The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-22
Grand Reunion Of the Old
Graduates.
Generals Meade, Benham, Porce and Devins,
and Senator'S Sumner, Wilson, Pendletoa
and Other DisBitaries Present.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK At DARTMOUTH,
60. Sc, So.
HARVARD COLLEGE.

Our Cambridge correspondence

Our Cambridge Correspondence
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July 19-Evenfsg
Commencement dag at Harvard University is holiday
Sor great many people in Boston and vicinity The in
aerest manifested by the educated OF the intel
ctual towns around the Huea the annual exercises at
Harvard truly astonishing II extends low down Two
or three days previous 10 the commencement Of Com
mencement week even, meteorologists 'ond weather
prophets begin predict through the newspapers whas
kind weather may be expected che eventful third
Wednesday in July, ard SO be the predictions
favorable hundreds of good people take heart tbcre
from-coHtrariwise cast down Beautiful weather
foretod this year and SO far IN the week the pedc
sons been ulhred There have been most delight
fu days literars festival boat race-euperate
not too warm anda dry.
THE ArrrDAscg
npon the exerchss to-day has been unprecedentedf3
targe Of the students tclFae and classes FIR
AaGK 1920 and 1922 beer represented by alurn
DO know shat the special attractions may be- this
year. but fau0y the great eommemoraos dinner and
the consideration Of the subject of memorial TO the
cons of college who have fallen In ahe war have
something " do with the rush by the friends of the
college George G. Moado George H Pendleton and
others prominent botsides of the .se war here
70 give ccia TO the The Boston banks and the
Custom House are closed and all Canbriage1s let out
for areceOsL
THE PFxa MrNARY ExERCHEs
mo fery- ninth annual visitaton" Of the Divinity
Behool took place yesterday, and exercises
lad 10Y u graduating class, said 70 be Of
unusual talent Messrs William Rauey Cole Mnot
Lamb Elliott, Charles Edward Gripne and Charles
Christie Saer acquitted before
COMMENCEMENT rsorse
In accordance with the time bcnorcd custom tho
escorted by the Boston Lanoers, came over to Cam
bridge shortly before nine O'Clock 20 participate In the
exercises Of Commencement This company Of lancers
10 composed Of the solid men of Boston, in physical
point Of view protuberant abdomen gives O sort of
Sisnty ana wegnsy appearance 10 men mere ana oere
ease IN hersemanship cannot well be dispensed w5h in
On organization like 1.-THE Lanecrs" They all .scn Of
means, sncent and honorable and only turn out upon
occasions where the responsibility" OF the old Bay State
kto be paraded b-forc her proud citizens. Accempa
nyng Governor Andrew, under the escort Of the Ian
ser the Board Of 0verseers Of the University and
sheir invited guests among whom were Generals Meade
Denhsyn Of the Engineers Alexander Force of the late
Seventeenth corps and several officers Of Meades sta
The officers were generally in full uniform with side
Arms, and gorgeous collection OF stars bars leaves,
eagles and gold lace, which would have excited the ad
piraton OF that motley crowd assembled uador the old
the Father Of his Country took command Of his army
could they have seen Il The cortege reached this
70 Gore Hall Library Buid.ng), where he presided
syer meeting Of the Board of overseers, during which
che action OF the corporation in several unmportan
matters Of busine ss was endorsed
PROCESSION
At ten O'Clock the undergraduates formed In procession
IN front of Haworhy Hall and marched, headed by a
Boston militia band Of twelve pieces, TO the library,
where the SUITE the Board Of Overseers
she military celebrities and the alumni were re-
received and escorted TO the church where the exercises
Of the grad ating take place Rev Pres
dent Hin and the members of the graduating class
appeared in their Oxford hat and The church
whom were ladies' Mothers Sisters and sweet
hearts of the young men in curious hats
and silently Tor the success Of their fav.
yores as they came up IN obedience to the call Of the
pf moro
All acquitted themselves WELL both subject matter OF
ther efforts and in style OF delivery dislike TO par
ecuarize when there many good things 10 speak
Of but cannot forSear 10 mention Mr.. Flavius Joseph
Cook OF Ticonderoa, N Y, and his essay on 'The Pc
nales o. Treason nasmneh IL excited universal ap
predatory remarks besides pleasing me amazingly.
