Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-01
H COLLEGES.
COMMENCEMENT AT UNION.

COMMENCEMENT AT UNION.
Commencement exercises at Union Col
lege were inaugurated on Sunday, July
22nd. The new President, Lsurens Z
Hickok, d. D., delivered his first Ba@ca-
laureate on Sunday afternoon.
The Theological Society was addressed
in the evening, in the First Reformed
Dutch Church, by Rev. Henry j. Fox, OF
New York.
On the evening of Monday the Literary
Societies were addressed in the Reformed
Dutch Church, by Right Rev. Thomas M.
CLARK, d. D., Bishop of Rhode Island.
The annual meeting of the Alumni was
held on Tuesday morning, Hon. John A.
Lott, the President of the Association, in
the chair. An effort was made to carry
into effect the long projected work of
finishing the Alumni Hall, the foundation
of which was laid several years ago. A
committee was appointed 70 procure the
means-some $50, O00-needed to COM
plete the proposed edilice.
AT eleven o'clock the Grafton before the
Alumni was delivered in the Reformed
Dutch Church, by Rev. a. n. Littlejohn,
d. D., of Brooklyn.
During the year twenty-three of the
alumni Of the college, among them Presi.
dent Wayland, Bishop Porter, and David
S. Coddrington, Esq, have died.
In the afternoon at $40 o'clock, Hon.
Alexander w. Bradford, of New York,
pronounced an eulogy on the late Presi-
dent Mott, in the Presbyterian Church.
In the evening the prize rhetorical ex-
hibitiOn was held.
On Wednesday the Commencement
exercises proper took place, and theprizes
were awarded.
Among the honorary degrees conferred
was that of Doctor of Laws upon Mr..
Seward.
YALE COMMENCEMENT.
On Sunday, the ed, Prof. VIM. B.
Clarke, the College Preacher, delivered
the customary address TO the members of
the graduating class.
On Monday evening the literary exer-
cises Of the Sheffield Scientific School
took place. The prizes were awarded as
follows:
Berzelius Prizes-First, $40 in gold
Adrian j. Ebell. Second, $50 in gold
Thereon Skeel.
Silliman Prize.-s5O in gold-John j..
Matthias, Nj. A
The prize of $25 for the best freshman
examination was awarded to George A.
jackson, North Adams, Mass. Charles
K. Needham stood second.
The law students number thirty-fve on
the catalogue. The Medical Department,
with forty-one students, held its COM
mencement during the Winter term.
The examination for admissions was
held on Monday ana Tuesday. Forty
freshmen were accepted, fifty-nine con-
ditiOned, eleven rejected total, 10.
On Tuesday Rev. Mr. Perrin, of New
Berlin, preached the "Concio ad Clerum."
On Wednesday the Alumni meeting was
held. The officers were: Hon. David S.
Seymour, Troy, n. Y, class Of 1926, Pres
ident Prof. D. c. Gilman, Permanent
Secretary, in place of DR.. Dutton, deceased;
Josiah II. Carter. class of 1896, Secretary
pro ten.
The mortuary list was headed by Mr..
Levi Robbins, of Rocky Hill, Ct, class of
1886, aged n~inety-one years. the whole
number of deaths reported was 60. Twen-
ty-three were ministers, twenty lawyers, |
and FIVE physicians.
Theoldest surviving graduates are Hon. |
Ezekiel Bacon, of Utica, N. Y, class of
1894, and Rev. Jeremiah Day, d. D., OF
New Haven, class of 1895.
The Alumni meeting of the Brothers in
Unity, OF Wednesday, P. M. was pre-
sided oyer by Rev. Prof. f. W. Fiske, of
the Chicago Theological Seminary Glass of
1919.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society had its
business meeting on Wednesday morning.
Alexander c. Twilling, l.. L. D., Vice
President. occupied the chair.
the following appointments were made
the text Commencement General q.
S. Ferry, of Norwalk, Orator; the Rev.
DR.. ]. p. Thompson, of New York city,
Substitute Orator; the Rev. DIR. Z. d. |
Morris, of Columbus, Ohio, Poet the Rev.
e. T. Dole, of MASSACHUSETTS, Substitute
Poet.
The Grafton and poems were delivered
in the evening, The former by the Hon.
Andrew d. WhitQ, on HAristocracies
Based on the Traditions of Oppression.
The poem was read by the Hon. G. II.
HOLSTER.
Boy. VIM B. Clarke has resigned his
position as Professor of Divinity and
preacher to the University.
Mr. Oshniel G. Marsh, Of the class of
1850, has been appointed Professor Of
Psleontology in the Scientific School.
Professor Noah Porter sailed for Eu-
rope in the Persia, ca Wednesday.
The exercises of the graduating class
held on Thursday.
Ex-Governor William A. Buckingham,
If Connecticut, received the honorary de-
gree of LII. d.
Chief Justice Marshal, of Kentucky,
vas also made an LII. D.
Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull was made
IN A. NJ.