, 1862-07-11

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Preparation for Business Life, E Y. Porter, CHI
is. oration-AD American University. II. 4.
is oTation-Ci5iiizotion and Nationality.
Vulcdictory AddreEs-H.S S. Osborne, Beloft.
Degrees conferred.
Two or three Of the orations would perhaps
bear little criticism IS to the manner of de-
livery, but as whole they we're excellent in
manns and matter.
The degree Of 4. B. YVES conferred On one
young gentleman, who was excused from
speaking, Mr.. James Bradley, Of Batayia, ILL.,,
making sixteen in all E. n. Lewis and Isaac
second degree. The graduates can hardly be
separated more widely in their future life than
their birth-places are apart. One {CasWell,
son Of the deceased missionary Is native Of
Siam; one each Of England, Wales, Vermont
and Maine; TWO each OF massachusetts and
Wisconsin; three Of Pennsylvania; and four
Of New York.
Of the college now number seventy six, Of
whom seventeen are clergymen, ten or twelve
teachers, and seven are connected with the
army. Alex. Kerr was elected president of
their association for the ensuing year. ReTs.
?. 8. Bennett and ]. ". Strong, vice presi-
dents, and Il. II. Page. secretary; ]. Il
BundT vas appointed orator, and p. y: Lewis
poet, with P. McVicar substitute for the for
mer, and G. Il. Mann for the latter.
4 COLLEGE DINNER
Was new, and as it proved, very plea
SAINT feature Of this commencement. A beau
tlfuI meal was provided at the Bushnell House,
and after it was taken care Of, letters and sta
ti5tics Of the alumni we're read by the Eecre-
tary; Toasts we're given By President Chapin,
tie 'sautocrat Of the table, and responses and
speeches made by the alumni, who to the
number Of thirty. were present, By members
Of the faculty, and by other guests, including
two State Officers.
a social reunion at the Presidents closed
the day-
Year by year this college is doing higher
and better work, and Its influence is more
widely felt It is prospcring in all respects,
save that in these times it lacks funds. No
one who has means can better use it than for
the promotion Of sound learning, and free
sRie R5ne a5gg eFge ne?Ftsa Yons Christianity nan BY
McC1ellan.s Army.
The Washington Republican has an editorial
in its issue Of July Z, in which it gives the
opinion that Gen. Mcclellan vas not outnum-
| bercd at Richmond, but that the rebels threw
| their main force Oh McClellan's right wing
which was not properly supported It also
makes the following statement:
| 49," we are perfectly aware that there is e1 EN-.
| blttered controversy between the friends ol
| the President and the friends Of Gen. McClel
Ian, growing out of the failure Of the former
to send to the peninsula the reinforcementE
said to have been demanded by the latter. Il
would be easy to judge OF the merits Of that
controversy if the friends Of Gen. Mcclellan
would point cut the troops which they thirk
ought TO have been sent him. Certainly not {
man mort could have been spared from The
front Of Washington, and ne include in thai
the Valley Of Virginia.
"We know that after the battle Of Fai
O5ks such rcinforcements were sent to Gen
cTal jackson as to give that entcrprisirg CON
mander not less than 1000 men at Orange
Court House and Gordonsville, agreater nun
Der than the enemy had last fall and winter a
Manassas, and the presence Of which ther'
kept our whole army under General Mcclellan
motion1ess in its entrenchr1ents Tor 81.
moths. Where General Jackson would hay,
dealt his bloE, if a change Of rebel tactics hat
not recalled him to Richmond, nobody knows
but it is preposterous Ito suppose that if ii
| presence Of such dangers, the force coyerin;
Washington ought to Lave been further re
duced."