The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-30
COLLEGE, COMMANDMENTS.
YALE COLLEGE.

COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTSs
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YALE COLLEGE
HOPKINS GRAMMAR SCHOOL, coLLEos GYMHA-
sIUM-THE LATE REGArrA--THE FINANCIAL OONpI-
TON OF THE c0LLEGE-CoMMeNCsMENTD DAY PRO-
PBR-okATioNs BY THB STUDENTS C0NFgRRINa
DEGREES, ETC.
OUR NEW HAVEN CORRESPONDENCE
New HAVEN, July %, 1859.
Before proceeding give you Of the regular
Commencement exercises, wsh 70 mention few items Of
interest connected with the doings OF the week.
On Tuesday afternoon large meeting Of the Alumni Of
Hopkins Grammar School held the Presidents leo
ts room, when association was formed and consti
sutton adopted They resolved TO celebrate the two
dredth anniversary Of the founding Of the school, the
Tuesday Of Commencement week next year. by partak
ing Of dinner and listening to Grafton. After the
election Of the following officers tho meeting adjourned
observation-disclosures Alexander G. Twinng
Vice Pyesident-Hawley Olmstead.
Scretary-W. Kingsley.
Tredsurey-L W. Fitch
Another interesting fact has come To my notice.
y, that the faculty Of Yale College have submitted plan
for college gy unssum, which been accepted by the
c0rporaos Of the Institution The pr opposed edce will
he large and-mucn 10 the qualification of the studenW
that those gentlemen who devoted TO the interests OF
education are bsginnng to appreciate the Importance
ply steal c0Dj0ned with mental culture for there
be sound mind IL the bodily powers are impaired.
In true that the young Of Yale very much In
erete0 yachting, this additional means cult
waiting the physique will II s hoped, prove OF great beneh
to them YOU'D embrace this opportunity Of mention
ing the effect Of the intelligence respecting the
tory Of Yale over Harvard on the second day OF IN
regatta Worcester OF which you given such
. fun report Indeed, II was matter Of comment by
many 10 the attention which the HERALD gave this
exciting race furnishing much fuller account Of the af
fair thar any other newspaper Tho news OF the vic
tory reached New Haven by telegraph at half past
in the evening large population or students in At
tendance at the railroad depot to receive them. They
had
was manifebed by the young men, who burned tar bar
Iels and sang college songs TIL midnight.
effected her slight change III the discipline Of the COL
ege by emitting eveairs prayer and requiring all the in
mates Of the institution to attend to their public devotons
~ q seAsonable hour IN the morning Praying u, as .
general thing, considered bore by large majority Of
the sujeDts vho did no. like tho idea Of being PEELED
70 rush from the arms Of Morpheus ~ tha chapsl.
understand that hundred and four young men
have been examined candidates for admission the
freshman Glass; seventy one Of these have under
gone thorough examination with success, and will be ad
nted, and thirty three more will be received If they
succeed IN making de6oencies in their studies before
the commencement OF the term.
The rienniai Catalogue s published to day, and shows
the total number OF those upon whom degrees have been
gree Of A. b. IN course, 65 the degree OF PHI SAT Of
n d SO Of LII and 1858 have received the honorary
e,ees in 1859 years. Also st live, are deceased
or the graduates, 72l have become Minister'S of WHOM
765 et iiviog
amounted 70 sb 4so IL Of this total the library income
has So balance Of rents of laods and building,
81 3s5 49, income from scholarship and prize funds,
$3 ot5 co. TIE term bills paid ny studeas have amounted
TO s25 ss3 67 by tho College Treasury 81 $685. By the
Tse have az smoun.ea to
balance hand Of 81 l20 g. The expenses for naru
ton have been s6l74 for repairs, $3lll 49, Ellsworth
s2osa o.; neasrsrs o;e, 81, $780, and tuition remINsd
70 students, 81, So5.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The regular Commencement exercises on the one hun
dred and hy ninth anniversary Of Yale took place this
morning, in the Centre Church, Nine O'Clock the
bour appointed 70 but long before
that the spacious ediace filed All the seats in
the gallery reserved for the ladies, while the seats
n the middle Of the church were occupied by members OF
past egb. the Faculty and graduates Of former years met
IN front of the college and formed in procession rch'ng
spectacle to behoda hos. Of venerable grsdustes aa
Ing upon each others arms, followed by those who had
attained the rpenees OF msnhood and stu larger mum.
