New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-02
La Fa,es,e College Cemmc ncemeui.

| FROM Oar epcctA! Gore tloLda-t
EAsroS. Pa. July q. lsct.
Removed from the noise Of the city. and
away from the din Of have he'o aean come NJ
to this gracious mother. who ats on her hilltop amid
most lovely scenery TO welcome with literary exercises
With her regaihorcd graduates and a thousand holy
memories those who have gone forth from her walls.
or who have IN other why's become her friends.
Tho exsroises began O a1nhay morsias. Ito ASH.
with a sermon N the Bfsnerd Church. by the Rev. j.
Washington Wood. Of tie class Of 81. The ;olt &C.
lected WAS Acts VII. e2 And Moses was learned In
all the wisdom Of tie Egyptians, and was mighty
in words and In deeds" Tho treatment OF the
character OF tho man. and TIE epoch alluded 10 IN
the text displayed not ony the scholar bot the trater
a. well A fer the sermon Prof cntts (ncfnR Pi.si-
denD addressed few farewell remarks TO the serior
Class. lie spoke pntlclariy OF tho revival when 90
CURED recently Ia the College. when the sPhi OF lLe
Most High seemed 10 have boon among them. IL was
evidently the parting Of friends who were bonnd to
gcther By coser llan ordinary attachments $500
IL the evening The Rev W. +. Breed: u. D. o'Phil',
depha delivered the annual before the Dranerd
Erang .lical Society; text. Philippians ill., l3i This
one thing Co." lhis was able and eloquent appeal
to all to resolve 70 do something and having thas re-
solved, hc showed NJ what we might nccomphsh ~
concentration oil effort.
On Monday morning the examinations were com
pleied. ard in the afternoon add ses were made 10 u,
students In the Chapel by the Rev. Messrs Murphy and
Cot who were designated for ta.s Office ~ the Synod
Of philadelphia. Those did not hear. but 10 tho even.
ing tbe most interesting feature Of tho Commenoement
trnnspred. 1t was the Jnnrr evening. The young
OF atDs had been selected u deliver the Honorary Ola
ions Wy their respective Societies. and "a Ia es long
gor ~ especial interest conferred Ia them. What b.
tvccn Tic speaker the music The beautiful flowers.
and tie lovely donors OF the same tho whiT ~ excite
ncni tie Ffepessibc applause AMI tle gorgeous ndr
shals were carried back 10 other days 10 on gay
sccprs 81 bright eyes, hAd fair forms and eKcilpg
strains and almost expected 10 hniI our oS nlnes
eI1ounccd tho next and 10 compelled 10 step iorti on
the stage with our hearts Ia our mouths give yoa a
tinusefpi OF the programmes The Pleasures IL Mem.
DRY. james a. McGowan Karih's Changes, j.: j..
W. Adams Tho Bcguest o. Hope. VI. W. Heb
erton; True FIicndship. T. j. Aiken IIath-lt.
Struggles and ts TrGmpis Jamcs Roberts, National
lIymus Tie EulJodlmcnt Of National Character nm.
:. Mclean; The Hcrone Jaines n. Nasrri Rome
on Tuesday rforning tho reunions ~ the Literary
Societies we're held IN their halls believe express
The feeling 0f every Ammhus when L say that. aside
from the homes of oar childhood there deGr.r
rspots than Society halls Well. ihoIe were good
mnny al Us t0gethersomc eminent in the pnp.t bar
and chair Of State; Others Of whom the world knows
nothing save that In quot Ways they ore among ihs
worlds workers. and here an engineer. there prI.
chant here lswyer and there farmer. here an nifi
and there greasy mechanic" We formed "a rOodt
company WHO right glad TO again meet 10 rciao
the experiences Of their lives These things are too la
miliar 70 college men to 80 much Into detail on, We
never forget them; and the feeling OF which We
experience In these sacrod wal. tie Remembrance Of
the years spent there. and of the friends WHO slr'
rounded u.s. Lieke tbs hears beat quicker and ostgh
the eye Wien We come TO speak Of them:
Al 9 p. NJ business meeting al The Alumni wf-
held az which eone matters Of importance were DIS
cus,oJ and Tie follow Ing oliecrg wero elected; Pres,
dent The rey j. W. Wood. class of 81 Vico-PIcsl
dent tho Eey. Dr. Green class Of 30; Treasurer. III
sha Aus efq, class Of 81 Secretary Solder j. Coin.
class Of 81.
At3p.m the Rev WIN. G.. Cs,teli formerly Profcs-
sor was duly inau3uIated uio the Office of President
Of The institution. TI-GOv Pollock. President OF lie
BOARD OF Trustees delivered AT address "Indiv,dn
alsio Education ritcr which Prof Caitcll wa: for
ma!y Inv ested with tho symbols Of his Office. aud du
declared Prc5ient. Both the abic and patriotic al.
dicSs OF Gov Pollock sDd The esraest end eloquent In
, nggura address Of Pres. Catts.l were hy0ratly re-
| ee!ycd by q highly intelligent snd eppreca'ive aud
icnce, who tlrongcd the Chapel and filled I'll the ave-
MUGS Of approach thereto They Viii doubtcss be pub
| iished.
Alter these exercises were over the audience adj
lonrned 10 the sito OF he new observatory in tic
Campus, and where after prayer tue cornerstone Was
laid by Prof. W HfTkress Of the Nautical Observatory,
Washington. ID. C.. who IL graduate OF La Fsyciir
know not bow this observatory viii compare In POM
OF szo with others in tho land; but Of ibis assured
that mono have been founded under gcperou, i'm
pulses, surrounded by assidrons unscihsh
self sacrheing men. The modcsiy Of the noble forl
wthhods bis nsmc from publicity. andas respcet he
motive will not lame him
The orHtio1 before the literary societies was dely cred
IN the evening by the Rev Hugh s. Carpenter oil ilrook
lyB; sabject Crisis" The speaker was StTinger 10
rnsny, but al were peas.d With bis cfocS they tho