New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29


though not Brother hmsslf, be yet stjoced in the
prosperity Of Yale.
Prof Frapkln ". Flax of,he Glass oflsio, vas then
caJe6 out. He said be felt Ike war horse while 10
the Brothers and the old spirit cane upon him a. be
thought Of eectoneeripg The Brothers used to have
men Of might ard force the valedictoans ard every
body else, almost. He ssid he himself greatly In
debeo 10 the Brothers. He used 70 speak whenever
he could get q chance, let come wis. would. tie
though, public speaking the best discipiue of Yale.
Prof George y. Fisher wes next called on. he sad
be only an honorary member He was elected
without opposition. lie had no sooner signed the
sti.uton than applause met him. greater than ne mad
ever before experienced. He went on to speak hu.
morousy Of the method OF initiation 70 membership.
He spoke Of his warm love of the society, and felt
that il should be kept mp with lis old vgor.
William H. JessIp (si9l of Binghampton, y. Y,
spoke with zest Of the Ifuercs Of the Brothers in
making the real public speakers in the coulty.
The Rev. Charles Little (lSifl Of Iada was the mex.
speaker. He felt, a. he eradus,es Of Ysr that
life love, and entrested those around bn to always
be IN earnest
Thomas J. Brad-'rest 1884 followed. He asked
why he came 10 Yale II the magic Of the
Brothers in Unity. Indeed, he SAID, he found bus al a;
Yale.
The meeting then cloed with enthusiastic singing Of
the Csupsign Songs.
There was also a meetiog at the time of
Lnona, at which were sucdry good speeches from
men Of ali sges and profe,s'ons.
THE number OF men examined for admission to the
coming Freshman Glass is lO4. OF these, II nave
been admitted ard 3} more received on condition that
they make up their deficient sndies. There pros
pect of very large class as only about half ars exam
med now.
The Corporation Of the, University made another
very important change yesterday, which shows equally
their good sense and regard for religious truth fof
long time College Prayers have been notorious hum
bug. They were nothing but mere sanctimonions
ceremony and il must have offended every sincere
religious spirit to witDcss such mockery Of sacred
worship Among the students the exercises were held
bore, and while in attendance upon them BOOKS OF
tongues were almost always busy. The Faculty have
put a stop to this, by abolishing evening prayers
entirely ard requiring that all the College Otheers, a.
well all the students, shah sttend morning prayers
at seasonable hour. Before, the students were forced
TO pull themselves out Of bed and rn to prayers nall
Ore ssed before they fairly awake; nos they can
90 Ike men, feeling the Importance of religious wor-
chip. This project together with that of the gynna
sum- the OTerunneTs O nex era In the history OF
Yale
The news Of the victory Of Yale over Harvard on
the second day of the caused great excitement
yefterday among the students and when the bcatrnen
cane in last evening from Worcester they were haied
with deaie ming shouts, and till late in the night bon
frea freworks and the singing Of songs, in which va
riations for beaten Harvard were put in, were con-
tinucd.
The Phi Beta Kappa oration last evening" by the
Hon. William Strong Of Philadelphia, listened to
by large audience. Though very sound discourse,
it degree Of attention truly marked for such
production. Ii had conservative tone well suited TO
The wants G1 New I1hNtu lcn, snoNcu Icai iu-
sight into the intricate nature Of the subject. 1t ought
TO be printed and circulated through the length and
breadth of the land. It's delivery WAS straightforward,
manly al ID earnest.
The Grafton devoted to legislation, particularly
to American legislation, TO the influences which give
it chaI acter somewhat peculiario its defects it,
necessiti.s and It's objects The orator thought
legislation scienCe sadly unstudied but sill eneoty
practical and behind no other sciebce ia It's capaeity
TO promote human happiness. If antiquity can make
il venerable il IL az old the human race mares
can give it respecsbilty, it has hsd the attention of
the sbest minds in all civilized nations; If variety can
make II interesting il j. mutform the creations of
human fancy But the legislation spoken Of il Of com
pa svely modern origin. It's only within few hun
dred years that the written laws OF any nation have
eDaDatcd from those whom was deslgned to govern
la American legislation, the forms came IRON the
mother country Before the Revolution, there were
legislative bodies in most of the provinces closely
semong each Other and all mir a&nre keDesses oi tue
Britith Parliament, ana little change was made after
cur separation from England. Our fathers did not
cease to be English because they deserted English OPP
pressiop While they loved the British Constitution,
popular assent in their view Indispensable to all
wise Legislation With large comprehension they lore
saw the possible evils of hasty and improvideDt iegisa.
tiop ana thought that nothing shoald be cnacted
as law whicn had not received careful and
repeated consideration. They felt solcous to devise
checks against the anticipated hcenilousness Oh popu
lar Legislation. Judging by the experience OF t"enty
wears they adopted not Que device too many. III u
be true said by Richardson IN 1858, that the
{" law il nothing but the history how our ancestors
" have managed pTopriety IN all ages. American leg
isa.ion must be an exponent Of American feeling and
American impulse. IL We inquire what influences are
most potent IN giving direction to legislation present
ing the objects sought to be accomplished oy II,
giving pccuiaTity to It's action and restraining s e1.
c,eses We find a conclusive answer In the power of
cur ION. Its iLtiu ,Lce pervadcs all ranks reaches
every dwelling, and controls IN some degree all ach"n.
Bot 10 obtain adequate appreciation OF the uh-
ayndabl u1uepces Of the usages OF society over pop
ula lao shall aided by IOklng d' SDi0t
Of the departments Of life in which cdstom asserts lis
supremacy. 1t lies at the foundation ot indvldua
faith. 1t is not less controlling over men in state oi
municipal society, and Il is even more potential over
legislation. In the popular mind of most NATIONS,
there seems to have been made distinction between
certain usages regarded a. nat'one and others whch
regulated only common int recourse. ~ II note IL!
fact tina; legislation b, gets legislation nor is 1t an
uncommon observation, are IN conflict with popular
sentiment or IN advance OF It,
Amorr the other Influences which impress them
selves upon American Legislation, are those which re-
suit from the local and physical capabiitiss OF the
country which we inbabit. One Of the most Important
achievements Of legislation, the one when perhaps
more than any other has been arIeachng "a It's enect
upon the spnt the character and the geheraI develop
nent of our people is the change has mide 10 tho
law Of de, cent Of real estate. Another thing which
tends 10 give character tn our written law Is th9 COM
paIative shortness OF our existence "a ol'Ihct Peo
pie To THIS we must add the iaCs tha' We are hot d
homogeneous people. There is also very much In the
Great urocrcss which has been made ~ the present
AGE in invention and the application OF science To- tue
art. which tends TO MURPHY and direct legislation.
S; moe, the age iu which We live is aD age OF ex-
,,sysgart mental ard moral speculation, aud hence
has q prominent Influence IN giyios direction shape
aud spin, to our legislation. The ateilsent observer
80 nlcru legislation must be impressed with the con-
yction tba, il is excessive that It not sufficiently ln-
tenigent and that here is department OF scieLce
which Amt iican scholars are at fau, ia nesiectl9s'
The Triennial Cal alogue is published today, anu
shows the total number Of thoee upon w1on degrees
have been conferred to be i(3; of those sio nave