New-York daily tribune., 1865-08-14
Closing Exercises CT tho Year,
SKETCH OF THE INSTITUTION,
aHATl0NS, POEMS AND DEGREES
.Yro1 Oar Special Correspondent.

County state OF VERMONT. on iUe TlEht Oank OF tLe
Connecticut five miles above White River Junction.
,Dd probably never would have been than merely
a.ard Of lad it not been for Capt Alden Partridge
rstive Of the town and for number of years Superu
senden; o. West Point Military Academy.
That worthy man Qor everybody speaks Of him with
tender Iegord,) estebls ed here in ls2o. o military
school with tie high sounding title of the American
Literary Scientific and Military Academy" which
"fourished' for CIr years and was then removed To
4iddet0wn. Conn, whose iuhahltanis offered LIBERAL
sniucemeuts for the change. Ihs change benefited
Capt L. io- awhile but ms aspirations led him 10 move
again Ia 1897 OF 1873 70 NeWNOr6 City, where his a.
J. ). NJ. Academy" expired. In le32, Capt. i. al
tempted to reGstabiish his Aeac'my IN Norwieh, bat
che good people wOulG have none of IT." be succeeded
however IN selling the pprfy 70 number of gentle
who wished 10 c,tablsh college his whs IN
Che Sprng OF 1894 and Co.. tie Fan OF the year the
Vermont Legislature chartered ihe lew College under
the name Of The Norwich Universiiy.' There have
oeen four Presidents prior t. tie present incumbent
she Rev. Edward EOulns, Ii. d. graduate oi
Dublin University, Ireland, who was chosen IN
IN 1850 The of studies is not dssimiar TO those
followed at colleges generally with the addition oil IN
sIructi0n IN infantry rife and atieiy driL Dayonet
exercise ratification reconnaissance, castre1aton and
In guard nd ont post duty. The students agreeaby TO
the provisions Of the charter are under mihtafy dFel
pne. ue routine oi oacn dsys duty Is as follows,
prOmisirg that the Aduiant holds his Olico for the
Term and the officer OF tie duy is changed dnlly; At
Cen inmates past five in the morning tie re9eile rouses
s, seepcr5. Ten minutes being gwen 10Y dressing tne
assembly summons all 10 tie South BARRACKS. I'M
meda,ey upon hearing The drum, every cadet starts NJ
once for there nre no war Ing bells ruug here. but.
like the 10 they must spIlug at the tap OF the
drum The Adiutant calls tue roll and II aY fal to
nnsVeT ports the ebseut. kocall over the cadets
.eiire 10 her rooms ana put them IN order making
Lherawn beds &c. At six the drum beats for prayers,
when. al assemble in the chaps'. Ihe President
then the officer FOR that day, and the Old
officer oys bis report upUn the table. The Adjuant
again ais the roll Prayers over the President reads
the Adi0tauts and officers reports aloud ANY cadet
who is reported can then make Ills excuse II he nus
ar keep fn.lf rp. Iug l. n
seven they 10 breakfast: the oicer OF the day
inspectnc INST before 10 all the rooms are in or
der. If be nds cadet visiting another he enters hn
upon his report risifinR be finds he is out of the
building be enters blm oat " quarters. At eight
there - another ro.l-caI in the second passage,
after which study hours commence tDil noon, there
Is system Of ofinspecon kept up by tie Adjutant and
officer at twelve, dinner: at one. another roll call.
During the afternoon inspections usual AT four.
drill for bOur Al five. supper; and from five to half
past recreation, when prayers for the evening
cake pay and ali ere expected 10 stay in quarters for
the night Inspections durug the evening. The cadets
uniform Of blne. The Iantaoons have black
velvet stie down the outsicc ~ the seam about TWO
inches wide. The service coat sngieoIeasied put
SOuod By row Of nine buti"Ds deelgheu or the IN
versity TIE collar is trimmed VITA t00 lace. Ihe
cap tlat Of the ermy heviug god plated eagle and
sbe silver lct,eYs y L. in front.
nan. nth al the scholarly requirements OF the Dublin
tnyrrl aud the aiaiuuen6 necessary 10 fccuie the
degree % IL D. FROM Edinbrrg; lie has spsnt nai
OF ~ ordinary lifetime in tais College, and feels as
prOuC Of tie achievements Of i5 D0!St as ne caiis
them Is though iley were lis own sons Prof. deck
mar toe Professor Of Mathematics aud Military lac
ti,s /, rough diamond universally beloved by past
SAD pgesrnt cadets. OF smell figure, with gray sldc
nhlskcrs trimmed close. bright eve aud an exceed
ingly martial air canuot cOmc IN contact with the
y eaera.-'or he hos charge OF al TIE vermont sOuA
ser h!ra-withOut feeling that they have hcicIo
T'am a aracer. lie eIsrs at the position OF at
teatOa talks tuerty. and always tens some story.
