New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-27

s;rce his graduation. He had now higher admlra
top Of the Cofege than ever before. lie hsd
lived among races no Were content 70 I'VE as ,nsy =.
geatest splcndor. He spoke OF the countries IN wncn
be had much wandered He had once had the honor
Of being the President of the Society; He had nea'd
better debates here than he had any where else
The Rev, Mr. Pratt of Georgia class Of lS2O, was
then called on He said il had been forty years s'uce
he had had anything TO do with the members OF ,ns
Inonan Society. The highest honor he had ever naa
was to be its Librarian he hyeo 10 i twenty years
nj, residence was fifty miles south OF Savannah.
The Rev. DIR. Hewitt then said he must go, ana
would give few words OF adslee before ne a wem
There was a wide difference he said, between acqu-
sfons and the advancement OF ones sell. Linouials
onoht 10 seek TO advance themselves lie was gad Oh
th,s oppor, unity of meeting with Lrnona at TINS une
Several others followed, Including Joseph sheldon,
ESQ class of 1852 who made an excellent speech
The Jubilee then broke up, and after supper .he mem
bers went TO hear Judge Thomas Grafton. A meeting
Of similar character was held az the same tle ID ene
B Others Hall. DIR. John TODD was among the speak
eIs. - =. ,r,, -
The Phi Beta Kappa Grafton was delivered by Judge
Benjamin f. Thomas Of Boston, at the Rev. DE- Bl-
cons Church, in the evening; Inc hey. W. naW we
ward and gave the following Grafton. His subject
Was: "The army of the serve in the various forces
of human civilization" This army is the only hope OF
a. hi. vemen The law of thrift is universal, the law
for thinking and the law for farming In life we ap-
ply this law of thrift too closely. We get knowledge
OILY for its utility and forget that there is nothing 50
practical in all things as the army of the reserve.
The power of this army of tie reserve is seen IN the
po session men have of themselves We hear too ht-
tie of this quality. Men often, with all the learning OF
The schools have il only as clog and hi1drance In
Order 10 gain this possession we must have camness
must have the power and gift of silence, OF mastery
inactivity We wanteachers teach us TO repess this
insaHib,le cdcOetheS logUendi. Nothing can be more
exbausting than the shifts to cover up Ignorance IL
man has work to do the easiest way 10 go and DO IT.
-. Vlnfnn all tnn
gives additional Strength to the mind. Tue young man
of large acquisitions keeps them In store and s ready
at all tunes. The young man OF eXpedients Is quo,
easy shifting, and shiftless fellow. There are tunes
when nothing can make up the want OF reserved
power Great are only men who have got ready
for great crises. The Judge had no great faith IN VII
age Hampdens, mute, inglorlous Millions. lie Illus
ira the want Of reserved power III the reply OF ayne
10 Webster Hayne vas exhausted bat Webster fa of
grand power He never heard such an argu nent ts
Websters. 1t came near Demostheness Oraaon tor
the Crown. He Iecolected scene IN which webster
spoke u years ago, tired up by the taunt OF an
Opponent as TO some points in his political career. Tue
Judge went on to describe Websters appearance, and
brought down great applause as he Get forth his psc
liar strength. There is power IN inactlon which ls
the grandest of all things speech only seems truly
great when greater than the speech Is Oebind IL;
Andrew Jack son was cited sn example. Of material
power the fact is true. The sun has It's army OF
The reserve in the stars Art too impresses us ny its
reserved powers. This is deeper than all rules OF art
In the great masters OF English literature, the adge
found iluftratons of this power II is seen in the
works of Bacon, who, compared with Whately, his
apnotat. r. is a very giant. The great plays of Shakes
peareHamet, Lear, Macbeth are but mere pays OF
that master spirit So, too OF Burke, who viii break
| the fetteIs LAID him by Buckle. In review you
can tell The cTammed from the thoughtiul essay In all
our readiLg We must finally come back 70 tue
old well OF English nndeliled. The man of reserved
power bends like the oak, only TO rise again with
greater strength. Consciousness of power was sho wn
in Disrae in his success as late Chancellor OF the
ExehedueT. Every accession of power 10 the spiritual
army of the reserve is OF real worth, and ennooes
and tanc6es man. The bow must not always be
| bent. The student need not study day and night.
| The Judge gave glowing tribute to Rufus Choate,
who was the victim of over work, OF supertuous ex-
| pendiure Of strength When shall the army OF the
| reserve ener on It's campaign When professions
entered into with true preparations when men are less
anxious 10 get into life than TO ready to take s rst
honors. We finally reach the CONCLUSION Of Sir VIM.
| Hamilton, who said 1.-The consciousness OF what we
know is nothing compared with the CONSCIOUSNESS OF
what we don't know" The need OF reserved power
was especially shown in the pupit-the quaIiea-
tons for which the orator went over. The
great majority of those who enter upon life
do it with too Little uanipg end culture.
What is the remedy First, we must gov elder be
fore enter upon profession The great teacher
of our race have written in the mother tongue. We
must know these, we'll and intimately, before con
fine ourselves q profession Again, mus. reserve
time for thought end meditation. The great processe
of life must be carried in solitude. The writer
without mutiation il but the repetition Of himself SO
the lawyer and Judge need this still air OF delightful
studies The la i moi a dull mistress. She does
object TO mngpg with the MUSES. and the Graces il you
do not stay till small hours Of the night Not only
individuals but the country itself needs this reserved
power Our reserved power as country Is in fidelity
10 the principles by which our country Is kept up in
all its vigor.
At the close of the meeting, the Society of the Phi
Beta Kappa, voted 10 print the Grafton. Ii was
mastery essay, and, in rough yet often apt language,
| though without much logical simplicity, struck out
many great and inspiring thoughts. 1T delivery was
eli inter ad he fra
queDt applause. ... .......
The class of 1910 had its half-eentury anniversary
this year, and met at the residence Of the Rev. DIR.
Fitch, one of its members. In this class were Gov.
Ellsworth Prof s. +. b. Morse, and the late Prof.
Goodrich. The class of 1920 had very pleasant meet
pg at the houie of President WOolsey. The Rev. DR..
Bacon, Gov. Baldwin, and John II. Brockway were
among the members present. The class Of 1910 had
an unusually interesting meeting and supper at the
Tontine. a large number were present. and one Of
the members, c. IL. Hollis esq, the historian of Goa
necticut, read very graceful poem in which mention
was made OF several living aud deceased classna
OF this class several distinguished in literary
way-Danel March author of Daniel Webster aud
his Contemporaries, and James NJ. Hoppn, author of
" Notes OF Theological Student, aud who is now
travelling in Europe, and j. O. Hoyt, now Chancellor
of Washington University, st. Louie The class of
1867 net at the New Haven House last evening and
had the presentation of the silver cup The recipient
was Master Estilette, son of Edmund ID. Esstte He
was not present himself and the speech in reply to the
presentation speech by Harry Pratt, esq, was made
by Cyrus Nortbrop, esq. Then followed speeches by
various members, and general good time till morn
ing This is the first meeting OF the class SINCE gadu-
alton. .. ...... ..... .....
Tie Phi Beta Kappa orator, chosen yesterday for
the coming year, is Prof w G. T. Shed1 of Andoyer
Mass. substitute President FELTON, Of Harvard Uni
versity. The poet chosen Champion Bissel, ESQ.,,
of the class of 1850 No substitute. This year no poet
could be got In fact poets very seldom Phi Beta
Kappa men. They are content with simply the laurel
wreath and do not thirst for academic honors.
Nzlito l.ofea vol
gave much satisfaction TO all concerned This orches
ira played at Commencement to-day.