The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-24
OUR COLLEGES.
HAhAFON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
Our Clinton COrrespondenee.
CLINTON, Oneida County, N. Y, July 40 1895.
mn. q Arc An mar ArH ANN rou


address TO the graduating class by Rev Dr. Fisher Pre-
sident of college, the Rev DR. Patterson, OF the Chi
cago pulpit assisting in the opening exercises The SUB
ject of the discourse was The Light OF God and
based upon the closing Of the ninth Of the
thirty-sixh PSalm-"In Thy light shall we see light"
The address which discussed the proposition that all men
were after truth, carefully elaborated in its
philosophical argument and clearly showed that the
highest form essence equation Of truth always
only found in the light Of God The relations Of thorough
culture and the capacity Of ordinary and uneducaed
minds under the eight 10 take hold OF truths compre
hensively was admirably FORTH and to the great ed
caon OF the vast audience than waited upon the inter-
ances OF this great orthodox preacher. The closing
periods of the discourse devoted glowing eulo-
eum upon the late William Curtis Noyes OF New York.
whose great character held up model TO the gra
duating class.
THE SOCIETY or CHRISTIAN
addressed in the evening Of the same day by Rev
Thomas Hastings D. d., Of New York city, whose sub
ject was Thought" II q strong and forcible pre-
senaton Of the philosophy Of this powerful and leading
element Of the mind.
THE DECLARATIONS
took place ON Monday evening, tho 18th inst The fol-
lowing attractive programme was observed
Freshman Glass -Exract from Yates, Alfred C. Coke,
Utica Extract from Richardson. Eben w. Jndson,
Ogdensburg; Extract from Fl. Johnson, Martin r. Nil
lard Holland Patent.
Sophomore CAaa.-Extnc, from Choate, Samuel J
H H,5Hsa hsca EXTRACT from Taylor Frederick
H. kellogg, Rome; Extract from Hammond, Charles F.
Rice, Fairfield.
Osweeo Extract from PHILIPPE, Sextns Fl. Knight lsickl
Westfeld; Extract ANONYMOUS, Charles Millard,
Clayvile; Extract from Beecher, Charles Simpson,
Ithaca.
awarded us follows
In tho Freshman class the 1rst prize 10 Ebes W .ud-
son, Of Ogdensburg the second prize to hyron G. Will
In the Sophomore, class. the first prize 20 Samuel J.
Fisher of Clinton the second prize to Martin F. Hollis
ter Of Ithaca 80,
lard, OF Cayve; the@econd prize TO Charles simpson,
Of Ithaca
for the class OF the current year was duly ON
tho 10Th inst the Presbyterian church Of this secluded
village and was attended by vast crowd OF 'ne lnenos
laureate the Arts Alumni or this ana other coieges
and literary strangers The class occupied the stage un
Presidency Of Mr. James Rogers who announced,
the usual prelminares, Mr. Champlin as the ora
tor The day The Grafton . creditablc effort, and
elected the expression Of much interest from the crowds
| rnr crAss POEM
effectively delivered by b. w. johnson, Of the State
capital. who turn followed by the class historian
Who in rollicking rccOunted the errors anu tie
successes of tho organization since II entered upon s
collegiate course fouryeara ago
PROPHECY
10, the made by NJ A. T. Babeock the closing
college green. where the usual pipes were SMOKED aha
other primitive eeremonas, known only to col'esases
s'''' MEETING: ON TIVE Alunw
On the evening Of the 10th the Alumni held large
meeting in the Stone church the chief features on which
were an Grafton and pocnI and general TAX among
the graduates Of the college. The opening aqdress was
by Rev DR. Miller President OF the associa,
ton who followed In the delivery OF the amman
GRAFTON by Rev Dr. Nelson, Of St. Louis. Missouri The
corrupng Influences and numerous evils o. the " mr
was the theme upon which Dr. Nelson disccursed Or"
banily and ac.eptably 10 the alumni
THE ALUMNI puNK -,
was read by Rev w. Priest Tie following extract VIII
to indicate the style md anmus OF tho enort'-
When one has dreamed n dream. and slept and walked
And gone forth 10 the day. forgetting al
That mad, tbs night 81 full and wonderful,
He meets by chance passer on fhesueet,
Or hears tone. q common tbinf.
