The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-07
BROWN UNIVERSITY.
Ninety-sixth Anniversary Com
mencement.
The Exercises and Dinner of
the Day.
THE NECROLOGY LIST.
DC. &c. DC.
Our Providence Correspondence.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept 9, 1855.

THE REGULAR COMMENCEMENT
services Of Brown University took place this morning
In the First Baptist church The occasion was one of
unusual interest 10 all who have the interest of the
hailowed and honored institution at heart Although
but the ninety sixth in the series Of commencements
the year ID the one hundred and first the age OF the
college, and at the commencement Of the second
century OF s career the promise Is strong
for future usefulness It is true that commencement
Day" which used to be regarded gala day through
out the State has lost something Of its outside festive
character Our country cousins do not flock into
city to make their purchases for the fall and winter
Formerly. We miss the many booths which for
the refreshment OF those who came to Commence
'ment and were regarded much part of the cele
@raon of the day the procession from the college;
and the jocund cry OF youth is heard the
street portion Of the fesvity Of the occasion But
still the Commencement of Brown University classical
day in the calendar The day still reminds the community
OF the place which the college holds in the social
ITEM, and there evidences that the good and time
honored institution will maintain its position and
reputation with the people Of the State and Of the
try The period seems q favorable to give brief
notice of Brown University in its rise and progress to the
commencem of It's second century.
THE INSTITUTION
Yas founded In 17o aid Its origin to the desire Of
the Baptists in the colonies secure for the
members of their denomination a liberal education
without subsection to any sectaran tests The move
mont commenced in 1852, in the Philadelphia Bap-
tist Association, where resolved to establish col
fege in the colony of "Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations, where Roger Williams had first recognized
The principle and enjoyed the blessings of 'soul liberty"
The Rev James Manning, graduate of the College Of
New Jersey, was commissioned by them to travel
through the Northern colonies for the purpose Of fur
thering this project Mr. Manning we'll and favora-
bly, received by the people of the State, and
receiving the material aid necessary TO the
object a charter obtained from the Leg
provisions The exclusion Of all gous tests for
applicants for admission and Of all sectaran teachings in
the college course The organization OF the institution
Board Of Fellows and Board Of Trustees in which,
though, the Baptists to have the predomnence,
other denominations in the colony were to be fairly rep
resented OF the twelve Fellows, eight, including the
President to be Bapsts and Of the thrtvsx Trus
Congregationass and five Episcopalians The corporate
NAM was to be ssThe College University in the Eng
sh Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
in New England in America until it should be honored
with that of eminent bencactor There was some
fell upon Providence, and in ITO the foundation OF
Unvesty Hail. the Oldest Of the four buildings of the
institution was laid The spot chosen was admirably
During portion of the Revolutionary struggle from
1777 1882 the college dsbanded, and gap occurs
in history Many of the students entered the army,
while Others completed their studies elsewhere. The
buildings surrendered the Of the State militia,
and to the sick and wounded Of French allies. In
1885, President Manning, who had conducted the college
with such marked ability from its foundation, APP
pointed to represent the the Congress Of the
United States. President Manning died in 1871.
Up to 1904 the college had no emnent benefactor 70
'bcsiow upon 1t name but in that year Mr. Nicholas
Brown of the most wealthy men of the State, pre-
scented to the corporation the Of o00 as the foun.
datOn Of professorshp Of oraory and bellies tre and
1t thereupon voted that the college be thenceeor-
ward styled Brown University, in honor Of the dstn-
A. n.oxx "a t~1otu ht5 hon
factions the university to stop there. In 1912
second building for the accommodation Of the Students
was erected at his sole expense and at his suggestion,
named "Hope College," after his only sister, MIS- Hope
Ives
dency Of the University and decided Improvement in
its condition soon manifest The course OF study
enlarged the standard OF scholarship was raised the
number of professors increased the discipline be-
far rigid and, sharing in the Presidents high
aspirations and earnest enthusiasm for sound and thor
ough learning the students aborcd with spirit worthy
OF their loader the college numbered among the
first In the country
In 1855 Dr. Wayland was succeeded by Rev. Bamas
Sears u. D.. graduate Of the college. Under the ad
minstraon of DR. the system pursued by his
decessor has been considerably modified and the course
of study the academic degrees has been returned to
its former order and limits The University at present
has, besides the mansion house for the President four
college buildings halls viZ-Universiy Hail. built in
l770 BRICK four stories high hundred and eighty
feet long and forty-six feet wide, containing
hfty-eght rooms for officers and students; Hope
college, built In 1922 of brick, four stories high, one
hundred and twenty feet long and forty wide, contain
stone covered with cement, ninety feet in length by
forty-two in width, two stories high, containing the
Library room ana the chapel Rhode Island h Iaa
long by fortytwo wide, containing two lecture rooms,
with apparatus ample hall for the cabinet Of miner.
alogy, geology, &c, and In the basement chemical
laboratory new laboratory erected in 1852. The
invested funds OF the college, including the library fund.-
amounted before the recent subscriptions, TO about
S2Os 000 recent subscriptions swell the to about
100000 The college library under the management Of
r A. Guild Librarian contains over thirty thousand
a
ton OF pamphlets The society libraries present.
In addition, an aggregate Of six thousand volumes
The last trennua catalogue gives the entire number
OF graduates two thousand and forty three of whom
ono thousand two hundred and nftysx were living or
this number Of graduates five hundred and thirty seven
have been ordained ministers The number OF grad
uatcs to the present time is about two thousand two
!. hundred and nifty
coMxEScxxxsr xxERcrsEs or 1865
This brief sketch brings to the consideration OF the
formed in front Of Manning Hall at nine O'Clock
this morning. and marched TO the first Baptist meeting
house preceded by the American brass band The ora.
che following order Of exercises
1. The salutatoy Grafton, in Latin-Mnor Rudd Dem
& "Thc Conservation Of Hdebnnd''-an grafton Of
che FIRST cassCharles Hubbard spaldns stcrng Conn.
.class--Rcuben Mowry strecter Burrlville
4 'erhc Compensations Of war,-an grafton Of the
fsbiisy q British Sentiment Towards the United
Staosan oration Of the first cass-Jared Warner Fin
aspeci1c Aims in Education,-an grafton Of the
frst ciass-George Warren Gle, Haverhill Mass.
, 4 ''Napocon's Life Of Cesar'-an Grafton Of the
second class-James King Lawrence Newport.
g. ''The Condition Of tho British hiner'-an oraton
of tho first classJoseph William Reeves, Providence
''The saracens in European Grafton Of the FIRST
ciass-Ollver Henry Arnold, Coventry
10 "Thc Novelist as Teachcr'-an Grafton Of the
flrst class-wiiam Dennis Upham Sherman, Provi-
dence.
H. draining for Political Ife'-an Grafton Of the
Arst class-Charles Fseyan Esston, Pawtucket
IL s'Thc Modern Spirit OF Persecuon'-an Grafton OF
che FIRST cass-Mark Dee Shea, Milford Mass.
49, ssThe Romantic Element In Early American His
sory"an grafton Of the rst class-Joseph Edwin sphinx
WEXFORD.
Ia "Grcecc, the Home Of True Phiosophy"--an ora
Zion Of the rst Mead Atwaer Providence
Is ''The Economy Of Mental 0rowth'-an grafton d