Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-02
YALE COMMENCEMENT.

z Prof. W. Bs Clark, having preached foi three years 10 the Facnl'y and students of Yale. as pastor of the College Church. has to the great surp ise of all resigned his pasiorate He is an able and eloquent preacher. It is supposed that he will, in due time be installed pastor of the Congregational Church of North Cornwall. By the people he is greatly belov ed, and worihily so. His last sermon before the graduating class was fin. thing beautiful ly writtens but in the esti,nation'of some, not quite solemn enough for the occasion Sub ject, "A cultivation of the sense of the beau tiful."
 At the Alumni. meeting on "Wednesday, inc most distinguished General present. was our own loved and popular Governor Hawley. We never See or think of him but that we are re minded of his coolness at the Bull Run retreat ;, manifested by his saying Steady boys" and who titus kept his men from rout The truth is.,he is one of the noblest looking men in the. State. not to say anything of his being one of the most heroic and successful Generals in our country. Speeches were made before the Alumni by Judge w. F. Gould of Georgia, son of Judge Gould of Litchfsld Law School noteriety, by Rev. W. H. Fcote. D.D. of West
 Virginia, Joseph Bradley of Washingt .n, Hon. J. M. Carter of Norwalk, Rev. G. Adams of
 Maine, who made vigorous address. confess ing that he had outgrown "old fogyism," broth CT of Chaplain Adams, who, last year told us that he was made .D.D signifying that he should do his duty; President Stu'tevant who surpassed all in vehemence, common sense
 and hopeful uttera:ces ;.by Rev. p. M. Gal
 kins, late of Hartford, Generals Parsons and
 Noble, and others. Rev. John Pierpont, call
 ed on for speech, for the reason that he was
 a government official. declined speaking to the
 questions of the day. Moderator for the meet
 ing, Hon. David L.. Seymour of Troy, N. Y.
 President Woolssy made an interesting state ment in regard to banefactons to Yale by the
 late Mir. Street. and by Mir. Sheffield. The Art Building by the former will cost not $50,O00
 as Mir Street supposed it would, but $l7O 900
 He has left for providing Art instruction $40. 900. The building IS most splendid struc-
 ture. In abont one month it will be complet-
 ed, and the 1'rumbuIl Gallery paintings placed
 in its spacious walnut and oak f,ored rooms
 Mr. J. E. Sheffield whose income is over $7O, i, 900 is caring for the Scientific department of
 and profitable to the corporation and the coun- ] try. During the year just past he has expend- , ed by making additions to the building, by fer menting apparatus and library $60,0OO making in all that he has done for the Scientific de- partment about $200 900; and still he keeps , giving. The corporation have invited him to sit for his portrait. Prof Salisbury reported
 in favor of erecting Memorial Chapel on the
 College grounds. :, Three plans are before them. but neither has Yet been adopted. Next to Pisrpont. the most faceiious speaker at the } Alumni gathering. was Mir. w. E. Robinson -frurh.-
 Phi Baa Kappa oration by Hon. A. D. White
 was able but poorly delivered. Subject, "Aris tocr acies based on the traditions of Oppres sion." Mr White is one Of the most marked young, men of our Rep ublie. He is rich ant : honorsd.' G. H. Hollster's poem, fine production was listened to with admiration
 Though the evening was stormy the Norti g Church was we'll filled with attentive auditors y to hear the gentlemen named. Sermon befor' ; the Concio Ad Clerum, on Tuesday by Rev g Perrin of New Britain, was an excellent pro ! duction, eliciting unusually favorable comment At the close of his discourse, he paid touchin.
 tribute to Connecti ut clsrgYmen who died lu ring the past year. .. ...'
 'l Of the Alumni 96 have died since last com l mencement, an unusually large number, Prof
 D. .C. Gilman was chosen register in place 0 Dr.. Dutton. deceased. President Day, wht :, will be 93 years of age next week, Aug. I'd l think,--was present he entered Alumn
 Hall accompanied by Gov. IIawley. ; z The Yale boys are marked speakers a 3 shown by their efforts on Tuesday, Commence ment proper. They do justice to themselve and reflect honor on Prof. Northrup the rhe torician, and Prof. Bailey the Elocutionist O : Yale. With but few exceptions the younl
 men manifest the possession of morally sound
 and patriotic principles. The best speaker o the day in some respects, MT. Hincks o |. Bridgeport rsets out Tn the world fossil fit, years behind the age: He had a fling al
 Wendell Phillips and the radicals. And
 though his speech would have pleased Andrew 4 Johnson and Thurlow Weed, he had to speal
 against even them. Saying of distinguished
 gentlemen, that he was no mora Statesman
 then President Johnson and no more patrio,
 than Thurlow Weed" That he is undoubted
 lya copperhead as is the Valedctorian MT Judson, who had a word of instruction for
 'utopian refermers.' Hiacks and Judson ex.
 cepted, the sentiments of all were sound and worthy of the attention of President and his cabinet- One of the most faultless
 speeches.of the day was by Geodrich, grand
 son of the late Prof. Goodrich. We noticed
 one thing, that the students have come to the