New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-07
commencement Exercise at Manhattan
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This Institution, so delightfully."- situated on
the banks Of tie Hudson. at ManhattanViIe, about
eight miles from the CITY Hll r-"sented. Friday
evening last, scene 90 .-u.- 9ss, beauty and
interest The occasi. ua. d. enoe Of the Gus
tomary annual Corr encement Uses, and as the
school, having been 'fol It's il nder the per
soual charge Of SOHO ~ tie mos d and talented
brothers of the Christian schools Known 70 our citizens
and as the examined elias vee composed Of young
gentlemen who arc not only the sons OF many Of our
most influential townsmen, hut who are, for the most
part Of far more than average ability an interesting
entertainment naturally Anticipated. The hall was
crowded with ladi,s and other spectators ~any OF
whom ars Well-known, not only TO IL Peep New
York but whose celebrity. ofatOricG, lel 81 literary
ecclesiastical and Otherwise. is OF even n7 mai char
acter Among these noticed the We. .eY. " N
Stars, Administrator Of the Doc 50, - rs LID.
and Professor OF Literature, and w.0 D. Ealior'
in.CLief Of The National Quarterly L. >.
Ives, LID; the Rev. Dr. Adams, Episcopal Church
Manhattanye; the Rev. j. Brsen, the Rev j. Clcwry,
the Rev. H. j. KensclG, the Hon. Charles OCOnor,
the Hon Mayor Tiemann. Daniel Devlin. esq.i Ii.
l. Hoguet esq. Robert o. Glover. ESQ., and many
other gentlemen oI dlsuleuon. -, ,
The members Of the Institution are et present sub
divided into seven classes, OF which -four are known US
" University" and three as Preparatory
Tie four University Glasses were eXamnet in Nathe-
MATES Calculus and Astronomy Greek (iomers HAD
list and I'd Books Piutarch APolodorus' and Diodo'
Cccro-Oratcns against Cat.lne).
These same young gentlemen also were examined IN
Literature, comprising Grecian and hoIan Ant4ui'
ties The Rules o. Criticism, and Literary Comp sitlon
After undt TcOng this severe trial. the boys
braYey faced and riuuy Aaltly went through s;.c.
and thorough examination IN Psychology. Logic, ant
Chemistry In which they al acquitted themselves cd
miraby bearing testimony not only 10 their own IN
dusty and application but also % the pans-t4hIns'
careful and ever persistent aboss OF their teachers
The whole examination thus far had been equally
credtable 20 teachers and pupils and when We consider
that the test trying 20 the boys as II was con
yincng TO tie SPECTATORS there DC CXAggerGtiOn
Of expression In stating that for satisfactory evidence
OF sound and positively substantial progress IN certain
given scholastic directions the examinations az the
Manhattan College last week have scarcely II ever
Asa single evidence Of the progress that has been
made By the class In mathematics alone who have none
OF nom been studying longer than two YEAR, We ap-
pend problem, selected st random IRON halt score
given 20 the class for the most part by gentlemen
invited guests who utter strangers 20 the boys
who Of course. could have in such case no previous
knowledge OF the question 70 be ASKED Ire proolems
were all promptly solved tie blackboard with 40 hes
itation or assistance. 1t runs as follows
J. Find the test which will indicate that proposed
daerental containing two OF more yariahlcs, has al
Having found the test determine the general for
Inula for the integral.
Problems Of equal officially were solved with the
Brother Michael of the Institute hs brought IL
class up 70 its present state OF proficiency.
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some Of the hardest" Greek known, and in Latin
(whero they proved themselves conyersant With The
most difficult and idCmatc phases ot that languaseh
have been under the caTge Of PTOI Cornelus LeaTy
NJ D. whose success in bringing his boys UP 10 their
prpseut state OF proficiency the admnio1 not On
~ those OF the listeners who were scholastcay appre
eatye Of the results, but was the subject Of special
compmentary remark from certain ones Of the highest
modern authorities In classic literature who had made
point OF being present.
Tue examinations Of this school possess one unique
feature most important one. Their examinations are
OPEN That L. the students are. on examination day
placed upon public platform, and subjected 70 the ques-
tonng OF not only their teachers but Of any AID every
rerson in the audience who chooses 20 undertake the
task OF course this proves the thoronghEess Of the at
tainments Of the boys while at the sane time shows
the faiihfulness Of 'he teachers.
| The Faculty Of tie Manhattan College IL composed
thus Brother Patrick. Principal; Bro Paulian, Vice
Principal; Bro n chael Professor OF Mathematics L.
lJ Sears IL D. Professor Of Literature; Cornell Us
tOIeary NJ d Professor Of Ancient Languages Mr..
Harris A r., Professor Of Natural Sciences and Ad'
lunct Professor Of Mathematics and Classics.
The hrstprze boys are thus enumerated; koopTt ~
Clover j. ?. McClancy. Thomas Lynch. John 7. "
ons Pedro Raphael james Delaney. Burdett Mulch
lpoek James Deerin, Edwin ONeil Denis MCMAHON,
.enis Meaher, Daniel Gull
The examination having been concluded the Rev.
Father Stars said:
with feature which distinguishes them nom others Other
examinations generally private but Ii the present 70
stance being invited 70 nieiroSe the students the
most powerful incentive % study Is npphed NLLe every os
can k satisfied Of the progress TIA. has been made wish u
see this pr-.-nt mode OF examination generally adopted
Young gentlemen. feel but give expression 90 the seru
usnt Of all present when say IN thci oen. ,A' e A-''
all been deli ghtiuly and Interestingly entertained
Tie exercises Of the evening terminated WITH the dis
tribgtiou Of ore NUNS 70 the successful Stadenta