New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-17
CLOSE OF THE TERN At YALE COL
LEGE.
CosToporaenes q The n. Y. Tnb1re

| Commencement. The exercises on .hs; occasion are
apt 70 be very wesrsome, and too elaborate 10 give
strangers much insight into the habits and feelings OF
students. The exercises Of this week Just the
reverse. The fact that class Of about hundred
men have to-day bid sdieu to the Alma Mater, and
now ready to pu; their scholarly discipline and ao-
QUESTIONS 10 the test has filed the College world with
mingled feelings Of sorrow and aspiration. Bat this
is slso Of mirth and wit. The presentation of
the Wooden Spoon, which took place las. evening,
furnished ample means of amusement by illustrating
the ludicrous features of College he. have sifted
traditions in ORDER to find out the origin of this eyhib.
ton bu, as they hsve come down only by word o!
mouth the exact truth Is still left in the dark. Tue
first Wooden Spoon was given perhaps twenty years
ago. and If report is true, an early recipient
was a quite famous controyersiallst divine Of the
present day. At that time successful candidate for
The honor Of the spoon must be the greatest CLIFTON of
his class, without reference 20 ME rank scholar.
The Exhibition had lts origin among those Sho did not
appear junior exhibitions and who were denied &C.
GEES PHI Beta Kappa IL belongs 20 the junior class,
and was for leng time Of private, and often dis
graceful character like The Burial Of Euclid. L. early
object TO saurze The faculty and of did not
meet with their approval, nor II place which
respectable persons Card 20 frequent But about 1853,
an effort made TO reform i. and since then IL has
been the most popular entertainment in College. Per-
haps from scarcity Of guttons after living IN
had the lowest appointment, and as lnis class are
mostly fush with morey and have that easy good
ture which is nowhere more in demand haD a. Yale,
it finally csmc to be given to the best representative
Of sood.iellowsn.p in the class.
The exhibition is now entirely free from personal
abuse and the performances often have quite high
literary merit those of junior exhibitions proper.
The faculty Of course are made fun ofbut The rdcue
Of such nature, tina. they themselves would JOIN IN
the laugh they present. Any oddities which they
have or any hobbies which they ride, or any rich
Jokes which happen, sure 10 be brought upon the
stage. Al thai is peculiarly thprovoking IS acted
out. The Exhibition lat evening was crowded 70
overowpg and for full three hours the attention and
laughter Of the audience scarcely n.er1nitsed
The exercises began with Latin Salutatory from
Henry L. johnson Of Jewett Cy-a curious jumbo of
Latin and English the Jokes being in the former and
the College I" slang" in the latter language. The
boarding schools Of New.Haven were especially al.
dressed ard some warning given TO the selection OF
their future husbands Alter music from the Gernana
Band OF Boston, there came colloquy-k ectIoHeerrg
in which the manner of "gobblng' Freshmen for
the two leading literary societies, and the
first experience Of Freshman life were well
| illustrated. Another coloquy-rch in fun and free
imitation Of several bs J.sS5 haSO ."
Heavenly Bodies" by Henry C. Emo Of EewYork
City, took the audience by surprise friend came
forward in Mr. Enos Absence and, unrolling the par
eel containing the GRAFTON, took out q small telescope
and a-iety surveyed the ladies' Several songs, writ
ten for the occasion, were sung at intervas There
was also coloqny representing Freshman apply
ing for admission" The Freshman was q negro, Just
from the South and dressed in the most fantastic
habit His keen wiz and gift at story telling were
quite too much for the professor HIS examination
closed by his singing spathetic ballad in opera STYLE
with CONNIE Perhaps the beet thing OF the even
| ing was q philosophical Grafton on Centrifugal
Force" 1t even philosophical than such
orslions usually are. IL was delivered by Samuel
Eagle taking his stand upon the apex Of the north
pole where there Il DO centrifugal force and viewing
the history, philosophy and practical working os this
| universal law. The following Is an extract:
But the complete development. ef the which ths
force Ipe.d reserved for The risna genius OF Newton
nam,sks OF Newton Is a. present Professor at Yale Hs
Fs BY droppiDs irnri Of corn on point
chher mouth he observed that AFTER diyen uniformly
revolutions for seconds In and around the
cious organ situated with said bros yoracs concsyy sa
1, q ,b s,n psa ,e ..na se
plane Of the diaphragm an angie Of ninety degrees w. below
From sree. experiment he concludes tina, the
tendency at material bodies Tire zob. In with the
-sa s ana "a Hnd ihf 'ss we've Of
onsos 81 hin s,.s'.s.;s, on I'd, pn b
through telescope Of nquiy and views the rrcondis
hsbt ofunosranty behold. the ph-nemens s@l
sI Universe displayed IA he ethereal conhs,on Of oe
sAsophy permit. hi. eve ..ne- through horo
seop- massateal rebOdiass and stalks sh.do~y
~. Il 1sai Jeeiy he eor.empl.tes with ssonors.r pr,c!s
ion !phri,y of ansueen' Authorization. that hare arksd
i lie IA
Our friend concluded with the following perora.ion:
The eagle s'W percbsa upon The apex Of The North Pole
Fo'sr But a. il n BsssauSaa ,.se,ae, b. ss..mra
sd 20 AID TT In h.al .as .peedy d.P-l'rre seyoa1
degree sn1'ety r si. posonai ssf.y with what aIseahas
c.-hy and soie.nie aonsnau 'hs 'rrr4e ores with tao
hurled the ari bottles Of IL indignation upon the pssa IN
h.bi.a q the '.ra squino. striped the sr-nt. c Asr
droyr Columbus Ar-rca boGsht down he sn.ihsn. Of
L
ps. TIE har from head Of sereue pA he bow u Or
l pheu 6dtie, and sen. Hercules ~ Hadea"
II may be necessary to state that the above is
cssnt buresque Of the style Of thought and expression
Characteristic of genuine philosophical Grafton. The
| Wooden Spoon was presented BY Henry L. Hawey OF
| Nev-Yofk City. Il was received by Eiw ard G.. Ho-
der Of Cincinnati, Ohio The Spoon addresses were
well adapted to the OCCASION and after singing Ga1
iesmus,' the sudience dispersed.
After the presentation Of the Senior Class this
! irg a; the College Chapel came the Cla.s Poem and
Ofston. TIE former was delivered by George w.
Fisher Of North White Greek, n. y, and mainly
devoted 10 the thoughts and emotions OF the hour We
give the following extract which pleasantly enbodies
| the spsrf " boating low 81 sctive a. Yale.
ps.sr- II boating vhrr rowing down 'As
And IN sins1, The water ,h- .ehoe. f.r .ssJi
Are TIE hat sparkling the sPrsy.
Ys when The socthirs ,xis. durner at Eore du
Are he golden fringe. or. % the oceans nm
Az lie si1 sSose bssn e s n rsu ard heavenly hymn
drop for the SOL Of -Ors as.h through each
tc-on tA-i-
A.; .irrinr student trans III they're e-s iroa
.sr hill
Fron di-.sz. Beacon Hil
Ars sz,ver tack osd th csents h-Ets WI
AID ssGe b~L..tA ling wall iAss a-as t fs s0~
Pale,
Asa fancy, bear he brszsa e'De so"o-s non f0r
Hk,s;
Psoud ruoru ZEE: q HAle,
o rooU-tE,'s hsEO. EAryr. and noele 'sr eI Ia
Al! soa Il q o. Fr>ae Ega I'll r0ox oaf d. We
r-sea-
AID throw ourselves gpo. s s.o.r s-e oer OK ra Se
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