The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-30


The Chaplain Dr. Dufe, having offered up prayer, the
programme was PROCEEDED with
ss.oss !. Ss.
L.n .oi.iory orscn Charlie: H. aa,sss Jr.
German ssius.ory e oIason = thatcher
Srsson-.The brotherhood Of nations. Lsws A. curtis
Wl1-"Lebsnspulse'. Strauss.
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osao SSo' National spr Henry L. Jones
OIsuGDA True s Patriot .: Kinney
TO- ors,onHTrus Greatness Henry g Riley
" %Ma Lang -'N
IL. busters Grafton; oscar smsdbsrg
ovsrures to William Te'r .Rossini-
The English SAutatory Grafton, by Philip M Lydg,
Jr highly credabe and well delivered, and nume-
bouquets thrown upon the stage at It's concu-
sion The "Serman Salutasory Orstiop, by Thomas F.
| Thatcher, wss warmly applAnded and the author was
also horored with shower OF bouquets. Mr.. h X. Rich
aros orarou, "Revefence for Antiquity" WAS entnusi-
Ascaly received by the audience and was excellent
composition, evincng deep historical research Mr. 8 B.
NJ Cornell delivered bis Grafton ''Mnd and its Sphere"
In most telling manner, and the Grafton was atten-
lively listened 70. highly eloquent and showed
thst the author possessed great Of language and
long oopuusc applause az inc close Owing to the alb
sepce OF Mr. Lewis A. Curtis Tin congo uence OF death
Ia The family the Grafton "Ihe Brother heod OF Netops
was omitted Tho Grafton, "a True Patriot" beauti.
ul piece OF composition abounong in historical illusions,
and was delivered by Mr.. Henry c. Kinney in most
effective manner. The gentleman loaded with b0u-
quels at lie conclusion, and warmly applauded.
The PresdeDt then announced the names of the five
most deserving students IN each class, as toows:-
Senior Class -wnhs p Baxter, Henery C. Riley Charles
Fl Marshall, Henry Kinney, B. f. Cornell.
average scholarship, SO 6lo; whole class, twenty six
Junior CIass John Brown, Stephen whiting Phoenix,
Augustus Rppen j. Emery Mcclntock, Frank Church.
Average scholarship, "a llo whole cass thirty three
Sophomore C,ass-wilam wktohouse, Henry R Plscey,
ROber; rweeien, Edward Winthrop, Augustus +. King,
Average scholarship, 81 clio; whole class, forty four
TssImen Fred. Whitaker, p. W, Hasbrook, VIM.
II. Rice, Elisha Slater, Jr., Wm. a. Gas we'll.
Average schoartip, 81 blo whole class, thirty seven
studenis. Average OF the whole class ~.
prize Of $50, awarded by the Alumni Association" TO
given to wyless Baxter.
TWO prizes for excepg in German given TO Thomas
+. Trenor, junior GLASS; J. W. jerks, sophomore.
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT KING.
The President then addressed the assembsge with re-
ference 10 the proposed university He invited
the attention OF the audience the very high grade Of
scholarship which there included conductas well study,
| and which was sttAred not only by the i've IN each
ciase but by the Glasses OF toe falling
below the average OF seventy and they claimed that such
an exhibit atested sssAOsory tns high conaison
Of tho college, Thai OCCASION seemed h'tpg enc to say
which the trustees me consse worked " s.sSsh
There had long been felt the want Of such course IN this
city, tor years the trustees Of Columbia Col
lego occupied themselves very much with tho sub
ject. Consisting that body did OF twenty four lndiv
duas OF ages, pursuits and forms religious
faith, It unavoidable that differences OF opiaon should
exist a 70 the extent OF the subje esen as " the
present reed OF university iasttutioDs Happily these
| discussions, which we're earnestly carried en- had re-
suited IN amot entire unanimity that the time mad come
for nsttutne post graduate or university course In
Columbia College. In aid OF mis- resolution there happily
such In the value OF the real estate OF the col
lege az furnsh the Of nsuguratipg, partially
at esst the new system ard he there announce
that shortly after the opening Of the next term Of the
% xeus be- s,asshed would emSr.ee ,esoo
with s practical cetails, and nstrscton IN the Law A.
science and In It's varied ramihcaions and its coguse
branches The broad foundation OF this school would be
laid Christian ether and IN the Just performance by
and nations Of every less and moral obligation. II
would embrace school OF SCIENCE In which the subjects
begun upon IN the sub graduate would be carried
out their highest Investigations, which we're found 70
establish the entire conformity between the word and the
works OF God u would also embrace school OF letters
In which our own language would DO traced 70 b founda
ton In remo.es antiquity, and be rescued from degrs
dalton. Inc languages OF Greece and Rome would
| be Analysed and illustrated, and other subjects
| would be introduced when demand for them
would arise. The trustees relied upon the faculty
or the college which was composed Of eleven professors
70 carry out that general plan They had associated with
10 ihe experimentation experiment must be deemed
until and The public favor would sanction and sustain
-such names Dana, Of Yale College Guyos Of the Col
ege Of New Jersey and Marsh Of Vermont Tncy did not
include thcoogy and medicine for they provided for
abupdanty by the different religious denominations and
the medical faculty; but In Law, letters aud science,
The trusees Of Columbia bopcd 70 furnish 70 the city
and 10 this nation such course Of instruction a. would
remove from rs the rcproach 10 which we we're now 20
opsn-cf incomplete educ,oo The President soocludet
The foo@iDr degrees were then conferred each csndi
oAe hsvo8 pcen sspAfuey ntronnSon VI tne iruksecS-
RAcHyfop
Members # ne Graduating Cias.-wyIlysP. BAXTER,
HeIry Riley Charles n. Marshall Jr Henry kinney,
aerbea N. Cornell, Henry ". Cooper Lewis Curtis,
Daniel Duvall, Jacob A. Geisscnhsinsr, Harmon Hen
drchs, Henry l. Jones, Nicholas Luqucr, Jr Phil, NJ.
Lydg, Jr, James Marley, William Marin, Benjamin
Pe, A. q. Richards, Robt X Richards, Jr., James W.
Roneyn, Thomas y. Thatcher, Hubert Van wsgcoen,
Frarcis d Wainwright, John wud Jr., D. LedyArd MALI
son, Gilbert I. rotseu. Honuis odssd.
mAsrKRs on ART.
Deprse u ~ t.-Cass OF 1s4e-John Schradz- Claw
cf lftrwu xhcxfu Trcn
Ter, Lewis reiaed, Benz l. Curtis, VIM Dean, Charles
n Morris, Isaac ID. vermlyea, Jas p. Hosmer Geo. Alb
ssder Chss. IA Gotta, VIM A. Perry Edward Cameron,
Philip A. Embury, q. 8 Bedford.
Horcrury Dpre,s Charles d. Morris, " D., Of oxford,
England, received the degree In Columbia College.
me degree OF ID. D. conferred upon Rev. Samuel
sprins Of the Presbyterian Church, Hartford q also
upon Rev John Ireland ruckcr Rector Of tho Church Of
the Holy Gross, Troy ~ Y and Rev Henry WATERMAN,
Church Of 81 Stephen Providence, l.
The vaedctory Grafton then delivered by Jas. r.
Manley, after xbch the Benedcuon pronounced, and
The audie dispersed.