The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-20

me annual c"~ DIPLOMAS AND
.A.~- -sRlEG OF DEGREES, ETC.
-..nencement exercises Of Inc Free
NY took place Last evening In the Academy Of
ausic, which filed by intelligent and apprecia-
I'VE audience Soon after half pas, six the faculty, In
tied guests and members Of the BoArt Of Mucision
sarchcd In procession took upon the platform
b. Richard Warren President Of the Board of Educaon
RESIDED who called upon the Rev Or. Chapn to offer up
prayer. The reverend gentleman IN eloquent terms
,voked the Divine blessing upon all educational ins'ta
ons, bu. especially upon the young graduates p'a
orth's baAd occupied the orchestra, and dScou'S'"
0me Of se choicest pieces in their repertoire 81 app'
Al the exampaon held last week 37b pupils FROM the
ward schools presented themselves frr sfmmson
0 ID Free Academy or these tFo wsre o,s ana
the close OF examn alton, fifty were reecsu Auu
admitted OF those admitted four chose toe spassn
nguAee twenty Six the German, l36 the French soa
Ae ancient course while twenty SIX negectea 10 maze
suy choice whatever There twc full courses OF STUDY
purrued at the Academy alike every respect except
ne languages The with ancient LANGUAGES com
pr,ses Latin and Greek and in tho NTH year one oil the
three modern taught ct the opion oil we pa
rent the course With MODERN languages comprises me
French German and Spanish languages. rhess msy be
led any order desred hu, no more than oee ~
ring the arst YEAR nor more than tiGs. The
parent 10 requested decide wbcn his sen IS 70
SAks, and in case II be the modern, specify WIFE wach
language he is 70 begin.
~n those no complete either OF the fall courses Eich
applicant for Omission as well as hs psrent made &c
course languages has been generally ssecei
BY students who at the time have expected 10 cn
OF FIVE and graduate, bat IN very
many csses circumstances prevented consum
OF their hopes and the etuoeuts have prenLtdrey
eft the institution with but partial knoSledse OF the "a
Of the ancient languages and with the ioea'on
OF gagug in business occupation where the no
Sern rather Than the ancient .neAases ~oud be OF mare
Immediate benefit 10 them In tber neE occupations 10
meet such the Faculty OF the Fee Academy aiioS
modification Of the through course by dropping the al
sept languages and studying modern lnoguaS ~ncn
desirable for the students Intended Occupation 10
ME, cropping the modern languages ADD commencing
The study Of the ancient languages Tbs OF
the studies for the students, who necessarily taken
from buoy popula par.Akes of the practical char
Acter OF the Scotch and German universities.
rhe following % the
rXETCEES
Mrsin-seIec.on from "Martha;" March from Seem
ma ID Verey"
Music-Choral by Won Weber. /. Salu.a;ory address
and second honorary orstiou-one in a Billion John p
Appleton. Nhth honorary ora:ion-Poiasiessuess
Mosic-Fes, MaIch from "T.nrhauser," Wagner. 8
Oraiou-rbe Founders Of Our Institution Reid Sanders
l. Ora'on-rhe Romance Of Religion, Horace E Dresser
Music-CAvatina from "Saoucon 6 PHILOSOPHICAL aud
thnd honorary ora,on-The True Sources Of Happiness
Richmond 3: Elliott. 9. oraton-rhe Ruling Passion,
Husic-"Trao, rrab Galop" I. O,stiou-rhe Present,
Asa Bird Gardner 5. Eighth honorary oraeon-Cne Elk
s,on Friendship ard it's Literature Gardiner Sherman
Ausc-"why DO WEEP for Thee" 10: Ethical ard
f.lks Fsckler. IL. seventh honorary ora,on-Oid
Things THROUGH New spectaclee, solomon l. Woolf.
ton Tie Fire worshepers, James A. Seaman. Is ora
top-God and Our Naive Land, Ethan Alvord 10 Wand.
huHc-QuicSetep from ''Etoie du Nord. IA. Fifth
honorary orasion--rhe Trainers of the Constitution Ar
mold Ianzer 10 Sixth honorary oratior-Posthumoas
Nusc-selections from GA Trsvia.a." 10. Mas.ers
ora,ioD-Ihe Boe Theory Of Human Nature, Charles H.
