St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-23
Amherst College, Mass.

| Inc last NUMBER OF the Springfield
Mass Republican contains an OK,
tended report Of the Commencement
exercises of Amherst College. The
occasion appears to have been one of
great interest and profit to the laerati
of the Old Bay State and others who
attended. First, there was the Sun
day sermon of the president to the
graduates second the prize-speak-
ing by the lower classes on Monday
night; third, the general convention,
on Tuesday, of the Alpha Delta Phi
society, with an address in the after
noon from Rev. Joseph p. Thompson
Of the Tabernacle church, New York |;
fourth, a sermon in the evening, from
Rev. Frederick D. Huntington, still
loving and loved son of Amherst,
despite her cepdisappointment in his
recent change of faith fifth, dis
course before the alumni, Wednesday
morning, from Francis Andrew March
Of the class of lS45, whose friends
claimed to be the most valued per-
Torrance of the week sixth, an ad-
dress before the literary societies, in
the afternoon, from Horatio Maynard,
of Tenn, distinguished there as clas-
steal and mathematical scholar in
1888, and since, also, and as u lawyer
in Tennessee, but now notorious as
fire-eating Congressman seventh, a
brass band concert in the evening /;
eighth, Thursday, the exercises of the
graduating class and ninth, the COL
lege dinner, with speeches from Gov
Banks who was present, and other
orators. The governor was accom-
panied by his handsome staff in their
handsome uniforms.
There was very crowded audience
at the prize speaking by the two low
err classes. Five representatives of
each class spoke-the pieces being Sc.
lections, save in two cases. The prizes
were two to each class, and of those
who won them was j. Oramel Peck of
Groton, VT, who spoke an original
piece entitled Wallace to his retain
ers." This town of Groton is an out
of-the-way place, under the shadow of
the Green Mountains, and the inhab-
itants are somewhat noted for their
dissolute habits and vicious propcnsi.
ties. Until within the last three years,
young Peck worked there at his trade
as a blacksmith. Now he has won
honors at Amherst, and the ladies
greeted him with bouquets of flowers,
and all applauded him for his great
rhetorical effort. His speech and
mien proved that there is sterling
stuff in his composition.
There were several interesting
meetings of old classes, the most
prominent of which was that of the
graduates of 1910, who had supper
at the Amherst House. We notice
that Hon. L. G. Bowdoin of this coun-
ty was among the number.
Among the visitors with whom we
are acquainted, and whose names are
familiar to us, were Rev. DIR. Storrs
of Brooklyn, Mr.. Delano, NJ. c., of
Northampton, district-attorncy Gillett
of Westfield, Baylics Sanford of Taun.
ton, George Rowland, principal Of the
Chicago High school, Lyman Willis
ton of Cambridge, Whiting Griswold
of Greenfield, Samuel 7. Spalding of
Northampton, John NJ. Emerson of
New York, Mr.. Reed of the Fitch
burg High School, and Rev. Messrs.
Trask of Thorndike and Perkins of
Ware.
We shall take occasion to notice
some of the addresses hereafter, par
ticularly that of Mr.. Maynard of Ten
nassau