New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-26
Nesp1lork DAILY Tribune
COMMENCEMENT At GENESEE COL
LEGE.


one mile west and three miles toutn no rsasuc' 90
beautiful but secluded village Of Lima; and If then ne
mount the lii which rises on the northern border OF
the town. aud csst his eyes thence over the shaded
streets and cosy cottages Of the village lying al MS
feet and beyond the v,ge, over the rich farm lands
which stretch away in every direction to the horizon
ever the wheat 6elis and barley fields over the red
clover fields over the sunny pasture lots dotted with
br ad-brsnching ens, the checkersd corniieds,
and owe, the glorious woods Of maple and oak be will
easy pardon the honest pride Of these villagers ana
| confe 8 10 the charms of The Gcnesee Country.
This village situated apart from the horoughfares
of rad. and travel was elected in 1892 by the old
Genesee Conference as the site of the Gcnesse Yves
S the State " Of Se SRe f shSSs S
stored and paronzed in the most generous manner,
throughout the whole OF its long and eyentfui
ca,e.r has done good and noble work for Western
N.wYork. There IL scarcely township ia TINS Whoe
Tel ion which Plumbers among its population those
who got there schooling ut Lima. -
II has been eminently school for the peope, and
il has lot always impaired the soundest schoarsp,
and the highest and most refining culture it has given
the public all it has demanded. The tune has not been
i'll now, even If now, when schools Of the highest
grade could live in Western New-York. But II the
Genesee Wesley IN Seminary has not gwen tue p9oic
much more aD it has asked it has given less,
il rtands ready to-day to give the fullest and most
| wholesome education that people will have.
In The year lsi9 was established and included in the
| he Genes College. substantial commodious buld-
ing in he Corint6an s,yle erected near the site
ofibe Seminary, whcse majestic progoru9ns crown 'ne
summit Of the bill The college baildng contains no
dormtores but 10 partitioned off into recitation room,
| chapel muteum, SC. The chapel, which contains
fire organ il beautiful and spacious room, fdrnlsbed
with about ely ht hundred sttngs lts acoustic proper.
tss unusually excl eit Genesee College mas hid
| generous support and las had rapid and healthy
6ev opu ent The humber Of students for the past year
| is 13C sud Of their number 20 ere youog ladies'
While G. INVENTIONS and the public priats have been
Discussing PRO and con- the ability Of females 10 compse
iih msl,s in the higher and dryer departmental OF
,lsssicsl and general scholarship, Genesee College
mskng parade hes been quietly and earnestly max
ing the experiment. which vt least must settle the ques
ton Tie fonndsrr and managers admitted the expert
Mt bu, it'll great on an in the face of strosg
sr esisten opposition and when the plan OF allow
ing ladies' enter adopted, II was only 10, az an
| extension in measure OF the Seminary plan, IN
which both eJucs'ed together. Both paroles
the fovorers aod opposers Of toe project have been dis
spppntrd-,be for aer ia that their expectations have
moi been fully met the LATTER in that they have been
more than met.
large number of yonng ladies have received full
col. Qsse education and have not thereby been de-
| f,nnized. And of the number who have completed
the ur.e TIE msjority have am informed by one
| Of tie Professors led thsir classes. The influence
Which their presence in the rectatonroon and chapel
| has had on the youpg men ia matter OF daily and
hourly observation, and one which stranger cannot
| fail to Immediately dettct.
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nrepcenent Of years labor, and has said her
parting benedict upon of sons and daughters
| whom she ser ds forth 10 the duties life
The week preceding and including commencement
day is ga a. the in Lima. For four or five days the
nnary ieast- its friends and patrons with addresses
and eA Editions the College Societies hold public debates
| and sten 10 orsiions and essays. The Presidebt
breaches the Bacealiureate sermon. The College Sen
ate composed of the Faculty Trustees and Alumni of
the College, bas also it's orator; and last OF Ill come
the COLI &c commencement exerciseF.
On Friday June Is IL competitors detained tor
| Benson of Eunda, N. Y. The Presidents Baeca-
laureate is spoken of very able and eloquent. On
| Monday, June IL, IS candidates for the Freshman
| class examined by the Faculty OF the College
How many Of the number admitted has not tram
sJIed.
On Wednesday morning, June 20, the Grafton before
the College Senate pronounced by B'rhop snl'-
in the presence of immense congregation assem-
BIZ in the First Methodist Church This effort IA
might have been expected in every respsct worthy
OF The learned and eloquent Bishop His theme was
the necessity of all education being based on the res
| ious nature and needs Of man. without detraclng
ircm the dignity OF the Of the occasion, the
sJeaker gave vt the close some most wholesome ad
vice TO the UNDERGRADUATE students, in very humor-
QUE ard laughter-moving mood.
On the evening Of the same day "wednesday the
Coli re societies were addressed by Brof Alverson and
'poeIns,zed" by the well-famed Bard OF Avon, W.
| II. {. Hosmer, ,sq. Prof. Alyerson, reminding the
yourg gentlemen whom he addressed, that tner Alma
II.
10 send them forth battle with their shelds-to re-
urn ,eih them OF them, spoke tn the question,
"Whst is ,uccess in life, and bow 10 it to be obtained
He told them, what cannot be too often told, lhat
wealth influence social or political reputation,
not the woIthest objects for which men labor and that
real success must he by honest and earnest trial.
and by il only. He closed with afectiog words
enoouag. ment 10 those who submit to sacr yes aod
pryacns in order TO acquire their school and college
education. 90
Tie epeaLer was not heard well throughout the
whole of his excellent and instructive address, by rea-
-.D Of the Dcesant and vigorous 1rtatons Kept u2
by the youthful occupants of the corner seats II
yourg people must frt why not do it 0y moonlight or
ght and under the optn rky, where they wonld
neither distorb interrupt the pleasures oil others
Mr. Hotm.rs poem was, on the whole, above the ay.
| -rrge merit Of such performances. he sang OF
Home Sweet Home" and its associations. After
mute at last moved him sing the charms and gores
of the Genesee and his home on Its banks here ne
was eloquent, also when he sang OF the departed
Red Man, who has left no heritage but in the Games OF
lake. sid rivers. Mr. Hosmer Is an enthusiast IN
Indian lore and romance
Tbs mo ming ut a. IN. the exercises of the day be-
gan with tie forming and marching Of the procession
I ON College Hill the N. f. Church. The order OF
march was: No /. Band. 9. Undergraduate students,
in order OF classes. s. Trustees Of College. L. Faculty
5. Graduates Glass; b. Guests and strangers - STU
dents Of tie Seminary.
The sudenc-rvom of the church, capable OF sealing
900 persons was soon packed TO its utmost capacity
ihe cignares comfortably ~ seated on the stage, and
the audience subsded into quiet the exercises pro-
ceed.d after the order Of the following scheme:
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