New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-27

The meeting Of the Alumni was most chsey,n, 49,
interesting, and there many men met for ths A.
.ime ulce tne old College days. and interchangsd
The morning, and indeed, the whole Of Commence.
ment DAY, was most auspieious and pleasar 4 be;no
gateiuiiy cool without rain. At an early hour ths
village was hled with vehicles Of every DESCRIPTION
When the hour ar s qrstf Of the multitude
pear before the audience in flowing silken gown. On
the STAGE the house wded that ".nfccot;nn
is term OF altogether too much nildness TO express
the sum total oisqueezng then and there Accommodated
Anxious mothers, proud fathers and bIushing s,ss.
were oil there, and not speaker left the stage with
out receiving the tribute OF such shower of fragrant
ana lovely bouquets as might make rs-class Itslan
fIlnia Donna break her heart for very envy.
Of course, when the Graduating Class was IN lsrc.
u wa impossible that all should appear nc speaker a.
commencement day, and the privilege OF thus al.
dressing the public made accordio To the custom
airy nsage) matter Of honor, and reward Cor those
scholastic attainments which are only TO be achieved
by long and persistent effort
was Impossible that even half the Graduating
Class should appear speakers and 90 the honor. de-
1cetded upon certain chosen 40. First ON the Lat
were Messrs. John r. Emery Of New-Jersey, and John
A. Winebrener OF Pennsylvania who were declared
to have come ont equal III the strife for College fama
and who were therefore awarded, respectively. he
two honors OF Latin and a Greek Salutatory. the
LATIN address being given by Mr.. Emery and ths
Greek welcome being delivered by Mr. Winsbrener
IL is not usual thing for two eager aslrapts TO run
so Ieary neck and neck in the race for CoIeoi,t,.
honors, and the audience of yesterday may count them
selves uncomnonly favored n the fact that they re-
celved their welcome In teo languages of which they
knew not syllable instead of Ons the usual custom
Not being an ancient Roman, or even modern
Greek, we are not prepared to say more Of the two
dead language oratOns than that they were delivered
unsteady as to intonation and gracefully as 10 gee
ture, and that we fully and thoroughly agree with The
sentiments-as we understood them.
Let 1T not be imagined, however, that in our adj
mraion Of the Latin and Greek Sautatories we have
forgotten our own vsr1seular. By no manner Of
EDWARD G. READ OF New-Jersey.
In the afternoon somewhat of a disappointment was
experienced in the fact that Mr. j. Howard Wurte Of
Pennsylvania, who had the privilege of deliver.
ing the Masters Oration," had not sufficiently re-
covered from previous illness to appear.
A summary Of the honors is presented below which
gives at single glance the of the young gen.
temen TO whom they were awarded, and the relative
standing of each:
John Emery, NewJ.r,ey Latin s,lu.tOry and John A
wnebreper PeDnsylvsns Greek Satisfactory, equal bonors
keoss oo9 '' %Se2 B sls Il
1oi' r5io:Gphcf 9 9rstios David At~slsI New Jsx
Thomson McGOwsD, Of Pa, valedictory Grafton.
The exercises were prolonged from a. m. till the
middle Of the afternoon, and it fully O'Clock be-
toe the Last student had said bis say and the audience
were dismissed.
Although the class numbered Sc, but n presente9
themselve, for diplomas, which documents pre-
sented to the happy graduates by President Mclean
The literary merit Of the oratiOns high, showing
an excellent degree of culture, thorough knowledge
Of the various subjects discussed and exhibiting the
results Of careful attention, not alone TO the oompo
ton and arrangement of IDEAS but to the delivery Of
the words. 1t was evident that not only bad the de-
parments Of logic and rhetoric been attended TO, but
that she students had proted much by the teachings Of
the Professor of Execution.
Though there are still number OF Southern-born
students remaining In the College, they either deny or
conceal any Secession procEvities they may cherish
In the oraous delivered ae slusions 70 the Cnion s
perpetuity its integrity, and its support ut all hazards
were enthusa tcsDy cheered and spplanded, and the
enunciators thereof were rewarded with flowers and
bouquets in more than usual profasion.
To counterbalance the military dongs Of those who
have gone to Join the Secession armed mob there are
q number of the most promising Of the students wbe
yesterday took diplomas who are soon to take up the
sw ord for, and not against, their country.
The crowd Of stranger visitors were occupied yeser
day. during their eisure, in visiting the several inter
estng Revolutionary relics, and cuIo'ites OF tue viz
sge, and in giving their admiration to the many beau
tu Landscape views visible from the hills and which
never showed more lovely than on that occasion.
The Fantssticals' had their armed parade in the
afternoon to the delight of the youngsters and al
those who admire the rnaddeet sort of fun-on hors-
back.
The Commencement music was furnished BY the
Gerrnans Band of Philadelphia. The whole affair
passed oil most pleasantly, and TO the eminent satsae
ion of all who were in any way interested.
Tue new Freshman class will far out-number those
who graduate and leave the Institution.
That the public may know exactly what the College
hss suffered by the JEFF. Observation-Disclosures
the following table is appended.
Before the secession of the Southern students tho
classes stood thus:
ysr r SiS.-j.nS.1y, ISL 81 iS1s ISL. 81 Lo.. e.
Sophomore Ciass-JAnusyy So &C. June, 1851 81 Loss
F's'aman CIa'-Jnu"y, 1851 IS; June, 1884, %. Lc" 10