THE ORDER on PERFORMANCES
IN the church was as follows
salatatory address in Latin.-Louis Charles Lewis
Jarus Lincoln, weymouth.
An essay, ''rhe Death Of Admiral cogny. "-Iibbeus
Horatio Mitchell Cambridge.
An essay 'Primttive Marriage. David Leighton Ord
~, An essay The Conservation of Forces "-Gorham
Deane Williams Deer1eld.
An Grafton, The Necessity for High Education in
America n-George Wales Dlaway, Roxbury.
dsquisition, Liberty independent of Forms OF Gov.
srnmcnt. Thomas Franklin Brownell New Bedford.
ehlp of 1870 Charles Edward So tier, Haverhi
An essay william Blake. Henry Cleveland Well
An essay, ASPECTS Of the Development Theory in
Natural History "-George Albert stcarns, Rochester
An Grafton University Education in England France
and America "-Fraak Eusace Anderson, Koxbary.
An essay, -" The Penalties Of Treason. "-Flayius
Joseph Cook, TIoonderoga, N. Y.
An essay 'The Present State Of the Suffrage Question
In England William Henry Fish, Vernon, N. Y.
An essay, ode Tocquevles Prophecies Charles
Bailey Shute, Maiden.
An essay, chow far Civilized Nations may Impose
(heir Ideas upon Uncviized james Otis Hoy Hayer-
bill
dissertation, 'Mozarts Music in France. Melville
An essay ''The Political Rights OF Free Blacks in the
Bouthern States from the Revolution TO 1880 William
An essay, ''T'he Adamsee CHARLES Warren Clifford,
An essay, "A Reading and Writing Qualification for
Burrsse william Harrington warren Wesiborough
An essay, The Southern Church George Homer
Bmth, Fast Midway.
An GRAFTON, England and America George Anthony
Hill, Bherborr.
=, An grafton, "Feudalism 10 America since 1859 ~
Chales Harrison Tweed, Taunton.
n Applause was literally, yet judcously, bestowed upon
INC young men IN succession and the audience although
sons mem were intentionally seated situated In the
crowd, had plenty OF approving smiles Bouquets and
ans waved and nuttered noselossly, and the sober
hung about the church I'm nearly three O'Clock
u the afternoon Outside the church. and
ipon the University lawn ounged those who could not
queeze into range OF the seniors voices lobster
eddiers photograph vendors "big teesoope men, pop
rove thriving business All these are concomitants OF
ommencements
CELEBRITIES on rHs PLATFORM
Prominent among the galaxy Of great mon, on the
light Of President Hill, General Meade Senator sumner
nd Senator Wilson were pointed out TO the strangers
hey were nanked by such lesser lights as George In
ondleon, Commissioner Joring, Generals Benham OF
be Engineer force, with the ''arrow badge and one
rm Deyins with the record Of whom Worcester county
proud Cooncls Bache, Bachelor, Barstow and George
eade; Adutant Generals Schouer, Of Massachusetts d
aker, OF Iowa and Bishop Of Arkansas At the close | =
the exercises President Hill conferred the degrees "
,lows:- be
DOCTORS fAws--HosoRARy n,
Major General George Gordon Meade, United States a,
rmy Charles Beck, Cambridge F"
MATTERS ARrs--BovoRARr. on
Rev. Samuel Dowse Robbins birmingham; Rev Sam. d,
Hobart wiDckey, Boston, Professor Maurice Perkins
Union College, schenectady ~
RACHELoRs ARTS IN COURSE &C
'faoce John Alison Chandlervile. Pei Frank Eus-