New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-16
AMHERST COMMENCEMENT.

Correspondence Of The n Y Tribune
AMHERST, August H. 1859.
To-day we h sd the clio mg exercises of Commence
men. The graduating cl.se was rot large oae,
bel e tu, forty.two in pumb.r; but understand that
il il hsd in unusually bign estimation ootn oy the
Faculty and by the citizers of Amner-t 1t Is re-
max be fact ,hs, the entire class, ~ith the exc-p-
ton Of but tnree, members Of the College
Church. and any of them give promise OF more than
ORDINARY usefuhess In the oratons d-hv.r-d to-day,
there was scarcely ore hch dd GOT give eytn' - OF
an unaffected pety which made the u,ore inpres.
sve ny the you'll full faces of the speakers the most OF
whom, including the valedlctori,n, wee under the
average age Of coll. ge graou-t.s
IL the piogramu. II the exercises two OF the pieces
we're sarred Ia ndcse the decease OF toe yolus men
La ea since they had received their appointment
bath Of them it Is said, Of hi,h pron'se Ioese fu-
pereA bia'uses appropriately tilted oy drges OF
solemn musIc. The Greek ora'iop by Geo. Constan-
tioe native Of Athens, attracted good deal OF az
i.n,op The trustees snd lea'net visitors appeared 10
be- ucb interested, but a. sas re nsIked by young
laoy hif epuucision ~as so singular, tnat II ~as III
cu,i 10 follow him. One tence, should lnige nom
the suGs nee but II WAS explained io me ihai the Two
fret kai gar unde' stood designating former
professor who translated = work OF + che0berg on
creek An, oui.s A poem entitled Toe NeS. En-
elsnd Homestead" delivered by J. r ClstD, had
much merit but st sonst thug %, his eject oy Al over
done sly Of .locurion which prevalent fault with
young not only 10 tits institution, bat IN AZ col
iep,. with phcn | sn acQnsnte1. la ,hTre OF the
or atoms VIZ A." The rrue ljes OF Hltory,' by Jut-
s.n Su,,b "The Revival e Labor" by NJ. NJ.
Dana sno the Vale dictory address by D I: rreach
there w.s an abe OF the vicious mode 81 delivery
and tie two frs named were hue performances IN
composition az ell as IN he style OF ecu citation.
il not unusual 10 bear these college ann'sersaies
spoken Of el,ghtingy, as # u vas something oi PEG
atty ,o liz TO them; but, for my psr must cotiess
feeling o interest 10 them IL ~ 20 ba remembered
i, 10 as hat he
who have had the practice of many years for the ma
turing of tb-r posers Teen shOu,d NJ; be 81 sight
Of that what is pshet 10 s',er years ~i 10 no
small degree d,psTd upon The success oil tnes7 Garner
.forts Orhelo would never have been produced, as
Hume ia .y renska II Perioes fan e.rlier AID intr'
or production Of Shakespeare had not met win popu
lar favor.
class a considerable number of distinguished guests
were or. sett among whom may be me0tioLed Prof
Hitchcock Of New-lork (abO-e al ires+ yesterday
have mentioned in a former cominnnicatioh)i Ut.
S,orrs Of Br, ok VI, Y. the Hon. Horace bnney oi
Phsr eluhia; II Rev. DR.. SchnD and others. Dnuer
speeches on such occasiops have somewhat OF same
hers IN char cier aud would not 10 geuerai hear re-
porting. To this rule the rema rs made to-day con.
sti ute an option. There was, Indeed, practical
in said by several at the speakers
who would justify much more fal report tbsn
shall he able To give you. d.. Storrs referred 10 the
re, stLg effect of nature, scenery upon he mln1 OF
the student and said thst if there other ground
yiropmeB hich meets the eye whercverr inectef
would alote be sufficient. Mr.. Buney spike Of the
want of pbysical exercise In American colleges as nIa
10 be d, p, red and expressed the hope tnat would
ere long become part If the system of education that
bodily ve"r should be cultivated as essential TO the
full dev lvpneht Of intellectual power. The same
topic vas still further enforced by Prof Hitchcock,
who did that the great peril Of our country was the
want OF sianna-thst there was manifest det-riora
tion Of the American people in bodily energy and
endurance We had not the muscular power which our
ia hrrs had. With the increasing eiemlnacy OF body
had kept pace pernicous loOsening from the sway OF
Coiscieuce We reeded To 90 back To the example OF
good Oh England, ard seek the revival OF manly
strength e b dy ami the kindred yirtae OF untnching
Huuesiy in all iha affairs of he
In TIE .veUibg there VAS general gSherrg at the
honse If Pre- cid. ., S,earns. geoiai spirit preva I'D
reverend age and celebrity for leaniy- even inter
mingled with female lovehness and youthful hlary.
At a Is'e nour the company separated vita ki"dly
words besrrg with Il EN- doub; pot grae'n' sense
Of grsIic stcn, when will long retain place in their
remembrance. A. H. d.