That brings back all the marseIs of The night,
And frooping sraiqhtwa, Lhr0Ugh hif memory
Wild or groiesqne o. came to him IN sleep.
He brars al voices, r'corcts each tcene,
And marvcls al tho marves of hs dream.
SO l. since eighteen Year,, walked from the dream,
The deep, delicious dream Of college lile'
Meet what is here. This ancient chrrch,
And yonder gray old walls, ard this sweet iown
And now AMI ,hcn form, though not unchanged
That met the eye OF old; these bring tn me
The things that were such marveis in The dream,
The deep delicious dream Of college life.
These my seaweed threads, that hanging down,
Dip TO the sands that underie the wa'eL
The wave fOrgetfulness-and tapping rounV
Clasp IN their firm embrace amber and pear.
Rich shell, and treasure east from srain!ng snip,
With now and then sign OF some lost ffe
| That vanished with the ship that sailed the sea
Those my crimbling chains, that lie unseen
Close ri the marg n Of the RESTLESS Hood,
Chokcd by the changing sands, vet, link by link,
Seeking deeper baptism, iill AZ last
| II grasps the hand Of some old anchor lost
! Lost, like the hope Of which IL was the sign;
I And all the way from where the waters brim
| Down 10 the lowest pavement OF the SEQ
| Hangs full OF wonders left by time and Tide
! That wait Just here things inanimate
! That will not wait above for tagging man.
| draw the scaweed threads, or heave the chaiB-
! Not rude, but sof'-becausc the brny wave
| Floats them not more than briny tears my eye;
1 When 10 uprising from the clcaving sea,
! Come pearl and amber. shell aud treasure rare.
| And each sad token of a vanished life
MONUMENT III Tus SOLDIER DEAD of rnE ALUMNI
resolution adopted and y committee appointed
t. canss ,hc erection OF hitting memorial monu ,s 81,
In the cause OF maintaining the Union ana the e"ns'u
ton.
| rHs ,yAssys oS 1910 1884
held meeting the evening Of the 18th, whercat senti
mcnt oraory song aud wit prevailed up To- late hour
| rHK ANNUAL DiSSER
OF the Alpha Delta Ph fraternity of NJ the Clinton
House n most spirited and nteresting Occasion.
| COMMENCEMENT DAY FRcrER
has Just closed with ball. ut the residence ot President
! Fisher. The exercises this morning and afternoon
may be best Indicated by the following programme,
! which was fully Observed.
l. sslutatory Grafton in Latin. James Rodgers
Dissertation-Thc Oratory oil Statesmen and Revo-
| luiionists compared. Orville T. Allen
| B. Oration--ldeas and Armies. Edward A. Babcock.
| 4 Observation-Disclosures Scott Jacobite. Truman =
! Belts.
s. Asfhetlc Oraton--Music Art OF Expression.
william n. Bates
! High Ora,lon-Tbe City Of Constantine. Dana W.
| Bigelow.
T. Dissertation--The Social Progress Of Women. Al
| fred II. n. Cbsmpn.
| s. Oraiion--Sas Wright George Craig
o. Classical Oraton-Thc Legacy Of Athens 10 English
Poetry. james A. Ferguson
| 10. Orstion-Tatent Forces Oscar H. Elmer.
IL. Oraton--.Gsil Hamilton John ii. Hicok.
! IL Oration--The First Modern Emperor BENJAMIN
| w. johnson.
~ High Grafton, with the Pruyn Medal 0rnton-'Ths
Duties Of the Educated Young Men OF New York to Their
| Commonwealth" Egbert ID. Haven.
| AFTERNOON
| IA Grafton CONSTRUCTION and Destruction. George
| W Martin.
| rs. Grafton Robert Burns Albert Phillips.
| 10 Oraton-The Tendencies of the Race James
| Rodgers.
| NJ Legal Orator with the Head Medal Grafton
! alexander Hamilton as Fnancier" Luther A. Or
| tnndcr
Is oration--scotiish Character. Hamilton B. Temp
| kns