The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-17
commencement at Tufss' College,
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MgDFohD, Mars. July VI, 1859. .
me second annual commencement CT rGfla' College hss
si clo,ed most auspciousy for the interests Of the mats
sutton and with the most gratifying resas Tor nose vino
we're more Immediately interested ,rieaSs and patrons
Of this new and ssctsrian Of learning. Medord
handsomely situated Massachusetts town. Of thousand
more inhabitants distant four miles from Bottom the
well known Athens OF this Nsw World indeed according
" the opinions Of as gcoaly people the only Athens
sxiant. Though so near the holae o. all human know
ledge and Uetarian belief, u is still tosn pecu
bar 70 Itself, so far as the opinions Of s lohsottsns
nd and perfectly independent in 81 oher re-
Safds. 0Ey one mile distant from and ia sghi 9I luA.
nursery OF Literary and scennno phosogrots hafvMa
University, hs people are unusually indepeadeoh ha
ever have been NJ the scope be gyen TO religious
TOTS 30 far and emphaticay INC Iuia ua,
when the Upiversaist demon nation, having detsfmhoo
90 fevpd COLLEGE thst houid De The medium OF Their
tepets by way OF Ds youth we're casting ABOUT
ior site, the village OF bedford was Iesn p,nsu oy'a
for lhe reai thus icated The rehnH nss proven
substantial com phment 10 ice wise forecast o me esry
and present nnos, no iess thaa 70 e lFunoeF o. tus
me 90 ~ rapidly crossing into favor shroughou. the
Raw Stale when ns infancy snail have become sane
Mod b, see sphere Of ner usefulness enlarged,
sne an unally take her due rank among the American
unversos The exercises OF msncement day proper
began AZ LaIp4st nine clock TINS A. NJ, whoa
wns ming GRO Of friends OF tufts assembled
rcspel greet graduating clsse. From schedule OF
Sho exercises, which, by ,he way were mighty scarce
your correspond cnt, realy nssng with himself upon his
iroosno borrowed from sseser and copied the follow
Dg programme OF order OF tas Gay.
Pray by the Rev. Dr. Baou, President Of The College
saiu,asory, u Lain-O G. Turner. South At,leboro.
2. Dsquisi;on-'' Labor Blessing" 5. g. Unborn,
West hlnol, Ale.
8 English Orstou-" Literature sn Element Of National
Prosperny.n R Leighton, West Brook, Me- Music.
English Orsuoa-n Prospects CT Freedom IN Europe
6. Bailey, Mechanic Fass, he.
8. Ipghsh 0faaon-'' Governments Good rs the Pee
pie Deserve" w. B. French, Milton, N. Y.
O. Dissertation selten Conner, Fairfield, Me.
=. English Uraion--" Our Dules" W. e. Gbbs, Al
bany N Y. Mnsc.
s. Philosophical Grafton" True Greatness" A. J.
Weaver, Aisseac, N. Ii.
o. aleictory Grafton" Lite a Discipline" Henry
Blanchard, Brooklyn, y. Y. Music
All Of these speeches both as 10 matter and manner,
gave large evieence OF careful training and consequent
educated oratorcal that decided relief when
sonpsred With Of the speaking that had already
heard during ID Of college The
srxiions OF Mr ". B. French and kr. w. L Gibbs, as
well ss tha, O. the vaedc.oran were particularly strong
m language eloquent In delivery and marked in STYLE Al
the close the speaking President Bllou conferred the
degree Of Bachelor Of Arts upon the genersen above
named and causI hOtvis upon ". 81. Hobbs, Of Hope,
college, could nos be termed the alumni feast,
took place Immediately after the exercises 10 the chapel
Richard rockingham, Esq presided, as learned aud
prayer offered By Rev. Apheus Weston, OF kaue.
and the prandsl feast we're N. p Banks L. D., Gov
treor o. Ihe common wealth; Rev H,eea BAiou, d. d.
IL. D. Richard rockingham, EsQ crowd Of Boston
ne chants and many ciheTs VINO locked distinguished
enough they IN 70 The dioper but patient in
curry could that they had let the OF
scuy. Speeches we're made al the dinner by Governor
Banks, A. A. Dner, Successful in securing appro
prison from The Sste behalf Of the college OF 500 O0
ana President Baou After dinner the chapel was again
crowded almost 10 suaocaon with people to sten TO o
"pome' from the democratic nominee fos Governor OF
Vermont, the wit, hamoris, and poet Hon. John g. SAKE
His subject the ssPfessn and when adj that was
viii have already begun 20 fully appreciate R worth and
nerils, And mus the commencement closed.