The New York herald., 1865-06-21
RUTGERS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT

RUTGERS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
Our New Brunswick Correspondence.
NEw BRUNSWICK N. j., June 20, 1866
THE BAc0ALAyRxATE ADDRESS.
Tho literary festivities connected with the return Of
the commencement season have again commenced Last
Sunday morning tho Baccaaureate sermon was delivered
TO the graduating class by Rev. VIM. II. Campbell d. D.,
the President of the college. The address was highly
appropriate aboundng in sage counsels adapted TO the
instruction and benefit of these young men.
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.
On Monday afternoon the anniversary OF the Natural
History Society celebrated In Van Nest Hail. under
tho Presidency of Professor Cook. Very interesting
papers the Indian antiquities Of New Jersey
read by Dr. Abbott, Of Trenton, and by Rev. Samuel
Lockwood Of Kcyport, and illustrated by recent DIS
coveries In their neighborhoods The museum of this
society has already reached dimensions larger than the
space aott to it, and cries for II contains
great number Of and beautiful specimens in the
varied departments Of natural history Among them is the
great tusk Of the mastodon found few since In
peat bog in Ulster county New York This tusk is nine
feet long Hon Robert H. Pruyn, minister 10 Japan,
has recently contributed crab eighteen inches long
and twelve wde Rev. Garrett G. Schenck, OF Marlboro,
Monmouth county, has just contributed section OF
tree, grown his farm that s really gigantic. The
section Is eight fort in diameter The trec lowered
to the height OF los feet and spread s branches
over two hundred years Old
LAYING TIM CORNER STONE or AN OBSERVATORY FOR rHE
COLLEGE.
After tho conclusion Of these exercises interesting
ceremony followed. This was laying the corner stone
Of an Observatory on the college grounds ,. President
pertinent address mado by Professor Murray and
tho benediction pronounced by the Rev r. H. Steele.
This observatory Is the fruit OF the liberaly Of
Der Of gentlemen, prominent among whom are Daniel
Clark, ESQ, after whom is named, David Bishop,
Esq, and John Clark.
Al noon to-day the Alumni Association met In the
College chapel and organized. The Rev @. H Suydnm
of Philadelphia, the president, took the chair The
walls OF the chapel and also ts pulpit were drapcd In
deep mourning in token OF respect to the memory Of
the late President OF the United States The exercises
were opened with prayer by the Rev. Thomas r. Yer
miiye, b. D., of New York A pleasant incident hero
occurred some Of the friends Of the College presented
last President Theodore Freinghuyscn, IL. D. II
received the Of the trustees and faculty By
worth of his predecessor and held him up example
for the young mon Of the country
The Rev Paul D. Van Cloef, or Jersey City, then
introduced the audience the orator OF the day.
After rapid survey Of the wonderful events Of the last
Oympad and an ausion TO the character and worth OF
the late President Lincoln Mr. Van Cloef announced his
theme sThe Alumni Association Its Objects and Du
ties The speaker adverted TO the past history Of the
Ms
nobler objects 70 attain than simple perpetuatOn OF III
existence. It had elements Of power which II wa
bound to The constitution OF this society showed
70 cultivate faterna feeling and pcrpetuate the
friendships formed In college, Educated mon formed
fraternity and held In their hands great power for mould
ing the community 70 virtue and elevated prosperity.
Tho advancement OF literature and science formed
second object Tho records Of the association ATTIC,
ously In the prosecution OF this idea, hav-
ing appointed three committees--one TO arrange a
congress OF colleges to promote thoir mutual advan-
tagean idea not yet realized another TO advance the
Of education throughout the world and third to
promote the diffusion of educaton In New Jersey Tho
Att moi all
proposed, had accomplished much towards those
ends, especially the last The College nod done much
for the common school In New jersey and the sp aker
| suggested that II should do much more for all
these objects by making its annual meetings con
third objcc, contemplated was the promotion Of
| the interests OF Rutgers College The speaker
gavo concise view OF their efforts in tins
direction and the great with which they and kin
dred had at length been crowned In closing the
speaker paid mered tribute to the memory Of the dead
Of the last year-President Frcnghuysen Abraham Van
Nest, Esq, and Dr. Alexander McClclhnd from among
the faculty and distinguished friends Of tho college, and
from among the alumni Rev. Elisha Doty Rev. John
Van Week, Rev. Ezra Collier and John Il. Vroom, ESQ
PaE.rSTArfoS To TIE PREsIDEST.
Tho bonediction pronounced by Rev. DR.. Gosman.
back TO witness ceremony not put down In tho Ills
| This was the presentation OF an elegant pur
bcll by r +. Frcinghuysen, Esq, Of Newark in tic
name Of some of the trustees appreciation Of his
valuable services on behalf Of the college The prcscn
| tation was accompanied with some happy remarks by
Mr. Freinghuysen, TO which the president briefly 70
| turned his thanks
| LITERARY ExERCisfs .
After dinner the two principal literary societies as
sembled In their hall and held literary exercises The
! Phiocean Society addressed by Rev John Todd, o
| Tarrytown.
Atcr short respite devoted 70 tho inspection Of the
Museum Of Natural History-containng some very fine
spccimcnsand strols through tho ample grounds and
und the fine shade trees Of the campus the academic
procession at length formed, and marched 10 the
large cdnce belonging to the First Reformed Dutch
church, u hear the annual Grafton before the literary
societies OF the college.
HoSoPABLE JAMES T. BRADY's ADDRfzS.
The exercises opened with prelude by the band
whose performances In excellent taste Prayer was
offered by the II ~ DIR. Kip. Tie President then intro
/ dIced James T. Brady, Esq, as the orator OF th,
| day. He remarked that the society, which had
invited him, would find lac had the advantage OF them
| They had once invited him and lac did not come;
| second time they had invited him and he had come
The speaker then banchcd of into an address of gene
raj character about the present condition Of the country
gancing NJ somo things In the past and looking some
what ut the riturc, int rspcrsing his remarks viii
anecdotes and illustrations, which gave them Interest
and eli tied great applause from the audience. The
speaker ehovcd his power Of interesting an audience
! Ii he had applied II 10 subject Of licrature o
science lac would have produced address which would
/ live after him.
The bcncdiction pronounced by Rev. Dr. vormiyc
and the large audience dispersed