New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-25
COMMENCEMENT AT YALE COLLEGE.
CHANGES AT YALE-HOw THEY WORKSHOP
KINs GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Conntrv cousir a. have hocked into town in great
numbers, and, all of a snddsn, Sub-F~sbmen are
"gobbled" BY the two literary socises-Br hers aud
Linopia-as fast as they come in to be examined for
admission AT the University. The College grounds are
crow ded with visitors, whose dress, combining tue
fashions of provincial with those Of city life presents
all varieties Of taste and has unique interest for ALL
These country cousns" however, are not TO be de-
spsed. If they have, many of them, come TO CON-
mencement for the first time they yet show themselves
20 superior to their city friends in good looks and
sweet attractive manners, that we are very GLAD OF
tfeir presence.
ew-Haven never looked more inviting than it does
today. Its elms stand ont against the sky IN the
bright sunlight ana heck all the streets with dancing
stadows The houses are prim, comelv, and tiste-
fully adorned by flowers all now in bloom aud their
perfume going off in every breeze. The citizens have
uut on their best looks and opened their doors TO re-
turrirp graduates with their usual liherahty. The
weather promises fine for the whole week.
In college there In very much 10 commend. Unlike
Harvard which il now unhappiiy placed before the
co1ntry il the attitude of mother trying 10 put d,n
the wrath Of her children whom she has excited nv
her o petnleDce Yale has many things 20 TO proud OF
Ore wear ago we could not ray much ~ her PRAISE
At that time several changes were introduced which
has helped the University wonderfully. these en9t,
pes we're much barped on by TIE press aud the US a
changes rnpg because bowling alleys were introduced
M evening pray ers abolished. Bnt the changes have
not orly lifted up the moral tore OF the college, put
they have gwen paner spirit 10 the students. luls
has been shown bv q cir ret in tOang and az gym
nag exercises by tn. increased Dertss IN study, by
the rev muscular and intellectual vgor thus gained,
aud finally ny Il sympathy between the s'ufen AID
faculty which leeds the faculty 70 treat the students "A
men of honorable character, and the stutens to con-
duet themselves M such. The tyranny of Oxford aud
Cambridge, or the mutua-disrust system now preya-
lent at Harvard, has appeared here under the
genial administration of Dr. Waisey. Qhen the rebi-
tons OF the professors TO the Students become almost
flal il il seldom wanting iu reverence and respect
OF course this il gratifying result 10 the friends Of
Yale: and when we add, that without any nervous
eLthusias the religious character OF the student, has
lately much improved, sill more confidence VIII tie
felt III the beletcent influences al work here. The
"ocals Of colleps-lfe stand good chance Of dying
ousnow, unless reinforcement OF wlcAedness cones
up 10 the rescue.
But We turn h. notice the twohuDdredth lniversaFy
of an in5tltution which, though OF humber standing
is vet of dgpifed origin and dates forty years further
back than the origin of the College itseli. The Hop
kns 3rsmmar-School il little building, few steps
from the College grounds bnilt in od-fasnoned style,
with bell, more like ore which tells where the cow
are al night than anything ere and all things eise TO
match. II il, now, however in vigorous exisenee,
ard bids fair, under iis present Principal ia ees Al.
Wilton, to do much good eryice for long time 70
come Ibis afternoon this anniversary has been cee-
DRAFTED by discourse from the Rev. Leonard w. Ba-
con- SOD of the Rev. DR.. Bacon Of this city, aud an
Alnunus Of the institution. His address was delivered
at tie College street church at clock. The follow
ing is brief report:
g Oyod Fir Faustumque SIT" So spake John
Davenport 900 wears 500 TO tie General Court Of the
Colony of New Haven and inaugurated the Hopkins
Grammar School with words of happy omen =" Happy
b. it ard rrosperous This day IL witness that me pa
pasor pi, or s answered Tue occasion which n sday
Commentaries the birthday of the Coueg ate School
is entitled by III, venerable historian OF Connecticut
"lhe reverend Mr.. John Da7enpOrts resignation OF
Gov. Hopkirss doraton to she General Cours OF
lima n
the ancient Book of the Colony in Davenports
own handwriting. "On the fourth dav OF the fourth
month 1860 John Davenport preeened to the honora-
bic Herersl Court Of New Haven, az followeth. In
this Iaper he reminds them OF what they themselves
had resolved, several years before, toward the
founding Of college 10 New-Hayen-"A
small college surb az the day Of small things
will permit John Davenport then wrote to Ed ward
tone. Gov. Hopkins replied tbat if he understood a
col eye was begun and likely To be carried on ~ New
Haven for the good of posterty he should give some
encouragement tGcrrnnto Gov. Hopkins died before
negotiations fnhed, but beqneaihed lie estate
in New Enelgrd for the purpose OF founding school.
Tie money coming from The estate was placed in the
hands Of trustees of whom John Davenport was ons.
Davenport watched with care the infant college, aud
the speaker gave full accounts OF his various transac.
tCns. Tie annual rent OF an estate devoted 70 the use oil
the school war appropriated by the town of New-iaven
under The name AID title of College Land. The main
fund om Gov. Hopkins estate was not at once made
available bccause of political and legal nder'nces.
But at the suggestion of Davenport, adopted by the
people Of New Haven. the school was endowed with
The income from the oyserSbell field. Thus the inst
tuioD became founded in the year l66o.
The Hopkins Grammar School was an imitation Of
the Latin foundation schools OF EngAad, which
grew up in the Middle Ages. The scnool is traced
back distinctly 10 the City OF Coventry, whence came
for h Davenport aud Eaton, the founders of New
Haven. That dy had u Grammar School, which num-
bered uncle of DayeDport's among its founders.
N i.t. lsf nj no
school system at Coventry including their history and
the friendship between Davenport snd Eaton. lie
traced Davebports adventures In Holland, did honor
IL bis belduess and reformatory spirit aud then his
passage on board the good snip Hector TO this country
Davenport was now 10 the full yigor and maturity Of
his powers. He was the inspiring genius in the New
Haven Colony. The speaker then gave sketch OF
1heopbius Eaton, Day.nports companion in boyhood
at London. He came to New Haven with Davenport,
AID vas in fuI sympathy with him in all hir plans.
ica,urs' ssys one: He carried on bis very face
e m.jesty which cannot be described" EDWARD Hop
kins came over in the same ship with Eaton and Dav
export. His name the Hopkins Grammar School
inhrIiis. Hopkins himself had been member OF tho
Royal Free Grammar School III his native town OF
Shrewsbury, and was merchant in London before he
came to this country. Coming over the Atlantic, these
leaders were busy discussing the principles and
methods 10 be adopted by the colony. The germs
Of il our present principles ard conduct may b. found
in the writings Of such men as these. The New-Hayen
Colony planted in faith, as Is evident from their
motto, Pro Chriao cORdere genfam."
TIE speaker dwelt long upon the Independence Of
the New Haven Colony and the peculiar for il.
They conducted all their affairs with solemn dignity,
ard prepared early to their public records. Their
next step was to secure public education. Davenport
must have had il at heart from the very first Indeed
they took steps for its encouragement from the very
fret plantiIg Of their Commonwealth. They brought
with them professions brother TO SET up school-tle
famous Mr.. Ezekiel Cheever. lie brought the beauti-
A ..fa nfk Iufin and hia Hi.z.s "a
t;ops In the came language lie did not hesitate To up
ny himself to the small things of Colonial life The
eading men took care that his school should be well