New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-07
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
3owdoin College-A Cemmemeration Serve
ice Distinguished Attendance MILF
tary Statistics of the Coiiege-Addresses
By Profs. Packard and Harris, Gems
Howard and Chm in-Sen' Gr""'
and his Great Popularity.
vrom Our Special Correspondent.

Howard and Cha CRAM
and his Great Popularity.
vrom Our Special Correspondent,
brunswick Maine August s. leoo'
Last evening the Commemoration Exercises IN
honor of the graduates and undergraduates u DO"
doin College who have served in the Army anu Nav!
Of the United States during the war; was heiu IN Tue
CONGREGATIONAL Church in this town. IN "hicn all 'ne
,xercises of Commencement have been heid PRESIDENT
Woods presided and the platform were seated the
Hon Henry Wilson Of Massachusetts, Ma1or-uen
Oliver O. Howard, Brevet Major-Gen. j. L. Chamber
lain. MajorGen. r. b. Ayres, Brevet Brig.-G items
Thomas w. HYDE and Charles II. Butteried, and al
NJ the officers and soldiers Alumni of the College who
could he induced to occupy SO prominent position
The church was thronged, for the DTigo State had
sent the numerous representatives OF Its wealth It's
beauty and its Intelligence to do honor TO these ner
educated sodiery, who had aided in winning for her
and her sister States true and lasting peace founded
on the eternal principles OF truth, Jusuce any
all were the ladies, and the brave boys IN blue certainly
might well feel proud of the honor bestowed ON them
For Maine prides itself on its beautiful women Pofl
hand and Bath and Bangor and Augusta and host
Of other cities and towns vie with each other Tor e
supremacy and the representatives OF each mere last
night testified TO the difficulty OF deciding Justly be-
tween them Nowhere will ono find more beautiful
ladies than in Manifestation is live bachelor per,
ntted gaze and trembe as all such have gazed and
trembled tonight May the warriors WIN the bright
est, the most beautiful and the best
President Woods gracefully called up the several
speakers and the responses were ali extremely eloquent
and appropriate The music was furnished by the
Germnnia Band Of Boston and, as al through the week
was finely rendered elciiing the hearty applause OF
perhaps the most critical audience which coHu W
gathered in Maine.
TheiCollege has done nobly in the war; 1ts sons
have fought every field it's representatives nave been
I'm every corps. Some commenced as prlvates and by
their deeds promotion step by step until they at
tanned almost the highest position The whole number
Of living graduates is 1885, and the whole number Of
nd MS and
navy is known to be upward OF $50. But the whole
number Of students graduated since 1910 Is about eoo
and Of these and Of the undergraduates over 40 have
served in the army and the navy. Among them are
Major Gen Oliver o. Howard, who, though not gradu.
ate was member of the College in the class Of 1880
and only left it TO enter West Point Brovet Major
Gen Joshua L. Chamberlain, class of 1852; Brig. Gen.
james ID. Fessenden. of the same class; Brig.
Henry q. Thomas and Francis Fessenden, 49, Brevet
Brig Gems Thomas ii. Hubbard. 81; Jonathan 7. Gil
ley, '5s: Charles H. Butterfield 80; and Thomas w
HYDE 6l beside small host Of Colones Lieut.. Colo-
nes and other officers. The class Of 1860 which gradu
ated SIS members has lad u representatives, IN the army
and navy. Maine HIS sent seven batteries of light ar
tiery into the field and three Of these have been COM
manded by memb of this class. The class of 1861
has sent u repre- entatves into the field and that of
1862 has also sent D. Slch figures are gratifying to
the loyal of Maine than which single state has
abuDdantly testified it's loyalty to the flag and the
cause.
speaker and alluded TO the pride which Alma Mater
felt in these returned honored sons who had by their
efforts and their achievements honored her. Bnt they
their devotion with their blood having fallen either by
the bullet or by disease While Prof Packard was
speaking Lieut. Gen Grant and staff entered the church
and the band played Haul TO the Chief" proceeded
mp the aisle to the platform The crowded audience
Of broke forth in the most enthusiastic cheer
ing hats were waved by strong hands, and handker
chiefs by those delicate, while the air resounded
with the cheers Of the densely thronged multitude
The Lieutenant General bowed his thanks silently and
gracefully and Sat down.
