New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-16
COMMENCEMENT At ANTIOCH.
Correspondence Of The y. y. Tribune.
YELLOW SPsIse., Ohio, JaIJ 6, ~

Correspondence Of The ". y. Tribune.
YELLOW SPsIsG,, Ohio, JAY 6, 1860.
The Commencement. exercises of Antioch CJIsgs
Ohio were of m)st Interesting eharac;eT and passed
off very pleasantly. The College chapel s very large
and is really one OF me bes, a1disnee N the
West. Bl. i; could not hold the immense th-cng
which gathered on this occasion.
The address before the literary societies wss by the
Rev. James Freeman Clark OF Bosom sabject: " The
Choice Of an Occupation" /: wa er.inently practical
and appropriate, and was discussed n the lucid and
mastery style characteristic Of tna. Distinguished gen.
.lepan IL TIE orators Of faeh occas.onH, instead OF
aboripg 20 show IL classical phrase the vast difference
between "Tweedle-dom and Tseedls-dee,' would
do as NJ Clark ala, and discuss sGhj-es which CON-
Germ men in the state Of beng-indeed, II colleges
labored more 10 quai,fy Young men for i.e-as they
must nee. tive should have fewer scto.srly 81 ck-
heads who with all their Greek and Latin and Matte
ma.ics, do not know now 20 get comfortable hyngl
and more general information srd culture N ne IT,
dlgria pursuits, whore they ought % De.
Upon those WIT make the round OF or College Com
menceroeD g. Antioch makes a new and q yery iivor
able impression The themes Of graduates really .rd-
cate the peculiar character Of ihe;' Alma Mae7; "a
he day of graduation We learn whz: the gradrstee
have been thinking about, thai is, II :hey
az free TO ehoose their topics Cor dslson they are
at Antioch Ibouga the ciass gave evidence OF args
sttainmep's and tsorougl training, there wa ooSI
on sucn occaroDs. Each Of t~eltve gbt gr Iduses
seven Of whom were ladies, had hing 20 say o.
hf---iis stern dut. and goglnus possibilities. 1Eey
seemed % 81 eak because they had something q say
something hch they felt ought 20 be said end not be-
cau.e the custom Of colleges made il their day % ex-
hbit thsmselves Horace Mann, the frs Prssidsn: q
College whose d. ing words. Indicative Of the hlgh
purros4 OF his life. were Trutt, Duty, Man God,
hal undoubtedly made bic marx upon them. ! wish
bad preserved The 4" Programme, that l night give
yoa list OF the snhccrs upon which he adaaes ad-
dressed us showing their high moral sense and their
yisw Of practical Etc.
We no,ieed among the Distinguished visitors ucon
the Tos.rum the Rev. Drs FrothiDghan Of Por,Iand,
Me-, Bellows Of New-York, H)sner OF BcfaIo, the
Hor. Robert Hossa Of Cincinnati, Arenas Carter,
esq., of Chicago, Father Taylor, lie worldrero wned
sailors pr, aohe, of Bos.on, and many others.
At the closs Of Presidep, bills Bae3slsnrests and
iust before the degrees conferred thrilling incl
d. nj occurred Mr.. Hin turned around and Sad 20
Father Taylor, Have yo7 not few words Of o7ss,
ing vr these my children J" Father Taylor sepped
forward az once and in his nimi'able style, poured
forth bis mpromptu b. ssing upon he r1denIs ana
hrsrty God. speed % Antioch. lie said ne h@a az
fenced many College Gomraencemsn but t1at, IN
lonefs Of moral Tone N earnestness n the hga par-
poses of The qad ass manifested n Their perform
Al Gee Re hs1 oever wtnesred any hing like what he
had and heard there. The parts performed oy ~,
ladies we're alike ereitabie 10 Themselves aad 20 the
College. -,
We learned with g-ea, pleasure that he debts which
for lon time Threatened he existence OF me i1S'tu
ton were all paid ard TIA; l. IL DOW as 1mng tne
position among the frs. College, OF the country 70
which IT, principles and Us of study enut0 u
Pre- idenr JILL by bic profound scholHsniP and IN
Den' qualification Tor his position Is Winning soiuep
opinions" Long may Antioch live 10 bees 'ne Ca
and growing West. l. w. ~