New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-21

bs ranbw and perhaps heetipR and ansu osantid i.
pi, ,,tes informed, and HIS moral b,pg Grade the
nn,ne ut of every Summer So I'd char tc,er is not
N. Growth of day-th iate,iscr Al f4cles are not
manned without long and wig Jus culture 10 refine
the taste is laborious proces fory the reasoning
power Nth hs appFoP iis dscipiae is an a. dGoa' I'M
aertskipgto store the End with sound nd solid learn
ipQ ia the work Of caw and sudioas years. IL s tho
business Of the hgb~ education check this frtu ia
paience this crrce and eager TO drink the cup OF
ife:o c, hsIsi shs intoxicating draIgai. OF amo m
educate the ysorg-he picked and chosen you OF the
count >; boz it also in part the duty of the profess
sor add 10 the literature and science Of their respect
i've departments The Uni ars!y that fails " do thus,
fails IN an essential portion Of b proper business. For
the men of Harvard proudly and gratefully appeal
| 10 he iudgnen Of the world Natural and Mithe
maca Science, Law, Phi ol'gy. Poetry, are daity re-
Of orr Professors Leading works In all the PROVINCES
of the intellectual domain might De enumerted withla
the last ten years. but IN thus presence foroear In
the otser branch Of c,deic dui7 the all important
question lie, does the tr4ining Of Harvard produce
| race of men, high minded men Pablo md private
munfcepce has built and filed .yonder library
aDdthese learned balls Tie same generous spiri'
| has endowed these Prsfessorships. Are the
| grand objects of all these noble endsavors and
costly sacrifices attained all these dgent labofs
be,e wat hul cares, daily and nightly exercised by
tie aead. mic body, rewarded by the bright accomplish
ments aud honorable c aTacters Of the young who
ANIMAL go forth from these sncrDt balls ioo the bnsy
world II not let the abcien. halls crumble TO The
eath; let yorder noble library be scattered or burned
| by invading barbarals; lei yonder museum winch
contii.s In It's ample spaces an organic world, De
ev-led brick by brick and the naturalist who has IN
charge return 70 the land whose great loss we have
thought exc. eding gain in his coming But, no;
tn. balls libraries Ds should stanf, and their
ears Of progrs and utility shall be ipde Iitey en-
lsrged. TIE natoralis, shall stay where he lie. There
is no end the public and private blessings they con
fer. Proudly and gratefully 20 before the world with
these graduates of Harvafd-from the nobleman who
s uf ha hpad nj hp
the class that received their dpoo as yester
day. There come who doubt ire wisdom OF our
system and the fitness OF our discipline, but behold
tie results. make no boastfnl comparisons, bat
| whenever ] meet Cambridge man know that | am
lii the society Of geDtt man. l tbiuk have known
the Cambridge Student long enough 10 understand his
qustes. know that he sometimes sports fantastic
whlns apd impractcsble theories of his rights,
especially as against the Faculty am aware that he
sometimes abOrs under decisions to the insidious
Gtsgns of tutors and procors against his peace aud
dignity, for have be. a tutor and victim. But
doobt if the faus of Students are as great az those
that other bodies Of young men, assembled in equal
nun bers would exhibit. l convinced that they
have better safeguards against serious moral dangers
| than other young men enjoy. Nowhere, think, Is
the influence of high character powerful per-
vadipg. ] know Of form of society where, with
th. greatest inequality of social conditions and wealth.
sut absolute Justice is done to merit Rich and poor
country boys and city boys, Candidates we'll prepared
aud candidates i'll prepared here come togsther. la
st@ of their Of opinion and conduct in their
bearing ward each other In their estimate OF each
otbsr IN the hOnors they award to each other firmly
believe that society of in the world young
old governed by more absolute sense OF perfect
and impartial justice.
At4 o'clock the same afternoon the Association of
the Alumni the members OF the Government Of the |
University their invited guests and other persons
designated in The order of prccesi TO the church IN
the forenoon, marched 10 Harvard Hall, where din
ner had been provided by Mr.. Smith, under the aus
ices of the above. named Association. They took
sests Dr. o. w Holmes, Viee-Presid mt of the Asso
caiiCn, predrg the board, in the absence of the
Hon. Robert c. Winthrop On the right sat President |
FELTON,, h.i-Justice Shaw the Hon. Edward Everett,
and Ex. President Walker.
On the left were seated Gov. Banks, the Rev. DR..
Osgood of New-York, Dr. Robbins and others.
The Brigade Band furnished music, while the Har- |
ward Nusical Climb, j. b. Homer, leader, snDg cue
cessively Non moths pomiae,"" Luci Cereni,' and
other pOpnar airs.
Prayer was offered by the Rev DR.. Chandler w. |
Robbins. lie asked Gods favor upon this new era m
the affairs of the College, which this day |
manipulated. After due attention the eatable5. Dr.. |
Holmes arose, and spoke ~ follows |
Brothers, by the side oil her who s mother Of US all
and frIencs whom she welcomes as her own children!
The older of our common parent, who sd Juld |
have greeted yen from this chair of Office being for diff
fItpt absent, it has become my duty TO half
BIZ the place of these honored but traant c1dren to
se s Oh my Of oss so
desired duty, if look TO the comparisons you must
Draw between the government OF the association exist
ing de iure AND its government taeo Your Presi-
dent (Mr. Winthrop graces every assembly VIII ch
be wits by his presence his dignity, his suavity, his
art of ruling WI ether be the council of nation the
Legislature Of State, Or the lively democracy of
dinner table, that when he enters meeting like this
u if the chairs stood back of their will to
let him pa,s to the head of the board and the table
itel, that most intelligent Of quadrupeds, the half rea
sonirg ahcgapy, tipped him spontaneous welcome
to s highest sea and OF itself raped the assembly to
ORDER.
Your first Vice President Mr. Charles Francis
Adams) whose name and growing fame you know 80
much better Than his bodily presennent, has not been
able to crafty your eyes AMI ears by showing you the
Gbeamehts and stirring you with the tones inherited
from men who made their country shaped its des-
iinies You and | have no choice therefore, and
most submit 10 stand in this place of eminence as
speaker il stead Of sitting happy listener with my
friends and classmates on the broader platform beneath.
through my lips must flow the gracious welcome of
his abspcious day which brings all together in this
family pie under the bengnant smile of our house
hoo div mites around the ancient al fragrant with
IL incense Of our grateful emories.
THIS festival IL always jog GUS occasion. 1t reas-
sembles scattered family without making any dis
ncliop except that whicO age established. an aristoc
racy of silver hairs which all inherit in their turn, and
nOI q is 100 eager to anticipate In ths great world
outside there are and must be differences of lot and
position; one has been fortunate; another tOilng as
nobly erhaps has fallen in with adverse currents;
one has become famous-bis name stares in great let
from the haDdbs OF The drama OF his generation
another lail in small type among the supecnumera
ries. But here stand 10 one unbroken row OF
brotherhood. No symbol Establishes hierarchy that
divides one from another; every name which has
pas cd into golden book the riennal catalogue, is
iun mated and embazoned in re nembrance and
affection with the purple and sunshine of our common
mothers balowed past and hopeful future.
We have at this time tw0-fold reason for wecom-
ing the return OF our day of festive meeting. The old
chair of Office, agaI whose uneasy kaobs have rested
so any wellcompacted spines whose cushioned arms