New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-28
COMMENCEMENT AT PRINCETON.


the venerable College of NewJersey celebrating her
10Th anniversary. Like her elder sisters, Yale and
Harvard. abe shows no marks Of senile decay, but
grows stronger in usefulness and honor with every
successive year. And on the present OCCASION the
graduating class numbering eighty-f young men,
was larger than ever before. 49, -
Commencement is the holiday OF the year 81
Princeton, "a at Amherst Hanover and all other rural
universty..owns- The event is anticipated not only
by the students and their friends bat by the alumni,
who come from far and near, and the citizens OF the
town, who suspend business, and atteno win tner
wives and daughters the ceremonies Of the day.
MANY strangers were, therefore, gathered at Prnce-
ton as early as Tuesday morning, who Interested them
selves In revealing haunts familiar TO their their we'll
remembered College hours. There were changes Tor
them 10 note such as time will bring about even in the
shady retreats where scholars retire from the world
great din and where every landmark Is carefully and
feyerently maintained. But the only feature new TO
those who present at the meeting OF year ago,
IL the completion of the library building, erected on the
site Of the old chapel Its alcoves are made OF slate,
surfaced n imitation of marble, and admirably
ranged for the compact and tasteful accommodation OF
volumes The floor is of tesselated marble. In addi-
ton 10 the series of portraits of former Presidents OF
the College, few fine historical paintings ornament
the room There have been lately added portraits of
President Edwards and Gov. Belcher the latter one OF
the founders of the College, A. ID. l7E.
On Tuesday afternoon the usual preliminary eXer-
cses took place. and WIZ. G. PRIsE esq., of this city,
delivered the annual address before the Literary S)ce
ties He took for his theme comparison between the
18th century and the past ages of the world endeavor
ing TO show that the present is not soundy pro-
gressiye as it is claimed TO be. The Secret Societies
r. Whg'' and " Cliosophic) also held their annual
conclaves, and finally the Alumni Assocatlon met IN
the Chapel and called up pleasant "reminiscences Of
Younger days. In the evening the Church was crowd
I'd by those interested in the oratons there delivered by
members of the Junior Literary Societies. of which the
Clio Hai -Dayid r Frazer, Nd Dependency of Genius;
Edward s. Wide, n J., Our Authors Charles Beaten, jE,
Del The Last Of The GirOndn' James ~ Ludlow, ~ j. True
Wig H2A-AndIew Anderson, Florida, Popular EdSes.iSni
p. Knowedge is Power Charlie. Kellogg N. " The Battle
Field Of the Nmeteensh Century;
cises were proceeded with, thirty -four young gentle
men beiIg rewarded with share in the honors Of the
platform The following are the names and theses OF
VIM O. Upon New York Latin ssu,a.Cyj Walter L. Ran
kin Jersey, Epgh sautatory samuel wheTy Penn
@ p5y o daId b4ss. as4g soGfh
OrahOni WE: B; Bodine, N Life is Before u' John s.
1on Bsn Pa 'e Our Treasure Charlie. Green GLASS;.
81 ossS !%s, w as yo Es
ward W Evan, \. J, P'sts and Poetry VIM II Ford Pa,
nUSo odbWss Ala Science and Revelation n Henry smith
S fl. Ei. ss'S ~ ~ EseP5
Ma The sGPeSs CONT ss% ;1oas. DfS .1 Nd ss.e
Gem Tsl ,6s STe;t E:P.; Barnet p. TIE
Condit n " The Volume Of the Past; Walter g. Brown ~
" Nations Growth Alex Strain, N T. The Parent Of En-
gah Liberty J.mes King Pa. The Las. wSTd: Of Warren
By John McKewsy Of N J The Vssdi'toy Grafton BY
Prior TO the dev cry Of the vaedctory, the degree
of A. B. was conferred upon the graduates Of the year.
We append their names:
op Isaac O. De o. Angus Francis v. Barnet George X Beech
tel Charles Berry, Joseph Bird joseph Bodine William
b. Bodine James Brenge, Theron Britain Waiter Brown,
James A Bryan Richard NJ Csdwuader w Cannon, G. N
Cheyrer C. Churchill Clarke John s. Condt T. d. Conoyer,
s. Thompson Corn e. j. d. Cross, John De Hart samuel n
Dennis Calvin Dewitt, David " Dinon Henry Daaed jr,
Edward W. Evans, William II. Ford, John 8 Fame,
yoSph II. L. Gedins George M GIN Henry Gos'h watt
Wm GIsIaIn jr Chas T. Green, w. H. H. Green, joseph
w Griffith, Henry Hale, chA Hall Edmund praa a as
sey VIM. Crawford Harris James Morgan Hart VIZ henIy
Helm, Andrew Hsttek Cha Hsbes Montso%sy hi LOOP
samuel j. Humphn.s Harrison r. johnson woossy yonh
Chester JOae. Henry p K,%esIey 'I Ios. has
ming Jane. A Mec.mpben. w Robert ae Gay 3 y; NC
Corkle James y. Mclean, George MAgee w N n NANCY
samuel Ms,terH IT, George w Mayo george H. Nei osofEo
T. slms,ed IT, j. Thompson 0sler, Alfred feaice WINS
r. Phep. John w Primrose, Walter L. Hankln j. H. SEQ
beId Frederic seip Augustus SEXTON G Mclean shaw,
Milton ID sheldon d. Henry Smith, Alexander 5I ain, James
W Thomas VIM O. Epson, Philip l. Van Renssesrr Luens
Henry Warren. ssnluelM WheIry, John L. Wnhfo~ VIM H.
~ Js,,r.. ~ ID II was couferred upou the Reys.