New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-29
PRESENTATION DAY AT YALE.

five NxwHAvEs, June q. 1883.
To-day the Graduating Class had their Presentation
ceremonies In the chapel President! Woolsey presiding
band discoursed music, and the "bonors" weip de-
yered.
The poet Of the day. James Brand Of Saco Maine broke
the custom Of years BY selecting specific subject end
uniform measure; whereas the College poems heretofore
have been mere vagares in heterogeneous rhyme Inc
with more incisyeness than imagination and was ngdly
New-Englandlike in religious Differences and tuitions
though somewhat contemplaye In elect than ceer'
full showing how, In the fall OF empires
That death Ia progress when nation sinsT
That
From out the dust OF former sepulchers.
Their predecessors call they kbaves and foots,
Gather their skirts about them In disdaia
or former times. PHILOSOPHERS. AID laws.
Nike breeds and constitutions boast awhile
or wit sad wisdom and Of hollow fame.
Then beat their ylJvThares into spears and rus n
Vita angry sogs to desolating wars;
That
In tho temple Of our human life.
Emhalming In bis glory every stone,
The Crucihed stands hGmaniEed divine,
With one hand resting on the weak worlds head
The other graSplng the eternal throne,
binding the past and future into one.
Its tone was siorn and its purpose crusadng the whole
well epitomized IN this casual lyme;
Welcome past nights Of death. welcoms norns breaking
Charges and tears thai obscure the bright stsfs
From the deathseep OF kings comes hun anitys waking
Ard triumph appears through the dusteoud Of wers'
Welcome long waiting at fes inner portal
Welcome ye struggles for tines latest priksl
Nations may perish. but Freedom q immortal
Heroes may falter. but God never dies.
Agosmhy change swords blades may sever.
When the motives Of passion and pride ahagree.
Bn, Tie stream Of our hope rolls for ever ana ever
as... stony bed. home TO the sea.
The orsior Gen. Chandler Holt OF Pofrof, Cons,
AMI bis cfort very rational, suggestive, and splendid,
based upon the necessity of Higher System OF Educs-
ton In America;
ing by sny system Of enforced edncsiion lie only Is true
who studies for earnngs sake That thirst for know
tie awful mystery OF life which IFS 10 an irresistible
belief IN our immortality be the motive great
:Ts oa' %o kat .:'n h1 Of gao6S
minds and with many Iisiess determination to 90 dis
agreeable duty the main inoItaons 10 stndy here
After the Exercises over, pimpled and unsteady
cabman drove me over the town;
Good class this year, Sir y
"OAl we know en-! We know 'em better than the
faculty Cani shut eye Next class nowhere, no ao-
count nothngl Bot, bless you Yale amt no more
what !, than I'm Ike dsrkeyP
sorths gone That's what's the matter South 8
gone Them VAS um Them boys didn't care for no
college What did they care They spent all they had
Free hrers, sr Game for a drink Game for whole
night Wen. never SEQ sch men The caben BUSH
hnned down ever since they quit This has been
monstTDGs wrong WARP
THR UNIVERSITY RACE.
On July q, the boat race between Yale and Harvard
comes III on Lake Quinsiganonde, at WoIeester. Inc
Yale crew has been under slight training during the term
On Monday, the 18th inst they commenced their strict
traingdioting, running, rowing, etc The shell pur-
chased by beethoven MUSIC VI
and gTen the college, proves 10 DO too light for the
present crew. Another viii be built or the old one will
be used William GOOD will be up 10 take charge OF the
training. The crew stands a. follows;
r. II Bennett (stroke.) &C. Hampton w. A. Ccpp. go
New Gland Village Mass A. ID Bissell, 81 Buffalo N
y, VI y Wheeler 'cs Portville n. VI Edmund Coffin
90 Irrington N. VI Frank Brown. &C. Eewburg ~ Y
TheIIaryard crew now stands
William Blake. 0troEe) &C Boston. Mass T. T. wilkin'
son Cambridge, Mass A. Y. Lorng 'os Bostoni Mass
H. s. Peabody. 20. Boston, Mas T. N. Fenno 6d Boston,
Masal Q. II. McBurney, (bow) $50, RoIbury. Mass;
On Monday the I'D, the University SIX OF Yale started
upon cruise to Hartford They got up at O'Clock In the
morning. They took the Varuna gig They reached the
vicinity Of Guord about that moning-nineteen miles
In two hours The wind blew gale, so they put In Shore
wet They dried their Clothes and wished for calm
This came by 5 O'Clock "Wednesday morning. II did
not last long and they made only few miles Then they
got wet and dry again. and waited until Thursday morn
ing when they made few miles and went ashore
Dir cd themselves and carried the boat mile across point
of LAID To a creek. Friday they got little further, wero
almost swamped good and dangerous distance of shore,
but by dnt OF hard pulling, reached creek which runs
PARKWAY across Confeld Point They drew the boat
ashore carried her another mile overland and at last alter
muca bad weather and rough water launched her IN the
Connecticut They gave "threo times three and started
up tle rlyer with wind and current hard against them
Tia, day they made thirty miles In a-eigheen Up the
rye On Saturday they made forty one miles in ten and
hours and found Hartford expectant and hosptable