New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-06
COMMENCEMENT At GROWN.
corr..-opdence u The y. Z. Tner =.


PF.oylDgScE, Aug. 81, 1853.
The exercises at;end.ns the uinetieth snniye-sary
Of BrOwn University Commenced thi. morlpg. There
have been SOME change in the system, or rather
turn TO the custoy Of former years since the naugura-
ton Of President Sears. Wien Dr.. Wayand resigned
graduates eft the college with the degree Of Master Of
Arts Hereafter they are 20 receive that Of Bachelor
Of Arts at their graduation and in three years the for
mcr degree. Thi- D, the usual custom OF other colleges.
Thos, who now graduate with the degree OF \. b.,
which Is conferred after course Of three years study
are TO receive at their graduation that OF Bachelor oi
Philosophy II j. understood that President Scar Is in
So = abolisln., the select course which Is pursued
by some oi the students. Tins gives 10 them the
.v.r of selecting such studies a. they may be most
deros of pursuing and does not force the student 10
take those which vii be of little or no practical dement,
10 him during life. . 49,. E.;
healthy state new building for the library Is mnch
needed as the present quarters are too limited Il =
an unsightly gloomy-ooking ednce. from WHOSE vuc'
walls the plaster j. falling and whose genelal appear
auce il is hoped. will awaken solicitation on the part
If the numerous. Aumn who to-day come back To re-
new their acquaintance and former associations ne
ports are abroad however that TINS want oi he o"eg
will soon he satisfied and that edihce VIII be erected
which shall be honor 70 the institution ana an VIL"
ment To the City of Providence.
The exercises of to-day commenced with az GRAFTON
before the Phi Beta Kappa Society by me hey: DI'
Peabody of Portsmouth, y. H., Ehtor ol ne Not'n
American Review Tie First Baptist Church was "tu
filed with as attentive and uel- gent an audience as II
is often the privilege of the orator 10 address Is 10
be regretted that the voics OF the Rev. Doctor was
not sufficiently strong 10 I'LL the house, ior the tmey
truths he uttered should be heard by every one al TINS
dav. pr. Y. l. houcetOrth "a prescribed man. ne =
to be ranked among that terrible class oi men eagued
for the destruction of this glorious tulon-namey,
fanatics and Aboltionists. Doctor OF DIVINITY
dared to speak ut College Commencement IN Deha
of the higher aW--dared To say that the law 0t God
was higher than that Of man. Ii cannot be that he
has weighed well the fearful consequences attending
his position. For who upholds the supremacy oil tle
Divine law az the present time VINO Is not an enemy ~
his country and traitor 10 the principles fought Tor 10y
our toreiathers II was refreshing 70 listen 10 such
manly sentiments in these times OF political regener-
acy. and those, too, from one occupying ihe hlgu
position OF DR.. Peabody. The orator took lor ms
theme the "Immutahilty of the Moral Law.
Throughout the whole discourse he upheld the suprem
acv Of right and discussed II in its relations TO educa
ton, literature and political government. lie repre-
sened the rpuda,ion OF the higher law IN the mans o
our National Legislature n stark atheism ana re-
marked that he trembled for his country when he re-
membered that God was just
This afternoon Prof james b. Augell of this Uni
ver-ity delivered an Grafton before the tnlted bo
tLers Society His subject was, " The Scientific
Study Of Literature" II splendid address, and
held the attention of large audience TO It's close.
Prof Angel spoke without manuscript and Il an ex-
Ceedlugly interesting spedkti III e"lle Itspt'A' nc
reminds one of Wendell Phillips. Easy, graceful
never faerng; he i, well adapted TO inerst prOmis
cuous assembly.
Col. c. {. Van Zant speaker Of the Rhode Island
House Of Representatives. followed the Grafton with
poem. His production contained some passages of
considerable merit, but not adapted for literary
audience. The heavens and the earth, the sea and
he'll itself ransacked for figures. lie most justly
styled his poem medley. Ii was absolutely
in respects. lie has yet to learn that the jokes
that would be reished in the caucus room, among
his particular friends not adapted to an audience
where one-hali are ladies'. Truly yours,
ICHABOD