New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-26

rnc,a,d who contributed from their own libraries %
t ,he nucleus Of the famous library now az aie.
a,er on from 1872, two Of the leading officers ID te
state were received into the Corporation. ms oouy
were and It'll men OF great inhuence ana Powt,
Abraham Pearson was one Of these is ia'nf, ~ W.
ono nj the most conspicuous OF eaIy colohsi nie'
pearson took AN active interest in the College, ana
himself nan Of liberal college education he dieo
about the time motion was set on loot 70 remove so
College 10 Saybrook. He was pastor OF the cnur.n
and rector Of the College The next man was heceo,
enter. lie had troubles about his ordination, ana
went 10 England TO get properly ORDAINED. ne snsi
ward preached in Boston Another man was E' ~"
Ingersoll He served bis generation well, and Dr.
Dcddridge spoke highly of hun. The fourth man was
Thomas Capp He compiled new code OF Jaws LOT
the College, and remodeled the charter Pfesdent
Capp did not favor the great itinerant Whiteo. IN
I766 he resigned his poet. He honest mvlnci0le
and or iQna Then Neptba Dsgget, one OF the colleges
own graduates chosen President temporarily. HIS
rst1iotsm in the Revolution very great His re-
iations to Yale were peaceful and happy. In ms
Presidency the tutorsbips filled by the ablest OF
men. When Dagget left, Ezra Stiles came IN. lie
took the highest honors of College. He at first studied
law then theology, then became pastor mastering one
Oriental tongue after another and changed somewhat
his pastoral relations, when he was appointed TO the
Presidency of Yale. President Stiles great man
in bis day. He could readily command intercourse
with the people. His preaching always showed
course before the Legislature, two hours and half
in length. His manners were dgnifed. He was the
friend Of Franklin and of Price, and of Lardner. The
next President was DIR. Dwight He stood but a SIN
gle step from President Edwards mere stripping,
| he was tutor in College. He was chaplain in the
Revolution. He both preacher of the Gospel aud
the teacher of youth. His form, his prayers, his eo-
quence, all bespoke master mind Dr. Sprague feel
ngly spoke of his memory. The two Last Presidents
still remain the one in the twilight of life, the other
| still active and vigorous for many works yet.
The College has not only been favored in s Presi-
dents, but BY the other members Of It's Faculty.
Fisher, Dulton, Kingsley, Olmstead, Goodrich were
sill affectionately remembered. With the name OF
Goodrich, DIR. SpIsgue coupled that of BENJAMIN
| Silliman.
Alumni-their influence in Yale stand alongside OF
Harvard, and William and Mary's College,. 60
Go TO the chief fountains of influence in the land and
Won find Yale everywhere represented. Yale was
present in the works of the Revolution and helped by
the bands Of Morris and Livingston, TO form the Con.
stituon of the Confederacy. Fourteen graduates Of
Yale put their names TO the Declaration OF lndepend-
ence Yale has furnished 81 Members of the House OF
Representatives, and large number OF those 10 the
Senate. So Dr. Sprague went on TO trace them In the
various Departments of State and ambassadors to
Foreign Courts. There names, too not few, in
the Supreme Court and on the Judges Bench. The
Doctor knew them we'll He was not less Of
a theologian than a Judge. If college is
owerful, then its head has tremendous
influence. Thirty -eight graduates have been Presi-
dents of other Colleges. The contributions of Yale to
literature and general science have been great JOna-
than Edwards, Pres. Edwards, Benjamin Silliman,
Pitkn, and Trumbull in history; Holmes, author Of
American Annals" the Morses, father and son,
Webster and Worcester in photography, James Kent
in the law; McFingal, Hlhouse, and Perciysl lwho
had mind OF great natural powers, yet had all the
essential tendenci of herDt), in poetry Trumbul
who decorated the Capitol. Eli Whitney, Morse Of tel
egraph repown-were all briefly touched upon, and
happily too. Over 700 clergymen have graduated
from Yale. These men have done great things for
Christ and for their country. After enumerating the
,lc 81 10 taintau had
| nent in the Church, DR.. Sprague closed with warm
end earnest hopes for the prosperity of Yale The
ton was eloquent and abe carrying the feelings of the
sudence in pulsiyely along with the current OF the
| Doctors thought.
The new building of the Scientific Department ia one
of the principal features of this Commencement
zion. Looking down toward its Alma Mater from the
head of College street. it presents, with its handsome
pOIticoes, remarkable contract to the old Medical
College, which formerly occupied the came site. Until
now this department, occupying the old frame build
ing in ancient times dgnifed the residence of the
venerable Presidents Of Yale, has not been able to
observe that Injunction Of Horace" Titus cdret 0bSo
hti S0rdibus tectF'-bu has had, the contrary to
content tsef with extremely obsolete quarters Now,
il has the " auia iRUidendd handsomely finished and
rescoed and fully to the demands of the science of
| the time.
The building which is of ample dimensions, and con.
taips chemical and metalurgca laboratory, agricul
tural and metalurgca museum, and fine ecture-halls
s the gift of Mr.. Joseph K. Sheffield of New-Haven.
II has been built for this department, at expense of
not les than $4,000.
With its corps of seven professors and the facilities
which this building affords, the departn ent is in
the way of doing great work toward that scientific
education which is 20 urgent demand of the time.
Geology, mineraogy chemistry, metallurgy agIicul-
ture Industrial mechanics and physics, civil engineer
ing are all well presented and that portion of Young
America that disdans the classics has at last course
of instruction adapted to its practical views not one
however of chemical manipulation, but course
Of study in science, modern languages and mathe-
mates, which, if anything can, will compensate for
the neglect OF classical education Admission to the
institution requires good mathematical preparation,
followed by his degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.
d. or of Civil Engineer &c. E.) The old course of
two wears with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy
will be given as before in both the engineering and
other sections. Students also admitted without ex
animation TO pursue special branches.
The Metallurgical Department has already collec-
ton of eight thousand specimens of minerals
metallic and furnace products. Besides these il has
suite of models of furnaces, plans sections &C.. Of
smelling apparatus. These, together with its well
equipped metallurgca laboratory, enables it TO offer
great facilities for the study Of the production Of metals
from ores.
1t is intended as we learn to repeat the Agricultural
course of last Winter which so largely attended
from all parts of the country. Laboratory instruction
in the application of chemistry to agriculture goes on
throughout the year, In the opinion of your cores.
pondent nothing is calculated in great degree to
develope the various of the country as the
establishment of such Institutions. The wealth which
is contributed to establish them becomes never-filing
source of advantage TO the country.