New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-09
Diehinson College.

From OlI special Correspondent
CARLISLE Ps. June % 1855.
Dickinson College. founded during the time Of tho
Revolutionary war; IS one OF the venerable institutions II
TseCI 70 libraries contain over e1o'a lmes seue 81
hon the oil Test and rrst with INC latest nn best OF moaeI
snbos In the Sc niihe D2plrtmc lge museum AID
some Of the best laboratory instruments.
BACCALAUEEATE.
The Deeo,laureote address ros delivered by Prof d.
Uman on Sunday evening, tie chose for h subject Inc
Wm Element in society IL aa lIos vs. iV NV ~ ry ,.
meat in tie wolf lad been continuity ana ever NOlIl De ~
war and that war~as me great pnfm'f "a pypo, az
sf 49, ca around them Tor ihe last years. they TOO
t , n & and entered into the experiences Of the
WILSON'S OF society,"
n, ,is lTcosiav afero,n at O'Clock the class of ~
gathered IA Emory Chapel TIE exercises were opened
by the chaplain Geo. y. lhen came the grafton ~
posm TIC historian, j. L. MoKeyY u Pittsburgh gave
IN hist rs Of the class The phopet g. Grove took W
elch member touching lightly ms most prominent chN".
terstcs and predicted III, success IL DDS inlue Nvelon.
re nropbet The class gathered ronld corner as the
Ascending sun threw aRnc rays down the Gss OF INC
chanel and sang class ode, WIil,yl D. Cl1s W. b"hy
an tho conc usion which exercises we're closed oy the
shspain and the class order passed aud were
followed By crowd to the College tals "hee hey ts
cred rouud class and win casped 0ihaS sang ''
class ode. o,.,.,
was delivered on "Wednesday morning By Col L. IL Henoer
son OF Car slc Of TIE ciiss sl The questions
which unieile the stability Of political in't'ui9ns ara
especially esa Dst' aud univ cfsa. cdueatioS "er" d
eussed Ia mannCr worthy Il the orator
CENTENARY CONVENTION.
On Wednesday evening was hell = Centenary Con'tn'
tion TIE Rev Isaac T. Cook Baltimore called % the
Chair and made yer! happy opening aiait BISHOP osi
son w then INTRODUCED aud dryeroi Que oi hs most l
nressiye addresscs retrieving sr aE Estelly manner
the greIt facts ia the IL gwus history - inc chureles ~
the last hundred years and showing that tho
Methodist Episcopal Church which tie rs planted "a
America has had wonderful growth and development
and has become the most numerous coordination 10 lhe
first eiyea attention education bar that tue time had now
come fox her 10 her colleges ia the ampc manner
IRIzEs.
In the Freshmen class prizes offered IN Matne
MATES; only gained Ihat was carried OF ~ VII
bur Iisk Horn OF PhIidllpA L. t3 sophomore class
A ID Baohe Sine ide of Carlisle took tho prizes in
Nl,hematics and Lqtls H. the Junior class VIM h. WahI
Of Philadelphia took the prIs IN L0Ic and o silver medal
for Oraory, and Charles ~ &cheelan received toe goo
medal
The exercises of Commencement day ope0ed at II O'clock
The wrong OF T-sSd " Kepr Dsqs.vo Penn
Absou Truth Our Cuterion....M H. Nan Plisdeiphs Penn
Icre,sndsae. Assure. sacce ono wI ans washington c
Toe Tyranny Of ,se Majority L ". MI 0SLs rfnI
c.hshc Fsh........C w McKeehsn sbippea,burs, Penn
chrsti,niy Essential to N,iOn.l P-rp-,u,,y,,
Popery Opposed Progress T. o. Shakespeare Dover Del
COSPERRISG DEGREES.
The Masters degree conferred Austin Ber0aweF
Marcus L. Gordon, Jacob Y. GOtwalz, John y Grahan.
Jacob Hart Henry + Jse,t, Thomas y. Long, William L.
NoIpowel Thos r. Vckroy.
The following Honorary degrees confred Doctor Of
Philosophy Prof Henry Morton Of fhadephia Doctor Oh
Laws Charles d. Cloaylaad formerly roiessor In me
College; Doctor Of Divinity the Rev. Joan f. Hurst Of
staten Isllnd the G.. ID. Carrow OF Philadelphia, and
the Rev. Henry NJ. Harmon Q. baltimore u,,.
saw Il stated in the Newiork correspondence OF Phns
dephis paper days that the degree OF Doctor Of
Philosophy conferred for the first time in America tins
In the cnnal catalogue OF this College that such degree
given 1855 Dr. Arlington, the dsn3 mshed ootaniss
The estSiIIes were closed with brilliant evening reeep
ton Of the President aud his accomplished lady.