selfn man who began the stady Of mathematics
All t1c collateral branches o. tnEQrOineII! aud en-
eineeru. on farm in Northern vermont. drawing
BIS problems with pitcEiOIk On thc barn door. 20
fyai O hi, profession and of s pet study is he tct
cone the past cadets aver thai Oh one occasion IN
II Of enthusiasm he stated the proposition that the
Shortest oed Ia Paradise WIS ioimed b Tieonomeiil'
cal process" I'D Demonstrated the same 20 The cnife
satisfaction O. himself Prof Jackman was tie
tlss graduate Of the Cnve;siIi nnd us and
81 interests have become 0se The tutors ere
young men, e-aduates Of y. L." and al labor Tor the
slveac.mrLt Of their AlLc A'trr. The expenses at
Els Umveroty are mucl smaller thaa at the ierger
Colleges and the outside tenptut ons to spend money
sse utterly Insignificant. Ior these reasons many pa
re0ts prefer 10 send the sons here tlgn 70 pinccs
N0ere dissipation is regarded assign Of good fellow
ahp. snd extTevGgance Is considered all accomplish
nent All peris Ct the Union have beer represented ~
tAs College Massachusetts and Vermont contributing
the larger numbers generally ! copy from the cata
Oguc for ls6i-5 the following summary: Seniors II
Juniors. 81; SOpb0moies Classical cOurse 4: Fresh
men. 70. portal course inen. 50; total, g. Vermont
lJ; Massachusetts, "a; New Hampshire, 10: New.
York H.. Name l4 Connecticut = Oaio. 3. District
o. Columbia l; Arkansas, Missouri !. Keutuci v !,
Nebraska Territory /; indiana. l. Canada East l;
Sotol ~.
VI tlla NUMBER portion flt tIttr acquiring hu1cleit
iaorledce Of tactics obtain for them positions IN the
amy That the students in the classic only
Der about tO
At de commencement Of the war when the Vermont
troops being organized the Aduisnt General Of
the stat eegrapheO for drill masters 10 be sent tO di
isfeutTarts OF toe State, and The boy at Norwich
AAlyegoy organized and drilled the First NermOht
Brigade This for cadets only y years OF age is alone
slIceE; prot Oh the value OF this Academy. And.
e'tne la war IL has educated aud sent forth 70 the
hea ofaccTs VINO have everywhere dltngulshed them.
sey.a lae advantages Of supporting such an ipsiitu-
IN as this where none Of tie "c.Ose communion Of
VS. roint is 70 be found, have been clearly demon
sSeu curing the past iOur yeaIs, snd there aIe al
sssly Neee who see in this University the germ o;
SS,S military training when IL shall be inii Odnced
go. Ss ysges OF other states, as shall place thus
TI TTs' n ne foremost rank of military nations.
,,,oa,. asIeses Of the present Commencement are
Ln,.s ,euehoed by the alumni and many the
s,an,l Ielaots Of those who have been doing their
ls,ge s'Fe. The attendance OF ladies' - quite
to5 a. ~ ssE sufficient 10 demonstat ate tie proposi
band" VIZ Onu ihat Love ana war 20 Lnhd "a
S,nsar& san& defamation by members Of the Junior and
das erso sases took place in the church. on Tues
Tie 10 which iour from cac0 classartcpatod
that of " We juniors IS spoken Of a. very good;
rsn, & we Scphomoscs aaording improve
,o53,a s morning, at II O'Clock. thereWas a baial.
escks ~ ue lne parade ground in front Of the bar
uasr,.' PaSeaAf The barracks college buildings.
trdgo ~ ysfracAs having been erected Dy Capt. Par.
occnnisS h ss management Of bis academy. and
rack e,S 9e lItors and the students; the north bar
cbsrti s''sa sssa m lsS2 also by Capt f.. contains the
fe SON tae residence Of the President AND Pro.
Join g. -, oaalion OrcCred as follows: Major,
Me. Ist Doyd n. " Adjutdnt VIM. W. Howard,
tan jan 9f-.h Pm Chas Henry Smart Mass; 2ds Cap
1gaaniy Mass '3' VI ou NdPtai"' IT"nA l.
tier pr,aeesa were very credaby performed, and
ed by the rnii,! "a 'he manual Of arms commend
closing with ores r,s.e The tarca
soou,. in ,t sls neat aud sudierly. The different
eade anl pSon0S we're filed with ladies and part