New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-16

~ S,g, Al ,.yelopu en- as there il here effort
EboFh ever nave been made to intTodnce boating Inc
cole Gauss Of hnderance seeas TO I've tire Distance 70 e
Nearest available stIeam-thrvo mhes--out the OOai
,,er ~ ale have b. ttudge over nearly two miles I"
Shei- b,atharse ard until their new building was
-eefcd IL vas even fuifhcr and then have the ulshn'
Sa,t,,e Of the long muddy fats in New Haven Har-
Dor beside No more beautiful or dehghiinl stream
Chan the Connecticut River could be desired or row
rn-. and an Hhei navy could easily locate itsei1 on
fhe b T. ii the stadcnts should u-e tthe OF Tue on
ergy N Il has been disTayed in building roads and be-
Bt0igns names upon these suffoni ding hlAs.
Tia. speeches this week have been b. gentlemen VINO
attract Interested ana sVuDathotic audiences. HJhe
Rev Hrury b. Smith. D. D. tie orator before the 30
ciety Of inquiry Tuesd evening, was formerly PRO,
Sssor N Philosophy In tie college for brief Term OF
years Jam II. Cough. The Springfield hepi5ticeH de-
clarsu b. have become as essential 70 commencement
week tse commencement iset ana Inc non usorge
tJhomps h 4 man Who would draw crow ded andl'
cucc an here-north of AlHs0n gnd DiIoa5 Line
Besid lhss are the usual complimentary nddresss
which sna5e people 70 Literary dyspepsia AZ the
.Alunni anes hut time aud spec are wanting. ana
40 was Governor A1dTew. aud We VIII hasten on
euppOss ths Freshmen ana SopkomOres WHO delighted
Che cars Of o. oegnnt audience as assembled within
Che week not be forgotten particularly MS certain
ones among them took prizes for their Efforts. Inc
"FEarsExKS-Ea,ogy on Erodrrick tBuIlngane, Samuel
Ward New 90 GENRE; The One ress Shay Ohomesl u.
csruichac reokyn, ~ voyage Of The Gocd Sip lnlos
(Ancol 81 'arnham tsseI Extract IMeashef George H.
sopHoxot zsTbe Convention Of III (Kno1l, s. VALLEY
Brown Bfookiy8. n y. Torssain ROuveugse tPh'ilpsl
(leo-qe Brs -tss Wes;ernyile. y. y. Under the fss
-, our iCur'isl. Wr. r. FisheT, Hamilton CIV.
xItfaet lBoiues). +. h Barlow. be.
The Erst prize Of slO was awarded in Che Freshman
elass 81 turiham; in lie Sophomore class u }; L.
Bartlett Tie second. Of g.. as giyca 70 II. Car
xniehsel ~ shI0an; l.. H. BaTloT, Sophomore.
Oiler prb also announced MOAd4y evening. were
Yof the test beth oral and written exam hGgn IN the
lain Of Sot bOmore ond Junior years tic lr.t p.He
go {. r. Pgiue second. SO NJ. b. Blake.
IoF the b & doth oral and Tritteo) examination ~
fhe Greek u TIE course. the first (Mahcr) prize $40
divided between T. T. Smith and II. NJ Tyler the
seeond 500 % >. s. Runnell., ..-......
For the best Doth oral AID writen) examination In
She Mathematics Of tie year The frs: lwlseI, pT2e
\. u; Gage SS2somores; 20 the tre shine the arst
e. T.. ROot the second sl5. W. u. Cobb.
Tie Alumni meet on "Wednesday was wei az
tended a. Il 9 interest well sustained during It's con-
sinuoncs- Ae Hon. James Humphrey Of BFoosiyn
the retiring President addressed the Society for the
first hsl hpuf IN remarks nain devoted 90 the consid
-srstion Of nftioai Issues. aud The briefer speech
which folio Sc, from tie Hon Gausha A. Grow upon
bis aeceesca 30 the chair was IN much the same hne ~
1hOught. ne ma, rs were Also made by Judge Girls
void: d.. Huntington by. Humphrey Of Kentucky
Col Lewis, and others A series Of resolutions with
reference the decrease of The former President and
lato Professor Edward Hitchcock were drawn up and
presented to The meeting by wh,m they were adopted
by Cotamistse vi Whch Prof. Haven Of Chicago vas
Chairman. They sead 10 follows;
~ Auieni Of his ine tion we reeogniss Che hand OF
Of lis earthly sbon one 90 hs " bonored snd 80 truy
loved moi ey BY the gfsdnaies Of tbs n,tuo but by Nil
VIII kosw aia the ysgerb EDWARD Hitchcock, ioi 20
yegrS Prsticert OF tha college
We fed TIA, N BE death bis iusrtion only but the
esne d sciencc aud 81 sound arng this and In othei
lands kss sas.ahi- ID an irrepsEsbe o.a
Whit deeply ots. we would At the SAME
tm iecognue s1h ra,tuds the erCiiu providence Of God
IN 1isns up and ealing 10 char Of instruction ia this Col
se .; AZ esry eeiloo otis hory iueny oa
Nee r. dor, The dfaItbent Which lie bed and TO awaken
IN toe mines Of hsn aud especially Of young men, an erden
entlusssr1 N W pursuit Of science
We canet ~ recognize the hind Providence In
paus suna n at subsequent period the head OF the
institution - . pfesidng oficer when p-cuisr
taehcsons A.. ecVlar Efforts need.d extricAe
College frep it, snhsassnents, aud la hi, Efforts
70 tis end sni the most sigma succsss
wi,h Psssufs and Irde that record the fsitbul
netS the eogstzsy ths ,Tyig nssduity with which lie
discharged ths niiod and arduon LAHORE VI bis difficult DO
suon-eNef scethg with Of sim GOOD ., IA,
ana 10. khsss welfare VI young men committed
AND new that he Il ken from ~. Il delights W 10 reean
The usny Of character Ga him ~ A
;s aalI f.en snd oys-hs simplicity and
~ nsodssfI ennsss that love OF nature sI.d a..
s ~ ~ brHs, that DIV ,on 20 scisnce that oyalty
~s~a'N fretouL " The nght sbovs ell tia. osTpss.