Prof. Packard continued his remarks again express
ing the pride which Alma Mater felt in her worthy
sons He paid graceful tribute to the achievements
Of him who their guest and to all those who under
him had been making history which all coming genera
tioDs should read without blushthe history Of the
golden age of the model republic Of the world Passing
then the claims of the fallen. the manned and the
crippled he said Alma Mater appealed to her children
appropriately to recognize their services. The PROBES
por continued at some length his address containing
many apt and most beautiful illusions to the nations Of
antiquity, in illustration of the achievements Of the
modern heroes who have never fallen short OF the
pobest deeds and most heroic seiideyOtion Of those
who lived in those ancient times.
The Hon. Peleg W. Chandler Of Boston followed, End
alluded to the hope that had been entertained that Gov
Andrew Of Massachusetts, himself graduate Of Bow
d0n College, would be present 10 speak Of the apprec
alton which the Bay State had ever had Of the deeds
her sister State Of Maine III tie war. He mentioned
the Of several officers who then sitting be-
fore him, and continued in speech Of considerable
length aud ofmuch beauty and power. devoted chiefly
TO resume OF some of the acts of Maine soldiers Pass
i1g then to National questions be asserted that at all
times and nnder all circumstances justice must be done
she negro-a sentiment which was loudly appauded.
He then passed TO brief discussion of the question OF
reconstruction stating that though an impatient
people we must not be too hasty in desire for
speedy settlement of the numerous pepexng questions
which have grown out of the In the President
che United States he had all confidence He believed
him to be not only man OF signal ability, bnt loyal
there was in the country SOin the man at the head Of
our armies we had one in whom had the most en-.
tire confdence--a man who united the strategy OF
Napoleon the energy Of Marlborough, the prudence
Of q Wellington and the bravery Of Frederick.
Prof Harris of Bangor, succeeded him. Abiding TO
the isuccess which had been met by the Committee Of
Arrangements III their efforts to induce the returned
soldiers to occupy the conspicuous the plat
form assigned them almost unanimously insisting
that they must remain With the ladies who accompanied
them and to the fact that Gen. Grant accom- panied
by theadies OF his own family he said this very fact
had seemed TO him an indication that had indeed at
last won peace. And for that peace largely
indebted to the women of America who had toiled and
sacrificed so much during the four years of war But
We had triumphed because the had been inst;
and in the future justice must be the foundation of
political institutions, IL are 10 derive the full
benefit Of the noble deeds OF these returned war
Hiors.
Major General Howard was then introduced-the
One-armed warrior who was the companion OF Sherman
I'm his great march. He was warmly welcomed for he
was among his most tried and true friends lie paid
lifting testimonial 10 the soldiers who had been 80
greatly honored during the day. both in private CONVEX
station ana III public address and bonored, IL is true
deseryedy. For all these kind appreciatye words as a
soldier he thanked them; and he thanked his Alma
Mater for the honor paid by her TO his noble General
and to all the oficers OF whatever grade. AS he had
Eat there he had thought o. the debt which they an
owed to the Professors who had nodded and discnned
them In youth. With feeling ana eonuenf yTords
especially did he alude to Prof Parker Cleaveond who
died in 1852 and who had taught every csss which had
graduated at the College up 10 that time; and IN Prof
upham, Smyth Packard and Goodwin. It's tho char |
acer that makes the soldier that has given our Chief
his present standing. We say. for instance that Cen
Thomas is firm and Gnyieldin and 1t true and i, H.
that