New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-26


growing bald headed. was passed over by the Sophs
but nsympathizng landlady. with rooms 10 let asked
him II ne was going into Freshman examination.
Inc OBJECT OF all this anxious labor Ia that 1.-THE gen.
temen about to enter college" formula before initiatio
or Freshes' Qormula the day after) may not blight
their whole collegiate course by making choice OF the
wrong societies, The amount Of disnterested benevo
fence displayed Is quite surprising 10 outsider and
inc OLD difference "'twIt tweedle dun and tweedle
dee" Is demonstrated with array Of facts and an
amount OF eloquence worthy OF admiration
The contest for victory has been waging for weeks
September.
An unusual number Of candidates have applied for
admission. and the prospects that this Will be
tue largest class ever entered. Sixyhree leads thus
far having begun with a hundred and seventy hve
men.
Tho examinations in the Law Department closed on
Saturday. They were than usually thorough. but
all acquitted themselves well and the following gen
temen received diplomas; William L. Foster and VIII
bur g. Howarth. New.Haven; Z. DE II. Tyler. Tor
rngton. Conn. Silas w. Gels. Pottsville, Penn; Del
phin NJ Demas. San Francisco; Cal; stephen IL.
Bradley Sudlersyille. Nd. Hubbard Arnold. west
field, Mass; julius A. Twiss. Meriden Conn; george
c. Porter bonneville. Mo.
SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL.
The public exercises Of the graduating class we're held
last evening IN Sheffield Hall, and well attended. The
audience seemed well pleased With the programme
which was as follows; The Coal Fields of Pennsylvania
BY A T. Massey. Watertown. n. Y.
History of Systematic Botany, by William II. Glen
ney, Buffalo, ~. \.
he Qaalided Engineer. BY Samuel L. ThrocAmor.
Valcdctory Grafton by Frank J. Lesvens. Norwich
Conn. on the Influence Of the Baconan Induc'iye
Philosophy on Modern Research.
James b. Stone, Boonon y. j.. for article on the
Design OF Stone Bridge.
Mr. f. +. Thomas Waverly n. Y, received the
second prize of $50. SGbject-Petroleum.
Prof. Benjam Sliman offers for three years prize
Of BOO in gold for the best chemical research
The exercises closed with a collation.. which was
So much ior the professional schools
BACCALAUREATE.
The public exercises OF the college proper were intro
duced as usual by the Baccalaureate Sermon delivered
In the College Chapel on Sunday afternoon by Prof
William b. Clarke. This We were not 30 fortunate as
10 hear, and so are unable TO report.
SERMON By J. P. THOMPSON, u. d.
The annual sermon before the Yale Missionary So
ciety was delivered In the Center Church. (Dr. Ba
con's) on Sunday evening by the Rev j.. 4. Thonp
d. d.; OF the Broadway iaoernacie new. grx
with PRAYER We give necessarily brief and imper
feet skeleton Of the DISCOURSE Tho great problem se
fore the church is the Contamination OF the world No
new principles OF missions have been introduced IN our
time The progress Of 800 years las only changed the
methods OF their application There are two classes
who bring forward thelr the9ies 10Y the so'oh ~ u
pace civilization before Christianity tue latter CLis
iianty before civilization. The failure OF the nIst
system shown by Its workings IN history. ti
civilization OF Greece, Rome, Corinih and Ephesus dd
NOT save them from decay. Art ana culture are 10
substitutes for true religion The world is not mus
saved. by progression II must % renewed en-, ine
Doc,or introduced a most beautiful Illustration from
hnrch. pictures OF icebcrgs which We cannot DO Jus
tice TO- and yet cannot altogether omit lie described
IN. dull sea the leaden sky and the daz1ihs lceVee
bich cold and dark In ITSELF gained all s brillancy
srom ~ 1ecng the few rays Of the sun piercing the
leader cloud: all the light which art ana culture
give 10 this world darkened by SD come MOI rom
,heseIycs but are reflected from tho sun o; righteous
moss. o., d., ,,..., ..
ton and the Missionary Society may deem themselves
especially fortunate IN their choice of an orator. go
hi. Gue.day evening the CoLclo nd Clerum VII be
preached by the Rev John X. Miller % Suffolk Conn.
PHI BETA KAPPA.
Tho HIM Dwight Foster OF Boston delivers an ora
don and DR. j. e.. Holland " Springfield Mass a
poe before the Phi Beta Kappa Society IN the Center
Church TO morrow. Wednesday evening. This society
I. made M Of those who reach certain standard OF
.cbolsT,b'p In addition 20 its annual Grafton and
poem the society year to elect members and
eat PEANUTS Though now degenerate. Phi Beta
Kspp. has SonaSTses kew 1 Va. es
distinction. society was introduces ron france
hv Thouns Jeier SOD and chapter estAhished bi hM
Il William and Marys College In virginia ~ uli
not flourish there but subsequently Introduced ihlo
Harvard. Yale and Dartmouth from Whence ~ ms ea
tended 70 other institutions. Mr. Jefferson was al one
perod of his life bitterly asssiied FOR Introducing
phosol hica secret society from France 70 eoirnp. ns
nor ais OF the young men oi America aie
dignlbed and dun I'm Deti haPPa VVH. N'''' w '
to suoh o charge zoe,
The Glass Of 1865 now stepping from tho commence
rren, .aee into active e entered college immediately
rer ,he "a n begun and smaller than the average
on this account We append certain statistics, ms
torical geographical aud VITAL that may be OF inter
eat Number entered. ia graduated, IS 81 whom %
ws,e o-iginal members and % entered later SIX who
have eft the Glass are married rive nave peen .os' y
death, four OF them. Frank r. Allng I'd l.. barnard.
Charles Dc i. Griffin. and John II. thompson, IL the
army. III. A. -,
est 5 feet ) inches; average hight. tect - neles
Tho heaviest man weighs l1l pounds the ghiest IUs
Average size OF chest after inhalation 81 inches argest
chest 10 inches; smallest, 81 Average iAehsureneht
of the arm. I2t4 inches largest III smallest ~
Average age at presentation day - years, montls
Oldest man. p years, months, ~ days; youngest ~
years months.
Tho following are the professions which the mem
law a. theology, Is, business. H. medicine, l2i
teaching O. liberal study, |; civil engineering, ];
farming, /; editing l undecided. T.
Bydeld. Mass salutatory. Charles II Smith, Beirut.
Syria Philosophicals Robert r. Keep, Hartford
Conn; John p. Brooks New York city; Payson Mer'
10 morrow "wednesday comes tie great patriotic
celebration in honor Of the Sons OF Yale who baw
served in me army o, navy We give tne prosruno;
be present he may rectify his error and take the
PATRIOTIC CONTEMPLATION.
Yale College " Wednesday, July 70, 1865
+" n. lymy and Nary duri.e ra,, oad rom
memo'don Of those phc hare gitsn W hsU hte' ~ oA9V
Of their country
ORDPR OF EXERCISES.
MEETING.
The meeting Of the Alumni will be held, az usual n
Graduates HAL, E: o'clock a.
PROCESSION
Al the close Of the meeting at II o'clock procession viii
be formed IN front Of Graduates Hall from which the Mnry
aud Naval Alumni Of the college vii be escorted ny tn. as
smbed graduate. and friends Of the College to the North
Church. - .
Officers ofthe Army and Navy requested to wear h,i
uniforms .hOut the dAy md TIL, Is no, practicable
som. otieI .sus r Ribbons will be provided
Ill rffi
officers. Surgeons will wear green.
The procession vii, through the College grounds to