Litchfield enquirer., 1861-06-27
Communications.
Our New Haven Cerresp6ndence.
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NEW HAVEN, June 18th. l DEAR ENQUIRER :-The subjects of mostinter- est here during the past week have been the var ious exercises attending the ceremony of Pre- sentation in Yale College. This ceremony is the recommendation or "presentation'' of the Senior Class to the President and Fellows as candidates for degrees, and is really the time when this class graduates. The President reads short congratulatory address in Latin, and then the Class Valedictory Grafton and Poem are deliver ed. The speakers of the occasions are elected by the class, and are generally regarded as most highly honored than the recipients of any other college distinction. Both the poem and oration were very fine this year :-the latter on the Sub- ject " The Educated man in Private Life'' being particularly striking and original. The senior class dine at noon with the Faculty and Alumni, and in the afternoon collect the college greens, and pass the afternoon with pipes, lemonade, music, singing and jovial speeches, after which they all shake each other by the hand in sad leave-taking. They then march in procession to the Library building and plant an ivy on which each member of the class as he goes by throws handful of earth. The last farewell song is then sung and the class parts to meet again never more.
 In the evening occurs the Pow Wow" cus- tom which the Freshmen celebrate in honor of their coming promotion to sophomores seats in Chapel, on the following morning This is the most unique and striking of any of the peculiar freaks of Student-life. Imagine yourself near the South front of the State House about g oclock Wednesday evening. On the broad portico few fantastic figures are already collected and an oc- casional bray of some tin horn presages some strange performance. Now they are collecting faster and faster; from out of the dusky dark ness appear as if by witchcraft, here a ghastly skeleton with grinning skull here knight clad in armor and helmet, here ghostly white fig ure with mask like some apocryphal beast, and then bona fde devil with horns, tail, and hoof complete. The crowd increases the horns be- come louder and more frequent, the motley throng of imps and ghosts are dancing and reel ing in mad antics on the steps, murmuring as semblage waits below for the exercises to begin And now stout brigand steps forward and shouts somethingin in stentorian voice. Instant ly a magnificent signal-rocket rushes with start ling roar into the sky, dozens of blue lights sud denly flash their brilliancy over the strange scene and the delightful strains of the Boston Germana Band simultaneously sound over the roar of voices and the din of horns. And now for two-hours one might fancy himself in Pande- monium The loud shouts of speeches of the Freshmen are lost in the yells of the jeering Sop homores, and these in turn drowned by the deaf ening roar of hundred and fifty horns. This uproar continues till by the light of the fire works the band is seen to be playing, and then the loud discord suddenly changes to the sweet est harmony. Altogether the effect is very be- wildering but bewitchins, and the citizens have made up their minds to tolerate the din of this annual occasion, for the sake of the pleasure it affords spectators. After the speeches are over the long line of apes, fends, lighwaymen, and mythical keests, each with torch in hand. form in solemn procession, and silently march about the streets to the various Female Boarding Schools, which they serenade and cheer One waking up at midnight and gazing out at this gEostly array mi; ght almost think himself in Dante's Inferno.
 On Saturday morning occurred the speaking for the DcForest gold medal This prize of the value of $1eo is given '.to that member of the Senior class who shall write and pronounce an English Grafton in the best manner, Only those are allowed to compete who have already taken the six Tcwnsand prizes for composition. The speaking this year was very good the suc- cessful competitor W. E. Park Q son of Dr. Park of Andover, Mass.
 On Friday afternoon the body of Maj. Win throp, graduate of Yale College, and nephew of it's President, brought to this city for in- torment. He was the first offering of Connecti- cut in this righteous war, having been killed at Great Bethel Va, while gallantly leading the }, Vermont troops to a charge His funeral cor } tege was attended by several military companies ! and the entire body of the Students and Facul- ty. The stores in Chapel street were draped in mourning, all the bells tollcd, and minute guns fired; a just tribute of respect to his valor as soldier and worth as citizen
 have it on undoubted authority that four more regiments are to be soon called for from Connecticut. Query; shall they be drowned at Hartford? or shall they be allow to muster in New Haven? Col. Locmis, U. S. A. declares that he has no orders to muster in troops any where else than in this city and all his dis patches from the War Department are directed here. We shall see whether favoritism ventures to oyerstep duty in the decision of this question
 The important man9uvre of which forew arn- ed you two weeks ago has partially revealed it. self since that time. Great efforts are to be made to produce reaction of sentiment against the war, and when Crittendon presents to Con- gross his plan for settlement" backed by threats of the accession of Kentucky if it is re- jected then we shall find out the significance of all the secret meetings of editors and politicians which have occurred during the last month. Ono piece of advice have for these reactionists. don't forget gentlemen, that he people are not de- prayed like yourselves, and are not to be led by you into ruin and dishonor, whatever may have been your former reputation and influence.
 
 ,l For the Enquirer. Some Folks Ideas of the War. :. Calling upon neighbor to solicit subscriptions for making haveocks for the soldiers, the follow. ing. answer was given: aWe have no oovern.