Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-09-22
YALE COLLEGE.

OF ale college from tie cleveland he-
vei,o. The graduating class numbered
100 members. which although in num-
bers, is smaller than the class of 1857,
yet it is the largest graduating class of
any college in the United States. The
number of the Alumni, of Yale, is 1924
The members of the Yale Alumni who
have deceased during the last year were
48. Their average age is 81 years and
10. Among those who deceased du-
ring the past year are the names of
HoratioSeymour, Ex U. S. Senator, Clark
Bissell, late Governor of CT, W. Dutton
Ex- Senator of Mass, John Woodruff late
Judge of Supreme Court of N. Y, Henry
Dwight, President of the A. H. NJ. So
ciety, Bennett Tayler, late President of
Dartmouth College, Prof. E. A. Andrews,
whose latin Grammar has passed through |
sixty-6ve editions, David Prentice, Prof. |
of Geneva College, N. Y, ]. B. Kane
late U. S. Attorney of Pennsylvania, and
U. S. District Judge of Eastern District
of Pennsylvania. Hugh Halsey, late
State Senator of N. Y, H. E. Peck, late
member of Senate of Ct., John NJ Clapp,
Editor of Charleston "Aercury," Charles
Wheeler, the Philadelphia Lawyer,
Hon. John McLelland, of Ct.. eyed 9S
years, Hon. John Atwater, Ex President
of Middlebury College, Vt. The Phi
Beta Lsppa Society. of Yale. elected as
their orator for 1859, the Hon. VIM
Strong. of Penn and for their Poets,
Russell Lowell and John G. Whittier
The annual receipts, Of Yale College. for
tuition &c, are stated to be S57, 804, 81.
The average amount spent in New Ha-
ven, by those connected with Yale Col
lege, is not less than s4O0. so that Yale
College yearly disbuIses some $500, 900
in the city of New Haven.
The Oldest graduate present at the
Alumni Dinner. was Joshua Dewey, who
graduated II years ago, and is now 81
years of age. He made short speech.
He spoke fuenily and bore himself erect
while speaking. Among other gradu-
ates who spoke on the occasion vas Maj
Barnard Of the U. s. Army, and other
political notsbles. Senator Trumbull of
Ill, received the degree OF IL. D. w.
A. Butler, Author of "Nothing to Wear"
read Poem before the Phi Beta Kappa
Society, entitled "7iOo Aillion." which
was full of satire and wit. The Poem
has since been published and has re-
ceived much praise and criticism. Pres
ident Barnard of the University of Miss
issippi, an Alumnus of Yale, delivered
an address tn the Alumni. Eminent pol
iticians, from the extreme West. South
aod North parts of the Union. assembled
beneath the grand old elms of Yale TO
forget for time sectional animosities, ]
and revive and strengthen the friendships
of College days.
fthe Alumni of Yale, 141 have been
Members of the U. S. Congress; 81 q.
S. Senators; 81 Governors of States; ga
Judges of Supreme Courts; LAT Profes- I
sors, and Al Presidents of Colleges; 10
have been Members of the Presidents
Cabinet; II Ministers Plenipotentiary to
Foreign Courts.
John G. Calhoun, John NJ. Clayton,
George E. Badger. Prof. S. F. B. Morse,
Whitney, the inventor of the Cotton Gin,
Noah Webster, Percival, the Poet, N.
P. Willis, Cassius NJ. Clay, John Van
Buren, Profs. Silliman and Dana, are
also graduates of Old Yale.
The number of students now connec-
ted with Yale College is thus classified,
Seniors, 100; Juniors, 1O7; Sophomores,
III; Freshmen, 140; Theological Stu
dents. ae; Law, "a; Medical, 81 Phi
losophy and Arts, SO.
Total number of students 592
The Professors and Tutors number
81. among whom are such scholars as
Sillimsn, Olmstead, Dana, Woolsey, Ex-
Gov. Dutton, Hadley and Thatcher.
Number of books in the Library about
5000 volumes, besides pamphlets. The
Neurological and Geological Cabinet,
embraces thirty thousand specimens, and
are accessible 10 the students of the
College.
Among the graduating class was John
T. Baird and Jeptha Garrard, Of Ohio
The Alumniof Yale are scattered through |
every part of the United States. Go
where you will, whether in the cities Of
the East. the plantations Of the sunny ,
South, or on the prairies and wild for i,
ests of Western frontiers, yet you are
almost sure of meeting a Yslensian.- ,
Among the Alumni of Yale, residing at
are Franklin T. Backus, r. !,
P. Spalding, Lewis w. Ford, D. W.
Brooks. Geo. S. Mygatt. Leonard Case,
W. S. Kerruish, John G. Sanders NJ. D., 1
Prof. ST. John, Jacob Perkins, President
of C. & NJ. r. R., John Coon, W. 7. q
Henry Huntington, and others.
Yale College is now erecting new and