Pratt
17Vsleoicory address and frs honorary oration-Har
Hous be u;s task to undertake 70 crsss
each Grafton or to snay the particular exceences and
defeca Of each OF the speakers Many Of them exhibited
consioer able ability, ana taking the perfornance az
WHOLE the graduates acquitted themselves well the
senior classes Of venerable and classic nstations DO
such occasions In great many instances the orGoIs
were ,oo long, which Of the effect when
Short pishy spirited address of five mdu.es IN length
would have Will the sons of our dem cratic fello "
citizens leave the beaten of su,qaased collegiate
halls and strike out an original path OF their in this
sseAp d. -
Of poin.ess needles, pon,less wcsms pontless bayo
nets, pointess pens and pontless characters.
earnest practical and well wr.en production. HIS re-
pco TO the charge sometimes made that the advantages
the only p he 2as a
OF year had reeoiuly supported themselves
ae paid happy tribute to the late hon Robert Kelly
presidents Of the Board OF Education aud foun
aers OF the Free Academy The actual oeveopement Of
the chiefly due the devotecness of Harris
wco had lately been called to represent interests
OF America in japan The same self Sacrifice, the
acute practical sense which he exhibited in founding
Peoples College NANTES ed thenae country,
fer a Few empire was thro~n open commerce, and
new sphere 70 the apostles of Christianity.
The seventh honorary Grafton, sod things through
new specacles,' was very ssngble composition, and
MS loudly applauded especially when be re.
ferred to municipal corruption
"God and our Native Land" BY Elijah A. Rowland,
evinced familiarity with ancient history and keen aopre
c5a'ion OF his theme He concluded thus:-"We, the
sen thinkers Of 10 day. must be tue plos and reormets
Of tomorrow Let us not then forget the duties that
Auch charge involves May we be mindful OF God, 90
whom depends the welfare Of prin;ipalses and
May We never cease TO remember native land. May
tn IL.
cess, TO suffer for her prosperity the css Of AL worldly
goos, to imprisonment AMI DEATH for, scuaei By
"Pos,humous IAfe'' was delivered in a very effective
nsDper by Edward A. Wood. he vas he mos, paural
speaker OF the evening" aud was eeserv eddy appauded
The matters Grafton delivered by Charles q Pratt
graduate the class OF 1856 ne carried OF all
Free Academy, and after acting that capacity for
years left 10 commence studying for the min ery He
subject was "rne Bible Theory Of Human Nature"
IL ~ss ably rested, bat Of course ia religious strain
The central idea of human its immortality
and the Bible alone pointed out future state " being
Tbat book was manual Of human nature and contained
nj the elements Of eocia ard moral well beng VIVA. we
bad to com bat at the present day ignorance bat
tetsct tina. evil
The committee appointed to award the prizes to ,he
soocestfu Contestants at me Cooper Institute on monday
h~ardet the oratorica prize TO Mr. Everett Dwight aod
he prize for the best poetcal recitation to Ro Wand
Connor.
me President Of the Board OF Education. in a b;vb
tautn speech presented Irving's Life OF washln ston TO
Master Dwight his remarks, II made even at an carly
audience al
been listening - The juveniles for folr hours-ghom
they came TO hear-hs lame effort to create sensa.on
Was ludcrous in the extreme.
Professor Webster then proceeded to award the follow
Ing prize medals:-
Cheuistry-smon F. Mackie, Senior.
Natural History--Towrsend Wandel. Introouctory
Natural Pnilosophy-Chas Leland Balcn. Junior.
MORAL Pbbosophy-Edward Augustus Wood, Senior.
Law-John Perrin Appleton, Senior
Epgisn-Ed ward Francis Young, Junior.
hrees-Jsmes Charles Fiji zpatrick, Senior
Latn-Richmopd B. Elliott, Senior
French-Wm Henry Sanger, Senior.
Spsnsb-Denbis +. Sui van, Senior.
German-John r. Appleton, Senior.
Oraory-b. Everett Dwight.
Coupositon-Ed~ard a. Wood Senior
Logc-George A. Black. Junior
AstIonomy- Frederick Ravole, Junior
History-Robert Orr, Senior
DrawDg-Edward ". Anderson, Senior
Algebra and Geometry-TownseId TAnden, Introduc.
3oyy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Woolf, Senior
Bygene-Edward W Anderson Senior
Cromwell Me ial-Gilbert H. Elliott, Senior.
Burr heds-FIst, David p Fackler, Senior; second