The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-16
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Harvard College.

The COMMENCEMENT exercises at Harvard College begin
WITS evening the 10Th with discourse from hey orv,'e
sradustng GLASS OF the Divinity Schools. $780, -
Tuesday the class will read It's dissertations
"Wednesday IL Commencement day proper; and among
guess Of the University viii be Major General Meade
and ss1 nh nat. Kama occupy THURSDAY The grafton
vii be delivered by Rev Joseph p Thompson, d D. of
New York; the poem will be reced by George H. Boxer,
Of d Ss viii the
Friday Is 10 be consecrated day. In the morning
memorial services, in honor OF those OF Harvard
who died for their country during the conflict
the past four years. viii be observed The address
ps given by Rev. George Putnam, D. D., of Roxbury In
the afternoon welcome will be extended 10 those
vfvors OF tho battlefield whose pstr osn has reflected
now glory their Alma Mater Hon. Charles g. Loring
viii preside and addr sses are expected from several
distinguished gentlemen
MEETING OF HARVARD ALUMNI CONCERNING A ME-
erfrtal gaa MORTAL HALL.
s From the Boston Traveller July f4l
Sumo Nifty OF the most eminent graduates Harvard
University held ado fned meeting this morning at so
E4stesseet 70 hear the reportpf conmittse appointed
psS q 81 q %
Hon. Charles 8. Lorng, 0e chairman Of the former
nesting, called ex- President Walker ~ the chair
NJ Loring then presented the report 10 print a
large nsority Of the committee wer, In favcr Of me-
would 10 additional sdpsntass IN she oppornnities for
The preservation Of cords and aSchiye6 There we're
here we're living mem who were ensitied to tablets
disabled ecl'
great monument would cost heavy sum OF money,
half sufficient 10 build the memorial hail. now greatly
needed cold stone was what desired so m; CHI
O. hall where the of the dead should be hcar
place OF public assembage and public festival wber
ne Datrotic infucnc of the martyrs would home
70 the hearts of the people
Of memorial tablets portraits and other tributes Again
hall would afford quiet retreat FOR the contemplation
OF the virtues Of the dead and place to learn to emu
A1.atr la nip<fA a,f NQU I'm,
land Further, hall would be preserved with greater
caro- than a monument, solemn temple dedicated to
college memories and historic recollecions.
The report then went To CONSIDER the objections
the plan OF memorial hail. objections largely founded
on misnpprenens'on Inese were mat 70 Use ~ ''s
fcstal hall and its culinary appnrenances WINS escr
u0n bat this not the idea VI the hail. woul!
suOh an idea appear on the surface.
The right TO use tho church will soon cease, and hall
for amusement and other exercises IL needed. Arel-
tects have expressed the opinion that such building
great hall with subordinate rooms and dining hall
be entered by different avenue-coud fairly and
0consstently be memorial building No arrangement
The prospective increase Of the alumni, and the
spongbilty probably soon TO be devolved on them OF
choosing the overseers Of the college, thus adding the
duty Of attendance TO what to before only
pleasure, required an auditorium large enough for that
use.
ing would cost not less than one hundred and 1y thou
sand dollars Samuel BatcheldeF Esq, Of Cambridge,
has offered 70 the corporation choice lot Of land At the
coEner Of Garden and Nam streets, under the shadow Of
che Washington Elm; while the late Mr.. Saunders has
bequsathed lands and money worth from forty thousand
dollars fty thousand dollars for the building Of
alumni hall OF two thousand four hundred alumni
two thousand accessible, and fty dollars from
required IN addition 70 he above Ssquss II the funds
ere 70 be divided between monument and ball neither
= Likely 70 be completed IN .shape worthy Of tho Uni
The report concludes with three resolutons:--
Hhe hst resolution, giving sanction to the idea OF the
- proposed by theIa, adopted unanimousiy-or
rathsr.with but single negative.
The second resolution, ranking Mr. Batchelder among
che distinguished bencfacton Of the University"
heartily and unanimously adopted
The third resolution referring the report And the pro.
oeedngs Of this meeting 70 the coming Association Of the
initial steps, was also unan.mousiy adopted.
n. @ Winthrop, Rev. r +. Hale and other
A publishing and presentation committee Of four was
W Msssfs Il b. Eossrs, Martin Brimmes, Samuel
Eliot, and H H. Coolidge Hon. C. g. LOring was added
70 the committee Adjourned.
The question will therefore be definitely settled
week, at the alumni meeting, on Commencement day
College or the Hely Gross.
The College Of the Holy Cross, q Worcester, Mass
had its twenty second commencement on the 9th inst
The institution has rcgained nourshing condition and
management Of Rev James Clark, President and
board Of able Professor The Catholics now have two
late Conception. al Bcssou~in Xassschuse,ss. both
growing and nourishing.
Commencemenf exercses AZ Amherst Co,,egs oreped
Sunday afternoon last with the baccalaursats sermon by
The prize speaking was ON Monday svcn,ua or the
freshmen Horny r Hamitoa, Of Chester took the nrst
kophomores DWIGHT a Herrick Of CbceDee Falls took
he As prse. and James y ssokss Of Nashville, Tenn
On Tuesday the sdrass Sefore the soc,ety az ypovirv
vss delivered by Raw NJ C3uiiver OF Norwich Conn
Tho messine Of the Alumni @odnssisv vpcrrins
ssted peerly four hour, and specches were made Sy
Judae Simeon Nah OF GsijIpolIs Ohio who prcsided:
HON 4 ii Rello9r who w nhonep Prezidant. n
NV Eso Of Routon Dr. psvne a fJoden Of tRe class
fiS27: Rev Dr Puytrdee snd Hon Whiaino Crisvojd
I'D on motion Of Rev DR. Dtcrs Of BrookIvn seoudod
~ General Caldwell Of Name 4 COMMITTEES was an.
pointed 70 erect monument IN The grounds ia honor or
Shoes Who have fallen IN The war Hon Bullock wss
6orsn chairmsn AZ tie eomunistee and dvlivesed he
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