New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-24
COMMENCEMENT At ALLEGHENY COL
LEGE.


during the Commencement week Of this institution.
The public examination of the classes commenced on
Wednesday, tie 10Th ut and closed on tho folio wng
TIE day afternoon. The examiu ,tion reflected mach
ere dit on The Faculty and the students generally The
reviews indicated the careful training the students bad
passed through.
DUNG the progress of the examination, the three
literary societies composed of the students held
their anniversaries, with appropriate and In
teresng exercires. On Friday evening, the
I'VE pty sixth anniversary of the Allegheny Lterary
Society took place at tue spacious Cehlral Hall re-
certify erected The Haze;tine Prize," elntifal
silver goblet, was awarded TO j. Wilson Phillips OF
Watrtown, Tenn, after the reading OF the prize
ctsay, entitled 1.-The S'eam-Eng CINE: its Influences
" uIon tie Civilization of the World" The valedc-
tory was delivered by W. II. Robinson Of kgvenpa,
and the reply by S. NJ. Davis of Meadylle, Pa,
followed with the presentation of the Society d.
pon TO eleven members of TIE Senior cliss.
Thenext Saturday. evening the Biblical Literary
Society celebrated its fourth anniversary in the same
h all. Afer music and prayer Henry Wilson of Union
town, Pa, read tue Prize Essay-sutject; la what
resp. eta would the Temporal Condition of Mankind
" fer from the present, we're men TssTaily gov.
erned by the principles aud precepts at - Ousaei -
At the close, ire President of the Socsy presented
him with handsomely bound copy of Clarkes Com
mentary, in six volumes. The Valedic DRY was then
given 10y S. II. Birdsall OF Eenango Conn IA, and
reply ty L. A. Ind ck of ri tsburgh, Pa.
Sabbath morning a sermon was preached by the Rev.
Dr. Hunter. Kramer Professor of Hebrew and Biblical
Literature in memory of the lanenled degth of the
Rev. DIR. Barker late President OF the College. Dr.
Barker was SUDDENLY and pectedy stricken down
with something like par yss, III February last. lie
was regarded of the most learned scholars OF the
dlv and exceed educator and also possessed an
pefior pulpit abilities The szrmon OF Dr. Hunter was
ms stery production and gave to the
inner &c lhIong. The sermon will be published. In
the evening sermon was delivered TO the members OF
tie Bibl,a Department, by the Rev GEORGE ".
"a III. d. r1y Prof nf ha
Greek Language and Literature, but now IN the pssto-
raj work. - . 80
Tie twenty fifth anniversary Of the PhilO-Frankin
Literary Society occurred on Monday evening". Inc
exercises ere opened with prayer by Prof Marvin OF
Warren Ohio. Mr.. James Fletcher DatOn of New.
Alexandria, Ohio, to whom was swarded the I" Wood
ruff Prize" then read the essay ei titled " The Tenn
moral Power Of the Pope OF Rome; It's origin and the
probable eflects OF tie abolition" after which the
PJetGent If the Society presented silver cup TO hun,
with suitable remarks. The valedictory was then de-
Iivered by Mr.. William w. Arnett of Fairmount, Va,
and the reply by MIR. George Harms Norris OF wind
TIE cuadrennial meeting Of the Alumni was held
On Tuesday afternoon. About sixty were present.
Previous TO holding business meeting, Judge Der
rickson the oldest graduate iviag, and of the first
elias. DS2I delivered able and interesting address
The Judge is resident Of Meadvlle aud Is President
of the Board of Trustees He has for many years been
President Judge of Of the Courts, and is candi
dato for reelection in the Fan the Republican ticket
After the large audience dis ussed, the Alumni
transacted business. They agreed to meet annually
hereafter Instead of quadrennially In the evening"
the Alumni Faculty, and visitors met by invitation
al tie private mansion Of Judge DeIrcksDn, and par
took of an entertainment gotten mp with great tste
| and al considerable expense.
After aItaking of supper Prof Marvin, of Warren,
Ohio was called upon TO preside, who acknowledged
| the honor in a neat speech. Call was made for re-
sponses from the respe tive gaduang classes repre-
| stnted commencing with the year lo2l Jadge Der
Iickson responded in an entertaining and somewhat
amusing speech by giving brief history OF the found
ing Of the College lie stated that tue cha TER was oo
tanned in 1917, and the cornerstone Land IN ioo' In
1921 he graduated, and three otbers WINE ne Was
stud. nj The recat given in room above the
Mace occupied ae county JAIL and afterward IN an
old og-hOuse at the o.tskirts OF the town. lie gave
statement of tie rise Of the College TO its present
scoke touchipgy for tho cass Of 1885. Prof. Il. W.
Clarke formerly o emoer Of the Faculty, ably rep
resented the cass Of 1876 Prof Hanhett the courte
Gus sDd popular Professor of Latin Language and
Literature, spoke feeJingly for the cls.' OF 1859;
The class Of 1870 YVES represented by the Rev. @.
Hawkins of New Castle, Penn. tn. Rev. 4. Hunt OF
Buffalo, n. ", and Prof Martin, tae Pr sent aole
profess of the Greek language, spyk' well and APP
ern Reserve College and President ar shorn OF NJ,
Union College, both OF Ohio, made remark, IN oenai
of the class OF 1919. Prof Clarke for 1911. Judge
Gray Of the District Court of Iowa, gave an interest
log speech briefly referring TO his struggle with pow
efty after graduation, in 1883 We say for hm Lhat
his talents and energy raised him TO the bench Tho
clas.es Of 1855, 80, 81, SO, So and 90 were repre-
eeuttd.
After the list had been called, the Rev. w. Is. Holt
Of new York offered the folio wing: Long may ne
Judge Derrickson) be preserved 70 have the honor
4" Of representing the first fruits Of our Alma Ma,
"tcr'6 The Judge responded. The ladies present
were honored with the following: "The beautiful
4" amiable, kind and talented ladies'" ResPonse-mu'
| sic On the piano. The next and last was, Our non
oreo visitors from abroad" w. ii. Kincad OF ftts-
burgh briefly responded. The time passed away 50
pleasantly that the company were aware OF IL Tee
"wee hours' Of the morning had come. Long VIII
| this reunion be RENE nbeIed.
| The Con mencemtnt-day exercises proper occurred
| on the 9th ut, IN the Central Hall. The students
- in he lnn0e ChApel aud nrocA eded ID body "