New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-15
Norwich va Univer.i,y Commencement

On Wednesday, the l2th instant, the romantic and
beautiful village of Norwich alive with persons
interested in the commencement exercises OF the
university located there Distinguished parties from
New-Yors Boston aud Philadelphia were among the
visitors.
The reader is doubtless that this Institution
is devoted to literature and military sceuoe; the
latter il taught in all it, details TO students in every
department. Norwich University is the only resu-
larry chartered institution in the Northern S,aes,
winch combines full Classical, Scientific and Nth AIRY
Cutrcula. Is graduates have been eagerly sought
after during the present war, as held and regnentai
officers, and many OF the Vermont regiments, Whose
S,c,plipe aud yAor have shown 90 cons icuOusv IN
c.mp and field have been differed and drilled by
undergraduate as we'll AS by graduated cadets Of
tbls Institution.
4 The ,tudies are 40 arranged that the students Ia
the two Departments reciie together in all the cub
ise,s which are common 10 both. Students III both
Depurtmfnis are regarded aud treated III all re-
spects "a equals in their respective clsssc-. The
Classical have privileges which are not iully Ell
loved by the Scientific.
4 he services commenced at II o'clock, with iniaf-
t,v drill followed by rkirnish drill 10 the after
noon after which tie Rev. j. d. Butler OF Madison,
wisconsin delivered IN oralion. The speaker
choose for lie theme, d" TIE usus Of commonplace
hooks" Tbis subject he handled IN n very interest
ing manner enforcing his arguments with happy
illuptrA ana enllyehlug blh ultcOuftc VIII IRE
,j,,ible touches Of wit and humor
The GRAFTON was piece OF mosaic work, ~ anec.
do,e scraps Of history, Classical quotations aud
philosophical hliLtr, thrOugt which ran II VEN Oi
d noetry like a honeysuckle through hedge in
June" At the olore Of the Grafton came the artillery
drill 4 concert was held III the evening By the
Ro,,ou Brigade Band followed by torcblight pro-
c,..ion aud speeches from chamber windows by
s,epy sneakers called up from their beds 10 deliver
them The following was the bill OF intellectual
fare for Thursday:
TrrE,pAY tonssoos- Exercises In Church. Opening
PRAYER. MUSIC. Great Day. Charles Henry Atwood, ~
Absus Military kdut. Curtis sa~yu Barrett. SO
ch.e Compsrstvs importance Of Ma hena,io. aud the
Classics in Libers Educsiion Wllism Haven. Port.
Sorwich bu.ie Liberty and Equsity in Arurcs Char
Ec~nd Steele. Windsor. Mus1c. Intolerance Clayton
P,s,idelt made spieudl aud thriliog sdde". Music
Ofaton. George w buggy, New iork City Subject Tie
Age d Deed. End lds.. e. the
k.wYork CITY. Music. Poem WI IAN Winter New.
York cry. Music. Benedic.on Infantry DhlL
/ Nj. Patterson Of Pittsburgh, Pa, who 10 one OF
the most promising young men in the graduating
class was taken i'll and could not Tecte his Grafton
on "Pluck aud Grit" Mr.. Bailey OF Woodstock,
who has pluck and grit, did not speak because lie
has been drafted, and IL making preparation to enter
the ranks The young men who did speak displayed
sound Judgment, good taste, aud extraordinary
ability. The following are the members Of the
graduating class:
n Atwood, C. s. Barrett, o. A. Bailey (drshed) VIM.
Haven W y Dewey. Il l.. Moses Rody Patterson, jr {.
| 70 Rich Chss. Il. Steele.
Mir. Vntons admirable Grafton deserves better
notice than we have space 20 give 1t In the present
skslch. He chose Jr his subject " The Gentle
man" and handled it III O mastery manner-en-
cbaininQ the attention Of his delighted auditors
while In thought that breathe and words that
burn be analysed the character Of the real gentle
man and gave his hearers better idea Of tue true
tyne OF gentleman than Chesterfield has gwen the
world in all his works
| Mr. Winters poem was al alle2oncal story oil
Ancien, Greece, illustrating the struggle OF The
schola- between worldly temptation on the one
hand, and the mandates Of spiritual destiny ON The
other. The manner, by turns playful ana grave.
The versifcation varied from the customary " he
roc" style. 1t was fine production and was read
sIcellently we'll
The following gentlemen constitute the faculty oil
the University:
The Rev Edward BOurns Ill D. President and Professor
Of Tnt.llsctusl Moral aud Political Philosophy Aionzo
J.ckman lii d. General " NJ Professor of Math' males
Natural Philosophy Military scsDcs aud Taetics Charles
aod Bach A. Professor of Latin and Greek Languages
ia Itesrtures Ddousrd CHAMBER. Professor Of Modern
and Lterao aud u Linear Architectural aud
| Isns,csps Drawing Thomas Russell Crosby. b. d., Pro
c.so OF Anatomy Physiology and Nstnr Hstory Sanus
WsII.r Sb.uck b. g.. Tutor in MsheInsc. snd Mhi.i,
| IT,, samuel Walker Shut uck y, Libra ian Ad
usnts-T H. KELLOGG Spring Term lSos; o. H. steele sum
~ ~. on, 1862. G. H. Hon, FAN Term, 1867