The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-24
COLIEGE ANNIVERSARIES.
HARVARD.

hAh NAhOs
The commencement exercises this year
took place on Wednesday and were very
largely attended.
At ten o'clock 8 procession Of under
graduates was formed in front OF Hol-
worthy Hall, with the Brigade Band, and
proceeded to Gore Hall and received his
Exeellency the Governor and stat, Ooun-
ell, Board of Overseers Of the College, in-
yited guests and Alumni, and thence to the
church, where the customary exercises OF
the graduating class took plsee according
70 the programme already published, pray
or being first offered by the Rev President
Hill, and some of the parts being omitted
At the request of the authors.
Among the invited guests present on the
occasion were Msjor General George &.
| Meade, Colonel Z. NJ. Batchelder, Brevet
Colonel S. F. Bsrstow, A. A. g., Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel F. N. Baehe, Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel George Meade, COM
posing the staff of General Meade Major
| General Benhsm, Brigsdier General b. s.
Alexander, Brigadier General E. D. Brig
ham. Msior +. n. Clarke, Adjutant Gene.-
Al A. w. Bishop, of Arkansas, Adjutant
General Scouler, and numerous other OIL
GERS of the army.
At the conclusion of the other exercises
the degrees were conferred by Rev. Presi-
dent Hill.
The honorary degree of LII D. was con-
ferred on Major General George G. Meade,
and Chss Beck.
The class of 1865 numbers n members.
of these 64 are Republicans and Is Demo-
Gratis. As far as declared, the intentions of
this class are as follows: "a go into BUSH
ness, IS into practice of law, IL of medi-
cine, 8 prefer teaching (mesntime), 9 are
disposed in favor of divinity, l each en-
cheering and farming, and s are undecided
in their views.
The average sge of the class st COM
mencement is ~ years and 8 few days.
The youngest is a little over 10 and the
eldest between 81 and 80. The average
height is close upon 5 feet o inches. The
average weight is q trihe over lab pounds.
Fifty-four graduates have died during
the year.
On Thursdav occurred the Phi Beta
Kappa celebrs lion, and, on Friday, COM
memoration day, the exercises of which
have been highly described in our tele-
graphic dispatches.
N
The prize speaking at this college was
on Monday evening.
The quarter centennial Of the class oi
1910, was held on Tuesday.
The Alumni meeting was held on Tues,
day evening. Addresses were delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Miller, Rev. DIR. Nelson, snc
: others. Rev. W. <. Knox, of Rome, pre-
: sented q resolution to the effect that q mon
! ument be erected to the fallen braves o
: Hamilton College; that subscription pa
: pers for the object be Immediately circu'
: lated, and q committee appointed to attend
4 to the matter. The resolution was sec
I onded by the Rev. John F. Kendall, an
: carried by a unanimous vote.
a DARTMOUTH.
= The exercises of Commencement weel
commenced on Sunday, the 10th, with tn
b Baccalsureate discourse by President Smith
= His text was taken from Ecclesisstes II, 3
J. off the clouds be full of rain they empt
themselves upon the earth" His subJeC
: was, nBenefcence our Normal Life Work.
q The discourse was characterized by brosC
manly thought, and grsced by a fine an
= vigorous style.
g On Monday there was prize speaking b
g the Juniors and Sophomore.
%-nn Tuesday, in the evening the Re'
- ~ - -a AA-AN ~ - UNh III %
i ed an address before the TheologicsI >
l. ciety. His subject was "Msn and His b
l. l~stions." Later in the evening Chief Ju
le tice Chase received the students of ii
Do college at the house CT Professor Pate
st son.
l. On Wednesday forenoon Professor A
II pleas Crosby, Of Salem, Massachusetts,, d
livered an address, and w. A. o. Convers
of Toledo, Ohio, 8 poem, before the z
Beta Kappa Society. In the afternOC
the united literary societies listened to
lie ter, Mass. His subject was, "The Five Rr
as Periods In American History" 1t was
ng mastery production and was eloquent
delivered. He was followed by John
er SAKE, who delivered a poem on %Love
nd full of wit and glowing with good hume
In the evening Gilmore's band, Of BE
le. ton, gave concert.
Thursday morning there was 8 meetil
As of the Alumni at the College Chapel,
at take measures for the erection of q mon
TO- ment to the SONS of Dartmouth who ha
fallen in the war. Eloquent speeches we
made by Professor Patterson, Chief JUST
h Chase, Senator CLARK, K Ex-Governor Col
and General Msrston.
o The regular exercises of commemorate
day proper began at ten o'clock.
After the exercises came the alumni dl
ner, al which speeches weremsde by ma
of the distinguished alumni of the Collel
Among the V~isiteIs at Hanover
Chief Justice Chase, Rev. d. Massey,
London, Senator Crsgin, General MsrstC
se- Hon. A. II. Bullock, and Hon. l.. A. Ea
NO man.