The following liz the
EXERCISES
]. Music, "Overture Ooernn"-Weoer
2. Prayer, by President wooleey.
8. Satisfactory Grafton in Latin, by Charles Heebner
4. dissertation, "yhe Symmetrical Man," by Edwin
Spencer Beard, Andover, Mass.
s. Grafton, "Besnard ahd Abelard," by William Henry
Anderson, londonderry, N. 81.
8. Music, Cara" from s'Der Freiscbu.z"-Weber.
Grafton. "The Language Of the Puritans, BY Arthu
g. Grafton, @Eamund Burke, at the Briaol Election
Joseph Adrich Cooper, Mattituck, N. Y.
Q, Grafton, Zinzcndorf and the Moravians" by William
Henry Rice, Bethlehem, Pa.
10. Mgsic, "wedding Msrch''-Msndessonn. -, D..
IL Grafton, s'scheming," by william Pierce Freeman,
49, Dissertation sArnod OF Bresca," by George Frank
lin Voae, Fitchburg, Mass.
T. Husc spc \, gomsr ssOrs. Nsv,oo sber
ie. Grafton, "rhomas Beckett" by John Haskell
IL. Dissertation, "ohsracter," by Alfred Judd Taylor,
Hunting ton, Mass.
10 Dissertation 1.-THE Relation Of Heart 20 Intellect
by Harry Brodhead, White Lake, N. Y.
20 Grafton, "oethus, and the Cancellations Of Philo
sophy," by Arthur Burr Wood, Middletown, N. Y.
81 Music "Orgen Duett, - from "Stradea. '-Fotow.
% Philosophical oraion, "The Alcn. my of the Middle
70 PHILOSOPHICAL Grafton, 1.-THE Sphere Of the skepsc"
by Haskell Derby Catin, Brooklyn, N. r..
a. Music, Midsummer Nights Dream. "-Mendelasohn
The orators similar 10 the productions OF graduates
on such OCCASIONS and Except IN few cases the per
formsuces Of the youpH men were inferior to what we
easured sly of speech which, if not corrected at the
ou'set will render the graduates any thing but effective
public speakers.
Alfred Taylor on "Character." He showed that In the
formation Of great character certsin elements were
essential the sbsence OF any one Of which one
aided and incomplete, and these were intelligence, hgn
dissertation "rhe Relation Of Heart to Intellect was
feeling by Harry Bfodhead. He said our feelings
ourselves while thoughts external, and often
Ames no. even He illustrated his subject by
showing that Napoleon Bonaparte had grea. mind but
Washington heart Bacon furnished great contrast to
Godsmnh-tne former was simply philosopher, but the
latter was sympathetic man.
The morning perform concluded at IL and
adjournment had till three O'Clock, at which time
the building censey crowded. hundreds falling 10 OBJ
tain standing room.
The afterpoon's programme was rs follows
I. Music, "0verture Egmonp'-eeehoven
nput In Gpark f.,fOa I.r0fp n
Bezekish Watkins, Liberty. N. Y.
g. Dissertation. "rhe Cathedral Builder" by James
Hascarene Hubbard, Boston, Mass
Dissertation, nIconoc!asm," by Charles Franklin
Robertson, Peekskin N Y.
g. Music, "SereDajs''-S Schubert.
a. Dissertation, rbc Dsopi Of Religious Doubt" by
Truman Augustus Post 81. Louis, Mo.
T. Grafton, "The Clergy Of tho American Revolution,
by Gilbert Otis Fay, Midway, Mass.
g. Dissertation, "fbe Struggles Of the Trnc and Good
for the Mastery in tho wold by George Henry Coney,
Albany, My.