New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-28
COMMENCEMENT At YALE COLLEGE.
From Our Own Reporter.

NEw-Haygy, July ~, looo'
The regular Commencement Exercises occurred yes
terday, The church was thronged, the galleries oeias
crowded with ladies' and the stage covered wish the
Faculty and distinguished Alumni Of the Coiege'
After devotional exercises and mndc came The saia-
tary Ovation in Latin, by w. w. Martin Of Wood
bridge, N. j. II was carefully written and we'll
pronounced performance. An Grafton followed, On
4 The Self Restoring Principle in Christiaa sosssy
by Z G. Beach Of Barker r. Y qalte goa N r Shs
ora,fun of ii. W. Camp Of Hartford, Conn.,, on " Self
knowledge as the basis of True Philosophy wss
marked by sound, vigorous thought. Mr.. G: /.
Burs of Stratford Conn.,, delivered oraon % ihe
t.ss S.sr n' on
Paiti, of Washington with his Army and his ON
cerr" The Grafton # Mr. =. II. White Of Ne y. Haven,
on Tamerane" was well received. George L;
Cstin Of Staten Island n T., had very gsG G,1.,
improper Incentive to Istelscsuaf Labor" George W.
Arnold Of Warwick, r. l., had dissertation on
William the Silent decidedly the best speech coto ~
Of Rice Creek, Mich, had very able oraaon % Tho
Influence of Aristotle on the Christian World" II;
Z: Barnes of Plsn.sville Conn, bad grscelu, ana
taking dissertation on Bsvelock, zoe Cnr4sn "a,
ior." Self-Govsrnment Naturally DrAaefu,
was the subject of an Grafton by l.. T. Wilcox Of FAR
Haven, Mass The philosophical oraaon OF j.. ID.
Schneider Of Amtab, Syria, on " Skeptcsm IN its
relation TO Philosophy" well written, tnougnt
full, and vigorously delivered performance. An the
afternoon, Mr. N. p. KnowtOn bid q marked Grafton
on Learned Ignorance, the Highes. Knowledge,"
his points were well made, and t0ld with eject upon
bic audience. C. H. vandype Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
followed with dissertation on "Dsnts's Beatrice"
Sympathy 10 means of Reform, % was the subject
of an eloquent SPEECH by William Fowler Of Utica, ".
Y. In :, The Progress Of American Art" by q. X.
Griffin of New York, the three great pictures by
Church were finely commented on. Pu6He NOM
mel 4" was the subject of w. T. Smith Grafton. He
ia the son of DR.. Asa d. Smith Of Nsw-Yerk: The
youthful spirit in Greek Literature was the best writ
len, the most original the most learned and happy
piece delivered on the occasion. IL was well pro-
nounced. It was written by 8. Z. Warren, Of Brat
Of New.York was on !" Hildebrand and Plus
TX" W. E. Foster Of New. Haven had dis.
sertation Of much ability Haydn the Composer"
&. II. Richards of MerideD, N. a., had very happy
Grafton on "The Youth Of Milton" The orstion Of
Robert s. Davis of Philadelphia, on "UHreyealea
Truth," was very eloquenty delivered, and had many
strong points. "Antagouism Essential TO Progress
was well illustrated by Edward Ballwood Of Amherst,
Macs. The grafton Of Z. G. Macon Of Chicago, on
"The Controlling Power Of Ideas" was kns per-
form ance. Luther N. Jones Of Marlborough, ". H.,
on "The Pardoning Power and it Abus4,' was very
eloquent and forcible. The philosophical orson was
delivered by w. w. Phelps Of New-York, on :. Crsa'
tiop, School for Humanity" The last orsaion, on
Impulse" was delivered by J. n. Morris If Wesh-
ersfeld, Conn. IL was eloquent, graceful. and emf
nently happy in all respects-an honor 70 ice author,
who in his vaedctOTy addresses was sill moro happy
and Just. The degrees conferred this year are yey
few. The only one worth mentioning Is that OF LID.
on President FELTON,.