New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
COMMENCEMENT AT YALE COLLEGE,.
BROTHERS IN UNITY-PHI BETA KAPPA.
IPor Wednesday, Proceedings see Third Pagel

IFcr wednesday's Proceedings see Third Pnge
FROM Our Own Reporter
NEw-HAyES, July %, 1859.
The Society of the Brothers in Unity met at this
Hall Yesterday afternoon. There was large attend
ance, and in the speeches there were quite as much
wit and fun as were manifest at the Alumni meeting
in the forenoon Curtiss T. Woodruff Of the Glass OF
1919 WAS called to the chair and pleasantly recounted
the position of the Society. Thonss NJ. Thompson,
of Woodbury., c., WAS then called on. He said, We
came here when boys to get degrees but afferTsrd
came up wear 10y year to take degrees IN humanity.
The Rev. Edp ard ID. Morris of Auburn n. Y, mex
smoke lie confessed to feeling partly sad, because
his memory recalled dear friends who used to De
here and minge in intellectual contests. lie SAID that
he fell in himself sgaiu the old boy-sprf lie htd MS
6rst connection with the Society S.tclneot. Facts
Orator He said that the nurture he had got here hal
helped him to preach the Gospel in the West. lie
came to College a Copditlonal" boy skePncai lad
familiar with i,fdel specuation.. He got everything
here his culture, discipline and religion. tie hau
come to bs Alma Mater with spirit OF thanksgiving
thinking that he had found the secret of rea ie al
Yale. IL L., o
DIR. Calhoun was the next speaker. lie ha1 one
honor which he priced highly-tee fact that his name
stood on the Catalogue next to Dr. baGSusi aho'ner
honor was that he was a member OF tne bfolneis,
The Hon. William fIuneeIford OF Hartford was heA'
called out He hsd rot stteneed commencement iof
fifty years He reoiced at the early prosperity oi toe
Brohers and thought the Society was never IN oet
Prof Henry Noble Day of Cincinnati thought he
had rather m than speak and suited the action 10 the
wcrd. , -, ,o., -, Lo
John A. Dana, esq, of the Glass of 1871, sad ne
xopld Weld to no in Tia attachment 10 the broh
s,s and h;s Alma Mater. He al felt the want OF
classical eOucaion ever since he graduated he him.
self had LEI the Brothers alone; never spoke but ocs
and then on the question whether skeptlc DATA
coed in court of Justice and then he was no, cure he
had an Argument. fle csled out his friend, the Rev:
Charles Hammond OF Glotop, Mas VINO s1ii rs nau
already had his say in ether meetings; out th're was
one fact concerning the societies ne must ien''on
their domest eating influence.
TIE exei cses then interrupted To receive t'o
Freshmen members. N
DR. Woclcott of Providence, X. l., next spoke. lie
attributed his interest IN the college course ~ soa
a., 20 M, he ing member Of the Brothers lie mao
'nr bcys 20 send 10 the society of h,' choice, ana
hoped they would be put through the MIL
The Hon. Salmon p. Chase was t9en receives vis a'
bo,nrsry member Edsn Wright Of Boston, fsle-
6c.orian Of the Glass OF 1914, was the next epeaS9r
lie came TO be filed up with the Thoughts o, oitet
men He had heard of tie past honors "l ~, S "S
he WAS locking now more 70 the future. H1 tuNuS1
sb RT,tbers slwayp an earnest society. lie beneNeu
zoo that Yale is today without nv -. lie $40 ~
here for the fist time in Twelve year' lie eare ' m
e., tbe external fuish Of the graduate, ou niofe 'V
.h .otd strerp'h The Brothers tended 10 MAKE Such
men He himsef felt ibe lack Of power ~ deo''e,
ard taLored younger mcu'ber' to PuI 'hef ar'0i oA
'O 1i,s Rev. NJ. Field cf S,ocsbiilge, Mass, the
f.,Ler ~ Cvrus W. Field, was the next speakor' lie
referred to Lis family ara Poke Of f,qy s,,nsi@
coon 10 take place. lie poke also 9i !he
Of TIE Brothers in his day Senator bsIss ~
m a. al BrctLer, and 80 was Wi'i4m MaA"tH G' va
mia His class was em., nj for lts IcisGu, c'i I
srd obssfvsuce Of or5cr-the Class q ~ 80
were oply a few left ana the continu4nce oil MS own
life Was a marvel 10 hlul n,,,,L;o. .ss ,bs
The Hon. William Strong Of Phladc'p1ia was .'J
ue,t ,,eskcr He commented on the la'Se huuo .. o.
aged ,nen nnorg tie Alumni. He was snfpn7ra a, y.
The p4w Hall lie lad LO, been before to Tue oo0''y
The Rev. Joshua Levitt Of the Glass oi io.l -,
lowed AID ssd iha, he had thoushl ha'ss" ''n o',4
man, but, ou looking aTonad hln' nc - - 80. -
oler ,in himself that be should claim ~ he N'u"-
man. lie said hs, advantage otthe br"nv,' 80
the furLishing anonymous aTtci,S 10 90 toe o-'''
the Society lie iet The hetedt he got ifoin IT, ,o
The Rev. Dr. Meig-, Missionary To Crli'o; ~ - -
years eta, ding, the next speaker. lie ,o'1 h'"
X. had kept himself from looking Ike AZ o'i u.Ap,
thepeb NJ, /. now 90 r. cortIa., with the prssth'
tail he spoke of the humble room where tne co'nci'
s..d 10 meet lie said ho used to write d.. D"'o"