New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-13
TRINITY COLLEGE.

HARTFORD July 1.-THE closing exercises OF
Trinity College have been in progress for the past ic"
DAYS and have excited the usual Interest The class
prizes OF 500 each which very holly contested aud rs
students
Senior cra g and Megs,c. w% R M Va pH, Knit.
Mates AGiar MsCostey Fre.hTta CiasH lsus Gsorsy l.
Code j. The Honor ' r e., 70 ESI ,P Ss1Psy ys. SI.
s n FULLER G II Gardner, Gsl, kiii.ad 10 Maih,a'e.
M.ihe%"cs j. B. Cheshire IL sin Il sirs II Poiis ard
Ksssm Latin Greek and hsheni, o. % hSo's ss
T. < ssoSi H. < whis5i aa4 b Wilcox
On Tuesday the Phi Beta Kappa held its annual meet
ing After the election Of officers for the ensuing year
the following appointments were made or The %
nent Of lSSs Orator the Roy wm Rndaqr d. "a p
a. Me. On "Wednesday the House Of Convocation met,
when the neurology OF the year was u sn SOe Sd
The officers Of last year hold over FRANCIS H. Peab0dy
NJ A.. elected orator for next Commencement; aud
the Rev Henry A. Colt d. D., OF Concord n H. substi'
tute The Rev j. c. Middleton OF soniugton was chosen
poet and the Rev. Robert Lowell, ID d. OF Dnanesburg,
N. Y, substitute. In the evening OF the same day the
Rev N j. Burton OF this city delivered an address before
the House OF Conyocaton on Personal POWER. NJ
Christ Church. This address proved most interesting
and called into full play the powers OF imagery wit ana
elOquence when tle speaker iuly Possesseu. nc
ence was very large, more So Indeed tan on any prev
Gus occasion The music by the choir WAS exceedingly
choice, and rendered In the best manner Those VINO
fortunate enough TO be present on the occasion VIII
forget the peasurabe effect OF the 0ntorS viva
words and graceful delivery,
Hall. Ats IN. the Athen@um and Parthenon Library
Societies met in their respective halls ht ~ prayer was
had In the chapel at lG tho procession was FORMED ac-
cOrdng 20 the programme. the under graduates leading
In the order Of classes followed by Bishop Williams the
Chancellor In his robes the officers ana faculty Ofthe
College, the House OF COnyocaton the graduating class
In their college gowns and caps Gov English and other
State officers; officers OF public institutions and invited
guests The line headed by band and after march
Ing through several streets about IL o'clock the process
sion reached the hall which was well flled with the
fashion and beauty Of the city and vicinity The order OF
the ensuing exercises was as follows
Music salutatory Latin George Gideon Nichols II Reyola
United States Rgt stephen MOI
brooke n Music The Bar Of Warsiek Leland smons In.
fdel Character Of Recent wng George Gideon Nichols lnaa
Musie Providence History Frank Someryie Harsden n H.
Rn.hcm vsletictoy Grafton William Richard hacEaJ Pa
Agnew Bntou Concord n H. huc Degrees Conferred; Music
Ola Hundred; Benedeion by ths Chancellor.
Excused from speaking
The spenking though lnaudie on account
OF the size OF the hail. generally good and the com
positions OF "a prasewOrthy standard. The audience
beautiful floral Acknowledgements which at times rained
quite heavily upon tho speakers The customary prize OF
SIS for the best Grafton in point OF composition and de
livery was won by william r. Mackay whose right could
graduating class numbered but six which small number
IL sufficiently explained by the fact that 1t very much
affected by the late The following the degrees
which were subsequently conferred:
Bachelors Of Ars-Psnk Harsdn Stephen HobrcOte Henry
Huntington William hacksy George g. Nichols Leland Smons
Wainwright j. R~ing Mrars H. IL Wocarua D. the Rev Charles
% S;y H'Sr h''' 9.l. h. Ss .as s H'E nI
A.SSsl + Steele. NJ A. Columbia College, D. g
Master 1snS S",T9s Rev. Henri TM P:i S MS1,
H. Paddock A. Thu Rector Of Christ Church Detroit Che Rev
T.n q s Al g. H., E Ss5 %.. cSa n
Rector Christ Church strO Doctor ofJswsThs Hoh Christie
pher G. Cor, NJ d., Lieut. Governor Of Maryland
United states Hotel, where some two hundred guests
were present.