The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-05
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The seventy-frst annual commencement
at Williams College transpired during the
present week. The exercises commenced
on Sunday last with the delivery of the
Baccalaureste Sermon by the reverend and
venerable President ofthe College DR.. Mark
Hopkins. The address before the Mills
Theological Society was delivered on Sun
day evening by the Rev. Z. B. Webb of
Boston. On Monday the Phi Beta Kappa
Society, a chapter of which was recently
established in this college, took place, Presi-
dent Hill of Harvard delivering the Grafton
and z. W. B. Canning of Boston the poem.
On Monday evening the Prize Rhetorical
speaking took place. On the same even
ing the triennisl reunion of the class of '62
took place, at the house of Professor Frank
lin Carter, of that class now Professor of
the Latin and French Languages. The
traditional silver cup was presented to the
Professor, who has achieved, among other
honors, that of being the first father among
the class. The presentation speech was
made by Joseph E.. Simmons, Esq, of
Troy, and a response on behalf of the
married members of the class was deliered
by TheOdOr re Gilman, Esq of New York city.
The Alumni meeting was held on Tues
day, Hon. AlonzO Paige, of the class of
1862, presiding. The annual address was
delivered by Charles Demond, ESQ.,, of
Boston, and the poem by the Rev. George
Washington GLADDEN.. Fhe neurological
lists were read, which show stotsl of TWEEN
ty deaths among the Alumni during the
year. A battle monument, which is only
partially finished, was also consecratsd,
with speeches by President Hopkins Judge
DIN, Ex. Governor Wsshburne, and others:
On Tuesday evening a monument recent
" erected to the memory of Rev. Z. D.Grif-
fin, The third President of the college, was
consecrated. On the same evening Ralph
Waldo Emerson delivered an address on
"The Ideal in Literature" -
On Wednesday the regular commence
ment exercises TRANSFERRED. The following
gentlemen bore off the class honOrs. s1H
Valedictorian, A. B. Lyons.
Salutatorisn, @. T. F. Spoor. Sod.
Honorary Orations, j. E. Bradley, o. G.
Eldridge, j. E. Emerson, N. B. Emerson,
T. L. Guliek, T. Hooker, e. W. West, Y.
q. Willett. t" 4.
The graduating class numbered fifty.
two. .5n1 ans '..
assa, UNION.
The neurological lists of Union College
during the past year show a total of thirty
five deaths.
The roll of honor includes some three
hundred names among these are General
Henry W. Halleck, General John Coch.
rane, Colonel Henry Pomeroy, Colonel
Fred. Townsend, U. s. A, General Daniel
Butterfeld, General Robert B. Potter, Cen
eral Rice, General Starkweather, Colonel
William A. Jackson, General John f..
Hartranft, Colonel John McConihe KILLED
at Coal Hsrbor), Colonel @. q. Mott, Cen
eral George q. Strong KILLED at Fort Wag-
ner), General Sidney Post, General VIM.
B. Tibbitts, General James O.. Rogers. a-f
The venerable Presidsnt Mott still sur
wives. The 18th of June was the s%nniver-
ssry of his birth. He has now reached his
ninety-third year, and has seen the Ameri-
can Republic at each stage of its progress,
from its very origin up to its present de,
velopment. His health is poor and he is
now very feeble. Much solicitude is mani
tested in his behalf.
b COLLEGES OF THE UNITED STATES.
The following table exhibits the number