovda to cur village No Och
prom.sed balloon ascerson induced hundred. % e,S
who m.ekt ctaeiwise have remained q. Iona y
The great seiia. alp. " Tie Pride Of Ansres AZ,
'alsc, cd rot go Up except in fragments. TSs,
Was ,oo storg. ard bt lore the balloon VS. bs1S
was tom IN p.e6e-.
Tie nsic Of tte Germ anis ba,d i, heard, ssS =: =
= lone procession entsis the -psoous chsecn.r ~
fresdent prays fervently, and the csurch abos -.
ofernow'rg. Music by tie band and tken TIE -
ing c.ass are called one after another, 70 fr
,neN pa,h Some TWENTY-FIVE speak on ~
oeiore bright galaxy OF Vermont beauty w. ~
lei.es, ard tie Governor and othe. digrits,.s ~
Gown. The gradua:ss "speak their pNese, =, y
tfeir dipcnAs and 60 out into the word 70 g. -
battle CT life. Evenipg comes, and the Lsks -
is tie center CT attraction. Muso, dsS.rg ~ as,
ing are the order Of the night. brilsa. res.
assembled and all goes merry 60 the mnn$
Thus close tho Commencement exercises, sr' w.
lie IN Western Vermont.